hair extensions?

[Silverwinged]

so, for those of you that remember... i had a really really bad dye job a few months back and had my first hair cut since a few days ago.

my locks were so damaged and distressed, my new (and truly amazing) hair stylist told me that for my hair to start growing in a more healthy way, that she had to cut quite a bit off.

so here i am with hair thats only about an inch - inch & a half past my ears.... it looked great when she styled it and stuff... but at home, i just can't make it work and i'm really not liking it this short right now... and unluckily for me, my stylist does not do extensions.

SO.

i need good recs for good salons/places that whole sale the extensions OR just general tips/suggestions... WHATEVER!
i'm not a huge baller right now either, i just really am not handling this short hair thing very well.

help me ladies of the fnk.

[Pussy*Kat]

Ask Christy, she just had amazing extensions done. Im going to see her lady next month before my bday.

They are pricey though. She paid I think 450 with hair?

Id ask her though :)

[frogprincess]

get a hat!

i am no hair expert but i think that not expensive extentions will do damage.

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[Myka]

Extentions will just wreck your hair even more, and they look NASTY. Just wait it out. And play with your new hair to create new looks. The looks might not be you, but they can still be fun! :)

[PwInCeSs]

maybe try clip ins!
My friend swears by them.

[miSsy_chriSsy]

Missy Chrissy is officially my porn name now.

[t-skywalker]

i have a friend who buys her own real hair and buys those little clips and sews her own extenstions. they look awsome. i was considering just doing that aswell. the real hair is about 100$ and the clips are about 4 bux.

but i know she had a few she got done professionally ill ask her for you. cause they looked great.

she just got it done so much she decided to make her own after a while

[Rayeine]

wait.
......it's only time.
And Jim Croce....sings about time in a bottle........but i dont think he was talking about hair (Jim Croce had awesome hair...he's up there with Bob Ross for me)...Anyways....just wait!....Natural locks...are lovley....the wind enjoys it better. Do you really want to add a barbie like addition to the skull?...
how about a hat?.....may i intrest you in a plethora of sparkley mullet wigs......David Bowie would be oh so proud.

Eh. my opinion on the matter is await....in a week or so..you might be able to stand it a little more.....and if not....id be patient....it'll grow back eventually..no worries!....Besides. though i've never had hair extentions....(but have considered them for dreads)......i would think just the natural you of it all would feel a lot more comfy on earth.

gooood luck with them locks missey. :)

[Ms.Tarantula]

o.k. this thread warranted signing in & posting haha

I have had hair extensions for over a year now. Anyone who says they look nasty... basically you can shove it because nobody has EVER noticed before without me telling them or showing them where the hair is sewn on to the corn row.

Allison:

The first place I ever got my extensions done was Mohair Studio downtown. Stay the hell away from that place. They charged me like $800. AND they put the corn rows in so tightly that you literally have a head ache for 3 days AND it caused a small patch of hair to actually come OUT. so they suck, dont even waste your time with them.

There is a few things you need to consider about hair extensions.. depending on how much you want to spend on the hair it self.. (you pay more it lasts maybe 2-4 months, you pay less, you replace it every 4-6 weeks) and the hair usually costs about 100 for a package that will last you id say 4 months (this is the kind that you have to replace EVERY month)

on top of the cost of the actual hair you have to have someone weave the cornrow onto your head and then sew the hair on. if you know someone skilled then hell get them to do it for cheap. but if you have to go to a salon for that then the cheapest place I have found does it for $75 per track (there's usually two) so I pay around 150 every 4-6 weeks. how often you have to get it re-done depends on how fast your hair grows.

ok I will spare you the rest of this novel, haha I could tell you a million more things about hair extensions, places, people and all that jazz but by now for I know you've changed your mind.

If you want any more info or want to be pointed in the direction of places to buy hair or the salon to put it in.. PM me.

/long drawn out post.

[Ms.Tarantula]

oh & heres pictures so judge for yourself if it looks nasty.

[t-skywalker]

^^i couldnt tell at all

[robyn]

jessica simpson is doing fake hair now

Sephora: hairdo™ - Jessica Simpson's Hair Extensions line HairDo from Ken Paves

[Myka]

Originally Posted by Ms.Tarantula

oh & heres pictures so judge for yourself if it looks nasty.

The part that looks nasty isn't viewable in the photos you showed. Also, you can't tell in still photos. Try walking down the street on a windy day and see if people can't see your extensions. Or even just go out for the day without brushing your hair all day (just in the morning).

I considered hair extensions after losing 8" of my hair last year. Seeing as my hair only grows 4" per year that's a lot of hair for me. But after looking around I couldn't find any extensions that I thought looked good. I wouldn't mind checking yours out though if they're as nice as you say they are. :)

[Pussy*Kat]

Im getting Micro Clip ones. The clips are the same color as your hair, theyre affordable and they look great. On the plus side there is 0 risk of damaging your hair since they just rap around you natural hair and are secured tightly via a metal clip.

Ill let you know how they look if you still dont have your done when i get mine next month. <3