Sneak Peak - Prota - New Keratin-Tipped Hair Extensions from Ultimahair

Ultimahair demonstrated revolutionary, new keratin-tipped Prota hair extensions at the International Beauty Show in New York City this week. They’ll be available soon in a host of natural colors and textures, and several fun colors. Prota, made with Ultima Natural Protein Hair, is suited to all types of hair, including Caucasian, Hispanic, and Asian. Master hair extension stylist Adriana Barrett created this model’s hairstyle at the show.Watch No Bad Hair Days Blog for more news.

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Miho Kitajima’s Beautiful Business Card

Hair extension artist and Pro 10 Ambassador Stylist Miho Kitajima’s business card features this intricate traditional Japanese silk kimono that she and a friend designed and created.

The sleeves include Pro 10 Hair Extensions made with Ultima Natural Protein Hair. Miho is the inventor of her own unique method of applying hair extensions. She used her method, which is very popular in Japan, to do Cathleen Rittereiser’s hair extensions.

You can ask the Pro 10 Ambassador Stylists a question about hair extensions here.

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Ask the Ambassador Stylist: What happens to the texture after I wash my Pro 10 hair extensions?

Question from Sandra: Will the texture of Pro 10 Bohemian wave come back after it is washed?

Response from Pro 10 Ambassador Stylist Kimmie Lemard (left): The curl pattern of any textured Pro 10 hair extensions will loosen when shampooed. To restore the curl or wave, or to change the pattern, use a light leave-in conditioner, or a little mousse on damp hair. Use your styling tool of choice (rollers, rods, etc.) and dry under medium heat or overnight.

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Some of Our Beauty Blog Must-Reads

These are some of our must-read beauty blogs. Please tell us some of yours.

Beauty Blog Network - a network of great beauty and fashion blogs.

Beauty Anonymous - a place to share experience, advice and hopes about beauty and fabulousness.

Bella Sugar - where you can often vote your “love it or hate it” preferences for celebrity hair and make-up styles.

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Style Bell: Summer Hair Trend is Half Up, Half Down

Style Bell Blog, one of our favorite beauty blogs, says hair that’s half up, half down is a big trend for this summer. It’s a style that’s casual, sexy, and romantic, and it works for day or night. It’s super-easy to create, and it’s great a great way to style hair extensions. Style Bell has a great slide show here.

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Cathleen Rittereiser’s Pro10 Hair Extensions Before & After

Cathleen Rittereiser, Wall Street executive. by day, comedy legend by night, had Pro 10 Ambassador Stylist Miho remove her hair extensions after a month in which she went from pretty blonde to vah vah va boom glamour (left). Miho’s original method of applying the extensions requires no glue or extensive sewing. Cathleen was able to wash and style her hair the whole month she had them.

Cathleen told me if was fun to try a different look, and to see people’s reactions to her sudden glamour look. “I’d definitely do it again for any number of reasons,” Cathleen said, like trying a new style, a special occasion, or wanting to get through the awkward stage of growing my hair out.

It was a little extra work to have extensions, she said, because long hair is harder to take care of than short. But it was worth the effort, and a lot of fun too, she said.

See other photos of Cathleen’s extensions in the No Bad Hair Days Blog’s Flickr Group. And while you’re there, join the group so you can upload your own before and after hair extension photos.

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Ask the Ambassador Stylist: Do I have to curl Pro 10 and human hair at different temperatures?

Question from Blayde: How long does Pro10 made with Ultima last? If you integrate it with the hair, won’t the hair be hard to style due to the fact that your own hair will not curl at the lower temperature that Pro 10 curls? You would have to separate your own hair and curl the different sections at different temperatures. Is this correct?

Response from Pro 10 Ambassador Stylist Kimmie Lemard (left): How long you can wear your Pro 10 extensions depends on a number of factors, including the skill of the stylist who applied them, the method used, and how well you take care of them. Most people wear their hair extensions anywhere from two to six weeks. Your stylist can help you decide when your extensions, braids or weave should be replaced.

If you are curling Pro10 in Caucasian hair that is not extremely curly or coarse, use a ceramic tool at temperature as high as 300. Additional information on heat styling is here

In African American, medium to coarse texture, you are correct that temperature settings at which you curl Pro 10 and human hair will have to differ. You can find a chart comparing Pro 10 and human hair here.

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Learn Extension Trends and Tips at Upcoming Events

If you’re going to be in New York or Atlanta on April 27 -29, here are two events where you can see demonstrations of the techniques top stylists use for high-fashion hair extensions. Learn the latest tips and trends, and find out all about Pro 10 Hair Extensions made with Ultima Protein Hair.

April 27-29
International Beauty Show
Jacob Javitts Convention Center,
New York, NY

Master extension artists Adrianna Barrett and Pro 10 Ambassador Stylist Miho Kitajima demonstrate the latest extension techniques and trends.

April 27 - 28
World Natural Hair Health & Beauty Show
Americas Mart
Atlanta, GA

Pro 10 Ambassador Stylist Ngone Soween will share the techniques and secrets of creating the picture-perfect extension styles seen in magazines and films.

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A History of Hair Color

From cavemen putting red earth in their hair, to men and women risking scalp burns with peroxide, humans have gone to great lengths to color their hair throughout history. From the Roman’s wigs made from the blonde hair of captive barbarians, to the gray wigs of British barristers, to the lacquered, black wigs of Japanese geishas and the wild hair colors favored by punks, hair color and style has been an important part of the dress of both men and women since antiquity.

You can change your hair color simply, safely, and easily by blending different shades of Pro 10 Hair Extensions into your hair to experiment with a new look or enhance your usual style.

Here’s an interesting article at Colourlovers blog. Want the nitty gritty about hair color? Find it here.

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Try Some Fun Color in Your Hair - with Hair Extensions

Here’s a website devoted to pink hair! The premise is that you can have fun and showcase your personality with fun haircolor. And pink happens to be one of the most popular fun color trends this year.

You can try out pink or another fun color, on a temporary basis, with Pro 10 hair extensions made with Ultima. Not too nuts for work, and just about anyone can pull it off in at least a few bits and pieces. And hey, if you don’t like your pink hair, you can change it in a jiffy!

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