i bought the extensions at sally beauty supply. they were $79.99 and i have a sally's card, so i got them for &75.99. they are a remy product called euronext. i read a lot of reviews online before buying them because they are non-returnable. i ended up buying a color called "blonde frost," which really matches my hair well. it's two-toned, so it blends easily color-wise (even with my weird purple/grey hair i still have despite it not being visible in my photos). the box looks like this:
i'll show you the steps i went through and the final result. but first, i thought it might be fun to show you the playlist i listened to while styling. as you can see, i have a love for the barenaked ladies.
the old apartment - barenaked ladies
jacksonville skyline - whiskeytown
AM180 - grandaddy
take it from me - the weepies
two boats - mary lou lord
almost rosey - tori amos
a perfectly good heart - taylor swift
enid - barenaked ladies
on the bound - fiona apple
she's amazing - team dresch
studying stones - ani difranco
maybe katie - barenaked ladies
i was very proud of my iphone's shuffle feature today. it was a wonderful lyrical backdrop for my activity. and if you know me personally, you know that the last song is a propos for this situation.
ready? here goes:
first, i washed my hair with my moisturizing david babaii for wildaid shampoo so it would be as smooth and sleek as possible:

you're also seeing something you usually don't see here: me completely sans makeup. when i don't have to go anywhere, i try to let my skin breathe since i otherwise wear at least a primer and bare minerals foundation on my entire face.
after i washed it, i dried it. i just use a really basic hairdryer i got at target. i'd love to have a fancy one like my stylist uses, but i am absolutely confident i'd burn myself. i have a hard time with a dryer and brush combo, which i usually need.
after i washed it, i dried it. i just use a really basic hairdryer i got at target. i'd love to have a fancy one like my stylist uses, but i am absolutely confident i'd burn myself. i have a hard time with a dryer and brush combo, which i usually need.
(i look like my sister k here, which is strange because i don't usually think we look alike at all.)
i didn't use any hair products at all because i wanted to have a basic idea of how the extension would look and how it would blend without any products before experimentation.
step 3: after drying my hair, i straightened it. my extensions are straight, so i wanted to see how it look unstyled. we have a really great straightener by hot tools. i cannot take any of the credit for picking it out; my sweetie did all the research and selection.


finally, i applied the extensions. i followed some general guidelines i read online, including using the lovely idèe gèniale's awesome tutorial along with some trial-and-error.
here's how they turned out:

(backwards, again)


here's how they turned out:

(backwards, again)


as i said before, i really like them. for the first time, i think they turned out great. in order to make my hair blend better, i'll probably curl them a bit (i know you can see my underneath hair and a little of my front layers on my left a bit). as they are, i feel a bit like a barbie doll (and kind of smell like one; hair extensions smell strange).
i also feel like they make me look younger, at least here with no make-up on, but that's not the worst thing. i kind of thought i might feel really strange when i saw myself, but since i have had hair this long, it wasn't jarring.


i also feel like they make me look younger, at least here with no make-up on, but that's not the worst thing. i kind of thought i might feel really strange when i saw myself, but since i have had hair this long, it wasn't jarring.


it's fun to remember what long hair felt like. i forgot that you have to untuck it from your clothes when you get dressed!
so, while i don't know how often i'll wear these, i'm really glad i got them. they're a fun way to do something different, and i'm excited to see how i can style them. but i'm curious ...
so, while i don't know how often i'll wear these, i'm really glad i got them. they're a fun way to do something different, and i'm excited to see how i can style them. but i'm curious ...
what do you think?







































