When I first got my hair extensions, I had a 10 piece set and no idea what order to put each clip in. Where do I begin? There's all these different clips and sizes of wefts and I had no idea where to put each of them.
I created this tutorial (and video below) to help those who need help where to place each hair extension weft.
Let's start out by combing and in this case flat ironing our hair (if you're interested in a hair extension curling video, let me know. I got chuuu). The flat iron I use is by Herstyler found here.
Now it's time to part our hair. If you want to be precise with this step you can use a comb to get an even straight line. I just use my finger and a hair clip (way easier and faster than using a hair tie).
The first part I do along the base of my neck and use a 3 clip weft. I leave enough hair for the hair extensions to clip to. The clips on hair extensions are pretty easy to use. To open the hair extension clip you want to bend the clip and it should open right away. To close the clip you bend the clip the opposite way.
Tip: To get the extensions to hold better, I move each clip in small circular motions to tease the hair a little bit. Another option would be to back comb your hair or tease with a comb. Back combing does cause a little bit of damage to your hair so this part is up to you.
Next section:
Part hair at ears length and repeat above steps.
At this point my head is wider, so I used a 4 clip weft.
Next section:
Part hair again around the area eyebrows.
This is still the widest point of my head so I used a 4 clip weft.
Also I added 2 clip weft on each side of my head at this part.
Next Section: Crown of Head.
You don't want to go too high with hair extensions because you still want a layer of hair to hide the clips. If you feel as though this doesn't work for you, feel free to skip or make your lower parts closer together.
Lastly:
1 clip wefts - Think of these like fillers. I like to use them around my face since that's where my hair is the thinnest. Add all 4 or 1-2 depending on how much volume you want to add.
Here's an overall look on the placements of each weft:
The hair extensions used here are by Yelloow. Their 10 piece clip in set retail for $97.
My color is ebony and these extensions are 22' long. You can find them here.
Here is a quick 5 minute tutorial:
