I remember telling a friend I wanted a straightening iron, about ten years ago. They laughed saying my hair was pin straight already, and had no idea what I was referring to! A krimper was the only similar device known at the time. I explained it adds a smooth shiny finish, and low and behold, it is now a staple item in a girls vanity haha.
Whenever I see friends I haven't seen in a while, I hear "your hair is soooo long!" Maybe they are really saying, 'girl, you need a hair cut!' Who knows! I may have long hair, but it is flat! I have always sought after voluminous body in my fine slippery hair! Bleach definitely added texture, but flat is still flat. Many girls get extensions for length, but I got them for volume. I started with the Jessica Simpson clip-ins, and although I really liked them, the synthetic hair matted up and the sheen looked unnatural. I chalk it up to having nothing else to compare it to at the time. They didn't blend that well, but I did find the Jessica Simpson HairDo Bump Up The Volume and Ponytail extensions to be my favorites. Aside from a wedding or dark night club, overall, the synthetic clip-ins just didn't work well on me!
I knew I didn't want to get permanent extensions. That is an oxy moron. What I mean is, I didn't want glued, sewn, or beaded extensions, knowing my hair mats up like a wet dog, and I wanted to be able to brush it at the roots. In the summer, I especially wanted to be able to get washed out by a wave, and have a scalp full of sand and knots and not have to worry a bottle of condition won't fix it. I rarely get my hair cut, so there was no way I wanted to spend money consistently replacing professionally 'installed' extensions.
I read a lot of reviews, and saved up, and decided to get the Bellami extensions, which are known for staying thick root to tip, without thinning toward the ends. They are made of remi human hair, which means the hair strands all face the same direction so the follicles line up and fall naturally! I debated between the 20 inch and 22 inch. Oh, the debate! I went back and forth for a week! Ha! At least now I look back and laugh.
I went with the Bellissima 220g 22', and love them! I have washed them, dyed them, cut them, curled them, straightened them, and they are wonderful! They blend beautifully! No one ever believes I have them in once I mention it. Before purchasing, you can send a picture of yourself in natural light to the customer service team, and they will help you choose a color, which I did! I went with Dirty Blonde. Upon receipt, there is a small 1 clip piece you can unwrap and hold up to your hair before opening the entire package, at which point a return is not an option. Including one of the 1-clip extensions as a test piece was a genius idea! My Bellamis came with 10 tracks of hair (two 4-clip tracks, two 3-clip tracks, two 2-clip tracks, and four 1-clip tracks). I never wear all at once, so these will last me years to come!
I dyed the ends of one set pink, and then got them cut into my hair, while wearing for a fuller more natural look. The other tracks remain unaltered, besides being curled and straightened as I please!
(the pink ends are noticeable in both photos)
Now that the Lilly hair extensions are out, I probably would have purchased them for even more volume, but I still highly recommend the Bellisima extensions.
http://www.bellamihair.com/
http://www.bellamihair.com/
See my previous blog post on who inspired the Bellami Lilly hair, Lilly Ghalichi here: http://2stronggirlscoutureandmore.blogspot.com/2014/12/beauty-and-brains-lilly-ghalichi.html
*All products mentioned were personally purchased, and not sponsored by the company.
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