:::RENIECE GROWTH WITH WEAVE:::

[Anew]

lol @ asummertyme...

For now I'll have to get some half wigs and call it a day

 

[HairBella08]

Is your install ur avatar pic?

No, that is my real hair a few months before the install. It probably looks half decent in the pic, but believe me it is so over processed that when I wet my hair it did absolutely nothing. It wouldn't hold a curl for more than a day and it was breaking so bad. When Breon did my hair, she was so gentle that at times I wondered if she actually had her hands in my hair. I have 4z hair so this was pretty amazing for me.

 

[soonergirl]

I have got to give her her props, awesome work... That chic's hair looks great, now that some progress....Hey ladies that go to her chime in with some more product tips please??

 

[poookie]

she's making that chedda..

I wonder if that's 320 plus the hair?

yep... 320 + you have to buy your own hair... and she recommends 2 packs of remi... for a full head weave application, you're paying $350, and that's just for installation. say you spend another $150 on 2 packs of remi hair. and you don't really have a choice: she says on her website that she REFUSES to install certain brands of yaki on her client's hair. that's $500 dollars. for one appointment.

no thanks. i'm in college. even though i appreciate her hustle, $500 is a LOT of dang money.

considering she's too busy with her regulars to take on new clients... you're better off lurking at LHCF for free, and buying a lace front.

 

[Fine 4s]

A very important piece to weaves is taking the weave out correctly (or so I've read here).

Do they do that too or do you have to pay to have them take it out?

I would want a short/bob weave....

 

[danigurl18]

WOW!!! Amazing!!

 

[locabouthair]

yep... 320 + you have to buy your own hair... and she recommends 2 packs of remi... for a full head weave application, you're paying $350, and that's just for installation. say you spend another $150 on 2 packs of remi hair. and you don't really have a choice: she says on her website that she REFUSES to install certain brands of yaki on her client's hair. that's $500 dollars. for one appointment.

no thanks. i'm in college. even though i appreciate her hustle, $500 is a LOT of dang money.

considering she's too busy with her regulars to take on new clients... you're better off lurking at LHCF for free, and buying a lace front.

thats a lot of money. DAMN she's making bank!! sorry just had to say it

 

[naturalgurl]

WOW! That's the hair I want when straightened. It looks so full and healthy!

 

[naturalgurl]

yep... 320 + you have to buy your own hair... and she recommends 2 packs of remi... for a full head weave application, you're paying $350, and that's just for installation. say you spend another $150 on 2 packs of remi hair. and you don't really have a choice: she says on her website that she REFUSES to install certain brands of yaki on her client's hair. that's $500 dollars. for one appointment.

no thanks. i'm in college. even though i appreciate her hustle, $500 is a LOT of dang money.

considering she's too busy with her regulars to take on new clients... you're better off lurking at LHCF for free, and buying a lace front.

You ain't neva lied!

 

[DayStar]

she is good but you can grown your hair to your butt for less

 

[Soliel185]

yep... 320 + you have to buy your own hair... and she recommends 2 packs of remi... for a full head weave application, you're paying $350, and that's just for installation. say you spend another $150 on 2 packs of remi hair. and you don't really have a choice: she says on her website that she REFUSES to install certain brands of yaki on her client's hair. that's $500 dollars. for one appointment.

no thanks. i'm in college. even though i appreciate her hustle, $500 is a LOT of dang money.

considering she's too busy with her regulars to take on new clients... you're better off lurking at LHCF for free, and buying a lace front.

I think if you purchase hair of that quality you'd be able to reuse it for your next few installs. I've heard up to a year...so it would be $500 for the initial appt and then the $350 or whatever and take down fee if there is one for the following appt.

 

[LeopardLover77]

I think if you purchase hair of that quality you'd be able to reuse it for your next few installs. I've heard up to a year...so it would be $500 for the initial appt and then the $350 or whatever and take down fee if there is one for the following appt.

That's exactly right (at the bolded). I purchased really good hair from Extensions Plus and the 2 bundles I bought lasted me a whole year! When she takes your weave down, she also shampoos/conditions and treats the weave, then puts it back in. When it was time to finally buy new hair again after one year, I only had to buy 1 bundle and she gradually phased out old tracks.

Based on the current rates on her website, the 2nd appointment and all other weave appointments afterward is $260 so it's not the same $350 each time.

 

[Soliel185]

That's exactly right (at the bolded). I purchased really good hair from Extensions Plus and the 2 bundles I bought lasted me a whole year! When she takes your weave down, she also shampoos/conditions and treats the weave, then puts it back in. When it was time to finally buy new hair again after one year, I only had to buy 1 bundle and she gradually phased out old tracks.

Based on the current rates on her website, the 2nd appointment and all other weave appointments afterward is $260 so it's not the same $350 each time.

Not to hijack the thread but...

What kind of hair did you buy? How much did the 2 bundles cost you? The weave in my siggy is my first full one, and I bought Black Diamond Remi, but I really like how it's going so far and I'm thinking about investing in better quality hair to cut down on snarling and shedding.

TIA

 

[LeopardLover77]

yep... 320 + you have to buy your own hair... and she recommends 2 packs of remi... for a full head weave application, you're paying $350, and that's just for installation. say you spend another $150 on 2 packs of remi hair. and you don't really have a choice: she says on her website that she REFUSES to install certain brands of yaki on her client's hair. that's $500 dollars. for one appointment.

no thanks. i'm in college. even though i appreciate her hustle, $500 is a LOT of dang money.

considering she's too busy with her regulars to take on new clients... you're better off lurking at LHCF for free, and buying a lace front.

It's not even worth it to buy that beauty supply hair anymore. Yeah, even a couple years ago you could make that crap work but now it tangles beyond belief. Frankly, you're wasting money on a weave installment if you're gonna buy that cheap stuff. You'll end up going back to your stylist to either take the weave out in 2 weeks or replace it with different hair because of all of the ridiculous tangling.

And I find that incorrect about "not having a choice" about the hair. There are brands that she totally does not recommend because of the inferior quality but if somebody cannot afford the Remy hair in the beginning, she will work with most cheaper brands. It's all about educating the client on what hair is best for their investment - so I can appreciate that

 

[Lanea87]

Impressive. She should teach more stylist her technique!

I've noticed that all her clients tend to have such smooth hair from root to tip like they have not one single flyaway. Do these ladies not have one single broken hair?! wow

I agree with the bolded....

 

[LeopardLover77]

Not to hijack the thread but...

What kind of hair did you buy? How much did the 2 bundles cost you? The weave in my siggy is my first full one, and I bought Black Diamond Remi, but I really like how it's going so far and I'm thinking about investing in better quality hair to cut down on snarling and shedding.

TIA

I bought the Straight hair from Extensions Plus's Zig-Zag Line. That's the one that's unprocessed Indian Hair. At the time (about 2 years ago or so), I paid about $250 for 2 bundles which is about 6 ounces of their ZigZag hair. Extensions Plus has since gone up on their prices so it's more than that now.

Your hair looks nice in your siggy! I wouldnt've thought it was a weave! I used Black Diamond a few years back and it was going so well until I got a horrible batch that tangled up something terrible. I've tried Outre Velvet, Goddess Remy, Adorable Hair, Lugos, Bohyme which have all failed me at some point. EP was really a Godsend for me!

ETA: I think that if the Black Diamond is working for you keep using it unless it gives you problems.

 

[Lanea87]

Im kinda glad that I have a LF maybe I can braid my hair small and keep them up for like 2 months and wash and condition the braids weekly and stuff and see if I get the same results.....

 

[Keen]

Yes she truely knows how to care for hair.

 

[Anew]

yep... 320 + you have to buy your own hair... and she recommends 2 packs of remi... for a full head weave application, you're paying $350, and that's just for installation. say you spend another $150 on 2 packs of remi hair. and you don't really have a choice: she says on her website that she REFUSES to install certain brands of yaki on her client's hair. that's $500 dollars. for one appointment.

no thanks. i'm in college. even though i appreciate her hustle, $500 is a LOT of dang money.

considering she's too busy with her regulars to take on new clients... you're better off lurking at LHCF for free, and buying a lace front.

She recommends certain brands, but also less expensives ones like Janet. I usually buy that hair and its no more than $50 for 2 packs

 

[kurlybella]

i'm glad i've been able to grow my hair myself using my lace wig and corn rows. same idea but even less stress on ther hair because there technically is none.

you can do this too ladies. as much as we focus on taking care of our hair on this board and doing things that professionals do, trust that you ladies can do this on your own.

no, i'm not hating on renicee. what i'm saying is, if we can make our own products and break down labels to recreated products, then mastering a sew in with healthy care is NOTHING.

you do the care - cornrows, dc, etc. and find someone else to do a gentle sew in. or teach yourself. sew ins are super easy. the most difficult part is learning how to close the weave at the top.

 

[Soliel185]

I bought the Straight hair from Extensions Plus's Zig-Zag Line. That's the one that's unprocessed Indian Hair. At the time (about 2 years ago or so), I paid about $250 for 2 bundles which is about 6 ounces of their ZigZag hair. Extensions Plus has since gone up on their prices so it's more than that now.

Your hair looks nice in your siggy! I wouldnt've thought it was a weave! I used Black Diamond a few years back and it was going so well until I got a horrible batch that tangled up something terrible. I've tried Outre Velvet, Goddess Remy, Adorable Hair, Lugos, Bohyme which have all failed me at some point. EP was really a Godsend for me!

ETA: I think that if the Black Diamond is working for you keep using it unless it gives you problems.

Mine is pretty much only tangling in one spot I was thinking that it's close to being perfect, maybe if I went up a notch or two in quality I'd have an absolute winner. Since I don't have any experience with this, I don't know if what I'm experiencing is normal. I know it's not severe though. I may try the goddess remi next..

Thx!

 

[simone103]

I used to go to Reniece to get weaves regularly. I think the last time I went to her was in November of 2006. She does a great job, but I just got really tired of spending that much money for weaves. I told myself that I have to start learning how to do this myself. A week or two after I got a weave from Reniece, I removed the tracks to take a look at the pattern that my hair was cornrowed in so that I could mimic the same thing. After that, I taught myself how to cornrow. From that point on, I have been doing my own weaves.

 

[Allandra]

I used to go to Reniece to get weaves regularly. I think the last time I went to her was in November of 2006. She does a great job, but I just got really tired of spending that much money for weaves. I told myself that I have to start learning how to do this myself. A week or two after I got a weave from Reniece, I removed the tracks to take a look at the pattern that my hair was cornrowed in so that I could mimic the same thing. After that, I taught myself how to cornrow. From that point on, I have been doing my own weaves.

That's a smart move, and a great money saver.

 

[bee]

I used to go to Reniece to get weaves regularly. I think the last time I went to her was in November of 2006. She does a great job, but I just got really tired of spending that much money for weaves. I told myself that I have to start learning how to do this myself. A week or two after I got a weave from Reniece, I removed the tracks to take a look at the pattern that my hair was cornrowed in so that I could mimic the same thing. After that, I taught myself how to cornrow. From that point on, I have been doing my own weaves.

Ok, simone--Give up the goods! Are the cornrows in some kind of specific design that only a weaveologist can create, or is this something we can truly do at home?
Not trying to take away from reniece or anything, but for those of us who can't afford the trip or the weave (not that we would get an appointment even if we could), we need to be able to accomplish this style at home. I don't know about you but my hair did not start to make progress until I took responsibility for my own hair.


It's like her customers sign some kind of disclosure on her technique! BTW simone, don't leave out the details on the sew-in process.

 

[kandake]

i'm glad i've been able to grow my hair myself using my lace wig and corn rows. same idea but even less stress on ther hair because there technically is none.

you can do this too ladies. as much as we focus on taking care of our hair on this board and doing things that professionals do, trust that you ladies can do this on your own.

no, i'm not hating on renicee. what i'm saying is, if we can make our own products and break down labels to recreated products, then mastering a sew in with healthy care is NOTHING.

you do the care - cornrows, dc, etc. and find someone else to do a gentle sew in. or teach yourself. sew ins are super easy. the most difficult part is learning how to close the weave at the top.

You're right, I've always been pretty good at styling my hair and picking up on styling techniques. I'm sure if I tried I could figure out how to do my own sew-in.

I guess the issue for me would be my arms cramping and getting tired. That would make me what to quit midway through the process.

I've seen some youtube videos on sew-in installs. I think I may check them out again to see if I can get the process down.

Someone else mentioned lace fronts. I wanted one but I am so terrified of ripping out my hairline.

 

[cocochanty]

How do you guys wash and condition the hair?

 

[kandake]

How do you guys wash and condition the hair?

I've never had a sew-in but on her website Reniece suggests mixing water and shampoo in an applicator bottle and squirting it on to the cornrowed hair. Then just thoroughly rinse under the stream of water in the shower.

 

[jamaicalovely]

Impressive. She should teach more stylist her technique!

I've noticed that all her clients tend to have such smooth hair from root to tip like they have not one single flyaway. Do these ladies not have one single broken hair?! wow

I noticed that too. I wonder if it's the products she's using - maybe Mizani Thermasmooth.

 

[jamaicalovely]

It's not even worth it to buy that beauty supply hair anymore. Yeah, even a couple years ago you could make that crap work but now it tangles beyond belief. Frankly, you're wasting money on a weave installment if you're gonna buy that cheap stuff. You'll end up going back to your stylist to either take the weave out in 2 weeks or replace it with different hair because of all of the ridiculous tangling.

And I find that incorrect about "not having a choice" about the hair. There are brands that she totally does not recommend because of the inferior quality but if somebody cannot afford the Remy hair in the beginning, she will work with most cheaper brands. It's all about educating the client on what hair is best for their investment - so I can appreciate that

IA, leave the BSS hair alone. Look into Wagmans, Halleys Curl, EP, Indique, Belle Noir. A few of these places are having a sale online.

I've never had a sew-in but on her website Reniece suggests mixing water and shampoo in an applicator bottle and squirting it on to the cornrowed hair. Then just thoroughly rinse under the stream of water in the shower.

That's what i do. I also do a deep condition with every wash as well.

 

[ajacks]

I really like Reniece and will continue to go to her after I reach my hair goal. Not only does she do a great install she cares about the overall health of the hair, she's a great stylist and she is not scissor happy. I know it is pricey, but it is only for a short while. She doesn't want you to stay dependent on the weave, but to grow out and take care of your own hair. My hair is in the best shape it's been in for awhile since I started going to Reniece.