Friday, September 5, 2025

Ponytail - Tailless, Inserted Ponytail

She already had hair but wanted more volume to create a thick French braid.

At the same time, she dreamed of having a ponytail—but didn’t want the usual wrapped look around her own hair.


 


 After a detailed consultation, she chose an O’ra European Human Hair Straight (3oz) in color 14-184 (18/24). I used it to create a tailless ponytail just for her.


When she returned for the fitting and pickup, she asked if I could French braid her hair together with the ponytail. I did—and the result was a full, beautiful braid that blended seamlessly with her natural hair.

She was so happy with her new look!

Thank you for letting me capture the moment with a picture.




 

Monday, August 25, 2025

Clip-In Partial

 

Thank you, Evelyn, and thank you to her mom for allowing me to take and share these photos here on my blog.



A mother brought her beautiful daughter, Evelyn, whose hair was missing on one side of her head. 
Fortunately, she still had about two inches of hair on top—just enough to conceal the clip-in part of a weft extension once it was made. 



I carefully measured the area of hair loss, calculated the weft’s width, and determined the exact placement for the clips so the extension would stay secure and blend seamlessly without showing.




The weft hair we selected was slightly darker than Evelyn’s natural shade. 



She loved how it looked even more than her own hair and decided to color her hair to match the extension.



A few days later, Evelyn and her mom returned to pick it up.




 I fitted the clip-in extension, blended it with her natural hair, and the result was beautiful!






Monday, June 30, 2025

Clip-In 1 piece from Tape-Ins

After cutting the piece to blend to her hair style



 

Her hair thinning spot when she came to me.
     

 
How to apply the Clip-In piece to cover the thinning spot


After putting the Clip-In piece.
The Clip-in's original length is still seen.



Thursday, June 5, 2025

Wig Conversion: From Half Wig to Banded Wig

 

After adding Elastic band, a half wig became a banded wig.


The ribbon is detachable. 

Any other decoration or some bobbie pins could be placed instead.


This is the original half wig.


Human hair wig.

Wednesday, June 4, 2025

Topper Lengthen: From 12-inch to 22-inch



Left: original Topper - O'ra TPM 304 Oval Straight
Right: After adding 18" hair and straightening


Sabeena likes her topper because its small base, but she wanted it to have longer hair.

Below are the materials, process and the final result of the customization. 

 

 
18-inch Remi Body Wave Hair

Fortunately, I found an 18-inch hair weft in the same color: 1B/30 Body wave.
Since she only wanted to add some volume to her own hair, she didn't need the full 4 oz of hair. 
I decided to use one-third of the weft to lengthen the topper and used soft lace to widen the base.
She wanted the hair to be straightened, as her natural hair is barely wavy.


After widening the base, adding the hair, and attaching wig clips.



View from the outside and inside 



The finished topper and the leftover hair.



Left: original Topper O'ra TPM 304 Oval Straight (inside)  

Right: After I added 18" hair and straightened (inside)

Tuesday, May 6, 2025

Clip-In Extensions - Curly


Ashley stopped by without much expectation, simply wondering if she could find a set of human hair curly clip-in extensions. She had been using synthetic clip-ins—buying them as needed, wearing them briefly, and throwing them away when they quickly wore out.

At the time, I didn’t have the exact curl pattern she was looking for, but I showed her a sample set of custom-made wet & wavy hair extensions. I explained that I could create a custom clip-in set tailored to her desired curl pattern, piece sizes, and widths, all based on her natural hair. Given that Ashley's hair was fine with low density, I recommended a split weft technique for a more natural and seamless blend.

After a thoughtful consultation, she decided on the following: 

      Bohyme Human Hair Brazilian Wave 18” – Color #1 
      Custom clip-in set – 4 pieces 
      Split weft construction  
      Final curls added after the set was completed


          When she returned on the promised day and saw her new clip-ins, Ashley was thrilled—and kindly            allowed me to take before and after photos to share her transformation.  



She loved seeing the added volume and thickness in her hair.  She was happy with the new length after applying the extensions.

 



Photos show her original hair length and thickness.



Details of Ashley's Curly Clip-In Hair Extensions:


We used Bohyme Human Hair – Brazilian Wave 18” in color #1B.
Side-by-side comparison of the original texture and the final look after curling with water.



4-piece set of custom human hair curly clip-ins.



A close-up of one medium-sized piece, showing the thin weft and neatly sewn clips.

Tuesday, April 8, 2025

Clip-In Extensions - 3 pieces


Sybil came to me through a referral from her stylist.
This photograph was taken after she applied her clip-in extensions.
She graciously allowed me to capture her before-and-after images — thank you, Sybil!



Her natural hair featured beautiful, voluminous waves at the crown, but the ends were quite thin. When I sectioned and twisted her hair to place it on top, it slipped down due to the fine ends, as she had noted.

Following a detailed consultation and a trial with similar clip-ins, she chose a set of three custom clip-in extensions crafted from O'ra Eurasia Body Wave 18" in natural color.

With these three clip-in pieces, her hair gained instant fullness and volume, beautifully enhancing her overall look.


Here is the set of custom clip-in extensions I created for her.

Hair: O'ra Eurasia Body Wave
Length: 18"
Color: Natural
Specialty: Split weft



 

Tuesday, April 1, 2025

White Halo made from Synthetic Wig

A White Halo made from Synthetic Wig

Kathleen is one of my best clients. I have made hair extensions for her several times. Her hair was originally platinum but gradually became lighter and eventually turned completely white—really white.

She started wearing a synthetic wig in platinum to cover all her hair, but she wanted to wear her own hair with a bit of added length in the back. However, there were no human hair extensions white enough to match her exact color.

She wanted a human hair halo, but the closest shade we could find was #60 White. She decided to go with it anyway, and I crafted it into a halo. However, when she came back to pick it up, she still wasn’t satisfied with the color.

Wanting to help, I showed her a synthetic wig in #60 Natural White and explained that I could make a halo out of it. She loved the idea and the seamless blend between her hair and the synthetic hair, so she ordered a custom-made synthetic halo.





Additionally, I suggested toning down the color of the human hair halo with a purple shampoo to remove any warmth. She agreed to try it.

Here is the comparison of the halos:

Left: Human Hair Halo – O'ra Euro Body Wave (3oz) 18-60 White
Right: Synthetic Hair Halo from Avery Wig #60 Natural White

 


Halo

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