A Great Lenghts Experiment: Cinderella Hair Extensions
A good friend and colleague of mine at Village Hair Design has recently started offering Cinderella Hair Extensions as a service in our salon. Laurie Stribling traveled to Chicago for training and has been a Cinderella Hair Extension wearer for several years. I didn't think that extensions would really be something I'd ever try, but after growing my hair out for several months now, I've found myself itching for a change. Here I am before having the extensions. You can see how long, or rather how short, my hair was before the process.
So about a week ago, I spoke with Laurie for a consultation. We picked out a color using swatches. I was amazed at the wide variety of colors available. I wear my hair very blond, and we were able to find a color that matched perfectly. Cinderella hair is 100% human hair and of excellent quality, so it can be washed, curled, flat ironed, or blow dried. It can even be colored! You can choose lengths of 12" to over 20". I chose the 12" length. Baby steps.
My appointment was yesterday. I was a little nervous, but the process for bonding the extensions to my natural hair was absolutely painless. The bonds are made from protein and are melted onto the natural hair with a special tool. These bonds stay put for up to four months and grow out as your hair grows out! When it is time to replace your extensions, the bonded hair is easily removed with special tool. Laurie placed three packs of hair in my head, and the process took about two and a half hours. Then Laurie cut my extensions to blend with my natural hair and give me the style I desired.
I am thrilled with the results! I have decided to order a fourth pack of hair to be placed in the back to thicken the back of my hair up a little. Laurie will order that hair and place it in the next week or so.
I'll be sure to keep you posted on maintenance of these extensions, how they wear, how comfortable they are, and if I continue to like having long hair.
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Photo © Kendra Aarhus
Comments
Kendra, I love it! As always, you’re looking gorgeous.
And how brave of you to play with length like that. I’m afraid I’d shy away from anything involving a ‘protein bond’, but the word ‘painless’ has helped, here.
So, I’m in the other day getting my hair done right? Well, I remember commenting on your hair and how cute you had it curled, but jeez, it never occurred to me that your hair was longer than usual! How awesome!