Lock'N Long Hair Extensions

I have found the answer to my love/hate relationship with hair extensions and I just wouldn't feel right keeping it to myself.

But first, the truth: I hate the time and money spent on having to keep hair extensions up and looking nice, and of course, the damaged caused to my hair by the glue and glue remover.

And another truth: My hair is long, yet fine and a little extra thickness makes a world of a difference for me, so I loooove the way extensions look.
Dilemmas, right?
So, when I moved to SF I swore extensions off. There was no way I could ever justify the money spent on having to find a babysitter to watch my kids while I was away, just to pay an arm and a leg for a hairstylist to adjust my extensions up every 4-6 weeks. I chose to go without.

...Then I stumbled across LOCK'N LONG

Lock'N Long extensions are a new DIY, semi-permanent hair extension company that has come out with quality hair extensions that you put in yourself in as little as 20 minutes. Sounds crazy? I thought so, too.

Once I read more into the brand and realized there are no glues, or chemicals, or tapes used to adhere the extensions onto your natural hair, AND you can pull your hair up into a ponytail, AND they last for weeks. Of course I had to try them out, and I'm pretty happy I did because I am sooo stoked on them, guys!
First and foremost, I love them because they look really good, but more than that, it's so nice to be able to do something totally for myself in my own home, on my schedule. Both times I've put them in its been while I've sat on my couch during Remi's nap time while binging on Netflix. They're really that easy.

-And just because they're easy to put in doesn't mean they're cheap. The hair is quality human hair, and Lock'N Long uses a loop and bead lock technology that holds for up to six weeks...when you're ready to tighten them after around 6 weeks, then you can easily remove the bead lock with a tool provided to you with the purchase of the hair, re-bead the weft, then attach the extension back onto your natural hair near the root.
Easy peasy.
So here's an adorable Miley inspired mirror selfie with no extensions. I just chopped about 5 inches off my natural hair.

And here I am with my Lock'N Long extensions in 2 weeks later.

And lucky for you, the lovely ladies over at Lock'N Long have been generous enough to offer up a 50% discount to my readers who are interested in buying...use the coupon code "50blog" and don't wait too long, it's for a limited time only.