Diy Halo Hair Extensions | How To Make Your Own Halo

Hey guys welcome back today's video is going to be how to make your own halo hair extension. Now, as most of you guys know, I wear hair extensions and I worn just about like every type of hair extension. So, a couple years ago I saw like the trend of halo, hair extensions and I was like. Oh my god. I really want to try one out because currently I was wearing clip-in hair extensions, which are great, but they can be time-consuming to put in and they are kind of damaging to your scalp, like I have some bald spots going on from just years of wearing clip-in Hair extensions. So when I was looking at the halo hair extensions, they were like a couple hundred dollars more than just a regular clip in hair extensions and I'm like okay, that kind of sucks. But then I'm like you know what I could probably make this myself. So I figured out how to make it myself and I currently make them myself. I just made this one the other day, so I wanted to walk you guys through how I do it, so I can save you guys some money. If you were interested in trying out a halo hair extension, don't forget to subscribe to my channel hit the like button and the notification bell down below and without further ado. If you guys like to find out how to make your own halo hair extension, then just keep watching ok. So before I get started, I just want to mention. I'M gon na walk you through step-by-step on how to make this, but unfortunately I don't have another set of hair extensions to actually show you guys how to make it. I did make this a couple weeks ago, but when I walk you guys through on how to make it and show you guys what I do, it's so simple that I wouldn't need to like actually physically show you so I figured. I would just mention that if I had another set of hair extensions lying around that you know I could use for this video. That would be great, but that would also require me spending probably another 100. You know 28 140 dollars, which I don't want to do, but I promise you guys it's super easy to do this. So, let's begin with what you're going to need to make your halo hair extension and it really is very inexpensive - and this is what's worked for me. So the first thing that you're gon na need is kind of this, and I'm gon na link this down below. Because I bought this off Amazon website, but it's like this stretchy, like elastic material, I feel like when you know, I feel like you'd, find this probably on like pants like on the band's or whatever like when they make it to sew it. But it's just just like stretchy material and what this is going to do is kind of help to come your head and allow a little bit of like elasticity, and you know a little bit of stretch because I know well. I believe that halo, hair extensions might have this material, I'm actually not sure, but for me um this works for me and also too, you want to have something to sew the actual web sub hair onto so, instead of just using a regular piece of fabric, I Found that the stretchy bands material works the best. So again I will link this down below, but honestly you guys you could probably find this at a craft store like Joanne's or Hobby Lobby or something along those lines. So the next thing that you're going to need sounds crazy, but it really works is fishing line. So this is what's going to be like across your crown area and you're, not going to see it laying across your head - and this is so cheap. You guys and the first time I went and bought this. I bought the ten pounds, but then I went back about the 25 pounds. It'S up to you. You know the amount that you want to buy. I would recommend anything over ten pounds just because this is going to be hanging from your head, so you want something that's going to be durable and lasts, and I've used the 25 pounds. I wear my halo almost every single day and it doesn't break at all. So fishing wire is what you were going to need. Now I got this at Walmart and, like the fishing section you guys can get this anywhere. You could probably get it at Dick's. It might be. You know a little bit more expensive if you get it a dick, so I would just recommend, probably like Walmart or Amazon again, because you can get anything from Amazon and then obviously you're going to need hair, whether it be a weft of hair. I actually purchased this hair at Sally beauties, it's the satin strands and it comes in like a really long, whacked, it's 120 grams, I believe, hundred ten 120 grams, and this actually made it easier for me for sewing it on. But my older halo that I made, like I don't know, probably seven or eight months ago, that what I did was. I just took all the clips out of my Bellamy, hair extensions and then I just sewed it on as Wes. So it's personal preference. If you have a set of clip-in hair extensions and you can just take the clips out and then you can just sew on the West to this. But if you guys are looking for something a little easier, I would just try to find. Maybe a whole weft, I know a Sally beauties, they do sell the weft air scent the satin strands, they're. Actually, a pretty good brand. Before I was getting into Bellamy. The satin strands is what I actually bought from Sally beauties and I would say it's pretty comparable to Bellamy and some other brands and it's a little bit cheaper. So it's just personal preference. So this was a whole long web that I just sewed on to the elastic stretchy band and then the last things that you're going to need and again you can get this at Sally Beauty. That'S what I would recommend or Amazon. If you don't have a Sally beauty near you, you're going to need thread or strain and you're gon na want to have it be a similar color to the actual hair itself. So, since the hair that I'm doing is blonde, I got this kind of like topi, yellow color thread and then you're going to need this needle. But it's not sharp like I can go like this. It'S not sharp at all. It'S actually meant for like sewing in like weaves or whatever hair related. I bought this at Sally Beauty. I know they sell them there, I'm not sure exactly what you would call them, but again like I would check, selling beauties or even Amazon. It'S just gon na be a you know like a needle that doesn't have like a sharp end. You probably could use one with a sharp end, but you're gon na be like like when you're doing this you're gon na, be like touching your fingers that everything like that so like. I know that this will definitely go in my fingers when I'm like sewing it. In that's why you know get anyone, that's not sharp is the best, but you could probably try one. That'S you know sharp it. Just you really got to be careful and then basically you know what you're gon na want to do is kind of just put it through the really elongated hole. It can be kind of tricky to do and it might be a little gross. But I put the thread in my mouth to wet it, and then I find that it does go through a little bit easier and then you're, obviously gon na need scissors as well. Okay, so step one is you're gon na want to take your stretchy band and you're, basically just gon na want to put it to where you want the halo to sit now mine - usually I have go to about here, but some halos like that. I see that are sold by different brands like theirs will go to like here. So I like to have my go pretty much as far up as possible and then I put my hair over it and then you know the fishing line is all that will be visible. So it's really personal preference and that's what's great when you make it yourself, because again, you can kind of customize it to your liking. For me, what I do is I kind of like measure to like about there, I'm like my higher crown area, and then I cut it there. So it's like probably about this lawn but again just measure it to your own head and then whatever you prefer. If you don't want it to be, you know, sitting up here, you just want it to be in the back. If you already have like you know a decent amount of hair in front you're, just doing it more for length, then you can certainly make it shorter. For me, I want the whole effect, so I make it a little bit longer, but then the next thing that you're gon na do is basically you're going to be sewing on the west to the elastic band, as you can see that I've done here now, I Did both sides of the elastic bands, but you can just do one side. I think that if you do, you know if you Sol, if you sew X on both sides, I think it just looks better and it's it's evenly distributed on the elastic band. Basically, what I did is, I lay this flat because I didn't have the fishing line on it yet and then, once you get the thread through this needle honestly, you guys this is all you're gon na do you're, just gon na be showing the hair wefts on To the elastic band and you're, just gon na keep going and keep going, and I don't know if you guys if it's gon na pick up on camera, but you can see you know everything that I've leaved in to the elastic band. It'S super easy or literally just going in and out and in and out in, like circular motions, just making sure that the weft sticks onto the elastic band and that's it so once I did one row then I did one row on the inside and then I Kind of doubled it up, it just depends to what kind of thickness you're going for for me. I don't need it like super super thick. This is 110 grams, so this works for me. But if you you know, if you want less than that, that's perfectly fine. As well, it's just whatever your personal preference is, so I basically used all the hair that came in the pack and just sewed it on the inside and on the outside. Now, once you have all the hair so to the white elastic band, then it's time to add the fishing wire in basically, what I did was I tied one end of this fishing wire to the end of like the elastic band, and I kinda just you know, And this is I'm gon na put the hail on and show you what I mean, but basically I had the fishing line on one. I had the fishing line tied to like right there and then I kind of just guesstimated, where it would where I wanted it to end where the other side of the elastic band ended and then I held it and I cut it. But I cut it a little bit longer because I know when I tie it, you know it's obviously gon na be shorter, so I left a little room to tie it, but this can be a little bit of trial and error, but that's basically what you're gon Na do you're gon na want to tie the fishing line to one end of the elastic band, and you might even be honestly tying it to like the string that you sewed in or getting it to sit or you can poke it through the elastic band. But you just want to get it to sit in there. I have it hanging as you guys can see. I have it hanging from the string, but then you're just gon na kind of want to measure out and tie it and then you might have to you know, put it on your head and then, if it feels like it's too big or too loose, then you Might have to customize it feels too tight. You might have to tie another piece of fishing line around so it might take a couple tries. I know I look weird like this. It might take a couple tries but yeah, and that's obviously how I learned, but once you get it to the way you want it to fit, then it's fine, so that I wanted to mention can be a little bit of trial and error and that's basically it You guys now the last thing that I want to mention, and I know that you don't see it on halo, hair extensions, but I like to do it just so it's a little bit more secure. Is I like to take the clips that are that come from hair extensions and I sew two clips in just so they'll clip and kind of like on the sides in the back? Just so it's more secure. I don't know if you guys can see that right. There but I sewed them in right there. So, basically, the clips are like right there in the past. I'Ve had clips in the back, but I find that putting them like here. It doesn't get as Maddie in the back, because the hair extensions can get Maddie which we're trying to avoid. So I kind of showed the clips more in here and you know just set them in just so. It'S a little bit more secure. It'S not like. It'S really damaging my hair. It'S not like. I have a million clips going through my head, but I like to do that. But again you honestly don't need to have the clips in it's just for me and for what I prefer. I do prefer to have at least two clips in and if you do choose to do the clip, it's the same concept, guys it's so easy, you just art, literally weaving it in and out and weaving it in and out, and then you tie it to secure It it's like sewing 101, it's not hard at all and again like I apologize that I couldn't exactly show you it, but it's super easy you guys it does take. I want to say this can take. You know a couple hours to do, but I just watch TV while I'm doing it and you guys it's so simple and again this cost me like $ 120, pretty much. What that the hair cost is what it costs to make, and these go for. Like 300 400, I oh I've seen them like cheap. If you get them cheaper. I'Ve seen them like around like 250 $ 300, but I've seen them at $ 400 $ 450. So you're saving yourself a lot of money. If you do it yourself, and nobody knows that I did it myself, nobody even knows I'm we're gon na halo, hair extension. You can't tell with the fishing wire - and it's really easy - there's probably other tutorials - actually there's not too many tutorials on how to make like your own halo, hair extension too. So that's why I want to share this video guide. So let me know if you guys have halo, hair extensions or I've tried halo, hair extensions before and if you're thinking of maybe trying to make your own again, it's not that hard. You guys. If I can do it, you can do it anyways. That is it for this video. I hope you guys liked it, and I hope you have a wonderful week and I will see you in my next video bye