Beauty Blog
A working timeline for bridal hair, from the trial 6 to 8 weeks out through color, extensions, and a gloss the week before. Covers humidity planning for Chicago weddings and what to bring on the day.
Most extension consultations at 3rd Coast Salon start the same way. A client sits down, pulls out a phone and shows me a screenshot, sometimes a celebrity with hair past the waist, sometimes a friend of a friend with thickness...
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Lydia explains what an extension move-up actually is, how the interval changes by method, what matting and tension do when you skip one, and how maintenance cost compares to the install.
Hand-tied wefts and tape-ins both work well, but only on the right head of hair. Here is how density, maintenance, and budget decide which method belongs in your install, and why we consult before we book.