Who’s adding on?
By Amore’ Thompson
African-Americans are known for wearing added on hair, such as weaves, extensions, and wigs, but other races are catching on to the new trend too. Paris Hilton released her hair extension collection, “Dream Catchers” recently in the hair world. She carries multiple colors from black, brown, maple honey to blonde. “This is a 18" human hair extension that you can treat just like your own hair. It can be colored and styled with heat. Just know as soon as you put it on, it will become you,” states Hilton. At the official launch of Paris Hilton’s DreamCatchers at Sally’s Beauty Supply other celebrities arrived with the extensions to sport the new crave. Famous stars like Kate Beckinsale, Cameron Diaz, Courney Love, Mandy Moore, and even Angelina Jolie wore the extensions during the red carpet affair for the new hairline.
The line is becoming so popular that everyone is trying to get their hands on the product. On the Paris Hilton website, light blonde, black, and dark brown are out of stock. The most popular length is the 18 inch. One pack of hair costs $250.00 on her website. In order to fulfill a full look to the hair, two packs are needed. Some choose to buy one pack in order for their hair to get the extra length by placing it at the bottom or mid-section of the head. If you have shorter hair, two packs are necessary to create a full long look. The Caucasian women are the main buyers of this line because it is simple by clipping in the extensions to their hair. Plus, the extensions have the right hair texture as theirs in order to create a nice blend. African-Americans are not a buyer of this line due to their coarse hair texture. They need to braid their hair and attach the tracks onto their braids to create an even blend. For more information, visit www.parishiltonsite.net/dreamcatchershairextensions.
I think you did a great job on your background information from the hair extension but now you need to go more into the subject how these hair extensions really effect the African American women community.
ReplyDeleteIt would also be nice to clearly point out what the controversy of the article is because I'm left a little confused to what it is. Either way i loved your article it was interesting and informative.
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In 10th grade, I used to wear extensions! My hair was up to my shoulder, which I hated so I wore extensions to make my hair go past my chest. Luckily within a few months my hair grew past my shoulders and now my hair is at a length I like. I like the fact that this product is still which was commonly known to be used by African Americans has become a product that is used by many different races. However, you mentioned that African Americans cannot use the Paris Hilton line because their hair is coarser. Doesn’t that mean you have to take an extra step to get the results that other ethnicities can get?
ReplyDeleteI have never worn extensions but you are correct that nowadays other races such as Asians, White and Latinos are wearing them. Jessica Simpson also created her own hairline accessories. Hair accessories such as these simply make our self-esteem and appearance better so for me, it does not matter what race we are so that we can wear it.
ReplyDeleteThe background information you provided was helpful in understanding the article. Without it I would've been lost at the issue at hand. It is true that African-American women would have issues with the extensions when one does not fit well with some of their hairstyles. A little more information on that would be great but good job :)
ReplyDeletegood background information. To make things better a couple of links could be included. and spell/ grammar check.
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