So there's obvi a huge hype about extensions now a days, and seriously I am all for it! I love extensions, I love wearing them and I love installing them. Curious about extensions, which ones do you think are best for you and your lifestyle, budget, or preferences, here's the blog for you!
Lets start with the basics, tapes, tapes have been around forever, and the quality is just getting better and better. Tape ins are a very thin strip of hair with a "tape" attached to it, and your hair goes between two, like a delicious hair extension sandwich. They're placed all over the head to create length all around evenly. They also can be just used for fillers, as I like to call it. Fillers I mean as, like, filling in the cute short front sides of our hair, to match up with our length in the back. There's so many different ways you can use tape in extensions!
Installation for these babies. So, depending on the stylist, and how advanced they are. Normally tape in extensions take about 45 mins to an hour to install. Price for installation also depends on stylist/salon you're going to! They can vary from 100-200 for installation, all depending on how many bags you're getting etc.
Now lets move onto wefts, wefts are the new hot thang around these neck of the woods, I'd say! Everyone and their dog wants a weft, literally. LOL. Anyways, what are wefts and how do they work you ask? Well here we go. Wefts are a weft of hair that is tied into your hair on little beads, we sew the weft onto these beads that we've put into your hair to secure the weft safely onto your head! The average person receives two "rows" of wefts, and how much hair they require or want! Which you'd go through a consultation with your stylist before hand, deciding on whether you just want it for thickness, or you're craving the dreamy mermaid hair!
Installation on wefts usually take 1 1/2 hours - 2 hours, yet again, depending on who's installing them. The more we do it, the fast we get etc. Wefts take a little longer to install but they're the easiest to hide, especially for all of us who love to wear our hair up, without showing the world we have extensions. Installation cost for wefts vary, again, lol. Typically can cost from $250-$400, all depending on hair amount/rows and stylist prices.
Now, how long do each last? Tape ins can usually last up to 8 weeks, if taken care of carefully, then you'd come in and we'd remove each section and re-tape the extension and re-apply! Then on the other hand, wefts can last 10-12 weeks, again, if taken care of carefully. Also, product, product is soooo important when it comes to taking care of your extensions. You wouldn't want to spend X amount of dollars on hair extensions and ruin them with cheap product now? Common.
After care, when you're home with your new investment, because thats what hair extensions are, they're seriously an investment, but its totally an upfront bigger cost but the hair can be used to over a year! You oil them, give them all the TLC. When sleeping, braid your hair so they don't get all matted. Matting can happen from not brushing your hair correctly. Please please please, ya'll, brush yo hair! Your stylist will show you how! This will help with breakage, and less work when we're moving your hair up because we won't have to go through a big mess! Just, take care of them.
Which one is the one for you? Well, lets see, what's your budget? Tapes are typically on the cheaper side compared to wefts. That's including the hair, installations, and re-installations. How often do you wear your hair up, and do you care if your extensions are showing? If you care, wefts are the way to go! They're the easiest to hide, with normally only the two rows. Do you want it for thickness or just length? Both can be used for thickness with your natural length, or if you're wanting all the length, both can be easily used to create such thing!
Typically, both are amazing options, just consider your budget, how long you wanna hangout with me in the salon, and what your end goal looks like! Consultations are always free when looking to invest in some hair extensions! We can match your colour pretty well or you can always colour your hair to match the extensions, really, whatever you want! Anymore questions, please feel free to ask! Or book in that free consult and lets create some beautiful hair together!
Til next time, xo
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