How to create Thin Ends? PIX added
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Topic: How to create Thin Ends? PIX added
Posted By: Koffee Brown
Subject: How to create Thin Ends? PIX added
Date Posted: July 06 2005 at 8:23pm
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Anybody got any suggestions for how to cut extensions so the ends are
very very thin like single drawn hair (the hair that's thin at ends).
I'm trying to get my RK double drawn superwavy hair to have thin ends
; they are TOO full for me.
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Replies:
Posted By: Gina E
Date Posted: July 06 2005 at 9:53pm
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Hey Koffee: Use either a Feather Razor or thinning shears. You can taper and blend those ends just how you want em! *If you've never used a razor before(especially with a fresh blade) practice on some "bunk" hair till you get the "feel"...and that's exactly how I describe it. You *feel* when it's right!! |
Posted By: Koffee Brown
Date Posted: July 06 2005 at 10:04pm
 I have one of these. Sounds like what I should be using right? When I've used it in the past, I've can look at hair and tell whre I cut/thinned. You can see too much 'bluntness' on the ends. Guess I ain't got the feel for it yet. I'll practice ------------- K-B |
Posted By: sherrie215
Date Posted: July 06 2005 at 10:10pm
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yes it is! Just do what Gina says and practice using that razor on scrap hair before using on your extensions! And remember this when using a fresh blade.... one time after just replacing a blade and not even realizing how dull my blade was....with the first swipe of the new blade I took out one BIG CHUNK right in the front layers around my face.....GRRRR!! So I had to spend an hour removing and replacing the extensions that I hacked off! |
Posted By: Koffee Brown
Date Posted: July 06 2005 at 11:26pm
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Sherrie, so u're saying take it easy w/ a fresh blade. Ok, gotcha ------------- K-B |
Posted By: sherrie215
Date Posted: July 07 2005 at 5:24am
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Posted By: Gina E
Date Posted: July 07 2005 at 8:35am
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Ok Koffee...if you still feel like the ends look blunt with a razor, here's what I do. Take the tip the razor and go "In" to the strands, pulling/feathering down.(Like you're making brushstrokes with a paintbrush)
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Posted By: mochachip
Date Posted: July 07 2005 at 9:01am
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Hey Gina. Do you do that with or without a guard? The razor still makes me nervous. I always have to go super slow for fear I'll take out way too much or take off my finger... |
Posted By: Bridget
Date Posted: July 07 2005 at 9:51am
| I would say the razor has a guard! If you're hesitant about the razor, use thinning shears and point cut (cut straight into hair thru the ends). This will def. thin out your ends. |
Posted By: Koffee Brown
Date Posted: July 07 2005 at 12:17pm
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oh wow! lots of great tips. I like the idea of cutting into the
strands, but I best use shears and not a razor. I'm not that
steadyhanded, and i'd for sure cut myself. I have some EP hair that has
the thin thin ends (that I know some don't like, but I do), and i want
to get the RK hair like that. PIX BELOW  RK ends   EP ends  EDIT: to resize pix, to avoid scrolling ------------- K-B |
Posted By: Bridget
Date Posted: July 07 2005 at 12:30pm
| imo, the RK hair looks better than the EP! How do they differ in price, Koffee? |
Posted By: mochachip
Date Posted: July 07 2005 at 12:35pm
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EP is way more expensive isn't it? I've definitely gone the thinning shears point cutting route before. You need to change your bunches of hair and move the hair aroud a lot but it does work. |
Posted By: Koffee Brown
Date Posted: July 07 2005 at 12:49pm
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i'm gonna try that mocha (moving hair around and taking my time, working slow)
------------- K-B |
Posted By: Koffee Brown
Date Posted: July 07 2005 at 12:51pm
I know, most do like the full ends. I'm odd. The EP hair is more expensive than RK ------------- K-B |
Bridget wrote:Posted By: Bridget
Date Posted: July 07 2005 at 1:43pm
| Yeah I thought is was more expensive. When is your install w/the RK? We'll have to see how well it'll hold up! |
Posted By: Gina E
Date Posted: July 07 2005 at 11:39pm
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Mocha...OMG girl! They have guards(you'd loose a finger otherwise) Honestly, Koffee...those ends from EP look razored to the max! Either tool...you can get those ends to taper. Like mocha said... don't keep thining in the same spot. You can get lines that way, too. You can also slide cut with the thinners, too.(Like the same motion you'd use with a razor) Practice and patience! If in doubt...don't cut it, just leave it , come back to it later! |
Posted By: amm
Date Posted: July 08 2005 at 3:02am
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The RK ends look WAY better than the EP ends.
Stunning! I made clip-ins with the double drawn and I had the same issue to tackle. I fanned the hair out and made a big U-shaped cut. Then, I held the hair and scooched my sharp scissors at about the half-way length and ran it all the way through to the bottom. No blunt cuts and it thinned the hair all the way down. ------------- http://shrinkies.net - Extension Supplies & Virgin Brazilian Hair |
Posted By: Koffee Brown
Date Posted: July 08 2005 at 10:58am
AMM. I know! I know. And I don't want to make the RK hair AS thin as EP's ends, but I knew the pix of EP and RK together would give an idea of what look I was going for. I'd like to thin the RK ends out some tho. I agree, EP's ends are razored to max already. I would trim about an inch of the EP ends before wearing it to get rid of some of the stringyness, but i really like how hair looks once installed w/ the thin "wispy" (guess that's right word) ends. EDIT: Your cutting tip sounds like just what I want, but what do u mean by "scooching"?? . ------------- K-B |
Posted By: amm
Date Posted: July 08 2005 at 11:34am
I guess I mean, lazily running it down the hair while kind of snipping it at the same time. I never close the scissors all the way, I just kinda open and close them just enough to start thinning but never really cutting INTO the hair. I hope that made sense. ------------- http://shrinkies.net - Extension Supplies & Virgin Brazilian Hair |
Posted By: shel221
Date Posted: July 08 2005 at 12:23pm
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What about running some thinning scissors through the ends? x ------------- |
Posted By: Koffee Brown
Date Posted: July 08 2005 at 1:25pm
AMM: that makes perfect sense and i completely understand now. That's
how i see the "fancy=smancy hairstylists to the stars" snipping hair on
TV. U a pro, huh. 
------------- K-B |
Posted By: delin
Date Posted: July 09 2005 at 4:32pm
I can't remember who described razoring the ends in their post like peeling vegetables, but this is pretty apt. It's become kind of a hobby...grab a chunk of hair and "peel" the ends...very satisfying
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