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Hair length needed for Extentions?

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Topic: Hair length needed for Extentions?
Posted By: tommylee
Subject: Hair length needed for Extentions?
Date Posted: November 05 2005 at 8:46am
I recently visited a "Greatlengths" certified stylist who recommended that my hair be atleast 6 inches on the top, before using extentions?

Is this true? 


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Posted By: gsmilie
Date Posted: November 05 2005 at 9:23am

She probably told you that so that you would have good coverage to hide the bonds and also to blend the hair with the extension hair.  Now with that said, it may not be necessarily true.  I got GL's and my hair on top was only about 4 inches long, but I have lots of layers in and my hair was also very fine, which made it easy for her to blend the too together.  Depending on your hair texture, you may be able to get away with shorter hair on the top layer, but your extesionist needs to know how to blend the hair really well. 

 I'm not an expert, and I know that lots of stylist on this board put GL's in, so maybe they have more answers for you.

Posted By: TanglesRC
Date Posted: November 05 2005 at 12:34pm

i have done hairlocs with hair short as 1 inch, and it all blended.

it all depends on the stylist and what they can do.



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Posted By: metalgirl
Date Posted: November 05 2005 at 2:38pm

I would say in general, the longer that top layer of natural hair is , the more natural looking the extension job will be.

Shorter, thicker hair is much more difficult to get it to blend than finer, thinner hair.

I have done extension jobs with hair that's around 3" on top and they looked ok.  I always tell the client that as her natural hair grows, the easier it will be to blend the extensions.

Ideally, the longer the better, though.



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Posted By: tommylee
Date Posted: November 06 2005 at 8:15am
Thanks everyone, I do have think hair, so I am sure she just wanted a more natural look.\

And, besides, I wanted to wait and have it done around the 1st of Jan.

thanks again...

tom


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