Luxy hair extensions review

Hello :-)

My hair is extremely fine, so 2 years ago I was looking into buying some clip in hair extensions. I had bought some cheap sets from local stores but I found they never gave a natural look and soon lost their quality and started looking scraggy. So I decided to look online for some higher quality extensions as they were something that I was wearing regularly.

I discovered 'Luxy' hair extensions (http://www.luxyhair.com) when browsing on google and I noticed that the owners of the brand also did youtube videos on the shades, styling and style of their extensions. I found the videos to be super helpful and they also gave a good impression of what the extensions would actually look like in person. I always think it is difficult to tell from pictures. One reason I was reluctant to buy extensions online was because of finding the correct shade, but Luxy made this very easy with their shade guide on their website and also their youtube tutorial on how to find your shade (http://youtu.be/R3HPbwNnhFs). Another reason was how I was unsure how to clip the extensions in the most effectively to get a thicker effect, but Luxy had also created a tutorial for this (http://youtu.be/voAnuW1AllA). I felt very confident in the brand so I decided to buy them! Although it is an American brand, they offer free shipping to any country and they are currently priced at £98 altogether. I know this seems quite expensive, but the quality of them really is amazing, they look and feel so natural (lots of people commented that they thought it was my real hair) and still after 2 years of regular wear, they still look fantastic.

I bought the 'Super Luxy 160g set' in colour #2. This shade matches my natural hair shade perfectly, it even has extra tones in it to make it look even more natural. They come in a packet like this (unless the packaging has changed since! I got mine 2 years ago):

And they are lovely and thick and long. The last time I wore them I curled the ends which is why they are still a little bit flicky, but they are easily straightened!:

They come in varying wefts (1 x 8” weft | 1 x 7" weft | 2 x 6” weft | 2 x 4”wefts | 4 x 1” wefts ) of 10 pieces:

I put one of the 3 clip wefts at the bottom of the back of my head, then above that one I put one of the 4 clip wefts, above that the smaller 4 clip weft and above that another 3 clip weft almost at the crown of my head. I then put one 2 clip weft on both sides of my head about level with my eyes, followed by two of the 1 clip wefts to fill in any spaces. Some people may not need to use all of the wefts but I have a rather large head so they all fit on mine!!

This is my hair before the extensions:

And this is my hair after. Like I say, ignore any little flicks as they are due a wash!:

The care of the extensions is also very easy. Luxy's advice is to wash with shampoo and conditioner every 10-20 wears depending on the amount of products or styling you do on the hair and to allow to air dry. It is also necessary to brush after every wear using a soft bristle brush, I also brush carefully (by holding the tops of the wefts so you don't pull them out!) when I put the extensions in so that they blend together nicely to give a more natural finish. Luxy's website states that extensions should last from 3 months up to a year depending on how well you look after them but mine are still going strong after 2 years! When I first got the extensions they were very soft and just like natural hair, the only difference I am noticing now is that they are a lot more dry and a bit more difficult to style, but they are definitely still wearable.

I would recommend these extensions to everyone :-). Make sure you check out their website and youtube site (links listed above) for all the rest of the information. Oh and even if you are not looking to buy extensions, their youtube channel is extremely useful for natural hair as it shows you lots of different styles and how to achieve them.

Thanks for reading,
Saffron xoxox