50 mm PH all the way
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Printed Date: August 05 2025 at 2:42am
Topic: 50 mm PH all the way
Posted By: FinaFina
Subject: 50 mm PH all the way
Date Posted: May 08 2005 at 7:25am
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Hiya gals, OK, so much for experimentation. . .Bettie was on such a color mixing roll I had to let her just do her thang! I guess I hadn't realized how much time she spent up front getting the color mix proper (check out the results tho!!) The only thing we did differently was use *her* "platinum" monofiber (she sells ProHair I guess) for the highlights. Color Mixes: Mandel, Blonde, Vanille from PH; then small amounts of ProHair #7 and #613 mixed in. I was in a huge hurry at the end (and ended up missing my plane anyway) so the after pics were taken in quite a hurry. I'll take some more in a few days. But I will say that this hair feels SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH BETTER than that wiggy 28mm. . . Oh and by the way. . .my own hair, despite its inherent problems, was in way better shape after this take-down than the previous one. . .
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Posted By: Jenny_RR
Date Posted: May 08 2005 at 7:37am
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It looks beautiful, Fina. The colors are just perfect, and I like the looser 50mm wave better, too. Plus, I'm amazed at how healthy your real hair looks compared to last time. What a difference! Aren't you glad you stopped doing GLs?  :) |
Posted By: FinaFina
Date Posted: May 08 2005 at 7:42am
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YES I am SO glad I stopped doing GLs! And I just love having my own hair all in these braids... I feel like it's put away for safekeeping! She went quite a ways up on my scalp -- which I told her to do -- because I figured I'd go in there with shrinkies if she didn't, and if I didn't like the braids I could always take them out and re-install with shrinkies. I need to play with this hair a bit but I will say that it is COMPLETELY DIFFERENT from the 28mm. It's so much softer, and it hangs so much more naturally. She did some layering in the back, but I don't have much of a feel for how much. I'll keep you posted -- and thanks for the encouragement to stick with PH -- that 28mm was quite, um, a ride. . .and I'm keeping it this long!! |
Posted By: sherrie215
Date Posted: May 08 2005 at 8:14am
| Ohhh Fina, it looks great and I LOVE the longer length on you! So you think the 50 mm feels better than the 28mm? |
Posted By: FinaFina
Date Posted: May 08 2005 at 8:27am
| Hi Sherrie, Thanks! Yes the 50mm is an ENTIRELY DIFFERENT ANIMAL than the 28mm. No comparison. Will post more about the differences/similarities as I wear it. . . |
Posted By: Gina E
Date Posted: May 08 2005 at 9:37am
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The Hair is amazing...I'm so impressed with the condition of your hair after the takedown compared to your last pix.....It't like a 180! Your gawgeous as ever! |
Posted By: ccross6032
Date Posted: May 08 2005 at 10:00am
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Fina! I love it - you look beautiful! different yet so natural, I really think the 50 mm suits you so nicely, i would say based on your befores we have a similar texture hair; the thing about the 50 mm i love is how it gives some oomph but doesn't overpower me and blends with my straighter parts and wavier parts. i love the length also. woo hoo...also, with the 50 mm you can bump up the curl and make it a la Rita when you like with rollers. p.s. i accidentally got my length wet yesterday trying to wash my scalp...i got some of the dome smooth conditioner with my last PH order and tried that as a leave in...LOVE IT...i'll keep you posted on that with the PH... cheryl
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Posted By: sherrie215
Date Posted: May 08 2005 at 10:31am
| Fina your hair texture looks just like mine too. |
Posted By: metalgirl
Date Posted: May 08 2005 at 10:56am
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Fina, it looks sooo good! I take my Prostyles class in San Francisco 1 week from today! I'm so excited! ------------- http://www.Godiva-Hair.com - http://www.Godiva-Hair.com http://www.MetamorphosisHairDesign.com - http://www.MetamorphosisHairDesign.com |
Posted By: Syren123
Date Posted: May 08 2005 at 2:19pm
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GORGEOUS, as usual!
Whew....what a relief! It must feel great to have new hair in. Looks amazing! Be prepared to cause car accidents when you cross major intersections. Keep us posted! |
Posted By: CandiLocks27
Date Posted: May 08 2005 at 2:27pm
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wow how beautiful! You look like lisa Kudrow in the last pic! :)
wouldnt be able to know for sure since you marked out your eyes
(probably for security issues?) but its beautiful! Thumbs up!
-------------  Hugs!
 Candi Locks!
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Posted By: mochachip
Date Posted: May 08 2005 at 3:40pm
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It looks absolutely gorgeous. And such a good color match. I can't believe you fly to atlanta to get your hair done. Not that it doesn't look like its worth it! These are heat seals? How many to get this amazing result? :)al |
Posted By: amm
Date Posted: May 08 2005 at 5:34pm
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Oh yeah babe. Superb blending! Kudos to your stylist because the
transformation is stunning. Lovin' the length, too. I think the whole look compliments you greatly. sherrie, I personally would never do 28mm. My first order was 28mm, I looked at it through the package and ran the other direction and immediately ordered the 50mm. The haar lays smoother and starts softer. Again, Fina, looks awesome! ------------- http://shrinkies.net - Extension Supplies & Virgin Brazilian Hair |
Posted By: FinaFina
Date Posted: May 08 2005 at 5:44pm
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Thanks everyone. . . Mocha: On the number of heat seals -- I think there are somewhere around 80. I counted 25 on the right side of my head, not going all the way back; the back is full of them but each one is larger; and there are fewer on the left side than the right.
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Posted By: zapevaj
Date Posted: May 08 2005 at 7:46pm
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Beautiful, Fina! Very classy. Your stylist did a great job with the highlights, too. And your real hair looks a lot healthier! -Rae ------------- http://www.hairalchemy.net - Hair Alchemy |
Posted By: Kimbearly
Date Posted: May 08 2005 at 9:38pm
Fina Fina, I just loooooove your hair and the style too! I just got a email from Sara saying my hair is in so hopefully it won't take too long to ship to NJ. I am so excited to try this PH out  .------------- |
Posted By: LauraR
Date Posted: May 09 2005 at 10:54am
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Looks BEAUTIFUL!! this is exactly the look I am trying to get with shrinkies as soon as my PH arrives keep us updated! |
Posted By: elvira
Date Posted: May 09 2005 at 1:33pm
| Breathtaking! |
Posted By: MERGUTHRIE
Date Posted: May 09 2005 at 1:51pm
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HOLY WOW! ------------- i love plastikhaar |
Posted By: MERGUTHRIE
Date Posted: May 09 2005 at 2:04pm
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WOW FINA. Just WOW... Breathtakingly beautiful. ------------- i love plastikhaar |
Posted By: Aeone
Date Posted: May 10 2005 at 7:58am
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Gorgeous! That 50mm looks awesome :) Love all those highlights, too - it gives it such depth :) ------------- http://darkrealms.genesismuds.com - http://darkrealms.genesismuds.com |
Posted By: Bridget
Date Posted: May 10 2005 at 8:18am
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Fina! Your hair looks awesome girl! I love it!
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Posted By: Jenny_RR
Date Posted: May 10 2005 at 6:24pm
| How's it holding up, Fina? :) |
Posted By: FinaFina
Date Posted: May 11 2005 at 10:09am
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I broke down and washed it this morning. (It was 5 days since I washed
my own hair, 4 days since the install. . . which is an eternity for me). I removed 4 of the braids in the very front -- they showed too much even though they were tiny (mainly because of my coloring, not the braids per se). I put a few Bohyme strands in their place. After washing, I just dried my bangs (it took all of 45 seconds), and simply let it dry. It totally ROCKS!! I've been sleeping in "Boinks" (or at least my version of them, where I look like Princess Leia on acid) and that works SO MUCH BETTER than braids. The hair just falls so nicely and I don't do a thing with it!! I think I can go another 4-5 days without washing. . .I'm starting to really dig this low-maintenance, Boinked-at-night routine!! |
Posted By: Syren123
Date Posted: May 11 2005 at 11:04am
I hear that. |
FinaFina wrote:Posted By: Cali-Kristin
Date Posted: May 11 2005 at 11:35am
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Wow Fina! Your hair looks awesome!
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Posted By: FinaFina
Date Posted: May 11 2005 at 11:37am
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Thanks Kristin. THANK YOU also for your little secret on cutting the
hair off the weft in the right length. The Bohyme pieces that I did
look GREAT around my face because I didn't have to cut them!!!!!!!! I'm doing an install for a friend this weekend and I'm using your method! What I'm going to do is pretip the hair in different lengths (depending on which row it will go in). . . Syren, as for you. . .I see that all that radiation has not affected your sick & twisted brain!! LOL |
Posted By: Jenny_RR
Date Posted: May 11 2005 at 7:17pm
It's true: Boinks rock!
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Posted By: hippyhair
Date Posted: May 11 2005 at 7:51pm
| sorry... um... what are boinks? |
Posted By: Jenny_RR
Date Posted: May 11 2005 at 8:03pm
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I think "boinks" is just something I must've made up or something, but
it's basically just coiling and twisting up
your hair into a bun and covering it with a schrungi while you sleep (a
low braid is another option, as it creates a slightly different wave).
But instead of
doing one bun for your whole head, you'd do 4 or 6, whatever--the more
boinks
you do, the wavier the results. Here's a visual (btw, I stole these pics and cropped them--they're actually from a very good tutorial from superstardreads.com about how to put on drawstring falls). Step 1: Twist a section of the hair: 
Step 2: Wrap it around itself in a coiled bun: 
Step 3 (not shown): Cover each little bun with a scrunchi: 
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Posted By: hippyhair
Date Posted: May 11 2005 at 8:21pm
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Thanks! They are so cute... I can't wait to see what remarks my fiance will come up with when my hair is in boinks! lol YAY!! I can't believe I will have hair to put in boinks this coming SUNDAY!!! |
Posted By: Jenny_RR
Date Posted: May 11 2005 at 9:16pm
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Well, that's one way to do it; some people prefer a low, loose braid,
so it really depends. Either way, you don't want to sleep without it
tied up or tied back--that's a tangling disaster waiting to happen.
You'll probably find the braids a bit tight at first (especially since
you've never had extensions before), so it'll probably be easier at
first to sleep with it in one low bun or one low braid. They loosen up
significantly after a few days, and then you can play around and see
how the hair responds when you sleep with it in different ways. Good
luck! :) |
Posted By: sherrie215
Date Posted: May 24 2005 at 5:35am
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FinaFina, can you give us an update on how your PH is holding up? Im curious how you are doing with it. Your hair and the way you style is very similar to my own. I also wanted to bump up the 'boinks' illustration. It would be nice to put that in a demo 'sticky'. I have a question about the boinks. How do you start them? Do you use a rubberband and start with a ponytail? Or do you just leave the hair loose and start twisting? It seems like I cant get the twisted length of hair to wrap around itself without it all falling out before I can get a scrunchy wrapped around it? |
Posted By: Amanda8Beechwoo
Date Posted: May 24 2005 at 9:25am
| Wow Fina, i can't get my breath how beautiful that hair looks xx |