Hair Extensions by Elaine in Hutto, TX

Elaine is the best! Very kind, and knowledgeable in what she does. You can tell she's been doing this for a long time. She was so patient with me and took the time to answer all of my questions. And she did a really good job installing the hair. I definetley reccomend :)

I recently took a hair extensions class with Elaine. I absolutely loved it! Elaine is professional and clearly an expert in her field. she took her time with each student to make sure that they were doing each process correctly. Elaine is knowledgeable and a great instructor. after taking the class, I feel confident in performing all types of different kinds of hair extensions. she really cares about her clients and students and was more than happy to answer any questions that may arise after I took her class. if you're looking for a great hair extensions class. I highly recommend Elaine.

Had a project I needed to complete it I went to this company to get all the supplies so I can get straight A's on my projects I highly recommend hair extensions by Elaine.

I've been going to Elaine for Microlinc extensions for over 4 years now and always been so happy with the work that she's done. It looks so natural and I always get compliments how beautiful my hair looks and no one can tell I have extensions. She's amazing!!! So happy that I found her.

In short: I read the good reviews on yelp for Elaine and felt very confident going to her you have my microlink extensions installed. However it very soon became clear they were installed incorrectly and she was not willing to help in any way. Giving her the benefit of the doubt and assuming all the other reviews are genuine, perhaps she knows what she's doing with other types of extensions but if you have microlink I would stay far away!! Full story: After reading all the good reviews and messaging with Elaine she seemed very nice and reasonably priced so I made an appointment to have my microlink extensions installed. I had my own hair and she already told me if anything needed to be re-tipped that would be an additional charge, no problem I agreed to that. She put in my extensions and by the next night I was woken up from intense itching like I've never experienced. I've had microlink extensions before and I know it can take time to get used to so I tried to ignore the feeling for as long as possible but after a week of feeling like a million ants are crawling through my hair I finally gave in and sent her a text explaining the situation and politely asking if there's anything that can be done to rectify this or how we can address this issue. I also sent photos to show how the top of the extension was sticking out above the microlink and sticking directly into my scalp. I will say that it wasn't my entire head it was very specific areas of my head that was itching, ruling out any kind of allergy but it was at least 40% of my head. Also, I explained when I brushed my hand across the top of my head I could feel very short and coarse pieces of hair sticking out and it was obvious this is what was causing the itchiness. I immediately got a very defensive series of texts back from Elaine, at first saying she was in the class and would call me after from the airport but then continued sending me more defensive texts. She tried blaming it on the hair I had brought and said maybe it's because some of it needed to be re-tipped, if that was the case then why didn't she re-tip them like we discussed? Invalid excuse. After all the excuses and her saying she wouldn't be back in town until Feb 13 (we were texting on Jan 25th) there was NO WAY I could last another 3 weeks with my scalp being this irritated. I also mentioned that I'm leaving the country, which she was aware of, on February 13. She eventually offered to take them out free of charge as a "courtesy", however this was already a backhanded offer as she knew I wouldn't even be in LA and how and earth would I be able to wait 3 weeks when it's so irritated and itchy from the improper install?!? I was already ready to tear them out myself! She was not offering any suggestions or even recommendations to see someone sooner or even seeming to care about what I was going through after I've given her 100's of dollars. To be honest I wasn't going write a review and i was just going to accept the loss, just take it as a lesson learned, but after going to another extension specialist to get them professionally removed (another $200) and without mentioning anything about what had happened or the irritation (I wanted an unbiased 2nd opinion) they started work on my hair and were immediately horrified with the way they were installed and say it's no wonder I was so uncomfortable!! Since having them removed and waiting a week for my scalp to have a break and recover, I have had them reinstalled and I'm am so happy and comfortable with them now. Most Importantly ZERO itchiness or irritation! I wish I had just saved the $600 and had them done professionally in the first place, so if I can help someone else from having the same experience at least something positive can come out of this.