Hi all,
I have used lace systems for a while and after some terrible service i decided to give the company total cover plus a go and try their product "contact skin"
Heres a short review of my thoughts on them so far
COMMUNICATION/INFORMATION
I emailed them first with some questions about the hair and the system itself, within 24hours i had a reply with all the infomation i asked for
Rating 5 out of 5
PRICE
i was paying ?650 for a lace system every 3 months before, this system is a special price off ?149 for your first one and then ?269 after. A service charge off ?89 is added for the head shaving, scalp cleaning, shampoo, bonding and cutting of the system
Price wise i think this is right in the middle, i have seen cheaper systems and there is many more that will cost alot more and depending on you circumstances this seems a good deal for what you get
RATING 4 out of 5
LOCATION
My nearest salon where the product was available was in london which for me was a 45min train/tube ride. The salon was called frankie chochrane and was your typical off street trendy london salon. Clean and welcoming its what you would expect but is quite open and other people having their haircuts will be seen coming in and out but when i went it was not busy and unless you are shy this should not be a issue to many people. The stylist was full off infomation and expalined everything fully and it took around 2.5 hours to shave my head, clean my scalp, apply the bond and attach and cut the system. The cut was superb and the eye for detail rally impressed me
Really needs to be in salons! a trip into london is fun but a pain when its raining! im sure eventually they will roll it out across more
4 out of 5
THE SYSTEM
The system itself is light and is cut down to size in salon. They match and order in the correct colour for you and mine was dead on what i needed to match my remaining hair. The bonding was easy and i have had no reaction to the soft bonding
The reason i wanted to try this system was for one thing...the front hairline! the sales patter is that it is totally natural looking and it pretty much is. The day after having the system on i had to add a tiny bit more bond under a small section at the front of the system as it was still white ( the bond is ment to go clear after 12 hours ) and pretty soon it went clear and the front hairline looked good! here is a picture taken just after i rebonded a small area that was a little loose
As you can see my hair is "up" mainly so i can show how it actually looks, i know for a fact i could not have a lace hair system in such a style and it looks as close to natural as i think i could get ( not i had not styled it in the picture just swept it to show the hairline, i usually have some wax in! )
Great base, good quality hair and so far seems great
RATING 4 OUT OF 5
THE VERDICT
Decent price, decent location, good system so overall its decent for what you want and pay for
RATING OVERALL 4 out of 5
What could be improved?
- Its a set price on the systems, if there was a option to pre buy a couple of systems at once for a small discount i would be tempted
- Needs to be in more locations as traveling into london is a mission and adds a couple of extra hours ontop of the 3 it takes to fit the system
- You cant buy these systems and have them bonded and cut in yourself to save money
- You will need to buy your own bond, scalp cleaner etc which can add some extra cost ( to be fair lace systems you would have to buy extras as well )
I have had the system for less than a week so i will update in 8 weeks or so on how well it has lasted, the advert said 6-7 weeks but the stylist said 12 is normal so i will update when i know!
Hope this helps anyone else who was looking for info on them and if you have a question just post or PM me and i will answer the best i can
Regards