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A few days ago,

visited

Between joke and joke, he proposed a game to the presenter,

he planted a wig on him and made him stand in front of a fan so that he could

in his air.

Why?

He confessed that it was his particular way of

and going on stage in each and every one of his performances to come up.

Is it that perhaps

than short hair?

If we look at Malú, yes, and

an expert hairdresser in color and also

who does not hesitate to put them on her own hair when she needs a change or to feel, as she says,

We are going

for all this and because they are

Despite the fact that the trends of 2022 have their greatest exponents in

of all kinds (we are talking about bobs, long bobs, weathered shags and

, or perhaps precisely because of it, now we will see, these hairpieces insist on being seen without fear,

Ana Fernández at the Malaga Festival with mermaid hair thanks to the extensions placed by Gabriel Llano,

Extensions: from hiding to showing them off

While years ago the extensions were also worn

wanting rather to draw XXL hair without knowing the reality, today its use is evident because with them

from one day to the next.

The recent Malaga Film Festival has been proof of this: from one day to the next, María Pedraza has gone from

cut to

(courtesy of the hairdresser Marina Roberts) and

has transformed into a contemporary siren to the

without any kind of consideration (thanks to the hands of hairdresser

Extensions and hairpieces also use

or

J. Lo, this phenomenon is not just a matter of national 'celebrities'... And it seems that everything has its reason.

Juana Acosta, who is usually styled by Gabriel Llano, with a ponytail of extensions.

Why do you like extensions?

The reason that the extensions

and in more hair than we would have imagined, in addition to being openly shown, is because

and it is the easiest way to achieve it," says María. Roberts, an expert in them since 2015, when she opened her first salon, Studio 25, in Madrid.

"And I speak to you from my own example, thanks to them

she says.

According to the expert, in addition, with hair there has been a paradigm shift in recent years.

"Increasingly we think of

and just as we change

on a daily basis, we want it to be like that with

These statements confirm not only the visibility of these hairpieces, but also their increasingly established presence in Spain.

María Roberts tells that, when she got into this 16 years ago, in our country there were hardly any extensions.

And yet now, confirms Gabriel Llano, with a salon in Madrid, "they get along a lot because it's a perfect alternative for

they naturally allow

since if you work them well with natural hair, you melt it so that the whole looks real and they look

What extensions are used for: It's not just the length that matters

There are up to

to abandon yourself to the pleasure of some good extensions.

Gabriel Llano points out that, of course, to

especially today when

is worn (what happens if one day, or a month, we want to have longer hair

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But there are two other even stronger reasons:

and even to

In fact, María Roberts estimates that

who come to her salon get extensions for this reason: "Compared to a haircut, they have the advantage that

they give body where it is needed - ideal for

that is having finer hair- or replace

that spoil the hair".

Because with good extensions of a different tone you can give points of light to the face as highlights without having to go through dye.

A perfect solution to

especially when it comes to bleaching or

(pink, blue, green), which damage the hair fiber so much.

Do extensions damage hair?

It's the million dollar question.

And both experts are emphatic: if they are done well, under the advice of an experienced professional,

In addition, extensions are of different types.

Those that are only used for

are placed

or those that are applied

with thread, with which in 5 minutes you start to have a lot of hair...

If we talk about

Gabriel Llano uses

and María Roberts chooses between different techniques (the adhesive ones among them), except, he points out,

Another ponytail with extensions, that of Marta Hazas.

And where does the crux of the matter lie so that the extensions do not damage the hair?

As the main thing is that the hair follicle is not damaged, it is essential that

so you always have to measure how many and how they are placed, explains Roberts.

Good extensions, successful and natural, are not achieved simply by putting them on: "In addition to placing them well, the secret of their success will be that they adapt to the hair with

that the professional must assess in each specific case" .

Roberts prefers that the extensions

in them, it is known how and where the cuticle is in such a way that it is directed in the same direction as the real hair,

Nor should we forget the importance of maintenance in the salon for a perfect and harmless result.

as the hair grows, you have to

so that the follicle is not damaged by the weight.

How to care for extensions at home

Perhaps this is the most controversial point of the extensions, because their care does require some extra effort.

We must not forget, as Gabriel Llano points out, that even if they are not ours,

so they must be

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Nutrition is key.

"Using

is basic," says Llano.

Not to mention that

that are used also have to be nutritious.

It is also essential to

so that the point of union between extensions and natural hair does not get entangled.

Better, yes, with

that

on the bristles, as María Roberts points out.

And can

Not only can it be, but in some cases it is due, perhaps especially in the straightest hair, because as it is not our hair, the extensions may differ a little in texture, and combing and styling them ensures

within the set. whole hair.

Just

about Roberts' extensions:

they're so comfortable, and even though when it comes to maintaining them it does take longer to dry your hair, you have a 'hairy' you don't want to part with..." .

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