Kim Kardashian is often seen with long, flowing, dark locks and it won’t come as a surprise that many of her fans have been trying to find out how much of her weave is actually hers.
It is well documented that Kim Kardashian wears hair extensions and wigs to switch up her hairstyles. In reality, Kim’s hair is just above shoulder length and her natural hair colour is very dark brown.
Keep reading for tips to follow when getting your own hair extensions and to find out who’s responsible for Kim’s own fabulous hair styling.
Choosing and Styling Hair Extensions
Hair extensions are a lot of fun and are used to add to the thickness and length of a person’s hair. The additional hair provides a multitude of looks to experiment with. However, it is important that you buy the right shade for your hair colour.
If you are thinking of buying hair extensions, first off, it is best to buy them in real life, rather than online, to get the color right.
If buying them online there are color-matching websites that you can use to help you get the perfect shade.
As well as this, you’ll need to think about what type of hair extensions you want; there are four, clip-ins, tape-ins, sew-ins and micro-loop. Not only is it important to get the right hair extensions but to take care of your extensions when you get them.
For clip-in hair extensions, after removing them ensure that the clips are shut, brush them gently and then store them in a cool, dry place, out of direct sunlight.
When washing any of your extensions you should avoid using harsh chemicals, be sure to check the label for the words: SLS, Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Alcohol Denat, Ethanol, SD Alcohol 40, Propanol, Isopropyl and Propyl.
Excluding clip-ins, which can be put in and removed with ease at any time, hair extensions only last between 4 to 8 weeks, so it is important that you take good care of them.
Monica Rose
It is clear that Kim uses hair extensions and wigs to jazz up her weave. For a long time celebrity stylist Monica Rose was hair stylist for the Kardashian-Jenner family. However, in 2017 the Kardashians mysteriously split from Monica.
The family fired their stylist and Khloé Kardashian was even said to be pursuing a lawsuit against Rose. On Andy Cohen’s Watch What Happens Live, Kim was asked, “the entire Kardashian/Jenner clan used a stylist named Monica Rose. You all recently unfollowed her on social media and are no longer associated with her. Can you give us the real reason that she is no longer in your universe?”
To this Kim replied, “I haven’t worked with her in maybe four years, so my reason is not connected to this, but I will say that I read that it was said that she was the reason for my makeover—my makeover when I met Kanye—and I will say that Kanye got me a new team and we kind of documented it.”
When the question was reinstated Kim ended the conversation by saying, “you’d have to ask Khloé and Kendall and Kylie and the girls.”
Christ Appleton
Hair stylist, Chris Appleton, who also does the hair of many mega celebrities, such as Ariana Grande and J-Lo, works on Kim’s hair, creating, fitting and styling her various wigs and weaves.
Over the years, Chris has worked with many big names in the fashion industry, and with magazines like Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, Vanity Fair and so on. With all of the brand deals and celebrity customers he has collected over the years, Chris’s income is estimated to be around five figures and as of 2018 his net worth is said to be over $1 million.
Chris’s more than impressive hair collection, including some that he made for Kim, can be seen by watching the video below.