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Thread: Advice for appropriate hair piece (photos)
Post: RE: Advice for appropriate hair piece
| Start lower density, like 55-60%.
Send in a hair sample for a good color match.
See if you can find a stylist in your area to work with, makes things a lot easier in the beginning.
Try to match ... |
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rashton83 |
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02-13-2013, 01:31 PM |
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Thread: Advice for appropriate hair piece (photos)
Post: RE: Advice for appropriate hair piece (photos)
| You can't go too short because it has to blend with your hair. Also if it's really short AND low density you're going to start to expose things you don't want to on the scalp.
I wouldn't go any shor... |
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rashton83 |
General hair replacement discussion |
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02-28-2013, 03:33 PM |
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Thread: Advice for appropriate hair piece (photos)
Post: RE: Advice for appropriate hair piece (photos)
| It'd be really hard/impossible to define the curl from a hair sample as it's no longer growing out of your head.
I wouldn't worry about the curl much, get whatever is closest to the style you want a... |
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rashton83 |
General hair replacement discussion |
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02-28-2013, 05:30 PM |
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Thread: Some more recent photos
Post: RE: Some more recent photos
| Looks great. Do you tell everyone you wear? |
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rashton83 |
General hair replacement discussion |
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12-31-2012, 06:30 AM |
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Thread: Anxiety?
Post: RE: Anxiety?
| Always some anxiety? I hope that's not the case with everyone. I just want to forget about it while it's on.
Work was ok, most just complimented me on the haircut.
Still feeling depressed. Having a... |
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rashton83 |
General hair replacement discussion |
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12-24-2012, 04:27 AM |
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Thread: Anxiety?
Post: RE: Anxiety?
| Thanks for the response. I know I'm being a bit irrational and certainly have a ton to be thankful for in life. I hope to put these feelings behind me and be care free about wearing. I guess I'm a pre... |
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rashton83 |
General hair replacement discussion |
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12-24-2012, 11:40 AM |
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Thread: Anxiety?
Post: RE: Anxiety?
| I doubt he will say something, and if he does just say you took medication for it. Easy.
I'm still really bummed. I think it's because I "gave up" on my natural hair and those feelings from years ag... |
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rashton83 |
General hair replacement discussion |
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12-28-2012, 11:13 AM |
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Thread: Anxiety?
Post: Anxiety?
| Anyone else feel a lot of anxiety when they first started?
My first day was rough since it was a stock piece that had too high density, I was freaking out, thinking it looked ridiculous and too much ... |
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rashton83 |
General hair replacement discussion |
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12-19-2012, 05:46 AM |
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Thread: On vacation, concerned about bond
Post: On vacation, concerned about bond
| I got a piece that was much too thick for me. It's my first and I got a stock piece just to hold me over until my custom 55% arrives. I've been using L'Oreal Texturizer to make it look "thinner" and i... |
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rashton83 |
General hair replacement discussion |
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12-12-2012, 02:28 AM |
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Thread: On vacation, concerned about bond
Post: RE: Texturizer?
| I do have to put a lot on to get the look right. Otherwise it looks much too thick. So some is prob coming in contact with the tape. Will any hair product reduce bond? Is there something else I can us... |
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rashton83 |
General hair replacement discussion |
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12-12-2012, 07:16 AM |
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Thread: On vacation, concerned about bond
Post: RE: Texturizer?
| Looking around it seems like oil based products can lessen the bond? I just washed that out and am just going to use the Enhance conditioner and a little G2BG water based gel I found. It says Spiked-U... |
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rashton83 |
General hair replacement discussion |
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12-12-2012, 09:39 AM |
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Thread: On vacation, concerned about bond
Post: RE: Texturizer?
| Anyone? A little worried here... |
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rashton83 |
General hair replacement discussion |
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12-13-2012, 01:49 AM |
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Thread: On vacation, concerned about bond
Post: RE: Texturizer?
| I'm actually on vacation now. Had a cut-in for the first time on Sunday. Blue tape all around. There is a spot on the front hairline that has peeked up all along, noticed it on Sunday - I push it down... |
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rashton83 |
General hair replacement discussion |
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12-13-2012, 02:57 AM |
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Thread: On vacation, concerned about bond
Post: RE: On vacation, concerned about bond
| I do have that spiking glue.
The rubbing alcohol is just typical pharmacy rubbing alcohol and this is that other product: http://www.hairdirect.com/store/Transdermal-Type-2.aspx
How would I know if ... |
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rashton83 |
General hair replacement discussion |
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12-13-2012, 10:46 AM |
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Thread: On vacation, concerned about bond
Post: RE: On vacation, concerned about bond
| I lifted up the front, which had a little resistance but not too much, cleaned with alcohol and put a fresh tape in the middle. It's a little disconcerting how easily it came off so I might skip the s... |
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rashton83 |
General hair replacement discussion |
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12-14-2012, 03:34 AM |
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Thread: On vacation, concerned about bond
Post: RE: On vacation, concerned about bond
| Yes I plan on it. Just worried because I don't have the experience. |
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rashton83 |
General hair replacement discussion |
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12-14-2012, 04:26 AM |
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Thread: 3 months of wearing
Post: RE: 3 months of wearing
| Try Extendabond/Proflex, it lasts a good 10 days longer for me than blue tape. |
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rashton83 |
General hair replacement discussion |
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02-21-2013, 05:41 AM |
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Thread: 3 months of wearing
Post: RE: 3 months of wearing
| Proflex should definitely last longer than a week. I get 3 weeks. It might be your prep. Have you tried Walker Scalp Protector? |
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rashton83 |
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02-21-2013, 07:17 AM |
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Thread: 3 months of wearing
Post: RE: 3 months of wearing
| All Proflex will shine for a few days. You can dab the front hairline with your fingertips through the lace to reduce shine. Or you can try Stop Shine.
Some people also do a light layer of glue on t... |
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rashton83 |
General hair replacement discussion |
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02-21-2013, 12:19 PM |
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Thread: New guy looking for advice.... (photos)
Post: RE: New guy looking for advice....
| Where do you live? Farrell is not the only option salon-wise. There are a decent amount of independent salons and stylists across the country that will be MUCH cheaper and can work with a Toplace syst... |
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rashton83 |
General hair replacement discussion |
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01-21-2013, 06:34 AM |
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Thread: Newbie Question: Getting it right in the first 2 weeks?
Post: RE: Newbie Question: Getting it right in the first...
| I would try and find someone local for your first cut. Being in SF, there has to be someone good.
I personally wouldn't have been comfortable doing a mail-in first time, but that's me. |
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rashton83 |
General hair replacement discussion |
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02-20-2013, 02:28 PM |
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Thread: Newbie Question: Getting it right in the first 2 weeks?
Post: RE: Newbie Question: Getting it right in the first...
| Really? I found a few pretty quickly via Google
Search "hair replacement" in Google Maps in SF. |
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rashton83 |
General hair replacement discussion |
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02-26-2013, 05:07 PM |
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Thread: Airport Screening
Post: RE: Airport Screening
| Can't you just opt out of the body scanner? I've done this even without wearing as I didn't want to go through that thing. I just go through the regular metal detector. Once I was patted down. I'm pre... |
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rashton83 |
General hair replacement discussion |
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11-19-2012, 05:14 PM |
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Thread: Possible? (pics)
Post: RE: Possible?
| An exposed hairline is never 100% undetectable, that's an Internet myth. If you're OK with 90-95% on good days and a lot of work to maintain it, and maybe it being noticeable at the right angle/lighti... |
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rashton83 |
General hair replacement discussion |
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02-28-2013, 09:43 AM |
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Thread: Possible? (pics)
Post: RE: Possible?
| Yeah, if you don't have people up close in bright lighting very often, or direct sunlight, it may very well never be detected. For me, where I work in an open office environment where people are const... |
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rashton83 |
General hair replacement discussion |
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02-28-2013, 03:23 PM |
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