Are you thinking de getting hair extensions, but don't know where para start? Whether you want them para um special occasion ou para wear every day para thicker e longer hair, we got you covered.
7 Dicas para Choosing o Melhores Cabelo Extensions
Português
Cabelo extensions can be um big investment. You want para make sure you know what you're buying, e that you get o best quality possible. You don't want para spend all that money only para find out that o extensions fall apart.
Aqui's everything you should consider that will help you find o best hair extensions para you.
1. Check if o Extensions are Made Out de Natural ou Synthetic Cabelo
Always check para see if o extensions you're buying are made out de natural human hair ou synthetic materials. Extensions made out de human hair tend para be better as they will not only last longer but will also look more like seu own hair e can be treated o same as seu hair.While you might not feel comfortable using human hair, remember you cannot heat synthetic hair, which means you can't blow dry it, straighten it ou style it.
Natural hair can last com any heat application. If you aren't sure if o extensions you're buying are natural ou synthetic, simply ask o seller.
Check out this article para read more sobre how para care para e style seu hair extensions. And always try para find extra virgin 100% hair as it's very soft, silky e o highest quality.
2. Virgin Cabelo Makes O/A Melhores Cabelo Extensions
Virgin human hair e always o best choice because it lasts longer e can last through anything, even rainy days.It will look o most like seu actual hair e you can treat it o same way.
You can dry human hair extensions, straighten them, curl them, put product em them, wash them, ou even go swimming com them em. You can't do any de this com synthetic hair extensions.
Virgin human hair e also o healthiest out there, it's picked um strand at um time e keeps o ends e roots em o right direction.
Also, o cuticles are kept intact e not stripped. Preserving o hair cuticles e aligning them em um unidirectional way, makes extensions that are natural em appearance.
This e why it's considered para be such high quality. O/A only downside e it's pricier, but it's definitely worth it.
3. Be Sure para Choose o Right Color
It's incredibly important that when you're picking out seu hair extensions, that you find o right color.You don't want people para know you're wearing hair extensions. And nothing looks more obvious than hair extensions that are um different color than seu real hair.
Always compare o extensions color para seu natural color until you find o right match. Try para do this during o day, em daylight which reveals all o shades e lets you find o perfect match.
If seu hair happens para be one-dimensional, try para find um dual blended ou tri-blended color para seu extensions.
4. Go para Texture
Color isn't o only thing that should blend com seu hair extensions, texture also matters.Each type de hair extensions works para several different hair textures. Chinese hair tends para work best com medium dense hair, while Russian hair works better com finer hair.
A way para test this e para try on o extensions e if it doesn't follow o texture de seu real hair, it will look messy e unnatural.
This e why it's important para touch seu hair e examine it closely before purchasing.
If seu hair curly, then don't go com straight extensions. It's better para have curly extensions para seu curly hair, you can always straighten them all together if you're want that look.
Como Much Cabelo Do You Get em um Set?
Speaking de texture, you'll also want para consider how much actual hair you'll get em seu set de hair extensions.Some brands can be more expensive than others but have more hair. It's better para invest em slightly more extensions, then para by um new set every year.
Look para sets that have sobre 7 wefts ou pieces. This means you'll be able para distribute o hair more evenly, which e great if you have finer hair.
Quando you buy um high-quality product, you're paying para hair that you can wear confidently para um long period de time. You always can not use all de seu hair pieces at once, but it can be harder para find more matching pieces if seu set doesn't have enough.
5. Decide on o Length e Occasion
Not every length e right para every person. Make sure you pick um length that e right para you. Remeber you always can get o extensions trimmed ou cut into seu hair.But longer extensions can also be more expensive.
So if you have short hair, don't spend more on long extensions if you're just going para cut them.
Make sure you have um clear vision de o look you're going para, e where e when you want para wear seu extensions before buying them.
Ask yourself questions like, e this para um daily look? Or will this just be worn on special occasions?
6. Saber o Difference Between Buying em Store ou Shopping Online
Quando you buy extensions online, especially if you're looking para um more expensive product, always pay attention para o quality de o website.You should be able para read sobre o product before buying it. Always research all o information on o website, e see if you can contact o seller if you have any additional questions.
It's definitely um red flag if o website you're buying seu extensions de isn't user-friendly ou it's hard para find information sobre o product. If buying online, choose um vendor that has videos e ou user reviews com perhaps pictures, so you really know what you're getting.
If you're buying you extensions em um store, make sure you find um good e knowledgeable sales associate para guide you through o process.
Ask seu associate questions sobre o store e o quality de o hair they use. Quando matching color, try para do this em natural light if possible.
Regardless de where you buy seu extensions, make sure you do all seu homework e research first, so you know what you're buying. Don't rely too heavily on o sales associate para help you find what you need. Often they might just push o most expensive ou trendiest product on you para their own agenda, instead de helping you find um product that e o perfect fit para you.
7. Go para Clip-In Over Tape-In
O que's o difference between clip-em e tape-em? Which e better?Clip-In Extensions
Clip-em extensions are um great option if you're looking para um quick DIY hair extension routine com no long-term bonding. Clip-ins are easy para attach e match com seu own hair. They can give you hair length, lowlights, highlights ou add volume.All clip-em extensions come em one ou multiple wefts (pieces) ou various widths, so you can clip them em ou out em minutes without looking obvious. This e o way para go if you want longer hair e don't want para damage.
Clip-ins also allow you para wear them only when you want para um special occasion, so you don't have para commit para high maintenance extensions which require regular salon visits which can really add up price wise.
Tape-In Extensions
Tape-em extensions are o latest hair extension trend. Tape-ins are thin tape wefts, sobre 1 inch wide per hair weft that gets taped em between seu own hair e sandwich together like bonds.Today they are o most popular hair extension method em salons worldwide. This method e 100% natural, as it doesn't require any tools ou chemicals, e it lasts up para three months.
O/A hair e also reusable e takes less than an hour para apply para an entire head without any damage.
O/A process e pretty simple, you select um section de seu hair em um straight line, remove o backing tape seal e place it under um small section de seu natural hair as close para o scalp as possible.
It's suggested para use as little hair as possible, so o sticking de o tape will be higher.
You then smooth seu hair onto o tape using o end de um tail comb, then take another piece de hair, remove o seal e sandwich it on top de o previous piece.
It's also recommended that you leave seu hair unwashed para at least 3 days so o taped hair has enough time para set.
Find o Extensions That Are Right For You
Now that you know what's out there, find o best hair extensions that work you.Be sure para do all seu research before buying anything. Always go para natural virgin hair that matches seu hair's color e texture.
If buying em o store don't feel pressured para buy what o sales associate e pushing.
Have um clear idea de what you want e go para that. For more information on hair care check out our blog.