00:00I chose to do eye tip extensions because I've just never gotten them before.
00:06I feel like I've pretty much gotten every type of hair style.
00:09So I just want to add eye tips to my resume.
00:14Hi, my name is Kiki Virgo and I'm a hair extension specialist in North Hollywood, California.
00:20Eye tip extensions are the latest craze.
00:24Why they call it eye tip because it's like an eye and a tip and they also have u-tips
00:29and they also have k-tips.
00:31This particular extension is not actually a protective style.
00:36It's more of a natural looking hairstyle so it pretty much gives you the flexibility where you're able to wear
00:44your hair in a ponytail, you're able to do buns.
00:47Today I will be installing eye tips on my client Bri.
00:52Hey Kiki.
00:53Hey Bri, what brings you in today?
00:56Okay, so you know I'm usually getting a bundle sew in or something like that but I'm really excited to
01:02try micro link eye tip.
01:04Alright.
01:05Yeah, so I got this hair from SL Raw and it's amazing quality.
01:11She provided 18 inch extensions, she will have up to 200 eye tips that we're going to be installing along
01:19with the micro beads and you'll be able to see how it goes.
01:26The first step we're going to do is go ahead and straightening her natural hair.
01:31Once we do that, we're going to section off the areas that she's going to need to have in order
01:37to put her hair up in a ponytail or if she wants to do a middle part or a side
01:42part.
01:42I am completely natural.
01:45I've been natural for over 10 years now.
01:47I have really fine 4B hair so when I do do my hair I don't use a lot of oils.
01:56I also try to deep condition as often as I can because it's colored as well.
02:02So breakage is very heavy unfortunately right now.
02:07Eye tips are very safe.
02:09There's no hair pulling.
02:10You're able to wear them for up to 3 months.
02:14It's very good with washing.
02:16You're able to get between the beads and be able to take care of your scalp if needed.
02:21The beads are inserted with a spool that you kind of line the beads upon and then you use a
02:28tool similar to a plier to close the beads.
02:32The beads most of the time will have silicone that's the most protective for your hair.
02:38We're going to make sure that the nape of her hair is at least 2 inches as well on the
02:43sides.
02:44In the front we're going to also have about 2 inches so that way she has enough hair to pull
02:50back away from her face and put into a ponytail and you're not able to see any of the beads.
02:57Once we're done I'm going to go ahead and blend her hair into the hair extensions.
03:03We're going to add some layers.
03:04We're also going to do some layering around her face so then that way she have a very natural look.
03:12So you're able to wear the hair extensions up to 3 months.
03:15The hair pretty much grows down with your new growth.
03:19So if you over wear them you're going to achieve tangles and that's not going to be good for your
03:25hair.
03:26So it's best to go ahead and do the maintenance.
03:29The longest you could go is maybe a month and a half before you have to go ahead and push
03:34the beads up.
03:35We're going to go ahead and style her hair and that pretty much sums it up.
03:50So tell me what you think, how you like it?
03:53I am like in love with this.
03:57I don't think I'll ever get a normal sew-in ever again.
04:00I feel like this is it.
04:03I was like, where did Beyonce come from?
04:05I also don't feel anything, which I was not expecting.
04:09I thought that it was going to be a little tight at least, but I really don't feel any extra
04:14weight on my head.
04:16Compared to other hair extensions that I've tried, these feel, like I said, a lot lighter.
04:23I want to go out tonight.
04:27Yes, you don't see any beads at all.
04:31Oh, yeah.
04:32Just kind of how that looks.
04:33Oh, that's gorgeous.
04:35Yeah.
04:36Oh, I look like a cheerleader.
04:38Mm-hmm.
04:40Mm-hmm.
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