Bad experience with hair extension
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Topic: Bad experience with hair extension
Posted By: sourgirl
Subject: Bad experience with hair extension
Date Posted: June 13 2007 at 3:47pm
| I had Great lengths put in my hair last april from a so called experienced technician. She chaged me $1800 for a full head ( which by the way we argued over because the back of my head had some bare spots ) when I went back to the salon I found out the tech went back to Russia, and no one else there really knew about them. She told me they would last 6 months but I found out after about 2 months, they started to break off and slip out. I finally found another salon in my area that knew someone about them and after 4 months convinced me to take them out because they were breaking my hair. after all the pulling and detangling I was left with alot of damaged hair that had to be cut off! Since August of last year I had to continualy cut my hair and I hate it. I am intrested in hair extensions again. can someone recommend a different, less damaging, way cheaper approach? |
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Posted By: BunnyWabbit
Date Posted: June 13 2007 at 5:47pm
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first off no matter what ANY 'technician' says you can't ever ever leave extensions in for 6 months with out routine maintence. It sounds like the damage was caused by that and perhaps not being told how to properly care for your extensions. there are many many other techniques out there - most of which when done well and well maintained wil cause little to no damage, I've actually been growing my hair nicely while using exenstions, as some others have as well. what is your preferred price range? are you willing to do it your self or do you want to go to a salon again? those are the questions you need to figure out before you start deciding on a new method - it will also help us figure out what might be a good suggestion for you to look at. |
Posted By: 1kathyann
Date Posted: June 14 2007 at 11:46am
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I had Great Lengths the first time I ever had extensions when I did not know better, even though the hair itself was awsome the damage they caused me was not, my tech told me the same thing that you could keep them in 6 months the first install I had in about 5 and during the second install I has a lot of them breaking right off my real hair, at this time is when I found this web site, I took the second install out and the back of my head had a lot of breakage, it looked so bad,...I tried shrinkies those where ok, but I started using wefts with the pro tape and LG and that is what I have been using for over a year now and love it, I wear clip ins in between installs to recolor my hair and give it a break for a couple weeks and a install last me 4 to 6 weeks I am actually getting my hair to look like it did before Great Lengths...I love the tape and LG method quick easy and looks great!!! |
Posted By: sourgirl
Date Posted: June 14 2007 at 1:15pm
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BunnyWabbit wrote:Posted By: BunnyWabbit
Date Posted: June 14 2007 at 1:31pm
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I find the maintence using sew-ins/braiding is much easier than glues which always leave sticky residues (if you ever do go with glue NEVER used a latex based on, there are worse stories about that than GL). You can easily comparison shop around to find a braider near you. There are also braid metods that use loose hair called pinch-braiding - it uses strand by strand rather than a weft. I think buying the hair yourself is always a good option or at least going to the salon and having a consultation before hand, seeing photos of their work, and seeing the hair they use. but getting your own you have more choices and probably a better price in that respect. I use about 4oz for a full head (which is about average), but it depends on the length of your hair, the thickness of your own hair, and how thick would would want the overall look to be. I think one of the best investments out there is a good quality russian hair - its becomming very popular (DIYextensions.net has a LOT of Russian followers). it requires more of a starting investment but if you're using sew-ins/wefts it will last you litterally years and dosent' require the maintence routine many proceessed hair types do. |
Posted By: sourgirl
Date Posted: June 14 2007 at 1:45pm
Thank you so much Bunny wabbit, I am finding alot of useful information on this forum. One more question should I use hand wefts or machine wefts, also is there anything else I need to buy with them?
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Posted By: BunnyWabbit
Date Posted: June 14 2007 at 6:56pm
| Hand wefts are considered to be a higher quality of weft, they have less shedding - however they cannot be cut to fit your head, which is why many more specialisized companies do custom hand-wefting in different lengths. If you're getting a sew-in there isn't anything else really :) just a good braider! |
Posted By: vickimillard
Date Posted: July 02 2007 at 5:19pm
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I have worn GL 8 times and I have a huge clientelle that I do bonded extensions on. Some people tell you that you can wear them for 6 months, but only if your hair is strong enough to support them. A full head should cover 1/3rd of your hair not every strand, but when you look at it it should look like a full head of hair that blends with your own. You have to look around and ask lots of questions before getting them again. I have heard so many horror stories from clients the get them done and come to me in the middle of the problem. You need to find a technician that know the proper way to apply them, cause that alone will break your hair off. Then they need to look at your hair and let you know how long your hair can support them. will write more later. have to work now. ------------- vicki |
Posted By: leducred
Date Posted: July 03 2007 at 7:06am
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I had GL's in for my 2nd install of extentions ,beginning of Feb and they started to come out 2-3weeks after. I was unhappy w/it all. Spent $1500 not including tip. I had SOCap , for my 1st extention and was much happier w/those. I think that was $700 w/tip and supplies etc.
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Posted By: Ms.Honey
Date Posted: July 03 2007 at 8:46am
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so many people run into problems with GL. I wish there was a way to warn them ahead of time. ------------- ALL EYES ON ME |
Posted By: leducred
Date Posted: July 03 2007 at 5:55pm
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yes me too mshoney. me too. i honestly thought "oh the stars wear them so you know they are great!" yeah ok sure- they can afford to get new ones put in anytime they want.
I may go back to SoCap soon- at least those lasted 4months! ------------- s |
Posted By: Ms.Honey
Date Posted: July 03 2007 at 5:59pm
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why not do them yourself? ------------- ALL EYES ON ME |
Posted By: vickimillard
Date Posted: July 03 2007 at 10:40pm
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When I used to apply GL their way I got alot of tangles and they were always stringy. Then I took the socap class and adjusted my technique between the two techniques and have no problems at all like I used to. If your bonds fell out after 2 weeks, or if it broke your hair that is the technician not any specific extensions company. Hands down the GL hair looks better in the long run than socap, but socaps bonds are stronger and you don't need to use antitap. Get a referral in your local area... Call salons and ask if thier stylists have them in and go look to see how they look. I had a wave of people who came in to get their tangles... and I mean beehive mats... taken our right after sallys came out with those new tracks. People would do them to themselves, and then take them out, but didn't remove all the glue, and when they would go to wash they would glue all their hair together. ------------- vicki |
Posted By: tinker2
Date Posted: July 05 2007 at 1:55am
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Leducred,
I just had SOCap put in two weeks ago. The hair is two different textures after washing it, and so far 2 have come out by the roots (I have worn extensions for years and am very gentle when brushing my hair). The stylist charged me over 1100 dollars, including the hair (she said it was european) for a half a head, and probably won't even last three months (she said it would last for 6 months at the least). I'm not pleased at all. Will probably go back to my weave, has always been the safest bet for me. ------------- |
Posted By: sourgirl
Date Posted: July 06 2007 at 1:06pm
You better go get your money back!!!!
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Posted By: tinker2
Date Posted: July 06 2007 at 4:54pm
Thanks for the input sourgirl, but she won't even give me half of it back. And what's worse is she got so tangled up on the phone she admitted to overcharging me for putting it in!  I will be taking action, but only after I get all my ducks in a row. I don't take kindly to being ripped off, I don't have the money to spare, at least not that much. Sure I have had bad experiences before, luckly not too many, but a few, and they didn't cost me even half this much! I took them as learning experiences, but I feel this was just a little too over the top to chock off.
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Posted By: Ms.Honey
Date Posted: July 06 2007 at 8:12pm
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take lots of pics, every angle, every row if you have to. ------------- ALL EYES ON ME |
Posted By: prettyinpink333
Date Posted: November 09 2007 at 2:08pm
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Hi
I had 100 strands of GL installed on aug 21st, i too have very fine hair and started loosing strands from the root a few weeks after, my stylist added 25 more strands cause I thought it look too stringy, then she gave them a good haircut, they looked good but this morning I woke up with 5 strands in the lower back middle of my head stuck together, I don't know what to do, I have been applying conditioner to this area to try to get them unstuck, but afraid if i rub too hard I am going to loose all this hair, anyone have any suggestions, the picture on my post is the hair extensions first week, here is a picture of them yesterday before the matted mess, any suggestions would be appreciated.
first two pictures are right after installing on august 21st
last two pictures are from a few days ago, had color and haircut on november 1st
http://picasaweb.google.com/caligirl3331/20071011 - http://picasaweb.google.com/caligirl3331/20071011
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Posted By: Ms.Honey
Date Posted: November 09 2007 at 2:25pm
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Hi P.I.P. You have to very gently pull them apart. From now on you will need to finger comb your hair at the roots several times a day, it'll only take a minute or so. If your bonds start to twist together often that may be a sign to have your monthly/bi-monthly maintance done because they've begun to grow out. It has to be part of your daily maintenance and will add to the longevity of your fusion. ------------- ALL EYES ON ME |
Posted By: malibu
Date Posted: November 09 2007 at 2:43pm
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How long did your extensionist tell you this install would stay in for? If she's not too far I would suggest stopping in and asking her for help. ------------- |
Posted By: prettyinpink333
Date Posted: November 09 2007 at 2:58pm
| well she said 4-6 months.....i put a call into her but assume she is booked today and tomorrow, i have tried everything to get them apart, it feels like they are bonded together at the top of the bond, i was able to loosen the bottoms of the bonds, it is like i have a ponytail under my hair, but thank you for the advice.... |
Posted By: TanglesRC
Date Posted: November 10 2007 at 12:58am
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NO extension of ANY kind should be in your hair any longer then 2-3 months MAX withoutsome kind of maintance.
we loose approx 100-200 strands of our OWN hair PER day- which means which ever way your extensions are installed, your own hair will be shedding out DAILY. thus the hair that sheds out will be STUCK in your head, not falling to the ground, sink etc. so if it is not maintanced 2-3 months, you will have a Matted mess by the time someone gets to it!
S ------------- Bringing beauty, one head at a time... |
Posted By: prettyinpink333
Date Posted: November 10 2007 at 6:46am
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Well thank u for the advice, I get color done every month, so she goes through the extensions and makes sure all is ok. I was lucky to get into today and she was able to pull my mess apart, and it looks all shiny and beautiful again, on november 21st it will be three months, so as much as i am loving long hair, I will plan on getting them removed on my next appt. so tonite i go to sleep with a loose pony tail, silky pillowcase and try not to toss and turn too much, i am going through a bad divorce so the stress has taken its toll on my own hair which is normally in good condition.
When you mention maintenance, are you referring to having the stylist go through the hair to check....do you think the once a month color appts is adequate for her to go through it. Again, thank you all so much for the advice....greatly appreciated...oh i was mistaken in a previous post, the hair she used was dream length not great lengths....
Also, it has been advised to me to take prenatal vitamins while going thru the divorce to hopefully strengthen my hair. If you have any suggestions on supplements to improve hair, I would love to hear about it. thanks again
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Posted By: Ms.Honey
Date Posted: November 10 2007 at 2:02pm
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When you go for your monthly color and she checks your bonds she should replace the bonds that have grown well past their initial placement point. She should also replace the ones that have tangled because they will probably tangle again. When she does that she removes the bonds, comb out those sections of hair to remove the residue and shedding hair and then re-tip and reinstall that bond or replace it with a new bond. It's important to do this every one to two months, no longer than that. ------------- ALL EYES ON ME |
Posted By: Sofiaone
Date Posted: November 11 2007 at 2:28am
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HI PIP....is your hair shedding from the stress (divorce)? if so, I am not so sure you should do the strand by strand extensions at this time as you may end up losing more hair. Any strand by strand method (fusion, locs, etc) would cause damage if your own hair is not in optimal health. I would suggest you look at lacefront until your hair gets back to normal and you are only doing extensions for either thickness or length then strand by strand might be good again.
i have done fusion/locs/shrinks and won't do them if my hair was shedding. hope that helps. |
Posted By: tinker2
Date Posted: November 11 2007 at 7:05pm
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Sofiaone, what is lacefront?
PIP,
I can tell you from now two bad experiences not everyone can wear the strand by strand method. I had a second hairdresser convience me that the first install was done wrong, which it was. But then so was the second. Too much hair on far to little hair! Also I have very very fine hair. I am actually bald in spots. So beware, there are people out there who don't care if you can wear fusion or not, they are just in it for the money!!
But also remember, on the other hand, there are good, very good hairdressers out there who really care about their clients. Unfortunately you have to weed out the bad to get to the good. And since I have moved to the So. Mid West I've been doing nothing but weeding. LOL
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Posted By: leducred
Date Posted: November 12 2007 at 10:20am
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wow $1100 for SOCAP USA? wow. I spent $1500 for GL's. MY first install w/SO CAP USA was $600 i think w/tip. Which is what I will spend in two days for them to be done again.
Cannot wait.
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Posted By: supergurl7
Date Posted: November 12 2007 at 10:55am
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Can anyone tell me what to do to remove the glue someone has really gotten into their hair? It's a black one not sure of name. It's a caucasion
staight hair. ------------- supergurl7 |
Posted By: tinker2
Date Posted: November 12 2007 at 12:41pm
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[QUOTE=leducred]wow $1100 for SOCAP USA? wow. I spent $1500 for GL's. MY first install w/SO CAP USA was $600 i think w/tip. Which is what I will spend in two days for them to be done again.
Cannot wait.
Was that for a full head? And was the hair included in that price? And if the answer is yes to both these questions, could you please tell me where you get your hair done?
Also I don't understand what you mean by "Which is what I will spend in two days for them to be done again"?
Sounds like you have a good extensionist.
A
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Posted By: DanaCO
Date Posted: November 12 2007 at 7:24pm
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I don't know how a stylist could charge that for So Cap. In this area, it is virtually the same price as GL to have done. The So Cap is $345 wholesale for 150 strands ($115 per pack of 50) which is a full head for most. At any rate, my personal experience with So Cap was so bad I would have to be high and have money to burn to ever use it again. Seriously, my $100 hair from Your Hair Shop is holding up much better than a $1,500 So Cap install.
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Posted By: leducred
Date Posted: November 13 2007 at 11:49am
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$600 is install and hair together. Im shocked someone charged $1500 for SO Cap, wow. that is unreal and a total rip off. GL is usually $1500 or higher.
I live in CHicagoland area tinker.
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Posted By: JOSLYNN
Date Posted: November 17 2007 at 9:00pm
I just had individuals placed and I love them. check out my pictures in the Forum under Joslynn.. Good Luck!! ------------- RNndsHAIR |
Posted By: prettyandbrains
Date Posted: November 19 2007 at 5:36pm
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Hi Tinker2! Sorry to hear about you hair troubles. I do have a lace front wig that I haven't worn. When I purchased it my measurements were off and I guessed my circumference to be larger than what it is. It fits a 21-22in circumference and is 16in Remi virgin hair. If you would like to know more or see pictures, PM me. Good luck.
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