How To Apply Hair Pieces

Hair pieces are a wonderful fashion accessory for women of the modern world. With a little patience and perseverance hair pieces can be easily moulded into the natural hair to add volume, length or a look for all occasions in mere minutes. If you have always been dubious to give hair pieces a try due to lack of information, this article may just be for you. With thousands of hair pieces available on the market today, you are bound to find the perfect piece for you.

Hair pieces can also be an instant fix for bad haircuts, a glamorous hair accessory for weddings, formals and an instant pick-up for a hair-style that has become mundane and boring.

Ponytails

Ponytail hair pieces are normally made with synthetic or human hair which affects the price of the wig. They are available in all lengths, colors and styles. Be practical when choosing a piece, a long waist length ponytail may not be your ideal choice if you are a woman in your forties for example. When buying a piece also note the method employed to attach the piece to the natural hair. There are wrap around more natural styles, to those with butterfly clips or slide in combs. Naturally the hair extensions with butterfly clips are more bulky at the site of the attachment where the wrap style is less obvious. With a majority of these hair extensions, the hair is first drawn back in a elastic, with the extension attaching to the natural pony tail itself.

Clip In Hair Extensions

For the ultimate in hair accessories the clip in extensions are one of the most popular styles. Used to add instant length and volume to the natural hair they are easy to use and quick to apply. These type of hair-pieces clip easily in the back of the hair, blending with your own shade of hair to give a totally natural look. Normally the hair is parted at the back of the head with the extension stretched across vertically and clipped firmly in place. The existing hair is then combed or brushed over the hair extension.

For those women still apprehensive about attaching the piece, take heart as most retailers will supply all the necessary instructions along with your clip hair extension.

Please refer to the below picture for a more detailed method of applying your hair wig.

Caring And Styling Your Hair Piece

Styling:

For most human hair hair pieces, they can be curled, cut or shaped to suit you. Pony tail pieces can be scrunched, teased and styled for some fantastic 'up-do' hair-styles. However before you bring out your creative side and attempt to cut or shape your hair piece always refer to the manufacturers instructions that should come with your wig.

Synthetic Hair Pieces:

Remember this type of hair is man-made and should not be treated like human hair. The strands of hair are artificial and great care should be taken not to snap the delicate strands. The golden rules to remember are not to over wash the piece, and always use a special synthetic shampoo specially formulated for artificial hair pieces. Always wash in cold water and never comb or brush while wet. Leave to dry naturally on a soft towel, shaping the wig with your fingers if necessary before drying. Read the full instructions from the manufacturer, following them carefully to ensure maximum life of your wig.

Human Hair Pieces:

Even though this hair piece is made from human hair you still have to use a special formulated shampoo for your product. You should also be careful in the way you handle the hair especially when drying the piece. Never towel dry roughly like you would your own hair. Pat dry gently firstly, and blow dry on a low heat if required. Wire specially formulated wig brushes are best on this type of hair. Again refer to the manufacturer's instructions.

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