Hi!

I am new to the forum, but have been reading through the posts on this board, for what seems like hours!

My twin sister and I wear extensions. We we born with lovely DARK brown hair, but we love being platinum blonde. My sister has a couple rows of wefts and fusion extensions (22") installed by a 20 yr extension veteran. Her extension hair is absolutely gorgeous and the right color (seems lighter than any 613 I've seen), but the extensionist won't tell her where the hair comes from. I guess if you have something REALLY, REALLY good you tend to guard it, right?! He says it is European hair, I think specifically Italian. Is there a secret supplier of the best hair in the world that I should know about? I think I have quite possibly every extension supply website bookmarked by now.

I have been wearing what I have come to realize are very cheap extensions. I started with Raquel Welch clip-in extensions (wore them for about 6 months straight, then had to throw them out-matted and tangled ALL THE TIME), then went to Sepia clip-in extensions purchased from http://www.hairandextensions.com - www.hairandextensions.com  (wore them for sometime only 2 days before they tangled and matted up). I always order 613, but I'm not sure if there is a distributor of good quality human hair in a lighter shade. My hair is maybe 1 shade lighter than 613. I am hoping to take the plunge and go for a couple rows of wefts and fusion strands in front.

A few questions for you pretty blondes (or those in the know about the light colored extensions):

1. What is the lightest human hair color readily available for purchase on the internet? I am not really concerned with price...I really just want A++++++ grade light hair.

2. For weft installation, do you think hand-tied or machine wefts are noticably different in their relative bulkiness (I have always had machine-weft extensions)? I notice that most hand-tied wefts are cut into 10" weft sections....this seems really long to me...I think I would only need like 8" max. Does folding over the weft if it is too long make more sense than cutting it?

3. Does purchaing pre-tips save time or money vs. cutting hair off a weft? Don't you have to cut off all the old glue anyway off pre-tips? Are there re-usable pre-tips? Is Keratin the preferred bonding glue for fusion extensions?

4. I have seen the polls listed on this forum talking about the best human hair brands. I can't seem to locate any LUSH hair in pale blonde or 613 equivalent. Bohyme seems to be one of the brands that forum members have found to be of good quality, and they are one of the only brands I can find in 613. Am I missing any other good brands?

I have been wearing my clip-ins for 2 years....hoping to take the plunge this week with a more permanent application.

Any help is appreciated! Thank you!

Hi and welcome!

Here is my 2 cents worth:

1) I have never seen any hair extension hair lighter than 613.  613 is pretty light, so I'm guessing that you bleach your hair out to almost white.  You may just have to tone your hair so the 613 will match it-sorry!

2) hand tied wefts are way thinner than machine wefted.  That said, because they are so thin, I usually double them up when I do a sew in weave, and that kind of defeats the purpose.  I do like hand tied better though, because they do not shed at all, and machine wefted hair does shed some.

Yes most hand tieds come in 10" width, and you never want to cut a hand tied weft, because it will unravel on you.  If I need to I fold them over, it's not a problem.

3) I'm the wrong person to answer a fusion question, because I really dislike that method. Usually pre-tipped hair is more expensive, but pre-tipping yourself is messy and takes too much time.  In my opinion, it's not worth it for me to pre-tip.

  I think keratin is just a fancy name for glue, they basically are all similar in chemical composition.  I know some people do have better luck with some brands over others though.

Look into shrinkies or protubes.  I think those are much easier to do than fusion, especially on yourself.

4) Check out http://www.extensions-plus.com - www.extensions-plus.com   They have some very nice hair, and carry a good inventory of Italian and European hair too.  But in your color and the length you are looking for, expect European hair to cost you about $180-200 per ounce.

Good luck!

Oh crap!!!

I saw platinum (lighter then 613) remy human hair the other day, some link from deep in google search, but I cant for the life of me remember where.

The color your looking for is either a 101 or 102, if that helps at all.

The UK 18inch bohyme is very very light verging on white blonde at the moment chick but the 22inch is normal 613 xx You can see how light it is in this picture x

# 614 is a tad lighter and less yellow...I've read through posts here Boyhme can vary from batch to batch. amm did have platnum in her Lush line...though I'm not sure if there is any left. The Elite line on her page is the same as EP. It's definately worht checking out!

As far as fusion, I like this method and have yet to have problems with it. Pertipped hair is more expensive...however I find pretipping to be a horrible, messy, time consuming chore. Again, check out http://www.shinkies.net - www.shinkies.net her prices on the Elite EZ fusion tips are fair and the hair is very good quality. I've only used the EZ plugs...(so I'm curious to hear any feedback)

Hope that helped!

ive seen lighter blonde hair it was almost white it was called platinum but i dont remember where and i dont know if it was good quality

613 is the lightest in most brands

I used to do extensions for a lady that had very bleached blonde nearly white hair. I used the lightest #613 I could find, and just used clairol shimmer lights (purple pigment) shampoo on the extension hair. It took it from a golden tone to nearly white. I always sent her home with a bottle of the shimmer lights shampoo and her hair always looked quite platinum.

Bohyme's #613 is quite light. I dont think the Lush #613 is as light.

hey sherrie im using the lush 613 and finding it to be a little more on the yellowy side then i expected.. do u think if i used the shimmer lights it would help give it a more white/platinum tone to it?

thanks

Thank you so much for all the help.

I think Bohyme is the way to go...is there one particular vendor you have found to have consistently lighter 613? Is the UK 613 the same texture as US? I have very thin hair, so is one more suited for my hair type? I know I'd be going with the silky straight texture.

Does Bohyme make pre-tipped extensions?

I'll definitely get the shimmer lights...sounds like I'll have to do that with whatever 613 I purchase.

Thank you!!!

There are some other human hair extensions http://www.52martonline.com/ - are lighter than 613. and 613 is very popular in this field.