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Hair Extension Care Tips - DO's and DON'Ts

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Hair Extension Care Tips - DO's and DON'Ts

Hair extensions add amazing length and volume to your hair. You want to make sure you’re treating them right so that they’ll last a long time and keep making you look great. It isn’t hard to keep your extensions look great, just take a few extra steps. It will be worth it! DO Do use the Babe Hair Extension Brush. It prevents tangling and is specially designed so it won’t pull or catch on the application points. Do brush 2 to 3 times a day and before showering or wetting hair. Hold the roots of your hair with one hand...

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Fine Hair vs. Thin Hair

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Fine Hair vs. Thin Hair

When you first hear them, the terms “fine” and “thin” hair may sound interchangeable. Stylists and clients alike have a number of “go-to” terms to describe the spectrum of hair types and lengths they encounter. Still, knowing what these terms actually mean can help you best suggest an upkeep regimen for your clients (or tighten the screws on your own) and help dispel hair myths and misinformation. Here’s a quick guide for identifying the characteristic differences between fine and thin hair (because they are not inherently the same!) and helping your clients determine for themselves. We’re really talking about Density......

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Everything Tape-In!

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Everything Tape-In!

In case you didn’t notice, Babe Tape-Ins are on sale this November-December! You can purchase any Tape-In extensions for 10% off! In honor of the promotion, we’re sharing some of our best Tape-related tips and tricks from the Hair Extension Gossip archives. Be sure to peruse the items below, then (re)visit your local distributor to take advantage of the deal! Product Insights Tape-In Hair Extension Basics The Benefits of Tape The Safest Hair Extension Option for Thin-Haired Clients Replacement Tape vs. Single Sided Tape    Installation Tips Applying Babe’s Single Sided Tape Single Sided Tape Hair Extension Tips How To:...

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Do Hair Extensions and Summer Weather Mix?

Posted by Justin Trombetti on

Do Hair Extensions and Summer Weather Mix?

We’ve bombarded you with tips and advice over the years on how to defend your hair—and your clients’ hair—from brutal summer weather, so we wouldn’t blame you if you thought that summer and hair extensions just don’t mix. Should clients avoid getting extensions during the summer months? The answer is no, and here’s why… We operate on a solutions-based outlook. Rather than impose limitations on hair extensions (and restrict the operation of your business), we believe the best way to tackle the issue of summer hair extensions is not to avoid it, but to address it, so that eventually we...

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How to Make the Most of Your Babe Color Swatch

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How to Make the Most of Your Babe Color Swatch

No extension consultation is complete without the Babe Color Swatch—a handy little tool featuring 100% Human Remy swatches of all our extension colors (37 and counting!). But did you know you can use the Babe Swatch for more than just choosing shades? Today, we’ll outline some of the lesser-known uses for your Babe Swatch, so you can make the most of it in your salon. 1. Use it to identify your client’s current hair shade. Regardless of whether or not your client is looking for hair extensions, the Color Swatch can be used to identify their current hair color. Incorporate...

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