Saturday 21 July 2012

August Hair Trends - Summer is HEREEEEEEEEEE :-D

After probably one of the weirdest June/Julys weather wise it seems like the sun is finally arriving in Britain so we can get out our shorts, flip flops, summer dresses and wear some gorgeous summery hairstyles! Check out the ClipHair youtube channel to find out how to achieve beautiful braids, which are perfect for the nice weather!

My inspiration over the past months has been coming from the beautiful girls on The Bachelor.
All the girls on The Bachelor were chosen for their stunning looks, so it's no surprise that they all have luscious hair for me to lust over. My favourite hair belongs to Khloe, Brandy and Renay. Khloe and Brandy both have blonde highlighted hair and use extensions. They have both been spotted with rollers in their hair which gives away how they achieve their trademark volumous locks. Renay has gorgeous long hair which she achieves using clip in hair extensions. To get her style, watch the video on how to achieve loose beach waves on the youtube channel.


Another celebrity catching my eye this summer is ex TOWIE star Maria Fowler. Maria has recently been sporting blonde locks, which I haven't been to keen on. I think that her hair looks gorgeous as a rich reddy brunette, so I was happy and excited to hear that she has returned to her copper hues. Maria tweeted a photo of her last summer with red toned locks and long extensions. She spoke of how excited she is to get fresh clip in extensions and return to her former length! Check out www.cliphair.co.uk if Maria has inspired you to go RED, as ClipHair stock a wide range of raven extensions.

Speaking of red hair, Jodie Marsh has been causing a stir with her steamy photoshoot featuring ex TOWIE star Kirk Norcross. She showed off her bodybuilders physique in the shots, which were made extra eyecatching with her full head of ruby hair. Amy Childs is still looking gorgeous as ever, sporting her trademark red hair extensions, which she uses rollers in to create bounce and volume.












Why Clip Ins Are BEST!


Clip In VS. Bonded Hair Extensions – Which Should You Go For and Why?

CLIP INS

Easy to maintain –

Clip in hair extensions are easy to maintain. If, like me, you wash your hair daily, or even every other day, you won’t want the extra hassle of having extremely long and thick hair to wash. The great thing about clip in extensions is that at the end of the day, you simply spend two minutes removing them, and then can wash your own hair as normal. The extensions are very easy to look after, and don’t require washing as much as your own hair. As you can take them out when you wash your hair, they won’t dry out quickly, and stay soft and supple for longer. You also don’t need to pay for special products to use on your clip in hair extensions, they can be looked after using your normal hair care products.

Safe for hair – NO DAMAGE IS CAUSED TO THE HAIR BY CLIP IN HAIR EXTENSIONS

The difference between clip in hair extensions and any other hair extensions is that clip ins are proven to cause the natural hair NO DAMAGE, meaning you can achieve luscious, thick and long locks without compromising the quality of your natural hair. They will have no effect on whether your natural hair grows, and will not cause any hair loss, which is frequently seen on bonded hair extension wearers.

Cost effective

Clip in extenions are much cheaper than bonded extensions. They don’t require a technician to apply them, and they don’t require the expensive maintenance that bonded hair extensions do. The initial cost is cheaper, with clip in hair extensions costing a fraction of the price of pre bonded ones.

Clip ins are also not OBVIOUS

The fact that you can easily remove clips and move them around means that they are never on show. Once bonded hair extensions are in, they cannot be moved around or removed, which limits the styles you can create. However, with clip in extensions, you are free to move them around as much as you choose… and create as many different styles as you like whilst no one will know you are wearing extensions!

BONDED EXTENSIONS

Extreme Maintenance

Getting professional bonded extensions is a massive investment, both financially and time wise. Looking after bonded extensions is a big deal. Firstly, they need to be maintained regularly. You can either opt to fork out the price you paid originally all over again to have a fresh set of hair put in every few months (usually around £500 – not including your cut and colour!) or you can have your extensions ‘rotated’ which is cheaper, but needs to be done more frequently. Not only are these procedures time consuming, they are also expensive, and put lots of pressure on your hair. You also need to buy special products to care for your hair extensions, and washing your hair will take much longer. You need to be really gentle with bonded hair extensions, so your usual hair care routine won’t be nearly as quick.

Dangerous and Damaging

Jennifer Aniston has revealed that bonded hair extensions ruined her hair, ‘After Friends I wanted a different look, so I cut my hair. Obviously, I wasn't thinking clearly, So I decided to have a couple of extensions, never knowing you end up with 400 things in your head that cause your hair to break off.’ Jennifer is not alone, many other celebrities have been spotted out with bald patches due to the damaging effects of bonded hair extensions. Trichologist Leonora Doclis of the Belgravia Centre says that gluing hair extensions into your hair is quite simply ‘the worst thing you can do to your hair.’