Jenny, best 30 inch?
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Topic: Jenny, best 30 inch?
Posted By: amymusic
Subject: Jenny, best 30 inch?
Date Posted: February 05 2005 at 4:00pm
Jenny, I am still having a hard time choosing what to go with as far as 28-30 inch extensions. I want the best quality I can get, in wefts so I can sew on clips to them. They can either be wavy or straight. What have you tried as far as brands that may carry extra long extensions, and what do you think was the best quality?
Also, do you have any pics of you in your extensions?
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Posted By: Jenny_RR
Date Posted: February 05 2005 at 5:37pm
Hi Amy,
I remember your asking me this about a month ago, and I believe you thought that a shorter length (22-24 inch) might be long enough for you. You would have more options with a 22-24 length, as 28-30-inch is very hard to find. I also remember that you were opposed to synth, which makes the options even narrower. For what you want, you must get machine-tied weft, rather than hand-tied. That's critical.
For really long hair, try hisandher.com or hairaddition.com; if you're willing to go a bit shorter, try glamourhair.com, hairpiece.com, or Bohyme hair at ebonyline.com.
Beyond that, the recommendations I gave you about a month ago are still the recommendations I would make now. You can find them here:
http://talk.hairboutique.com/forum/viewthread.asp?forum=AMB%5FAP934431446&id=3608 - http://talk.hairboutique.com/forum/viewthread.asp?forum=AMB%5FAP934431446&id=3608
http://talk.hairboutique.com/forum/viewthread.asp?forum=AMB%5FAP934431446&id=4102 - http://talk.hairboutique.com/forum/viewthread.asp?forum=AMB%5FAP934431446&id=4102
Good luck! :)
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Posted By: amymusic
Date Posted: February 05 2005 at 5:50pm
thank you. I decided to get the longer hair because I like really long hair. :) and I think I might just get straight hair because I ordered a waving iron so I can just wave the extensions and my hair so that the wave will be the same and it will blend in with my hair well. Thanks for your help.
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Posted By: Jenny_RR
Date Posted: February 05 2005 at 5:58pm
I'm not sure if I specified exactly which brands I'd used before in the longer lengths, so here goes (all silky straight, by the way):
HisAndHer Cuticle Hair
28 inch, Black: Top-quality hair, shiny, tangle-free, durable--best hair I've ever used.
Hairaddition Silky Straight by Sepia
32 inch, Pale Blonde: Substandard quality, too thin, not durable, tangled like crazy.
Hairaddition Italian Straight by Wig Pro
32 inch, Pale Blonde: A bit better than Sepia's perhaps, but not much better.
Keep in mind that you will not necessarily have the same results. A lot depends on the batch and colors you get. I believe you want black, which should help a bit with the quality level.
Good luck! :)
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Posted By: amymusic
Date Posted: February 06 2005 at 9:20am
when you got the his and her cuticle hair was it exactly 28 inches long? Did you get the hand weft or machine weft? I'm still a little confused with that. Both are on tracks right?
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Posted By: amymusic
Date Posted: February 06 2005 at 9:21am
also which cuticle hair did you get?
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Posted By: Jenny_RR
Date Posted: February 06 2005 at 10:00am
Here's the hair I got: 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 in color #1 (jet black). I got the HWC (hand-tied), but only because the hair is longer. In my case (I'm not doing tracks or clips, but individuals), the kind of weft I use is immaterial. I suppose it's labeled 26-28. I didn't measure it, but I remember it being quite long, like 28. If you really need 30", you'll need to go with something else then.
If you're planning on doing clips with MetalGirl's technique (folding the wefts over and sewing with a zigzag stitch), then get hand-tied, if possible. Just be aware that if you cut the weft, it will unravel, whereas machine-tied will not.
:)
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Posted By: amymusic
Date Posted: February 06 2005 at 6:21pm
how wide does the hand tied wefts come? HOw much comes with one order? About how much do I need for a whole head? I have a small head with fine hair.
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Posted By: Jenny_RR
Date Posted: February 06 2005 at 6:45pm
How long is your real hair? :)
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Posted By: Unregistered Guest
Date Posted: February 06 2005 at 6:48pm
Stock hand tied hair usually comes in 11" wide. If it's custom made you can measure your head from ear to ear and get the right width for you, also the right thickness.
Jenny, you're a jewel. It's kind of you to help us all so much. You know a whole lot more about hair extensions than most hairdresser!! I'm still learning stuff from you.
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Posted By: amymusic
Date Posted: February 07 2005 at 5:56pm
to my shoulders.
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Posted By: Jenny_RR
Date Posted: February 07 2005 at 6:05pm
Well, if you want that Sarah Brightman look, which is quite full, with hair that's about 30 inch, I'd think you'd need about 8 to 10 ounces actually. It seems like a lot, but I think you'd need to order that much to be on the safe side.
I'm not very good at estimating ounces, though, and I've never made clip-ins, so someone else should really weigh in on this. Get a few other opinions before you place your order.
:)
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Posted By: Amanda8beech
Date Posted: February 08 2005 at 4:00am
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Hi there, I'd second that with Jenny, I'd order the same amount if my client wanted 30inches xx
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Posted By: AfroPuffs
Date Posted: February 08 2005 at 7:13am
You can get a pound of 30" from indianhairs.com for $170 and you get a pound which is 16 ounces.
http:// - http://indianhairs.com/onlinestores.html - http://indianhairs.com/onlinestores.html
There hair only comes in one color but because it's virgin remi hair you can color it any color you want.
They're in india but they ship to you in less than a week, shipping is 40 bucks.
Some of their hair is inconsistent though. Sometimes you'll get a great bunch and then other times it's not that great.
They have a site where you can buy the hair already colored but I have a difficult time navigating it thought but here it is:
http:// - http://rkhairproducts.com/online.html - http://rkhairproducts.com/online.html
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Posted By: amm
Date Posted: February 08 2005 at 7:48am
I just looked at that indianhairs.com and it gave me the creeps. I don't know what it was but it just kinda hit me. Maybe it was the photo of the man with shears in his hand smiling like a jackal after whacking off the girl's hair. *shudder*
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Posted By: AfroPuffs
Date Posted: February 08 2005 at 9:21am
Oh, I know. I don't like looking at pics when they have hills of bundles of hair. It looks like dead animals and creeps me out.
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Posted By: sherrie215
Date Posted: February 09 2005 at 7:09am
I just looked at the indianhairs other site www.rkhairproducts.com it looks like the prices are quite reasonable. Has anyone else used them before?
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Posted By: amymusic
Date Posted: February 09 2005 at 4:48pm
jenny, i was thinking about getting the his and her cuticle french refined since it is wavey, but it only comes up to 22 inches long. I noticed glamour hair has french refined in 24 inch. they both look the same. are they? if not, which is better?
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Posted By: Jenny_RR
Date Posted: February 09 2005 at 5:34pm
Hard to say. I don't use wavy hair generally, but when I used the HisandHer Cuticle in Straight, it was great; others have had mixed results.
AMM has posted pics of GlamourHair's French Refined here: http://talk.hairboutique.com/forum/viewthread.asp?forum=AMB_AP934431446&id=5233 - http://talk.hairboutique.com/forum/viewthread.asp?forum=AMB_AP934431446&id=5233
And on pg. 2 of this thread: http://talk.hairboutique.com/forum/viewthread.asp?page=2&pagesize=20&forum=AMB_AP934431446&id=5073 - http://talk.hairboutique.com/forum/viewthread.asp?page=2&pagesize=20&forum=AMB_AP934431446&id=5073
AMM's wave looks amazing, but the photos you posted (the Sara Brightman ones), looked curlier to me, so you might want to go with a deeper wave than the French. (Keep in mind that the waves on sellers' websites are almost always tighter than they'll be after washing).
My feeling is that either one would be a good choice. The Glamourhair is a bit longer; I can't tell the difference in price, though, because there are no ounces listed.
Good luck! :)
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Posted By: amymusic
Date Posted: February 09 2005 at 6:38pm
do u think the water wave http://hisandher.com/store/shop_product.asp?main=MAIN_001&sub=SUB_015&pro=6 - http://hisandher.com/store/shop_product.asp?main=MAIN_001&sub=SUB_015&pro=6 - http://hisandher.com/store/shop_product.asp?main=MAIN_001&sub=SUB_015&pro=6 would be better then? The only thing is, the wave is deeper than my natural hair. Do you think when I wash it, the wave will loosen up a little? I bought a waving iron maybe that would be able to get my hair to be as wavey?
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Posted By: Jenny_RR
Date Posted: February 09 2005 at 6:43pm
Generally, they tend to get looser rather than wavier, but I haven't used the hair, so I don't know. I do think it's a bit easier to straighten out extensions when they're too curly than add curl to them. :)
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Posted By: EmmaSkye
Date Posted: February 09 2005 at 8:40pm
Wow I just checked out that RK site and their hair is very resonable. The also have pretipped, 25 strands of 22" for $14. If I decide to go back to human I may give them a try. Any reviews on them would be greatly appreciated.
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Posted By: sherrie215
Date Posted: February 09 2005 at 8:56pm
yeah it would be nice to hear a review. If it wasnt so much for shipping Id buy some to try out. But at $40 for shpping...whoa.
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Posted By: EmmaSkye
Date Posted: February 09 2005 at 9:05pm
But for 150 pretipped strands of 22" would be $84 then $40 for shipping, is still cheaper than most other places isnt it?
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Posted By: AfroPuffs
Date Posted: February 10 2005 at 5:46am
I used the hair from the indianhairs.com site.
I thought the hair was okay, it's better than BSS hair but it wasn't consistent. My first batch was really good but the second batch shed a lot.
But for the price it's a good choice. I also didn't really care for the texture of the straight hair that much. I was expecting it to be a litte bushy but it was fine like white girls hair and I had trouble blending it in with my own natural kinky hair so I had to put a curly perm in the hair to make it blend.
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Posted By: sherrie215
Date Posted: February 10 2005 at 5:52am
Em I suppose your right. Its still cheaper even with shipping. Let me know if you decide to try it out. I might pitch in with you so I can get a trial pack of it or something!
You know the inconsistancy with human hair is what really bites! Its hard to rate or review hair products/sellers when it all varies so much in quality from batch to batch!
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Posted By: Save~A~Stray
Date Posted: February 11 2005 at 3:21am
AfroPuffs~I know you wear Nature Girl hair.
Do you wear the 3b by any chance?
I have the samples at home, it looks such a beautiful curl.
I was just wondering if you had worn this texture before and if it matched well with your hair?
The straight sample I have looked a bit to silky to match african american hair.
Would love your input....thanks
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Posted By: AfroPuffs
Date Posted: February 11 2005 at 6:52am
Hey Save A Stray,
Yup, it's the most beautiful curl. I like it a lot.
It's really curly, You just have to make sure you take the time to wet it and brush it out every night before you sleep on it.
And you have to wash it like once a week and remove all the product you put in or it will start to tangle.
Another thing I like is how small the handmade weft is, it makes it soooo flat. I love that.
What I don't like about the hair, is the price. I looked at my credit card statement and said I'll never do this again, so this hair better last me a long time.
Also sometimes I think it gets too curly. Like in the morning when you wet it and put on the product it's okay, but by the end of the day when it dries it's a head full of curls, they're pretty but sometimes I think it's too much.
I also don't like that you can't cut the wefts because they're handtied so you have to be strategic on how you sew them in. I have 11 wefts in and bought 15.
I think it blends well with my hair. It's not a pefect blend, you know how Halle Berry's weave is almost like perfect? But mine is pretty good.
But I'm not convinced that you couldn't get the same curl with the cheaper indianhairs and using a good curly perm like quantum to achieve close results at a much, much cheaper price.
I think I would try that again before I spend this kind of money on hair again and pray for a good batch of indianhairs.
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Posted By: Save~A~Stray
Date Posted: February 11 2005 at 9:00am
Thanks girl,
I have a whole bunch of straight Indian hair just lined up
waiting to be permed. I have permed the straight many times
and got a real nice curl.
These hand-tied wefts I have can be cut no problem and I did
cut a little of the Nature Girl samples and the whole thing
unraveled. I cut most hand tied wefts, glue and re tie with no
problem, but micro thin hand tied wefts are an absolute no go
as far as cutting.
The product I love the most on the Indian curly hair that stops
the curl from getting too tight and shrinking is Miss Jessie''s
Curly Pudding. I love this stuff but it is really expensive to buy,
$28 bucks a pop. The Curly Buttercreme is $48,and the Curly
Meringue is $28.
Elasta QP mango butter is a must!! It is hard to find sometimes
but you can order online at walgreens if you can't get it in the
stores.
I just got my Oyin Handmade Hair products and about to test
them out on the Indian hair. It takes about 3 weeks to get your
product's delivered fresh made.
Have you tried Carol's Daughter Healthy Hair Butter? I just
placed an order to see how it compares to Miss Jessie's
Buttercreme.
Yeah, the product build up is something you gotta take care of, I
love the NeXXus Aloe Rid Claryifing Shampoo for that or
BodyWealth-Papaya Enzyeme Deep Cleansing Shampoo is
really nice.
I do love the look of the Nature Girl curls but it's alot of cash. I
guess it's worth it if you can keep it for a long time. How long
have you had this one in?
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Posted By: AfroPuffs
Date Posted: February 11 2005 at 9:51am
It will be three weeks tomorrow.
I just used the baby oil gel on my curls and I like it a lot. Keeps the curls from swelling and getting that diana ross look.
I've used Carol's daughters but only on my natural hair... I'll have to try it on my weave and see how it works. But so far, I'm thinking this baby oil gel might be a winner.
I think you'll be fine with perming the indianhairs. Just use a good curly perm, I used a cheap one and my curls were more like waves. And the hair started shedding like a pony. I love my NG hair but don't think I'll invest this kind of money again.
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Posted By: Save~A~Stray
Date Posted: February 11 2005 at 3:09pm
Yeah, I just read Merguthrie''s post last night about the baby oil gel. Will give that a try, sounds really good!!
Thanks Afropuffs, good luck with Nature Girl!!
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