Layered Flicked 3/4 Wig from Wonderland Wigs

[Natural Hair]

[With 3/4 Wig]

When I go on a night out I never feel done up without my tan, eyelashes and hair extensions. I've been wearing clip-in hair extensions for about 7 years, ever since I was 16. I've always had long hair so the extensions have never been to add length, I just use them to add volume as my hair is really flat and fine.

When I was given the chance to try out a 3/4 wig from Wonderland Wigs I was so excited as my sister has one and I've always wanted to get one for myself. As I always wear my hair with a bit of a curl/wave I chose the Layered Flick 3/4 Wig* and one of the lovely girls at Wonderland Wigs colour matched me to the shade 8H12/24 Mixed Brown Blonde Highlights. I'd always been reluctant to buy one of the 3/4 wigs as I never thought I'd get one to match the colour of my hair but this shade ended up matching my hair perfectly and looked really natural.

Wonderland 3/4 wigs come in a range of different colours and styles to suit everyone and the particular wig I chose is double volume with natural flicks and layers. Each wig has two hidden flexi combs at the front and back (which you can see in the photo above) that slide into the hair to hold the wig securely and comfortably in place. To put it in you simply section off the front part of your hair, slide the wig into place and then backcomb the front section over it to hide the line where the hair and the wig join. I like to add a few kirby grips (bobby pins) to make sure the wig definitely wont budge when I'm out.

This particular wig isn't real human hair, however you can get real human hair from Wonderland Wigs which are a bit pricier. Despite it being synthetic, it still looks really natural and you can keep it maintain by using special wig shampoo and conditioner that you can also purchase on the webiste. The standard length of my wig is 28 inches, however I cut a couple of inches off the bottom to make it roughly the same length as my natural hair.

I've wore this out on two nights out so far and I'm absolutely loving it, it's so much easier and quicker than clipping in rows of extensions. If you're a fan of extensions and glam voluminous hair I definitely recommend checking out Wonderland Wigs. The Layered 3/4 Wig costs £25.99 which is an amazing price considering I spend aroung £60/70 on my clip ins.

Are you a fan of hair pieces or extensions?

How To: My Weekend Hair

A few people have been asking me how I do my hair for a night out and if I could do a blog post on it, so I've finally decided to do it. It was quite hard to show you in photos but if there's any questions just ask in the comments - it's actually really simple!

What I use:

• Velcro rollers
• Clip in hair extensions
• Dust it/Plumping Powder
• GHD straighteners 
• Denman backcombing brush
• Volumising Hairspray

Step 1: I start by sectioning my hair and putting in velcro rollers and if I have time I'll put them all over my head but if I'm in a rush I'll just put them at my crown to add volume. I then heat them up with the hair dryer and spray in some hairspray to set it. I usually do my makeup and things while my rollers are in then take them out about an hour (ish) later.

Step 2: Once I take my rollers out, I start clipping in my extensions. I have 10 pieces so I just start from the bottom and clip 2 in each layer of hair. My hair is only a couple of inches shorter than my extensions and I mainly use them to add thickness to it as it's quite thin.

Step 3: Once my extensions are in I curl them using my GHD straighteners. You can also use curling tongs but I feel like my curls last longer using straighteners, they tend to fall out if I use tongs. My extensions are usually still curly from the last time so sometimes I don't need to do much to them.

Step 4: Once my hair is all curled, I like to add some Osis Dust It or TRESemme Plumping Powder to my crown as it helps give my hair volume and also helps the backcombing stay in.

Step 5: I use my Denman backcombing brush (which is amazing) to backcomb my hair at the crown in sections. I then smooth my hair over the top of the backcombing to hide the birds nest!! 

Step 6: I finish off my hair with loads of hairspray to hold it in place then use my hands to mess it up a bit.

So there you go, that's how I do my hair when I'm going out and as you can see it's actually really easy. Hope this post helped the girls that asked how I do my hair :)

OOTN & Cheryl Cole Concert

Shirt: DIY 

Disco Leggings: Missguided

Boots: Primark

Jewellery: Topshop

Hair: Foxy Locks extensions

Maybelline Fit Me Foundation (I've decided I like it now)

Collection Lasting Perfection Concealer

Chanel Tan De Soleil

Rimmel Stay Matte Powder

NYX Blush Terracotta 

My sister did my makeup, see what she used on my eyes here.

Ardell Demi Wispies lashes.

Mac Shy Girl Lipstick

Last night I went to the Cheryl Cole concert (eek!) at the SECC in Glasgow. If you don't know already I'm in love with her. When we got there we realised that we were quite far away from the stage but we ended up moving up to 5 rows from the front as my very lucky friend got moved to the front row and gave us his other tickets!!  First of all Cheryl is even more beautiful in real life if that's even possible, we ended up right up at the barrier for the finale and could almost touch Cheryl (I almost cried).

She put on such a great show with lots of dancing and swan diving off the stage - her dancers are amazing! She sang all of her best known songs along with a few new ones from her new album. She also did a little Girls Aloud Medley which I loved. There was a bit where Will.i.am was projected on the back wall so they could sing 3 Words together. My favourite songs she sang were Under The Sun and The Flood. Cheryl had 5 outfit changes but I think her first gold jumpsuit was my favourite, she looked stunning in it. Her hair and makeup were absolutely flawless.

So overall, I had such an amazing time at the Cheryl concert and I'm so excited for Girls Aloud to get back together - definitely need to go see them! I still can't believe how close we managed to get to Cheryl as well. Are any of you going to see Cheryl this year or have already seen her?

Melissa
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Foxy Locks Hair Extensions

                                              Before                                                                     After

For ages I'd been wanting to try the Foxy Locks hair extensions as I'd seen so many great reviews on them on lovely beauty blogs. Foxy Locks is owned by the gorgeous Imogen and her hair always looks amazing. My current extensions were getting so old as I wear them every time I go a night out so I decided it was time to buy some new ones. My hairs quite long already but I like to use extensions to add thickness as it's quite thin. I went on the foxy locks website to look at the colours and was really unsure which one would match my hair. My hair is naturally dark brown and I've been getting it highlighted for years so all the colours on the website looked too much of a block colour for me. I emailed a picture of my hair to the hair match service and they emailed back saying my best match was #20 Caramel Blonde, so I went for it and ordered them.

The Foxy Locks extensions come in three styles; Regular (120g), Deluxe (160g) and Superior (215g). I asked a few bloggers who already had them what they suggested I should get and since my hair isn't very thick I just went for the 120g ones which cost me £56.00. I though this was a very reasonable price and it's around what I'd usually pay for hair extensions.
The 120g extensions are 20 inches long have 10 pieces:

• Two x 8" wide with 4 clips
• Two x 6" wide with 3 clips
• Two x 4" wide with 2 clips
• Four x 2" wide with 1 clip

The extensions arrived in 3 working days in lovely pink packaging (sorry I threw it out before I could take a picture). When I opened them and saw the colour I knew straight away they'd be too blonde for my hair. However, they did feel gorgeous and the quality was really good, much thicker than any hair extensions I'd tried before. So about the colour...as foxy locks don't do extensions that have blonde and brown colours through them my mum suggested that I put a few low lights through my Caramel Blonde ones. The blonde in the extensions did match the blonde in my hair so if I added some light brown low lights, I was sure they would match. You can go on the Foxy Locks website here and see how the extensions looked before I dyed them.

I went into my local Superdrug and bought a cheap £2.99 light brown dye and a pin tail comb, I already had some tin foil and a mixing bowl and brush in my house so I was ready to put some low lights in my extensions with the help of my Mum! I decided to do a few low lights every so often through the extensions as you can see in the pictures above. I used the pin tail comb to pick up some strands of the hair to dye, applied the dye with the brush and wrapped it in tin foil for 30 minutes. After 30 minutes I washed the extensions with shampoo and conditioner in my sink, dried them and voila! they matched my hair perfectly.

I took a before and after picture above and as you can see they don't make my hair much longer but they do add thickness to it - perfect for a night out. You can also see the brown low lights I put through and how it looks more natural that just a block colour.

Have you ever had problems finding extensions to match your hair colour or have you tried Foxy Locks Extensions?

Melissa
xxx