For those of us who wear
extensions, one of the issues we sometimes face is getting the weave to
blend with our natural hair, especially when we want to leave our
natural hair out.
In as much as it is a weave
it shouldn’t be that obvious; especially when it comes to going to work
and attending to customers, taking photos for Instagram or attending
events.
So let us help you out!
Today, we are going to
highlight 5 aspects that you should consider if you want to get that
flawless look with your weaves and get more natural looking extensions.
1. Great quality hair
The quality of hair
extensions you choose will determine how natural they look. Synthetic
hair extensions will definitely look less natural than hair extension
made with human hair.
There are so many grades
and types of human hair extensions out there, so it is important that
you select carefully. If you would like to use human hair and think it
is too expensive to buy at once, you can invest towards it and buy it
later. It lasts longer and you can use and re-use it.
For artificial hair it is
very difficult or rather impossible to blend it with your natural hair
even though there are many people who still use artificial hair. Because
it has a different texture it may be better not to leave your natural
hair out.
2. Blending colours well
A lot of ladies would love
to use various hair colours for their hair extensions. However, they
often forget that their natural hair colour would not match the hair
extension.
If you are uncomfortable
with dyeing your hair to match the hair extensions, it is better to
stick with extensions that are close to your natural hair colour.
A great way to incorporate
hair colour is to use ombre hair that has your natural hair colour. For
example if you have jet black hair, your weave could have colours that
include black and then brightens to brunette, mahogany or a colour with a
dark base.
3. Length of the hair extensions
We can’ t count how many
ladies we see with hair lengths that are not proportionate to their body
size. It almost seems as if the longer your weave, the more fabulous
you seem. That is not the case!
You need to remember that when choosing hair length, you have to consider your body structure, size and shape.
We often commit the crime
of choosing a length that is way too long for our frame or too short as
the case may be. We need to consider the length of our natural hair too
(yes, sometimes that is a problem) so your hair doesn’t look misplaced
when your hair is all done.
4. The hair texture
When trying to achieve a
more natural look, you must consider the natural texture i.e the curl
and pattern of the hair extensions.
If you are going for a more
Bohemian look and wish to use hair extensions with tight curls, it is
important to curl your hair as well to blend with the extensions. If you
leave you hair out without curling it, you would end up with 2
different hair textures.
The same applies in the
reverse – if you are natural and your hair has a certain curl pattern,
get a wig or weave that would blend with your natural hair’s texture.
5. Volume
When trying to achieve a
natural looking weave, it is important that you make sure your hair
isn’t too voluminous. When your hair is too full, it looks too good to
be true therefore artificial.
Overly full hair is also
quite difficult to maintain, so it is better to go with volume that you
are comfortable with and can handle for ease and perfection.
So there you have it ladies! There are more tips out there, and we know you have some! Share them with us!
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