You can show off your bohemian style by putting feathers in your hair.You can choose a feather that looks great with your hair color and texture.You don't have to worry about the feathers falling out if you attach them properly.Glue or a bead that's crimped against the hair can be used to hold the feather in place.
Step 1: You should buy your supplies.
This method uses hair bonding glue to hold the tip of the feather against the hair, similar to a hair extension.It requires purchasing supplies you probably don't have on hand, but the upside is that once you buy them, you'll have what you need to put feathers in all your friends' hair, too.You can buy long feathers at a craft store or a hair supply store.Thetrendiest feathers are long and thin and usually have brown or black stripes."Grizzly feathers" look realistic and fall gracefully against the hair for a look that blends in to look beautifully eclectic and not messy.They are grown, hot pink, cerulean, neon yellow, and any other color you can imagine.There are hair extension shields.The plastic discs are used to apply the extension to the hair.They keep the rest of your hair shaft out of the glue and heat.A hair extension iron and shrink links.A shrink link is a small piece of hardened glue that slips onto your hair.The hair extension iron glues the feather in place when you apply it to the shrink link.A loader.It is easy to thread a shrink link onto your hair with this small wire device.It is like a giant needle threader.Removes Keratin.When you're ready to take out the feather, this is a product you apply.It could fall out in a couple of months.
Step 2: Pick out the feathers that you want to use.
For an extremely feathery look, you can fit up to five feathers in one extension, but most people choose to go with two to three.Pick feathers that are close together.They can either be the same color or two different colors for a striking effect.One hot pink and one hot green feather could be used for a summery look.One feather in a striking color like electric blue or yellow will let you peek out from among your locks.If you want to go with a natural look, choose between two to three brown or cream feathers.
Step 3: Pick a small lock of hair.
The glue should stay in place if you clean your hair.Pick out a small section of hair, about the width of a red cocktail straw, in the area where you want the feathers, by cutting your hair the way you normally do.Pick up the lock from underneath the top layer of your hair to hide the glue and the tip of the feather from view.You can apply the feathers to your head.You can apply more than one set of feathers to the same lock of hair.If you want the world to see your feather extensions, you need a lock on your head.This style is popular with young girls.Pick a lock toward the bottom or side of your head for a more mature look.You can pull it back if you need to for more formal settings, but it will peek out when you move or turn your head.
Step 4: The hair should be secured with a shield.
Pull the lock of hair into the center of the shield to hold it in place, then pin it to your head with bobby pins.If you get burned by the iron, this will protect you.
Step 5: Attach a shrink link to the microloader.
The shrinkies should be placed on the base of the micro loader.Push the shrink link up until it slips onto the lock of hair, then put it into the microloader's loop.Set your hair aside by pulling it through the microloader.You should have a shrink link on your hair.To make sure it doesn't hurt your head while you're sleeping, set the shrink link to 2 inch from your hair.
Step 6: The feathers should be inserted into the shrink link.
Place the tips of the feathers inside the shrink link so that they point down.Put the feathers against each other and hold them in place with the tips of the shrink link.The feathers come through the other side of the link if they are placed far enough in.
Step 7: Attach the feathers to your hair.
The hair extension iron should be applied to the shrink link.Attach it to your hair with a shrink link and keep it there for 15 seconds.Release the iron and set it aside, then clasp the shrink link between your fingers and squeeze to make sure the feathers stay in place.
Step 8: The feather tips need to be clipped.
Carefully clip the tips of the feathers with a sharp scissors so they don't stick out from the link.To cover the feather, adjust your top layer of hair.
Step 9: When you are ready, take the extension out.
In two or three months, the extension will fall out.It will fall out if you wash it more often.If you get tired of it before it falls out, you can use a chemical to remove it.If you attempt to pull it out, your hair will get damaged and you will rip it.
Step 10: You should buy your supplies.
Since you aren't actually adhering the feathers to your hair, there's less risk of hair damage.All of the supplies for the beading method can be found at craft stores, beauty stores and online.There is a fun array of feathers, such as saddle hackle or chinchilla hackles, in a variety of colors and lengths.Silicone hair extension beads match the color of your hair.They are in a variety of colors.A hair extension hook or a small crochet hook is small enough that you can slip one of the beads over it.A pair of pliers.
Step 11: Pick a small lock of hair.
Pick out a small section of hair that is thin enough to fit through your silicone bead in the area where you want the feathers, and then cut your hair the way you normally do.Pick the lock from underneath the top layer of your hair to hide the bead and the tip of the feather from view.You can put the feathers in your hair or on your head.Two or more sets of feathers can be applied to the same lock of hair.If you want the world to see your feather extensions every day, you need a lock on your head.This style is popular with younger girls.Pick a lock toward the bottom or side of your head for a more mature look.You can pull it back if you need to for more formal settings, but it will peek out when you move or turn your head.
Step 12: There is a bead on the crochet hook.
It should be easy to fit over the hook.Each feather extension requires one bead.
Step 13: Your hair should be wrapped around the hook.
Take your hair and wrap it around the crochet hook at the tip.Wrap it around one time.
Step 14: You have to pull your hair through the bead.
Pull your hair through the bead using the hook if you want to.Pull through as much hair as you can if the whole lock doesn't fit.Heavy feathers can pull out the hair from the bead, so make sure there's enough hair in it.The bead shouldn't hurt while you sleep at night.
Step 15: Put a feather in the bead.
The feather should lay against your head.It's best to use just one feather at a time.Attaching two small feathers at once is possible if you have two that fit.
Step 16: Attach the bead to your hair.
Attach the feather to your hair with your needle nose pliers.Make sure it's in place using your strength.You can style your hair as usual.
Step 17: When you're ready, remove the feather.
If you want to remove the feather, you can crimp the bead in the opposite direction and it will open back up.Pull out your hair and cause damage if you attempt to pull out the feather and bead.