I have short-medium (chin length) brown, wavy hair that I usually flat iron, and I'm thinking about getting extensions.
I've heard that some kinds can rip your hair out---be sewn to tightly---thin your hair---look fake----etc.
I just want partial extensions (for length, not fullness) down to just below my shoulders, that will look natural and not be too damaging. Should I get the fusion kind, the sew in kind, or what other kind?
Also, i hear they get really matted. When that happens, does your hair get ripped out?
What is the best kind of hair extensions to get?
In my opinion, fusion is the best. If you go to an experienced extensionist, and they use enough hair to match the density of your natural hair, they'll look great. Go with remi human hair.
If you take care of them and do the proper brushing techniques and care for them how you are instructed to, the matting can be minimal. If you return every 4 weeks or so to have an "internal haircut" that will help to minimize matting. A person looses hair normally everyday, but when you have extensions in, lets say fusion for instance, the hair that is in that bond that has shedded naturally from your scalp has nowhere to go, so it sits there in the bond. Soon you'll have another hair that has shedded, and maybe the bond next to that one will shed and pretty soon those loose hairs at the scalp that are attached in a bond start to "marry" with one another and before you know it you can have matting. So if those little hairs that have naturally come out and are sitting there in the bond get trimmed to the bond, that can help reduce matting. Hope that makes sense...wish I could draw you a picture!!! When they are removed, you don't have the damage that you have with weaved in or glued in.
The best quality are Great Lengths hair extensions. The hair is absolutely gorgeous! But those are very expensive. Good luck!
What is the best kind of hair extensions to get?
the ones that look like hair
What is the best kind of hair extensions to get?
You can get them done a number of ways:
Glue -- which can pull out your hair a little, and can be hard to get completely out
Clip in -- removable, super easy, cheaper, can be bought at local beauty stores
Sewn in -- aka, a weave. I know they sew them in tight, so yeah, there's going to be some pain involved.
Fusion -- hair is individually fused together by heat (and glue/wax stuff) to individual strands.. can be really expensive!!
They will get matted and gross if you don't take care of them, but it shouldn't rip your hair out.. Follow the advice of whoever does them for you..
I think fusion looks best personally, because the tracks (glue/braid/etc) doesn't show as much but it's most expensive..
You might just want to invest in some cheaper clip ins for a quick and easy look!
What is the best kind of hair extensions to get?
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What is the best kind of hair extensions to get?
Jessica Simpsons hair stylist, Ken Paves, came out with "Paves HairDo Clip-In Extensions."
In the January 2006 of Cosmopolitan, Paves writes on page 170:
1.pin up the top third of your hair
2.tease the loose strands underneith and
3.fasten the extensions on the roots of these strands from ear to ear.
4.release the top section so it falls over the extensions seamlessly.
What is the best kind of hair extensions to get?
There is a single-strand technique called microbonding. It's touted as no-glue, no-sew. My understanding is that they are by far the best and most natural looking. This is what you see most on celebrities.
The quality of the hair has as a lot to do with how much the hair mats/tangles. So does product and how you treat it. But, in my 14 yrs in the salon, I did see some matting go on with inferior hair. When a lot of tangling takes place, the comb-out process can stretch and break the hair, yours as well as the extensions. Where I have seen it the worst is when the hair is shampooed. Ask your technician about how to avoid this. It does not have to be the rule if you buy good hair and care for it properly.
I would shop around for what you want, and go in for consultations. As with a lot of things, you get what you pay for. Expect to be given a choice in levels of hair quality, and you buy the hair separate from paying to have the technician put it in. It has to be re-done about every couple months as it grows away from scalp and begins to show. The hair can be removed and put back in a couple of times if it is good, and then you have to buy new hair.
The technician should set you up with how to style and care for your hair. The trick is wearing it in a way that does not reveal the shorter ends of your natural hair, especially underneath/next to your neck. Layers in the top can graduate and hide the extensions in the crown area.
one way of having extension done for fun, is having them individually braided in - admittedly a sort of ethnic look, but it is fun, and less expensive.
