haircut with extensions: UPDATE NEW PICS
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Topic: haircut with extensions: UPDATE NEW PICS
Posted By: shadowfyre
Subject: haircut with extensions: UPDATE NEW PICS
Date Posted: April 26 2005 at 5:34pm
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Yep, my sister ( a stylist) cut off alot of my hair in the back. She said the front was thin due to extensions. That doesn't mean I can't add to the back tho, eh? HAHA! I didn't add much, just had some spare PH, cut it's length in half, and braided two rows in the back. It added about 3 inches, just enough that I don't feel so naked. Color isn't perfect, but will take care of that this week by blending two colors and making it a few inches longer. How's it look? Not bad for 40 minutes, I suppose, and being new at this..... My natural hair is shoulder length. http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/shadowfyre16901/album?.dir=/3b61&.src=ph - http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/shadowfyre16901/album?.dir=/3b 61&.src=ph |
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Posted By: Jenny_RR
Date Posted: April 26 2005 at 5:37pm
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It looks great, Shadow! You must have very nice real hair to be able to
pull that off with so few extensions. I LOVE the color, by the way;
it's just gorgeous! Do you think you have thinning in the front--from wearing loose extensions or dreads or what? How long have you been wearing extensions for? :) |
Posted By: shadowfyre
Date Posted: April 26 2005 at 5:54pm
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Thank you! Well, I think the reason I went thin/broken at my hairline is I've worn double ended dreads or braids for almost a year. Almost always in a ponytail. I was a big dummyhead and used elastics (not the ouchless ones...my bad!) to anchor the dreads to my head so I could braid them in. The tension resulted in hair breakage and thinning. I am hoping if I just keep a few rows in the back for length, maybe in time the front will get better.... The two rows I have in are pencil thin 2 inch long braids, about 10 in each row. I hope they hold up okay. |
Posted By: hippyhair
Date Posted: April 26 2005 at 6:06pm
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Wow... what a pretty colour! My hair is very similar looking in texture... do you consider yours to be curly or wavy? (sorry if this is a dumb question)
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Posted By: shadowfyre
Date Posted: April 26 2005 at 6:13pm
| I guess curly, as it's permed with a body wave but my hair curls fast and easily. Prob because it's so porous due to all of the abuse! I used the PH 28 curl for the extensions. I like the fact that it's forgiving due to the curliness :) |
Posted By: hippyhair
Date Posted: April 26 2005 at 6:15pm
very very nice 
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Posted By: Syren123
Date Posted: April 26 2005 at 10:23pm
| Really pretty! It looks totally natural and the colors are lovely! |
Posted By: shadowfyre
Date Posted: April 27 2005 at 1:05pm
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I added another row of plaastichair. I'm much happier with this length and my husband really likes it. http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/shadowfyre16901/album?.dir=3b61 - http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/shadowfyre16901/album?.dir=3b6 1 |
Posted By: mochachip
Date Posted: April 27 2005 at 3:23pm
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nice. That's a lot of length and a lot of hair to add with just one row. How much hair and how many braids are you doing per row? I can't believe that yesterdays addition took you only 40 minutes... |
Posted By: shadowfyre
Date Posted: April 27 2005 at 6:35pm
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Hey Mocha. The braids are pencil thickness...maybe 8 to 10 per row. My trick? My husband made me a giant needle type tool with an eye big enough to thread the hair through. I wet the hair itself, then snip the end at a slight angle, and thread it through the "needle". I pre-section my hair into tiny ponytails for each extension with clear ouchless bands. Then I thread the hair through the base of each pony. I use two mirrors so I can make each side even, then proceed to braid for an inch or 2, then secure with a band. The ouchless bands that anchored the pony can be snipped off. It's SO easy, yet not as permanant as all of the other methods, which is fine, as I dont mind tightening them every so often, and, as much as I change my hair, it works great for me. |
Posted By: Rhyse
Date Posted: April 27 2005 at 6:41pm
| Pretty.. |
Posted By: Bridget
Date Posted: April 27 2005 at 9:10pm
Shadow, that sounds so cool! can you post a picture?? 
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Posted By: sherrie215
Date Posted: April 27 2005 at 9:55pm
| It looks really great shadow, but what will you do to make the texture match your own after the wave drops out of the PH? |
Posted By: shadowfyre
Date Posted: April 27 2005 at 10:10pm
| hot rollers, baby :) |
Posted By: sherrie215
Date Posted: April 27 2005 at 10:13pm
By the way I really like the second photo, I like the longer length! Are you gonna add any more? Before you know it you'll have Amm butt-length hair! LOL
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Posted By: shadowfyre
Date Posted: April 27 2005 at 10:30pm
| LOL...I would love butt length hair but I'm too lazy for the upkeep, ha! |