GL experience cold fusion and pics
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Topic: GL experience cold fusion and pics
Posted By: patriciaeleanor
Subject: GL experience cold fusion and pics
Date Posted: October 09 2005 at 10:59am
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Posted By: shann2525
Date Posted: October 09 2005 at 11:15am
| i would love to see as I am considering the hairdreams type..what are the differences between the two of them in your opinion? We have both available here..I am between that and just geting a good ole microweft track sewn in- so to have no damage..or as little as I can get by with..please do show us your hair!! |
Posted By: patriciaeleanor
Date Posted: October 09 2005 at 11:39am
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Posted By: mochachip
Date Posted: October 09 2005 at 12:47pm
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If you are happy with your hair then that's the thing that
counts. I'd just like to say that leaving extensions of any kind
in for 6 months scares the crap out of me. The opportunity for
matting at the head and the amount the bonding sites shoud have grown
out from your head is just well disturbing to me. Again whatever
floats your boat :)al |
Posted By: patriciaeleanor
Date Posted: October 09 2005 at 12:50pm
| hmm, I donīt know. my hair didnīt knot up at all and you couldnīt see the extensions either, even after six months. I had quite a bit of my own hair layered over them. maybe itīs more of a problem if you start the extensions early in the layers. my hairdresser too said that normally they are taken out after 3-4 months, but I guess that it helped that I took care of them really well. I never left them humid, always used conditioner, always untangled them, didnīt blowdry too hot and always slept with a braid. |
Posted By: patriciaeleanor
Date Posted: October 09 2005 at 12:52pm
| oh, and everybody seems to talk about that the bondings are noticible when the hair grows out. I donīt get the point. what difference does it make if it is two inches further down. the bonding could possibly be seen when applied very high as well as when it has grown lower. itīs always a question if it is covered by hair. or is that a wrong impression I have? |
Posted By: shann2525
Date Posted: October 09 2005 at 1:07pm
| did you have a lot of grow out after that many months? I just worry about the matting and since I have to iron my curly hair to get it straight, I worry that I might remelt the bonds trying to get my hair to lay straight on accident or something..as much as I HATE the thought of a track or two, I think that for me it might be the best route..now if I could only get some of Amm's hair...*sigh* |
Posted By: patriciaeleanor
Date Posted: October 09 2005 at 1:19pm
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I had about 7 centimeters. I donīt know how much that is in inches... I will look it up in a converter later. I straighten my hair too, it is only naturally wavy though. I style my hair the following way and it works great: take the top layer of the hair (which doesnīt have bondings on it) and clam it away. then blowdry the bondings not too hot, leave the rest of the hair alone. if you straighten your hair with roundbrushes now blowdry the part below the bonding like you always have and only straighten it there with the iron. last blowdry the top lawyer and style it as you always have. this way you shouldnīt have a problem with catching a bonding with the iron and they stay intact because you only blowdry them with lower heat. at least thatīs how I do it. |
Posted By: patriciaeleanor
Date Posted: October 09 2005 at 1:36pm
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Posted By: patriciaeleanor
Date Posted: October 09 2005 at 1:51pm
and thatīs the only before picture I could find on my computer... sorry for sticking out the tongue  
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Posted By: mochachip
Date Posted: October 09 2005 at 2:32pm
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I'm sure it helps that you have quite a bit of hair to begin with(length and fullness). For me the further from my head the more obvious the bonds are. I think they have more of a chance to peak through your natural hair when they are grown out. And I didn't mean matting in the length of your hair (though I commend your deidication to braiding every night and using good products). I meant matting up close to your head. My hair isn't too bad about it but some people here have serious problems with it. I've only had matting issues when I wear braids. Not pinch braids, but full braids so that there is no way to brush your hair. then the part between the beginning of the braid and my head really mats up. But its not that hard to comb out if you are patient. I don't see any problem with the blending on your hair. How high up did you extensionist place the bonds? (top of your ears, even with your eye brows...)?? you said there was a lot of your hair at the top to cover. That always makes a difference on blending too. 7cm is not quite 3 inches. which would make me looney! but like I said if you are happy with it then party on. |
Posted By: patriciaeleanor
Date Posted: October 09 2005 at 2:54pm
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hi mochachip... thanx for your posting... the bonds are above the ear, I would say 1.5 cm below the hairline. now that I look at the pictures I think that it could actually be more hair. what do you think? oh and those matting issues... never had them... but like you say, probably everybodyīs hair is different... pat |
Posted By: patriciaeleanor
Date Posted: October 09 2005 at 2:56pm
| oh, and what are your tricks for blending the own hair with styling, especially in the back. Iīm always in the impression that it can be seen... |
Posted By: shann2525
Date Posted: October 09 2005 at 3:08pm
| i mean, Pat- could you be any more pretty..i think it looks great. And, I agree, with 3 inches of grow-out I would be crazy too (but that would be a mess for me cause that grow-out would never be smooth, but kinky/wavy and then the rest would be maybe smooth..maybe)..I meant matting at the bond also..I hear that can be a problem..I do not often blow dry my hair cause 1. it makes it too big/frizzy/poofy 2. I have to iron it anyhow, and I feel that both are doing too much in one shot..so I usually airdry then if I am going to straighten I will wait till next day or whatever..the more I read and hear i feel that a weft (blech) might be best for me. although I LOVE the look of individuals so much more! |
Posted By: patriciaeleanor
Date Posted: October 09 2005 at 3:21pm
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I donīt know if it is different with other methods but I did have
matting with my first extensions when I went to bed with wet hair as I
always used to do before. I noticed that it got tangled up really bad
every time I let it airdry. so the least I do (as on the pictures) is
blowdry the bonding part and on the rest of the hair it doesnīt matter
anyhow. maybe it works for you... oh, another question... looking through the board, the prices in the us for GL seem incredible. do you have any idea how much I would have paid there and how much would I pay for the hair like it is right now with different methods but really good hair (I wouldnīt save on that). When I finish my exams in Germany Iīll be moving to california, so Iīm curious... |
Posted By: mochachip
Date Posted: October 09 2005 at 3:24pm
| I like choppy layers for blending. in the back or otherwise. I also like a whole lot of hair to make the blend smooth. I think you could certainly use more hair if you wanted, but I don't know that you need it. |