* How do you choose which brand and type of hair to buy?
I read reviews and looked at pictures. I already had in mind the major things I didn't want to deal with. My major things were to find hair that wasn't too shiny, matched my texture without being overly coarse and was quality hair that was reusable. Pictures helped the most as far as having a accurate idea of what to expect, but reviews prepared me for the unexpected.
*Does it depend on the style you want?
For me, no. My styles are doable with the hair I order. I'm thinking of making the move to EP b/c I want hair that acts like my real hair whether wet, drying or dry. I do a lot of swimming and hanging beachside so I like the idea of it frizzing and what not instead of it being stick straight when wet.
* How do you choose a style? What is your inspiration?
I normally go with the same general style and just play with varations. Sometimes I play with length, but mainly with cut and my bangs. I will normally see photos of parts of hairstyles I like and take inspiration from there. Like recently, I say Beyonce's had a full band with a very natural density that fell in this very pretty tapering effect. I'm not gonna go for the entire style, but I will be borrowing those bangs and adding it to what I normally do.
* What's your regimen? How often do you wash your hair while wearing a sew in? How do you dry it/style it?
My reggie is simple. I style it with heat normally and like to have fun with it. I take care of my real hair by deep conditioning every 10- 14 days. I will sometimes airdry or sit under a bonnet until the base of my sewin is mostly dry. I normally blowdry the length of my weave and style from there.
* What do you do in terms of daily/nightly maintenance?
I normally just moisturize and tie up my leave out hair at night. I will also pincurl my bang so I can avoid using heat on my leavout hair. If I'm wearing my weave down, I will sometimes braid up my back leave out hair to protect it.
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