Hair From Peru?
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Topic: Hair From Peru?
Posted By: Karen Shelton
Subject: Hair From Peru?
Date Posted: Aug 31, 2005 at 8:05am
For some reason all of a sudden I am starting to get all these phone calls and emails from manufacturers in Peru that want to "sell me their hair from Peru for extensions". I didn't think that extension hair came from Peru? Has anyone used hair from Peru and what's the quality like? I get lots of calls and emails from a lot of places about extension hair but this Peru thing is a new one. Karen Shelton38595.3374421296
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Posted By: Karen Shelton
Date Posted: Aug 31, 2005 at 8:05am
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For some reason all of a sudden I am starting to get all these phone calls and emails from manufacturers in Peru that want to "sell me their hair from Peru for extensions". I didn't think that extension hair came from Peru? Has anyone used hair from Peru and what's the quality like? I get lots of calls and emails from a lot of places about extension hair but this Peru thing is a new one. Karen Shelton38595.3374421296 !$ Shab` dbe ,%4 b` , 8bp - )%! )-% !$ -,$`r /2
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Posted By: cherrycoke
Date Posted: Aug 31, 2005 at 10:03am
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Actually I am waiting for a sample of some hair from peru. The woman I emailed definitely was from peru and gave me a phone number in peru. This was a direct supplier and I think she was fairly new to alibaba where I found her. It's a lot more expensive than indian hair.
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Posted By: Karen Shelton
Date Posted: Aug 31, 2005 at 10:28am
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Thanks CherryCoke,
They offered to send me samples but once I agree, they will probably hound me to buy and I was unsure if that was the direction I wanted to go. It if is extraordinary hair...it might be worth it. Or maybe not.
Please let me know what you think when you get your samples.
!$ Shab` dbe ,%4 b` , 8bp - )%! )-% !$ -,$`r /2
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Posted By: Syren123
Date Posted: Aug 31, 2005 at 10:28am
That should be very interesting!! I wonder what Peruvian hair is like and from which ethnic/socioeconomic group it comes from.
Please keep up posted, Cherrycoke.
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Posted By: mochachip
Date Posted: Aug 31, 2005 at 2:20pm
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I have the same questions as syren... Can't wait to hear
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Posted By: sansconformist
Date Posted: Aug 31, 2005 at 7:53pm
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I've seen very pretty hair extension sites based in Brazil, and other places. Was never sure if it was worth the trouble of trying to order from them, though.
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Posted By: blondie718
Date Posted: Aug 31, 2005 at 9:22pm
My best friend is from peru and has very nice hair its
SOOOOOOOOOO thick!!!!!!!! and long but it gets dry from
blowdrying it , i would say its kinda like indian natural hair , but
thats just a guess.... lemme know how it goes. 
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Posted By: Syren123
Date Posted: Aug 31, 2005 at 11:04pm
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I was thinking if it's anything like the Hispanic hair I see around here on the Mexican women, it should ROCK. They have the most beautiful thick, shiny and soft hair that grows like a weed. It can take all kinds of bad home chemical jobs and six months later, it's all regrown to their elbows. Same with the boys. I have students show up in bleached and dyed pink mohawks and in a month it's back to chin length like nothing ever happened. Great hair in that gene pool.
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Posted By: Save~A~Stray
Date Posted: Sep 1, 2005 at 1:43am
Hi Karen
I think we may have contacted the same place Cherrycoke...I
also have samples on there way. The quote prices were very
high....even higher than a Russain supplier!! I had to check it
out and see what could cost more than Russian hair. 
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Posted By: Karen Shelton
Date Posted: Sep 1, 2005 at 7:08am
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Hi SAS
So good to see you. Hope you are having a great week.
I was talking to a friend who does hair extensions last nite about the Peru hair. He also said it was, in his opinion, more expensive than Russian hair but that it was generally thick and lush. He seemed to feel that the advantage might be that the hair would be potentially more virginal hair from the view of minimal chemical use. I guess I find that a little odd. They must use chemicals on their hair in Peru. :-)
Anyway....it will be interesting to see how the Peru hair makes an impact on the current market. !$ Shab` dbe ,%4 b` , 8bp - )%! )-% !$ -,$`r /2
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Posted By: aimee
Date Posted: Sep 1, 2005 at 10:33am
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My friend is from peru and she dyed her hair honeyblonde and its still shiny and beautiful
i really think this is worth a try im really interested in that hair too (! ! Sifd`dt`a %)2, ` $ ( ` &$ ,!!$))(!!
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Posted By: Syren123
Date Posted: Sep 1, 2005 at 10:44am
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[QUOTE=Karen Shelton] He seemed to feel that the advantage might be that the hair would be potentially more virginal hair from the view of minimal chemical use.
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Posted By: Save~A~Stray
Date Posted: Sep 2, 2005 at 4:10am
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I received my hair samples from Peru. I washed the samples
and finger scrunched them and let them air dry before making
any decisions. The hair did have this strong odour, which was a
little off putting. That was my only complaint about the hair...but
I am used to it because I order raw hair all the time from
overseas.
When I first looked at the straight hair from Peru I thought it was
high-end naturally straight Indian hair. Indian hair has so many
textures from fine to coarse. It felt very slick like the healthy thick
Indian hair (which is very hard to get). I can order many kilos of
Indian hair and only get a handful of that very nice thick, slick
ponytails. That
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Posted By: Karen Shelton
Date Posted: Sep 2, 2005 at 6:40am
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[QUOTE=Save~A~Stray] hairsamples.jpg">
I received my hair samples from Peru. I washed the samples
and finger scrunched them and let them air dry before making
any decisions. The hair did have this strong odour, which was a
little off putting. That was my only complaint about the hair...but
I am used to it because I order raw hair all the time from
overseas.
The hair from Peru is between $1000 - $1200+ for 1 kilo
(2.2lbs),, wefted 23-26 !$ Shab` dbe ,%4 b` , 8bp - )%! )-% !$ -,$`r /2
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Posted By: Save~A~Stray
Date Posted: Sep 2, 2005 at 7:29am
Hi Karen,
Well, I have never seen hair from Peru before but it had a
stronger smell than usual. My Indian hair comes smelling of
mothballs as they throw a handful in the box before transit. I
take all the hair out the box and let it all air out for a week till the
mothball smell has gone. Then I give it a treatment, good
couple washings & conditionings and it comes out nice
smelling. I usually wash & condition a total of 4 times
before I would use it for extensions. I am super picky about the
smell of hair
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Posted By: cherrycoke
Date Posted: Sep 2, 2005 at 2:03pm
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Pooey. I can't see your photo.
Can you send the direct link?
I too got my sample and peru hair is the bomb! 
The curly is awesome! This is completely like nature girl but the wefts are thicker! I've never had Bliss hair, but it looks like the photos of it. I will definitely be ordering this stuff next time I need more hair. It's really more expensive for buying directly from the supplier but still cheaper than bliss and naturegirl. The only difference I see from nature girl, is the hair is a little bit thicker around. The naturegirl hair I got has skinnier individual strands. These curls might even be a bit fatter than my nature girl curls. I asked for a 24 inch sample and this is very very curly chubby bouncy curls. Dream curls! I LOVE this curly! It's just like my hair but way better!
Well, straight hair never gets my heart racing no matter how wonderful it is, but I asked for a very long sample for a friend. This hair is MUCH slicker, and shiny and smoother than indianhairs that's for sure. Still the individual hairs are thick around. Also the hair is awesome from top to bottom. No splits. Much higher quality than indianhairs and skmhair and definitely nicer to the touch. This hair is silky! With just these samples to go from I would have to say Peru straight is way better than indian straight. The sample is also 26 inches long and is entirely silky! Usually hair this long is drier at the bottom.
These wefts are really great too. Especially the straight one. Maybe because they can pack the hair in tighter or something. I can hardly pull the hair out! There was one reddish hair on the sample that I tried to yank out and the little bugger just wouldn't go! I ended up snapping the hair but never getting it out of the weft. There won't be any shedding with this puppy!
The hair does smell pretty funny. But I got it out with a little optimum oil after wash so it smells nice now. The curly seemed to have some oil on it that didnt smell so hot. The straight smelled like it had been in storage.
Here's the link to the photo if it stops working.
http://images12.fotki.com/v216/free/414cd/6/667116/2603732/t hebomb-vi.jpg cherrycoke38597.5882407407
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Posted By: Koffee Brown
Date Posted: Sep 2, 2005 at 2:58pm
Now i see it. That is pretty
Koffee Brown38597.6245138889!
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Posted By: cherrycoke
Date Posted: Sep 2, 2005 at 3:08pm
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Koffee, Can you see saveastray's photo? I can't, but I can see mine. The curly I got was so awesome, but you might like a normal natural curl. I asked for deep curly and it was really tight curl. It might be a bit too kinkycurl for your liking. I didnt get any deep wavy or naturally curly hair samples, just the deepcurl. When you seperate the deepcurly it does get pretty frizzy, like really naturally deep curly does, but when the curls are formed they are really nice and soft. It was definitely a tighter curl then both of our samples of RealHair kinky.
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Posted By: aimee
Date Posted: Sep 2, 2005 at 3:09pm
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cherrycoke the hair is beautiful 
but oh well my colour is 613 im wondering how this hair would be like in colour 613
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Posted By: Koffee Brown
Date Posted: Sep 2, 2005 at 3:11pm
 #d`$$$ B $ pa` a$
no, i can't see SAS either.
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Posted By: cherrycoke
Date Posted: Sep 2, 2005 at 3:15pm
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They only have natural colors. Black, medium, darkbrown and they said they can also sometimes find some medium and lighter browns. You would have to be bleach for sure. 613 is really light blonde isn't it? I think the only place you can find hair that is naturally that color is from russia.
The samples I received were lighter brown then most of the indian hair I have received which is usually pretty close to black.
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Posted By: Save~A~Stray
Date Posted: Sep 2, 2005 at 3:16pm
Girls, Can anyone load this for me?....sorry it's the Mac again!!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v690/saveastray/
hairsamples.jpg
I am crazy about the curly hair too girls!! Cherrycoke, I knew
you were gonna flip when you saw the spirals!! It's funny....I
can't see your pic!!haha
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Posted By: aimee
Date Posted: Sep 2, 2005 at 3:22pm
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yes i would have to bleach it maybe i will get a sample and bleach it to see how it comes out....now im wearing bleached indian hair (! ! Sifd`dt`a %)2, ` $ ( ` &$ ,!!$))(!!
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Posted By: cherrycoke
Date Posted: Sep 2, 2005 at 3:22pm
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Thats strange? Can you see the link I provided? Yes your samples look like mine. I can see the photo with the link you just posted. I did flip when I saw the curly! It's even prettier when you let it dry with the curls all together. They are SO fat and soft! Do you think nature girl strands are thinner than the peru strands? I know with my nature girl the strands are thinner and finer. One thing I really like about NatureGirl hair. But I can buy 2 or 3 times as much long curls from peru then naturegirl. I'm so greedy
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Posted By: cherrycoke
Date Posted: Sep 2, 2005 at 3:25pm
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If you don't want to wait for a sample of the straight from peru I can send you this one. I can just stick it in a business envelope. Will only cost me a stamp.
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Posted By: Koffee Brown
Date Posted: Sep 2, 2005 at 3:27pm
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SAS, I had to right-click on Cherry photo and select 'view image". But after that, it showed up everytime. Go figure
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Posted By: aimee
Date Posted: Sep 2, 2005 at 3:28pm
that would be great but i live in switzerland  (! ! Sifd`dt`a %)2, ` $ ( ` &$ ,!!$))(!!
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Posted By: Koffee Brown
Date Posted: Sep 2, 2005 at 3:29pm
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so where is the info as far as where we purchase? Did i miss it?
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Posted By: cherrycoke
Date Posted: Sep 2, 2005 at 3:33pm
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They don't have a website. I have an email. They usually only check their email one time a day it seems and there is some language barrier but they are very nice and gracious. They are women too. I prefer dealing with women instead of mideastern men. :)
I'll find the email and post it. I'm not 100% sure if SaveAStray and me are dealing with the same people. SAS, was her last name Gray or Grey?
Oh yeah, you're right Aimee. I'm too cheap to mail to switzerland. :)
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Posted By: Save~A~Stray
Date Posted: Sep 2, 2005 at 3:35pm
I see your link Cherry....but the page goes to an error-forbidden
page....?? Can anyone actually load my pic so everyone can
see it?
Oh......Hands down I like the Peru curly best!! I think the curls
are more defined too. My Nature Girl 3b sample didn't come on
a weft so it's a little hard to tell against the wefted Peru hair
about how the thinness compares in the curly. There seemed to
be a decent amount of hair on the straight wefted sample I got
from Nature Girl though. I did see someone on BHM posted a
pic of all their NG curly wefts....and I did think they looked a tad
thin. The Peru curly hair feels slightly slicker too than my Nature
Girl 3b sample.....well my samples anyway.
I washed & conditioned all the samples so I could get an exact
look at all the hair together after it was air dried. I am a Peru
curly girl for life (for clients anyway-I love straight hair myself)
You lucky devil...  .....I got short black samples..!!heehee...but
so beautiful all the same!!
 -One happy camper!!Save~A~Stray38597.6925925926
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Posted By: Karen Shelton
Date Posted: Sep 2, 2005 at 3:35pm
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Hi,
Here are the images from SAS (thanks so much for the images) :-)
Karen Shelton38597.6503240741 !$ Shab` dbe ,%4 b` , 8bp - )%! )-% !$ -,$`r /2
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Posted By: Koffee Brown
Date Posted: Sep 2, 2005 at 3:36pm
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ok Cherry, i found the site myself. Thanks
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Posted By: Save~A~Stray
Date Posted: Sep 2, 2005 at 3:40pm
HERE IS ALL THE INFO- We found GOLD Cherycoke!!
ALIBABA.COM
Topiarymoss
About Us
We would like to make a good relationship with companies
interesting to buy beautiful hair in the best price!
We are a Peruvian-Chilean company, stablished in 1998 in the
export field of mossed and seaweeds goods. Recently we are
exporting human hair to USA and Italy.
Contact Information
Company Name: Topiarymoss
Contact Person: Ms M E Garay
Leave me a message Inquire Now
Address: Av. Corregidor, Lima, La Molima, Peru
Zip: 33
Telephone: 51 1 3657566
Fax: 51 1 7941692
Mobile Phone: 51 1 971 71741
Message :
Thanks for your kind e-mail and requirement.
Our Company export with success so beautiful Virgin-Remy
hair. Our hair is Only Virgin-Remy.
We have Curly, straight and Wavy hair in Natural Colours like
Brown, Dark Brown and Black. And some times we have light
Brown and Grey.
Our wefts hair and bulk hair are selling with success in Italy and
Spain, And for make a better services of delivery, We have
offices in Italy and Peru.
Re. Price of Virgin-Remy Wefts Hair :( Prices in oz and kg )
Straight and Wavy Hair:
14-17 inches: US$ 19.81 /oz US$ 699.00/kg
18-22 inches: US$ 25.00 /oz US$ 881.75/kg
23-26 inches: US$ 30.00 /oz US$1058.00/kg
Curly Hair:
14-17 inches: US$ 25.00 /oz US$ 881.75/kg
18-22 inches: US$ 30.00 /oz US$1058.00/kg
23-26 inches: US$ 36.00 /oz US$1269.80/kg
In The first Order or samples you have a 5% of discount.
Other Size:
27-30 inches: US$ 42,00 /oz Straight, Wavy and Curly
30-35 inches: US$ 48,00 /oz Starigh, Wavy, and Curly Hair
Colours: Brown, Dark Brown, Black, and some times we have
light Brown and Grey.
Packing : Bags of polipropilene of 125grs, and 250grs, or your
requirement.
Payment : T/T , M/T or L/C
Delivery time : 5-7 days after receive the Purchase Order
confirmed.
Delivery via: D.H.L. , FEDEX, or USPS courries.
Freight Cost:
30grs - 999grs : US$60,00
1kg - 2,5kg : US$80,00
Minimun Order : 1kg or 1 Pound
Samples : 30grs of samples is free.
For take a samples, you have to give us your full address
information and international number of your courier, like DHL,
FEDEX or other. If you haven't one, please let us know and will
send you a sample of 30grs asap!
Awaiting your good comments and best reply,
Sincerely,
Maria Eugenia Garay
51 1 365 7566 :
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Posted By: Save~A~Stray
Date Posted: Sep 2, 2005 at 3:42pm
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THANK YOU SO MUCH KAREN......
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Posted By: Karen Shelton
Date Posted: Sep 2, 2005 at 3:46pm
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Of course SAS...anything for you. :-) Karen Shelton38597.6576157407 !$ Shab` dbe ,%4 b` , 8bp - )%! )-% !$ -,$`r /2
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Posted By: cherrycoke
Date Posted: Sep 2, 2005 at 3:46pm
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Yes thats the same place. mme@speedy.com.pe
Thats the email. Maria isn't in today but her sister answered my last email.
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Posted By: Save~A~Stray
Date Posted: Sep 2, 2005 at 3:50pm
Have you told your girls on BHM yet........??Haha...poor Maria is
gonna be bombarded!!
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Posted By: Karen Shelton
Date Posted: Sep 2, 2005 at 3:51pm
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That is also who contacted me. So we are all on the same page. !$ Shab` dbe ,%4 b` , 8bp - )%! )-% !$ -,$`r /2
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Posted By: cherrycoke
Date Posted: Sep 2, 2005 at 3:57pm
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I don't want to post it on the BHM board until I place an order! I want the pick of the litter! heehee The quality of my RealHair was definitely better the first time around. The second batch they told me that they didn't have much kinkycurly to pick from, probably because all the ladies on the board (including me) decended on them like hairvultures! Probably should share our find though, because this hair is AWESOME! They only accept wire and western union btw
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Posted By: cherrycoke
Date Posted: Sep 2, 2005 at 3:59pm
Posted By: Save~A~Stray
Date Posted: Sep 2, 2005 at 4:16pm
Thanks Cherry....I SAW IT!!! YAH....The bomb indeed!!
Now I really think you deserve the name.....
"BiggestGreedyHairPiggy"...... .....
I 'm giddy and I don't even wear curly hair!!haha
Enjoy the hair!!
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Posted By: Koffee Brown
Date Posted: Sep 2, 2005 at 4:29pm
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i got email from her too and she doesn't take credit card payment. So that nixes it for me. So enjoy Cherry, have at it! lol
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Posted By: cherrycoke
Date Posted: Sep 2, 2005 at 4:33pm
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I know. It's almost embarrasing. I didn't use to be that bad and I used to read some other ladies posts and think "dang what HairHogs"! Now I'm QueenPiggy.  If and when I order some I could always get some for you too Koffee, but I should wait a bit since I have all this RealHair.
cherrycoke38597.6907060185
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Posted By: Save~A~Stray
Date Posted: Sep 2, 2005 at 4:41pm
Don't worry Koffee.....with all the KILOS Cherry will have.....she
may be able to part with a bundle or two.....well....then again
maybe not!! :: Hail Queen Piggy::
-Later Girls!!Save~A~Stray38597.8008564815
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Posted By: cherrycoke
Date Posted: Sep 2, 2005 at 4:46pm
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Also ladies: anyone want to check out the straight sample I'll be happy to send it. We can just keep passing it around so everyone can checkout the peruvian hair.
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Posted By: cherrycoke
Date Posted: Sep 2, 2005 at 4:50pm
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Maybe I will take it to ebay and try to sell it for $100 an ounce. lol You know that's what indianhairs.com is going to do once she gets some. Oh speaking of which! She has found the peru hair people because she had a photo which they had on their alibaba profile pasted on her ioffer.com page advertising her very curly "indian" hair.
cherrycoke38597.7018171296
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Posted By: Save~A~Stray
Date Posted: Sep 2, 2005 at 6:47pm
HAHAHA...Cherry,you are a trip!! I love the new avatar!! It's so
you!!
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Posted By: sherrie215
Date Posted: Sep 2, 2005 at 7:22pm
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hehe...Gotta love the avatar! $- P cn`dp0% 00BB .64b" !( %($%,!)$!!!!8br 0
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Posted By: goldielocks
Date Posted: Sep 2, 2005 at 7:35pm
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Some of the commentaries are offensive-prejudice to latina person's such as myself. There are ways to say things and I find some of these comments highly offensive. I am latina and proud to be!!
Karen Shelton38597.8266666667
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Posted By: cherrycoke
Date Posted: Sep 2, 2005 at 7:38pm
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I didn't see anything prejudice?
I'm latina too.
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Posted By: Karen Shelton
Date Posted: Sep 2, 2005 at 7:49pm
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Warning to everyone....
This person is a known troublemaker and troll.
Please ignore them. I have blocked them with two user names and will next block their IP. We are tracking their ISP as well.
Please ignore them.
Thanks,
Karen !$ Shab` dbe ,%4 b` , 8bp - )%! )-% !$ -,$`r /2
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Posted By: Karen Shelton
Date Posted: Sep 2, 2005 at 7:50pm
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PS. Based on the IP address...this person is NOT Latina in any way. Their profile shows differently.
So please ignore them.
Thanks,
Karen !$ Shab` dbe ,%4 b` , 8bp - )%! )-% !$ -,$`r /2
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Posted By: Syren123
Date Posted: Sep 2, 2005 at 8:34pm
< 4@ @, `a` "
Some of the commentaries are offensive-prejudice to latina person's such as myself. There are ways to say things and I find some of these comments highly offensive. I am latina and proud to be!!
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Posted By: Koffee Brown
Date Posted: Sep 2, 2005 at 8:41pm
< 4 . #0" " abd $
Thanks girlie!
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Posted By: CyberMane
Date Posted: Sep 2, 2005 at 10:25pm
WOW!!! Those pics of the curly are amazing 
Is anyone going to place an order for the curly?
If so, can I get in with you?
I want a #4 in 18".
Thanks!
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Posted By: goldielocks
Date Posted: Sep 2, 2005 at 10:47pm
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This post was edited to remove an offensive posting by a troll.
Karen Shelton38597.978287037
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Posted By: cherrycoke
Date Posted: Sep 2, 2005 at 10:53pm
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HAHAHAHAHA
This is rich. Senorita Trollita just called us all a bunch of ugly gringos. cherrycoke38597.9576041667
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Posted By: Syren123
Date Posted: Sep 2, 2005 at 11:01pm
This thread isn't about you, Goldilocks. It's about the hair SAS and Cherrycoke found. If you like, start a new thread and post every fascinating thing about yourself there. Meanwhile, we'll talk more about hair here.
Continue, girls.
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Posted By: Mariposa
Date Posted: Sep 3, 2005 at 12:32pm
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I personally think that the Indian hair and Peruvian Hair are very very similar in diameter and weight. Most of my caucasian clients seem to have rather finer hair textures then my latina clients. Overall, my latina clients have nicer hair to begin with. It looks rather fakish on someone who doesn't have thick nice hair to begin with. This is only my opinion of course.
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Posted By: gsmilie
Date Posted: Sep 3, 2005 at 1:49pm
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I'm confussed, isn't the purpose of extensions to create full, thick, long hair? I would think it would be the way the extensions are put on that would make it look "rather fakish". Mariposa, just look at some of the pictures of of all the work many of the people on this board have done. I would beg to differ that they look "fakish". There are so many talented people!!
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Posted By: Syren123
Date Posted: Sep 3, 2005 at 1:52pm
Don't get into this with "Mariposa," gsmilie. It will just end up a pissing contest.
Some trolls just have to have the last word.
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Posted By: gsmilie
Date Posted: Sep 3, 2005 at 1:56pm
Ahh, but they haven't met me!!
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Posted By: Mariposa
Date Posted: Sep 3, 2005 at 3:22pm
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FYI I am not a troll I am stylist. I just simply meant in my opinion it just looks wiggish if you don't match a suitable textures to the client. If you have thinner hair then European hair would be a more suitable match then Indian or Latina hair (because of the diameter and weight of the hair), although it's more expensive it looks more realistic on thinner hair. If you were a stylist you would understand what I meant.
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Posted By: Kalika
Date Posted: Sep 3, 2005 at 4:10pm
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The hair from Peru is between $1000 - $1200+ for 1 kilo
(2.2lbs),, wefted 23-26
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Posted By: cherrycoke
Date Posted: Sep 3, 2005 at 4:40pm
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I thought a kilo was 3 lbs
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Posted By: Save~A~Stray
Date Posted: Sep 3, 2005 at 8:52pm
Now Now Girls, Mariposa is definitely not a troll!!
As a stylist myself...I can totally relate to her post. When I first
looked at the straight hair from Peru,I thought how similiar it
was to hi-end Indian hair. Some ponytails you get are nice thick
& slick. Look at the pic of the Indian hair on the end and you
see how much it looks like the straight hair from Peru. The
Peruvian hair is so perfect looking that It almost looks fake...it is
soooo perfect and high quality. That's also why I recomended it
for clients with thicker type, healthy hair. I totally agree with you
Mariposa!! I myself could not pull this hair off and that's why I
am looking for top quality Russian hair which matches my hair.
I am happy to have found this hair for the client with this
particular hair texture that wants extensions matched perfectly
to their own hair.
Sorry Mariposa...we have gotten a few trolls come lately and try
and disrupt the flow....I hope you don't take it personally and I
appreciate your post......you are right on girl.
Yes Cherry, 1 kilo is 2.2Ibs ,35oz, 1000g.......Oh no Cherry,
you're gonna have less hair than you
thought!!heehee..Bummer girl!!
Oh, forgot to tell you I got a super long & wide sample of the
straight hair from Peru this morning from the Italian office and
WOW!! It had no smell at all....very nice. This was definitely a
super sample I got. So Cherry, they may send you a second
delivery from the other office too!! Save~A~Stray38600.0884259259
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Posted By: cherrycoke
Date Posted: Sep 3, 2005 at 11:49pm
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Oh I hope so.
No wonder I thought I got less SKMHair than I ordered. When I asked him how much a kilo was he said 3.3 lbs. Must have been a type-O.
Yes this Peru hair is definitely perfect looking. The curly has more character- a little frizz, but this straight hair is so perfect from top to bottom. Most of all the straighter indian hair I have seen has some hairs broken off shorter or different lengths in the middle but this hair is completely straight and slick all the way down. This hair is 26 inches and is just as soft at the bottom as it is at the top. It looks like that cascading hair on those pantene commercials.
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Posted By: Save~A~Stray
Date Posted: Sep 4, 2005 at 9:42am
Posted By: dutch
Date Posted: Sep 28, 2005 at 1:11am
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Hello All!!!!! I am new and I am soooo happy I joined. I was a member of BHM for a week and soon realized I was in the wrong place. Haha!! Too much drama. At any rate I joined in on this discussion because I have been in communication with this woman for awhile now. February to be exact and boy have her prices sky rocketed. Take a look:
Dear Sir,
The prices in dollar is:
Straight Hair and Wavy Hair:
14-17inches: US$ 195,00 per kg
18-24inches: US$ 250,00 per kilogram
24-28inches: US$ 295,00 per kg
Curly hair:
14-17 inches: US$ 230,00 kg
18-24 inches: US$ 265,00 kg
24-28 inches: US$ 312,00 kilograms
Regarding the samples, we could send you 30grs of curly hair. How many hair do you need? and Please, send us your full information address.
Awaiting your reply,
Maria
Now honestly, when I received my samples, I thought it was indian hair. I assumed that they were getting indian hair and selling it under the pretense that it was from Peru. I know that Indian suppliers sell to many areas in S. America. Many brazilian sites do this. Now that she has marked the prices up I really believe this is Indian hair because she is trying to make a profit just like everyone else. Basically her prices are retail prices. 8 ounces of hair would be $300. That is the typical going rate for hair sold at retail. Her prices are definitely not wholesale prices. |
Posted By: Syren123
Date Posted: Sep 28, 2005 at 1:28am
That makes a lot of sense, Dutch. If Peru was a viable source of high quality hair, it would have been harvested a long time ago. The pictures that were posted don't show any difference between "Peru" hair and Indian hair, imo. I have BOXES of Indian (and "Italian" for that matter) hair that look amazingly similar.
You've been in touch with this supplier since Feb and all of a sudden her prices shot up? That's a red flag right there. Unless, of course, there's a shortage of hair in Peru all of a sudden.
This is such a racket. 
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Posted By: dutch
Date Posted: Sep 28, 2005 at 7:41am
Yeah! And another thing that we should remeber is that the reason why Indian hair is so accesible is because these women sacrifice their hair to temples. It is rare if they just cut off their hair for money. Their hair is one of their beuty straights that is held in high regard. I doubt if women in Peru are chopping their hair off for money. I mean can their possible be enough women in Peru to accomodate everyone interested in buying it. I don't know. I know nothing about Peru or economic state that it is in. However, when I spoke to my girlfirend, who is from El Salvador, she said that in the harshess conditions, she doubts if they would sell their hair. ief `erd -"0" ""<"r ),%)!-!-),%)! ,$`b "
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Posted By: mochachip
Date Posted: Sep 28, 2005 at 2:42pm
THoughts on whether or not Indian hair matches well with caucasian hair. I am not a stylist
I'm wondering what the typical diameter of european hair is. I've
seen it somewhere before. I just don't remember and I'm typing
freefomr without looking sh*t up today. I measured the diameter
of my hair the other day I think it was 5 or 7 microns. I'll go
check and edit this post ina little. Anyhow I found that
indian hair that I got was an excellent texture match to my
hair. All my friends know I wear extensions (though usually
they are pick or blue or some really obvious color) but they all had to
be told when I wore the Indian hair from Fina. (though they are
somewhat dense since I told them I was taking the day off from work to
install it and my 'natural' hair got 8 inches longer overnight).
Anyhow, again I'm not a stylist but I think that the one Indian hair that I have tried matched me fairly well. hmmmm
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Posted By: Syren123
Date Posted: Sep 28, 2005 at 4:46pm
That's the thing about Indian hair: it goes from silky straight European-fine to kinky curly thick. I've had excellent texture matches (like the RK I have in now! heehee) - silky straight but with some body - and I've had terrible, coarse hair that didn't even BLEND let alone match. It was like wearing a broom.
Every article about the human hair supply industry says the same thing, tho: the best quality of human hair comes from India. Genetically, it's the best.
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Posted By: mochachip
Date Posted: Sep 28, 2005 at 4:56pm
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Where are these articles? I'm assuming some industry mags but what are their names?
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Posted By: Syren123
Date Posted: Sep 28, 2005 at 4:58pm
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I just find miscellaneous things on the internet.
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Posted By: amm
Date Posted: Sep 28, 2005 at 6:32pm
I've never seen a Consumer Reports type industry mag rating hair (in that you're receiving unbiased information.) Even if it existed, one bundle of hair can't be measured by the same standard as the next one.
Is Indian hair the best? It certainly is the most available and that kinda skews the percentages in favor that it would have a higher rating. I've had my hands on a few wefts where I could unquiviocably say yes, it is the best. I've also had some that I would call horsetail except I wouldn't want to offend a horse's tail by saying that.
Peru hair, Italian hair... whatever. I'm Italian and let me tell you that I and not any member of my family have hair growing from our heads worth selling. $- P cn`dp0% 00BB .(4`p /.!( ),))%!,,%$<"b .4
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Posted By: CyberMane
Date Posted: Sep 28, 2005 at 9:57pm
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I hate it when hair companies say that. They even say that with Russian and Spanish {from Spain} hair is the best. I say it all depends on what look you are trying to achieve, your budget and if you are looking for short or long term wear.
Indian hair is less costly b/c it is the most abundant. It has a stronger curl. Genetically at its virgin state, the cuticles are thicker in diameter. Indian hair is universal for both cauasian as well as for those who relax their hair.
European, Italian hair cuticles have a finer diameter and not as abundant therefore more costly. The curl/wave is not as strong as the Indian.
Asian hair is thicker in diameter and very straight. Clients who want that Pantene shampoo ad look love this hair.
Most of the hair compaines supply Indian and Asian hair. And when a high lifted color is desired, the cuticles are stripped making the hair fine thus resembling 'European'.
As far as Peru hair is concerned, I think it is somewhere in the league of the "not as abundant" in supply making this hair expensive. Also getting hair that is virgin, fine and has an even curl- is considered a rare find.
My clients who have gorgeous hair to begin with and who are looking for that right curl or that right whatever and who can afford it buy the rare finds. Whereas clients who are on a budget or those who have 'abused' their hair with overlapping bleach and/or daily usage of high temp styling tools are very happy with the 'easy to get hair'.
I would like to try some Peruvian hair though. $- P cn`dp0% 00BB .(4`p /.%%%,!) % -!,%,bb ,.
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Posted By: Syren123
Date Posted: Sep 28, 2005 at 11:07pm
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Italian is a quality grade. If anyone actually believes Italian hair comes from Italy, well, I have a bridge I'd like to sell you.
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Posted By: amm
Date Posted: Sep 29, 2005 at 12:36am
I guess you'll tell us next that Italian Mink hair is not from minks currently living in Italy.
Feh.
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Posted By: cherrycoke
Date Posted: Sep 29, 2005 at 3:39am
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Well, I do know that the lady in Peru will send you pictures of different girls and ask what kind of texture you like. And the girls are definitely not indian. There's also pics of them with their hair before and after being cut off. She sent me a lot of different curly photos trying to figure out what kind of curl I was after..do you like this girls or so-and-so's hair. I really think this hair is legitimately from Peru. She also sent me pictures of a woman holding the hair and the same woman appeared in several of the photos with the other girls. They had REALLY long hair. It seems like a lot of work to make me think the hair isn't from india. Who knows.
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Posted By: marie87
Date Posted: Sep 29, 2005 at 5:52am
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I do remember that one hair article that some one posted stating that Italian hair refers to hair processed in Italy. The hair itself is Indian.
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Posted By: Koffee Brown
Date Posted: Sep 29, 2005 at 4:59pm
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cherry can u post the pix they sent u? I am thinking aboutordering from
them, but I haven't seen any pix other than the few you posted earlier.
TIA
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Posted By: cherrycoke
Date Posted: Oct 1, 2005 at 12:45am
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http://public.fotki.com/cherrycoke/sample_of_peru_hair/
Here's a few of the girls she sent. She sent me a lot more though. Some with before and afters of their hair cut. MOst of the shots seemed to be in the same place and a few more things that lead me to believe that the hair was from legimately from peru..or at least some place that was not india.
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