Summertime will be much more fun if we can follow the latest trend of colorful bird feathers. Bright colors and interesting motifs makes the feathers become the hottest accessories for this year summer.
If you do not believe me, then check it out of the new style of some Hollywood celebrities. Jennifer Love Hewitt, Hilary Duff, Lindsay Lohan, Steven Tyler, Miley Cyrus, and Selena Gomez are some artists who dare to wear feather as their hair accessories. (more…)
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You are boring enough with your hair style. It seems that you need to change your hair style as soon as possible. Hey, do you want to try something new? It is guaranteed that you would love your transformation. Here, you should try feather hair extension. It would help you to create a new image. Moreover, this hair extension would beautify your hair than ever. Do not you want to try these hair accessories?
Before you purchase those feather hair extensions, it would be better for you to know some important things related with them. (more…)
Meet The AuthorAs hair grows almost every person who wears hair extensions must replace some extensions or make adjustments for new hair growth. Otherwise, there is a risk that the tip of the extension will become exposed and be seen peaking through the back of the natural hair.
How much work and effort goes into adjustments depends a great deal upon the method chosen to attach the applications. Here are the challenges and benefits of adjusting four different types of application methods.
Sew-In Extensions
Sew-In extensions are tied directly to a cornrow or braid from your natural hair. As long as the cornrow remains in-tack, the tip of the extension will never show. However, anyone who wears braids needs to allow the hair to “breathe” and relax by undoing the braid and exposing the natural hair to fresh open air from time-to-time.
When braids are undone, extensions must be completely re-sewn into new braids and should be given a few days to recuperate from their tightly woven condition before re-braiding. Shampoo, conditioning, fresh air, and sunshine are equivalent to sending your old braided hair to a day spa.
Tape-In Extensions
Tape-In extensions are easy for professional stylists to apply but preserving the quality of the tape when adjustments are made is a little different story. We’ve all had occasion to try to re-use tape when we are positioning paper around a birthday present or re-gluing a postal envelope. It works but not very well.
That is true with making adjustments to tape-in extensions. If you can successfully get the tape undone and the adjustment made, then the tape will hold for a while but not to the same extent that it did when the tape was first applied.
Be careful not to give your client a high expectation that their tape-in extensions will remain secure after the adjustment. We recommend that stylists and customers start from scratch with new tape-in extensions.
Bond or “Fusion” Extensions
A bond extension is sealed to the natural hair with heated keratin tips. Adjustments are made by reheating the tip to liquefy the keratin and cleaning the area with a bond removal agent.
Fusion extensions can be re-applied and adjusted closer to the scalp by wrapping a small keratin “rebond” around the old tip and re-applying the tip to the natural stands.
The process is a simple process but it takes time to make adjustments and fill in spots where an extension may have come loose or grown out. When making adjustments, build the cost of the adjustment into your original price for extensions or charge an hourly rate for the additional service.
Micro Beads
Of all the application methods, adjustments are easiest with micro beads. Even though the bead has been crushed in the initial application, beads can be easily opened and the hair extension pushed back to its original position on new hair growth.
Beads made of aluminum will normally open and close again without breaking apart. Occasionally, when the bead does break, just take an extra minute to pop on a new micro bead and reset the extension.
Logan is founder of Donna Bella Milan hair extensions and lashes and author of the Donna Bella weblog.
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March 21, 2011
Question:
We live in the Chicago suburbs and my husband and I are over the top Chicago White Sox fans. We love to be called “south siders”. It is spring and the regular season schedule will begin soon.
I want to get hair extensions but I don’t want the extensions to keep me from comfortably wearing my SOX baseball cap to the games. Will extensions work for me or must I wait until the off-season to put them in?
Jackie Fernandez, Chicago, Illinois
Answer:
You can still be the most fashionable fan at U.S. Cellular Park. Extensions are perfect for baseball caps. Horizontal rows of extensions start at the base of the skull, just under the rim of the cap and move up toward the crown of the head.
You can let your hair hang naturally or gather the extensions together in a pony tail and pop the tail through the hole in the back of the cap. Either way works perfectly. The bulk of the extension tips are in the soft part of the cap and high enough that they have plenty of space.
For fun, you may want to put in some black, silver, and white fashion extensions so you match the White Sox uniforms and team colors. To guarantee a good fit, wear your cap to the hair extension specialist who is putting in your extensions.
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Whether its Kera Links, Micro Links or Donna Bella Clip ins your client should know how to properly brush her new extensions. After the application stylist should go over the proper way to brush the extensions.
The Donna Bella’s 100% boar bristle brush is an essential part of caring for hair extensions. The brush should be used daily about three times a day and when styling the hair.
If your extensions are wet, spray them with your leave-in detangler at the bottom, and use your wide tooth comb to comb through the tangles. Donna Bella also sells a wide tooth comb set that will do the trick. Start at the bottom of your hair, work your way towards the top of the extensions. Be patient when you are combing through your extensions so you won’t pull excess hair out of your extensions.
Demonstrate the brushing technique on a mannequin head and go over any questions they might have.
Have the client brush her hair using this technique bottom to the top until she feels comfortable.
No matter what kind of Donna Bella hair extensions is applied one thing remains unchanged – you must take very good care of it because it is your best featured accessory.
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Harsh, freezing weather plays havoc with hair and hair extensions. Protect your hair with a few easy to follow tips that will keep your hair soft and subtle until warm weather returns and spring flowers begin to bloom.
When possible, keep the temperature of your hair above the freezing point of 32 degrees. That means that every time you leave home and the weather report predicts cold, cold conditions, put on a hat or wrap a scarf around your head. Hats, particularly knitted hats, often ruin a good hairdo, so when possible place a cotton or wool scarf under a loosely fitting cap.
Use a vaporizer or humidifier in your bedroom at night to maintain moisture in your skin and hair. Cold air dries and cracks hair extensions just as it affects your natural hair. Dryness is especially prevalent in locations that experience snow that remains on the ground for the duration of the winter or have high winds.
Condition your hair extensions more often during dry, freezing conditions. Moisturizers in a professional conditioner are absorbed into the hair follicles and keep the strands pliable. Never cut corners by purchasing a cheap, poor quality conditioner. Remy human hair extensions deserve a conditioner that does not contain a long list of chemical ingredients.
A vitamin and mineral supplement from a whole foods grocery store or health food store will help maintain nutrient levels in your natural hair. Use this tip year round to retain luster and consistent hair growth. Diet makes a big difference in how your hair looks and feels. Eat nutritiously during cold periods.
Avoid high temperature blow dryers that dry your hair immediately. Consider lowering the temperature and fan speed of your hair dryer. If time permits, blow dry at lower temperatures, let the hair rest for 15 to 20 minutes and then blow dry again to lengthen the time it takes to completely dry your hair and extensions.
Water may be the single most important factor in maintaining moist hair and hair extensions. Of course, extensions are not directly connected to your natural roots. Add moisture to your natural hair by drinking more water. Any water… tap, spring, or filtered. Any kind of water helps but carbonated water in soft drinks is harder for the cells to process and absorb.
To moisten your hair extensions, soak you hair in warm water twice a week and then use a moisturizing spray to pull that water into the hair extensions.
Be aware that poor quality human hair extensions will not respond to these tips.
Logan is founder of Donna Bella Milan hair extensions and lashes and author of the Donna Bella weblog.
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January 20, 2011
Question:
A few of my clients have thinning hair and are interested in hair extensions to create greater volume and length. No one wants a wig. Which hair extension application method would be best for these customers?
Rochelle M. – Rock Springs, Wyoming
Answer:
Often times, thinning hair first becomes noticeable on the sides, near the temples, and eventually thinning takes place around the crown of the head.
With Donna Bella you have four choices of application methods – micro bead, fusion, tape-in, and clip-in. Which works best depends upon the condition of the hair. Sometimes a combination of methods works best for thin hair.
For example, many stylists use the fusion method above the temple and forward of the ear because a bonded tip is less obvious than a micro bead in that area of the head. In that case, fusion tips are used on the side and beads are loaded onto the back of the head.
Clip in extensions work well near the crown and back of the head because they cause no damage to the hair and keep the weight of the extension to a minimum. So in that case, perhaps a combination of clip-in and fusion would be successful.
Overall, bonded (fusion) and tape-in extensions are your best bet. Use tape-in rather than fusion if you the hair is weak and may be damaged when extensions are removed.
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So you want your hair to be longer, fuller, or beautifully colored in less time than its takes to blow dry? There is no faster way of transforming your looks than Donna Bella Hair Extensions. Here’s everything you need to know…..
* Hair should between three to five inches long for extension to be applied effectively. Any shorter you could be asking for trouble
* Extension can be used to add texture, thickness, color and length.
* Avoid poor quality extensions. ( Donna Bella uses the highest quality human hair available from India )
* Maintenance program is essential to keep extensions looking their best. Make sure you rebook appointment every six to eight weeks to replace loose sections and maintain hair condition.
* Shampoo hair in a gentle manner, following the direction of hair flow
* Condition hair from just below the tip of the extension to the ends
* Use Professional Hair Care and styling products to keep them in great condition for longer.
* Use a wide tooth comb to detangle the hair starting at the tip of extension working your way up the scalp
* Dry hair 80% to 90% before using an Donna Bella extension brush to finish your blow dry style
* When using hot tools, keep away from the bonded tip of extensions
* Run fingers through hair daily making sure the bonds stay separated
* Avoid salt water as this may cause the bonds to break down
* NEVER go to bed with wet hair
* Always make sure your hair is dry and tied back in a loose pony tail before going to sleep
* Use a Donna Bella extension brush
Following these steps will be a major factor in ensuring your extensions and natural hair remain in excellent shape throughout the normal time of wear.
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Fine, thin, straight hair, yes these words unfortunately cover the basics of what I deal with everyday. I used to be so frustrated because I just did not know where to begin. I wanted the voluminous sexy curls the Kardashians rocked, well I figured out not only how to get those sexy curls, but how to get them to last.
Take your shower at night, shampoo your hair, and use light conditioner on the ends.
Blow out your hair 75% dry, then sleep on it.
You will wake up with a little kink here and there.
Then put your hair into a tight messy messy bun.
Wear that for about 2-3 hours, or as long as you can until you need your curly look.
When you take out your messy bun, do not brush it. Simply spray in some working hair spray (this is the wet kind), and section your hair into small sections starting in the back and curl everything.
After you pull your hair out of the curling iron, cool down the curl by squeezing it with your hand.
After you have curled all your hair, DO NOT TOUCH IT. Spray it with some aerosol hairspray and let it set. The longer is sets, the longer it lasts!
Right before you are ready to head out run your finger through it and tease the crown area just a little for a little height.
Another little spritz of hairspray and you have got sexy glamorous curls that will last all night long!
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January 13, 2011
Question:
I am getting good at applying the actual hair extensions but struggle organizing the hair in orderly sections at the beginning of the process. I really don’t understand how to get the hair out of the way for easier handling and how to divide the work area on the back of the head.
Jafra, T. – Madison, Wisconsin
Answer:
You are asking about “sectioning the hair”. To section properly, all you need is a rat tail comb an some large clips.
Diagonally, divide the clients hair into two equal halves right down the middle of the head. Then use a rat tail comb to part the hair from ear to ear, just below the oxcipital bone. Using the large clips, clip the sectioned hair on one side of the head, onto the top of the head. Then section the other side of the head and clip the hair up-top.
Make sure that the clipped hair is secure and the horizontal part is as straight as possible.
So that your client can wear her hair up or in a ponytail, do not apply extensions to the nap area or lower back of the head, below the horizontal part. Extensions are never applied in that part of the head. Check out our YouTube video titled “Install Donna Bella Milan Hair Extensions” to see how sectioning is made easy.
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