Start investigating human hair extensions, and you’ll soon find a million options, especially when it comes to hair texture. Yaki, silky-straight, and wet-n-wavy are just the tip of the iceberg. How about Candy Curl, Body Wave, Jheri Curl, Spanish Wave, French Refined, Ethiopian Yaki, Deep Wave, Deep Curly, Tight Wave, and more?
The choices can be dizzying, and that’s where this guide to hair extensions and hair types comes in handy. Armed with knowledge of your own hair type and the kind of look you want, you can mix, match, or reinvent your look with the right hair extension texture…
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These days, the market for hair extensions is flooded with locks from all over the globe. Online sellers and even beauty supply stores sell strands that claim to be Russian, Brazilian, Spanish, “European,” “Caucasian,” and even Hawaiian. The sheer number of choices can be overwhelming! But making the right choice is easy when you know that virgin Indian Remy hair extensions are the best – and why.
The Virgin Difference
For starters, let’s look at the purity of the hair being sold. Many dealers claim that their hair is one-hundred-percent virgin, meaning that it has not been chemically altered in…
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Fresh out the pack, human hair extensions are soft, flexible, beautiful. The strands slip between your fingers like silk, reflecting light with a shine and sheen that just begs to be showed off. But some factors like your environment and care choices can make your gorgeous perfect locks fall short of their initial beauty. So how do you know what’s ruining your cuticles, and what do you do? Read on! What follows is a guide to your human hair extensions’ top five mortal enemies and what you can do to combat them.
Hair Killer #1: Air Pollution
Nothing smothers your…
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Readers of a certain age (or those watching TV in the wake of the great Michael Jackson’s untimely death) can remember watching the video for “Say, Say, Say,” MJ’s classic duet with Paul McCartney. In the video, Michael and Paul play turn-of-the-century snake-oil salesmen, peddling useless potions and calling them “wonder cures” and “miracle tonics,” even planting fellow actors in the crowd to help convince the public that their “medicines” work, after all.
Well, that trend continues to this day. Like the medical field, the beauty industry has always been vulnerable to scam artists making big promises they can’t deliver….
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Looking back at 2010, it seems like one of the biggest looks of the past year – and perhaps for a few more turns of the calendar to come – is big-barreled, lustrous, wavy curls that tumble down the back. Call it the “Kim K” look, but everybody from celebrities to your local librarian is going for softly defined curls with just the right balance of polish and play.
So how do you get those locks, if you’re not born with them? Well, for starters, you invest in virgin Indian Remy hair that’s sure to give you the bounce, shine,…
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If you’ve never worn Virgin Indian Remy hair extensions, you may be wondering how they differ from store bought weaving hair extensions. There are some significant differences between Perfect Locks’ hair extensions and the hair you find in beauty supply stores and other discounters. Here are some ways to distinguish them.
Hair Quality
Because of its relative scarcity, pure virgin Indian Remy hair is usually not sold in beauty supply stores. Indian Remy hair is comprised of the full cuticle and comes from one donor. Full cuticle hair strands all lie in the same direction, making them less susceptible to…
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The cost of hair extensions can depend on many factors.  If you’ve browsed the Perfect Locks site you should have a general idea of what you would pay for quality Indian hair. The type of hair, the length of hair, and the method used for installation should all be considered when thinking about price. There are several different installation methods and types of hair extensions, each with it’s benefits and downfalls:
The Application Method
1. Glue: Usually the cheapest method. This method doesn’t last long, about 2 to 4 weeks. Don’t be this cheap.
2. Sew in or weave: This…
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Machine Wefts or Hand-tied Wefts – this is a much debated topic in several salons today. The thing is, some people who get hair extensions don’t usually know what’s best – machine wefts or hand-tied wefts. The safest, and probably the most accurate, answer would be “It depends.” I know that saying that is horribly dissatisfying for any reader, but it’s true. The choice between machine wefts and hand-tied wefts actually depends on your objective or your purpose.
Hand-tied Wefts
Hand-tied wefts are tufts of hair sewn or tied together meticulously by hand using a strong piece of weaving thread….
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If you are born with curly hair, then there is so much you need to know about it! Not all curly hair is the same, especially when talking about Indian hair. They vary in texture and there are different type of curls. The three different types are: loose, curly and kinky. Loose curls are softer curls roughly two inches wide. They are shiny and very manageable for the most part. Some famous actresses with loose curls are Julia Roberts, Sarah Jessica Parker. This hair has a beautiful body to it and can be versatile and easy to maintain.Curly hair is…
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