Braid Your
Colored
Hair Extensions!
If you love your extensions and would like to try colored hair extensions then have a look at our guide to wearing fabulous colours in your hair. As with everything on this site, our recommendations are just our opinions. Style is a personal choice so feel free to follow our tips or leave them, we’re just glad you stopped by!
Which Colours To ChooseMuch like our
hair weaves coloured hair extension guide,
the starting point is whether it’s for the straight laced work space or something more dynamic.
For something subtle keep to colours nearer your own colour of hair and choose lowlights instead of highlights, maroons and auburns for those with black and dark brown hair, with honeys and caramels for blonde and light brown hair.
How Much Hair Will You Need? If you are simply adding some streaks of colour to your hair then buy a minimal amount of colored hair extensions – I usually keep the ratio of 20% bright coloured hair or 40% ordinary coloured hair extensions. If however you want a whole head of electric blue then you’ll have to buy your normal amount in that colour. For braiding extensions using Kanekalon
Jumbo Braids
then a normal head of hair will use about 5 – 7 packs, but don’t worry these only cost a few pounds or dollars per pack! The amount you use will ultimately depend on how thick you want the hair.
Which Colours Suit Which Skin Tones? With braided hair extensions, you have a bit more freedom with the colours you can use, however we’d recommend that you broadly keep to the
contrast and complement guide
for matching coloured hair extensions to different skin tones.
Human Hair Extensions Vs. Synthetic Hair ExtensionsFor braided extension we’d have to say synthetic hair is the way to go based on cost and durability. I’ve used human hair extensions before and find the maintenance can be more than I’m willing to commit to. Since I don’t keep extensions in for more than 6 weeks at a time it also make economic sense to only spend £12 ($18) on buying hair for 6 weeks instead of £40($60).
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