It seems like box braids have returned with a vengeance as one of the hot new hairstyles. Janet Jackson, who is the reason for the phrase “Poetic Justice braids”, was recently spotted rocking her signature ‘do and R&B superstar Brandy returned to the style in her video for Put It Down. Box braid hairstyles are very low maintenance and as summertime approaches, it will be perfect poolside hair!
To keep the look current, try medium sized waist length braids and please for the love of all things holy, do NOT burn the ends with a lighter! Instead the ends loose…
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Closures are becoming increasingly popular, but many women still do not understand their purpose. Closures are specialized hair pieces in which the strands are hand-tied to a lace or silk base. The result is a piece that is sewn down to your braided hair that may be parted freely in any direction for a natural appearance without having to leave ANY of your natural hair exposed. There are many advantages of wearing a closure with your weave including:
True protective hairstyle. None of your hair is exposed allowing it to rest and grow. This works particularly well for ladies who…
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I’ll admit when I first started seeing some of my favorite celebrities and even fellow bloggers rocking oversized wayfarer frames, Steve Urkel immediately came to mind! Funny as Urkel’s antics on the classic sitcom Family Matters were, a fashion icon he is not! However, as the popularity of “nerd glasses” increased, my opinion changed; I now own not just one but two pair of plastic oversized glasses! Although I don’t believe this look is here to stay, I feel extremely cute and trendy when I pull those frames out.
I must say my favorite way to wear nerd glasses is ala Miss…
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One of the problems with wearing quality human hair extensions is that they never look bad if you care for them properly. Good problem to have, right? Let me explain – back in the day, with beauty supply store hair, women judged when their weaves needed to be taken out by how it looked. The hair became stringy or lost its luster, or the shedding and tangling was unbearable. You will face neither issue while wearing Perfect Locks hair extensions, which means you cannot gauge your weave’s expiration date by how your hair looks.
Sew in weaves will last…
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It seems like everyone and their brother is jumping into the hair weave game, we’ve seen bundle deals for as low as $90 for 20”. With tempting offers like that, why would anyone find it worth while to purchase more expensive hair?
Well it is extremely important to purchase your virgin Indian hair from a reputable company. Otherwise while you may save a few dollars in the short term, over time the hair claimed to be virgin will most likely not last beyond one installation, if that. Why? Because a lot of vendors claiming to offer “virgin” hair are actually…
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More women are wearing their hair curly than straight these days and hair extensions are no exception. If you decide to purchase Perfect Locks virgin curly hair extensions there are a few things you should know to get the look you envision. First off, our virgin curly hair extensions have more of a deep wavy ‘s’ shaped curl versus a tight spiral curl – if that is the look you desire, the tight or even kinky curly textures from our Steam Collection may work best for you.
Getting back to virgin curly hair – any curlista will tell you that…
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Bangs are the easiest way to update or change your look without having to make a drastic change to y our hair such as a new cut or color. There are many popular bang styles, everything from feminine and flirty to dramatic and edgy. However, if you have ever had bangs, you know one of the most difficult challenging things about them is growing them out! Perfect Locks offers a clip on bang hair piece made of 100% virgin human hair that gives you the option of wearing bangs without the commitment of having to cut them. Here are a…
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Clip in hair extensions are one of my favorite enhancement hair types to wear; I absolutely love their versatility. Aside from their traditional uses of adding length and/or volume, they can also be used to create a variety of styles.
If your hair is not long or thick enough for the perfect messy high bun, try adding a few clip in hair extensions to help get the look. One tip is to add the clips upside down to make blending the pieces much easier for undetectable additions. Once you’ve clipped in a few pieces add a few drops of Perfect…
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Kinky curly hair is one of the hottest trends of the tear, being seen on too many celebrities to count but it is fair to say big hair is in! This look is definitely a showstopper, sure to turn heads and is for those who wish to make a statement with their hair.
For the naturally curly girls out there, blending your hair with the texture of your kinky curly extensions is fairly easy: just wet your hair and add the product(s) of your choice to enhance your natural curl pattern. However if you have straight, relaxed, or even hair of…
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Machine and hand-tied wefted hair extensions are popular among African American and Latino women because their hair is coarser and strong enough to thrive while being braided and having extensions sewn on. But for Caucasian and Asian women, that process can actually do more harm than good because typically your hair is a bit thinner. A great choice of hair extensions for fine haired ladies would be either keratin bonded or tape extensions.
Keratin bonded hair extensions, also called I-tipped extensions or fusion hair extensions, are normally installed using a strand by strand method either through a heat bonding process or using…
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