Extensions

With Scalp Health In Mind

Amplifying your existing confidence
through meticulously tailored hair extensions

Putting the health of your natural hair FIRST

What if your natural hair could heal and become longer and stronger AFTER wearing extensions? My number one focus with my extension installs is the health of your hair and scalp. Extensions don’t have to be a life-long sentence. We can use them for the instant confidence we crave, so we can work on healing your natural hair behind the scenes. If you have an unfortunate haircut, dryness and damage that needs to recover, breakage from chemical services, or simply have less hair than you'd prefer, extensions could be your answer.

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Hi! I’m Shannon. I've been in the industry for over half of my life! I still love doing hair as much as I did when I entered beauty school at 17. I've seen trends come and go and have enjoyed adapting to them. You can expect me to be on time, reply promptly, and be open to hearing your feedback.

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𝗘𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗲𝗻𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗯𝗲𝗮𝘂𝘁𝘆, 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝘁. ⁣
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To avoid extensions that look fake, there takes a learned skill of restraint. ⁣
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My methodology mimics your natural hair’s 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘱𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭. Not to force something that would never be there.⁣
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𝗪𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝘆 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝘆 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁’𝘀 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗶𝗿𝗰𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗻𝗼 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗮 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝘂𝗻𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗺𝘆 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 🤫 ⁣
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For this guest she was wanting a lower maintenance color that grew out well (she was quite dark and had a harsh line of regrowth which made any minuscule amount of gray hair stand out way more than it should have) so we lightened her to create less contrast between her existing color and where her new growth would come in and we also sprinkled fine highlights in to add dimension and camouflage those few grays (which appear much less of a problem compared to the harsh line of the previous color!) We also added two beaded rows of hand-tied weft extensions for thickness in a length that is flattering and believable. ⁣
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𝘔𝘺 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘯 𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘴𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨/𝘴𝘶𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴. 𝘝𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘵 𝘮𝘺 𝘸𝘦𝘣𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘥 ❤️

Let’s wash & style your k-tips! (I have this post for wefts too in the home care highlight!⁣)⁣
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𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗽⁣
Brush well beforehand. Release tangles from the ends first, working your way up. Avoid the bonds and tension (pulling)⁣. Feel with your fingers that your bonds are nicely separated ⁣
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𝗪𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴⁣
You may need to wash a couple of times before the shampoo will suds up, especially if it’s been several days since washing or if you have a lot of product in your hair.⁣
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💬Avoid scrunching/rubbing/mushing your hair all around⁣
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🙃 Don’t wash your hair upside down⁣
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Use little “micro movements” as you wash, only let your fingers scrub back & forth about an inch, then lift up and move to a new spot ⁣
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𝗥𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 ⁣
Split your hair vertically in a few places as you rinse so no residue is left⁣
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𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴⁣
Apply from ponytail down first. Then apply remaining product to the ends of your shorter layers.⁣
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𝗪𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴⁣
Place the towel under your hair & around your shoulders like a cape, then wrap each side over your head Instead of flipping upside down⁣
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𝗗𝗿𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴⁣
Apply leave in conditioner & heat protectant ⁣
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If air drying curls, I love a mouse for fine hair & a gel-cream for coarser hair. Apply when your hair is still quite wet & use your hands to finger comb (if you brushed well before washing, you are probably good to just finger comb, but use your discretion! Use “book hands” to smooth everything & encourage curl clumping. ⁣
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Gently scrunch into place & let air dry or use a diffuser (medium heat..we don’t want to melt your bonds 😆) Hover the diffuser over the lengths without bouncing..we don’t want to disturb the curls & create frizz. Once dry, soften the crunchiness with a serum!⁣
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For blowdrying smooth, dry in a downward airflow direction 90% & use a brush at the very end to smooth things out. Careful not to hit your bonds with high heat (cough cough Dyson air wrap)⁣
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𝗖𝘂𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴⁣
Split your hair down the middle & take sections from the back working your way forward. Use your shoulder to separate the curled hair from the uncurled hair. Avoid tension!⁣
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💬 As you wind up your iron, be sure not to hit your bonds!⁣

𝗬𝗼𝘂’𝗱 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗱𝗱 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗿𝗮 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗿. 𝗜𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗿𝗼𝘄 𝗼𝗳 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱-𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗲𝗳𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗲𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗸-𝘁𝗶𝗽𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂?⁣
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Do you have lower density (you can see your scalp more easily through your hair) baby fine strands, or naturally curly hair? If so, then 𝗸-𝘁𝗶𝗽𝘀 are the best pick! ⁣
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Do you have good density at your scalp, stronger strands, and straight hair? Then I would suggest one row of 𝘄𝗲𝗳𝘁𝘀!⁣
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My most recent blog post breaks down all the differences and similarities between wefts and k-tips! Head to my website to give it a read!⁣
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𝘐𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘴, 𝘧𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮 𝘰𝘯 𝘮𝘺 𝘸𝘦𝘣𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘭𝘺 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘮𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘲𝘶𝘦 𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯! ⁣

𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝟮𝟰 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗸𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻 𝗯𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 ⁣
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𝘐’𝘷𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝟸𝟺 𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘸𝘦𝘧𝘵𝘴, 𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘭𝘦𝘵’𝘴 𝘥𝘰 𝘪𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘒-𝘛𝘪𝘱𝘴!⁣
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You’re going to want to pick and play with your head. That’s normal! 😆 In fact, it’s good to get a feel for your bonds and get comfortable with them. ⁣
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𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘆: ⁣
Be mindful that they don’t get caught under a heavy purse on your shoulder..sunglasses on your head..pulling them out from the coat you just put on..etc! You’ll learn to notice your hair a little more than before!⁣
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𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁: Remember your 𝗔𝗕𝗖’𝘀!⁣
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𝗔- 𝘈𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘺 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘶𝘮⁣
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𝗕- 𝘉𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘭𝘺 ⁣
(Hold everything in a low pony with your hand gripping tightly and brush gently releasing tangles at the very ends and working your way up. Then tip gently from side to side and slowly and gently release any mid-length tangles with your brush. Try not to brush on the actual bonds themselves! Then with your fingers, feel around at your bonds to make sure none are clumping together. If they are, just gently pull them apart! I like a brush with metal pins and no balls on the ends)⁣
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𝗖- 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯⁣
Contain in a low braid or ponytail (I like to do a low pony and then simply add another scrunchie halfway down)⁣
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𝗦- 𝘚𝘪𝘭𝘬 𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯⁣
Try to keep your scrunchies and pillow cases slippery. Cotton and other materials really do create too much friction and are drying to your hair.⁣
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𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴: ⁣
Simply brush lightly and that’s it! You can add a little dry shampoo to just your top roots if you like and add a little more serum or cream to your ends to rehydrate! If you’d like to touch up your curls, just try not to pull on your hair as you’re curling and don’t let the hot iron touch the bonds (or they’ll melt! 😆)⁣
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𝘕𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 “𝘸𝘢𝘭𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴𝘩-𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴!” 𝘐’𝘭𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘦𝘧𝘵𝘴, 𝘬𝘵𝘪𝘱𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘭𝘴!

HER OLD K-TIPS⁣
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❌ Too much weight per strand (HIGH risk of damage)⁣
❌ Extension hair is too slick and coarse for her soft fine hair (making it stick out like a sore thumb)⁣
❌Too much keratin (not comfy, and took forever to remove)⁣
❌Clear keratin (which turns white overtime and stands out)⁣
❌Factory bonds (even when cut down to “customize” the keratin is wrongly distributed)⁣
❌Factory hair (untraceable, usually unethical, highly processed)⁣
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HER NEW K-TIPS⁣
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🙌🏻 Each strand properly matched to her density⁣
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👯‍♀️ Made from scratch from a single donor with hair that is just like hers⁣
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🫶🏻 Bonds are much smaller and rounded making them more comfortable and discrete ⁣
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👀 Dark keratin to blend away into the shadows of her hair and won’t turn white over time (light things stand out, dark things recede)⁣
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💇🏼‍♀️ The hair only passed through one person before it was sent to me. It went from the donor (who was a willing participant and fairly compensated [𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺, 𝘴𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘥..𝘪𝘯 𝘥𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘺 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘨𝘰 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘳]) to the stylist who cut it, to me. I saw it all.⁣
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💕 The hair was minimally processed (by me) in the same way that I would color someone’s hair in the salon. With professional product…not multiple chemical baths in bulk quantities with hundreds of other donor’s hair all intermixed together with industrial fabric dyes that are toxic to the workers and fade horribly and shorten the lifespan of the hair itself)⁣
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This is the sustainable and ethical way to do hair extensions. Is it more work? 𝗬𝗲𝘀. Is it more expensive? 𝗬𝗲𝘀. Will you sleep better at night knowing that you are pushing back against a primarily corrupt and predatory industry? 𝗬𝗘𝗦 🙊⁣
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Bringing light to what “BigHair” doesn’t want you to know..and fighting against it one install at a time!! (Weft girlies who want in on this hair…your time is coming. I’ve been researching options for you too!)

𝗠𝘆𝘁𝗵- 𝗘𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗸𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 ⁣
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Busted-⁣
The trade off of a few hours in the salon every 2-3 months allows your getting ready time in the morning to go from 30 minutes to less than 1!! And the steps are simple!⁣
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Morning refresh routine with extensions ⁣
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1. Take out your braid or pony from the night before⁣
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2. Apply dry shampoo to your roots (only if needed!) and serum to your ends⁣
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3. Brush ⁣
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Are you kidding?! All I have to do to be ready for school drop off is basically just brush my hair and I’m good to go?!⁣
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Yep! Don’t you agree that someone can be bare-faced and wearing old leggings and a tee shirt but if they have beautiful luscious locks, they somehow still look like they have their life together? They walk with confidence and turn heads everywhere they go. The hair makes the outfit. No matter what that outfit is! 😆 ⁣
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If you’re ready for low effort confidence, we should talk!

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