Shrinkies still the favorite???
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Topic: Shrinkies still the favorite???
Posted By: EmmaSkye
Subject: Shrinkies still the favorite???
Date Posted: February 04 2005 at 9:25pm
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Ok Ive finally decided to go with this hair: http://www.hairsisters.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=6_7&products_id=2200 - http://www.hairsisters.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=6_7&products_id=2200 and pre-tip myself and using shrinkies and the heating tool from Doc Locks. I wanted to see if everyone still thinks shrinkies are the way to go? Ive read some recent posts that people are having problems with temperature control and shrinkage and such. ------------- SHE human hair blend, 18", #4 with Supertape. |
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Posted By: juliejetson
Date Posted: February 04 2005 at 10:02pm
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I think if you use the shrinkies and the heat tool from docs you should be fine. But I would go for a better brand of synth tho in my opinion, use a monofibre, like Prostyles, Dome or Plastikhaar for the curl. Just regular synth like what you have posted could rat up really easy and wouldn't be good for long time wear, if that is what you are looking for. ------------- |
Posted By: sherrie215
Date Posted: February 04 2005 at 10:13pm
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Emma how did that other synthetic work out? It was something similar to the freetress that I bought. I can use mine because its too light for my hair. Its very very light. ------------- www.hairextensions101.com - www.hairextensions101.com www.mybeautyaddiction.com - www.mybeautyaddiction.com |
Posted By: LuckieDuckies
Date Posted: February 04 2005 at 10:27pm
| whew i mustve gotten lucky, i just tried out shrinkies for the first time and it was easy! just heated my hair straightener up and clamped down and they shrunk down to a little miniature size and that was that...it was so easy that now im wondering if i did something wrong? i even had fun doing it, like there was some evil fun in making the little shrinkie shrinkie down in size... my only question is i started rolling the shrinkie right away and it was hot, burned a bit, is it ok to wait for it to cool off a sec or should i maybe set my iron down a bit? |
Posted By: sherrie215
Date Posted: February 04 2005 at 10:34pm
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As long as they shrunk down tight and hard they should be fine. I think you need to roll them right away before they start to cool. But I havent got alot of shrinkie experience yet so maybe someone else will better answer your question! ------------- www.hairextensions101.com - www.hairextensions101.com www.mybeautyaddiction.com - www.mybeautyaddiction.com |
Posted By: amm
Date Posted: February 04 2005 at 10:51pm
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LOL! No, you did everything right and it's actually great fun to dominate that shrinkie. Yep, when it's hot it can smart your fingertips. Fingerguards wouldn't help much because they're too bulky to work with. Just be gentle on yourself and press them together and turn them (if they won't roll) and make sure they get good and tight. Sounds like you're doing everything perfect. ------------- http://shrinkies.net - Extension Supplies & Virgin Brazilian Hair |
Posted By: EmmaSkye
Date Posted: February 05 2005 at 4:19am
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Sherrie, I really liked that Futura Fiber I got at Sallys, I wish they had it in something other than silky straight. All Sallys ever carries in anything is silky straight. That might not be the exact hair I go with but its the type of curl I want. Hair Sisters is a huge site and has lots to choose from. Im going to see if I can find that curl in a kanekalon. Hey Amm, Im wondering, with your success with Gorilla Glue if just about any glue would work? Is it the tipping with nail glue that makes it more durable? I was checking out the glue section at WalMart the other day and they have a craft glue that comes in a tube with a sponge applicator. I thought the sponge would be a great way to tip the hair. The glue was waterproof, thick and said it dries quickly and was non toxic. ------------- SHE human hair blend, 18", #4 with Supertape. |
Posted By: amm
Date Posted: February 05 2005 at 7:30am
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I think just about anything would be worth trying. I think the main key with this is patience. Do just a few and allow them to set up and cure until they're good and dry. And then test them to see how they do with a washing. As far as Gorilla Glue goes, just when you think you've put on just the right amount, you've probably put on too much. Serious, the stuff expands while it dries and the end result is pretty hard. It can make a great small tip or a horrible one that's too large and hard to wear if too much is applied. ------------- http://shrinkies.net - Extension Supplies & Virgin Brazilian Hair |
Posted By: leia1979
Date Posted: February 05 2005 at 12:13pm
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I used the Proclaim latex glue from Sally's (99 cents a bottle), let them sit for a day, then coated the tips with nail glue. I'm actually impressed with how well they turned out. It was simple, cheap, and non-toxic (or at least, the bottle didn't say anything). ------------- |
Posted By: Syren123
Date Posted: February 05 2005 at 12:52pm
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I'm on day 2 with about 80 shrinkies. Only lost 2 strands so far. My only complaint has to do with the hair...it really looks unnatural. It's a synth I got at hairpiece - the one that cost $10 instead of $6. Its biggest problem is that it doesn't blend - the strands don't brush together to lay like real hair - the sort of separate into strands and it looks bad. That plus it's super straight and my hair has just a slight wave so the difference is obvious, at least to me. It was really long, but the next day I ended up cutting 6" off to nearly the length of my own hair, just so it wouldn't look so fake. I think the main problem is styling. The girl who did me took about 5 hours to put in the shrinkies alone, so there was no time to actually "style" it once it was in. The ends, when cut, are very unnatural looking. I think someone who knows how should do something to it with a razor - that's what either Prostyles or Dome's site recommends, I think. This was my first experiment with both synth and shrinkies, and although I hate the results, I am learning about what will eventually work. Shrinkies are good - they stay in well and are comfortable. I think they're not as invisible as microrings, however. The hair - well, just waiting for my Plastikhaar color ring to arrive. But yesterday I was so distraught, I was considering ordering some expensive cuticle to redo this mess right away...but today I'm better! lol |
Posted By: Jenny_RR
Date Posted: February 05 2005 at 1:09pm
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Syren, Do you think the piece-y, separate way the hair is laying has anything to do with the fact that you only have 80 in? I find that the fewer extensions I have (and this is with human hair), the more piece-y it looks. I think this is often the case with strand-by-strand extensions, as opposed to wefts. Just curious. :) ------------- http://www.beautyaddictmag.com - www.beautyaddictmag.com |
Posted By: Syren123
Date Posted: February 05 2005 at 1:19pm
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Yes, Jenny, I do think that has something to do with it. Plus, my own hair is very fine so it adds very little substance itself. Plus I think the hair is just so-so - kind of 'yaki' in texture although not labeled yaki. And it's silky straight - bone straight. A little wave would go a long way. I don't want to put too much more effort into this installation since I already don't like it. I did put a few microrings on the sides to fill in and help with the mullet effect. Right now I'm reading an old thread about AMM's gorgeous DIY 'do and am getting reinspired! |
Posted By: amm
Date Posted: February 05 2005 at 1:40pm
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Syren, Send me an email or a mail message through this board and we can hook up somehow. I'll send you some samples of the French Refined so you can take a look at its wave. You can send me some of your shrinkies as trade or something. What color is your own hair? PS: I have 2 colors of French Refined from Glamour Hair .. a reddish brown (#12) and the 2 blonde blend (#18/22). It's what I'm wearing in my little photo on the left. ------------- http://shrinkies.net - Extension Supplies & Virgin Brazilian Hair |
Posted By: Syren123
Date Posted: February 05 2005 at 3:09pm
You know, leia, I used it too when the LG I was using got too gummed up at around 1/2 bottle. I agree - the Proclaim tips turned out okay! It's kind of weird, tho - at one point in its set-up process, it separates into sort of water and white latex, so if you roll the tip at that point, the tip doesn't dry clear. I found it best to let the Proclaim practically dry, THEN roll, then dry, then coat with nail glue. But the tips turned out very nice, although not rock hard like LG tips. |
leia1979 wrote:Posted By: EmmaSkye
Date Posted: February 05 2005 at 7:20pm
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For those of you who used Latex glue to tip hair, was it on human or synth? I tried latex on synth and it didnt seem to take very well, of course I didnt let it dry totally before I tried to roll it and it just slid right off the hair. ------------- SHE human hair blend, 18", #4 with Supertape. |
Posted By: Syren123
Date Posted: February 05 2005 at 8:38pm
| Emma, it was on synthetic hair. You just have to really let the latex dry first, much moreso than with LG which sets up much quicker. Just my (recent) experience. |
Posted By: Jenny_RR
Date Posted: February 05 2005 at 9:35pm
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Has anyone tried Keratin glue to pretip the Shrinkies. I'm thinking that maybe Sherrie tried it, although I can't quite remember... :) ------------- http://www.beautyaddictmag.com - www.beautyaddictmag.com |
Posted By: leia1979
Date Posted: February 05 2005 at 11:34pm
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I used latex glue on human hair. I put glue on a few before I went back and rolled them to give it a little time to set (so you end up with less glue on your fingers). Jenny, I think maybe Doc's pretipped hair has keratin or some other fusion glue. I just know that when I started installing the hair I tipped, I didn't hear a sizzle anymore. I wondered if the glue used to tip the hair is what determines the sizzle. ------------- |
Posted By: sherrie215
Date Posted: February 05 2005 at 11:42pm
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Yes I did...sort of. Well what I actually did was melted some of my keratin preglued "nailhair" tips with my flatiron. There is alot of glue on these tips but most of it squeezed out onto the iron and it left just the right amount on the hair to make a really nice tight small tip. The thing about tipping with Keratin from a gun or a hotpot is that it would be hard to get just a tiny amount of glue rolled into the strands quickly before the glue sets. Pretipping in stick form takes way less glue than what you would use for fusion, and the less hot glue the quicker its going to set up. And if you dont get it distibuted through the strands its gonna shed. But I think you could pretip with the keratin and then reheat them with the wand to squeeze out the excess glue and roll them tight. It probably wouldnt take any more time than pretipping with other types of glue & waiting for the glue to set and cure. I feel another experiment coming on! ------------- www.hairextensions101.com - www.hairextensions101.com www.mybeautyaddiction.com - www.mybeautyaddiction.com |
Posted By: Jenny_RR
Date Posted: February 05 2005 at 11:56pm
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That's a good point, Sherrie. It'd probably be a pain to use Keratin then. Leia, I've never "sizzled" with Shrinkies either, and I used Liquid Gold and the nail glue. I think I haven't been cooking them for long enough, though. :) ------------- http://www.beautyaddictmag.com - www.beautyaddictmag.com |
Posted By: sherrie215
Date Posted: February 06 2005 at 12:05am
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You know Jenny, after sitting here thinking about it, pretipping with the keratin might not be such a bad idea, but to get the tips right Id think you might have to dip them and roll, then reheat them to squeeze out the extra glue and reroll them tight. But I think it would take alot less time since the glue sets up so fast. You wouldnt have to wait for the LG to harden and cure. Id still use the nail glue over the tips though. Im gonna try some to find out how it works out! ------------- www.hairextensions101.com - www.hairextensions101.com www.mybeautyaddiction.com - www.mybeautyaddiction.com |
Posted By: leia1979
Date Posted: February 06 2005 at 12:12am
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Jenny, the reason I suspect the sizzle may be related to the type of glue is that when I used the Doc Locks pretipped hair and shrinkies with the flat iron set to 25, I would count to about 10 and they'd start to sizzle. With the latex and nail glue tips and the same heat setting, I could count to 15 with no sizzle. They shrunk just fine, and I've had no slippage. Of course, it's just a theory. ------------- |
Posted By: sherrie215
Date Posted: February 06 2005 at 12:21am
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Sounds like "shrink time" may vary then on a few things. Like what tool is being used to shrink, the size of the tips and the type of glue that we've tipped with. Maybe the key here is just finding the correct timing for each individual. ------------- www.hairextensions101.com - www.hairextensions101.com www.mybeautyaddiction.com - www.mybeautyaddiction.com |
Posted By: Amanda8beech
Date Posted: February 06 2005 at 6:03am
| Hi there guys I don't use anything else to tip hair now but latex I find it far easier and far less messy than LG. Even if you roll too quick and see that the tip has turned white, when you leave it overnight it always dries clear whether you've rolled it too quick or not, I usually tip 20 and then go back to roll them, I used proclaim and salon pro latex and I think it rocks, I leave them overnight to take their colour then I snip the very tips off to make them even and then put the nail glue over the whole tip. The only thing I would say is don't pile them together overnight because when you come to apply the nail glue the next day all the tips will have stuck together although you can pull them apart but its a pain xx |
Posted By: Jenny_RR
Date Posted: February 06 2005 at 6:31am
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Does it matter what kind of latex you use, or is it fairly standard from brand to brand? :) ------------- http://www.beautyaddictmag.com - www.beautyaddictmag.com |
Posted By: Kalika
Date Posted: February 06 2005 at 6:40am
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I also tipped my hair with latex. its simple really, brush it on the tips, set it aside and move to the next one. by the time your at about 20 tips or so, the first one has dried, then go back and roll it, square the tip, and I also layered the strand but its up to you, and move down the line till its all done. some brands are a little bit thinner then others, but other then that theres not much of a diffrence at all, thats why I always got the cheap stuff. ------------- |