Well, I decided to  get my first  "permanent" extensions yesterday for a trip out west with my  boyfriend. Thought it would make  the daily  routine easier not having to fumble with  clip ins.

OMG!!!!  They are HORRIBLE. She made the  pieces way  to  fat and chunky and  used synthetic hair that looks like horse hair just after one night.  My own hair is  brown and  blonde with  distinct  red undertones. The hair she put in is dark brown and  some ashy light blonde. IT looks greenish!!!   OMG!!!  It totally does not  match at all.

 

 My BF when he first saw it told me it looked ultra fake and  did not  color match at all. Imagine opening the door and hearing that  from him. He is  right, He is an ignorant man and just was honest.

 

The stylist is meeting me this morning with the plan of cutting the  extensions and shaping them and she wants to  dye my own hair on top to  match  better.what??? No way.I am taking them  out and going back to clip ins that I know  look good.  I am  athletic and like taking them out to  workout anyhow.  I am  pissed, though. now I have to  spend all day  prying these strands out w/ pliars. ( She used prostyle method w/ no glue, thank God. They  come out pretty  easily ) and then I need to  make a new set of clip ins for my  trip.

 

I am  pissed. I  want my  money  back. I  paid $600 for this  cr*p in my  head.  I  should have listened to  my gut feeling. She did not  have a portfolio and  the  sample hair did not look good. Is it right to  ask for the $$ back? I was at teh  most posh  salon in my  city. I  figured she knw what she was doing and her own pics looked good. Of course, cause she did nto install it on herself!!!    This might be a really expensive stupid mistake.

 

Any advice on how I should approach her? My mom owns a salon. She would refund. She wants happy customers. This sucks.

-Julie

 

You obviously already know where to buy hair that works for you, since you said you had been wearing the clip ins for over a year. And you already know how much hair you want to wear and where to place them for the look you want. You can easily recreate the same look you get with clips, with the pro-tac strips/wefts. If the hair you have for your clips is still in good shape you could even reuse that hair.

 

As for getting your money back...I dont know. Some places wont give any refunds. Some places may refund the labor portion of the bill. But you may have to eat the expense of the hair. If you signed a contract you'll need to take a look at it to see waht the policies are.

 

Good luck girl, hope it all works out.

 

 

I do the Prohair method and overall I like that method, but  it's true that the attachments are very big and chunky, thus lending themselves to a 'stringy' look.  I like Prohair fiber and it can look very good if it's blended properly, and that will depend on how well the stylist is good at gauging the color of your hair and blending it.

 

Because I am fond of Prohair fiber, what I have been doing lately for some clients who want the fiber is taking the hair and making my own pre tips and use my micro rings to apply.  It's a lot more work on my part but the attachments are not nearly as big and they blend  much better with the natural hair.

 

Sorry that you are having problems.  Good luck to you.

 

The above poster makes a good point~ the hair not matching is a pretty big deal and your stylist should do something to rectify that.  Good luck to you:)

 

BTW~ Your clips ins look great!  You did a super job.