Thinking About Hair Extensions? Here’s a Reason to Skip ‘Em

wow!!!she is bold!!!

Karma.

Get a wig or two, easy change-ups, no ripping out of your own hair. Wear your own hair short to help it recover, then pass up on the scary stuff, unless you love her look. What a shame that she has to suffer through losing her hair so painfully, only because models are supposed to be perfect all the time.

Hair care for black women is high maintenance and not everyone knows what they're doing (Including hair stylists). I seriously think she should get in touch with Tyra Banks' hair people (For some reason Tyra has a great head of natural hair DESPITE having had a history of weaves and wigs as long as Naomi) . As far as receding hairlines go due to bad edges this is an extreme. I'm glad she's secure enough to go out there without covering it up. This is why I'm pro natural hair all the way. It's not just a trend for me like it is for other black women. It's a lifestyle, way of being. I've learned how to take care of my hair and I'm still learning.

Wow make up and extensions work miracles b/c that does NOT look like the Naomi from the magazines!

=O

whoa, scary

I personally hate extensions. It's too high maintanence and too expensive for these kinds of results. I understand that this is probably the result of wearing them for extended periods of time. I take care of my real hair and enjoy it.

After seeing this pic i will DEFINITELY be taking a break from them... wow.

Ouch!

I know a lady like this at my job. She's been gluing wigs to her head for so long that she's balding in the front. I personally think it's ridiculous.

yikes.

looking at that, i don't think its because of the extensions. my mother has a medical condition that causes her hairline to look like that. and she never wore braids, weaves or anything that would cause something like that. I have seen people with damaged hairlines because of extensions and it doesn't look as bad as that.

I stopped wearing extensiions years ago because they are too tight.

I'm actually surprised she would allow herself to be seen like that. She's been balding for years! Not a good look at all. Next week she will have hair down to her knees.

Yea, that's not supposed to happen. She is a fool for letting it. Extensions can be a protective style for hair growth if done correctly. For example, adding a few strands of loose braiding hair along with your own while doing a sew in pattern so the thread has a stronger base to pull against, thus reducing damage. Alternately you can use a weaving cap if its a full head, also reduces the lumps that often occur. Glue should be a temporary and last resort.

I would not even consider it before seeing the scary picture. Why can't women love who they are created to be without sewing another person's glory on their head and parading around like it belongs to them when it clearly does not.

I have had the glue-ins twice.... definitely going to just stick with the clip-ins from now on. Yikes!

I've never tried extensions since I have medium length hair. When it's permed my hair looks just as good as any weave so there was no need for me to try it. I would love longer hair though like the kind you see on tv. After seeing this picture though, I will never try extensions.

This is why I tell my mom to NOT get extensions .
I wanted extensions awile ago ...
I cut my hair to shoulder length ;_;
Now my hair is thinning