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I’ve had fine hair all my life.
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Enter,tape-ins, which require far less time- and financial-commitment thanbonded extensions.
What are the benefits of tape-in extensions?
(It’s also worth mentioning that tape-in extensions themselves also cost less than their bonded counterparts.)
Keasling used several shades of hair extensions to create a multi-dimensional look.
“The longer the utility takes, the higher the cost.
On average, most tape-in extension services vary from $500 to $1,500.
How are tape-in extensions applied?
Before and after applying tape-in hair extensions for added volume.
Before I arrived, Keasling asked that I wash my hair with aclarifying shampoo.
After we snapped my “before” image, Keasling got to work color-matching my hair to theGL Tapesline.
Keasling used several shades of hair extensions to create a multi-dimensional look.
And just like that, my fine hair pretty much doubled in volume.
“No one should ever say to you, ‘Your extensions look so good!’
That’s like telling someone with great skin that their foundation looks great,” she says.
“Hair extensions should literally be [that]: an extension of the person’s hair.”
Before and after applying tape-in hair extensions for added volume.
What’s the best way to care for tape-in extensions?
After admiring my voluminous new look, my first question to Keasling was how long it would last.
How do tape-in extensions get removed?
“There’s a myth that tape-in extensions make your hair fall out.
As I enter week four of wearing tape-in extensions myself, I’m already feeling a little wistful.
But the good news is that some models can be used again and again.
Great Lengths tape-ins, for one, can be reused up to three times.
(A trained pro will re-tape the existing bundles of hair.)
So, to my newly beloved tape-ins: it’s not goodbye, just see you later.
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