Hair extensions Moore Street Mall

nippynan

Hi everyone,
I just wanted to see if anybody else had the experience of getting hair extensions at the Charity hair studio in Moore Street Mall. I got mine last week and I'm so happy with them. They're about 20", blonde and it cost €150

The method they use is "sew in". They made 3 small tight kinda french plaits first as rows to hold the hair... and then sewed in sheets of hair called wefts. They matched the colour 100% - I was amazed! They are so talented at doing hair, weaves, braids, extensions etc...i saw other clients getting theirs done while i was there.

There's nothing about it on the internet apart from on the moore street mall website that just says the salon is in the mall.

Does anybody know anywhere else that does this method of extensions in the Dublin area? I am very happy with the Charity hair studio but I'm just wondering is there ANYWHERE else.

Aparently there were loads more on Moore Street and they all closed down. Is that right?

Or is there anybody out there that does this weave type extension freelance?

Well apart from those questions I'm just writing this to inform people bout this place because I am so happy with my hair and I would definitely recommend this type of extension as opposed to the strand by strand glue in type. (Had those too a few years ago)

Also, the hair is human hair (not synthetic) - I can blow dry it, straighten it, curl it - anything I did with my own hair - LOVE IT!

ellea1

Hi, I found your post while browsing for similar info but I'm looking for braids.
There is a guy who does what you are looking for. He worked with charity's salon for a while before going freelance.
Anyway his info is on his site: http://www.hairextensionsbytai.com/

If you know of anyone who does braids...I'll be grateful for the info!

bigpinkelephant

I haven't got my extensions sewn in in Charity but their shop is where I get my hair. I get 100% human, I have had it since March and it's still in great condition.

OP, what extensions do you feel look more natural? I've noticed that fusion ones can look a bit stringy sometimes, but wefts sit more naturally.

It's great the way they mix colours. I wear a mix of strawberry blonde and platinum. If you still have the packet the hair came in, a good tip is to take note of the colour code on it- all hair extension companies use the same colour codes. E.g. #613 is platinum blonde. It's great because you can buy hair online and know it will be the right shade

Peewee_lane

:rolleyes: A bit of self-marketing up there?

bigpinkelephant

Peewee_lane wrote: »

:rolleyes: A bit of self-marketing up there?

Who are you referring to?

Scarinae

Just out of curiosity, where do they get the human hair from? Obviously from humans, but do people sell their hair or do they get it from hairdressers or what?

Driina

Could I/we get a picture of your extensions? I would love to have some so my hair looks longer... But I am afraid that it gets ruined...

Any suggestions, advices?

Azureus

i just use clip in exetensions from Not To Worry on talbot st. the girls are great in there and match youor hair perfectly, and really discourage you to buy anything if they dont have the perfect shade (which happened when id a reddy tint in my hair) but for the most part theyve everything!
clip ins are way better than sewn in imo, 1 cuz theyre obviously cheaper, 2 cuz you can get loads of different looks 3 they dont leave you with little bald patches that ive seen happening so many times with sew in!!
granted you can get crap quality ones, but same goes with sew in. just make sure youre getting good hair! i can do anything with mine as well, straghten curl wave and was and condition every now and again to keep em looking good.

ellea1

The human hair comes mostly from India and China where the hair is cut either in religious cermonies or by women to raise money as far as I am aware. European hair is more difficult to get even though there is hair sold as such, I 've been told it might not actually be. There is also sythetic hair which I use now and then, but it does not last as long as the human hair....(the curly one in pic was synthetic).
You can buy your hair yourself, there are a few places online to do this as well, and then just get Tai or whoever your stylist is to fix it. Tai has a group on facebook with loads of pictures.Do a search in groups for Hairextensions by Tai.
Best part is he doesn't over complicate things to charge you the earth if you are looking to experiment!

Peewee_lane

bigpinkelephant wrote: »

Who are you referring to?

Not you, the post that was there was a girl who posted the same post on all the other hair extension threads with her phone number, theyve been deleted.

Scarinae

ellea1 wrote: »

The human hair comes mostly from India and China where the hair is cut either in religious cermonies or by women to raise money as far as I am aware. European hair is more difficult to get even though there is hair sold as such, I 've been told it might not actually be. There is also sythetic hair which I use now and then, but it does not last as long as the human hair....(the curly one in pic was synthetic).

I guess that's ok - just I was just thinking of the scene in Sweeney Todd where the boy goes to the mental asylum pretending to be a wigmaker, and the owner of the place is going to let him cut the hair off random inmates...!
Only thing is, I can't imagine getting a realistic looking blonde shade from Asian hair, my Korean friend tried to dye her hair blonde once and it just looked orange. How do they make it look natural?

MIN2511

Actually i was in Moore St and this salon Studio Zee has buy one get one free on the human hair extensions.... I was bowled over!
It's for one month only though.....

Koushki

Where do you get your real hir extencions put in for you? I'm cutting my hair very short soon (i have to for a fashion show) and i wouldnt mind sew in ones if i hate it after cause i think clip in ones get annoying sometimes.

MIN2511

Studio Zee, same shop.... Used Charity and a few other places and was disappointed-found Charity to be very rude too...

Studio Zee has been good to me and my friends thats why we always go back!

tasha.tasha

I get the micro ring extensions done, I find them absolutely brill and they dont damage your hair. They are similar to clip in but a more permanent version, I get them done for €300.00 for a full head.

Koushki

tasha.tasha wrote: »

I get the micro ring extensions done, I find them absolutely brill and they dont damage your hair. They are similar to clip in but a more permanent version, I get them done for €300.00 for a full head.

wow where was this?

tasha.tasha

Koushki wrote: »

wow where was this?

If you google beautiful lengths hair extensions you should fine them.

sparewheel

is there any way of doing it thats cheap, duesnt ruin your hair or leave you with bald patches or hurt?

tasha.tasha

sparewheel wrote: »

is there any way of doing it thats cheap, duesnt ruin your hair or leave you with bald patches or hurt?

Well I would think that €300.00 for a full head is cheap, compared to salon prices. The micro rings dont use any heat or glue, I havent found any damage to my hair with them.

They are uncomfortable for the first night or two but then you just get used to them, and you dont pass any remarks of them. The down side is that some of them do slide, especially if not put in properly, but you dont notice any difference in your hair. I would rather them sliding out than damaging my hair. I would never ever go back to glue extensions.

sparewheel

tasha.tasha wrote: »

Well I would think that €300.00 for a full head is cheap, compared to salon prices. The micro rings dont use any heat or glue, I havent found any damage to my hair with them.

they sound quite good.... can i ask how were they comfortable were they, how long did they last and about how much longer was your hair.. adn if they fall out can you put them back in yourself?

tasha.tasha

sparewheel wrote: »

they sound quite good.... can i ask how were they comfortable were they, how long did they last and about how much longer was your hair.. adn if they fall out can you put them back in yourself?

They are not that uncomfortable, it just feels a bit funny the first few nights when you sleep on it. You get them done first of all, a full head, I got the 20 inch ones, my hair was just at shoulder length, and when I got the extensions done it was nearly at my bum (cause im quite short). You need to get maintenance done every 4-6 weeks depending on how well you look after them. Maintenance is about €50-€60.00 I loose about 20-30 pieces between maintenance, but a piece of hair is so small you do not notice your hair or thickness any different. I keep the hair that falls out and save it for my maintenance, they are just put back in (that keeps my maintenance cost down). You need new hair every two to three months.

sparewheel

sounds quite good... where would you suggest getting them done?

MaxCharlie

can anybody recommend a hair extension solution / person - any new salon using latest technology - which is "hair friendly". Thanks

nippynan

MaxCharlie - the most 'hair friendly' ones are clip in. But I understand you probably want somethin more permanent? Just watch out for these over-rated salons that charge 5 prices claiming they are the latest technology etc...
What exactly are u lookin for? Length? and how long do you want to leave them in. By the way i'm not a hair dresser, I had an addiction to hair extensions there for a few years haha - just recovering now but i know a lot about them - tried a lot too and hair suffered the damages

MaxCharlie

"What exactly are u lookin for? Length? and how long do you want to leave them in. By the way i'm not a hair dresser, I had an addiction to hair extensions there for a few years haha - just recovering now but i know a lot about them - tried a lot too and hair suffered the damages"

Hi Nippynan - i'm looking for a solution to last up to one year - top up when needed. my hair growth is incredibly slow - approx 1/2 inch in six months, so i would imagine that if i got in the "micro ring" type solution that they should last and not need altering as often because of the slow growth. i have slightly wispy hair with a mild kink, above shoulder length, almost bob, so i would hope that the extensions would add body and fullness, they would also need to have a slight kink also (not mad about straight hair - and all the bother of keeping it straight). i do not want to go down the road of glue because of possible damage to my own hair (i want to keep what i have at least) i'm looking for approx 10 / 12 inch length. i don't want very long hair. any help in guiding me to the right solution would be greatly appreciated.

pikachucheeks

I got extensions weaved in before and I hated them.

The hair was real human hair, but I wash my hair quite regularly (at least every 2 days) and despite using loads of conditioner to keep the hair soft, the quality went within about two weeks.
The extensions just looked cheap and really synthetic.

Also, having them weaved in can agitate your scalp. The woman sewed them in really tightly and a few days later and for quite a while after, my scalp really hurt. Brushing my hair was painful!

In the end, I ended up cutting them out myself because I just hated them.

Never again, but that's just me.

MaxCharlie

hi Pikachuckeeks - i did a web search on the weaving at its not what i think i would get - looks like alot of existing hair is braided and hidden and the strip of extension is sown to the braid - is that what you got done - how is your hair now

Magenta

MaxCharlie wrote: »

i'm looking for a solution to last up to one year - top up when needed. my hair growth is incredibly slow - approx 1/2 inch in six months, so i would imagine that if i got in the "micro ring" type solution that they should last and not need altering as often because of the slow growth.

You would need the extensions to be re-adjusted every 2 or 3 months even if your hair grows slow. Each extension is attached to a piece of your own hair, but your own hair sheds, so after a while the extensions will be supported by less and less of your own hair, which puts stress on your own hair.

pikachucheeks wrote: »

I got extensions weaved in before and I hated them.

The hair was real human hair, but I wash my hair quite regularly (at least every 2 days) and despite using loads of conditioner to keep the hair soft, the quality went within about two weeks.
The extensions just looked cheap and really synthetic.

Sounds like cheap hair. Proper remy cuticle correct hair is more expensive but worth it. Cheap hair is stripped of its cuticle and covered in silicone to make it feel soft. As soon as the silicone is worn off from washing the cheapness shows. How much research did you do before getting them?

pikachucheeks

Magenta wrote: »

How much research did you do before getting them?

Quite a lot, funnily enough!

A friend of mine used to get weaves put in all the time and having seen her get her hair done, I thought it would be a good alternative to clip-ins, as it's more permanent and less hassle than putting them in and taking them out everyday, but doesn't require using glue, which I wouldn't want to use.

Glue seems to be the least preferred option, having spoken to loads of hairdressers who specialise in extensions etc. The only place who actually recommended them was Hairspray ... and they were almost 400 euro, so I can see why they'd suggest having them done!

When I first got it done, it looked great and felt fine. But a few days later, like I said, the weaves felt really tight, my scalp was red from them and really sore.
That lasted a good few weeks.
And obviously, the quality diminishing was another negative. Which now, like you said, is probably because the hair was finished with silicone.

nippynan

MaxCharlie wrote: »

"What exactly are u lookin for? Length? and how long do you want to leave them in. By the way i'm not a hair dresser, I had an addiction to hair extensions there for a few years haha - just recovering now but i know a lot about them - tried a lot too and hair suffered the damages"

Hi Nippynan - i'm looking for a solution to last up to one year - top up when needed. my hair growth is incredibly slow - approx 1/2 inch in six months, so i would imagine that if i got in the "micro ring" type solution that they should last and not need altering as often because of the slow growth. i have slightly wispy hair with a mild kink, above shoulder length, almost bob, so i would hope that the extensions would add body and fullness, they would also need to have a slight kink also (not mad about straight hair - and all the bother of keeping it straight). i do not want to go down the road of glue because of possible damage to my own hair (i want to keep what i have at least) i'm looking for approx 10 / 12 inch length. i don't want very long hair. any help in guiding me to the right solution would be greatly appreciated.

So none of them would last a whole year - you'd have to get them re-done every couple of months.
Micro-rings: There's two kinds -one has a silicone insert and it's bigger, the other kind is just a little metal ring... the small ones are easier to hide but they're harder to get out and harder on your hair when removing them. Overall I don't like microrings cause your head is full of metal rings and apart from that it's hard to hide them where they're bonded with your own hair at the root.
There's a few glue methods and you're right that they can cause damage (they all do no matter what the hair dresser will tell you). Only advantage with glue ones is that it's easier to hide the bonds. For a bad example of bonds showing look at britney

If I was you, I'd start with a weave. But get it done right in a professional place. Although i started this thread talkin bout moore street bein great etc but i noticed a lot of new places there last time i was up and some of them might not be great - i got a weave in a different one another time and my god it was knotted into my head - impossible to get out. And this is where the damage occurs - removin it and also when you are brushing it etc yourself - pulling at the hair will break your own... so if you have it done properly, at least you know where it's attached and when you wash, dry, brush etc you can separate those bits and brush carefully.
It won't damage your scalp. It'll just feel like you're wearing a heavy hat for a few days and then it might get a bit itchy but that will pass and if you use a spray bottle of water mixed with peppermint oil for the itch that works. The advantages of weaves is that it's 2 or 3 wefts of hair (like long sheets rather than individual pieces), so when you're sick of it, it's much simpler to remove and also you don't have little intruders all over your head like with micro rings or glue bonds.

If this doesn't sound good to you let me know and i'll try and think of what else would be good. There's so much info on the net so research yourself... If you ring up any of the places that do them they'll tell you this and that and they are wonderful etc...some charge way out prices. There's a fairly prominent place in Dublin and although I'd say they do a good job, the prices are crazy... just one example.

Did you ever have any extensions at all? Just asking do you know how any of them feel or look when they are actually in.

nippynan

ps... another important thing is the quality of the hair. For that, I would advise you to pay extra. Even buy the hair yourself and then get it attached in a cheaper place...