Finally getting extensions..need advice
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Topic: Finally getting extensions..need advice
Posted By: TNgal16
Subject: Finally getting extensions..need advice
Date Posted: July 16 2006 at 5:07pm
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I can't decide which would be better for me. I have shoulder-length hair (growing it out from having Martina McBride's haircut) and want extensions. Living in Nashville, I am pretty luck, I actually share the same stylist as Martina, and he does awesome work, but can't afford extensions, so I am getting the clip ins. I don't know if I should get the ones that come with 6 pieces or just one piece with a halo. I don't know if my real short hair will show through, which is what worries me. I wish I could get the permanent ones, but I live paycheck to paycheck and just can't do it.
What would you say is better?
this one http://www.glamourhair.com/extensions/easixtend.asp - http://www.glamourhair.com/extensions/easixtend.asp or this one http://www.glamourhair.com/extensions/revolution.asp - http://www.glamourhair.com/extensions/revolution.asp
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Posted By: sherrie215
Date Posted: July 16 2006 at 5:13pm
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girl.....for that amount of money you could buy some wefts and some protac tape and install them yourself! And its EASY too! ------------- www.hairextensions101.com - www.hairextensions101.com www.mybeautyaddiction.com - www.mybeautyaddiction.com |
Posted By: TNgal16
Date Posted: July 16 2006 at 6:10pm
| Thanks but that isn't for me. That is all greek to me and I would rather just pay the money and have it ready. I don't have a clue how to do wefts (whatever those are) and in my life, don't even have the time. I am lucky enough to style my hair in the morning for work LOL |
Posted By: malibu
Date Posted: July 17 2006 at 5:42pm
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I wore the easixtend for my wedding and LOVED it!!! BUT they're not for
everyday. There's too many of them and it's too many clips for
everyday. They're good for special occasions. I was curious about Revolution but like Sherrie said, it's a lot of money. What I did was buy the hair on the weft, Sherrie has loads of different references on her site http://hairextensions101.com/ - http://hairextensions101.com/ I bought the clips and sewed them on. This way you can custom make them for yourself and also control the thickness of the row. If this is just too time consuming for you (which it's really not too much work) but anyway I would get one that has the least amount of work. I've never tried Revolution but I did read on this forum a good review about it. ------------- |
Posted By: Divavocals
Date Posted: July 17 2006 at 8:14pm
Malibu is right, you are going to become frustrated using these clip-on pieces on a daily basis because they are going to require a certain amount of daily effort on your part.. More time than you would have had to spend if you had taken a little more time and learned how to do a ProTac or Liquid Gold install. Clip-ins are great for one or two tracks.. They're even great for a full head install, but remember there's a big difference between putting in one or two clip-on tracks daily versus putting on a 6 or more track system daily. If (as you stated) you don't have time, this type of extensions may not be the right method for you..
In my experience, an educated extensions wearer is going to be a happy extensions wearer.. Plenty of proof of that around here.. I see posts here all the time from women who leapt before they looked into extensions, and we read about the result of that.. Here's some basics:
You don't have to install the hair yourself if you are not inclined to do so.. You can have someone do it for you, but whatever you do, if you don't do your homework you could spend lots of money for a less than satisfactory result.. My advice?? I would strongly suggest that you start off getting to know some basic extensions terminology or the rest of this world of extensions is going to be greek to you.. Wefts are the foundation of the type of systems you are contemplating.. Knowing what a weft is would be a good place to start your education.. ------------- 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 |
TNgal16 wrote:Posted By: sherrie215
Date Posted: July 20 2006 at 7:27pm
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great advice DivaVocals! ------------- www.hairextensions101.com - www.hairextensions101.com www.mybeautyaddiction.com - www.mybeautyaddiction.com |
Posted By: malibu
Date Posted: July 20 2006 at 9:49pm
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Definatly listen to DivaV. I've wasted a lot of money because I didn't
know enough about it. It's easy to trust someone at the salon who acts
like they know what they're talking about but a lot of times they only
know ONE method. That's a bad sign.
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Posted By: TanglesRC
Date Posted: July 21 2006 at 12:09am
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Right on Diva!!! ------------- Bringing beauty, one head at a time... |
Posted By: hairgirl1
Date Posted: July 21 2006 at 6:57am
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that was an excellent response Diva!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
hAIRGIRL1
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Posted By: Divavocals
Date Posted: July 23 2006 at 1:11pm
 Awwww shucks.. ya'll makin' me blush!!------------- 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 |