How I Put In My Hair Extensions

Before

I’ve talked about my hair extensions many times.
I summed up most of the details in this post.
But a lot of you still wanted to know more.
So I decided to bring my camera with me on my most recent appointment.

Carrie, my super hot stylist, was a great sport about having the entire experience documented.
Here is the FULL scoop on my hair extensions, and my coloring process.
If you’re new here, I need the extensions because of this.

I bought my extensions at Artistic Hairpieces and Wigs in Camarillo, CA.  Another great place online, is Extensions Plus.   I usually only use my extensions for thickness, but this time I purchased new hair that is 18 inches, which is about 2 inches longer than my own.

Right when I get there {Cleos Annex in Oak Park, CA}, Carrie removes my hair extensions from my previous visit.  Then she mixes my color and gets to work.

I used to bleach my hair, but no more of that madness for me {although Ben so prefers me as a blonde}.  I have Carrie color it and every few visits we pull in some highlights {not sure the technical term for that}.

I sit under the dryer for a bit,
come out and get washed,
and then she puts in my toner and washes my hair again.

I come back to her chair and we get ready to sew in the extensions.

1. First, Carrie parts my hair at the location that she is going to put the extensions.
2-3. It is important that she doesn’t put the extensions too high, or else they will peak through my hair and you could see them.  Then, she braids a corn row along the part.
4. Next, she takes a needle and thread and sews the weft hair extension into the corn row.

Let’s get a closer look at that new rock on Carrie’s hand, shall we.  CONGRATS girl!

Then she styles my hair like normal.  I have dreams that one day Carrie will blow dry my hair for me every day…one day.

And that’s all there is too it!
I am able to blow dry, flat iron and style the extensions just like they were my own hair.

Rachel is another hot stylist at Cleos, and I love her to pieces.
Rach is the one who puts all my friends feather extensions in, and she even reads my blog!

And get a look at her super rad lace TOMS.

All in all, the whole process {color, cut, extensions, blow dry, chit chat, magazine flipping} takes a little over 2 hours.
I always pick up an extra large diet Pepsi and 2 crunchy tacos from El Pollo Loco, to enjoy while Carrie puts in my foils.
And she never complains that I smell like onions for the rest of the appointment–that’s love right there.