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Danielle White created the Natural Beaded Rows™ hair extension method out of her desire to provide women with a solution that offers healthier, easier to manage hair extensions while creating luxurious, beautiful locks. This 100% unique approach birthed from her years of experience and research to create the best hair extension solution on the market today.
Do you want luxurious, beautiful hair extensions with minimum damage? Then NBR extensions are the solution for you. NBR's have limited points of contact with your actual hair. The less areas attached to the head, the less damage. Most full head installations are done with only 20-25 beads attached to the hair. There is no glue or tape, so the removal process only takes 5 minutes. NBR is done with beads and a string with multiple pieces of hair tied to the row, creating more fullness without the damage.
NBR hair extensions feel and look natural. Each application is customized with a color and cut that is right for you. Not only are NBR hair extensions light weight and comfortable, but they are easily hidden when you wear your hair up. This is the top hair extension method on the market. NBR's are comfortable, hide better in your hair, and won't slip out.
I'm excited you wanted to learn more about NBR's. If you have any more questions, don't hesitate to call me!
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A Licensed NBR Artist is a licensed Cosmetology Stylist who has graduated from a year long program of rigorous training through DKW Styling Academy. Their work has been looked over, refined, and approved by the NBR Education Team to ensure the highest quality of work, dependability, and client satisfaction. With each stylist, you can expect unparalleled service, unparalleled expertise, and an unwavering commitment to excellence.
Light Styling does most consultations over the phone. The information received in your application and consulting over the phone is generally enough to prepare for a New NBR Installation. Sometimes you will be asked to visit the salon before your NBR Installation if Light Styling feels they need to see you in person. We are also happy to schedule an in salon consultation if that is something you really want.
Danielle White created the Natural Beaded Rows™ hair extension method out of her desire to provide women with a solution that offers healthier, easier to manage hair extensions while creating luxurious, beautiful locks. This 100% unique approach birthed from her years of experience and research to create the best hair extension solution on the market today. Read our Blog about Natural Beaded Rows.
Natural Beaded Rows installations begin after a Guest's natural hair is colored if needed. The method uses beads and string to create a Row, think of a Row as an upside down head band attached to your scalp, similar to a halo. 3-6 hand tied wefts are then pinned and sewn to the row. These wefts can all be the same color or can be variety of colors and textures. Depending on the desired look Guest's wear 1-3 Rows. After the Rows are installed the hair extensions are cut to blend in seamlessly with your natural hair. Tightening services are usually every 8 weeks. These services are to maintain your NBR's as they will grow away from your scalp as your natural hair grows.. They involve removing the hair extensions, coloring them if needed, and reinstalling them.
Pricing for hair extension services is tailored to meet the unique needs of each client, unlike the industry norm one-size-fits-all package pricing. This is because every client's requirements vary. Some clients need their natural hair colored, while others do not. The number of wefts and length of wefts needed can vary greatly from one client to another.
Light Styling charges clients based on the specific services and materials required during their appointment. This transparent pricing method ensures that clients only pay for what they need, eliminating any hidden costs or unnecessary expenses.
In essence, at Light Styling, the pricing for hair extension services is transparent, flexible, and designed to accommodate the specific needs of each individual client.
How Price is calculated for NBR Initial Installs
1. Will your natural hair be colored? Yes, then add the current color rate. No, then zero money for this.
2. Add Initial Install Fee. Light Styling has a fixed rate whether 1, 2, or 3 Rows are install.
3. How many wefts are used during your installation and what length of wefts are you using 18”, 22”, or 24”. There is a set price for each length multiply the price with the number used?
That will bring you to your service cost.
Maintenance Appointments
Light Styling charges per Row needing to be tightened. All Rows are removed, shampoo’d and examined at each tightening appointment.
1 Row Tightening
2 Row Tightening
3 Row Tightening
*If additional wefts need to be added to a row there is a set fee for wefts depending on their length, and a fee for rearranging a row if needed.
*If additional services such as hair color to your natural hair or a Brazilian Smoothing treatment are needed additional fees apply for those services.
For more on pricing fill out our application and we will be in touch to learn more about your hair and your hair goals.
Natural Beaded Rows need to be maintained around every 8 weeks (more on maintenance appointments below). At these appointments referred to as tightening services NBR's require maintenance every 6 to 10 weeks.
Most clients find that scheduling maintenance every 8 weeks is ideal.
This process involves delicately removing the extensions, examining them for any needs, refreshing the color if necessary, and then carefully reinstalling them onto your scalp. NEW WEFTS OF HAIR DO NOT NEED TO BE PURCHASED AT EVERY TIGHTENING SERVICE.
As your natural hair grows, the extensions naturally loosen, necessitating tightening. The frequency of varies based on several factors. The density of your natural hair, its growth rate, and your personal comfort level all contribute to determining when these adjustments are needed. Some prefer a looser feel, while others prefer a snug fit.
Various lifestyle elements like travel and daily activities can influence the extensions' wear and tear differently. But don't worry—my Light Styling will guide you through every step, ensuring the quality of your experience and safeguarding your natural hair from any potential damage.
Above all, our mutual aim is to support the health and growth of your natural hair while adorning it with Natural Beaded Rows. We'll collaborate to create a personalized maintenance plan that suits you perfectly.💫 Remember, your satisfaction and the health of your hair are our top priorities. Together, let's ensure that your hair extensions not only look incredible but also promote the wellness and vitality of your natural hair.
Hand tied Wefts usually last 6-8 months if taken care of properly. With that being said many clients at Light Styling have worn their wefts well past the 8 month mark. To learn more about replacing wefts watch the video below.
Hair and heads come in diverse shapes, sizes, and textures. This diversity makes it challenging to guarantee a specific number of rows for every client. However, here's a general guideline to give you an idea of how rows work and their potential impact on your look.
1 Row
Primarily for adding volume without significant length. While exceptions exist, especially for individuals with fine, straight hair, it's not always a guarantee for adding length.
2 Rows
Perfect for achieving both length and volume.
3 Rows
Ideal for length and volume, especially if your natural hair is shorter or thicker. Shorter top layers or thicker hair might require additional rows to blend seamlessly.
*It's important to note that some client's, over time, transition from needing multiple rows to just one, showcasing the adaptability of extensions to your changing hair needs.
No, you do not ALWAYS HAVE to color your natural hair when installing NBR's or having a Tightening Service done. Each NBR installation is unique. Some Guest's need hair color to create their desired look, while other's enjoy their natural color and use NBR's to create dimension with their color and to add thickness or length. During Tightening services hair color can be preformed if needed, but is not always required. Below is an example of a client at Light Styling who did not want to begin coloring her hair. We added 2 Rows of NBR's to give her length, fullness, and a bit of dimension with her hair color, but we did not apply any hair color to her natural hair.
Light Styling offers hand tied wefts in 18", 22", and 24" Light Styling also offers 3 types of hair textures. Silky Straight, Beach Wave, and Deep Wave. At Light Styling we consider your hair texture when selecting wefts for your installation. We do not simply try to match your natural hair texture. We listen to what your desired look is and select wefts based on the look we are aiming to achieve. The wefts come to Light Styling in many different shades, and can be customed colored if needed. Vivid hair colors such as Pink, Purple, Green etc. can be applied to handtied wefts if Vivid hair colors are desired.
NBR's require maintenance every 6 to 10 weeks.
Most clients find that scheduling maintenance every 8 weeks is ideal.
This process involves delicately removing the extensions, examining them for any needs, refreshing the color if necessary, and then carefully reinstalling them onto your scalp.
As your natural hair grows, the extensions naturally loosen, necessitating tightening. The frequency of varies based on several factors. The density of your natural hair, its growth rate, and your personal comfort level all contribute to determining when these adjustments are needed. Some prefer a looser feel, while others prefer a snug fit.
Various lifestyle elements like travel and daily activities can influence the extensions' wear and tear differently. But don't worry—my Light Styling will guide you through every step, ensuring the quality of your experience and safeguarding your natural hair from any potential damage.
Above all, our mutual aim is to support the health and growth of your natural hair while adorning it with Natural Beaded Rows. We'll collaborate to create a personalized maintenance plan that suits you perfectly.💫 Remember, your satisfaction and the health of your hair are our top priorities. Together, let's ensure that your hair extensions not only look incredible but also promote the wellness and vitality of your natural hair.
NBR's are attached to your natural hair, if your NBR's are grabbed aggressively and yanked they can cause damage to your natural hair, similar to aggressively yanking a ponytail holder out of your hair or removing sunglasses.
If Natural Beaded Rows are installed properly and taken care of properly at home our goal at Light Sgtyling is to keep your hair in the same condition if not better then the first day your NBR's were installed. To learn more about this topic watch this video.
Individuals of all shapes and sizes wear NBR's for many different reasons. Check out this VIDEO to learn more or read our blog post.
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Yes, I have been wearing them continuously since 2017. I have worn 3 Rows of 18" silky straight wefts, 2 Rows of 22" Silky Straight wefts, 1 Row of 18" silky straight wefts for volume only, 2 Rows of 22' Beach Wave wefts to blend with my natural texture in humid environments, 2 Rows of 22" Beach Wave wefts mixed with 24" Silky Straight wefts, and I am looking forward to experiencing 2-3 Rows of the Deep Wave Wefts this summer.
Yes, we use string to sew the wefts to the track. This is comfortable and means you can enjoy all the activities you like while wearing NBR's. At your Installation Service your stylist will teach you how to maintain your NBR's at home and make sure you are prepared before leaving the salon to take care of your new hair extensions.
Light Styling recommends sharing with your physician your hair extensions, and leans on your physicians recommendations. The beads used to install your hair extensions are made of
Nickel free (mixed: 70% aluminum + 20% magnesium + 10% copper)
No! They are for women who want thick hair or medium length hair or yes for women who want long beautiful locks! But NBRs are for anyone and everyone who wants them!
Yes! In fact 9 times of of 10 that is how you will catch Shannon wearing hers. When working she likes her hair pulled back, when she is jumping from one thing to another with her kiddos it usually ends up, and let’s just say if she gets a wild hair and decide to go running, guess how she wears her NBR’s? You got it, in a ponytail.
ILSA is one of the brands of hand tied wefts Light Styling uses. Light Styling also works with Covet and Mane hand tied wefts and Muses hand tied wefts.
All wefts used at Light Styling have the cuticles is in tact, is hand tied, uses minimal silicone creating a more natural and fuller appearance.
Color is pre-rooted and pre-tones, but Light Styling can customize even more with hair color. Every strand, weft, and tip is hand-crafted by experts. The manufacturers hire hair experts to hand select premium bundles of hair , leading them through a careful process of sorting, cleaning, coloring, and conditioning that takes weeks to complete.
The hair is ethically sourced from China and India.
ABSOLUTELY!!! I find curling hair so therapeutic personally, so my client’s usually walk out the door wearing curls, but you can definitely wear Natural Beaded Rows Straight.
Light Styling recommends you brush your hair before bed to remove any knots. Make sure your hair is 100% dry. This will help prevent knotting and matting. Add a few drops of u oil to your extension hair. Loosely braid or twist your hair. Watch Shannon prep her hair for bed.
Click to Watch Shannon Shampoo her NBR's
Shampooing
Use a quality shampoo that is sulfate free to protect your hair color and your extensions. I recommend Wella's LuxeOil products or Unite products. If you are unsure if the product you are using is safe for the NBR hair extensions, contact me to confirm before using.
When shampooing the extensions, take a small amount of shampoo and use the pads of your fingers, not your fingernails, to massage the shampoo onto your head. Begin at the nape of your neck and work up to the top of your scalp. Use a pea-sized amount of shampoo and massage the scalp between your hairline and the first row.
Then take another pea-sized amount of shampoo and massage between the first and second row. Make sure to clean gently underneath the rows without adding tension to the rows. Finally, massage shampoo into the top of your hair and work the lather through the extensions.
After the hair is well cleaned, rinse out the shampoo. Separate the hair into sections and rinse completely in order for all the shampoo to be removed.
Conditioning
Once you finish washing your hair with shampoo, add a good quality conditioner. Depending on your hair type you may want to use only a small amount of conditioner on the ends of your hair.
The extension hair is going to need a conditioner that is moisture rich or designed for dry hair. Gently work a good quality moisturizing conditioner through the extension hair. Again, I like Wella’s LuxeOil products and Unite products. If the conditioner weighs down your natural hair, try to apply it only to the extensions, and do not apply to your scalp.
Once the conditioner is worked into the hair, be sure to rinse well like you did with the shampoo. Remember not to add tension to your NBR rows as you condition and rinse your hair.
To keep the extensions in good shape, I highly recommend doing a deep conditioning treatment at home once a week. This will help keep your extensions from drying out which can lead to knotting and matting. I recommend Wella’s LuxeOil Keratin Restore Mask and Enrich Moisturizing Treatment.
I recommend washing your NBR’s at least once a week to remove any dirt from your hair and wefts. You can wash them whenever you want.
Rule #1 for NBR hair extensions –
DO NOT put tension on the rows.
As you brush, style, wash, and dry the extensions do not pull hard on the extensions and place stress on your natural hair.
Additional Things To Remeber while wearing NBR's
Light Styling recommends wearing your hair extensions in a ponytail, bun or braid while wearing sunscreen to prevent your hair extensions from touching your face back, and or shoulders where they can come into contact with sunscreen. Avobenzone is a chemical sometimes used in sunscreens. This chemical can cause hair extensions to turn a peach/salmon color that sometimes may be extremely difficult to remove. It is important to check the ingredients of your sunscreens to ensure Avobenzone is not one of the chemicals. Bare Republic offers mineral sunscreens without Avobenzone.
Hair extensions must be brushed and detangled before entering a pool or the ocean, and the extensions are to be worn without any style while participating in water activities. Braiding or other styles can contribute to excessive tangling or matting. We recommend brushing your hair before entering any kind of water. Wetting your hair down before entering a pool or hot tub will help prevent your hair ext4ensions from absorbing additional chemicals that can wear on their longevity.
Never go to bed with wet hair.
Never use excessive heat on your hair extensions?
Watch out for candles behind toilets or anywhere else.
Swing your extension hair off of your shoulder before placing a purse or bag strap on your shoulder. Repetitive tension can contribute to hair damage.
Light Styling will always be looking out for your natural hair. If there are ever any concerns we will work to gether to sddress them.
If you go to the pool or beach, the first option is pinning your hair up in a top-knot and not allowing it to get wet. If you love to go swimming, completely saturate your hair with shower/tap water and apply a leave-in conditioner before getting into the pool, ocean, or lake.Not only does this protect your hair from absorbing the water, but it also helps prevent tangling and matting that can occur more easily when exposed to chlorinated or salt waters. After swimming, wash your hair thoroughly with a color-safe clarifying shampoo, then reapply your leave-in conditioner. Take time to comb out completely to ensure no tangles or matting.
Congratulations! Weddings are so exciting and so much fun! I recommend Brides have their hair extensions installed a few months before their wedding date. Getting a new head of hair comes with a small learning curve, and this is not something brides want to deal with the week of their wedding. Coming in a few months before your wedding gives you time to adjust to having more hair and time to play with your hair extensions and learn how to care for and style them.
Yes, you can totally have your hair blown dried at a Dry Bar while wearing NBR's. Let the stylist know you are wearing NBR's. Explain to the stylist how you dry your hair, and explain tension needs to be kept off of each row.
To schedule an NBR Installation at Light Styling please fill out an application. The application gives Light Styling the necessary information to answer any questions you may have regarding your hair and Natural Beaded Rows during your FREE phone consultation. To read more about our application click here.