I know that every stylist is different when it comes to price and how to charge.  I have 3 different ways I charge and I teach this in every extension class I do.  I think it is the most important part of this whole business because stylist don’t realize by adding extensions how much more of an income they will have.  Everyone is shocked after I run numbers and add up all the things we can get for our services.  In doing bead tip extensions or glue in extensions these particular methods are referred to as strand by strand extensions…

So… the first way to charge is per strand, normally $5 to $8 per strand depending on the length of the extension and if it is straight or wavy because each of these differences means more money you as a stylist will pay per bag.  That way you are charging enough to make money over the cost of the product.  I personally only charge this way if my clients are just using a few strands as a fun color or a highlight in their hair.

The second option is per hour… this means you have your client pay for the product and then charge them per hour to apply the product.  I would suggest you charge anywhere from $60 to $100 an hour.  If you want to charge more than $100 an hour you probably need to charge the 3rd option….

The third option is set price, this includes everything! Hair, beads, application, cut, style and anything else you may need to do with the hair before your client leaves your chair.  That way you never disclose the cost of hair or the cost of your services, its all in the set price… I charge my existing clients around $800 because all my clients have become my friends.  That’s how it is with every stylist and I want them to feel taken care of and new clients I charge $1,200 to $1,600 depending on how much hair I use.  I have a full clientele and don’t have a lot of time or room for newbz so if I am going to squeeze someone in I want it to be worth my time.

These ideas are what I have found to be the best options for me and been successful in using them:-)

I also think another mistake is for people to think long hair is easy.  I have heard a million times, “I wish I had long hair so I could throw my hair in a pony and be out the door…” well I’m here to tell you there is no throwing anything and going anywhere with these bad boys!!! Extensions take work and work equals time!  So you or your clients need to know it will take time and work to make sure you have a good experience with the extensions, no matter if it is glue in extensions or i tip extensions.

I had a client who wanted a change, she wanted to do something BIG but just could not decide what.  Her heart was set on extensions but she was going back and forth with all sorts of ideas.  She wanted to feel sexy, she told me:-) She is a mother of 7 and her last two are twins.  WOW!!! Busy woman at that and just wanted to feel good about herself.  Before I even talked numbers with her I told her all the work that goes into extensions…you can read how to care for them on our blog, I wrote a whole page about it but it takes a lot of time.  Its not a wash and go deal.  At the end of me explaining the whole process she said, “Geesh if I didn’t know better I would think your talking me out of them rather than into them.”  I told her that was not the case but I wanted to be sure she new what she was getting into before she spent the money.  After putting in a full head of extensions and $1200 dollars later my client called me after 2 weeks and said, “I CANT DO THIS”  I hate to laugh but looking back it was bound to happen… she is a busy mom with twins at the ages of 3 and cleans houses on the side.  She told me after hovering over toilets all day cleaning and trying not to get her mane of hair caught in the toilet brush she was done.  All I can say is she was not mad at me or unhappy with me because I educated her before hand.  I did feel awful so I took them out for free but I was happy that I explained to her in detail what she was to expect.  If we can do this with our clients I think it will help with a lot of heart ache.  Our clients become our friends and we would never want our friends to feel like we had taken advantage of them.  So explain the pro’s and con’s and put the dollar bill signs aside so they can make a good decision.  That way your not in the dog house and you will still have a client when its all said and done.

Just be sure whoever you do the extensions on is a candidate because they are not for everyone!

Brushing (single most important step):

Often: 3-4 times each day!
Ends to root of hair.
Be gentile while brushing.
Brush before showering…. let the hair air dry after your shower about half way or more before you try to comb through it.  Make sure while its air drying you put all your products in so it will be soft and beautiful.  The brush you use will help this process as well, I really like a paddle brush with no little balls on the end of the bristles.  This way you can get through all the hair and it wont end up frizzy either.

Drying:

Towel / air dry first.
Apply a leave in conditioner, silk serum, and thermal protector.
Part off into sections and apply products to sections separately.
Dry on a cool to warm setting. (dry in down ward… don’t blow dry upwards) anything to prevent tangling is what you want to do.

Styling:

Plan on 20 – 30 min. a day to style your hair.
Use products daily.
BRUSH throughout the day! Use a flat iron or curling iron to style—helps make hair smooth. (Second most important step for care.)

Braid:

Clients should braid their hair (loose braid is fine) before bedtime or before physically involved activities.

What to expect:

The extensions will be uncomfortable to sleep on the first few nights. Their hair will take longer to do in the mornings. Scalp may itch for the first few days. Extensions are a high maintenance product. Plan on extra time and care.

These a few easy steps to make sure you have the BEST experience with the human hair extensions.

We want to make sure that you as a stylist or end user like the experience of having hair extensions.  Having remy hair extensions means it lessens the probability of the hair tangling or matting.  It also helps the hair last longer than just the norm.  I want to be sure and tell you that just because its a remy hair extension product DOES NOT mean you can do what ever you want.  You NEED to follow the hair care guide line to ensure the best out come with your hair:-)

The cold fusion hair extensions, I tip hair extensions and bead tip hair extensions are the best for a client with average to thick hair.  This way you are able to attach the extensions to enough hair that it wont break off.   Cold fusion hair extensions, I tip hair extensions, and bead tip hair extensions are the same method that you would attach the feather extensions or a fun color like purple hair extensions or pink hair extensions.  There is also the factor of being able to offer every type of extension because your client has a personal preference.  I have some clients who dislike one kind over another so we stick with what they like.

The clip in hair extensions or clip on hair extensions are best for clients who don’t want to be “married” to the extensions.  Meaning they just want them for a fun occasion or event but not full time.  Usually clip in extensions are much more affordable as well vs a full head of a more permanent extension.

In the end its what is best for the clients not what you are best at doing.  You want your client to have a good experience with extensions so they will come back and refer other clients as well.

Opulences “bond” meaning the tip of the hair where the keratin/protein bond gathers all the lose strands of hair together is thick.  You can view our bond tip on fusion hair extensions.  This thickness offers the ability to attach the strand to an average size section (about the size of a pencil eraser) or if your client has thin hair you can cut the bond tip in half length wise and make 2 strands out of 1.  This way you are stretching the amount of hair your buying.  For example, there are 20 strands per bag and you can make 40 strands by cutting them in half.  Now, you should only do this is they have very thin hair or towards the front of the face…. you don’t want to skimp on the hair because you would never want anyone to know your client has hair extensions.  You always want people to look at your client and ask themselves, “Is that all her hair?”  That’s loads better than, “Oh my gosh, that girl totally has hair extensions!”  Remember your name is on everyone of your clients and you want people to like what they see because they are potential customers.

You will need to use our bond remover found on hair extension tools to get the hair out when the time comes.  Our bond will last you anywhere from 8 to 16 weeks if taken care of properly.  Our remover was made especially for our bond and you will NEED to use it to get it out.  Do not try anything else because it wont work and you could damage your clients hair with other products so just use the recommended remover.  You may need to move certain bonds up  or replace a few around the face.  This is normal but make sure you tell your clients the damage they could cause if they leave the extensions in to long.  I find if my clients leave the extensions in longer than 8 to 16 weeks that they catch brushes on the hair extensions and end up pulling them out or accidentally clamp their flat iron down on the bonds when they are trying to straighten their hair…. huge mess on their hands.  So they can cause damage by letting them go and not getting them taken out.  I am a firm believer in educating your clients on all there is so they can make a good decision when the time comes and nothing can fall back on me as a stylist with them telling me….”You never told me…”