Hair by Alex Rose

Having a client trust you with their first hair color experience is so special 🥹

She wanted a brighter more prominent copper tone to her hair, but with less maintenance than an all over color, and while still feeling like herself.

I opted to hand paint her balayage to maintain some warmth and give her a soft, blended grow out

Glossed with ARETÉ Professional alchemic liquids, 9.0, 7.4, 8.34 and 000

Whether it’s color or hair extensions, I love enhancing women’s natural beauty ❤️ My goal is always to make you feel like the best version of yourself

Ashlee Leeper

I’m accepting new clients. Send me a dm or click the link in my bio….its always me-never a bot 🫶🏼

I think hair extensions should be clean when they touch your scalp-sue me.

Hair extensions have leftover textile dyes and chemicals from processing that have no business being on your scalp for the next 5 days before you wash again.

And honestly, it’s just gross to me. Just like I wash a new tee shirt before I wear it, I wash your hair. Then I custom color your wefts, and blow dry them by hand to ensure the hair at the seam is setting your install up for success.

In a Ashlee Leeper install, all the details matter.

Do you wash your new tee shirt before wearing it?

Part 2 of the wefts I work with: Microwefts

Aka genius wefts/flat wefts/jtied wefts/flex wefts etc

I personally feel they have more cons than pros, BUT they’re great if you work out a lot or if you wear your hair mainly wavy/curly

Pros:
•don’t have to be blow dried
•no return mustache hair
•very flat
•more grams per weft
•easily cut

Cons:
•very slippery
•the seam does not color
•seam is polyurethane/plastic/mystery material on your scalp
•lots of friction to your natural hair
•can fall apart over time
•prone to buckling/rippling/flipping
•don’t look seamless
•you can be allergic to them, causing itching, redness, and even sores/discomfort

Have you tried them? Do you prefer them? Let me know below!

I work with two types of wefts, and I’m staring by talking about my favorite.

Handtied wefts.

They’re the OG. Handtied is a weft type-not all sew in extensions are handtied hair.

Pros:
•seamless and invisible because the seam can be fully custom colored
•lightweight and flexible
•less prone to buckling and corner flips
•added volume at the root
•they look fist biting good

“Cons”:
•some people don’t know how to properly cut them
•sensitive scalps may find them itchy, mainly if they’re placed incorrectly
•prone to swelling and fraying if not cared for properly and/or compression is wrong
•should be dried

Want part 2?
What type do you think it is 👀