Getting ready for My 1st Install...
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Topic: Getting ready for My 1st Install...
Posted By: Kimberly D
Subject: Getting ready for My 1st Install...
Date Posted: September 03 2005 at 11:11pm
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Trying to prep as much as I can and get everything ready to go, and
something's puzzling me: I'll be using bulk PH hair, should arrive this next week, and of course I wanted to make this as complex as possible and plan on using FIVE, count 'em 5, colors. I'll be trying to blend & install the colors as closely as I can to the colors of the wig shown in the link. http://www.wildflowerjewelrydesigns.biz/phcolors.htm - Here's the colors I bought and what I'm gonna try to do with them Seller of wig describes colors as pale & golden blonde, light & dark auburn, and copper red. I purchased Satinblond, Goldblond, Kupfer, Haselnuss, and Fichte to try and replicate this. I'll either be using linkies or shrinkies with the loose plastikhaar. Oh, and my hair color (at the moment) is dark auburn with pale/golden blonde highlights, so I'm not too worried about having a horrendous color clash between my hair and the ph. (crossing my fingers) So here's my questions: How can I blend it all, then take the install strands out "of the pile o' hair" while we're working, without making a mess o' hair on the table? How much loose hair do I use for each strand, just whatever fits in the microneedle or EZ threader? Any tips on how to organize my loose ph & stuff to make the install go smoothly? Gawd, I don't even know how I'll store the leftover ph colors and the blend after we're done. |
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Posted By: Save~A~Stray
Date Posted: September 04 2005 at 9:30am
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Hi Kimberly,
I think you may find this thread useful.......(it's kinda long but informative)..... http://talk.hairboutique.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID= 29511&KW=prostyles 
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Posted By: MERGUTHRIE
Date Posted: September 04 2005 at 9:34am
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ok. dollylocks took one part (strand so to spk)of color A, and then one of color B and then put it in my head. you could do this. kris used to take half a pack of color A and half a pack of color B and hand mix them. the color you have looks a lot like what amm has done in the past. it looks like streaks of colors and not so much actually blended so much. so you may want to dothe first method i spoke with, then C and D for the next strand? I am NO EXPERT. ------------- i love plastikhaar |
Posted By: Kimberly D
Date Posted: September 04 2005 at 2:51pm
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SAVE-A-STRAY: Wow, that is a great thread on handling & blending hair!
And I always wondered what the synth girls here were using to steam their hair with! Thanks, I'm bookmarking that baby. I was about going blind last night using the search, never would have thought to click on this thread.  In the future, I should look for more threads about
classes. MERGUTHRIE: Yeah, that's kind of what I was thinking! Taking just a couple colors and mixing them (A & B), then setting aside a couple other colors to mix (C & D), instead of one big 5-color mix (recipe for disaster). My 1st thought was to take color A for 1st strand, color B for 2nd strand, etc, but your input about dollylocks and kris are much better ideas. Gets a look like halfway between streaks and blended, which is exactly what I'll be trying for. Thank you! ------------- |
Posted By: Save~A~Stray
Date Posted: September 04 2005 at 6:14pm
Hi Kimberly...  yes, lot's of info right?!! I came home from
class and wrote everything down I learned that day..
I purchased off ebay the GS11 Conair Model-Professional Garment steamer ......Love it!! It came with a very kewl sleeve press which is fabulous for straightening the hair too, it's the perfect steam flat iron!!. I paid only $40 for it (got an extra $20 off from the buyer)...they retail for about $120+ for this model. It is 1400 watts and steams for 1 hr 30mins-non stop steam. I also bought the conair shiny styles( 5- in- 1) -velvet flockered flat iron on ebay for about $5-6.....love it too for synth. I have loads of the flockered jumbo rollers (11/2-13/4") which I set the synth hair in.....if it comes out a little too curly then I just run over it *real fast* with the velvet flat iron over the curl and it gives a nice smoother looser body curl......I don't like the very curl hair myself...so it gives me the perfect look I like for synth. Have fun with your install & happy blending!! 
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