I was always intimidated by the thought of “extensions.”   To me, extensions were reserved for the  Hollywood rich and famous type that had their hair professionally brushed and sprayed.  That was until I met a girl at my salon who had these fabulous clip in extensions from Sally’s and I had a whole new world opened up to me.  The extensions were human hair that she had colored to match her hair perfectly and they were about 16 inches long.   She sat there so nonchalantly and popped them in, and in like 3o seconds, she had these beautiful, flowing locks.  Of course, I couldn’t just sit and watch, so I asked her if I could try them on.  And, who knew!  They even worked on me!

I went home and researched some about extensions ,  but “weaves” must still be taboo because there wasn’t much out there.  I ordered a head of hair off Ebay anyway and hoped for the best.  My kids were scared when I pulled them out of the box, but in no time my 4 year old was popping them in her hair, too.  It took few tries to figure out where to place them, but once I did, I loved my new long, sexy ’do.   I wore them the other day around town to Costco, carpool, kids gymnastics class and not one fell out and they never bothered me either.  It was weird.  I expected to be itching and readjusting all day.  So, if you’re letting you hair grow and need instant gratification or just want a change of scenery in the mirror, try some clip in extensions.  Really, they’re fun!

{This is not me, but I love this before and after shot!  From here}

Who’s tried them and what did you think?