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Theworldofhairextensionshascomealongwayinrecentyears.Thepreviousmethodsofextensionswereharshandunhealthyforyourhair;withpainfulandunattractiveresults.Wehavealso

comealongwaywithourskillsandmethods,BellagioSalonsareastepabovetherestinTheArtofHairExtensions. Karolynn,ahairextensionspecialistwithBellagioSpas&Salons,hasansweredafewfrequentlyaskedquestionsconcerningtheartofhairextensions.

Q:Wheredoesthehaircomefrom?Extensionhaircancomefromallovertheworld.Therearetwotypesofcommonhair:CaucasianandAsian.CaucasianhairisgroupedfromplacessuchasRussia,Poland,Romania,EuropeandtheUnitedStatesaswell.AsianhairisgroupedfromplacessuchasChina,India,thePhilippinesandVietnam.Agreatdealofhairiscollectedfrommonasteriesassacrificesandofferings.WomenwilldonatetheirhairasanofferingtotheirGodasasignofmodesty.Itissoldforeitherspiritualorfinancialgain,andthemoneyisthenusedtoimprovelivingconditionsintheirvillage.

Q:Aretheredifferenttypesofhair?Yes,thehairiscollectedandisseparatedintotwogroups,RemyandNon-RemyHair.RemyHair,knownas“CuticleHair,”hasbeencutwith

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HAir ExTEnsionstherootsalignedandboundtogetherasifthebaseofaponytailwassnippedoffandtiedatthetop.Itismaintainedinabundleuntilitreachesthefactorywithallthehairfacinginthesamedirection.Thisisthedesiredhair,andassuchitismorecostlythanNon-RemyHair. Non-RemyHair,knownas“Non-CuticleHair”,hastherootsandendsmixedandiscollectedasfound(usuallyonthefloorofshrines).Sincethecollectorscan’ttellwhichsideofthehairstrandistheroot,itissenttofactoriestobetreatedwithchemicals.Thechemicalswillstripthehairofitscuticlewhichwillhelppreventthehairfromformingmassiveknotswhenappliedforextensions.Thisprocessleavesthehairlimpandlifeless,whichcanstillcausetangleseventually.

Q:Doesthepriceofhairvary?Yes,pricingvarieswithhairtype,Remy

orNon-Remy,color,texture,length,andthegradeofhairwhenitisprocessed.Forexample,Chinesehairislowincostbecauseitishighinquantitybutlowinquality.Europeanhairishighincostbecauseitislowinquantityandhighinquality.Thecostcanalsobeimpactedwhenconsideringwhattypeofprocessingthehairneeds,thisusuallydependsonthehair’spointoforigin.Selectcompaniescarry“VirginHair”thathasnotbeencolored,treated,orstripped,andnaturallycomeswithaheftypricetag.Muchliketheoldadage“Yougetwhatyoupayfor.”

Q:Whatkindofmethodsdoyouuse?Iusetwotypesofmethods:BondedIndividualsandGlue-InWefts.FormyBondedIndividualExtensions,Iuserawunboundstrandsofhairandbondthemtotheexistinghair;movingthroughoutthedifferentareasofthehead.Thisenablesmetocolorblendforanaturallook.Italsoallowsforthehairtoshiftintheextensions,whichmeansthattheextensionshavevariouslengthsthroughoutthepiece(justasrealhairdoes).Lastly,Icanmakedifferentsizesofextensionstofittheclient.Ihaveseenmanypeopleuselargepiecesaroundthefacewhichisthemostfragileareaonthehead.Theyaretooheavy,whichcausesbreakageanddiscomfort. MyGlue-Inmethodofweftsisfast,easytoapply,andispart

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ofthenewrevolutioninhairtolengthen,addvolume,orconcealabadhaircut.Onceapplied,theseweftsaresothinthatyounolongerneedtoworryaboutbumpsorpaintothescalp.Ilookforthehealthiestwaytoattachtheseindividualwefts.Thisapplicationisdesignedtominimizeanydamagetoyourhair,whilematchingcolorandtextureforacustomfittoyourcurrenthaircutandlength.Ialwaysconductamandatoryconsultationwithmyclientsbeforehandtodiscusswhichmethodwouldworkbestwiththeirhairandlifestyle.

Q:Canyourextensionscausehairdamage?Thisisoneofthemostfrequentlyaskedquestionsindealingwithextensions.Extensionshavebeengivensuchabadrapbecauseofstyliststhatarenotproperlytrainedandspecializedinextensions.IhavetrainedformanyyearsandtestedmanymethodstofindthetwothatIfeelarethesafestformyclients.Manypeopledonotrealizethatextensionsareonlysafeiftheyareappliedproperlyandtakencareofproperlybytheclient.Ipromisetodomypartbyusingmymethodsinasafemannerforthehairandthenwilleducateeachclientonhowtodotheirpartathome.Ialwayssendmyclientshomewithatotalcarepackagewhichincludes

product,tools,andinstructionsontheproperwaystomaintaintheirinvestment.

Q:What’sthemaintenancelikeforyourmethods?MyBondedIndividualslast3-4months.MyGlue-InWeftslast4-6weeksandcanbeappliedtemporaryforaspecialoccasion.Idon’tbelieveanyextensionsshouldbeleftinlongerthan4months.Afterthatperiodoftimethehairwillstarttomatteandtangleunderneath.Somecompaniesmakeabondthatissostrongitislikecement.Itmaylastlongerthan4months,whichmaymaketheclientfeeltheyaresavingmoney,buttryingtoremovethatbondcancreateseveredamagetothehair.Thiscancauseahorrible,tangledmessthatwillleavetheclientwithextensivebreakage.Ibelieveinusingbondthatisstrongenoughtohold,butnotsostrongastocreatedamage.

Q:HowdoIknowifextensionsworkforme?Bookaconsultation,andIwillsitdownwithyouanddiscussthedifferentmethodsthatcanbeappliedforyourhair.Aconsultationenablestheclienttolearnhowtheycanhavethehairtheyalwaysdreamedofwithoutthesacrificeofunhealthyhair.Whetheryouarelookingforfullness,length,color,orjustafunandsexynewlook,hairextensionscanbetheperfectsolution. KarolynnisaBellagioStylistspecializinginHairExtensionsandStraightening.ShecanbereachedforanappointmentorconsultationateitherSalonBellagioatHarvardPlaceCenterinIrvine(949)476-4434orBellagioSpa&SalonintheOrchardHillsVillageCenterinIrvine(714)730-7767.BellagiohasathirdlocationinNewportCoastandhasbeenservingOrangeCountysince1990. BellagioSpasandSalonsofferalonglistoffacials,bodytreatments,massageservicesandhot-stonetherapy,slimmingtreatments,andspamanicuresandpedicures.Theyalsooffercosmedicaltreatmentsincludingbotox,dermalfillers,laserpeelsandhairremoval,allperformedbyregisterednursesanddoctors.ThisiswhatmakesBellagioSpasandSalonsyourone-stopdestinationforallyourbeautygoals.Formoreinformationandacompletelistofservices,visitwww.salonbellagio.com

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