Hair Extensions

[Queen]

I need some advice!

I have my brother-inlaws wedding coming up and I had hoped my hair would have grown but alas it has not! Grrr so I am now considering extensions.
Please tell me the good, the bad everything! Recommendations?
Tape?
Clip ins?
Microbeads?
Way out of my depth here!!!


From Queens IPhonio

[myturn]

I got some good quality tape ones for my wedding last year - they were great - felt a bit weird when brushing, so you need to get used to that - but I took them out about three weeks or so after the wedding (they are glued in, and had started to peel, so I just carefully peeled them away from my hair)
They cost $250 - for 20 pieces I think - we put them together in bunches of two and they looked great.
Did feel a bit heavy/weird to start - and got a bit annoying after a few days. If you get them, make sure your hairdresser, puts them close to the head, but not so close they pull, I had a couple that pulled (although she was careful!) but was able to fix it pretty easily.

only thing is they are expensive, so for someone elses wedding I probbaly wouldn't (good thing, is that I have them for keeps now, so i can get her to put them back in if I want )

[Marley&Me]

I bought clip-ins for my wedding, but real hair ones. They looked amazing! And I was glad to just take them out because I can't be bothered with the maintenance
I would suggest only real hair if your going extentions, worth the $$.

[Freya]

OMG. Dont do it.

But if you have to, get the clip in ones. I had a really REALLY horrible experience with the tape ones which resulted in losing a chunk of my hair even though I cared for them 100% by the book. Glue + hair = disaster. Even my hairdresser said the microbead ones are dangerous. She really doesnt recommend extensions at all, the clip in ones are brill for one off times and they dont damage your hair.

If you want your own hair to grow long I would NOT recommend getting extensions!

[myturn]

I had a really REALLY horrible experience with the tape ones which resulted in losing a chunk of my hair even though I cared for them 100% by the book. Glue + hair = disaster. Even my hairdresser said the microbead ones are dangerous. She really doesnt recommend extensions at all, the clip in ones are brill for one off times and they dont damage your hair.

If you want your own hair to grow long I would NOT recommend getting extensions!

that's a shame -- I had a really good experience with them... true... the glue is a bit sticky... but I didn't lose any hair or anything.

[saslia]

Im near you in Australind - am going to try HairFairy Hair Extensions from facebook this week - she quoted $160 for a full head of microbeads.