When you blend extensions how would you reccomend for someone with thick hair that is going from short to long?! From a little bit of practice and reading a hair extension book it looks like thinning or razoring the ends a little would help the clients own hair lay naturally against the extension hair. It also looks like slide cutting and layering the hair would help.

 

The second question is placment. On http://www.yourhairshop.com - http://www.yourhairshop.com (i know one of the members on her is the owner its been very helpful ) she has a straight row by row pattern. And on http://www.beautybymatt.com/Extensions.html - http://www.beautybymatt.com/Extensions.html  and http://hairangel.net/wst_page10.html - http://hairangel.net/wst_page10.html  both of them use horseshoe techniques. Is there an advantage to using either one? LIke for instance if you have a client that wears their hair down alot would straight rows be better vs someone who wears their hair up occasionally would horeshoe be better.

 

In additon to that is it better to use bigger sections when you have someone w/ fine hair and smaller sections w/ someone w/ thick hair? Also in the book "extensions. . " by theresa bullock it reccomends that you should not place individual strands on the occipital bone. Their reasoning makes sense but Ive seen so many pictures of extensionist doing this.

 

sorry for the long post but if you can be of any help please reply.

 

 

 

Although I've had a little help from the book mentioned, co-workers; the teacher of the class were not abe to get to the blending part of it.  Because I was an out of towner me (and most others) had to leave early and didn't get to that part b/c we'd already had planned transportation out of there (ny). Until I have a chance to take the review course they offer i'm on my own for the time being.

 

I have some pictures of the two manniquins i've done but I have to get batteries for it so I can upload the pictures for critique.

 

Thanks =)