Hair Extensions Gossip

This week has seen the release of Sex and the City the movie on DVD!  Here at HeadKandy we’re huge fans of the SATC girls and we are thrilled to see them back in action and looking as fabulous as ever.  It’s all about style on the streets of Manhattan, as Carrie Bradshaw and her girlfriends strut head to toe in luxurious labels.  But if we can for a moment take our attention away from the Oscar Delarenta gowns and Manolo Blahnik shoes, let us look and the hair! Miranda’s beautiful red hair colour and sleek styling has ensured that she looks better in this film than she’s ever done. Charlottes natural rich healthy, bouncy mane is perfect for the squeaky clean Park Avenue Princess she is, and Samantha’s Blonde bombshell, glistening locks make her every bit as sexy at 50 as she was in her 20’s! Carrie’s hair is as stunning as ever, it’s always fun to try and achieve carries look with styling and clip in hair extensions, I use my flat iron and fold my hair one way and then the other to create that natural looking wave/kink to my hair. It’s great having these four style icons to look up to but let’s start looking at the hair and not just the fashion!

Newsflash!....Rumours are ripe of a second SATC movie, and the big new is if it goes ahead we might see our favourite ladies strutting up and down the streets of London!!!! Watch this Space…..

There seems to be a new style growing fast in popularity with teenagers and students everywhere. They are the “Scene Kids” and they’re rocking trendy new hairstyles which they’re calling Scene Hair.  It’s something that’s come from the dark, quirky “Emo” craze.  Emo hairstyles have been around for a good few years now, hacked off at the back with a long piece at the front on both guys and girls, usually black or dark brown and with other vibrant colours in various streaks.  Now though we’re seeing them become more and more original. It seems the way to achieve Scene Hair is to cut your own hair short, backcomb it and then use just two or three clip in hair extensions in the back for your length.

It’s being done as a grungy look and even as a pretty, girly look, I’ve seen a few girls do it with their bleached blonde hair and with adding a little bow in the top.  There are also some really cool prints out there, raccoon tail hair extensions also known as coon tail hair extensions are quite popular, the section of hair is dyed in stripes similar to that of a Racoon.  HeadKandy Hair Extensions stock ‘Dye it Yourself’ hair which can be used to create some really amazing and original designs.

I’ve been looking at this style and have however been made aware that apparently it’s not just a look, you have to have a certain sense of style and individuality to be called a Scene Kid, so if you are thinking of trying out this look remember to put your own funky twist on it, don’t just look at someone else’s hair and copy it, as long as you backcomb and use clip in extensions you’ve got it but add your own flare, maybe a coloured extension or a sexy little headband or beautiful hair ornaments? Make it your own, stand out from the crowd!

Pocket sized glamour puss Kylie Minogue has revealed a new sexy look today (and by new look, I mean new hair style). Her sultry honey blonde and brown mane looks stunning and has I think taken years off her. This is quite a change from her quirky short blonde look and an improvement I think, very sophisticated Kylie.

Kylie’s hair has been on quite a journey over the decades of her pop career, we all remember the now infamous perms of the 80’s!! Although I look back upon those awesome hairstyles with fondness I’m happy to say Kylie looks as stunning as ever, is there any look this siren can’t pull off?!

When it comes to faking it, I think it’s fair to say women have very specific rules, although they’re each to their own.  What is faking it anyway is it that bad?  It seems women in today’s society choose to fake a lot more than years before.  Look around you, in fact just look in the mirror... fake tans, nails, eyelashes, contact lenses, chicken fillets, teeth whitening, even the make-up we wear is in a sense a big fat lie! 

Of course for me, my biggest fake is my hair, hair extensions are my guilty secret, my lie, I wear them and my hair is thicker longer, sexier.   I love it and I don’t care if it makes me fake, after all we weren’t meant to even wear clothes were we? Did Adam and Eve wear clothes?  No, although I am sure there’s more to that story than what meets the eye!  Today clothes are considered essential, well for me, hair extensions are essential and I bet they are for a lot of other women too and why not?! So although I never fake who I am, I’ve got no qualms faking it when it comes to my hair!

Breaking news! Posh has had a haircut!! Well hardly breaking news but it’s certainly something everyone seems to be talking about! Victoria Beckham has been photographed at New York fashion week sporting a risqué pixie crop which has already been aptly nicknamed “the poxie”.  The daring new look has received a mixed response from fans and the media.

Victoria’s a shrewd business women, it seems as her new line of dresses are being launched she aptly unveils a sassy new look which comes with much media hype and press coverage for her and her gorgeous line of “Posh” dresses. 

So, what do we think here at HeadKandy? Well, we love Victoria, her elegant style and class is looked upon with admiration and her latest offering is no exception. This haircut works well with her almost Elvin features, it brings out something we haven’t yet seen from the former Posh Spice. However, I have noticed that from some angles it is a little harsh and makes her face seem less soft and feminine. As much as we love Victoria’s new hairstyle, we definitely prefer the full head of extensions that just epitomised her role as Queen of the wags during the world cup.

The great thing about hair styling now is that women like Victoria and for example R&B star Rihanna (who is also currently flaunting a cropped hairdo), is that they can experiment with short hairstyles now because it’s so easy to go back to that beautiful, long hair look in no time. Thanks to clip in hair extensions we can take these risks confident in the knowledge that we can get it back without all the waiting for it to grow back!

Britney Spears is no stranger for making headlines, unfortunately over the last 18 months or so, headlines made by Britney have not been at all positive. They have done nothing but portray a troubled young woman whose family life has been in utter turmoil. This is a far cry from the Britney we all know and love. The Britney who paraded around with a snake at the VMA’s, or the Britney who put on an epic stage production for HBO in Vegas!! Poor Britney’s just been spiralling out of control, it’s hardly surprising when you look at how outrageous her life has been from a very young age, but so sad to watch.

I think it’s fair to say, the world is rooting for Britney, although the media tear her down, they’ll also be there to pull her right back up, that’s just how it works. Fans naturally want to see Britney make a full recovery and rebuild her relationship with her family, especially her boys Sean Preston and Jayden James. Once that’s taken care of, we will undoubtedly be anticipating her next album which is said to already be in the making and Britney herself says she has high hopes and would like it to be her best work ever!

With the 2008 VMA’s fast approaching, we can’t help but anticipate a come back performance from Britney Spears whose stolen the show many times at Previous VMA’s, however Britney camp have denied the possibility of a performance which is a shame as it would be great for Britney to redeem her bad performance at last years show. Of course there’s still a chance for a surprise performance as it wouldn’t be the first time the star has surprised us!!

The VMA 2008 promo videos are already being shown on MTV and this years host Russell Brand is seen briefly interviewing Britney Spears who certainly looks a million times better, her hair which just a year ago was virtually non existent after she shaved her head now looks long, full and fabulous, a result of hair extensions no doubt. It’s so good to see Britney looking so well, she seems happier, healthier and like she’s getting back to the beautiful sexy Britney we’ve come to love. Let’s hope Britney continues along this path and it won’t be long before we see Britney back on top where she belongs!!

Clip in Hair Extensions are a Godsend. I remember when hair extensions were something only to be desired, a look that could only be achieved by the rich and famous.  Since clip in hair extensions arrived there has been a big change in how we style our hair, with clip ins anyone can do fabulous hair!!

Clip in extensions are so simple and they allow you to be so versatile with your look, you wear your hair extensions in the same way you would wear your clothing.  You can go from a cute choppy bob one day to long flowing hair the next just in the same way you may wear some low key pumps one day and the next day you choose out a beautiful pair of heels. Also the styling is full of choice. Straight, curly, wavy, S curls, crimps, there’s so much to play with. I personally find that wearing my hair big and curly/wavy helps to conceal the line between my own hair and the extensions really well; it makes it harder to spot, so there’s a tip for you.

I mean you can’t get any easier than clip ins, you can wear them everyday!! Eventually wearing them becomes almost like wearing a watch, when you don’t wear them it feels like when you’ve forgotten to put your watch on!!

It’s no secret that the media are brutal when it comes to celebrities. The famous and fabulous it seems are expected to look perfect at all times, so when they do show themselves in public looking anything less than perfect, we act surprised!

Come on, they’re only human. I hate it when so much emphasis is put on stars without make-up or without hair extensions; everybody makes such a fuss over how different they look at the shop to how they look on the red carpet! Well of course, they can’t be all glamorous all of the time.

Christina Aguilera is often photographed and criticised without her make-up but Christina’s look has never been a natural look, she’s always opted for sex and glamour.  Who cares what she looks like without make-up and hair extensions, we all know how beautiful she looks with it, that’s how she intends to look. We need to take our focus away from how stars look underneath the glamour after all it’s the glamour that makes us love them!

Why must he tell me I look fine? I mean I know it’s not a negative comment, he clearly has the best intentions but come on, surely he can do better than “you look fine”.

It’s party night, I have a gorgeous new dress, had my nails done, freshly coloured hair and more clip in hair extensions than I care to mention, styled to perfection I might add! After the best part of the day has been devoted to getting ready for my fabulous evening, I reveal the finished result to the boyfriend. I’m looking for his jaw to drop or for his eyes to widen but I got nothing!

This does nothing for my confidence, which just moments ago as I stood in the mirror was pretty high. I am forced to prompt him, “how do I look?” I say, “fine” he says!! Come on, you look beautiful, incredible, sexy, even “you look nice” would do. Come on guys, shape up, stay sharp, and tell her just how good she looks!!!