long live the extension-less hair.
It looked great*. It also itched, pulled, made sleep impossible and was a general pain to live with. If it wasn’t so work intensive, I would do it almost every time a special event came up– and then take that bitch down. I suspect wigs are much, much easier.
PS…austingoddess? Yeah. You were right. Little rubber bands. D had to cut them out of my hair. I suspect I will be pulling little broken bits of hair out for the next few weeks. OTOH — I got to scratch my head for the first time in DAYS. ::glee::
So, now must come up with alternative costume/hair for upcoming event. **ponders**
Plus, plus, plus…..J’s new wife and I put our heads together and came up with a plannen for keeping track of the ‘kins schedule swapping. We now have a Yahoo Group that is nothing but where she is supposed to be for the foreseeable future. Go us!
* – there are unfortunately, no pictures that I am aware of. There was a party, though. So I will check about.
The Process 
I had Great Lengths extensions for while. Very nice, but pricey. But I could brush from scalp to ends with them, which was fabulous. 🙂
these were braids down to the last foot or so – which was left loose. the stuff they were made out of was nylon.
so, essentially, i had pantyhose on my head. *laugh*
I’ve had braid extensions three times, loved ’em (M hated them, though). Once I had cornrows, which meant I had less added Kanekalon-type synthetic hair. The other two times I added about 10 packages of synth hair to my own, resulting in braids nearly to my waist, and about 8-10 pounds of extra weight on my head (more when wet).
The itching was the worst the first time, but I learned that oiling my scalp worked best to eliminate flaking and itch. The ache after getting them lasted 4 or 5 days before abating.
maybe NSFW pic of braidy-ness
No rubber bands with those, though. The braiders use some sort of pinch-knot technique that keeps them in, and steam the ends so they don’t unravel. Taking them out takes a couple of hours, getting them in is an all-day event.
*glances at icon*
*screams and flees in terror*