Goodbye Tape In Extensions! Trying & Reviewing Hand Tied Extensions

Abby Fayrose: I literally JUST started looking into hand tied versus tape ins. I’m so sick of not being able to put my hair up with my tape ins. I’m in San Diego too and the hand tie extension experts are few and far between. I’ve read absolute horror stories on yelp so I’ve been scared to try. So glad you can be the guinea pig!!

Sashimi 27: Your hair was so cute and wispy when everything was out Love the new look, great transformation I like the hand tied, it’s nice to change things up

Whitney Jensen: Since I put my hair through the ringer this past year, I lost a lot of length but I have my trusty clip in extensions! I’d love to try some that stay in, tape in or hand sewn, but it’s also kind of nice to take them out at the end of the day and just massage my scalp!

Caity Merriman: I just had my hand tied and tape in extensions removed after only having them for 3 months exactly with one move up at the 7 week point. I have so much traction alopecia. I’ve lost 70 percent of my hair and have little bald spots all over. If you start feeling your scalp getting itchy or dry, talk to your stylists ASAP. I don’t want anyone to go through what I am going through

MzzVixen: for years I had weft extensions, I found the best thing that worked for me was sleeping in a ponytail with lots of scrunchies all the way down the ponytail, it kept the hair from getting tangled while I tossed and turned each night and I could do a side tail if I needed to for sleeping on my side, I always made sure the top scrunchie closest to my head was lose so I didn't get a headache, I have lots of hair and if I keep it up to long or in a bun or what ever the weight of it gives me a headache, but I had really really long extensions at one time, down to my butt and using an anti frizz oil after each wash, using a wide tooth comb and combing from the ends up and the ponytail at night allowed me to extend the time the wefts would last (hair falling out or getting like dreds) I could add almost 2 months to my wefts.

B louise: I wore permanent extensions for awhile (of all types) and my hair got thinner and Shittier over time. I took them out and grew my hair out for awhile and bam nice hair again. I’ll take health over length

Riley Elizabeth: K-tips would be great for adding density in your hairline! They last anywhere from 4-6 months and can be colored over as well. They’re more of a problem solver than a whole head type of deal if that makes sense! They honestly would be great to use in tandem with your beaded wefts. As far as damage goes, if put in and serviced properly they offer very minimal damage (if any) to the hair. They’re also much lighter than I-tips so breakage due to not having them serviced properly is minimized considerably

Maygen Mull: I adore how honest Kristen is I was thinking about this method but honestly the amount of hair I use, need and want I have to use tape-ins and my tape-ins don’t slide for a few months they do not dread but the hair itself has to be changed every few months also bc the texture changes it can become tired and “ratty” due to the curling and constantly styling and brushing etc but I love them and I’ve tried everything, mostly everything I did sew-ins for years when I was in high school glue also in school worst mistake ever (I lost 8 inches of hair) clip-ins and fusions I couldn’t get enough of them in there to make a difference huge waste of money sometimes I do tape-ins and my girl will throw a few beaded around my face so I can put it up little easier but tape is for sure my choice until something new comes along and I’m sure it eventually will love u Kristen thanks for being so blunt

Briana Merritt: We do the hand tied method at my salon and everyone loves them. I think they’re the best option for people that have at least shoulder length hair. My hair is so short though that I need the tape ins all over my head to blend all my short pieces in. So I think it really just depends on the client

Deb Darling: I have the same style of extensions! Some tips for you to avoid dreading with these: silk pillow case Also switch sides you sleep on! The first time I got mine removed it was pretty matted on the right (I’m a stomach sleeper) so now I’ve been my conscious and it’s been much better for when it’s time to move up :)

Jaime Sarpalius: Hi!! You are amazing and I adore you. I have IBE, invisible bead extensions very similar to what you have. The only difference is how the beads are attached to the head but the wefts are still sewn on to a row of beads. That being said your hair should never knott unless it needs to be replaced or you are using silicones/sulfates products. I have covet and maine handtied hair. It feels amazing if you can get that brand I would highly recommend them. If you can't then bohyme or jzstyles are a close 2nd. Also you should be using a loop brush or a bristle wet brush it will help protect the hair.

Stuart Binnie: I’m a hairdresser,& work extensively with tape ins,I still think it’s the best,fastest & better for your own hair out of all the variants & yeah never do the keratin bonds,awful product & your in the salon for the day

Jennifer Gee: I'm a stylist and I can say that the tie-in vs tape is MUCH better. So happy for you!!

clipinqueen: Great vid. I actually do my beaded weft extensions, but I do keratin fusion in the front/bang area so it looks more natural and covers the wefts. Your hair stylist could have extended the weft more to the front area so your bangs aren't so sparse. I have the same problem. Personally, more hair always looks better (higher up on the head) whether they show or not. Let me add: Keratin fusion doesn't seem to be too damaging as long as you don't wear them for months at a time and are careful in the removal (like any extension method).

Con Royo: I love it! I never have wore extensions but you have the ability to keep my atention until the end! Love it!!

Catherine K.: I love hand tied. I had the Bellami ones. The hair is still fine today. I could probably still recolor and reinstall. Those are the heartiest extensions I ever bought. I highly recommend a hooded dryer. I got one of those collapsible ones for drying the top of the head. It looks dumb, but it was a game changer.

Lindsay -: Your hair looks so good! I totally see why you would like these extensions more, so much easier not having to style them constantly

Olivia Nobile: what matters the most is that your happy with them, and you totally seem it! they look bomb

BrandyCMua: I hi dealave extremely thin hair, and I've always extensions. I just I don't want damage my hair so I deal with it..lol. it looks really pretty Kri! Hugs from Detroit

CherryMoon325: Omg I can’t believe the coincidence of this video. I spent an entire evening pulling out my tape-ins a couple of weeks ago. They were driving me insane. Tomorrow, I’m supposed to go back to have them replaced, but I’m going to see how your hand-tied extensions look. ETA... ok... I’m going with your look. Looks so comfortable and NATURAL!

EvieOhNooo!: I wear EZ weft extensions, basically it's a weft that's attached with beads without sewing. I like them a lot! and I feel like they have helped my hair grow too!

kelsea shaver: How comfortable are the hand tied ones? Do they feel tight during application? It was comforting to see your journey with the tapes, mine were a struggle with the glue and slipping too. Drove me crazy when they would slide down or come apart. You’re hilarious and wonderful as always. Thanks for sharing!

Ava Aitanna: this looks absolutely gorgeous!!

Hannah Parks: Kelsey is amazing. she did mine for years til I moved

Lindsay Markin: Try sleeping with your hair in a loose-ish pony tail on top of your head! I always do, and wake up with my looking better than when I went to sleep! It adds a lot of body!!

Earth2Leigha: Stay away from the bonds! They dont stay in as well, you can feel all the beads and cant brush through them easily and yes they're very expensive. I personally have loved the weave. I've never tried tape ins, just clip in, weave and bonds.

B Mole: I took my nano beads out yesterday. I wasn’t informed at the early stages that I can’t leave them wet overnight and they started to dread together , I brushed my hair every day but the roots before the bonds started to get all wrapped up together and I couldn’t brush it without pulling out the extension so now I have short hair again and I feel so much better. Trying to get it back into a healthy state.

Daly: I tried the staple hair extensions and the hair I used was Remi hair. I loved those extensions and they lasted about 4 months. My hair grows out slow, so in guessing that's why I lasted few months.

Chrystal Johnson: For me the hand tied wefts were super tangly, and started fraying at the wefts so were super itchy (could’ve just been the hair I used) I’ve only done these and clip ins and honestly haven’t liked the way either have looked which sucks! But my hair texture and thickness I feel like is just hard to match without having a ton of hair in

Breeze: Glam seamless was super cheap to me too. The tape ins I washed ONCE before the ends were completely dead and falling off

ashe: I've had clip ins most of my hair journey, tried tapes twice and loved how they looked but hated the lack of styling options. I'm a salon manager and one of my coworkers has done Dreamcatchers on me and I loveeee them. I can wear my hair up or down, the only thing I couldn't do if I wanted would be space buns or something but I'm not too worried about that.

Irre1evant: I’ve tried clip in and bead in and I will stick to clip in because my mood changes everyday with what length I want my hair. I also hated how bead ins felt, for me when I use clip ins I forget they’re there, bead ins I always feel

Carol McKenzie: Your reptile carry situation brought back memories: I have a year or so old kitten baby who I found in a gas station parking lot. She was less than a pound when I brought her home - she felt like twigs and feathers held together with string. She had a cleft palate and a fused jaw and needed to be fed every 2 hours with an eye dropper. I wore a quilted vest for the first three weeks with her tucked inside so she'd stay warm and wouldn't be lonely. I was dictating a book for a client and she would fall asleep listening to me ramble on about anesthetic practices in the emergency room. The sound of the human voice is soothing to our pets, but I'm sure you know that :)

oksana bear: I have thin hair just like yours, but I've been too terrified to get extensions because I'm afraid it will break all my hair off and then there will be nothing for the extensions to hold on to.

MEA: Loved everything about this video! I loved hanging with you making breakfast but, I also have the EXACT same hair as you, so this is very interesting to me!

Sheridan Ferguson: Sleep with braids and silk pillowcase for less friction on the hair. I have Bellami volume wefts that are hand tied and I absolutely love them - 22 inch

Allie Mitchell: Keratin fusion extensions are the BEST! I found they last alot longer than tapes and they dont need to be moved as frequently... they are pricey but they are TOTALLY WORTH IT! I did keratin fusion extensions and they lasted 6 months and I didnt get any dreading effect like I did with tapes or the i-link extensions Ive been extension free for WAY TOO LONG and I hate not having them so this just made me want to install some extensions again

TinyT 93: Gurl, regarding the "I have to style my hair everytime I wake up" comment, that has been me for as long as I remember, my hair is so frizzy. BUT I found a solution, I've been wearing a silk hair bonnet to bed, it doesn't look cute. But when I wake up the next morning, my hair doesn't need styling at all . It's changed my life, literally.

Alex Culbreath: Very helpful video, I've been trying to find good extensions, I miss my long hair. But my hair is naturally really really thick and dark brown and I'm platinum blonde now, will hand sewn extensions make it harder to bleach and tone my hair? Btw. Totally wanna see how Mr. Frankie is doing. <3

Rebecca Knell: Hotheads just came out with wefts with the same hair they use for the tape ins. They also have their own method you could try where you can possibly stack more hair. However nbr seems a little more seamless. It's possible you can get the hot heads wefts while still doing the nbr method.

Debra Jarnagin: Your hair looks great.

Debbie Thomas: Can’t wait for the Frankie update. I was hoping I didn’t miss it somehow. Crazy how you have all the tattoos and it looks like nick has none?? Same here. I have all the tattoos and my husband has none✌️❤️

Christine Cole: Went from short crap hair and put my tape ins back in after awhile and i forgot how much hair they actually are(i mean it's up 2 you i guess of how many u get) but i feel like a b@d b!tcμ again all of a sudden w my long thick hair!!

Melissa A Giordano: I also have super fine hair and the keratin removal is so damaging because it pulls your own hair out with the extensions, so you have less hair than when you started. I’ve been doing tape ins but would also like to try the sew in method.

Jayme Chambers: Funny I was just think I’d reach out and ask you about what kind of tape ins you were using! I have fine hair to, my friends call it cat hair This video just answered all my questions lol Also have you ever tried clear color with 10 volume it helps to remove colors.

Brittany Rae Prater: I love Easi Hair Pro tape ins! The quality is and they are weighted for hair loss so they are Uber comfortable to wear.

StudioSiK: I wear and make those hot fusion keratine since 20 years they are amazing a bit more expensive but so comfy and natural and you can have a sh*t load of hair with this methode !! I have to say tho I kinda want to try mix the technique you have now with the hot fusion

Luxury Hair Oasis: I’m late at to the party. I’m a hairstylist though and from seeing your hair and listening to you through the video I would honestly recommend trying full lace or lace front wigs. The amount of hair you want for fullness is a lot of weight on your hair and scalp. It’s most likely the reason you don’t have any density to your hair and why you don’t really retain length. It is important with all extensions that the integrity of your hair and scalp are put first. With wig options, especially a full lace wig, you can achieve your desired fullness/thickness and length without it pulling on your natural hair causing it to thin. It will give your hair a break and allow it to rejuvenate.

Janine Moore: I loved this video it’s cheered me up you’re so funny

Dawn: As a hairstylist I like the braidless weave, micro bead individual extensions and tapes, In my hair I have the same type of hair as you I like micro beads. Because I can put lots in my hair but it’s easy to put a hair up style and there’s no glue or heat. I do tapes when I have no one to do my hair and have to do them myself. Please Do not do keratin fusion they will wreck your fine hair! ❤️❤️❤️

Denise Fenstermacher: Ty, I will not use extention. Love your honest facts and opinions

BigBlondeBritt: I’ve always, wanted to try hand tied wefts and have seen great reviews of it. But how often do you have to get them moved up or changed when it comes to the hair.. and how much coin? Is it more than tape ins usually? Just curious but I do know im gonna use bleach please for a bleach wash next time I switch colors..(As I speak I got a head cap with some Frosé cooking up deliciousness in it lol! ) love the video girl, much love! ❤️

Drama Leopard: I want to do extensions for length to help grown my own hair out, but with how much they are, and especially going to the gym, I’d be concerned about being able to keep up the maintenance! Thanks for sharing

Carla Carlo: I love the fact that you have a banging body and still eat a healthy normal breakfast!! I am sure there goes a lot of work into having such a great figure I am just happy that you are showing younger girls that it is possible without starving ❤️

Amanda Jones: I would loooove to try sew ins. My poor hair is so thin, but I like to wear it up a lot.

Shannon Britton: I have super thin hair and I REALLY want to try extensions but my hair is super curly and frizzy, so it has to he straightened every time it gets wet. Will tape ins work for hair like that? I mean, can't really let it air dry if I ever want to leave my house lol... so I've always wondered if I could even have them with the way my hair is

Kathy Turman: I was wondering where Frankie went. I just watched your video on your animal channel. Yes, please keep us updated on Frankie. I hope you found him a suitable family!

Morgan Marcella: I had the bonds and I just switched to tape and I find them to be more comfortable and less costly for sure

Amy Fyfe: I just took out my micro bonds, I have the exact problem as you, I have short thin hair. I used to lighten my hair all the time and my hair isynt the best right now. But the bonds, in kind of mixed on them, they are comfortable but when they start to grow down you feel like a weight on your hair that you feel like it's gonna snap when brushing or even when they are wet, I really want to try the hand tied. Please don't do the glue in tip ones. I made that mistake and it damaged my hair so bad. It's still recovering. I lost alot of hair. Xxxx

Cheryl Altschuler: You're beautiful in short medium and long hair. Thank You for sharing.

Blondiescakeface: Have you ever tried going on your own natural hair journey and just rehabbing your hair with jbco oil and deep conditiong it and giving it a break from tape ins or extensions , I'm sure the thinning of your hair is from extensions all the time

Tyra Walters: You can actually have more hair installed with that method. Double wefts and more rows of it installed

Sarah Craver: Please be careful with the bearded dragon. I ended up with Salmonella after cleaning my daughter's bearded dragon's enclosure.

Kayleen Howey: That looks sooooo good!

Haley Sperbeck: Same girl same my hair is extremely fine and very thin,always has been, so i always did the I tip fusion extensions, and i loved those so much because you couldn't see them at all...but they take so Long to do, i decided to try tape ins,i am a professional hairstylist and no matter what as fast and easy as they are,i lost so much hair So i decided to just quit with the extensions for awhile, cut it short and let it be.... for now lol Also i just Dyed it with AF Electric pink and a tiny bit of Frose and its so damn pretty love it Love your vlogs!! P.s. i will be looking into getting these hand tied extensions in!!

Emilia Bedilia: I definitely would not try the bond ones on your hair. You would be able to see all the little beads and you would not get as much hair as you want. Those work best for adding length to thick hair.

Selena Juarez: I have never had extensions. I have always had super long thick curly hair. But my hair is so long and thick that it lives up in a bun 95% of its life. I have been wanting to cut my hair short or shorter but I can't get myself to do it. My hair right now is at the bottom of my butt and I am 5'6 so it's pretty damn long.

grace smith: I have even thinner hair than you. I use hair bonding glue and glue hair extension wefts in my hair. I can add a lot to make it super full or just a few. This is the only method that works for me and I love it! It's easy to take out too. Just soak your hair in conditioner and wash in warm water and they slide out and you just brush the extra glue out. Worth a try

Judy Wood: How much do you generally spend on your extensions?

julezzxmua: Hahahahaaaaaa I LOVE your "NO, it doesn't look good!!" I always pee myself almost when I hear that :D

Jessica Hoffa: Me: **tired from being pregnant and chasing my 2.5 yr old around** I think I'll take a nap while she naps YouTube: Kristen Leanne posted a new video

Laura W: So happy you tried the NBR extensions!

Michelle: Kristen Leanne... my natural hair is exactly like yours .. and I started getting bundles sewed in.. which is similar method to the hand tied .. and And if you don’t like your hair on top.. why don’t you just get a frontal ?? Or just get a nice wig sewed in so you don’t have to worry about styling it everyday like you said you don’t like doing...?? Hair Vivi has amazing wigs .. it’s the best thing I’ve done since the clip in extensions ruined my hair and made it extra thin on top / in the back ... and on top of the fact that I hereditarily have thin hair ...

Mimi Atzei: Keratin bonds are the best! I have very fine weak hair and had very minimal damage. Expensive yes but they cause the least matting

Daisy A. Ramos: Please dont do the bond ones! I had then and I hate them. They are really hard to get out and they damage the hair a lot when you want to take them out. I do sewing and I like them coz the are a protective hair kind of style coz you dont put any product or heat to your hair.

Lindseyluvs: Tape in - NO - never don’t even try me Philosophy extensions are theeeee best hand tied. Amazing quality and they have the cutest accessories too

Jessica Taylor: Habit Salon in Arizona does AMAZING hand tied extensions!

Amy Browning: So happy for you that you’re happy and a new guy! Nick is HOTT! Go girl!!

Kathryn M: I don’t wear extensions but I adore you and your videos. Made an annoying day so much better. And I love how you cooked and ate breakfast with your bearded dragon lol you’re the best ♥️♥️♥️♥️ I’m so happy how happy you are

Marie-Eve Pomerleau: How long did it take the hand tied extensions and how often do they need to get redone? How much? I have a drawer full of the taped in extensions. I also hated them and couldn't style my hair in any way or we would see the tape.

Irini Kans: OH YES! I JUST NEEDED A VIDEO OF YOU TO MAKE MY DAY START NICELY. GOOD MORNING FROM GREECE♥️

Mary Ouellet: I have the same type of hair as you very thin and short as well. Extension always been a pain in the ass for me. I might have to try this kind of extension.

justina.snowLT: Only when I got tape extensions, have I realized how much I appreciate being low-maintainanace. It’s only been a month and I already want to get them fuck off my head so much.

b_ jean7: Have you ever though about getting sew in ones?? Or if you have tried them what did you think of it ??

crimsonrose51: Have you tried Miss Flirty Hair Extensions? She has a YouTube channel. She has a reverse or un-sandwich method for installing full tape-in wefts of hair. It's pretty interesting actually. And she now sells what she calls "cuticle hair" which is where the hair cuticle for each strand all go in the same direction to reduce tangling. Her videos explain it better than I can.

Christine Cole: The worst part was ME cleaning/washing/de-gluing(is that a word, oh well y'all know), conditioning them myself...literally WAY too much work! The lil pieces of adhesive...uugghh! Next time I'll pay the extra $ and have someone else do em!

Daniela Gamez: Just came to say hiiii, hope you are doing well!! I love you, and I'm sending you a hug from Mexico ❤

Monica Lujan: Just be aware those hurt until you get use to them .they are so tight that i devolped little red bumbs plus little bold spots.but i love them

screamzoee: “NO, IT DOESN’T LOOK GOOD” giiiirl!! I almost forgot about that

LakeLife_LV: Love the new hair!!! Such a babe!!! ✨✨✨

Learning and Growing: You would look badass with braid in dred extensions!

Rachael Petty: I have thick hair and luckily don’t need extensions but it also gets ratty right after I brush it because it’s coarse/wavy so still frustrating sometimes.

angelicsailor: Looks amazing

Jasmine Razo: I tried this and it was so uncomfortable xc especially to sleep in. The lady who did didnt know what she was doing i guess lol

Heidi Toevs: I follow Christina Kreitel on IG and she does a similar method but with a braid and puts several rows of hair. Definitely check her out, she does quite a few IGTVs so you can get an idea of what it looks like. I believe she uses Laced Hair Extensions too.

Emily Adair: I recently went on a plant based diet for my skin and would love to get some new recipe ideas!! Could you do an updated video?

BRIGITTES BEST!!: I just started watching frisky gypsy for wigs! I have about the same amount of hair as you and I just hate it so I'm moving on and just covering it!!

nothingbutabrokenhea: If she is using NBR she is using bohyme which kind of sucks ‍♀️ im a hairstylist and do NBR/hand tied method but i switched to hair and compounds. It doesn’t get as tangled and the hair lasts waaaay longer

PMG: Honestly... and you make think this is crazy... but I find clippins to be the best option especially for fine and blonde and/or damaged hair...plus you.can take them out after a day or 2 and give your real hair a break...this obviously wouldn't be practical if you want to wear extensions all the time...but just my professional opinion..

AnnaSuarez Anna: Im telling you micro beads is something you should try.