Hairdresser secrets: everything you need to know about extensions
I used to always dream of such a lush mane. Preferably with some beachy waves in it, always the most beautiful highlights... In short: never a bad hair day. Now, I might have gotten that lush mane if I hadn't obsessively dyed my hair during my teenage years. I've seriously had all the colors. Black, accidentally black, dark brown, light brown, accidentally red, no: I didn't always look very charming with my hair colors. And then always wanting to go back to my natural blonde. And having dyed all my hair dead over the years. Such a shame.
Now I'm older and wiser, but that dream is still there. So there was only one thing to do: extensions. That might be a bit of an expense, but I really can't live without them anymore. But even here, I initially went a bit wrong and just took the first option I found. Microrings, which — to put it mildly — weren't very good for my hair.
So I was sitting obediently with those extensions at my hairdresser in Amsterdam, who would add some highlights for me. What do you think happened? My hair caught fire. In. The. FIRE. Panic all around, of course, and I literally saw that lush mane go up in flames. It turned out that I hadn't made the right purchases and there was a significant percentage of plastic in that blonde hair.
I found it quite traumatic, so I thought it might be better if I didn't make decisions like this about my hair anymore. So I gave Bryan and Justin all the power: you just do what you think is best. As long as I get that mane. You know better than I do anyway.
And he knew that too. With tape extensions, he has been ensuring for quite some time now that I do have those good hair days, and every time they are replaced, my hair hasn't been damaged. So if you're also thinking about extensions (I highly recommend it): tape extensions is the way to go.
At my hairdresser, BRUSH Hair & Make-up in Amsterdam, they — and I as a wearer — were real early adopters of this type of extensions. In fact, the first in the Netherlands. They learned the technique in Australia and they really only use this type. Because it's not harmful to your hair, because it's sustainable and of good quality.
In terms of care, it's not very difficult either (which was sometimes different with the microrings for me), because you can just do everything with it. I personally use care products from Gisou and brush it well — because that last part is actually the only requirement to ensure that your extensions stay beautiful. A child could do it.
As the name suggests, it is actually a tape that is attached to your hair. It sits very close to your roots and grows out with your hair. Therefore, you need to go back every eight to ten weeks to have them moved up. Yes, that means you don't get new hair right away: this is of such good quality that you can use it for up to a year.
I also found that to be a big plus, because my plastic microring hair (I still have nightmares about it sometimes) became so frizzy and dry. It didn't look good at all. And that's such a shame because I've never been as happy with my hair as when I had a full mane. So if you're thinking about getting extensions too: do your research well. Learn from my mistakes. And you can always send Bryan and Justin a message, because they are happy to provide more explanation.
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