i need your empathy
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Topic: i need your empathy
Posted By: MERGUTHRIE
Subject: i need your empathy
Date Posted: January 04 2005 at 4:56pm
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i am not a DIYer, but i have an appt on Fri. I don't think my dome or plastikhaar will be here in time. i just need you all to feel for me bc i have noone else to whine to lol noone else will understand hahaha please! feel my pain! ------------- i love plastikhaar |
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Posted By: Jenny_RR
Date Posted: January 04 2005 at 5:29pm
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What kind are you getting? ------------- http://www.beautyaddictmag.com - www.beautyaddictmag.com |
Posted By: MERGUTHRIE
Date Posted: January 04 2005 at 7:19pm
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pinchbraids bc of lack of microring or shrinkie extensionists in the area!!! ------------- i love plastikhaar |
Posted By: amm
Date Posted: January 04 2005 at 7:25pm
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pinchbraids sound cool. Synthetic are the best with that method, is that right? I think I read that somewhere. Would love to see some pics after you have it done, ok? Good luck with the installation. Did you order Dome and Plastikhaar? What kind did you get? ------------- http://shrinkies.net - Extension Supplies & Virgin Brazilian Hair |
Posted By: Jenny_RR
Date Posted: January 04 2005 at 7:27pm
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Well, I really like pinchbraids--better than the rings, in fact. I never lose them, and I douse the roots with conditioner every day; they still never budge. Plus, it's a very nondamaging method, and removal is quick and painless. The only downsides are that they can be a bit visible on thin hair, so it's important that they're placed properly. Also, the hair is a bit overlapped at the root, so you should always order the hair about two inches longer than you really want it. Overall, though, it's a good method--and you really never hear "nightmare stories" about it, like with other techniques. Good luck, and keep us posted! ------------- http://www.beautyaddictmag.com - www.beautyaddictmag.com |
Posted By: Jenny_RR
Date Posted: January 04 2005 at 7:30pm
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Amm: Pinchbraids work fine with human hair or synth. Someone once said that the overlapping at the roots could cause problems because the hair is facing a different direction, but I've never had any problems (just goes to show that most extension hair has virtually no cuticle left). I've heard that synth is much better with microrings though, because they're less slippage since the hair doesn't change shape when wet. I just PM'ed you back. ------------- http://www.beautyaddictmag.com - www.beautyaddictmag.com |
Posted By: MERGUTHRIE
Date Posted: January 04 2005 at 7:32pm
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i actually have thin hair so i am a little worried, but i have a jar of microrings so... ::shrugs:: maybe that will be the hairline area.... this was my inspiration colorwise http://angelemma.com/photos/extensions/debbieafter3.jpg - http://angelemma.com/photos/extensions/debbieafter3.jpg i am travelling 2.5 hours... i hope it works out this time. i think the african braiding places should be able to pinch braid if they could just learn not to fold the hair in half.... ------------- i love plastikhaar |
Posted By: Jenny_RR
Date Posted: January 04 2005 at 7:32pm
Where are you getting them done, Merguthrie? By Issac at Cyberparlor, by any chance? (He's my favorite  .)------------- http://www.beautyaddictmag.com - www.beautyaddictmag.com |
Posted By: MERGUTHRIE
Date Posted: January 04 2005 at 7:35pm
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actually, when dollylocks did my hair it was at cyberparlor... no i am going to long island. where do you live? ------------- i love plastikhaar |
Posted By: Jenny_RR
Date Posted: January 04 2005 at 7:37pm
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In NYC. Sorry again to hear about the Dollylocks thing. I think she was there for awhile, but works somewhere else now. Good luck! ------------- http://www.beautyaddictmag.com - www.beautyaddictmag.com |
Posted By: Jenny_RR
Date Posted: January 04 2005 at 7:39pm
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Oh, and I love the Angelemma pic. Her work always looks so amazing, and those colors are fabulous. ------------- http://www.beautyaddictmag.com - www.beautyaddictmag.com |
Posted By: MERGUTHRIE
Date Posted: January 04 2005 at 7:39pm
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jenny are you hair******? does isaac do your hair? do you do your own hair? ------------- i love plastikhaar |
Posted By: MERGUTHRIE
Date Posted: January 04 2005 at 7:41pm
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i wonder if my hair is too thin for pinchbraids, i wonder if i shouldn't even try again..... ------------- i love plastikhaar |
Posted By: Excellength
Date Posted: January 04 2005 at 7:57pm
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Good Luck with the Pinch Braids. I'm not very familiar with them but just like anything else, Braids have to be in fairly tight to stay on well. This can eventually cause traction alopecia. Be Careful and Good Luck! www.excellength.com  ------------- Excellength |
Posted By: amm
Date Posted: January 04 2005 at 8:01pm
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There's no reason why you shouldn't at least try it. Sometimes it may take experimenting with several methods before you try the one that works for you. What the heck...give it a chance. You can always have it removed. :) ------------- http://shrinkies.net - Extension Supplies & Virgin Brazilian Hair |
Posted By: MERGUTHRIE
Date Posted: January 04 2005 at 8:05pm
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the anxiety of my hair coming is killing me. i have the dome 18" hair coming, and does anyone know how long the plastikhaar is? i hope it comes by fri so i can get my hair done!!!!! ------------- i love plastikhaar |
Posted By: Jenny_RR
Date Posted: January 04 2005 at 8:27pm
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If you want to wait till you get the Dome hair, why don't you just postpone the appointment until it comes? I thought Dome came in 24 inches; now I'm confused, I'll have to look into it further. As far as traction alopecia, this can happen if your hair braided too tight for long periods of time. I have never experienced this with pinchbraids, though. The majority of my hair is human-hair pinchbraids done by Isaac, and I experiment with the other stuff--Shrinks, extendtubes, etc. I plan on switching to synth soon, and I'll probably install some of it myself and do the testing, then have Issac do the rest (the back of my head, blowing it out, etc.). I'll probably switch totally to Shrinks, too, but I want to wait till I've tested them fully. Issac is still testing them too, to make sure they're safe for his clients. I really don't mention Issac much on this website, because I don't like to "advertise" or promote people. I don't think this is the place for it. I did post a positive review on Quinnster's awhile back, but people got real suspicious that I wasn't legit (although I've been posting there for awhile now), so I'm not sure what that was all about. Anyway, Isaac does stop by here occasionally to share tips and advice, and in my opinion, he's terrific. I went to him after several horrible experiences with extensionists, and he's the only one I've been happy with. He's very open to new ideas and experimentation, and embraces the DIY world (a lot like Kristin in that sense). His prices are reasonable (particularly for New York), and I'm always emailing him with new ideas, like, "Should I try this?" and he's very supportive. I was like, "I want to try synthetic," and he was like, "That's great--let's do it!" Generally, I buy my own hair, too (most stylists require that you use their brands). Anyway, that's my experience with him, but everyone's experience is different. So for now, I would stick with the person you found and see how it works out. If you're not happy, then think about trying different people--maybe Isaac--or doing it yourself. Good luck! ------------- http://www.beautyaddictmag.com - www.beautyaddictmag.com |
Posted By: Jenny_RR
Date Posted: January 04 2005 at 8:32pm
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And one more thing, my hair's superthin and fine. The pinchbraids are a good method for my hair because of the non-damage factor; in terms of visibility, just make sure your stylist doesn't go up too high and makes the braids smaller as he/she works up the head. ------------- http://www.beautyaddictmag.com - www.beautyaddictmag.com |
Posted By: MERGUTHRIE
Date Posted: January 04 2005 at 8:37pm
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oh, dome is 24"? YAY! Oh, glad to hear about isaac bc I may need him some day! ------------- i love plastikhaar |
Posted By: Jenny_RR
Date Posted: January 04 2005 at 8:44pm
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Well, I don't know that it's 24 inch. I've heard it's 24 inch. Look through some of these posts (the ones that link to Quinnster's board and check out the corresponding threads there). 18 inch sounds short to me; I really thought Dome was longer than that.... Or just post on Quinnsters; someone there should be able to give you a definitive answer. Good luck! ------------- http://www.beautyaddictmag.com - www.beautyaddictmag.com |
Posted By: sherrie215
Date Posted: January 04 2005 at 8:47pm
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excellength, I have been a DIYer for several years and have been a member of a few different boards about hair extensions. I know many people that use the pinchbraid method very successfully. You said yourself that you are not very familiar with that method so please dont try to scare people away from that method with words like traction alopecia then promote your own method. Im sure your method has its downsides just as all methods do! ------------- www.hairextensions101.com - www.hairextensions101.com www.mybeautyaddiction.com - www.mybeautyaddiction.com |
Posted By: Jenny_RR
Date Posted: January 04 2005 at 9:15pm
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According to Quinnster's, "Prostyles and Dome both sell loose hair....generally in one length (not doubled over) is about 24 inches long." That information may be a bit old, but I can't imagine it's any shorter now. Prostyles, in fact, offers some hair that's 48 inches end to end, and Plastikhaar is the longest of all. Anyway, I think your hair will at least be 24 inches--a lot of people use synth hair for doubled-over styles, and 18 inch wouldn't get them too far with that. So figure 24 inches at least, minus 1 1/2 inches for the pinchbraid foldover, and that still leaves you with 22 1/2 inch long hair. ------------- http://www.beautyaddictmag.com - www.beautyaddictmag.com |
Posted By: MERGUTHRIE
Date Posted: January 04 2005 at 11:12pm
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yay jenny for 24" WOULD MY HAIR JUST GET HERE ALREADY i didn't pay for faster shipping and i should have bc i can not stand waiting and i can't stand no tracking #'s (i am pretty sure i will have extra hair and be able to send out extra hair to you guys if you send me sase's.) ------------- i love plastikhaar |
Posted By: Jenny_RR
Date Posted: January 05 2005 at 4:09am
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Merguthrie, One thing to keep in mind with the Dome (if you didn't know this already): The hair comes in tiny little packets and looks like ringlets when you get it (even if you ordered the classic wave or whatever), but don't be disturbed by that. Apparently, it just needs to be blown out a bit, and then it takes on a subtle wave. Read this for more: http://p080.ezboard.com/fhair18356frm6.showMessage?topicID=898.topic - http://p080.ezboard.com/fhair18356frm6.showMessage?topicID=898.topic Good luck! ------------- http://www.beautyaddictmag.com - www.beautyaddictmag.com |
Posted By: MERGUTHRIE
Date Posted: January 05 2005 at 1:19pm
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OH MY HAIR IS HERE!!! (DOME) YAY ------------- i love plastikhaar |
Posted By: Jenny_RR
Date Posted: January 05 2005 at 7:18pm
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Yippie! I'm so happy for you. Have you checked it out yet? Did it come all curled up in a tiny little bag? Does it loosen when you take it out, or do you have to blow-dry it (I think it's the latter). Anyway, good luck! I can't wait to hear how it goes. By the way, did yuo order their Classic or Wave texture? What color(s) did you get, and are you happy with the shade? :) ------------- http://www.beautyaddictmag.com - www.beautyaddictmag.com |
Posted By: MERGUTHRIE
Date Posted: January 05 2005 at 9:54pm
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I pulled it out today. It is bulk so I have to be super careful. I emailed Bridget Boogiemama and she said two bags of Dome is enough for one head so I have three bags total so no panicking. It seems pretty straight with a little wave, much like bodywave human clearance hisanherhair just in synth. it does have a synth smell, when i put some conditioner type stuff on it. I didn't blow dry it yet but the ends will need it. but i didn't want to be messing with the bulk hair. (that would be me with the hair all over the place with none left to put on my head lol i have shade 01 02 and 03 i bought 01 and 02 to mix together and 03 for "lowlights" edit: i love the shades.. the white is white but i think it is perfect to mix with the 02/ash ------------- i love plastikhaar |
Posted By: juliejetson
Date Posted: January 05 2005 at 10:33pm
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The plastic smell will go away, I kinda like the smell. Human extension hair,on the other hand, smells like ass, IMO. Can we swear on this board? ------------- |
Posted By: sherrie215
Date Posted: January 05 2005 at 10:40pm
LMAO...Julie can you explain to me why human hair smells like ass... Im tired here, and about falling out of my chair laughing when I read that! I think I read in another post that you said this board gets funny..well I guess youll fit in just fine! Hehehe ------------- www.hairextensions101.com - www.hairextensions101.com www.mybeautyaddiction.com - www.mybeautyaddiction.com |
Posted By: sherrie215
Date Posted: January 05 2005 at 10:48pm
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On second thought...stratch that, I dont wanna know why human hair smells like a**! Hehehe...still laughing! ------------- www.hairextensions101.com - www.hairextensions101.com www.mybeautyaddiction.com - www.mybeautyaddiction.com |
Posted By: Jenny_RR
Date Posted: January 06 2005 at 12:00am
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I don't think human hair smells like a** generally (although I imagine it would depend on the person), but I can't stomach the smell of burnt human hair--basically that smell you whiff every time you walk into a salon. It makes me wanna hurl, truly. Has anyone else every noticed this? ------------- http://www.beautyaddictmag.com - www.beautyaddictmag.com |
Posted By: amm
Date Posted: January 06 2005 at 12:23am
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I've had human hair that's had an off odor, sort of chemical something or other but I couldn't put my finger on it. I didn't find it pleasant but I didn't feel like I had to reach for the toilet paper and give it a wipe either. Hee! ------------- http://shrinkies.net - Extension Supplies & Virgin Brazilian Hair |
Posted By: juliejetson
Date Posted: January 06 2005 at 12:30am
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Well, maybe it is just my sensitive sense of smell. It just smells like poo to me, maybe not to other people, but to me it does. Just my stinkie opinion. It hasn't stopped me from wearing them though. I just prefer the smell of synth. ------------- |
Posted By: Liviray
Date Posted: January 06 2005 at 7:04am
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Hey Guys.... ROTFLMAO....Have you ever thought just not to smell it? HAHAHAHA...You made me spit out my morning coffee! Hope you all have a great morning... ------------- |
Posted By: MERGUTHRIE
Date Posted: January 07 2005 at 8:10am
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even though i was going to cheat and have missjuliejetson do my hair (i was going to send my li girl a consolation prize if i didn't go to her) i am so mad myextensionist cancelled on me last minute. i think she should give me a consolation prize. lol ------------- i love plastikhaar |