Now, I know that many people still imagine hair extensions to be something that only Katie Price should wear, but they have definitely come a long way since POD began confiscating them from fake divas on Snog, Marry, Avoid.. There are so, so many different kinds of extensions and for those of you that have never delved into the world of false hair, you're probably sat thinking; 'how on earth can there be different kinds of hair?' or 'How do you even wear them?'. This is where I wanted to help.
I remember the first set of hair extensions that I ever bought. They were a boxed set of Babyliss clip-in 18" hair extensions and I had bought them for my 18th birthday. I'm pretty sure that they claimed to be human hair, but I really don't think they were. I remember them being okay for a day, and then trying to curl them and they just burnt and went completely unwearable.. Not cool.
awful picture, but here are the terrible extensions that I thought looked so good at the time.
And here is a picture of me wearing my current extensions just yesterday..
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yep, they look 1000 times better, don't they?
The one thing that really irritates me about people wearing extensions is when they don't even try to conceal them.. For example:
I found this on Google images, but this is exactly what I was talking about.
So here's how I got my result and how I avoided the whole random length situation-thingy.
Putting extensions for shoulder-length or longer hair:
1. For best results, you want freshly washed hair, preferably blow-dried. I then spray a little dry shampoo on the roots, because I find that volumised hair is the easiest to work with.
2. Section off the entire head of hair with a clip leaving the very bottom layer. (You will have a very unattractive rats tail at this point.) Straighten this bit, and then use a comb to gently tease (back-comb) the roots. This will make them stay in easier and for much longer with less chance of slipping. Take a one-clipped piece and clip in over the top of teased hair.
3. Repeat this going all the way up your head until you get the the ears. I would suggest doing them as thin as you can do, depending on how many different clips you have.. I like to use the two-clipped bits up until the ears.
4. When you reach the ears,section the hair and straighten them in the same way, but incorporate the longer pieces of hair extensions, putting them around the sides of the head too. You want to do this until it gets a couple of inches away from your parting.
5. Tease your top layer so that there is a little volume so that it definitely conceals all of the clips and style as you wish. If you are having it curly, don't forget to curl the ends of your natural hair that you can see.
*top tip- curl hair the same way as the nearest extension curl so that it blends in seamlessly.*
Putting in extensions for shorter hair:
1. Section hair so that the bottom half is left down-- usually about an inch lower than your ears.
2. You want to french plait across the head, and then carry on the plait throughout the rest of the hair, and then grip it towards the head. Depending on how thick the hair is, you may want to do smaller braids.
3. Take your extensions and put them in where you would usually section your hair-- so every inch or so apart.
3. Take your extensions and put them in where you would usually section your hair-- so every inch or so apart.
4. Carry on from step 4 in the above section.
I seriously hope that this has helped some of you.
Just for reference, here is the link to the extensions that I am currently using, but there are so many good ones out there. I would definitely recommend saving a little extra money and getting some around £40-£50, purely because you do get what you've paid for.. Definitely get 100% human hair!
xxx