This post is all kinds of stupid exciting for me. Makeup may be my true love now, but hair is the one thing I really HAD growing up. I’ve got great hair (in my not so humble opinion) – it’s naturally blonde, it’s medium bodied, it can hold a curl like nobody’s business and it can grow fairly long but it pretty much conks out around chest length.
Because it just doesn’t seem to grow past my chest, I’ve often dreamed of having princess long hair. I’ve watched more hair extension tutorials than I can even begin to tell you about. I just loved the way they gave you so many more options with your hair!
Along came Irresistible Me and their gorgeous hair extensions offering to give me that perfect princess length hair! I opted for the Royal Remy hair extensions which are part of their deluxe lineup. Remy hair is essentially human hair where the cuticle layer is still intact and the hairs are aligned so that all the cuticles face the same way (like your own hair lies on your head).
I hemmed and hawed over the colour to get for a long time. My hair is blonde, but I’m not BLONDE like some people are. Platinum was an option but I had seen just how white the blonde came off on Stephanie of Beauty Infinitum (who is whiter-blonde than me) so I didn’t think I could carry off platinum. Additionally, Irresistible Me‘s video tutorial on which colour to use was of no help when trying to see the difference between Golden Blonde and Honey Blonde. Go look at the video – they look EXACTLY the same (also, it’s instructed by an all time favourite YouTuber of mine, I was so surprised and pleased to see her!). I took a chance and opted for Honey Blonde.
They showed up at work (I have everything delivered here) and it was a glorious, GLORIOUS colour match. I even freaked a coworker out by grabbing a loose weft of hair and held it out to her demanding that she tell me if it matched my own hair or not.
So the genius thing with Irresistible Me is they provide a Ziploc bag that has two compartments. The left side contains all your extensions. and the right side contains a weft of hair that you can take out and make sure that it matches to your hair colour. If it doesn’t match, send the whole thing back (left side untouched) and they’ll send you the correct colour. This saves a lot of heartache because you’ll be able to get your own colour without too much hassle (or wasting 200 bucks or so).
Above is the weft of hair I took out first to make sure it matched the colour of my own hair. The hair is predominantly blonde but there are a few layers of colours in there to ensure it looks natural. There are some black hairs thrown in there though. It was a bid odd to me (as I’ve never spotted a black hair on my own head), but they don’t change the appearance of the extensions whatsoever.
In reality, my hair is slightly more yellow than the hair extensions I got. You may notice a slight colour discrepancy in the photos if you’re super observant, however I could not have asked for a better match.
I ordered the 20 inch Irresistible Me Royal Remy Hair Extensions in Honey Blonde. My hair is fairly long to begin with so it’s not like I had to worry TOO much about blending it in lengthwise with my own hair. I do feel like it’s a lot harder to blend in extremely long extensions with short hair unless you’re doing a half up/half down hair style – then you can get away with pretty much anything.
The extensions definitely kill any natural highlights/lowlights I have in my hair. In the shot above, my natural hair it looks kind of like I have low lights. In reality, that’s just my hair curving over the top of my chest and it displays a different colour than the rest of my mane. In the shot with extensions though, literally everything looks uniform because it removes some of that natural colouring.
The extensions gave me about 2-3 inches (maybe even 4, but I didn’t measure) of length on top of my natural length and a RIDICULOUS amount of volume. The 20 inches only come in the 200g volume and let me tell you… that is a LOT of hair. In the shots where I’ve got my hair down, I’m only wearing maybe 75% of all of the extensions and it was HEAVY.
When I wore my extensions to work, I wore the huge 4 clip weft (the base one), a three clip weft across the middle at the back of my head and two single clip wefts on either side of my head to help blend in the layers. Even then, I felt like I was wearing a cape (which, let’s be honest, feels pretty fucking awesome) – It’s a LOT of hair. More than I was expecting really. I’m not complaining, but DAMN, think twice about getting super long hair and about going for the heavier weight. For comparison, at 18 inches, you can order the 140g weight hair instead of 200g. If you have especially thin hair, I would recommend going for a lower weight since your roots won’t be able to sustain the heavier extensions.
At work, I wore my hair two different ways to test the extensions out. From insertion to removal, my days were roughly ten hours in length. With my hair down and wearing only four wefts I definitely felt like my hair was luxurious, but there was a definite weight to it. However, something about the clips made my hair feel very “secure”. It was an odd sensation, not something I’ve ever felt in my hair before. So, while heavy, it felt like my hair was “tucked in for bed”. I KNOW THAT’S A WEIRD DESCRIPTION OKAY. But honestly it was quite comforting.
When I wore it up in a ponytail it was exceptionally gorgeous. In fact, I kept playing with my hair like it was a horse’s tail (yeah… I freaked a few people out). I did experience “ponytail exhaustion” pretty quickly though. You know that feeling… The one where your hair just feels a bit too bent out of shape. Like you desperately want a shower so you can “reset” your hair. For the ponytail, I’m wearing two three-clip wefts, two two-clip wefts and two single-clip wefts so it was definitely weightier than when I wore my hair down.
Final Thoughts
- Is this worth your money? YES. A million times YES.
- Should you spend more money on getting Remy hair instead of artificial plastic hair? YES. Especially if you want to be heat styling your hair. Remy hair can be used just like your own hair! I didn’t do it, but at some point I will definitely be curling my extensions to see how much volume I can get in a curled hair look!
- Is this quality hair? YES! It’s thick, voluminous and seriously glorious. It actually feels similar in texture to my own hair which is really reassuring.
Honestly, I couldn’t recommend these hair extensions more if I tried. They make me feel like a princess. Yes, I was sent these for consideration, but had I known how much I would love them I would’ve dropped the money on them much sooner in my life. I was always, ALWAYS hesitant because I knew it was a lot of money (I think this length starts around $200 USD) but had I known how incredible they would feel I would have flat out purchased them a long time ago. Irresistible Me has free international shipping over $150 and they do free exchanges and returns.
This post features a press sample sent for review.
Damn girl! Those extensions look incredible on you! I love Irresistible Me! Phenominal products!
Jenan
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Thanks Jenan! I’m pretty pleased with them myself!
When my hair was down to my butt I remember it feeling so heavy sometimes. Or if I put it in a bun and I turned my head too fast, sometimes I lost my balance momentarily … 🙂
I don’t miss long hair but those look fantastic. I’m glad you didn’t take my advice to get the platinum.
The weight of it can be unbelievable. I actually waited till it was a bit cooler in Toronto to wear them to work while my hair was down because I knew it’d be warm as well. (Seriously… like a CAPE!)
I think the problem I had with choosing between platinum and honey blonde is just that there weren’t ANY reviews for the honey blonde extensions so I had no real colour comparison. I really hope this post gets tracking for those keywords and I’m able to help some other ladies out!
Beautiful!! They match perfectly and look so natural! If I didn’t already have them I’d be ordering them right now. 💕
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I couldn’t believe the colour match. What luck!
Wow, I’ve never been tempted by hair extensions, but these look so natural and flattering!! I can totally see why you loved them so much- you look super glamorous 🙂
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Thanks Jen! They do give me that “oh so glamourous” feel. 😀
These look gorgeous on you! I’ve heard such great things about the Irresistible Me extensions. With my curly hair though I don’t know how they would work for me, unless I straightened my hair.
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With curly hair I imagine you’d definitely have to straighten your hair. Even if you tried to curl the extensions it just wouldn’t be tight enough of a corkscrew I don’t think.
There’s a curling iorn called baby curl and it makes super small tight curls. I’m talking Beyoncé curls! I think that’d blend with curly hair. This curling wand makes me look like I have a perm and the curl holds 2 dayS even on my super fine, hard to curl hair.
i thought about this opp but..i have short hair and i just didn’t think i could get it all the blend with my length. esp if i wanted super longer hair like yours was originally.
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I’d be curious to see how they work out with shorter hair. I think Cassie posted a few shots where she wore the extensions and pulled back the front pieces of her hair. That looked fairly natural!
I was sent the hair curler and it was amazing as well! I’ve read a few posts on their hair extension and each of it looks amazing and very natural like yours. Definitely worth the money!
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Sooo worth the money! Glad to hear that the curling iron works well too!
I’m going to play around with mine this weekend, thanks for writing a review so I know what to expect! 😛 I can’t wait to have long mermaid hair for once!! 😀
Awesome! I hope it turns out well! I can’t wait to see the results. 🙂
that is such a cool idea about the little test piece! these look AMAZING on you, no wonder you love them! and that pony tail… wow. to be honest, even your natural pony tail is pretty great. i have long hair but it’s not thin but it’s not super thick. i’ve got the flat iron on the way and i can’t wait to try it out, all the products really have great reviews 🙂
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I do do have pretty good pony tail game! lol I was always told I wear my ponytail ridiculously high, so that may contribute to it looking a little more… something? Not sure what I’m getting at, to be honest.
Can’t wait to hear how the flatiron works out!
haha I’m not sure! But yeah. My ponytail never looks that good, curly or straight. PONYTAIL ENVY!
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lol awww <3
You’re definitely making me rethink extensions! I didn’t really think they were my thing especially since my hair is very long already, but Who doesn’t wanna feel like a princess?
It’s about the volume for me, for sure. My hair’s long, but it doesn’t have a ton of weight behind it. Plus hey, if I can get a few extra inches for when I went them? Hell yeah I’ll take it!
They look great on you!
I don’t know why but when I saw your pony tail, I though of Willow’s Smith “Whip My Hair” haha.
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Oh god, now that song is going to be stuck in my head for the rest of the day! Noooooooooooooo!
LOL sorry… not sorry :P.
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Bahahaha! /shakes fist
Gorgeous!!! I love how they look on you and I think I always find extensions to look great on everyone who features them. I personally have never tried extensions ever but would love to for fun. Love how the shade blends well with your natural color and also texture wise looks super natural and not flat and plastic looking like some cheap ones do. I totally need to spend more time on styling and learning more about hair care…my hair grows very well and long and thick but I don’t do much for it! :p
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Ahhhh you’re one of the lucky few with long, luscious hair! Hey, sometimes you don’t even need to style it when you’re gifted with hair that awesome. 🙂
I was lucky with how well these blended – and the texture of them really, really surprised me. I agree on the cheap plastic side of things… someone was telling me they bought some cheaper hair extensions and they always showed up looking whiter when flash photography was used because of the plastic. EEK!
I see it’s been several months since you reviewed this product. Can you tell me how well they are holding up? And how often you use/style them? I want to get some for my wedding but I also want them to last!
Hi Alexis! Unfortunately, I chopped my hair off at the end of October and haven’t worn them since. When I did wear them, I wore them maybe once a week and styled them (curly) only once since I normally wore them straight. The curl did not hold very well, but I was told by several people who use the extensions (so therefore not by PR or the company) that washing them and then drying them myself would result in easier styling for longevity.
Although I have not worn them as consistently as an everyday user, I can say that these hair extensions are INCREDIBLY sturdy. They show no signs of wear and tear and they are not even remotely close to falling apart at all. The quality is incredible and I stand behind it 100%. I think these would be phenomenal for your wedding and they will definitely last for years to come. I hope that helps!
Thank you for getting back to me so quickly! I have always wanted super long, princess hair and you have some of the only pictures I can find of the Honey Blonde color. I hate not being able to see the color in person before purchasing but I did take a change and ordered them. The wedding isn’t untill April, but I wanted time so my stylist can make a color change to my hair if necessary to help with blending. All of the wedding hair styles that I really want to do all involve long hair so I decided to try it! Thanks for your review. I can’t wait to try them out!
I understand! I couldn’t find any good pictures of the Honey Blonde colour, so I was taking a risk when I chose this colour! I’m really happy it worked out though, because the shade is as perfect of a match as I’m ever going to get!
I hope you love them as much as I do, and please, PLEASE show me a shot once you get married! Congratulations on your wedding and I wish you all the best!
your hair looks more thick after you install the hair extensions.
Definitely!
Your hair is way more warm than the extensions. The Honey Blonde is ash and your color is warm so you can completely see the different tones. I have found it is so difficult finding the right shade of warm blonde because most hair extensions pull so much more ash tones. I ordered both Honey Blonde and Golden Blonde to compare and the Golden blonde is way too dark. It’s like a light brown shade. Strange. Waiting for HONEY to arrive and now I can see on you that they may not be warm enough for my hair too.
Yeah the golden looked too dark when I was looking at them 4 years ago for this post, so I found the honey blonde to be the best match. I still like them though and no one has ever commented IRL that they look out of place (mostly people can’t even tell I’m wearing extensions when I have them in). I hope you get the right match in the end!
Me too. I have spent so much time and energy not to mention money on trying to buy ones to match. I recently took some of my older ones in to my colorist to try and match to my color and she is saying they’re all still coming up too ashy against my 10GB color which is a blonde with more warm tones. UGH. Hopefully the Honey Blonde wont be too ashy.
Keep me posted when they come in!
Look really awesome !! your extension hairs look like your real hair. Does weight your head too heavy or not?
If I wear all of them, it can feel fairly heavy. I’d say I only wear about half of the wefts.