Gorgeous by Doris

Why should I get Great Lengths?

• A set of professionally installed Great Lengths hair extensions will not harm your natural hair. This is important for anyone, but especially if you want extensions because your own hair is damaged or it grows slowly.
• Great Lengths has five standard lengths of hair: 8, 12, 16, 20, and 24 inch lengths.
• Great Lengths extensions come in over 40 colors to blend together to match your hair. Every Great Lengths color from deepest black to brightest coppery auburn to lightest blonde is of high quality in any length you choose.
• Great Lengths has the longest length of 100% human hair available: 24 inches.
• Doris guarantees the high quality of her Great Lengths work.
• If you search on the Internet for hair extensions, you will find dozens of techniques and brands of hair. Doris has learned through years of experience that only genuine Great Lengths hair extensions will suit her demanding clients. Hair extensions are a luxury. And, like any luxury item, they should deliver high quality for the price.
• Some clients only wear extensions while their natural hair grows back out after an unfortunate haircut or if their hair was chemically damaged. Some clients wear them for years because they like the added thickness and color options. Others may wear them only for special occasions like weddings or prom.
• No matter how long you keep extensions in your hair, it is important that your own natural hair is not damaged by the process.
• By choosing Great Lengths extensions, you can be sure that you can go without them, should you choose to do so.
• Whatever your reason for buying and wearing extensions, what matters most is how they make you feel. Great Lengths do not drop hairs out of the bonds to "shed" when you brush your hair, which has been the case for other products Doris has tried.
• Great Lengths do not need harsh chemicals to apply or remove them.
• While a client is wearing Great Lengths, she is still able to swim or straighten her hair without fear that her hair will suffer a chemical meltdown.
• If your dream is to have waist-length hair, you can do this with Great Lengths! Their maximum length is 24 inches, which is quite a bit longer than other hair extensions systems that also use 100% human hair.
To find out more about Great Lengths, go here: www.greatlengths.com When you're ready, call Doris for a free consultation to find out if Great Lengths extensions are a good fit for you. While you're there, take a look at the Great Lengths extensions she wears in her own hair every day!

How to maintain your Great Lengths extensions:

• IMPORTANT: Don't wash your hair until 2 days (48 hours) after your extensions are attached.
• When you sleep, either loosely braid your hair, pull it back, or put it up on top of your head with a soft scrunchie.
• Brush your hair every day. Use a brush with stiff enough bristles to make it through the hair.
• Hold the bonded part of your hair with one hand while you brush. Be gentle!
• When you wash your hair, don't pile it up on top of your head and scrub it around like they do in shampoo commercials! This causes tangling and tugging at tangles can shorten the life of your extensions and your real hair. Instead, squeeze the shampoo gently through your hair a section at a time and rinse thoroughly.
• WARNING: Don't use strong dandruff shampoo on the bonds! It can weaken the bonds and make them slip before their time. There are other anti-dandruff products (Neutrogena has a spray one) that can be used to spot-treat your scalp if necessary.

Getting your extensions:

1. Let Doris spoil you! Relax and have a cold beverage and maybe some chocolate. Watch the wide-screen TV reflected in the mirror. If you have any requests for your favorite shows while your hair is being done, let Doris know. She also has movies and you can bring your own DVDs.
2. The first time you have a whole head of extensions done, it can take four or more hours, depending on the thickness of your hair.
3. Maintenance visits (in which Doris removes grown-out extensions and attaches new ones) can take about an hour and a half, depending on how much work you need done.
4. The entire process starts when you are caped and sitting in the chair. Doris clips the top of your hair out of the way to expose the back and sides where your extensions will be attached. Then, she takes a small lock of your hair and clips a small plastic circle around it to protect your hair ans scalp. Then, she holds the extension onto your hair and presses the protein bond with the Great Lengths attaching tool. This device is only warm enough to melt the bond, not hot enough to burn your hair. After only a second or two, she rolls the bond between their fingers to wrap it securely around the lock of your hair. Then, she removes the plastic circle and moves on to the next lock of hair.
5. When it is time to remove a grown-out extension, Doris applies a bond-removing solution and the extension is removed without damaging your hair. Your hair is never pulled any harder than you pull it yourself when you brush it or clip it back.
6. After all the bonds are attached, you get to see yourself with long hair! And then, just as if you grew the hair yourself, Doris trims and styles it into a flattering long-hair style for you.