African hairstyles and All other Hairstyles at the Electric Beauty Salon serving Barkingside

Weave On

Invisible Hair Weave is a long lasting hair extension technique. Your natural hair is made into corn rows, then the commercial hair extensions are attached to your natural hair by sewing row by row.

Ghana Corn Rows

A corn row technique where extensions are fed to the braids starting small and increasing size along the way to end large.

Gel Twist

A technique using gel product and comb to twist your hair into a coil (Also may be palm rolled). Two strand twist is also an option which uses the same technique but instead taking two portions of hair and twisting them around one another. The two strand twist tends to be more durable.

Kinky Twist

Kinky Twist is a technique where we use kinky hair to attach to your natural hair and then employ the twisting procedure.

Senegalese Twist

This is a technique using synthetic or virgin hair to twist in with your natural hair.

Single Plaits

Using either your own hair, synthetic hair or human hair extensions to plait bunches singularly.

Tree Braid / African Queen

This procedure involves feeding hair into corn rows, but instead of putting all the extensions in, alternate pieces are left out. The result appears similar to a weave or a pick and drop style.

Micro Braids

This technique is using a small amount of synthetic hair or human hair extensions to braid.

Pick and Drop

This procedure involves plaiting half of the hair while leaving the rest open. This can then be straightened or curled.

Goddess Braids

These are underbraids with extensions.

Crochet Braids

This is a technique where you corn row the natural hair and then attach extensions using a crochet needle.

Wig Stocking Cap

This is a hand-made wig glued on to a stocking cap.

Brazilian Extensions

Individual hair extensions attached to the client's natural hair using elasticated thread to give a full bouncy effect which can then be styled / curled / straightened.