how long have you been wearing extensions?
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Topic: how long have you been wearing extensions?
Posted By: Lynn74
Subject: how long have you been wearing extensions?
Date Posted: June 02 2006 at 10:32am
5 years for me - thankfully my hair is still in the same condition as before I started 
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Posted By: Amanda8Beechwoo
Date Posted: June 02 2006 at 10:36am
7 years now x ------------- [URL=http://www.hairextensionsbyamanda.co.uk]www.hairextensionsbyamanda.co.uk[/URL] |
Posted By: malibu
Date Posted: June 02 2006 at 12:09pm
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10 months What methods are you guys using? ------------- |
Posted By: Longhairdreams
Date Posted: June 02 2006 at 12:22pm
| 8 years if you count clip- ins. |
Posted By: Syren123
Date Posted: June 02 2006 at 2:21pm
| Very first set of extensions put in - Feb 1990, making it 16 yrs for me, 95% of which was sewn in wefts. |
Posted By: malibu
Date Posted: June 02 2006 at 2:25pm
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HEy Syren, what type of hair do you have? My hair is fine, I wasn't sure if sewn in was good for me. What do you think? ------------- |
Posted By: Cody
Date Posted: June 02 2006 at 4:38pm
| Three years for me. My first DIY weave--done with awful BSS hair and latex glue--lives on in embarassing pictures! |
Posted By: leelou
Date Posted: June 02 2006 at 5:40pm
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seven years with a years break to grow out a very short cropped style i had to endure after cutting waist length candycane dreadlocks out after getting bored with them lol!! ------------- xxx Leanne |
Posted By: leyda
Date Posted: June 02 2006 at 6:25pm
10 years  ------------- Se tu mismo |
Posted By: sherrie215
Date Posted: June 02 2006 at 6:39pm
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8 years + (I wore clip ins and clip ons looong before trying my first 'semi permanent' extensions)
Ive worn microring wefts, micro-ring/strands, fusion, glued wefts, shrinkies, pro-tac ------------- www.hairextensions101.com - www.hairextensions101.com www.mybeautyaddiction.com - www.mybeautyaddiction.com |
Posted By: Kalika
Date Posted: June 02 2006 at 6:43pm
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almost 7 years now, off and on. Damn, I got started young
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Posted By: longhairaddict
Date Posted: June 03 2006 at 1:51am
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I've been wearing them about 1 year and a I am seriously addicted!!!! My first install was with latex glue and good hair from ebay (actually from a clip in set, I cut the clips off after a few glasses of wine and decided I was tired of taking them out every night lol). Pretty much every method and several thousands of dollars later I have a closet full of hair and every possible attachment supply you can order. :) My favorite install was by far the silicone microlinks and the EP indian hair. I'm going to give my hair a break from the strand by strand methods and I'm loving LG these days. I think the protacs are a little bulky for summer. I'm sure I'll still be wearing them in 10 years..... ------------- Wearing 22" 8oz Tease I tips installed with silicone microrings. |
Posted By: neosoulsenhora
Date Posted: June 03 2006 at 12:44pm
| I have to say I have been an addict since my first year of high school in 94 soo that would put me at 13 years !! 13 years of sew in's, bonding, fusioning, lacefrontin, everything you can think of too when I first started off bobby pinning in my head. |
Posted By: metalgirl
Date Posted: June 03 2006 at 1:28pm
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15 years:
sewn in weaves, shrink links, microlinks, ultratress, fusion, invisible extensions, clip ins, pinchbraids, bonded wefts. ------------- http://www.Godiva-Hair.com - http://www.Godiva-Hair.com http://www.MetamorphosisHairDesign.com - http://www.MetamorphosisHairDesign.com |
Posted By: lucky chick
Date Posted: June 03 2006 at 8:11pm
2 1/2 years of extensions for me (after one year of 3/4 falls, etc). First time was heat seals, then a lot of braid-n-sews w/ fusion on top, and I ended w/ heatseals. Now I am a happy camper w/ clip ins. Happiest w/ clip ins! 
oh, forgot to say shrinkies, too.
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Posted By: Divavocals
Date Posted: June 04 2006 at 4:16am
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Been down since the 80's.. Off and on I've worn extensions since 1987 (ahh it seems like only yesterday!!)
I've worn, sew-in, clip-ons, pinchbraids, bonded wefts... Not to mention -- individual braids, hair pieces, wigs. (I wore a phony pony for my wedding!!!)
My hair is healthy with only ONE minor breakage incident when I INSISTED on having blond highlights (despite my stylists warnings that since my hair is also relaxed that the color would probably break off).. The colored areas broke off pretty badly, but no worries.. I changed the way I parted my hair, so that it covered the damaged area on my next install, and waited a year for things to grow back! ------------- Check out the 5th So Cal offline luncheon?? For more info: divahairtalk.overthehillweb.com/lunch.html Links to my fav vendors & hair albums + Weave 101 information: divahairtalk.overthehillweb.com |
Posted By: Trinity
Date Posted: June 06 2006 at 1:27pm
| 15 years at least!!! |