Locks of Hair

Calgary shop for 100% human-hair extensions (clip-in, tape-in, sew-in, curly), wigs & 3D mink lashes. Founder-tested by master stylist Cara Eyre. https://locksofhair.com

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5x5 Buys You an Extra Inch of Lace in Every Direction

That extra inch each way over a 4x4 is what makes a deep side part or a diagonal line practical rather than a gamble on whether the lace edge shows. HD mesh is the other half of it, woven fine enough to vanish in daylight, which is exactly where ordinary lace types give themselves away first. Straight hair keeps its fall between washes because the cuticle lies flat in its natural direction and resists the swelling humidity causes, so the polished look survives without a morning flat-iron.

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Protect Your Hairline: Traction Alopecia and How to Prevent It

Traction alopecia is hair loss from steady pulling, and it shows up wherever a style keeps the scalp under tension day after day, usually at the front and temples first. Keep braids loose at the hairline, give your natural hair recovery time between styles, and take pain seriously, because a style that hurts is pulling too hard. Left unchecked long enough, the loss can become permanent, so prevention is everything.

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A Kinky Curly Frontal Buries the Mistakes a Straight One Shows

The coils on this frontal sit in the same diameter range as type 3C through 4A natural hair, so the hairline match happens without much manipulation. Because the strands fan outward from the lace instead of lying flat, uneven plucking and visible knots end up hidden under the curl mass, and that is forgiveness a straight frontal cannot offer. The 13x4 base spans temple to temple with four inches of parting depth, which covers centre parts, deep side parts and puffs. Press it flat for a different look and the coil comes back after the next wash.

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Full Lace Is the Only Cap That Lets You Part Anywhere

A frontal or closure wig fixes your part inside the lace zone at the front. Full lace runs from hairline to nape, so the division can go centre, deep side, diagonal, or right at the crown and still read as scalp from every angle. That is also why it takes an updo: sweep it into a bun or a high ponytail and there is no machine-weft cap edge waiting to show. At 130 percent the density lands in the range stylists tend to recommend for daily wear, full enough to look healthy without announcing itself.

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Cuticle, Cortex and Medulla: What a Hair Strand Is Actually Made Of

Every claim on a bundle of extension hair comes back to three layers. The cuticle is the shingled outer shield, the cortex holds about 90 percent of the weight along with the strength and color, and the medulla is the core that fine hair often lacks. When the cuticle stays intact and aligned, hair resists tangling and breakage, and that is the whole reason remy hair is prized.

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A Transparent Closure Skips the Colour-Matching Step Entirely

Transparent lace ships with no dye in it at all, so it takes on the undertone of whatever scalp it sits against and there is no shade to match beforehand. The hairline is pre-plucked too, graduated during manufacturing to imitate real growth, which turns a long session with tweezers into a few minutes of finessing. A 4x4 base is the practical middle: enough room for centre, side and moderate off-centre parts, and small enough that it can go on glueless with the internal combs and the elastic strap.

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Lola Mink Lashes: Russian Volume Drama From a Single Strip

Lola gets its volume from layering rather than from packing in more fibre. The strands sit at varying heights and angles, which fans them the way a Russian Volume set does, and it keeps the overall weight light enough to wear through a long event. Real mink holds its curl after repeated cleaning because the protein structure locks the shape in. The band is on the thicker side, so it anchors while you press the centre down first and then secure each corner. Expect around 20 to 25 wears with an oil-free cleanser.

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A closure covers one section at the top or crown and arrives with its part already made, so it is the simplest of the three to install and to live with. A frontal rebuilds the whole front hairline across thirteen inches and parts in any direction you like, and it asks for more maintenance in return. Read it here: https://locksofhair.com/glossary#closure

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Founder Cara Eyre in one of our curly human-hair wigs. If wig and extension terms ever trip you up (lace front, closure, density), our glossary explains 105 of them in plain language: https://locksofhair.com/glossary

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The wig wall at Locks of Hair, stocked with 100% human-hair lace-front, transparent-lace, and U-part styles in 20+ colors. Meet the shop behind it: https://locksofhair.com/pages/about-us

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Inside the Locks of Hair showroom in Calgary, where every wig and set of extensions gets checked before it ships. More about the shop: https://locksofhair.com/pages/about-us