Archive for February, 2012

What method is best?

Wednesday, February 29th, 2012

I have people ask all the time what method is best… is fusion hair extensions, i tip extensions, or clip in extensions the best?  Each method is different and cater to different users all together.  In general the fusion hair extensions, glue in hair extensions and bond tip hair extensions can be used on anyone but is the best when used on clients with really thin hair.  You would never use cold fusion hair extensions or I tip hair extensions on someone who has thin, thin hair because there is simply not enough hair to attach it to.  So the fusion hair extensions would be the best for that particular client with thinning hair. (more…)

Where it all began……

Tuesday, February 28th, 2012

When extensions first came about it was years ago.  If we think back to where it all began it was in the colonial times when they started to wear wigs.  We have always had “fake” hair from days of old till now.  The next great step was to braid them in and then to what we will talk about today and that is “gluing” them in or what we know as fusion hair extensions or glue in hair extensions.  Obviously this method has been perfected over the years and is now a very common application in extensions.  Opulence offers fusion hair extensions and glue in hair extensions.  Our bond is made of a keratin/protein base product that is not damaging to the hair.  You need to put them in right and take them out right to make sure you don’t damage the clients hair.  That is a huge portion of the whole process.  I hear a ton of horror stories about (more…)

Introduction

Tuesday, February 28th, 2012

WELCOME WELCOME to Opulence Hair Extensions blog!  I usually start off every educational class with telling the group that I am here to HELP YOU and give you more knowledge on hair extensions in general, as well as what specifically Opulence offers.  So Ill tell you all the same!:-)  I see a lot of students and stylist when I first arrive to the class who (more…)