00:00When I first heard of comb line, it blew my mind.
00:03It's so different to any extension that I've ever done.
00:07I think we're really at the start of something revolutionary
00:10within the hair extension world.
00:16My name is Sam Hines, and I'm a stylist here at Extensionist LA.
00:21We get asked a lot, what are comb line hair extensions?
00:24And it is an enhancement system.
00:26So it's something that you use to add on to the extensions
00:29that you're already doing.
00:30They're designed to fill in areas
00:33where otherwise another method would be noticeable.
00:36So for example, these areas here in your nape area, in your crown,
00:40a lot of people might have very fine hair in those areas,
00:44or it might be that the hair there is few and far between.
00:48It truly is invisible.
00:50It's not sitting on top of the natural hair.
00:53It's not sitting underneath.
00:54It's truly integrating with your natural hair.
00:57That's why we're able to break the boundaries and work super high up within the crown,
01:03really close to the hairline.
01:05Comb line will not damage the hair.
01:07If you want to put it on one strand of hair, you can.
01:11This is not a method that we would go in and do a full head of.
01:14This is a method that we would combine with our other extensions.
01:18These are made to naturally shed.
01:20It's almost like an eyelash extension.
01:22The client that I am meeting with today is Alicia.
01:25We have actually installed the comb line on her before,
01:28and we've had incredible results.
01:30She absolutely loves it, and she's now become a regular in the salon.
01:34I think Alicia is a really great candidate for comb line
01:37because she has areas that standard extension would be able to reach.
01:42What I really like about the comb line method is that you don't see it.
01:47You also can change your part.
01:49You can wear it up.
01:51I'm able to wear a ponytail before I couldn't because you could see the left.
01:56I really like to have the blonde pieces put in the front so I can have a money piece.
02:01Honestly, this comb line method has been amazing.
02:04There really isn't any disadvantages.
02:06It's very natural, and the movement is very natural.
02:10I actually love it.
02:12Our first step before we do anything is to clarify the client's natural hair.
02:17I love the Bellamy Professional Clarifying Shampoo.
02:21It was specifically designed to be used to prep the hair for the hair extensions.
02:25I always prep my tool beforehand, and I'm going to be using clear adhesive on Alicia today
02:31because she is a blonde, so the clear adhesive is what looks the best.
02:36I'm going to be starting right at the front of the hairline, just in front of the hair.
02:41The reason that I like to start here is because I am beginning my money piece immediately.
02:46I'm seeing the impact that the comb line can create,
02:49and then I know that from there I'm going to work up in a bricklay pattern.
02:54As I'm working up, I'm just going in and seeing where I put the initial comb line,
03:00and if there's any still in there.
03:02However, what I'm noticing is a lot of them have already shed out,
03:06because it has been about eight weeks since that initial appointment.
03:09So now I am sectioning out my hair, really making sure that I don't have any crosshairs within my section.
03:16And then I'm going through and just taking up a very almost sheer slice.
03:22If it's too much hair, it's not going to adhere with the extension.
03:26And then I'll go in with my shield, and I'm going to secure that shield into place.
03:32Then I'm going to pick up my extension, always making sure that I'm fanning out the extension,
03:37so that it can lie on top of the natural hair.
03:42Once I've combed it in, I'm going to roll on that adhesive, and then I'm going to go in again
03:49with the comb,
03:50again with the adhesive, and then brush it into the natural hair.
03:54You have the option of spreading apart the bonds once that adhesive has cured.
04:00You can shorten the lifespan of the extension when you do this.
04:04I prefer just to leave the bonds as they are, because I know that as time goes on,
04:09they're going to eventually separate themselves.
04:13Now I'm going to repeat the process on the other side.
04:16It's going to be almost like a mirror image, but remember our hairline can vary.
04:21So again, if there's any areas where I need it, I'm going to put it, and I always cross-check
04:27as I go.
04:29Once I'm happy with that, I'll go into the crown area.
04:33I want to make sure that I'm giving her that full coverage there,
04:36because for a lot of women, this is a problem area.
04:40With comb line, it's definitely a very flexible extension.
04:44You do have almost that 360-degree movement.
04:48I do find that with the comb line, you can flip-flop your part.
04:52So if you like to have a middle part, and then sometimes have a side part,
04:55you do have that ability to move around and have a flexible part line.
05:01You can move your hair, and it's not going to show, because you see from that install
05:05just how invisible this comb line hair extension is.
05:09So the timeline of your comb line hair extensions is going to be that initial install appointment,
05:14and then four weeks after that, that's when you're going to come in for your infill.
05:17You'll do that infill every four weeks, and as you go on, it's just going to get better,
05:22because you're filling in all of those areas.
05:24And then usually at the six-month mark, that's when we go in and we do a full reset.
05:32Once I've finished the comb line install, and Alicia is happy, and I'm happy,
05:37that's when I'll go in and cut.
05:39The great thing about comb line is it's very minimal.
05:42A lot of the time, you're not having to cut.
05:43You're just finessing what you've put in.
05:46So I'm just going in and softly feathering that hairline.
05:50I always ask my client how they like to leave, if they want it curled, if they want it straight.
05:54And then I'll go in and style my client's hair.
05:57So then it really is that full package, and I'm giving them that complete look.
06:06What do you think?
06:07Oh my god, I love it!
06:09Yay!
06:09So awesome!
06:11Look at that!
06:12The money piece is so plugged in now, right?
06:14It's beautiful.
06:15It blends.
06:16The blonde is so bright, and it blends so well.
06:20Yeah.
06:20Yeah, I love it.
06:21I love how this is all...
06:23Pops.
06:24So beautiful.
06:27I love it.
06:28I love it.
06:29I love it.
06:30I love it.
06:32I love it.
06:34I love it.
06:36I love it.
06:36I love it.
06:37I love it.
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