Every year around my birthday I tend to do something different for myself. Usually I get a piercing or a tattoo, haircut, or something of the sort. This year I did something I never thought I would do; I got hair extensions. It has been a super long time since I have had long hair. I usually have short hair and if its long its usually only to my shoulders since I have very thick hair and having long hair gives me a headache.
My amazing stylist Brandie from The Papaya (she also fixed my hair for my wedding) had mentioned that she needed a model for a hair extension class and so I asked for more information. In the past when I was a freshman in high school I modeled hair for a hair show my stylist was participating in.
It was an experience to say the least. Later on as a freshman in college I did some print work. I really didn’t think too much about modeling since I have always focused on school and work. Last year I modeled some jewelry for a local designer and have done some shows for her. Next month I will model her latest line during NWA fashion week, which should be interesting to say the least. Here is a picture from the last show I did for Lauren:
Getting back to my hair….I decided to be crazy and get the extensions, just to see what it was like. So far its been interesting wearing someone’s hair attached to my own. I don’t know if I would think differently if it wasn’t real human hair, but I see how I feel about it in the next few months. Here are some pictures of how my hair looks now:
I was told that if I take care of my hair (which I tend to do) then I can have the extensions in my hair for 6 months and then have them taken out and sorted and then put back in. I am thinking I might do that, but probably with less actual extensions since my hair tends to grow fast anyways. I might just keep the dark brown and caramel colored ones since I don’t dye my hair and I like having some highlights in the mix. Here is a picture so that you see how many extensions Brandie put in to match the amount I hair I normally have.
Crazy huh? Well lets see how the hair does and how long I keep the extensions.
