FAQ

Each sparkle is tied to a single strand of hair in a locking knot. It will stay as long as the hair it is tied to stays attached to your scalp. Each one can stay anywhere from 2 minutes to 2 years. On average most people lose about 1/3 of their sparkles in the first week or 2, but the rest tend to stay a while longer. Most of my clients who get 15 or more still have several 4 months later, a few after 6 months and 1 or 2 sparkles left after 1 year.

It really depends on your comfort level. Anywhere from 10-30 is a normal average for most people. Some people like to be REALLY sparkly and some just want a little something to catch the eye. 

YES! Absolutely do. These things are a very durable high quality garment silk and can stand up to just about anything that normal hair can. Feel free to wash, blow dry, and style as usual. Bleach does not hurt them and neither do most dyes, however cheap black box dye from the drugstore or Rogaine has been known to strip the color out of them and turn them silver.

It is much easier for me to work on dry freshly brushed out hair with no tangles, but if you don't have time to brush it out I will still be able to do your fairy hair, so don't stress about it. Ideally to be ready for your appointment, take your hair down from clips, pony tails and buns and try not to have a lot of sticky product in your hair.

It really is fine. I don't mind at all. 

Yes. Fine toothed combs can catch the tiny knot that is used to attach your fairy hair and can pull it out. Black box dye can strip the color out of your sparkles and turn them silver, as can Rogaine.

I recommend giving your hair a good wash while firmly scrubbing your scalp within a day or 2 before your appointment and thoroughly brushing out your hair right before you arrive to make sure that the hairs that want to shed have an opportunity to do so before you arrive. I do my best to tie to good strong looking hairs with the least amount of visible damage when I choose a hair to give them their best chance of survival. Split ends on damaged hair can travel up the shaft to the root and when the split reaches the follicle, the hair will fall out so I try to avoid those. Getting regular trims from your hair dresser to keep the split ends at bay will help.

Probably? I keep around 60 different colors in stock. I have most shades available in both a sparkly and a shiny version and I always have my eye out for new colors.

I tie an average of 1 sparkle per minute, so it mostly depends on how many you want. Your first appointment will probably be a bit longer because the consultation for how you want them to look and choosing your color preference usually takes about 10-15 minutes. Short hair and curly hair take me a little bit longer as well.

Officially? I went pro back in 2016. My own hair has been sparkly since my first trip to Faerieworlds back in 2009 I think? Coming home to Seattle after each trip people kept asking where I got my hair sparkled and I had to tell them "At a festival down in Oregon."and listen to the disappointed sighs of everyone I talked to. After a few years of that I decided I better learn how to do this so I can be less disappointing to people. I got a kit and a couple lessons from Dancing Hands and her daughter Hannah from FaeCraft and got to work practicing on my friends. My first successful sparkle took about 45 minutes and landed about 6 inches down from the root! Blessed be the friend who sat through that!

I do, but I would rather not. It takes so much time and effort to do my own and I have not figure out how to make my brain not try to flip the process backwards when I try doing it while looking in a mirror.

No, not really. That "tinsel" is a coated plastic that is not as thin, flexible or durable as Thai silk. It loses its color quickly and make a much bulkier knot when tied in using the single strand method, which is why most of those kits come with extension beads.