Hair Extensions: Everything I Wish I Knew Before Getting Them

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is no longer a pipe dream. Thanks to hair extensions, anyone can now have long hair.As a beauty editor, I'm constantly confronted with the sight of beautiful, overlong Rapunzel manes.

So much so that I started to think, what works for stars like must work for me too. Right?“Extensions used to be seen as artificial, but that has changed,” says . “Extensions are no longer just a trend, but an integral part of modern hair care and styling.

They provide instant volume and are ubiquitous, especially among celebrities.”But what I really wanted to know was: Do hair extensions look just as good in regular, everyday life, or do they only work if you have an entourage of stylists around you?

Do they really work for every hair type, and how are they installed? Which method is right for me? And how much time is involved in styling?I answered all of these questions and more by getting hair extensions myself.