LgHairdressing

Part One - The Consultation
You may remember I prepped this a few days ago by hand mixing shades, lightening pieces, tweaking tones and basically overthinking every little detail until it felt right but then comes the consultation this part do is so important to me.

We literally sit and talk through every area of her hair to make sure I’m fully on the right track before anything gets fitted. Her roots, mids, ends, where she’s lighter, where she pulls warm, where she’s finer, where she’s denser, how she wears her hair.

Because tailoring extensions properly isn’t just “one colour matches all” and that’s why I’m so passionate about bespoke work. I need it to make sense from every angle.

I think this is why my brain genuinely loves this side of extensions so much because it feels creative in the same way colour work does. It’s like putting together little puzzle pieces until everything flows perfectly.

Alsoooo little reminder the waitlist for The Art of Intentional Bond is officially OPEN and enrolment starts Sunday

If you want to learn more about my approach to blending, customising and creating intentional extension work then comment “INTENTIONAL” and I’ll send you all the info

Hand blending definitely requires brain power

I think this is what brought my creative spark back again. The same feeling you get when you’re formulating a colour, mixing together a toner that sounds slightly chaotic in your head and then somehow it turns into the most beautiful result

That’s exactly how hand blending feels to me. Every ratio changes the outcome. Every tone placement changes the movement. Every little adjustment creates something completely bespoke to that one client.

And this is why I’ll never see raw Slavic hair as “just extensions”. It’s artistry. It’s creating hair that feels like it naturally belongs to the person wearing it.

A few little re-tipping things that genuinely make SUCH a difference 🤍

Firstly… this metal surface protector has been an absolute game changer for me. So easy to clean, keeps everything protected from heat and keratin build up and just makes the whole process feel so much smoother and cleaner whilst working.

Another thing I swear by when re-tipping is going in with the straighteners after removing the old bond. Once I’ve chopped the top of the old bond off, I smooth the hair back through so every strand is sitting back in the right direction and behaving how it naturally should again. It makes re-tipping feel like you’re working with brand new hair instead of reused hair and gives you so much more control when rebuilding the bond.

You’ll also notice I’m mixing my keratin powder with clear and brown together I always do this because I find the consistency so much nicer to work with. It melts and moulds beautifully whilst still giving me that soft seamless colour blend through the bond.

Tiny details really do change the entire outcome of your work

Do you use straighteners before re-tipping or is this something you’ve never tried before?

Also… the waitlist for The Art of Intentional Bonding is now OPEN 🤍
If you want to learn how I retip, customise and apply factory hair extensions in a more bespoke intentional way, this accredited course was created for exactly that.

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One thing about working with raw Slavic hair… no blend is ever truly repeated

Even when my base shades start the same, changing the ratios completely transforms the final outcome. A little more warmth, a softer root, extra brightness through the ends, more depth around the base… tiny adjustments create entirely different results.

This is why raw Slavic hair feels so different.
It isn’t “pick a colour off a ring and fit it.”
It’s creating hair specifically around you your skin tone, your natural depth, your movement, your maintenance, your overall look.

Every blend is intentionally built strand by strand to create something seamless, soft and completely bespoke.

And honestly… this part will always feel like art to me

Part 2 - The re-tipping process

This is where the real customisation happens

I’m re-tipping the factory-made keratin bonds and carefully fanning the hair out before creating my strips. The more you fan the hair, the lower density the bond becomes which gives you so much more control over the final result.

With this strip, I kept more density through the edges and softer density through the middle so when I cut the bonds down, I have different weight options depending on the area of the head I’m working on

This is exactly why I love customising extensions so much. Being able to take factory hair and turn it into something that feels completely bespoke for my client honestly fills my cup

And the difference in the final install is Literally night and day.

If this is something you want to learn how to do yourself, my Keratin Bond Mastery waitlist is now OPEN for the next enrolment

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I’m customising factory bonds into my own keratin strips by hand blending two different shades together one warmer, one flatter to create the most seamless neutral tone

This is the beauty of being able to fully customise extensions. I can take chunky, blocky, dense curtain hair and completely transform it into something soft, dimensional and perfectly tailored to my client’s natural colour

No one-size-fits-all over here

Stay tuned for part 2 where I’ll be bonding them

And if this is something you want to learn yourself, the waitlist for my Keratin Bond Mastery is officially OPEN for the next enrolment

Comment “INTENTIONAL” and I’ll send you the link 💌

This raw Slavic hair has been lightened and now I’m hand blending different tones together to create the most seamless, dimensional finish for my client

This is why I love working with raw hair so much… I’m not limited to one flat colour or a standard shade ring. I can fully customise every step to suit my client’s natural hair, skin tone and overall vision

No two blends ever come out the same and that’s honestly my favourite part. Every client gets something completely unique to them

The little details during the blending process make SUCH a difference once the hair is fitted. It’s what creates that soft luxury look where you genuinely can’t tell where the natural hair ends and the extensions begin

Custom colouring and hand blending will forever be one of my favourite parts of being both a colourist and extension specialist 🫶🏼

Part 2 is finally here

So many of you asked to see how I actually re-tip the hair after showing my set up… so here’s a little look into my process

When I re-tip, I always single encapsulate each bond because personally I find the retention SO much better this way. I lose less hair, keep more grams and the finished result just feels cleaner and more consistent

I know re-tipping can be such a debated topic in the extension world but for me it’s all about preserving the quality of the hair while creating bonds that are neat, durable and comfortable for the client

There’s honestly something so satisfying about taking old grown out bonds and completely refreshing them ready for a new install

Re-tipping properly takes time, patience and attention to detail but it makes SUCH a difference in the longevity of the hair

Another raw Slavic ponytail delivery and honestly I LOVE working with raw hair

When I work with raw ponytails I have complete creative freedom. As a hair colourist as well as an extension specialist, it means I can colour the ponytail exactly how I would colour my client’s natural hair instead of trying to make pre-coloured extensions work

This ponytail is being customised alongside my client’s colour appointment so everything blends seamlessly together from root to ends

I’m keeping the base of the ponytail close to my client’s natural colour, then creating all the lighter blonde tones with a soft lightening service to build that dimensional blonde balayage look

Once everything is toned, blended and bonded together, the final result is going to look SO natural because the hair has literally been coloured to work with my client’s own hair using the same techniques

This is honestly one of my favourite parts of the process… taking raw hair and fully transforming it into something completely bespoke for each client

There’s a huge difference between a bulking row and a blending row… and understanding where to use each one completely changes the final result

Over the years I’ve trialled different placements, different weight distribution and different layering techniques to find what works best for my style of installs.

Not every row is designed to do the same job some are there to build fullness, while others are there to create that seamless, natural blend

The placement of each row is intentional, and honestly it’s one of the biggest things that elevates an install from “extensions” to luxury hair.

This is the kind of detail that really changes your work once you understand it properly

Does anyone else get weirdly excited about a fresh re-tip set up or is it just me

There’s honestly something SO satisfying about having all my client’s Slavic hair laid out neatly on my ready to be re-tipped

I get asked all the time why I single encapsulate when I re-tip… and I just find the retention so much better this way. I don’t lose as many grams, the bonds stay super consistent and the overall finish just feels cleaner to me

For this set up I’m using my square edge heat tool, keratin powder, single encapsulation pliers and 2 types of scissors.

Little things like being organised before I even start make SUCH a difference in the final result and the whole process feels way smoother

Anyway… stay tuned for part 2 because I’ll show you exactly how I re-tip them