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Finding a great hair extension stylist

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Finding a great hair extension stylist

So you want to get hair extensions? You’ll need to find a stylist to install them and maintain them for you. But you don’t want just any stylist--you want someone who is experienced, skilled, and in your price range. One of the best ways to find a great stylist is through a recommendation. Ask a friend who has a similar hair type and style to yours and ask her who her stylist is. Ask someone who has had hair extensions who their stylist is. As awesome as word of mouth may be, sometimes you don’t have that luxury. If you...

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Making hair extensions not look like hair extensions

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Making hair extensions not look like hair extensions

You love your new hair and the amazing length and volume you got from your hair extensions. But the point of hair extensions is that they are not supposed to look like hair extensions. It’s like a magician revealing his secrets. The last thing you want is for others to see your bonds, beads, clips, or tape. So how do you keep those hidden away without compromising style? Installation: Leave out at least a 1 inch perimeter of hair around the head. That hair will cover the attachment points when your client pulls back her hair into a ponytail. Make...

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How to Prevent Hair Extensions from Matting

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How to Prevent Hair Extensions from Matting

Of all the ways you’d like your admirers to describe your hair, “rat’s nest” isn't probably what you have in mind. Unfortunately, hair extensions are prone to matting and tangling, and once matting occurs, fixing it is difficult. The good news is that matting is completely preventable. First, it’s important to understand why matting happens. Hair strands shed naturally, but when your hair is in hair extension bonds, it’s trapped there until you get a touch up. When the bonds are released, all the shed hair is able to fall. It’s these shed hairs that are the troublemakers. The key to preventing...

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Hair Extension Parting – Tips and Tricks

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Hair Extension Parting – Tips and Tricks

Make sure you at least have a rattail comb, or better yet, the Quick Pick Hair Parter. The Quick Hair Parter is worn on your finger, so as you’re working, you can quickly divide and section hair. You’ll save a lot of time, because you don’t have to keep reaching down to pick up your comb and then setting it down again. The Quick Pick is pointed enough to be precise, but it won’t hurt your client at all with proper use. To make the basic part: 1. Start on the top of the head and part down the middle...

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Selecting I-Link Beads

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Selecting I-Link Beads

We love offering variety because we know that every head of hair is different. So which is best for your client? Grooved Beads are the most popular. They offer the strongest hold because they have grooves on the inside that interlock when crimped. They reduce slippage and are made of aluminum. Grooved Beads create the most secure hold. If your client has strong, thick hair, then Grooved Beads are perfect. For fine, thin hair, Flare Beads are best. Flare Beads are longer than Grooved Beads. They’re recommended for thin hair because they’re made of copper, so they’re softer. Because of their...

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