A week before Christmas I got a wee pre Christmas surprise, and I decided to spend it on some new hair extensions. Long time readers will know I have wear clip ins then recently tried keratin bonds. I loved my clip ins but decided to give the bonds a wee try for my summer holidays. I really liked the bonds. They felt like my real hair, they were easy to maintain, they were comfortable and despite all the horror stories were very easy and safe to remove. (IF YOU DO IT CAREFULLY AND PROPERLY) The only downfall for me was that once they had been in a while they started to matt, no matter how careful I was it eventually would matt, and I just found it so uncomfortable. It wasn't painful or itchy, it just really bugged me!
So what next? A weave!
I've had a weave before and really liked it. Weaves are very safe and help natural hair growth, but they are very expensive to have fitted and can be painful at first. I managed to find a Classy Curls in Glasgow who would fit mines for £50. Which was just to fit the wefts of hair which I took myself. I went thinking I was getting a braided weave, but what I actually got was something I had never heard of before ... a micro weave. Its basically tracks of micro loops in your hair and then the weft is sewn threw the micro loop tracks. (2nd Photo) Its amazing! Weaves can be quite painful but this was absolutely pain free! (I think in part though because I'm so used to the weight) If its the first time you are getting a weave it may give you a headache but 2 paracetamol and your sorted! Its also really easy to fix once the hair grows out, I just have to go back and get them tightened, sweet no removal and re fitting! So you can keep them in for as long as your hair is in a good condition.
Weaves are definitely becoming more popular, I think because people want something more permanent than clip ins and so many people are actually scared to try bonds or have had a bad experience. Micro loops are also a great alternative to bonds but again its just the matting that drives me crazy.
I can do everything with my weave that I can do with my hair, curl, straighten, dry, wash and dye!
This is it completely unstyled, so tomorrow I will add a better picture of it finished off!
Sweet Dreams
Paula .. x
wow your hair looks absoloutely amazing. It looks so natural! Im put off by the horror stories of removing bonded extensions and if i wear them i often opt for clip ins. Id love to see it styled :) xx
ReplyDeleteLooks really natural and its great that you don't have to get the braids!
ReplyDeleteDo the wefts feel like they've been fitted securly?
Marie x
this sounds great iv been wanting to try some sort of extensions other than clip ins for ages now but wasn't sure if they'd be worth the money, please keep us updated on this if you do have any trouble with it would be good to know:) xx
ReplyDeletePaula you always have beautiful hair I'm so jealous! I think if I were to get a weave I'd need to just dye back to may natural colour, I dont think I could be bothered with having to touch up and redye it constantly to keep it red as wellas my actual hair :(
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to see how you style it! x
Ooh I am always intrigued by extensions. I have long hair but it is quite thin for the length and I would love some thickness and body in there. I may make 2013 the year I give clip ins a go and who knows I may even try this!! The end result looks amazing, looking forward to seeing it styled :)
ReplyDeleteJanine xx
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