***Favorite brand of hair***
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Topic: ***Favorite brand of hair***
Posted By: kelliegirl66
Subject: ***Favorite brand of hair***
Date Posted: May 24 2005 at 6:44pm
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Kelly ------------- Kelly |
What is your favorite brand of hair to use with Shrinkies or Extendtubes/microlinks? Replies:
Posted By: TanglesRC
Date Posted: May 24 2005 at 7:55pm
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so far i like either hairlocs hair or extensions plus hair. i have tried- doc locks, to tangley and not great quality quality products- too tangley and thick glue tips hairpiece hair- thinner then my two favorite hairpiece wefts- bohyme- holds up really well, have it in my hair for 4 mths now
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Posted By: Jenny_RR
Date Posted: May 24 2005 at 9:43pm
| PlastikHaar's my favorite. :) |
Posted By: Syren123
Date Posted: May 24 2005 at 9:55pm
Mine, too. |
Jenny_RR wrote:Posted By: delin
Date Posted: May 24 2005 at 10:03pm
| Another vote for PlastikHarr here. |
Posted By: Kimbearly
Date Posted: May 24 2005 at 10:41pm
 I want my Plastikhaar------------- |
Posted By: amm
Date Posted: May 25 2005 at 2:26am
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http://plastikhaar.ch/wholesale/index.php?cPath=40_25 - Plastikhaar
Plastikhaar's Kanekalon Silky Monofibre gets my vote for best synthetic I've worn. Best human hair I've ever worn was what I got for my Hairlocs install. They would not disclose what it was but would only say it was remy cuticle. After some investigation and MUCH hair buying, I think I have found the source. I only have two recommends with human hair anymore because of so many differences from batch to batch. It's always BUYER BEWARE with human hair, imo. In no particular order... http://extensions-plus.com/hsw.html - Extensions Plus Softwear #1: Extensions Plus Softwear. Order curl patterns 2" longer than what you plan to wear. EP pulls the strands for measuring and the longest the hair can pull, that's the advertised length. On the weft, it's about 2 oz for $100. I personally would only order wefts and make my own tips and would not order EZ Plugs because I consider the strands too thin. You get 25 pieces for about $45 at a weight of .5 oz. Premade strands, however, are a great convenience. http://afrocare.com/cgi-local/afro/gethdets.cgi?id=9&T=H# - Cinderella Bodywave #2: Cinderella bodywave via afrocare.com. You get 25 pieces for $75 at a weight of 1.0 oz. I believe they call it Cinderella only because it has fusion bonds on the end and not because this is the hair Cinderella extensionists use. I have felt both and the texture is different. Here is a photo of the Cinderella I have: 
[A bigger photo is http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v628/amm94117/cinderella.jpg - here ] *This is the hair new when you receive it. This is exactly what the hair looked like months later when I removed it except for that wavy flip on the end was relaxed. It remained this smooth and shiny.* Afrocare's Cinderella bodywave is on par with my Hairlocs hair. Matter of fact, I am almost certain they are the same hair as my Hairlocs matches the Cinderella perfectly. Even the color ring is a solid match. Here's a photo of my Hairlocs hair. The top two colors are new strands I have never worn and the bottom darker hair is after over half a year of wear and still scrumptious, soft and smooth. That is its natural body wave. 
Now, with afrocare's Cinderalla, I did a trial run of it and wore it for many months. Because of my own hair growth and the bond being so far down, I had to remove it but the hair was in tremendous condition. Even installed, I could always pick these strands out because they were softer and laid smoother. I feel this hair is another one that can go 6 months or perhaps a full year or more. The glue bond is a breeze to deal with. I personally snip the top off leaving just enough to keep all the hair secured inside, tap it with a fusion wand and roll up the top to make a great stick tip. A drop of nail glue over the top keeps the fusion glue from transferring to your hair when it gets installed under a shrinkie. Works great for microrings, too and the hair is already sectioned and tipped most of the way for you. There's my hair recommends. ------------- http://shrinkies.net - Extension Supplies & Virgin Brazilian Hair |
Posted By: amm
Date Posted: May 25 2005 at 3:34am
I'm quoting myself but I just remembered this is something I had wanted to touch on before. I would never recommend installing a shrinkie over a fusion bond. First of all, there's absolutely no point in doing so and it's a waste of money and time. Second, a shrinkie is taken off with a fusion wand and the small amount of residue is cleaned up with veg oil or orange oil/remover. Fusion bonds do not clean up the same way. If you put a shrinkie over a fusion bond, the fusion will melt to the inside (and possibly around the sides of the shrinkie) and you'll never be able to slide the shrinkie off if its covered in fusion glue. You'll have to remove the shrinkie the same way you would have to remove Great Lengths or any other fusion method - with acetone and/or by cracking it with pliers, etc. OK. Got that off my chest. ------------- http://shrinkies.net - Extension Supplies & Virgin Brazilian Hair |
Posted By: Scotchyroo
Date Posted: May 25 2005 at 6:17am
| Thanks Amm, I was kind of wondering about that as regards Hisandher.com, I-hair. So, just to be clear, you've tried melting and reforming the tip then covering with nail glue and the tip won't melt into the hair under the shrinkie? THanks for the clarification!!! |
Posted By: kelliegirl66
Date Posted: May 25 2005 at 10:19am
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Thanks for the advice!! I hate to sound like an idiot but I am new to this other then extensions weaved into my hair on two occassions. Way too much itching and discomfort. That is why I am thrilled to find out about the Microlinks and Shrinkies!!!!!!! AMM you are awesome and I have a couple more questions that I hope you will answer (or Anyone else for that matter) With the Plastikhaar, I have naturally curly hair that needs a flat iron or a curling iron, Is that safe to use with the PH? How do I Pre Tip myself? Is there a thread that gives instructions. I would love to be able to afford the Pre Tipped but it is a little pricy at this time. AMM did I read that you are not a licensed Cosmotologist? Where did you get all this knowledge. I am not a Cosmotologist but hope to go to school this year. Okay I guess that's all for now. Thanks
------------- Kelly |
Posted By: kirstyx1888xmac
Date Posted: May 25 2005 at 10:47am
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wawa is my fave for the price the quality is great only thing is not much color choice ------------- |
Posted By: mochachip
Date Posted: May 25 2005 at 10:50am
| I"m voting PH |
Posted By: kelliegirl66
Date Posted: May 25 2005 at 4:39pm
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I found some threads on the PreTipping!! But I still need to know if it would be ok to use the PH with my curly hair, due to the need to straighten it. ------------- Kelly |
Posted By: Syren123
Date Posted: May 25 2005 at 4:45pm
| PH makes a curly texture that might work for you. I have a whole bunch I will never use if you'd like a sample. I don't know what color you use, but at least you could get an idea what the curl is like. PM me your address if you'd like it. |
Posted By: marie87
Date Posted: May 25 2005 at 5:21pm
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I to am woried about straightning out my own hair but I saw velvet curling irons and the say the velvet rollers are safe for PH so I thought I could run the iron over it to straighten.I wish they made a velvet flat iron!!! I just used EP soft wear on two clients and it fel so nice the price isn't to bad either. AMM amanda just had a bad experince with hair from afrocare( her gutted post today) is that a diferent type than what you used? |
Posted By: sherrie215
Date Posted: May 25 2005 at 6:05pm
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marie I HAVE seen velvet flocked flat irons!!! When I was looking for a velvet flocked curling iron all I could find was flatirons! Do an internet search, Im sure you will find some. If I find one of the websites I will post it for you! |
Posted By: amm
Date Posted: May 25 2005 at 6:34pm
I had asked afrocare if the remi bodywave (Bohyme) was different than the Cinderella about 6 months or so ago. I was curious because they both were the same length and had am almost identical "S" wave in the photo. They told me they were two different types of hair. ------------- http://shrinkies.net - Extension Supplies & Virgin Brazilian Hair |
Posted By: marie87
Date Posted: May 25 2005 at 7:00pm
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Thanks Amm it's good to have options! And Sherrie that's the best new's I have a lot more hope for my PH install. You guys are full of info on how to curl the stuff so I know I wont have a problem there but I wasen't sure how to deal with making mine straight. Thank's
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Posted By: sherrie215
Date Posted: May 25 2005 at 7:31pm
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here is an ebay seller that has the velvet flat iron http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=7 8077&item=5584272607&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW - http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=7 8077&item=5584272607&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW and here is one at conair's website http://www.conair.com/conair/products/detail.jsp?product=31 - http://www.conair.com/conair/products/detail.jsp?product=31 |