shrinkies with bohyme hair

Yes another shrinkie/bohyme update. My first ever shrinkie client that I did with bohyme and a very small straightening iron has had them in for 6 weeks now, in the last week she has noticed that her shrinkies have become soft and she has lost 20. There is no damage, the bohyme is still washing fantastic and her hair has grown about an inch. The client that I did the week after with shrinkies and bohyme and Dr Locks heat clamp, so she's had hers in 5 weeks, all her shrinkies are still in tact, rock hard and haven't budged, she's had a total of 9 come out in the full 5 weeks, also her hair is still fantastic and she had the 22inch bohyme. I couldn't believe how silky and shiney her hair still was. So my verdict on this is that if you use shrinkies with a straightening iron, they will not last the full three months maintenance whereas if they are applied with the Doc's heat clamp they will xxxxx

Amanda, that says volumes about your install (which also looks fabulous, by the way.) Congratulations on a job well done! Your client must be thrilled.

Thanks a lot Amm, I feel priviledged and proud to get a compliment from the shrinkie queen, I feel enlightened as if it wasn't for you, I would have never stumbled upon these little wonderful things that no-one seems to be doing at all in the UK, I can't wait to have my roots done this weekend and get them in myself ready for my wedding, I'll post pics as soon as I've done them x

Hi there, another shrinkie/bohyme update. My first ever shrinkie client has had her hair in 8 weeks now. She's having her first maintenance on 24th March so that will be 10 weeks. She says she's lost a few more but I did put these ones in with the straightening iron. She says the bohyme is still washing great and she absolutely loves her hair still. My next shrinkie client who has now had hers in for 7 weeks says her hair is still fantastic and she hasn't lost anymore shrinkies, so that's only 9 that she's lost in 7 weeks. My only concern with the shrinkies is that I've had another girl with greasyish hair that keeps on loosing them. She's had 18 come out in two weeks. I just keep on putting them back in for her but I'm going to try extentubes on her on Saturday on the strands that have come out, to see if she gets on better with these. My last few clients have reported that they've had between 6 and 10 come out but I don't think that's bad going to stay they've had 6oz of hair in but sometimes it makes me feel incompetent xxx this is another happy client xx

Wow Amanda! That looks super! I love the blonde streaks too! You do such a good job! Thanks for the updates on the shrinkies too... sounds very promising.
Do you see yourself ever using synthetic?

Amanda, that is an awesome color combination!! Really unusual and pretty!

Just so you don't feel bad, I had shrinkies slide out of my hair at a rate of 2-3 a day when I put them in. At first I thought it was my faulty installation, which may have played a part, but even now with fusion, I find at the 2 week mark, I have strands of fusion hair disintigrating and falling out! I have hair kinda similar to your clients' hair - straight and slick like that, although I seem to have more of it. I think it's the slickness of the hair that causes the slipping - I mean, if fusion won't hold it in, what's next - crazy glue?!

So your clients losing 10 to 20 in nearly 2 months sounds completely reasonable, at least to me. And like someone said, this is more of an art than a science. I think losing strands and regular maintenance is to be expected, don't you? Sounds to me like you're doing a fantastic job, and your installs look great.

Thanks syren, I feel a lot more confident now. I hate it when clients phone up and say some have come out. I get really paranoid and think oh my god what if they all come out. I suppose it goes with the job, you want people to be pleased with what you've done not upset at spending their hard earned money. I've really been taking my time with my clients as well. I hold the doc's heat clamp on the shrinkie for at least 15 seconds (I only used to hold it for 10) until I see the glue start to bubble but like Jenny says, I still don't hear the sizzle, I only really heard that with my straightening iron. Bridget, I'm starting to warm to the idea of synth, my friend also does extensions and she only uses synth, she's trained in the Dome method. She seems to get more funky clients than I do. xxxxx

i saw that piic of the hair u did looks soo nice
do u stay in uk amanda? i need sum1 to do me shrinkies i stay in scotland but im having no luck.

Do you mean do I live in the UK, or would I travel to Scotland. Yes I live in the UK, I wouldn't go as far as Scotland though LOL, I would be happy for you to come to me though LOL xxxx

It looks great, Amanda! I love your work.

And I agree: 10 to 20 in nearly 2 months isn't a big deal. I lost 20 in about a week with one method (that shall remain nameless....).

As long as you inform the clients that some will probably slip eventually, I'm sure they won't be too alarmed. You can also add an additional 10 or so during the install, so that way, they feel like they have 10 more than are required to make up for any they might lose--sort of like insurance, if that makes any sense.

:)

So did you pre tip the hair your self and if so with what

Thanks a lot Jenny. I always text people to find out how they are getting on with their hair and I hate it when they say some have come out. I've had a girl that's had 9 come out now in nearly two weeks, but she's washing her hair everyday which can't help, plus she's never had them in before but it still makes me feel bad. I don't like to say to make people feel like its something they are doing wrong. I'm thinking of not only offering shrinkies and micro-rings but offering the glue method that Kristen does as well and saying to clients that if they don't feel they are getting on with a particular method that they can have their extensions re-fitted without charge with another method. Then hopefully I will get one out of the three that they are happy with and also keep them as regular clients. What do you think?

In answer to your question Marie, I tip all my hair with latex and nail glue x

Amanda that sounds like some awesome customer service, and shows that you stand behind your work as a stylist!

Ditto--you obviously really care about your clients, Amanda. Offering a selection of methods is key. That way, you can work with your clients to find the one that's best for them. That's all you can do, really--sometimes it takes a few tries to know what will work and what won't.

You might eventually want to think about offering the pinchbraiding technique. It takes a little while to learn, but I've found them to be very secure--more so than fusion--and it's also good for clients who don't respond well to glue. :)

Is there a tutorial for pinchbraiding on Kristen's site and how long would you say it takes to do a full head and also does it work well with human hair xx Thanks ladies. I just hate unhappy clients, it makes me unhappy and I know what I would feel like if I paid that amount of money and they started to fall out and the only thing I could do was pay again and have a different method. Hopefully I won't have to do this for everybody LOL xxx

where in uk do u stay amanda

Amanda, did you buy hair allready tipped or did you tip it your self If so what did you tip with .It looks great buy the way

I'm in Nottinghamshire in the UK xx

I tip all my hair with latex and nail glue xx

I'm in Nottinghamshire in the UK xx

I tip all my hair with latex and nail glue xx

Here's another shrinkie/bohyme update. I took the shrinkies out of my first shrinkie client last night. She had washed her hair just before she came so that she could have it back in. It took me 3 hours to take them all out and work out the residue with vegetable oil. I didn't need to use one bit of acetone at all so as far as I'm concerned it was a total success. Her hair had grown about an inch and a half in ten weeks. I then washed her hair once in fairy liquid and then washed again in normal shampoo and then put her some leave in conditioner and she went home with it wet. She is having her hair back in next week, she is giving her hair a break and having her roots done. She was very very pleased that no acetone was used and there was no damage to her hair whatsoever. She has text me this morning to say that she has done her hair today and her own hair is great, it doesn't feel any thinner than before xxxx

Yeay for shrinkies and Amanda!! Amanda, you must be thrilled! Good for you girl!

Cheers Bridget but I don't like to take all the credit, thanks to Amm xx

Amanda, the success is all yours, girl. Whole head shrinkie removals ARE time consuming. You never fully realize it until the entire head comes out. I'll gladly take 3 hour removals over hair loss and breakage.

My bathroom counter looks like a salad bar when it comes time to take them out but my hair is getting longer and longer because of it.

Congrats! Your installs are always so awesome.

Thanks a lot Amm, I couldn't believe how easy the residue came out, it made me reconsider offering a third option of the fusion to my clients as it reminded me of the painstaking process of getting the fusion glue out of the client's hair without damaging it. Shrinkies rule!!! Can't wait to get them little things in my hair, it should be here this week xx

Amanda, that just reminded me of something I thought of this weekend regarding the shrinkies falling out so fast...

You know if you get conditioner on fusion bonds, they get weak right away and can slide right out (I know; I've done it alot), and I bet maybe that's the culprit with shrinkies as well! It must have been in my case, because I could slide (or tug) shrinkies out for two days following a good hair washing. I was never really careful to keep conditioner away from the shrinkies. You may want to suggest that to your clients, or suggest they use an oil-free conditioner on their scalp area, their usual conditioner on the extension hair.

Just a suggestion which I should follow myself.