To start with, this is not sponsored. I'm not being paid for this. I am a customer, and this is my honest opinion. I'm a complete beginner here as well. I've never tried extensions beyond those 1 clip wefts that Hot Topic and Claire's/Icing sell for little pops of color here and there.
I'd been contemplating buying extensions for a while now. My hair is very thick, and naturally an in between of wavy and curly. When I was a little girl my hair grew naturally in ringlet curls until is got too thick and weighted down. Today my hair is about mid-chest length. My want for hair extensions is partially for a costume idea I have, part for special occasions, and just an all around want of long hair. I did a lot of research online, websites and YouTube, and finally settled on Bellami Hair.
I didn't really need them for volume, but when it came to it for length there was only one option for it. The Bellami extensions are 100% natural, Remy human hair, and the wefts are thick all the way from top to bottom. They don't go all scraggly and thin at the ends.
I was a little wary when it came to the color choosing process because it's my natural hair color. I have extremely dark brown hair with a lot of red highlights and some (but not much) gold highlights. I was also a little apprehensive because the people I saw that ordered the color I did, it seemed like their extensions were so much darker than my hair. I kept going back and forth between 2 different colors before finally settling on one color. (Bellami also doesn't have the widest color range when it comes to choosing either.)
The really nice thing when it comes to choosing the right color for you is you can email a picture of yourself in natural lighting to the company, and they will evaluate it and tell you the closest color match. And even if it's not, when you get your package there's a "tester weft" that you can see if it matches before opening the larger package (which voids your return policy). If it doesn't match, then wrap up the "tester weft", contact the company, and mail it back for an exchange for the next color. If it does match, then keep the tester weft (because it's actually part of the set) and open them on up!! Not very many companies offer this testing service. So that was a definite pro when it came to choosing which company to go with.
I ordered them on New Years Day (that night), and they were shipped out by the next morning/afternoon. If you order before noon PST (Pacific Standard Time) they will ship your order that same day. It took 4 days total to get to me from California all the way up in Alaska!
So, that's it for now. I will post Part 2 after playing with my extensions a little more. (I've only had them for 2 days!) Photos included! Stay tuned!
Abby
