Everything You Need to Know About Hair Extensions

Celebrities often go from chin-length locks to mermaid hair in a matter of days. Anyone can achieve beyond shoulder length hair without waiting months or years for it to grow. It’s just a matter of finding the right extensions. Your human hair could be a Brazilian body wave or Peruvian straight hair and so on.

If you’ve never tried hair extensions before or want good-looking, long-lasting extensions now, seeking a professional is probably the best place to start. There are many different ways to attach the hair and different types of extensions. A stylist can choose the best hair and method for you.

THE HAIR

Whether you go to a salon or pick up the hair yourself, the best choice adamant that you choose genuine human hair. In my opinion, opt for real hair or don’t bother, Real hair will blend better with your own, will be easier to heat style and will look better for longer. Extensions come in different pieces. You can get wefts, which are wide sections of hair sewn together at the top, or extensions that come in smaller sections — from small strands to a few inches wide.

THE METHOD

If you’re a DIY-er, buy hair in wefts and sew hair extension clips to the top of each weft. One on each end and one in the middle. Then, simply clip the hair extension into your own, usually at the back of your head but not at the very bottom of your hair line. You’ll want your own hair to hide the clips both above and below the extensions. If you want to wear your hair up, clip the weft of hair in upside down. The DIY hair weft is great for those who already have long hair but want to add volume. You’re simply clipping in a little extra volume with pieces that match your hair color and length.Our Julia hair has the clip-in hair extensions.

Tape-in hair extensions are literally taped onto your own hair using a weft that has double-sided tape along the top. The process can take just an hour and is more affordable than fusion and will last four to six weeks. Taped hair can be reused if treated well, which cuts down on cost next time.

Expect your hair to fall out when the extensions come out. This isn’t necessarily a sign of damage, though. Your hair naturally falls out all the time but when extensions are tied or glued into your hair, that prevents natural hair loss. When the extensions are removed, you’ll lose all that hair at once.