According to the celebs, short hair is easy to wear, wash and style. Halle Berry, Emma Watson and Michelle Williams are just three of many celebrities sporting the iconic Pixie crop. Yet the moment tickets to the Oscars or Baftas arrive, they will rush to the stylist to swap their cute crops for long flowing tresses. Its prom night soon, my glamorous prom gown is making its debut and I want to add fullness to my shoulder-length brunette mane. How am I going to do it? Easy, I’ve looked at a selection of synthetic clip-ins; decided artificial hair is not for me and invested in some of the best clip in hair extensions money can buy.
Now, you can’t buy any old hair piece. There are a number of things to know before you buy hair extensions. Think about it, when you visit the beauty counter to buy new cosmetics, do you pick up the first skin foundation you see or do you carefully choose a foundation cream to suit your skin tone? This is why wise women buy the best hair extensions they can afford and choose hair pieces to match their natural hair color. I had to color match my own extensions and followed tips from a friend.
I shopped in the daytime and made use of the natural light to compare hair color. There is no doubt that quality human hair extensions add volume to your natural locks, but badly matched extensions fail to blend and stand out a mile. Plenty of salons selling hair extensions online offer a free color matching service to help you buy the perfect shade. I also discovered many who sell hair extensions online will send you a color matching tool or invite you to send them a snippet of your own hair.
Most of us know there are two types of hair extension. Synthetic extensions are glossy when you first buy them; however, the lustrous shine soon fades. Clip-in extensions made from synthetic hair may be ten times cheaper than human hair extensions, but a human hair piece is easier to straighten, style and curl. I bought the best clip-in hair extensions I could afford in case I needed to color the hair piece. Admittedly, synthetic hair adds texture and clip in extensions wave easily, but you can’t dye or add highlights to faux hair. Being naturally curious, I wanted to know about the different kinds of hair used to make extensions. I was astounded to discover the market is flooded with Brazilian, Chinese, Peruvian, Malaysian and Indian hair.
