I hate to admit to this story but...
I have a friend that was telling me about how she is doing hair extensions and how great they are turning out. Well, I'm a hair dresser so this caught my attention.
As we were talking I decided that maybe I would like to get some and then start offering them as a service.
Hair extensions are a BIG money maker.
She told me if I got my own hair then she would put them in for free.
Sounded great!
But, I was a little worried about it.
Mostly I was worried about how I would look with long hair. I really didn't want to look ridiculous.
I'm not a huge fan of attention being on me, so a big change like that was bound to bring some and I was worried about that too.
And...even getting them in for free, it's still quite expensive to buy the hair.
I finally decided to do it because after all, I could learn it and make money.
That is why I work after all.
That is why I work after all.
Last week I text my friend to see when she had time and she said thursday morning. So, Thursday morning I drove to the supply store and bought the hair and clips and went and got them put in.
The night before I dreamed about it all night long. It was so ridiculous. I kept thinking
maybe I shouldn't do it. Maybe it would look bad.
On and on.
maybe I shouldn't do it. Maybe it would look bad.
On and on.
(here is the part where I just thought I was being a worrier)
Anyway, here is my before picture
Once we got them in I knew I would have to get them and my hair cut to blend it all so I called Becky and asked for an "emergency hair cut". She stayed late after work thinking it wouldn't take too long. Well, she cut and cut and blended and blended and it never worked quite right. The front looked good but the back was not quite blending. We came to the conclusion that I didn't have enough in and I needed to go and buy some more. That being decided I went home.
Sleeping on them was a bit uncomfortable and I didn't sleep well, but I kind of expected that the first night.
In the morning as I was messing with it and trying to fix it different ways I realized this had been a mistake because I hate spending time on my hair. Now I had more of it.
What was I thinking?
By the time I got to work I decided to cut my losses and take them out. Becky talked me out of that, so again I decided to add more and give it some time to get used to them.
Friday night after work I was going to a movie and dinner with Robin and Becky so I went early with Robin and we went and got 2 more packages of hair and more clips.
Yep, another --$ later...
I was going to have Becky put them in at some point soon.
Well, trying to go to sleep that night I realized this was NEVER going to work for me.
My head hurt so bad and it was soooooo irritating to me that all I could focus on was how much they hurt and bothered me. I got up saturday morning knowing they had to go.
If only it was that easy.
I had 100 of them attached to my hair!
ONE HUNDRED!
I tried to use pliers to bend the clip the other way to get them out. HA! Nope.
I tried to cut them with my nippers. HA! Nope.
I had Robert try both those things. HA! Nope.
I finally text Karan to ask if I could borrow her tool to get them out then went and picked that up.
Then the real fun began.
My sweet husband then spent the next 2 hours cutting little metal pieced out of my hair.
Oh and also pulling my hair out of my head.
Not on purpose.
He tried so hard not to hurt me.
I am a huge baby when it comes to my head.
It hurt sooooo bad.
I don't know how I have any hair left.
It's thin to begin with.
So...2 hours of quality "togetherness", some laughter, and a few tears of frustration,
(for my own hair I was losing and the $ that was involved and wasted)
left me with 100 less extensions in my hair, about 1000 less of my own hairs in my head, and a HUGE headache inside and on the surface.
Oh what a day!
Yep, lesson learned!
(a day later and my scalp still hurts!)
That's All!
Anyway, here is my before picture
Once we got them in I knew I would have to get them and my hair cut to blend it all so I called Becky and asked for an "emergency hair cut". She stayed late after work thinking it wouldn't take too long. Well, she cut and cut and blended and blended and it never worked quite right. The front looked good but the back was not quite blending. We came to the conclusion that I didn't have enough in and I needed to go and buy some more. That being decided I went home.
Sleeping on them was a bit uncomfortable and I didn't sleep well, but I kind of expected that the first night.
In the morning as I was messing with it and trying to fix it different ways I realized this had been a mistake because I hate spending time on my hair. Now I had more of it.
What was I thinking?
By the time I got to work I decided to cut my losses and take them out. Becky talked me out of that, so again I decided to add more and give it some time to get used to them.
Friday night after work I was going to a movie and dinner with Robin and Becky so I went early with Robin and we went and got 2 more packages of hair and more clips.
Yep, another --$ later...
I was going to have Becky put them in at some point soon.
Well, trying to go to sleep that night I realized this was NEVER going to work for me.
My head hurt so bad and it was soooooo irritating to me that all I could focus on was how much they hurt and bothered me. I got up saturday morning knowing they had to go.
If only it was that easy.
I had 100 of them attached to my hair!
ONE HUNDRED!
I tried to use pliers to bend the clip the other way to get them out. HA! Nope.
I tried to cut them with my nippers. HA! Nope.
I had Robert try both those things. HA! Nope.
I finally text Karan to ask if I could borrow her tool to get them out then went and picked that up.
Then the real fun began.
My sweet husband then spent the next 2 hours cutting little metal pieced out of my hair.
Oh and also pulling my hair out of my head.
Not on purpose.
He tried so hard not to hurt me.
I am a huge baby when it comes to my head.
It hurt sooooo bad.
I don't know how I have any hair left.
It's thin to begin with.
So...2 hours of quality "togetherness", some laughter, and a few tears of frustration,
(for my own hair I was losing and the $ that was involved and wasted)
left me with 100 less extensions in my hair, about 1000 less of my own hairs in my head, and a HUGE headache inside and on the surface.  |
| What a great guy! |
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| some of the evil extensions |
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| some of the hair that was ripped from my scalp |
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| See the extensions on the left? How about the one on the right on the envelope? Wait...that is a huge chunk of MY hair! Can you say OUCH! (Pretty sad when the only after picture I have is of hair laying on a desk) |
Oh what a day!
Yep, lesson learned!
(a day later and my scalp still hurts!)
That's All!
Oh Beckie, that is awful!!!
ReplyDeleteYou have quite the hubby there. :)