Some recent <<pictures>> of my hair
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Topic: Some recent <<pictures>> of my hair
Posted By: Cali-Kristin
Subject: Some recent <<pictures>> of my hair
Date Posted: August 12 2006 at 11:01pm
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Hey there, I thought I'd share a few of my most recent pictures since it's been a few installs since the last posted about my hair.
Right now I've got a mix of everything packed in there almost like a nicely planned out vegetable garden- LOL. I've got D-LUX keratin tips, two short glued in D-LUX wefts, some Bohyme that I installed with some new fusion chips I'm trying out and a two new types of keratin tipped hair. I guess you could say I'm mulit-tasking with my comparisons. All the hair is 22" but I cut about 2" off the bottom and layered some of the hair around my face. Let me know if you have any questions. Sometimes my PM acts funky so if you need to email me anything please do so at mailto:Info@YourHairShop.com - Info@YourHairShop.com
I've got some clip-in M2/33 pieces in this first picture:
  I'll post a few more pictures shortly, I'm just waiting to get them from the photographer  -------------  http://www.YourHairShop.com - www.YourHairShop.com
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Posted By: sherrie215
Date Posted: August 13 2006 at 12:58am
beauuutiful Kristin!! ------------- www.hairextensions101.com - www.hairextensions101.com www.mybeautyaddiction.com - www.mybeautyaddiction.com |
Posted By: kirstyx1888xmac
Date Posted: August 13 2006 at 2:31am
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ur so beauiful cali-k i realy like you with the dark bits at the front cos its a nice contrast.
how much hair do yuo have in all together, it looks very thick and full
ps btw dont know if its just me but the link to yur shop at the bottom of yur messages doesnt seem to work...
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Posted By: Shirilyn
Date Posted: August 13 2006 at 5:03am
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Who did your install? It is beautiful. Does your fusion shed?
Shiry ------------- http://www.myspace.com/texashairextensionqueen |
Posted By: nursie
Date Posted: August 13 2006 at 6:44am
| gorgeous, you and the hair :) |
Posted By: Darling Nikkie
Date Posted: August 13 2006 at 9:27am
Wow! You look gorgeous!!  Is the hair silky straight or is it body wave? And pleeeaaaase keep us informed about the new keratin you tried... .
Can you give us some tips how to do fusion by yourself? 
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Posted By: LuckieDuckies
Date Posted: August 13 2006 at 8:39pm
| can someone please do a recap again on how to make that wave? |
Posted By: Cali-Kristin
Date Posted: August 14 2006 at 1:14am
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Hi ladies,
Thanks for all of your compliments
 . I put in random amounts of the different types of hair so I don't know exacty how much is in there. All together my best guess would be about 3- 4 ounces. I used to have to install about 5 ounces right after my breakage but my hair has grown out a lot so I don't need as much. I've got 40 pieces of the D-LUX keratin tipped hair in colors #D8A/14B and D5/14 and the rest was all done in #613. All the hair is silky straight and then I curl it with a curling iron. I find that even if I buy curly hair I always end up re-curling it to get the curl I want so It makes no difference to me to install the straight hair. Here's a picture I posted in a past thread showing how I curl it: I do not use the lever on the iron at all. I simply point the curling iron down, place it about 3 inches away from my head and wrap a section of hair around it. Start wrapping the hair closest to the scalp so the ends are the last to be wrapped. See how I'm holding the end of my hair in my right hand? I find that leaving the last inch of hair out of the iron it helps give it a more natural curl vs. a tight spiral curl. I also wrap clockwise on my right side and counter-clockwise on my left (away from my face).
I installed everything on my myself, even the back. I use mirrors which helps A LOT. Below is a picture of one of my last installs. I've got a large mirror on the wall and then a small hand-held mirror that I hang from the ceiling. I took this picture facing my large mirror and you can see my little hanging mirror behind me in the reflection. I was working on my last row of that install which you can see in the small mirror.
 So far my shedding has been normal (just a couple hairs when I brush it). I've only had this in for about 2 weeks though so it will take a few more weeks to really know how good the new bonds are. I wash my hair once every 3-4 days and use the Purology Hydrating line of shampoos and conditioners on it which helps keep it looking and feeling lovely.
I'll let you know how I like the new bonds I'm trying... I'm always on the look out for bigger-better products. I appreciate any feedback you have for me on any of our products so that I can make changes when necessary. Please email any feedback to mailto:Info@YourHairShop.com - Info@YourHairShop.com so I am sure to get it. If you have any new product ideas I'd also like to know about them too
 If you have any more questions about my install fire away ------------- http://www.YourHairShop.com - www.YourHairShop.com
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Posted By: sherrie215
Date Posted: August 14 2006 at 1:27am
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Kristin, you say so far your shedding has been normal, just a couple of hairs? Unfortunately my shedding is FAR from normal. I get brushfuls with every brushing. And random stray hairs shedding all day long. I really really hope this shedding slows down. Ive wore hair before that shed alot for about the first week and then just sort of stopped or slowed down to a minimum, hopefully this will be the case with the Dlux. I dont want to put this hair down, or make it seem bad, because it is very pretty hair and holds curl beautifully, but the shedding so far is nuts! ------------- www.hairextensions101.com - www.hairextensions101.com www.mybeautyaddiction.com - www.mybeautyaddiction.com |
Posted By: Darling Nikkie
Date Posted: August 14 2006 at 1:43am
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Kristin, I love the color of your hair! Wish I could be blonde like that... .
Anyway, I saw your mirror set-up and that makes sense, but is it easier to install microrings by yourself or fusion? How do you keep from burning scalp and fingers? I really want to learn to do this... I love being creative and I feel a little lost here. [:s Sherrie gave me good info on pro tac, but I'd really like to continue with strand by strand... . ] ------------- I learn to love and try to understand everyone I meet. I see the rainbow hiding in their eyes.
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Posted By: kttylover2
Date Posted: August 14 2006 at 2:31am
 Kristin....that
looks beautiful girl....and your install looks great....i love Lisa's
hair and so does she....see you on the next install ;) BTW I want
to order the french refined bohyme when you get it in!!!Thanks Jody ;) |
Posted By: frenchie1
Date Posted: August 14 2006 at 8:13am
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Hi kristin!
You look wonderful!
Beautiful girl+ beautiful hair=
 Good job!
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Posted By: PRNCEZZRAL
Date Posted: August 14 2006 at 8:21am
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Beautiful Kristen! Love the dark streaks ------------- http://public.fotki.com/prncezzral/ |
Posted By: aimee
Date Posted: August 14 2006 at 8:34am
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Kristin your hair looks gorgeous like always ------------- im a synthetic girl and i love plastikhaar |
Posted By: MaginOC
Date Posted: August 14 2006 at 10:13am
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Wow Kristen! You are stunning! Hey, you mention you have two small D-Lux wefts glued in. Where on your head are they glued in, how long are they, and what type of glue did you use?
Maggi
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Posted By: msfitns72
Date Posted: August 14 2006 at 1:17pm
| Wow...that really does look awesome! I just had my D-Lux installed ( 22 inch) last week with the pinchbraid method...so I can say that I do not get ANY shedding with that method. I love my pinchbraids.... However, I am not used to straight hair at all...and I hate the way it looks without curling it. I read somewhere that this hair is somewhat wavy when it dries...but not my batch, at least-- It is surely straight! My own hair is shoulder length and fine/wavy...so my layers seem to poke through when this hair isnt curled. I am the lead singer in a band so when I curl it, it doesnt last through the end of the night with the hot lights and me sweating bullets. I am trying to figure a way to make the curl last...any suggestions at all? I curl it with a tourmaline curling iron and it looks lovely as long as I don't get on that damn stage! Would hot rollers hold longer? Maybe a setting lotion will help? |
Posted By: Cali-Kristin
Date Posted: August 14 2006 at 1:24pm
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Sherrie- I installed them with Liquid Gold so I don't know if that bonding method makes any difference or not. You've installed with Liquid Gold in the past so you may know- does the glue change anything to do with the shedding? I've only got two strips of the wefts in which are each about 4" long so I'm no where near the 12oz you've got installed. I would assume that the more hair you have in the more shedding you would encounter but if you're having a lot as you say this would not be normal. I just parted back my hair to just reveal the wefts and I put my fingers through them checking for shedding and I'm finding that the cut ends are giving off a few hairs... should I have sealed the cut ends with nail glue? It's been a long time since I had wefts in so I forgot to seal the ends. Did you seal the cut ends? btw, what were your results with the free full pack of 18" #613 on weft that I sent you a couple months ago? I sent it to you free of charge so you could try it out before you bought any hair from us and I was assuming that you must have liked it if you ordered more. If you found them to be different please let me know. I sent my distributer an email last night with some questions about wefts and shedding so I should hear back shortly. Please keep me posted Sherrie Nikkie- IMO the microlinks are the easiest of any of the extension systems especially when you are doing them on yourself. I like the microlink sysytem but as I'm sure you know it's normal to lose a few while you wear them. Although it's really easy to pop them back in I prefer the fusion because it's rare for me to lose any bonds during wear. The first couple fusion pieces I install in the back of my head are always a bit awkward but then I get used to looking in the mirror and it's smooth salin' after that. Always use a template when installing fusion so you don't burn your scalp. I always move really slow at the start so I can tell when I'm moving my wand in the wrong direction- this helps me to avoid burining my fingers.
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Posted By: Cali-Kristin
Date Posted: August 14 2006 at 1:33pm
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msfitnes- that's awesome! Do you have any pictures of your hair? I use a 1" connair silver curling iron (shown in one of my above pictures) and it works great. I will usually curl my hair after it's washed and it stays curly until I wash it again. The curl that was in my hair in the first pictures above were actually curled the day before these pictures were taken. I touched up about 4-5 curls around my face that were my natural hair but that's it. Oh, the dark clip-ins were new though so I curled those right before the shoot.
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Posted By: msfitns72
Date Posted: August 14 2006 at 1:44pm
| Thanks, Kristen. I will take some new photos tomorrow when I wash and style again. I think the problem is the profuse sweating onstage....and I mean SWEATING. I am drenched and so is half my hair by the end of the first set! So my natural hair starts to curl and "pouf" while the extension hair gets straighter! * UGH!* Everyone tells me it looks great...so I am probably the only one so critical of it...I have never worn hair this long either..so blending was a bit more challenging. I have alot of fine layers. I am trying to figure a way to make it last onstage...do you use any styling product before you curl? |
Posted By: sherrie215
Date Posted: August 14 2006 at 2:04pm
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thanks for your response Kristin. The 18 inch is on my head now along with the 22 inch that I purchased. The 18 inch was not long enough for my length nor enough hair with 4 ounces to do a full install, and that is the only way in my opinion to get a true test. Im just NOW finding the time to test your Dlux You shouldnt have to seal the ends of machine wefts. And yes LG will help a little with shedding but its not the cure. It wont stop excessive shedding. Its only been a week, so the shedding may stop or slow down. But it is def. an issue in my opinion.When I wear Bohyme it usually sheds like a big dog for about the first week or two, and then stops/slows to a minimum. So that may be the case with this hair.
I recommend that anyone who uses Bohyme to seal the wefts, the entire weft with Aleenes Stop Fraying. Its an easy fix honestly, and a small price to pay if you find good quality hair. Which is very difficult to find in the lighter colors.
So even with the shedding that I am experiencing, I still like this hair so far. It looks good, curls well and holds the curl which as BIG PLUSES in my book! ------------- www.hairextensions101.com - www.hairextensions101.com www.mybeautyaddiction.com - www.mybeautyaddiction.com |
Posted By: Cali-Kristin
Date Posted: August 14 2006 at 2:12pm
That's awesome. Where do you get that Aleenes stuff? Is it a type of adhesive? is it spray on? brush on? I'm sure I could search it on the threads... I bet you've mentioned it many times before... sorry to be a pain  ------------- http://www.YourHairShop.com - www.YourHairShop.com
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Posted By: sherrie215
Date Posted: August 14 2006 at 2:42pm
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not a problem Kristin, the Aleenes Stop Fraying is actually a product used for fabric, and you can find it in any fabric store, craft store or anywhere that you can buy sewing or craft supplies. Its a glue that is similar in consistancy to Elmers glue. You work in samll sections applying the glue and using an orange stick to push the glue into the weft, let it dry flip the weft over and do both sides. If you push the glue into the weft you get a good seal. The Aleenes dries in about an hour, but it takes 5 days to cure before you should get it wet. The wefts will dry flexible, unlike some other adhesives that dry stiff. ------------- www.hairextensions101.com - www.hairextensions101.com www.mybeautyaddiction.com - www.mybeautyaddiction.com |
Posted By: Cali-Kristin
Date Posted: August 14 2006 at 2:52pm
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I think I have some of that stuff in a craft box of mine... what a great idea! I will recommend this on my site and maybe even to my manufacturer. I know some wefts shed at first but wouldn't it be great if they never shed at all... *sigh* ------------- http://www.YourHairShop.com - www.YourHairShop.com
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Posted By: sherrie215
Date Posted: August 14 2006 at 3:07pm
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actually there is a product that EP uses to seal there wefts that they keep top secret. The hair manufacturers may know what it is. ------------- www.hairextensions101.com - www.hairextensions101.com www.mybeautyaddiction.com - www.mybeautyaddiction.com |
Posted By: FabulousHairExt
Date Posted: August 14 2006 at 4:30pm
Sherrie can you use it to seal hand tied weft's? ------------- fyi I know my spelling sux! |
sherrie215 wrote:Posted By: sherrie215
Date Posted: August 14 2006 at 4:55pm
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yes I believe so, I use machine wefts and sealing wefts is a relatively new DIYer task that I learned from Divavocals. I dont have much experience with handtied wefts, so maybe Divavocals will better advise on that question. Or i will ask her and give you the answer. ------------- www.hairextensions101.com - www.hairextensions101.com www.mybeautyaddiction.com - www.mybeautyaddiction.com |
Posted By: malibu
Date Posted: August 14 2006 at 8:12pm
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Operation: find out what kind of glue EP uses to seal their wefts!!!!!
It was in a tin can that they probably bought at the hardware store.
They said only a few people there actually know what it is. The label
was removed, sneaky sneaky.
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Posted By: Darling Nikkie
Date Posted: August 14 2006 at 11:44pm
Hey M, I'm also a lead singer and wore the straight hair on stage as well though my own is a bit wavy. True, it's just us: everyone else thinks it's totally invisible  . However when I washed it it got tiny little waves and it made it look a bit more ROCK AND ROLL!! I'll post some pics of it later on. Yes the sweat is incredible, but don't we look good??!! LOL
Believe me it looks gooooood so don't worry about it... ------------- I learn to love and try to understand everyone I meet. I see the rainbow hiding in their eyes.
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Posted By: frenchie1
Date Posted: August 15 2006 at 7:39am
| Cute signature darling nikkie |
Posted By: Darling Nikkie
Date Posted: August 15 2006 at 7:52am
Thanks Frenchie  ------------- I learn to love and try to understand everyone I meet. I see the rainbow hiding in their eyes.
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Posted By: Darling Nikkie
Date Posted: August 15 2006 at 7:58am
Kristen, thanks for the tips... I'm a bit less scared now and I hope to buy hair and stuff from you soon. Only thing is that I still doubt what to get: straight or bodywave 
My hair is neither here nor there LOL. It's pretty straight on top and towards the bottom it gets wavy, so I'm worried about the wavy part sticking out of straight extensions... ------------- I learn to love and try to understand everyone I meet. I see the rainbow hiding in their eyes.
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Posted By: frenchie1
Date Posted: August 15 2006 at 9:05am
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can you get an idea with a color ring? I have straight hair that gets curly w/ humidity, but it doesn't look nice.I iron my hair+ extensions and there's no difference in texture.
Since you like "big hair" though, maybe you'd like bodywave better?!
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Posted By: Darling Nikkie
Date Posted: August 15 2006 at 10:06am
I've had bodywave in... it's nice, but I'm always looking for new things to do. Thing is: if I could get something in between straight and bodywave I'd be a happy puppy 
I like my hair to be rock and roll: messy and a bit outrageous... . Ideas?? ------------- I learn to love and try to understand everyone I meet. I see the rainbow hiding in their eyes.
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Posted By: msfitns72
Date Posted: August 15 2006 at 10:37am
| Darling Niikki-- I really think you should go with bodywave....mostly because you will be onstage, like myself, alot. I'm telling ya girl....this hair holds curl really well...but NOT when you are flinging it around and sweating profusely. It goes right back to being straight. I think alot of it must be the humidity. I am in NC....so that may be why it won't hold long. I curled it yesterday, went jogging late afternoon and every curl was GONE. Don't get me wrong-- the hair is nice....it's just pretty straight and if your hair has a bit of body ( yours sounds identical to mine-- straight on top...gets wavy on the ends) then go for the bodywave hair girlfriend. You will be curling this hair constantly. I personally like "get up and go" hair. Most bodywave hair also drops some of the wave after it's been washed several times so you still have the "body" in it....but it won't be too curly. Also -- another thing to factor in is the origin of the hair. I have realized that Indian/Italian hair "processed" as silky sraight will generally have some wave to it still. But if it's Asian ( D-Lux hair is)....silky straight is pretty straight and coarse. The good thing is that Asian hair is pretty durable to abuse ( heat styling) because of it's texture so it should last quite awhile. |
Posted By: msfitns72
Date Posted: August 15 2006 at 10:43am
| If you want ROCK N ROLL hair-- go for Deluxe Indian Natural Body hair. I wore that last install that I got from Wagman Primus and my hair was big and totally ROCKED OUT!! lol...I had too much hair installed for my taste that time....but I barely had to style the hair, it had so much body and pump to it! After I got used to the volume of hair, it was cool.... I looked like Tawny Kitaen-- the chick in the old Tom Hanks movie "Bachelor Party." Big Glam chick hair....lol |
Posted By: Darling Nikkie
Date Posted: August 15 2006 at 11:59am
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Maybe I should have been more patient with my last install. It was Indian remy bodywave... maybe I should have it longer. I keep hearing all this good stuff about Bohyme and d-lux, though. They say it's real soft and stuff....
But your advice sounds good... So, what kind of music are you into? ------------- I learn to love and try to understand everyone I meet. I see the rainbow hiding in their eyes.
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Posted By: msfitns72
Date Posted: August 15 2006 at 12:20pm
| Nikki-- I sing in an all 80's cover band in Charlotte, NC. We do everything from pop to glam rock. My forte is definitely the harder rock stuff...like Van Halen, Billy Idol, and Kiss. I LOSE myself singing that stuff...LOL.. Don't get me wrong on the D-Lux hair. It is nice quality....doesn't tangle or mat.. and it doesn't LOOK dry or coarse...but IMO, it is coarser than the Indian hair I wore. Asian hair shafts are thicker in diameter than Indian or Euro hair...which leads to a coarser feel I suppose? For some reason, when it's curled, it feels softer...but as soon as the curl drops out, it has that straight coarse feel again. Sort of odd.... I am wondering if those on the west coast have better luck with curls holding? I am almost convinced it is the humidity here. I hear that Bohyme is great too. I get tempted to try it...but my stylist HATES it....so she has influenced me just a bit against trying it. |
Posted By: Darling Nikkie
Date Posted: August 16 2006 at 1:54am
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Last time I bought Indian Remy on the net. When it arrived it was all soft. They put oil on it for safe travelling. After I gave it a wash it became a bit "jumpy", you know, like the hairs all sort of separated and didn't form a wavy togetherness. Don't get me wrong: it looked quite beautiful, but a bit boring.
Their colors are all dark. I still have a lot of it left- the install that I did came out too easy: my fault and I've learned . There just wasn't enough glue on the tips. I pre tipped them myself, but not enough. Luckily I managed to save almost all of them, so I can use them again.
I had no idea that d-lux is Asian hair. Everybody seems to love Bohyme though... . I'd love to try it. Do Wagman Primus have a website? ------------- I learn to love and try to understand everyone I meet. I see the rainbow hiding in their eyes.
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Posted By: Darling Nikkie
Date Posted: August 16 2006 at 2:03am
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Ok, found it... The natural bodywave looks very nice, but I can't see any prices...do you know how much they cost?
The one I have looks a lot like their body wave: just a bit too curly for me. ------------- I learn to love and try to understand everyone I meet. I see the rainbow hiding in their eyes.
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Posted By: Cali-Kristin
Date Posted: August 16 2006 at 2:06am
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Hey Nikkie, Msfitnes is right the Body wave does fall after it's washed a couple times (I don't know of any body wave that doesn't). If you want something between the pictured Bodywave and the straight hair you would like the Bodywave after it's been washed. ------------- http://www.YourHairShop.com - www.YourHairShop.com
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Posted By: Darling Nikkie
Date Posted: August 16 2006 at 2:16am
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Thanks Kristin...oh I can't wait to get my hands on some new hair! Gotta wait till my finances are a little better though .
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Posted By: msfitns72
Date Posted: August 16 2006 at 11:51am
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I believe with Wagman-- you have to order a pound at a time. Before the price increase, I think I got a pound for like 280.00 ( I think it was around that price). The reason I quit wearing it is because I wear pinch braids...and it takes a good 2-3 inches of length for the pinchbraid to be created...so you lose that length in the hair. They only go to 24 inches ( Wagman) and I'm afraid after a trim, it won't be long enough. Their hair is also single drawn-- meaning it has some shorter hairs in with the bundles/wefts too. So once installed, although single drawn gives you a nice "natural" look because all the hairs aren't all ONE length....it created a problem with my pinchbraids being too "piecy" and straggly at the ends. I had to trim a bit to get a good look. This wouldn't be a problem if I didn't want to wear such long length. But you know how that goes..."LONGER! LONGER!" It's like getting a little "cosmetic" surgery....and then you become a junkie....lol. This D-Lux hair is thick throughout to the ends....so I DO like that fact. We just razor it up a bit to blend. It is just more coarse than the Indian hair. Not like a nappy, damaged texture--- just really coarse....you know-- like an Asian's hair! LOL... Kristen-- will you ever carry the bodywave D-Lux on wefts? I would love to try some.
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Posted By: Darling Nikkie
Date Posted: August 17 2006 at 12:10am
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I believe Kristen does sell the bodywave in D-Lux. It looks real nice! Check out her website. ------------- I learn to love and try to understand everyone I meet. I see the rainbow hiding in their eyes.
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Posted By: leyda
Date Posted: August 17 2006 at 6:23am
 beautiful ------------- Se tu mismo |
Posted By: Naked Eye
Date Posted: August 17 2006 at 12:59pm
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Kristin, your hair looks amazing!! I have hair envy...in a good way....
So can I ask a non-hair question?? How do you keep your skin looking so fabulous?? Is there something like extensions for faces that I am missing out on?? 
I get chemical peels, but mine looks no where NEAR as flawless as yours.....It's wonderful!! |
Posted By: Darling Nikkie
Date Posted: August 18 2006 at 12:52am
Yeah, she has that healthy glow-thing going  ------------- I learn to love and try to understand everyone I meet. I see the rainbow hiding in their eyes.
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Posted By: Cali-Kristin
Date Posted: August 19 2006 at 5:58pm
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Hi ladies! You are all so sweet! I really appreciate the compliments
We will soon be carrying the D-LUX Bodywave wefts and also smaller quantities of the keratin tips. It will be a couple months though until we get them in.
Healthy glow? Me? Haha.. it was a great photographer! I do use that proactive solution but I would love to try a photo facial one of these days...
I took a couple pages from the site down but I'll address that in this thread:
http://talk.hairboutique.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=46195 - http://talk.hairboutique.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=46195
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Posted By: ThAbAdDeStBaBy
Date Posted: August 19 2006 at 7:45pm
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I agree, very beautiful Cali-Kristin!!!!! ------------- ThAbAdDeStBaBy http://public.fotki.com/ThAbAdDeStBaBy3 - http://public.fotki.com/ThAbAdDeStBaBy3 Hair Goal: BSL by late 2007-early 2008 Hair now: net weave w/EP-RT |