More Dumb Newbie Questions
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Topic: More Dumb Newbie Questions
Posted By: UCFXtina
Subject: More Dumb Newbie Questions
Date Posted: July 16 2007 at 2:11pm
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Since I am dying my hair a different color (from brown with a lot of blonde highlights) to just brown with light light brown highlights, how do I go about dying with wefts? I haven't bought them yet, but I am gettin Russian wefts and probably installing w/Protac and maybe a little LG.
Do I go to my stylist to get the color/highlighting done before i install or..? I'm confused. How does it all blend?
Also, I've read hand-tied wefts are generally higher quality...but that you really shouldn't cut them. But what if you have to cut them for application with Protac?
Or, to order in bulk and have them wefted by EP? I really want to start this ASAP but it's such an intricate/detailed process!
Also, I don't want to have to pay to have my GL removed, but I don't want to damage my hair...any good suggestions?
Thank you all for the continued help and information!
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Posted By: Ms.Honey
Date Posted: July 16 2007 at 3:00pm
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You can remove the GL's yourself. You can start a new topic or search the boards as to what solution removes it. I think it's acetone but someones says it denatured alcohol or something like that.
You can dye your hair and have a stylist dye the wefts to match or you can have her do both.
You can by quality, ready made handtied wefts and you can cut handtied but seal them with a fray not solution first, pm DivaVocals and see what she uses. ------------- ALL EYES ON ME |
Posted By: BunnyWabbit
Date Posted: July 16 2007 at 5:39pm
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I believe it was cetyl alcohol that removed those bonds but I can't quite remember. I believe the company that was reccemended to you for russian hair makes custom widths for their hand-tied. I suggest e-mailing them to ask about that. But getting them in the proper length to begin with would make it a lot less risky than cutting them in the last moment. You'd just need to measure where you want them on your head to see what the width is. I THINK they also do SOME custom coloring at the company as well, but I can't say for sure - My pockets can't handle Russian! |
Posted By: oh*so*sassy
Date Posted: July 16 2007 at 8:45pm
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Hello, It is best to dye the hair before installing it. Your stylist can help you color the hair to match your own. As for the hand-tied wefts, NO you should not cut them. When you are doing the install, you can fold over the edges so that the weft will fit to the desired width. Even with a fray check/seal, they should not be cut. Especially if you are investing in the virgin Russian, don't cut them. You may not be able to re-use them if you cut them. and that would be a shame. You might be able to have them made to a custom width - or- like I said, just fold over the edges, on each side, until it measures the proper width. Also, instead of dying the hair you may be able to get a good match to begin with, and the double-weft a brown and light brown together (put two wefts , one on top of the other, into a strip of protac/tape) to get the highlights. I am not sure if you are ordering the Russian hair from a place that offers them wefted. If so, then you should probably order that hand-tied weft rather than ordering in bulk and having it wefted by EP. Good luck! I hope you are able to get your new beautiful hair soon! ------------- http://www.wickedhairco.com/ - http://www.wickedhairco.com/ |
Posted By: UCFXtina
Date Posted: July 16 2007 at 9:16pm
| ok, so, when i go into get my hair colored w/the highlights, i bring the russian hair with me? lol, will she look at me funny? are stylists used to girls bringing in random chunks of extension hair and asking them to dye it separately bc ive never seen anyone do it, haha. and with the highlights if she dyes the weft, will it match up w/the highlights on my head? i know you can order predetermined widths, but highlights are thin and scattered so i know im missing something...im just used to GL, so my stylist would match an individual strand with individual highlights.. |
Posted By: krimsa
Date Posted: July 18 2007 at 1:30pm
| The Russian wefts should not be cut?? Oh no. When I went for my sew in, the stylist cut the ends to better fit my head. I kind of cringed when she did it but she did it while she was behind me so what could I do. Do you think now I wont be able to get these re-positioned if she ruined them by snipping? This hair was way expensive and is very healthy so I was planning on using at least 2-3 times. |
Posted By: oh*so*sassy
Date Posted: July 18 2007 at 4:00pm
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Is it shedding at all? Did she put a sealant on the wefts? No- a hand-tied weft really should not be cut. Some people do put a sealant on the area that has been cut to prevent fraying, but if you want to keep re-using the hair you really should not cut the weft. I hope it works out for you and does not begin to shed... ------------- http://www.wickedhairco.com/ - http://www.wickedhairco.com/ |
Posted By: krimsa
Date Posted: July 18 2007 at 4:10pm
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No shedding. But I only had it installed July 7th so thats not very long. I have only done one full shampoo so far.
The Russian hand tied micro wefts come to you in the mail with a heavy duty sealant on them. It makes the top of the weft stiff so it wont lay flat. You are supossed to soak the top of the weft in Hello Hydration or something along those lines to soften it up before install. I didnt know to do that so when she sewed it in, it was stiff as a board and she just molded it around my head. It has gotten a little softer now probably just from body heat. I will hope for the best and I wil tell whoever does the re-position to NOT cut any more as it should now be the right size anyway. Keep my fingers crossed I guess. If it is fraying and falling apart by then, I guess I could send it out for rewefting right and just lose some length? That would be a hassle though and maybe impossible. |
Posted By: oh*so*sassy
Date Posted: July 18 2007 at 8:14pm
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Well, it's good there is no shedding yet. Perhaps when you have the sew-in taken out to be re-done, you can use a sealant on the wefts before they are reinstalled. Most of them need some curing time (like 12 hours) so you'd have to make 2 appointments- one for the take-down + one for a new install if you were to want to seal the wefts. Like you said, I have also heard that those particular Russian wefts were sealed already (and stiff at first), so hopefully you'll be ok.  ------------- http://www.wickedhairco.com/ - http://www.wickedhairco.com/ |
Posted By: krimsa
Date Posted: July 18 2007 at 8:31pm
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Thanks. You never know. Maybe I might have saved it by not soaking it in shampoo. Maybe the sealant will keep it together longer. It just makes it feel stiffer than normal once installed but its not painful or anything like that. In the words of the guy that sold the wefts to me, "these things could survive a thermal nuclear attack." He wasnt joking, they are slim but well made.
Well sorry I hijacked the thread but its kind of relevant as far as how to not ruin your russian wefts lol. Thanks for the help. |