Shiny, thick and well-groomed hair is a real luxury, which, unfortunately, not every young lady has been blessed with by nature.

In order for those with medium-length or fine hair to look their best, hair extensions were created on special clips that are attached to the base of their natural hair.

Indeed, the appearance of clip-on extensions has become a real salvation for girls, and now in 10 minutes any beauty can create a magnificent hairstyle with chic long, and most importantly, voluminous hair with her own hands.

Of course, to get hair extensions, you can seek the help of specialists in a beauty salon, but this will require precious time and financial resources from you, because such hair requires special care and monthly correction.

By attaching extensions at home, in front of your favorite mirror, you can save a lot of money and, if you want, change your hairstyle. Artificial strands can be easily removed.

How to choose

1. Length.
   The golden rule is: the longer the artificial strands, the more of them you will need. Agree, sparse long hair does not look very pretty.
2. Color.
   Ideally, the color of artificial hair should be selected live, on your own or with the help of your hairdresser, constantly comparing it with your natural hair color. Perhaps such a purchase will be cheaper on the Internet, but young ladies should take into account the inaccurate transmission of shade by the monitor and display, therefore, strands purchased in an online store may turn out to be completely different from what you imagined them to be.
3. Texture.
   Dear girls, if your natural hair is thin and soft, buy extensions made from the same type of hair: soft and silky. When nature has blessed you with coarse hair, give preference to denser and thicker strands.
4. Hair material.
   You can buy natural hair or synthetic hair. Natural ones have many benefits. Firstly, they blend better with natural hair, secondly, they are much more natural in appearance, without having a doll-like shine, and thirdly, such hair is amenable to heat treatment. In other words, you will be able to curl and straighten natural strands, and their quality and appearance will not suffer from this, which will significantly extend their service life.

How to attach

Since the hair on the clips looks like stripes with strands, the partings in your own hair should be made horizontal. It is recommended to start with the lowest layer.

• Comb your natural hair, make a horizontal parting at the back of your head. Pin up your hair above the comb.
• Apply a strip of faux strands to your parting and pin it in the middle, then move towards the sides.
• To prevent the clips from being visible near the neck, ears and temples, attach them so that at least 3 cm remains to the border of your own hair growth.
• Once the first layer of hair is attached, work your way up. Make a horizontal parting again and secure the hair above it.
• Comb the bottom hair a little.
• Starting in the middle of the parting, secure the strands with bobby pins.
• You shouldn’t attach your hair too close to the roots; it’s better to step back a little. This will ensure quality and reliability of fixation.
• Moving up, your own hair, on which you plan to attach artificial hair, should be combed more and more. A good option would be to spray it with varnish, then the attached strands will not move out during wear.

You should remove the hair on the clips in the same stages as you attached them. Carefully separate the clip and remove the strand.

How to care for natural hair

Even though some of the hairs in your new head of hair are not your own, they will also become dirty. Therefore, extensions also require washing.

• To determine the naturalness of the attached strands, set fire to a couple of hairs from the extension strip: if the smell of fried chicken appears, then the hair is natural.
• When you see that the hair is melting, but there is no characteristic natural aroma, it means that you are looking at artificial strands.

Natural hair is possible. Use warm water and balm.

After washing, place the strands on a clean cloth or towel and let them dry naturally, without a hair dryer or drying. This will help you keep your strands longer.

After they dry, slowly comb them with a brush.

How to care for synthetic hair

If your attached strands are not natural, they should be washed with baking soda (1 teaspoon per 1 liter of water) and a mild, gentle shampoo.

Hair made from synthetic materials is much easier to tangle, so when cleansing, do not squeeze or twist it.

After washing, place on a clean, dry cloth, and when dry, comb gently.

Not every girl has been endowed with luxurious curls by nature, but many today want to change their look and become the owner of long locks. Not everyone will agree to the extension procedure, since hair extensions have a lot of disadvantages. That's when clip-on hair extensions come to the rescue - the easiest and most common way to change your usual hairstyle.

To become the owner of luxurious hair using false hair, you don’t have to have a lot of money. There is a wide selection of hair extensions on the market, varying in quality, shades, thickness and length.

Unlike other types of strand extensions (tape, capsule), curls with clips allow you to grow long beautiful hair without harming your natural hair and without spending a lot of money.

Clip-on hair extensions can be either natural or artificial. Both have their advantages.

Artificial strands:

• their color is not limited by anything and can be absolutely anything;
• are much cheaper than natural ones.

Natural strands:

• have a longer service life than artificial ones;
• You can safely blow dry them and experiment with hairstyles: straightening, curling, coloring and other procedures.

Hair extensions with clips can be attached to both short and long hair. They come in different lengths (to the shoulder blades, to the waist, below the waist). In addition, they also differ in structure (wavy or straight) and color. These criteria are selected taking into account the characteristics of a woman’s real hair.

How to secure extensions

You can buy false hair with clips either in a set or in individual strands. However, many advise purchasing it in a set, since all the strands in it are selected in length for different areas of the head (temporal and occipital).

Clip-on hair extensions are often used to create hairstyles for a wedding, party or date. Many people wear them in everyday life as it is a very simple solution to always look feminine and chic without much hassle.

To use false hair on hair clips, you do not need serious knowledge or special skills, since they are attached using special clips with a silicone layer that prevents the strands from falling off. Literally, the clip opens, is secured under the horizontal parting on the hair and snaps into place. The clips snap along the parting lines, so they are completely invisible on the head.

Step-by-step instructions for attaching extension strands

Hair extensions have become an alternative to hair extensions today as they are affordable and easy to attach without any help.

You will need:

• clip-on hair extensions;
• clamps;
• comb;
• mirror.

Procedure:

1. Comb your own curls.
2. Create a parting in the place where the false strand will be attached.
3. Just below the parting line, separate one strand of your hair, lift it, move it to the side, and secure it with a clip. This way you will create a second parting.
4. Fasten the false strand to the line of the second parting.
5. Loosen your own fixed strand, covering the extensions with it.
6. Using the same pattern, secure all the remaining false strands.
7. Using your hands, carefully blend the extensions and your own hair so that the transitions between them become invisible.

Every girl dreams of her hair looking amazing. But what if their appearance does not suit the owner? It happens that you are tired of short hair, or your previously beloved long hair is not pleasing with its thickness. Hiding them all the time in the “tail” or resorting to radical methods like extensions is not always a working option. In this case, a good solution would be false hair, which allows you to instantly transform yourself without causing damage to your natural hair. There is a wide range of products of this kind - from simple strands on hairpins to overlays on tresses that cannot be distinguished from real curls.

Benefits of hair extensions

There are both hair extensions that are suitable for everyday wear, and for complex hairstyles - for example, for a “one-time” appearance at some event. So, simple extensions with clips or a ponytail chignon are perfect for going to work.

If you have an idea to buy artificial hair, make up your mind: it saves time and money when using it, and also opens up wide opportunities for experimentation. If you're not sure you want to grow your hair out, this is a great way to try artificial hair extensions without any side effects. The same thing happens with other “tests of the pen”; you can try on any hairstyle. This is an excellent alternative to extensions that will not affect your natural hair - it will not make it thinner or weaker.

Also, false strands do not require the work of a specialist - you can attach false hair without problems at home. They are easy to take off and put on, and reliable fastenings will prevent them from “falling off” at the most inopportune moment.

Heat treatment of hair extensions is also possible, which provides additional options for changing the look.

It was a great discovery for me to find out that Hollywood celebrities are all wearing wigs, extensions and false hair. That’s how naive I am 😀 This both disappointed and delighted me at the same time.

And having hair 25-30 cm long, I ordered my first hair clips from the online store. This was a little over a year ago.

Now I have hair that goes just below my shoulders and several sets of hair in clips. I will say right away that one wide strand is better than a set of 8/12 strands. Easier to attach and looks more natural.

In general, the type of hairstyle as a whole depends on 3 points:

— quality of the strand;

- ability to secure it on the head;

- care for false hair.

All my strands are made from synthetic hair. This has its advantages:

- hair does not deteriorate;

— their care is minimal;

- they are already curled and do not require styling;

- they can be curled or straightened.

Minuses:

- depending on the quality of the artificial hair, it looks natural like real hair or unnaturally like a doll’s;

- hair becomes very tangled, cannot be combed, and can become electrified;

— they cannot be dyed like regular hair.

Weddings with natural hair are a different matter. They can be painted and lightened. They are more resistant to straightening and curling. How natural they look depends again on the manufacturer. Natural hair requires appropriate care: cleansing, moisturizing, nutrition and protection (as needed).

If you choose tresses that match your hair color and type, you will be indistinguishable from your own. Few people will understand whether it is their own hair or extensions.

How to secure the tresses? Everything is actually simple here. The entire mass of your hair is divided into two parts by a horizontal parting from ear to ear. The hairpins are attached just below the parting. In order: from the middle to the edges. I braid the lower part of my hair so that it doesn’t come out and expose me 🙂 Although my hair extensions are now color-matched. And therefore you can immediately see what is where.

In order for the clips to hold better, manufacturers advise combing your hair... and even with hairspray. And attach hairpins to this. I've never done that before. I can't stand bouffant. If backcombing is a common thing for you, then there is no problem. I move the teeth of the hairpin first against the growth of the hair (from bottom to top), then vice versa. And I close the hairpin.

I have tresses with metal enamel pins plus a rubber strip. You know how it is with stockings to help them stay on the leg. The same principle applies here. Due to the rubber coating, the hairpin holds securely on your hair. Doesn't slip, doesn't slide. Of course, you won’t be involved in sports, but it’s enough to show off once.

The longer and thicker the strand, the heavier and stronger it feels on the head. The sensations are not pleasant. But you can get used to it. It's like a tongue piercing. The earring is always felt. And over time you get so used to it that without it you no longer perceive your language 😉

How to hide hairpins and disguise the ends of your hair?

The most spectacular hairstyle using extensions is voluminous curled curls. Ideally, the tresses are first attached, and then all the hair - both your own and extensions - is wound onto a curling iron. The ends of your hair will seem to be woven into a curl. Excellent camouflage. Dexterous hands, practice and good styling products and a chic hairstyle is ready! 🙂

I took the path of least resistance) My strands are already curled the way I need them. I attach them, and twist the upper part of my hair into a bun and fasten it at the back of my head with a crab clip. From the front it looks romantic and feminine, from the back it is very beautiful and neat.

How to care? Natural hair requires careful care. After styling, the hair must be washed. Shampoo, conditioner, oil. If required, you can apply a restorative mask.

It's easier with artificial hair. Especially if you don't have to curl them. They don't need to be washed. They do not need food or protection. But they lack elasticity. So they get very confused.

How do I deal with this? I have an oil that didn't suit my hair. Crystals of light Ollin Megapolis. Do you see how my hair hangs sadly and the ends gather in icicles? Megapolis oil on hair. It just doesn't absorb into my hair. But it worked well for artificial hair 😉

I applied the oil to the extensions once - generously and along the entire length - combed them with a comb with rare long teeth (it was in the package with a strand) and the hair stopped electrifying. They sparkled even more. And they get confused much less. Previously, I could not comb through the strands. They did not comb, tied themselves in knots, and became electrified. After using Megapolis oil, all these problems were solved :)

The oil is very, very slippery and liquid. Distributes well throughout hair, both natural and artificial.

My attitude to false strands. Why do I need them? I keep them in the toilet cabinet and rarely take them out) I took them out, put them on, twirled around in the mirror, and took them off. That's it!) What's the point? When I wear extensions I feel like they are mine. Why do I have such beautiful long hair!) I feel like a long-haired mermaid) I see how I can look with long hair. I like this feeling. My mood lifts and I want to take care of my hair further and better) It’s for this feeling that I keep it)