hey jenny - i think it still looks fab. sorta on the topic - heather from atlanta told me that there is a hairpolice weave method, not sure what it involves though. she made it sound less involved than a sew in on cornrows.

Jenny that hair really is fabulous.... But.... If you mix weft and pinchbraids you must post detailed photos.  I think two thin rows of weft mixed in with a head of small pinchbraids would be interesting.

   However,  I believe you will miss the free feeling and easy access to your scalp from pinchbraids.  Wefts can feel like a mass stuck to your noggin.  I personally can't deal with it for more than a day.

Jenny_RR wrote: Syren: I have no idea. But yeah, I would imagine cornrows. I love the pinchbraid method, but the pieceiness drives me batty. I wonder if a track or two, combined with pinchbraids for the rest of the hair, would fix the problem. Again, it wasn't too piecey for the first month or so; it gets worse as they grow out. Anyone else have these issues with strand-by-strand methods? :)

Jenny-

I would discourage you from getting wefts for a number of reasons. Yes, PB's can look a little piecey if too much hair is used per braid or there are simply not enough braids. I think your hair looks fabulous and IMO you have virtually no pieceiness. Your hair already looks as full as it would with wefts, so why mess with a good thing? Wefts are soo much harder to work with, they itch, they can smell, they look a little funky if they are "peeking through," and I also think  wefts can look a little too "wiggy". No to mention they limit your styling options. I had wefts combined with PB's about five years ago, and even with the microwefts I could not wear two braids or pigtails, basically any style that involves a part down the center of your head. At least if a PB shows, it looks cute and funky, not so with wefts.

I do not care what anyone says, I feel wefts do damage your hair more than PB's. I thought I would be able to grow mine out by wearing extensions. Basically, I gained no length at all after wearing wefts for a year (I even had it tightened every 10 weeks to avoid matting) so I had Hair Police take them out and cut my hair to my shoulders because it was definitely thinner after wearing them for so long. On the other hand, I have worn a 3/4 head of PB's for a span of a year or longer, with no adverse effects. I was actually able to grow my hair while wearing them. Just my two cents, I think your hair looks beautiful as is.

Regarding weaves:

Right now my two bottom rows are weaves and the rest are pinchbraids. The only reason I have weaves on the bottom is for the extra length on the human hair and because I have this habit of constantly picking my hair out of my pinchbraids. I agree with all the comments about weaves damaging your hair more and also being more difficult to style. I still wear my hair in pigtails and ponytails, but I'm not really concerned with concealing my extensions, but I do prefer pinchbraids showing instead of wefts. Even with the HairPolice technique, where extra hair is added to the cornrow and it's anchored in spots, it can still cause damage...especially on bleached hair. Personally, I prefer the piecey look on myself...I get frustrated when the weft parts wont separate like the rest of my hair. 

Jenny: I think your hair looks great, and I agree that making the braids smaller would probably help. :)

Jenny, your hair does look great and Issac is awesome!

But, I have to admit that I'm not a big fan of pinchbraids.  They are too big.  Bridget used to do my hair years ago with loose human hair using the 4 box braid, spirit gum, and heat sealed it with synth.   Then I got my hair done by hairpolice and I'm not as crazy about string as much as I am with the heat seal.

Jenny, the upside is that pinchbraid is retightening and reusable; whereas heat seal is disposable hair.  So basically it is what's most important to you.

I vote heat seal over string {my hair, my opinion}.  Plus synth hair is soooooo cheap!

All my best, Charlene

Also...keep in mind that everyone seems to do their own different sizes on pinchbraids, box braids, etc. You can ask to have them made smaller and your stylist should be able to make them as small as you like...it'll just take a bit longer. I'm sure if you ask, your stylist would work with you to figure out what works best for you...pinchbraids don't have to be big.  :)

-Heather

hey Jenny,

I know I sound really stupid for asking because it was probably already answered =P but what type of hair do u have in in these pictures and what methods, etc. =) I would really like to know it looks AWESOME =). Im experimenting with extensions and wanted to know what you had because my results from experimenting are nothing that great. So anyway it would be wonderful if u could help =) oOo, I ddont want u 2 answer if u dont want 2 and also where does your natural hair fall? This is the best install Ive seen and I cant even tell slightly where your hair might be. Thanx, AlexiA

Gosh!  Im so going to install PH in my own hair!  I can't believe how beautiful the hair looks at 9 weeks  as its much better than standard HH would look like around 9 weeks.

Only 1 thing.  Whats involved in a blow out? 

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Jenny that tutorial was great thanks for finding the link for me.  Im going to order some ph to practise with before i introduce it into the salon.

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