I always had long hair growing up. The one and only reason I had long hair was because my mum wasn't allowed long hair when she was growing up. Because that totally makes sense, right? She was also a hairdresser (before I was born), so she always cut my hair and I didn't go to anyone else until I was 18 or so. I don't have a lot of pictures showing my hair, but it was always so long that I had to lift it up to sit down.
One day, I got a really big knot in the back of my hair. I thought it would be totally okay to just cut it out and my mum would never notice. Obviously, she noticed, and cut all my hair off in an attempt to fix it. I cried for days, even though it was my fault.
I did try growing it in my early twenties, and even though it looked okay in photos and I got compliments on it all the time, in reality it was stringy and scraggly. It also started to change colour underneath all my 'streaks' (oh my god, do you remember those? ouch!), so I had to start dyeing it more and it looked yellow rather than the pretty natural blonde from my childhood.
Anywho. When I moved here in 2012, I got it cut 'short' and shortly after dyed it brown. I can't tell you how scared I was when I did that. So much of who I was - to myself and others, especially my family - was tied to my long blonde hair. I needn't have worried though because a) my best friend / stylist is amazing, and b) I've never missed it. Of course, I would love effortlessly gorgeous long hair, but my hair is not gorgeous when it's long. I have much better control over it when it's shorter, it's so much easier to manage. I think I look much better with brown hair (though everyone I know in Oz would not agree with that), not to mention I don't have to dye it every 3 weeks to cover my roots.
What I wouldn't give to have thick, voluminous hair though. I am sure Kate Middleton wears extensions, but who cares. Who wouldn't want her hair?
Can we just talk about how perfect her hair looks even in a ponytail?!
Sorry. I got distracted by her fabulous hair. Moving on.
When Irresistible Me reached out and asked if I would be interested in trying some hair extensions, you better believe I squealed like the child I am.

Because I was more interested in volume than length, I went with the 16" (which is the 2nd 'shortest' option), 200g in the colour Medium Brown. It seriously matches my hair perfectly, in my non-hairdresser opinion.
It comes with 10 pieces:
1 x 4 clips
2 x 3 clips
5 x 2 clips
2 x 1 clip
I have worn hair extensions before but I have never put them in myself, so it definitely took a little trial and error, a lot of youtube videos and several texts to my hairdresser bestie for assistance. You don't even want to know what I was getting wrong, it was really stupid.
First, lets look at my super boring thin hair.
Just in case it doesn't look thin to you, I want to note that I brought all my hair forward in the front picture, and threw it all back in the back picture. So looks might be deceiving, but believe me - my hair is so thin that Kate Middleton has more hair in her bangs than I have on my whole head. That is, until I put the hair extensions in...
In some of the photos, the extensions look darker than my hair, and in others they match perfectly. I really don't think you can tell in real life.
and just in case you forgot what my thin boring hair looks like, here's another side by side.
Woah. Seriously. It's amazing what thick, glorious hair will do to your ego, you guys. So you agree? You think you're really pretty? No, but my hair definitely is.
I wanted to see if I could do anything else with the hair extensions in. I'm not great with hair, but I wanted to mix it up a bit if I'm actually going to wear them in real life.
One thing I was slightly disappointed with was I didn't get a glorious Kate Middleton ponytail. It just did not work. It was too heavy and my hair elastic was no match for all that hair.
Bummer. But then I thought.. maybe it would work with less clips? So I took them all out, and then put only 4 back in. I put them as close to the top of my head as possible. I was only doing this for a ponytail, but I discovered if I wanted to wear it out with less clips, it looked a lot more realistic, but still thick and long. It took me less than 5 minutes, so it's quite tempting to do this shorter version more often. I used 1 x 4 clip, 1 x 3 clips and 2 x 1 clip. I put the 1's on the side on an angle so it didn't hurt when I pulled my hair into a pony.
The ponytail, unfortunately, still wasn't as glorious as Kate's, but it was better than my normal ponytail and I'm sure I could have made it prettier but I was about paparazzi-d out, and my neighbours were giving me weird looks.
I got my Kate twirl down though.
Overall, I think that hair extensions aren't something you just buy on a whim, but if you are interested or are going to buy them anyway, I highly recommend Irresistible Me.
Before I said yes, I did lots of research, read lots of blogs and watched lots of youtube videos, and tons of people (who know more about hair than I do) recommend them. I always wanted to try hair extensions for volume, but didn't even know where to start and what was worth it, and what wasn't. I am so happy with these hair extensions and I will definitely be using them in real life. Thank you Irresistible Me!
Chelsea approves...
But only because she knows she still has the prettiest hair in our house. It's cool. I agree.
What do you think about hair extensions? Have you ever tried them? Or are you lucky enough to have gorgeous thick long hair naturally?
Your hair extensions blend so well! I don't think they look darker at all! and love how it looks curled. Girl, I feel you on the thin hair. My hair is SO thin it's ridiculous. And, yes I bet Kate has hair extensions too, her hair is too perfect! <3, Pamela Sequins & Sea Breezes
ReplyDeleteWow! These look awesome--especially all curled and styled differently!
ReplyDeleteOk give me your extensions right now so I can duplicate both you and Kate Middleton. I love love how it all looks curled! I have never put on extensions, but totally want to try some out as I'm slowly growing my hair back out!
ReplyDeleteShouted you out on my blog today! I am dying over your hair with these extensions! I have always wanted to try some but am scared of how it would look...these look so natural on you!
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Your hair looks gorgeous gurlie, love how well the extensions blended in. And you know I'm loving all the Kate Middleton comparisons, girlfriend can do no wrong! And if there's any truth/correlation to The Royal We then she definitely wears extensions ;-)
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Bahahaha I was going to say my favorite part is where your hair is curled (gorgeous) but how can anyone compete with a bunch of Kate Middleton hair pics... #lifegoals
ReplyDeleteMy hair is really long but not as thick. I think it is a great idea to add volume. love it with the curls. So pretty.
ReplyDeletei love them--you look great!
ReplyDeleteYou look amazing, lady! I love your hair, both with and without the extensions!
ReplyDeleteKate really does have the most perfect hair! The extensions look so good on you, both straight and curly! It's awesome that it gives you the extra volume that you want!
ReplyDeleteLove love love! I've heard of this brand just shortly ago but I never know if they're actually good or not. You look hot!
ReplyDeleteWow, these look fantastic and very natural! I love how your ponytail turned out (and definitely think it would be Kate-approved!).
ReplyDeleteLOLOL @ you and Kate both flipping hair. I love it.
ReplyDeleteI think they look really great on you, both all of them and then just some. All looks like a LOT of hair. But both are really pretty.
I do naturally have thick long hair and I actually love my hair. But the only downside to my hair is that it is naturally super straight. And it REFUSES to hold any sort of curl/wave/anything that isn't straight. Which means I could never get those super cute curls that you have. :(
ReplyDeleteVery pretty!! It looks completely natural. Love the picture of you and Chelsea!
ReplyDeleteI like having long hair, but I'm like you - it's definitely kind of thin and it gets scraggly the longer it gets. I probably wouldn't do hair extensions just because I don't do ANYTHING to my hair (not even blow dry it), but if I wasn't so lazy I'd be all over it!!! Your curls are so gorgeous. And I love the twirl, you've got the Kate look down!
ReplyDeleteWas Chelsea the cat hiding in your blinds last night!?? LOL!! That was too cute. Now, on to the extensions...SO FUN!! They look amazing when curled! And I know you didn't get the Kate Middleton ponytail you wanted but I actually think it looks very very pretty both times you put it in a pony. Also...TOTALLY understand about having thin hair and being able to make it look deceptively thicker/nicer in photos than how it typically hangs in real life. Story of my life!! (well...not as much an issue now that it's short but when I've had it longer...yes.)
ReplyDeleteKate does have gorgeous hair. My girls and I all have long hair, basically we're just too lazy to keep up with cuts.
ReplyDeleteWow these look great on you!! Were they easy to use??
ReplyDeleteI've always wanted to get some extensions to add for extra body...but I have such an odd hair color that I can never find any that look they come even somewhat close to matching :-/
Your hair looks pretty much like Kate's with the extensions in! I've never used hair extensions before, but I have such thin hair so I think they would probably be beneficial lol. In all honesty I've always just been too lazy to even think about hair extensions!
ReplyDeleteYour hair looks so pretty! I have never had extensions, I don't even know if I would be able to figure out how to put them in! But yours look really good:=
ReplyDeleteOkay, first off, you TOTES have got the Kate Middleton look going on with the extensions! My jaw in on the floor mostly because my hair is so nasty thin, and I can't believe how voluptuous your hair looks with the extensions. And I need them. And they look so good and not at all like extensions! And more run-on sentence kind of things.
ReplyDeleteIt looks so natural and blends so well- I'm impressed! But your natural hair does not look thin or boring (just saying), I'm always sooo amazed at how good it looks, especially when you have it curled, it always looks so perfect. Back to the extensions, how did they feel on your head? I think I would be afraid they would come out randomly? I have no idea if that's really possible or how the actual attaching them to your head works.
ReplyDeleteThese look gorgeous on you! So fun. You are totally making me want to accept the offer... I just keep ignoring them... a little rude I think... lol. Your Kate twirl is priceless. Glad they work for you! :) Maybe I'll get a hair cut (oh god so needed....) and then play around with my straightener.... and thennnn order some. :) XO -Alexandra
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Wow, I love them!! I have pretty thick hair, but I would like to try them to add volume to braids! Even though I suck at braiding,but maybe i could work on that lol! I am growing my hair right now so I can donate it in the Spring maybe I will get a pair when I cut mine.
ReplyDeleteI have never given any thought to hair extensions (because cheap + lazy) but they look so so good on you! I never would have known or realized that it wasn't your hair and I thought the ponytail looked great!
ReplyDeleteThose look great on you! Ahh I wish I had Kate's hair too. It's just not happening on it own...
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Wow these look so good on you! I have never tried hair extensions but have always wanted to. These blended so well with your real hair, you would never know that they were extensions. I love your curls!
ReplyDeleteThe hair extensions seriously look amazing on you - the color you chose is spot on! I so think you give Kate Middleton a run for her money when it's down and curled, especially the pic of you twirling it. Maybe you're long lost sisters and you don't even know it? :)
ReplyDeleteOhhhh this is amazing and gorgeous. You're radiant with the extensions in. I can tell you're all kinds of luvo on yourself and I am so proud!
ReplyDeleteThey look awesome! I love the way you styled it with curls and yes I think you got the Dutchess Kate look nailed!!! xo, Biana
ReplyDeletesooooo I have long, thickass hair. I like to call it Teflon horse hair because it's thick like a horse's tail and refuses to take any perm or curl and even that is a struggle. I found a curling wand that heats up to like, 500F and it's the only one that will curl my hair. thankfully Kayla is also blessed with thick hair and don't even talk to me about my niece - she can't even tie her hair back with an elastic because it's not big enough to wrap around her thick hair!!!
ReplyDeleteI love them!!!! Why cant they reach out to me to do a review damnit! I have the same problem, super thin hair. Oh so thin. Totally jealous of Kate Middleton! She has the perfect hair. These extensions look awesome on you!
ReplyDeleteI usually love extensions for when I want to curl my hair. And your look perfect! Btw, great hairstyle inspiration ;)
ReplyDeleteOH MY GOSH STOP IT!!! These look incredible on you! Also--your "boring thin hair" looks absolutely freaking adorable curled! So much so you almost have me tempted to chop my and just buy extensions! GOD YOU'RE GORGEOUS! Can I be you now? Okay, thanks.
ReplyDeleteOMG those extensions are amazing. I chopped my hair off last year and not I miss my really long hair. I've been going back and forth with the idea of extensions but I don't know if I'll find the right shade to match my current hair.
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh - they look fantastic! & so real!! I'm really impressed!
ReplyDeletethat's hilarious that your mom wasn't allowed to have long hair bc that always happened to my sister and me! my dad would take us for a haircut and make us get these short bobs that we (and my mom) hated, ugh!!! lol. He was always like "what???"- you DON'T GET IT DAD. Anyway, i'm obsessed with these, you look incredible! Hair extensions are awesome.
ReplyDeleteGIRL! I couldn't agree more with Kate Middleton I have always had hair envy with her!
ReplyDeleteAnd seriously the hair extensions are gorgeous!
Love the extensions on you. I have never tried them becasue I have super thick hair.I need more volume on top of my head if that makes sense.
ReplyDeleteThese look soooo pretty on you! Seriously Kate Middleton is just freaking flawless. I love this though, you rocked it!
ReplyDeleteI'm that horrible blogger that is whining over here like "WHY DOESN'T ANYONE SEND ME EXTENSIONS?!" and crying a little bit to myself. I have pretty much the same hair as you, length, thickness, etc, but I still dye mine blonde. Yours looks so gorgeous before and after the extensions really! I just want that extra thickness and length so bad! I like that you tied multiple styles with them so we could see the options, usually bloggers just have them down and curled so you can't really see how they work. Also I was cracking up at all the Kate comparisons. I mean if someone doesn't want her hair they are crazy.
ReplyDeleteLove the extensions on you! Cracked up at the Kate Middleton twirl photo-you nailed it! I have the opposite problem as you-my hair is insanely thick-I get it thine about 75 percent every time I go to the salon, and it still doesn't work in a ponytail!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE Irresistible Me hair extensions. I ordered some awhile back and they were perfect! Yours look amazing. I actually found a way to do the pony tail too! I do mine where you take a little piece of hair like in the middle you hair and clip the extensions around that little piece and then pull your real hair over the extensions. Like building it from the inside out if that makes sense. Try it! Totally works. Love the Kate Middleton twirl.
ReplyDeleteI can't even imagine having to need hair extensions. My hair is ridiculously thick, to the point I've asked stylists to do what they can to make it look LESS thick. Plus it's curly so I have to keep it long because weight makes it less big. So while I can't understand where you're coming from, I can tell you that they look great on you and not at all fake looking like some others I've seen.
ReplyDeleteI dream of a flawless ponytail.
These look awesome on you!! I've always had pretty thick hair up until last year and now it's definitely on the thin side. It's still super long and I keep thinking about cutting it shorter because I think it would look fuller and prettier if it were shorter, but then I keep thinking that maybe it'll thicken back up eventually, haha! Anyway, maybe I just need some hair extensions in the mean time. ;)
ReplyDeleteKate does have amazing hair and everything else about her. Geez. Not fair. Your cat is pretty fabulous too :). The extensions look great on you. Good for you for curling and trying to style with them in as well. More than I can say for other bloggers. I've never put hair extensions in. I have thick hair but not the gorgeous kind. It's stick straight and serioulsy, no one knows how to cut it decently. It's always blunt or wonky. Oh well. Grass is always greener right?
ReplyDeleteMy hair is like you described yours. When it's long it's just scraggly and horrible, even if it looks fine in pictures. But I've been growing it forever and I can't wait to chop it. I love the extensions on you! I also love your normal hair just curled. My hair hates me and won't hold a curl everrrr.
ReplyDeleteThe only hair extension I have ever tried was a set of fake bangs. They looked awful and were promptly returned! haha Ugh can Kate BE any more fabulous?! That gif, if I were to turn my head like that I would likely end up with a stray bunch of hairs on my face or wind would randomly decide to start blowing from the wrong direction. The extensions look fabulous on you! You'll have to keep us posted on how they keep over time.
ReplyDeleteYours look so great!!! Looks so natural on you! I can't get mine to look natural because my hair is so thin. You said that you're hair is thin too so I don't know what I'm doing wrong :( And seriously, you got some really great photos!
ReplyDeleteOh, and what do you use to curl your hair? I love the big, flowy curls!
DeleteLOVE it curled! And I love how you showed different styles with it, too!
ReplyDeleteOmg. The curls are PERFECT. These look so natural and gorgeous on you! Also -love- that Mean Girls quote slip in. Bahaha. My hair is thick enough but I am so bad at doing my own hair that I could never imagine the struggle of trying to perfect clipping in extensions. One of my best friends uses extensions when her hair is a little longer and I always remember her trying to avoid letting any boy touching her hair bc then they would freak out when they saw it was fake. Ha!!!
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Before I chopped my hair a few weeks ago (it's still halfway down my back, but it used to be at my waist so the 6 inches off does feel like I chopped it off!) people thought I had extensions in all the time haha. I also always had long hair as a kid, and can only really remember two "extreme" haircuts where I brought my hair up above my shoulders. Anyway, enough about me. You look gorgeous with them in or out, of course, but I do love how the added length and volume gives you a lot more versatility. Fabulous, my dear!
ReplyDeleteI wore extensions for years! I still have clip ins, I've had them glued and weaved in too! These are really nice and seem to match your hair well!
ReplyDeleteIt looks amazing and really natural styled with the soft curls! You look beautiful whether it's short or long but what a great product to give you the option to try different styles.
ReplyDeleteFabulous. Like...seriously...fabulous. The hair extensions I got was only one big piece with 3 clips. I think the options you have with the pieces you listed are endless.
ReplyDeleteOmg I loveeeeee them!!! They look so amazing!!! Its weird I feel like my extensions from them photograph darker too but they don't look like that in real life either! Strange! My hair is soooo thin too! Extensions are my life saver haha!
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The extensions look so natural, and I love that you can curl them! This definitely makes me want to try extensions :)
ReplyDeleteThese extensions look great with your hair! Honestly if you hadn't said anything I wouldn't have noticed it looks so natural.
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Kate's hair is so so amazing! I'm not convinced she has extensions... Keep letting me live the dream! And you are one little beauty too!
ReplyDeleteI've never tried hair extensions. I'm always afraid I'll put them in wrong and screw up the whole process. I like your hair both ways, with and without the extensions.
ReplyDeleteOmg this was so fantastic. xD I loved your "hair" story. XD I have a very...um...embarrassing childhood hair story. I ALWAYS had long hair (it's extremely thick too) and it was the bane of my life because I hate hair in my face. But whatever. My mum always said that if I cut it, I'd never grow it back. Now I thought she meant I COULD never grow it back. Like once you cut your hair in adulthood -- boom -- it stays short forever. (I know...I know...I'm deluded.) So I didn't cut it until I was like 18. AND THEN I REALISED HOW STUPID I WAS. haha. *ahem* So I keep it quite short now and it's still massively thick. I probably will never need hair extensions. xD But I loved all your photos!! And your Kate-twirl was fabulous. ;)
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i love the extensions when you curl them! they look great! xo jillian - cornflake dreams
ReplyDeleteYou are so cute!! And I LOVE your hair curled. As a naturally curly girl, i'm so happy that curls are finally in style, yayyyyy! Haha.
ReplyDeleteI want!
ReplyDeleteYou are cracking me up with the Kate Middleton love! But for real, her hair is out of control beautiful and yes, I bet she wears extensions. Yours look GREAT - especially to do them yourself and have them be removable? Amazing. They look fantastic curled. Please tell me your friend did that to your hair - or do you have those curling skills? I'm with you on the thin hair. It's lame. It sucks. No thick long hair for us. But removable extensions sound appealing... (Real extensions are way too expensive!)
ReplyDeleteYou are totally Kate Middleton made over. I can see it. ;)
ReplyDeleteThose extensions looks great on you. They match your hair perfectly. That's always the fear I have with them and that's why I haven't tried them.
Okay, I know I already commented on your Instagram, but seriously ... It looks so good!
ReplyDeleteI've considered extensions (though mostly right before my wedding), but I couldn't commit. I like the idea of these since you can put them in or take them out whenever you want. My hair is pretty thick (though I feel like it's not as thick now as it was when I was younger), and it grows really fast (so that comment about dying roots every few weeks definitely hit home!) ... But I like the idea of using them to change the style, length, or even color (like getting something to use as like highlights or something without having to bleach out my hair). I don't even know if something like that exists, but if it does, I might have to look into it.
These look SO good! I actually squealed for a sec when I saw them on your instagram, you looked that pretty. I mean you always look pretty but who doesn't look even prettier with longer, fuller hair?
ReplyDeleteSo, question, because I have similar hair and as you know it is WAY too short right now and I kind of hate it...are these like just for fun or would you/do you wear them out in public? I like the idea of extensions but I feel like it would be weird to just have longer hair overnight (even if it did look natural, obviously people would know it's fake), and then would it be weird to wear them every day? Or would it be weird NOT to wear them every day and go back and forth between longer and shorter hair? Seriously thinking WAY too hard about this haha!
These are amazing! I have thin, flat, scraggly hair and would love some extensions! How did you match your color so perfectly? My hair is all different colors right now (ombre), but I plan to go back to brown next month and I totally want to get some!
ReplyDeleteKate's hair really is amazing, and those extensions really look amazing on you. Clip-in extension are bae. I make my own so that they custom match my hair and I love the versatility with them.
ReplyDeleteI think your ponytail looks trés chic but if you're trying for the higher pony like Kate, here's a tip: place the clips in the center of your head, focusing them between your temple and ears, and for the ones that you insert beneath the ponytail, put them in backwards. Does that make sense? LOL if, not text me :)
Girl you are hilarious, I read every single word of this (I usually skip to the bottom end results of reviews). I think your pony looks so glamorous! I got extensions for my wedding and couldn't believe how easy they were..for some reason I thought they would take a lot more work or something? I even slept in them (on accident)
ReplyDeleteTHEY LOOK GREAT ON YOU!!!
ReplyDeleteI don't use 'em (are dread loc extensions a thing?), but yours look nice! Of course my favorite picture is the last one. PRETTY CAT!!!! =^_^=
ReplyDeleteThose extensions look gorgeous! I've never tried extensions because my hair has always been ridiculously thick and long - which is why I never do anything fancy to my hair at all. Too much effort!
ReplyDeleteThese extensions look stunning on you! I especially love the picture you took of the back with the curls. You can't tell AT ALL that you're wearing them! I used to wear extensions now and then, and they never looked this natural!!
ReplyDeleteThese extensions look stunning on you! I especially love the picture you took of the back with the curls. You can't tell AT ALL that you're wearing them! I used to wear extensions now and then, and they never looked this natural!!
ReplyDeleteLove these extensions on you! They look gorgeous both ways but I agree, it looks more natural with a few of them in. I want some now!
ReplyDeleteHow lovely! You look great with both short or long hair! I had extensions for my wedding for volume and I loved it. I wish my hair was as voluminous and perfect as Kate Middletons too! Haha. :) Thanks for sharing!
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