Growing your hair to its desired length is not as easy as it seems, since it takes about eight weeks just to grow an inch of hair. The good news is, there is a solution, and it comes in the form of hair extensions. During those times when you have just had a bad haircut and growing back your hair takes an awfully long time, hair extensions can truly prove to be god sent. With a great variety of styles, colors and textures, there will always be a hair extension type that will suit your style perfectly.

You may want to look trendy by following the latest hair styles. Again, when the next trend appears, you should be ready to fit in by cutting your hair. Hair extensions will make all those transitions seamless and hassle-free. So, no matter what the next trend in hairstyle is, you will be one step ahead. Hair extensions assure you great looking locks that will merge perfectly with your natural hair.

Hair extensions first made their mark in the 1980s. However, they were not very well-received, and they were dismissed by media and fashion critics as a fad. But the mindset swung as soon as hot celebrities began endorsing them. Fashion supermodel Tyra Banks and pop diva Jessica Simpson are few of the celebrities who are raving over hair extensions. Even Posh Spice Victoria Beckam has joined the bandwagon of celebrities who are endorsing hair extensions. Another one of their great features is that they are available in a wide range of prices to suit every kind of budget.

Hair extensions have particularly caught on with the young adults. The sheer range of colors, lengths, and varieties has further added to their appeal. With hair extensions, you can wear a long hair for a night-out and take it off the very next day when you are dressing up for a corporate meeting. This is the kind of flexibility that hair extensions bring to hair styling, and it is exactly why their popularity is soaring.

The price of hair extensions is determined by their quality and type, as well as the method that is used to apply them. Synthetic hair is inexpensive whereas raw or virgin (untreated) human hair can be quite pricey. A few examples of the most sought-after hair extension types are Clip-on hair extensions which cost between $19.50 to $269 per kit; Hot Fusion or Bonding, a method that hot-glues the hair extension to your natural hair and carries a price tag of approximately $300; Cold Fusion, which is similar to Hot Fusion but uses the latest technology which is apparently gentler on the hair, and it costs about $2000; and the Weave method which braids the extensions into the natural hair. A few other coveted hair extensions include the D'Vine Lengths, Donna Bella hair extensions, Great Lengths hair extensions, Invisible Hair extensions, Unique VIP Rinex hair extensions, Cinderella hair extensions, Ultratress hair extensions, Mega hair extensions, Ultra Strands hair extensions, Racoon hair extensions, Micro-cylinder hair extensions, Microchet hair extensions, and Invisible Strands.

It is recommended that you get your hair extensions applied by trained and qualified hair-stylists, as applying and removing various forms of hair extensions is a professional job. When applied in the right way, hair extensions will accentuate your appearance, and it will not damage your hair.