There is nothing worse than bad hair extensions. In fact, you’re better off having no hair extensions than having bad extensions. Bad extensions transform you from hero to zero in an instant. There are loads of examples of bad hair extensions, just take a walk through your local shopping mall and you’ll find them. But celebrities also can be guilty of bad extensions, take a look at this quick article on Britney posted at uHair.
So how can you avoid bad extensions? I’ve put together a list of reasons why your new hair may not look as good as it could.
10 Reasons Your Hair Extensions Look Really Bad
- Hair Extension Weight: Unless you have really thick hair, stay away from extensions that are 1g or more. Heavy extensions are appealing to many hairdressers because they are thick and you don’t have to add as many to get a full head of hair. But a client with fine hair and big chunky extensions does not look natural. To find out more about this, see this previous post on hair extension weights.
- Poor colour matching: If the colour is wrong, it’s not a good look. If the extensions are poorly added and the colour is wrong, the extensions will stand out like a beacon! However, a minor difference in colour can often look quite good as it adds dimension to your hair.
- Lack of maintenance & styling: If you don’t use quality hair products and you don’t consistently give your extensions the care they deserve, you have noone to blame but yourself. A month after having your extensions added and having not looked after them, don’t complain to the supplier if they don’t look good. It’s a bit like complaining to your car dealer after buying a car and never adding oil or servicing it. Check out this post to find out more about hair care.
- Your hair is unsuitable: Some clients just don’t have suitable hair for hair extensions. If you pull lightly on your hair and it breaks or if you have very little hair, you should consider a wig. If you add extensions, they’ll either look bad because you can see the bonds, or they’ll look ok but when you remove them, what little hair you had could well be further reduced.
- Poor positioning of extensions: Hair extensions can’t just be added wherever you can find some natural hair on your head. Refer to my previous post on the hair extension no go zones for more info on where to add extensions.
- Wrong hair texture: It is important the hair extension texture matches the natural hair. It goes without saying that if you have curly hair, you shouldn’t add straight extensions unless you are willing to constantly straighten your natural hair. You may want to consider Yaki hair if you’re African. I occasionally see girls with straight extensions and wavy hair. It really doesn’t look natural.
- Wrong hair origin: If your hair is really fine then thick extensions (generally Asian hair) won’t look good. Make sure the hair matches your hair, whether it is Chinese, Indian or European.
- Non remy hair: Unfortunately there is quite a lot of non-remy hair floating around on the market these days. The main reason for this is that demand for extensions has increased greatly and so quality remy hair is a more scarce commodity. Ensure the hair is remy, non tangle hair or suffer the consequences of a tangled birds nest! Read more about non remy hair here.
- Poor quality product: You may have good quality hair, bit if the quality of the bond is poor it still won’t look good. For example, there’s nothing worse than extensions added using the fusion method and being able to see the adhesive. Make sure you buy from a trusted supplier and avoid online auction sites!
- Bad layering: Extensions need to be layered correctly. It is hard to explain this one in a post but trust me, if the extensions aren’t layered in naturally, you’ll have extensions that stand out really badly.
For you ladies out there considering hair extensions, I hope this list helps you out so that you know what to avoid. It may sound like a lot to consider, but if you buy online from a trusted experienced supplier or get them added my an experienced salon, you should be fine. For any hair extension technicians, please make sure you consider these points. I’d like to think that every technician follows these points but as I said earlier in this post, there are plenty of girls who’s extensions you can clearly see sticking out.
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