Alisa Pose Hair Extensions

The same hair can stay with you for close to a year.

Every four weeks you come in and I move it up. I open the bead, push everything back to where it should sit, and you go live your life for another four. When it's time, that hair comes out and goes right back in.

Cared for properly, with the right products, one set runs six months to a year. That's the part people miss when they compare prices. You're paying for hair you keep.

Link in bio and we can work out what that looks like for your hair.

I got my first set of extensions because my own hair would never grow past a certain length.

It was fine and fragile and it broke constantly. Then I sat in the chair myself and walked out with hair I couldn't have grown on my own, and I've never forgotten how that felt. That was years ago and I've been doing hair for almost 30 years now.

That feeling is why Let Your Hair Down exists. I wanted a salon where a woman could say the honest thing about her hair and not get sold to.

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Everyone asks me how they're supposed to sleep in these.

Braid it, one loose braid pulled over your shoulder, or wear a bonnet. A silk pillowcase does more than people expect, because it stops the friction that roughs hair up overnight.

If you wash at night, get it as dry as you can before bed, especially at the wefts. Water sitting there is what breaks them down.

The gym is easy. Tie it back and let dry shampoo do the work. I keep a paste that lifts the root while it cleans, and a few sprays for people who prefer those.

Link in bio and we'll go through your routine before you commit to anything.

This mama to be wanted a new look for her baby shower.

We added only one box of Easi Hair Pro tape in extensions to fill in the ends of her hair, then did a beautiful color change. Wow, what a difference!

Her hair is so much shinier and healthier and fuller looking, and all of that came from one box.

Sometimes less is more. You don't always need a ton of hair to create a fresh look.

Link in bio if you have something coming up and you want to talk it through.

Placing bonds one at a time for five hours straight is the reason I can match anyone's color now.

Great Lengths certified me 22 years ago. They're a keratin fusion company, and learning that method first taught me what no faster method would have, from growth patterns, to how hair actually falls from the scalp, to how to distribute weight so the natural hair carries the extension instead of fighting it.

Plenty of my clients tried tape-ins and sew-ins when those arrived, and a lot of them came back to keratin. I have women who have worn them for over 20 years without a break, and their own hair underneath is still intact.

Link in bio and we can talk about which method your hair wants.

Quality extensions run from $1,200 up to about $5,000, and the range isn't arbitrary.

What moves the number is length, the brand of hair, and the quality of the hair itself. Cheap hair looks fine for a few weeks, then it tangles, dulls, and has to be replaced. Over a year it costs you more.

I can't quote you from a photo. We start with a consultation, talk about your budget out loud, and build toward the result you actually want.

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She came in wanting density, so I reached for a Bellami volume weft.

The method is a beaded row. I build a foundation of small beads across the back, then sew the weft onto that row. A volume weft carries more hair per row than most, which is how she gets fullness and wave without me placing bonds one at a time for five hours.

Bellami makes their hair in enough textures and lengths that almost anyone can wear it. The skill is knowing which of their wefts, or a k-tip, or a hybrid of both, fits the head in front of you.

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Maya's first set of extensions, four bundles of natural blonde keratin for length and fullness, blended so it looks like it grew that way. Her words, not mine: "I'm obsessed."

This is your reminder that it's okay to feel a little obsessed with yourself. Ready to have your own moment? The link in bio has my quick survey to get you started.