| Normally when you purchase hair extensions, you | | | | across. You will need 2 extension pieces that |
| would either walk into a salon or have your hair | | | | measure 5" or 7" in width; meaning the track section |
| stylist use his/her best judgment and measuring | | | | that is clipping onto your natural hair and not the |
| techniques to get the right sized extensions. In a | | | | actual hair strand length. |
| salon environment, the stylist doesn't have to be | | | | Secondly, we will measure the top layer. Keeping |
| 100% accurate because he/she can always cut and | | | | your hair sectioned, slide the measuring tape to be |
| trim the extensions as needed in order to make | | | | approximately 1 inch above the highest point of the |
| them blend in with your natural hair. | | | | ear. Now make sure that you measure this area so |
| Another popular method for purchasing the right | | | | that your measuring tape is still raised 1 inch above |
| sized hair extensions is to walk into a beauty supply | | | | the tip of the ear but that you want the |
| and a sales rep can help you choose the right sized | | | | measurements to be extending just past the ear as |
| extensions. They can often remove the extensions | | | | if it was wrapping towards the point of where your |
| from the packaging and hold them up next to your | | | | hairline and face meet. This measurement should be |
| hair to further aid in the measurement adjustments. | | | | between 8" and 11". |
| When you order your hair pieces on line, you do not | | | | Then we will measure the bottom layer. Take the |
| get that same face to face customer service. | | | | measuring tape and place it about 1 1/2" from the |
| Instead, you will need to properly measure your hair | | | | bottom of your hairline (where the top of your neck |
| in order to know which size of hair extensions to | | | | and bottom of your hair meets) on the back of your |
| order. | | | | neck. Your tape should start about 1 inch behind the |
| First we will measure the two middle layers. To get | | | | back of one ear to the other. This measurement |
| started you should first section your hair by creating | | | | might be something like 3" -5" wide. |
| a section starting at ear level. The ear level should be | | | | Now we measure the side smaller pieces. Section |
| about 1/2" inch below the tip (the highest point) of | | | | your hair so that you have piled up the top most |
| the ear and secure the top part hair section with a | | | | part of your hair which would be the bangs and a |
| clip on top of your head. Now, take a clothing | | | | small portion of hair that is on the crown of the head. |
| measuring tape (one that is pliable and bends easily) | | | | Now measure the width straight across of where |
| and measure the nape section of the head which | | | | your hairline meets your temple (about 1 inch above |
| would be from the back of one ear to the back of | | | | your eyebrow) and it ends at the beginning of your |
| the other ear. The measurement should be 5-7 inches | | | | ear area. This is usually a measurement of 1/2"-1 1/2". |
