How to Make Synthetic Coon Tail Extensions

Scene clothes? Check. Scene Room? Check. Myspace? Check. Lingo? Check. Scene Haircut? Check. Human Hair Extensions? Check. Colourful coontails? Nope. You just don't want them to be permanent? Or maybe your parents won't let you get them? Chill! Here's an easy, cheap and non-permanent way to get that stripy scene hair craze!

Steps

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    Buy a colourful synthetic clip in Hair-extension. You can get these for a cheap price from Claire's, Hot Topic, Peacocks, Blue Banana and loads more.
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    Tape the extension down onto a table with masking tape.
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    Put tape across the extension. Leave a 2 centimeter (0.8 in) gap between each piece of tape.
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    Take your black marker pen and colour in the gaps of colour. It doesn't matter if the marker gets on the masking tape.
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    Leave the pen to dry, then remove the tape and flip over your extension. Do the other side using the same technique you used on the previous side.
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Clipping the extension into your hair

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    Take a section of your hair off the top of your head and pin it back. If you have layers, use your top layer.
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    Take some of the hair underneath and either twist or back comb it. This will provide an anchor for the extension to sit on.
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    Clip open your extension and gently clip it onto the top of your 'anchor'.
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    Un-clip the your top layer so it falls over the extension.
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    Fiddle with it until it feels comfortable and looks realistic.
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Warnings

  • NEVER blow dry, straighten, curl, tease, or crimp a synthetic extension! Being mostly plastic, the will melt in the heat or snap when teasing.
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  • Don't backcomb the same section of hair too often. This will make your hair unhealthy and brittle.
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  • Be gentle with your hair, and the extension.
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  • If the extension gets ratty, fake-looking and impossible to brush down, get rid of it!
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  • Don't let on that your coontails are fake! You don't want to be called a poser.
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Things You'll Need

  • A pack of/single synthetic colourful highlight extension.
  • A black permanent marker pen. A chisel tip works best.
  • Masking Tape.
  • A table or hard surface.
  • A small comb (for teasing, to make an anchor for the extension)

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Updated: September 20, 2022
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