Breaking Beauty Podcast

Hair Extensions 101 with Celebrity Hairstylist Lacy Redway

Nov 5, 2025
Lacy Redway, a New York–based celebrity hairstylist known for her stunning work with stars like Tessa Thompson and Michelle Williams, shares her secrets behind hair extensions. She explains how to choose the right extensions and debunks the myth that they always damage natural hair. Lacy offers tips on blending for a seamless effect and discusses easy-to-use clip-ins as a flexible option. She also spills some behind-the-scenes tea about her experience working on a famous reality TV show. Get ready to master hair transformations!
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Invest In Quality Human Hair

  • Buy quality human-hair extensions to avoid shedding and tangling.
  • Spend more once to save money and frustration from cheap synthetic mixes.
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Take Out Clip-Ins For Washing

  • Remove clip-ins to wash your scalp and hair; do not keep them in while shampooing.
  • Store extensions in satin or dust bags to preserve them between uses.
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How Many Clip-In Packs You Need

  • Typically one to two packs of clip-ins cover most heads; larger heads need more.
  • Use two to three packs when adding significant length to avoid sparse coverage.
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