clip-on hair extensions
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Topic: clip-on hair extensions
Posted By: Paulina
Subject: clip-on hair extensions
Date Posted: December 22 2004 at 9:14pm
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I want to get human hair clip-on extensions, but I want to know if it's worth it. Any opinions? I am dying to try them but, I am also concerned. Please, share your opinions. ------------- PINA |
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Posted By: Cali-Kristin
Date Posted: December 23 2004 at 2:50am
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Many people have had good results with clips. Are you planning on making them yourself? How long is your natural hair? How long do you want the extensions to be? -------------  http://www.YourHairShop.com - www.YourHairShop.com
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Posted By: Jenn_RR
Date Posted: December 23 2004 at 5:09am
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Clip-ins can work really well or badly, depending on a few factors. All in all, it's a less risky process than getting actual extensions, although some women experience damage from clips-ins (usually women with fine hair who wear them repeatedly in the same spots). Generally, I think you need to have a good amount of healthy hair to pull off clips, but if you do, they can look great. What's your real hair like (straight/curly, thick/thin, fine/coarse, color processed/straightened, etc.)? And (as Kristin said), what how long do you want them to be? Is there a particular brand you have in mind? If you're not sure whether you'll like them or not, you may want to start by buying some synthetic ones first--that way, you can get an idea without investing so much money. There are synth clip-ins on eBay for $10 or $15 dollars, or you can get them from any wig site. I've bought tons of falls and clip-on ponytails over the years--some look great, and some are horrible--but they've all been synthetic, so I don't feel too bad if they don't work out. Good luck! |
Posted By: moonwillow830
Date Posted: December 23 2004 at 8:53am
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I just got clip in extensions and I LOVE them! I can still have my medium shortish hair if I feel like it and I am not damaging my hair. The only issue I have with them is that since my hair is shorter I can't really wear it any other way besides tucked behind my ears since my natural hair "sticks out" on the sides of my face. I'd love to be able to let it flow freely, but due to the shortness at my ears it looks stupid. I thought about having the hairdresser cut the extensions into a layered style and mark the extension pieces so that they go in the same place every time. All in all though, they look great and I really like them. ~k ------------- |
Posted By: metalgirl
Date Posted: December 23 2004 at 10:59am
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I have worn clip ins (that I made myself so I could customize them to best fit my head) and I love them. My hair is baby fine and thin, so in order to give the clips something to hold on to, I part the hair where I want the weft clipped, back comb it and then spray over my back combing with a sticky hair spray like Aqua Net. By making a base, it gives something for the clips to hook into , and that is the only way they will stay securely in fine, thin hair. Now the draw backs: They are not as comfortable as other extension methods that I have worn. Sometimes the clips will pull on some hairs and cause tenderness on my scalp. Being a wefted method, it is bulkier than strand extensions. Never sleep with them in! First of all it would be uncomfortable, but as stated in the previous post, the clips can cause baldness if they are worn 24/7. I have worn clip in's for 3 years now, and over all I love them because when I don't want to have all that hair on (like for exercising) I just take it off. I wear them 5 days a week when I go to work, and then usually give my head a break on the weekend when I'm not going anywhere that I need to look good. On my website you can see a picture of me with my clip-ins on (a before and after) it's on the 'about me' page. www.MetamorphosisHairDesign.com Good luck! |
Posted By: AfroPuffs
Date Posted: December 26 2004 at 12:00pm
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Here's a link that show's how to make your own Clip on's. Click on the link that says "Make your own extensions" http:// - http://notjustwigs.com/haircare_demos.cfm - http://notjustwigs.com/haircare_demos.cfm |
Posted By: Jenny_RR
Date Posted: December 26 2004 at 12:22pm
| That's a great link, AfroPuffs--thanks! |
Posted By: Cali-Kristin
Date Posted: December 26 2004 at 12:23pm
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AfroPuffs: I've never seen that link before... It's great! Thanks! ------------- http://www.YourHairShop.com - www.YourHairShop.com
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Posted By: Paulina
Date Posted: January 02 2005 at 4:36pm
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Hi Guys- Thanks for reply. My hair is fine, straight, color treated (copper red), and they extend almost to my armpits. I want to extend them maybe 5 or 6 inches, but my main goal is to make my hair look fuller. I was thinking to get EaiXtend or Instant Hair brand, because I am not sure how to do my own extensions. Can I just buy real hair and add clips myself? Synthetic hair however, are not working for me. I tried them, they looked fine but not for long. Besides, my hair color is hard to match- and I can''''''''t color synth hair. PINA |
Posted By: Jenny_RR
Date Posted: January 02 2005 at 5:04pm
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Sure, you can order hair and do your own clips, following the instructions outlined in the link above. I've never really used clip-ins, but EasiExtend and Instant Hair look good; Jon Renau and Look of Love both have good reputations. I've bought falls from these vendors in the past, and they've been fine. If you want to buy human hair wefts for clips, there's lots of information on these boards about which brands to buy and which to avoid. Good luck! ------------- http://www.beautyaddictmag.com - www.beautyaddictmag.com |
Posted By: Kimbearly
Date Posted: January 02 2005 at 9:18pm
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I think I am just going to stick with the clip-in type extension since I have had really good results with this type in the past. I am going to try the remi bodywave from Bohyme in the hand tied and make the clip extension myself being I only need it on the lower part of my head. ------------- |
Posted By: Paulina
Date Posted: January 04 2005 at 6:36pm
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Hi. I did some research on Ebay and I found some good deals on clip-on extentions. Did anybody knows the quality? -Paulina |
Posted By: Jenny_RR
Date Posted: January 04 2005 at 6:39pm
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It's hard to say, without seeing a link. Just post the link here, and I'll tell you if I'm familiar with that brand. ------------- http://www.beautyaddictmag.com - www.beautyaddictmag.com |
Posted By: Paulina
Date Posted: January 04 2005 at 8:09pm
| Here are the pages: |
Posted By: amm
Date Posted: January 04 2005 at 8:34pm
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LOL! Love that site where it says "Free expert consultation over the phone." That part is funny. Look at feedback on the ebay product and ensure the comments are related to what you're interested in. If you have an ebay account, you can email people who left the feedback and ask them how they are liking their clip-ins. Introduce yourself as someone who is interested in that product and ask how they like it now. Now that they've had a chance to wear them a bit, you may be surprised as to what they really think of them. Also, write to the person who is selling them and ask for the weight of the hair that's on the clip in. If they don't know, that could be one of many reasons to avoid them. ------------- http://shrinkies.net - Extension Supplies & Virgin Brazilian Hair |
Posted By: amm
Date Posted: January 04 2005 at 8:35pm
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PS - I'd just like to add that clip-ins, drawstring ponytails and claw style add-ins are a great way to experiment with instant volume and length. ------------- http://shrinkies.net - Extension Supplies & Virgin Brazilian Hair |
Posted By: Jenny_RR
Date Posted: January 04 2005 at 8:47pm
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I agree. I wore claw-clip ponytails for like 6 months once every day. I loved them and got compliments all the time (of course, they were like 30 inches long and superheavy, so I had to stop wearing them so much...). I'd be cautiously optimistic about these sellers; their feeback is quite good. ------------- http://www.beautyaddictmag.com - www.beautyaddictmag.com |
Posted By: Amanda8beech
Date Posted: January 05 2005 at 10:07am
| Hi there folks, I have just recently purchased some european hair from a girl on ebay called sarah4hair its weighed 4oz and was 18in, I bought some clips and made my own. I have worn them a few times and washed them and they are fine. They cost less than £50.00, I think they are well worth it but I wouldn't dare go nightclubbing in them as my hair is quite fine and I would be frightened of them falling out xx |
Posted By: metalgirl
Date Posted: January 05 2005 at 12:11pm
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This is what you need to do so your clip in's won't come out when you're dancing: part the hair where you want to clip in the weft. spray a cheap super hold hair spray like Aquanet all along that part line you made. Take a fine tooth comb or a brush and tease all long your part line, so you make a bit of a matted 'base' to hook the clips into. I hit the hair sprayed teases hair with the blow dryer for a few seconds (to really harded the spray) and then clip my weft in. It works great. I have the crappiest, most baby fine, thin hair and it holds well for me. I have been wearing clip ins on a daily basis for about 4 years. I am a stylist, and in the past have supplemented my income by working as a topless dancer at night, and I always wore my clip in hair without feeling like they were going to come off. Girl, go dancing and feel free to shake that glorious mane! |
Posted By: Amanda8beech
Date Posted: January 06 2005 at 5:14am
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Hi there thanks for the advice, sounds like a good idea xxxxx ------------- |
Posted By: Jenny_RR
Date Posted: January 06 2005 at 5:17am
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Thanks for sharing that technique, MetalGirl. It's very helpful. ------------- http://www.beautyaddictmag.com - www.beautyaddictmag.com |
Posted By: heather0x
Date Posted: January 06 2005 at 3:27pm
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I had awesome results with clip in extensions. My hair dresser reccommeded them instead of the other kinds. When I went to her, my hair was brown, and shoulder length. I wanted long blonde hair for my grad. We picked up a pack of Raquel Welch 100% Human Hair Extensions in Light Golden Blonde and then gave my head a full head of blonde foils. Then, she put a brown steak or two on all of the extensions and we put them in my hair. It was so real. I was so impressed. Being the moron that I am. I dyed my hair black about 4 months later, and dyed my extensions as well. Then about a month later I decided that I didn't want black hair, and got it lightened. I want my extensions back, but I don't know how to fix them without spending major bucks at a salon getting them dyed. I'm afraid that the boxed bleaches might be too harsh for them. Any ideas? ------------- |
Posted By: Jenny_RR
Date Posted: January 06 2005 at 6:33pm
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I've dyed and bleached my own hair and my extensions (not clip-ons) many times, and the results have been mixed (in a few cases, totally disasterous). My feeling is that you're going to have a hell of a time getting them to blonde from black. First, you'd have to color-correct the black, and then you'd have to go through God-know-how-many bleachings and tonings to get them to blonde. You could probably get them to a dark or medium brown, but blonde, I wouldn't think so. It's amazing you've been able to get your own hair from black to blonde (was the black dye permanent, semi, or a demi?). Also keep in mind that the extensions you have were already bleached/dyed before you ever got them. Then, you've dyed them, too, so I think if you tried to get them blonde, they would just fry off, frankly. That said, I'm no color expert. The best place to go is the Going Blonde Message Board: http://www.network54.com/Forum/127834 - http://www.network54.com/Forum/127834 There's lots of knowledgable and friendly people there who could probably help you. Of course, if you did fry them, at least they're not your own hair. But I'm sure you paid a lot for them, so you want them to stay intact. Maybe you can use them as a dark, funky underlayer, or combine them with some blonde clips? Good luck! ------------- http://www.beautyaddictmag.com - www.beautyaddictmag.com |
Posted By: amymusic
Date Posted: January 07 2005 at 5:40pm
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does anyone have any idea where I can find 30 inch long dark brown clip-in european hair extensions? Also any that come in wavy? ------------- |
Posted By: Jenny_RR
Date Posted: January 07 2005 at 5:52pm
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Hi Amy, 30-inch human hair is really hard to find, especially if you're looking for decent quality. I've never seen any clip-ons that are nearly that long, although there's lots of 30-inch monofibre and with human hair the longest I've seen are the following (although you'd have to make them into clips): 30-inch Wigpro Italian from hairaddition.com: http://www.hairaddition.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=H&Product_Code=WP-Italianstraight&Category_Code= - http://www.hairaddition.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=H&Product_Code=WP-Italianstraight&Category_Code= 32-inch Silky straight by Wigpro (also hairaddition.com): http://www.hairaddition.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=H&Product_Code=WP-OSW&Category_Code=HE - http://www.hairaddition.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=H&Product_Code=WP-OSW&Category_Code=HE 30-inch silky straight from hisandher.com: http://hisandher.com/store/shop_product.asp?main=MAIN_001&sub=SUB_002&pro=1 - http://hisandher.com/store/shop_product.asp?main=MAIN_001&sub=SUB_002&pro=1 And my personal favorite, hisandher cuticle hair (which is a mere 28 inches): http://hisandher.com/store/shop_product.asp?main=MAIN_001&sub=SUB_015&pro=7 - http://hisandher.com/store/shop_product.asp?main=MAIN_001&sub=SUB_015&pro=7 There may be some untreated Italian temple hair that's really long, too, but I've never ordered them. I've searched high and low for superlong human hair, and the above links are basically all I could ever find. In my opinion, the first three aren't particularly good quality hair; the last one is quite high-quality, imo, although the price is considerably higher. That said, the first three may be perfectly fine for clip-ons. Good luck! ------------- http://www.beautyaddictmag.com - www.beautyaddictmag.com |
Posted By: heather0x
Date Posted: January 09 2005 at 11:29am
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Thanks for the advice Jenny! I hope someone over there can give me some help :) ------------- |
Posted By: eKatherine
Date Posted: January 09 2005 at 11:37am
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Heather, I recommend you put away your black clip-ins until you want to use them again, and invest in a new set in the color you currently need. You can never have too much hair, you know. ------------- 
Just looking for a few good hair slaves - is that too much to ask? |
Posted By: Jenny_RR
Date Posted: January 09 2005 at 11:41am
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Katherine's suggestion makes a lot of sense, imo. Either way, Heather, good luck--please let us know how it works out! ------------- http://www.beautyaddictmag.com - www.beautyaddictmag.com |
Posted By: EmmaSkye
Date Posted: January 09 2005 at 11:44am
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The thing you have to watch with clip ins is that the longer the hair, the heavier it will be and more stress on the clip in. You could get traction allopecia if the clip in pulls too much on your hair. Em ------------- SHE human hair blend, 18", #4 with Supertape. |
Posted By: heather0x
Date Posted: January 09 2005 at 1:20pm
| This Rick guy said that my black extensions will need the same process as my real hair did in order to be blonde again. That would cost about 100 bucks....so I'm better off spending the 100 on new extensions and using some black pieces in and maybe bleahing some of the black ones out and coloring them funky colors.I've been looking at this EBay auction. Is anyone famillar with this hair? |
Posted By: Jenny_RR
Date Posted: January 09 2005 at 1:48pm
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Well, I'm glad you got a response on goingblonde.net. Rick (the chemist) is the bomb, in my opinion; he always gives very sound advice. The eBay clips look good to me, but I've never ordered from that vendor. Obviously, the feedback score is impressive, and they've been around for awhile. Since it's a UK vendor, you may want to post on Quinnster's to check (a lot of the posters there are British and have more experience with U.K. eBay stuff), but again, I think they're probably quite good. :) ------------- http://www.beautyaddictmag.com - www.beautyaddictmag.com |
Posted By: heather0x
Date Posted: January 09 2005 at 3:29pm
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great I'll post over there asap! ------------- |
Posted By: metalgirl
Date Posted: January 09 2005 at 9:10pm
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His and Her hairgoods ( www.hisandher.com) usually sells 30" hair, but it's not european hair, it's Indian hair. I did buy 30" blond real european hair from Extensions Plus for one of my clients. European hair is super expensive, but it's really nice, never tangles and usually lasts at least 2 years for most of my clients. The 30" blond hair I bought for my client was about $400 per ounce(!) and when I talked to them on the phone, they joked with me, saying I was ordering the most expensive hair on the planet! You do need to have a cosmetology license on file with Extensions Plus to order from them. |
Posted By: Jenny_RR
Date Posted: January 09 2005 at 9:36pm
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Metalgirl, Does Extensions Plus have a Web site; I assume you just order via catalog over the phone? Thanks! ------------- http://www.beautyaddictmag.com - www.beautyaddictmag.com |
Posted By: Amanda8beech
Date Posted: January 10 2005 at 4:22am
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Hi there, although Weave Queen's clip ins are ok, they are really really cheap european hair and you could not colour it or tong it much chick, I wouldn't bother to be honest xx ------------- |
Posted By: lynnabelone
Date Posted: November 13 2010 at 1:58am
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Well, i was hoping to give you some thing for here, you know i have done some reserach on hair extension and it looks good to me cause they are only take some time but rest of your life will be happy...... http://www.linella.dk/ - http://www.linella.dk/ |
Posted By: DoctoredLocks
Date Posted: November 15 2010 at 3:55pm
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I go out and about dancing all the time with clip-ins! Here's a link to a tutorial on how to install them http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=By-yrKs43dU - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=By-yrKs43dU ------------- |
Posted By: bularmaqui
Date Posted: November 27 2010 at 2:41pm
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Posted By: vivianjin2011
Date Posted: April 26 2011 at 4:29am
| clip in hair extensions is the easiest way to apply. and all human hair extensions can be dyed. i ordered the clip ins from this website: www.hairextensionsale.com |
Posted By: remy hair
Date Posted: April 28 2011 at 3:51am
| I like clip on hair extensions,it is much easier than other hair extensions,like glued in hair extensions.etc.Its "D-I-Y"system really cheer me up,i do not have to spend lots of time on wearing hair extension,it is great choice for me!About the fabric,i suggest you choose real hair extension,i can treat it just like my own hair,i love it!would you mind share with us the effect! |
Posted By: KimberlyWat
Date Posted: April 10 2012 at 3:53pm
| They are so worth it! They're THICK, and so healthy. It's 10 wefts, and one of them is this really thick piece with four wefts sewn on one strip! They never tangle, and they are so natural looking. Always look for the words "Remy" and "100% human hair" |
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Date Posted: May 17 2013 at 8:57am
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Date Posted: May 19 2013 at 3:47am
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Posted By: Rachel S
Date Posted: June 16 2013 at 1:30am
| You can take off clip on extensions anytime you want. You aren't suppose to wash your hair or sleep with them on. You can buy clip ons at Sally's Beauty Supply. The extensions last forever, as long as you don't damage them. If you get human hair extensions, you can curl them all you want. However, synthetic (fake hair) extensions will not be able to be curled/straightened. |