Hi tylerdurdan... No, it`s a very practical question. If you are using a stylist who is well -used to working with systems, they will do that for you, but in the case of a `normal`salon, they will not be used to tapes/glues [ which I reckon some of them then charge through the nose for the cut-in--they can `justify`a high price for the `hassle`they`ve had you know ? ] so you`ll have to do a basic bond yourself. Using strips of tape is probably the easiest to work with..you only want the thing to stay in place whilst being styled....you can do a more `permanent`bond when you get home....... again this brings me back to a point I`ve made before...... if you are going to wear your hair on the short-ish side, let`s say like Antywanty wears his ..... why order 6 -inch hairlength to begin with when about 50 % of it will be cut off? It`s only `in your way`when trying to see where your base is sitting on your head before you peel off the backing strips from the tape and gives the stylist more work to do too. It`s a good idea to simply measure from where your perimeter will be sitting i.e. where the system will `meet`your growing hair, down to the point at which the hair will `end`[the nape is probably the best spot ] ....in most cases really it will be about 3 or 4 inches.... you could `allow`maybe an extra inch for a `safety margin`..... I know you`re probably thinking ``oh well that means the system hair will need to be 5 inches so``...yeah that`s fine but you`d be surprised at how that 1 inch `less` of hair-length from the standard length, can make life a bit easier ...... like if you look at the pics of mrjoejohn ..he wears his hair quite short..... can you imagine his system when it arrived with the hair 6 inches long ? Imagine how much had to be cut off in order to get it to the way he wears it ? I`d love to hear his comments on this ...did he go for a shorter length on his second order in order to make his `job`easier ?? I`d say he did somehow ! It`s just something worth bearing in mind.... I mean you don`t want to literally ``leave yourself short` but why order 6 inch length if your `finished`hair will be literally half of that you know ? First time I ordered ,obviously it was standard length....when I saw what ended up on the salon floor, I said to myself it was time-consuming for the stylist, and meant it took longer. That first `session`took almost an hour...the next time took 15 minutes max because I went for much shorter hair...all I`m saying to newbies is try to keep it simple and use a bit of common-sense. I found it easiest to apply tape to the system before I went to the salon, leaving the backing -strip on it.I wore a baseball cap on my head for the trip, and carried the system in a bag. Once we positioned it on the head and were happy with that, we just peeled off the backing bits, and pressed it to the skin..... job done. You should ensure your stylist can give you a little privacy such as a screen or `private`area just for the attachment... mine has an area down the back of the salon and she has a portable screen which can go behind / around the chair so others can`t see you... I also made the appointment for more or less the end of the day...kind of `last appointment` you know. These are all very real issues for us wearers so your question raises a very valid consideration.
Now I cannot help you with a stylist in London/UK generally, nor Dublin. I saw a post on here from a person who was paying 150 Euros for a cut-in [ outrageous] in Dublin. John has the addresses of two stylists in Northern Ireland [Belfast area] I live just near Cork on the south coast and my stylist would be happy to facilitate you --she`s really nice and good at the styling...the most she ever charged me was 50 Euros [that was for the `long`cut in, and 30 Euros for the `short `one ! ] Are you in Ireland or England ? There`s a Salon in Dublin [ I can get the number from the phone book] Now they are a husband and wife team .. I know they do systems...whether they would oblige with a cut-in or not I don`t know, if you hadn`t bought from them, but for the sake of a phone call what the hell ? Dublin might be more convenient for you....to be honest, any half -decent stylist should be able to oblige you in your own area , but if you feel `safer`with a person who has experience, you`ll probably have to travel..... let me know if I can be of help anyway [ sorry for the long post guys..I get ` carried away` as you all know by now !! ] Regards to you all, Paul.