lush hair and pro-tac
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Topic: lush hair and pro-tac
Posted By: jodicline
Subject: lush hair and pro-tac
Date Posted: February 23 2006 at 12:24pm
| Any more feedback on this? I have used way more hair then normal and had to order more to fill up five strands of the tape and now I am too afraid to put them in! Anybody have results from this yet? |
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Posted By: gsmilie
Date Posted: February 23 2006 at 2:13pm
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I still have my 6 strand stuck in my head. I am planning on doing a full install as soon as some more Lush comes in, maybe next week. How much hair did you use for your six lengths of tape? |
Posted By: amm
Date Posted: February 23 2006 at 7:01pm
I've tried this. A bit time consuming to fill up the tapes but once the layers are in, it's a nice full look. I take about 5 or 6 strands and hold them together, side by side, run the wand over the tips to merge them together and then I lay them down on the strip.
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Posted By: gsmilie
Date Posted: February 23 2006 at 8:06pm
| How many tips do you think it will take to do a full head? |
Posted By: FabulousHairExt
Date Posted: February 23 2006 at 10:09pm
is amm getting anymore lush? i thought she was no longer going to sell it? ------------- fyi I know my spelling sux! |
Posted By: jodicline
Date Posted: February 25 2006 at 8:32pm
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I used close to 400 strands as I doubled it up and wow is my hair thick! I think I went a little overboard but it was amazingly fast. I had already put the hair on the tape and stuck it in my hair in about 1/2 hour. My husband forgot to inform me that he was taking clients out to dinner and I had taken all of my hair out earlier in the day and so I was extrememly thankful for pro-tac strips! My hair wasn't blended the best but at least it was long and LUSH! I love the lush hair, I hope Amm will continue to sell it but I don't have too high of hopes.
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Posted By: smshands28
Date Posted: February 25 2006 at 8:43pm
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Is Amm getting more Lush? |
Posted By: gsmilie
Date Posted: February 26 2006 at 12:55pm
Did you melt your tips together like Amm showed above? I am getting ready to do a full install, but not sure how many tips I want to use, and if I should melt them together like Amm did.
I did have 6 tips in and I just flattened them out and put them on the pro-tac individually, well I just took those out and wanted to try only useing half of the tape. Anyways, I had a Bit*h of a time getting the tips off of the tape, they were stuck like a pig!! That's why I am thinking if I melt a few together it may be easier to get the tape off of them when I do a take down. How did you do it? Thanks! |
jodicline wrote:Posted By: sherrie215
Date Posted: February 26 2006 at 1:10pm
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LOL gsmilie...sounds familiar...but at least it wasnt stuck in YOUR hair! Makes me wonder what it is about combining other adhesives with the protac that makes it hard to remove....or if there is any connection at all |
Posted By: gsmilie
Date Posted: February 27 2006 at 9:49am
If I were you, I probably would have been peeing my pants in pure panic!! Thankfully it was only stuck to the extension hair, and I did get if off with only a few curse words |
Posted By: jodicline
Date Posted: February 27 2006 at 11:09am
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I did it just like Amm did and I haven't had any issues with it slipping but I also haven't done a take down yet either. It is so thick that I probably won't double it up the next time. It's fun but just a little much! |
Posted By: amm
Date Posted: March 04 2006 at 4:39pm
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I used 6oz of 22" Lush and didn't double it at all. There's about 6 different colors and one strip has purple, burgundy and fuscia placed every fifth strand and that strip is placed above the bottom weft and then covered by two other strips going up. It's a very cool peekaboo bit of color that pops out.
I take about 6-8 tips in my fingers and then press the wand over them until they fuse together in a single row, snipping the extra length so it's only 1/2" and then press down on the tape. Installed, they feel firmer than a weft but are definitely comfortable. There's no shedding and sleeping, even on the first night, was no problem at all. This is my first full install as I had only done a test strip in the past. That tester came out as easy as the weft hair that was in for the same duration. I got to thinking about doing this with fusion hair and I wondered about problems that could arise with too much blow drying near the strips. Would the fusion tips break down enough to cause a problem with removal? I definitely would do a test strip using fusion/bonding tape and see how the removal is before doing a full install as there could potentially be a big problem with takedown. This is the hair I prepped for my own install. Wearing very well thus far:  ------------- http://shrinkies.net - Extension Supplies & Virgin Brazilian Hair |
Posted By: gsmilie
Date Posted: March 04 2006 at 4:45pm
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cOOL, I would love to see pics of it installed.
How is the Lush wearing for you? Have you experienced any dryness and tangling? If so what do you do? I am excited to install mine, I just need to find the time!!! |
Posted By: sherrie215
Date Posted: March 04 2006 at 4:56pm
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Excellent Amm! I do like the idea of being able to customise the color combinations with using the individual strands on the tape...so nice to hear that they are working out well! Thats just one more option for people who like the fast and easy installs of the tapes! Hey missy...how about some head shots? |
Posted By: amm
Date Posted: March 06 2006 at 5:59am
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Posted By: jodicline
Date Posted: March 06 2006 at 12:36pm
I love the pro-tac and lush. It is a ton of fun with the different color combos and hi lights. It does take longer to put them on the strips but it is worth it. I am going on 11 days and my hair is doing great. Absolutely no problems with dryness, tangling, etc. It's super easy!
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