Our Story... 

Thank you for visiting the Dream Hair Blending Enhancements website.  My name is August DiChristina, one of the creators of Dream Hair Blending Enhancements.  They say that invention is often born out of necessity, and in my case that was certainly true.  Let me tell you how the Dream Hair Blending Enhancements came to be.

I don't mind saying it - I always had georgous hair !  All of my life my hair was full, shiny and curly, and people would compliment me all the time on it.  My hair was indeed my crowing glory, and I just loved it!  Who wouldn't?  It got me noticed everywhere I went, and it looked great in photos.  Even though I was a very successful business owner in an unrelated field, people often commented that I could be hair model.  Naturally I was flattered by the wonderful attention my hair got me, who wouldn't be, right?  Well, that was until I hit the age of about 32, and a hormonal imbalance started the downfall of my crowing glory, not to mention my feelings about how I looked and the resulting nosedive my confidence took for the next five years.

As these things do, it started slowly..."hmmm...is the hair at the very front of my hairline looking thinner, or am I just imagining it?"  Then about a year later, "Oh my God, is that a bald patch starting just to the right of the part in my hair?"  Two years later "I can't believe it!  I can see right down to my scalp in the front".  Then more time went by and the thinning just spread and spread.  I had about half of my normal hair density and the thinning was very prominent in the crown and hairline area.  My crowing glory was no more.  What could I do?   

I tried wearing my hair slicked back and in a pony tail.  Not long after I had to add a baseball cap.  Of course, after awhile people began to wonder why they never saw me without a baseball cap.  Then I tried makeup and powders to camouflage the thinness.  Ugh....even with skilled application all I managed to accomplish is to look like someone trying to hide her thinning hair.  I was devastated.

The doctors all said there was nothing I could do unless I wanted to have surgery.  Trust me - I seriously thought about it.  Then I started a furious search on the internet for other less drastic solutions.  That started my journey into what I call "the hair replacement road to hell".  All in all I spent close to $12,000 on one hair replacement solution disaster after another.  I saw one "professional" and then another; one "hair replacement salon", and again, another.  They all promised that they could give me the hair I used to have.  What I ended up with was the following:

1)   Hair Extensions (not a bad solution for the sides and back of my hair, and for length,  but, completely visible on the top and crown area). Needless to say, even with those special "super fine flat bonds", that was $1,500 down the drain and I looked like I had tiny balls of glue on my crown area, where the extensions were bonded to my own hair. People kept asking me if I knew I had little bits of glue in my hair. How embarrassing. The baseball cap went back on, and I had just become $1,500 poorer; 

2)   Next was the well known and famous hair replacement authority (I won't mention them here, but let's say, we've all heard of them). I was promised a completely undetectable unit custom made in Europe. It would be so fine, light and airy that I would hardly notice it myself. The cost - $3,000, and that did not include the monthly maintenance visits. I was stunned, but bit the bullet and agreed. I anxiously waited for 12 weeks for my custom unit to be made, and at my fitting was presented with my hair replacement solution. It was a soft plastic cap injected with hair that would fit the entire top of my head. I remember thinking "you have got to be kidding me!"  This is not what they told me I would be getting. What was light and airy and undetectable about this?? Then they began the fitting process. The cap was slapped onto my head, it was glued on to my sparse hair in the front and weaved into the hair in the back and sides. It was poofy and about as natural looking as wearing an oversized wig.  I went home and spent the next 2 hours trying to get it off my head.  I ended up having to cut it out of my hair. I cried for about another hour and then went out and bought more baseball caps.

3)    About six months after that, I learned about lace-front caps. I didn't like the fact that I'd have to have a lace barrier attached to my scalp, but it was better than the plastic cap that cost me $3,000, and people were starting to ask me why I always wore a baseball cap.  I had to do something. At least the lace front was going to cost less -$1,900. 

Well, the lace cap looked good for about a week, but was not what I'd call comfortable by any means. Then it began to fray from the glue. I hated the glue!! Why couldn't there be something for me without glue????  I'm not sure which was worse - the glue or the itchiness.  All I wanted to do was scratch under this thing.   After about a week, I gave up and took off the lace cap, wondering if I just shaved my head, could I get away with a G.I. Jane/Demi Moore look. Nope. Looks great on her, but on me , I'd just look like an unattractive  navy seal. I was completely miserable. On the bright side, I switched from baseball caps to tying bandannas around the top of my head. My best friend (who did not have a hair loss problem) wore them all the time and they looked great on her.  They are versatile and colorful, but definitely not a good look with professional attire for business meetings. So the search for my hair replacement solution continued...

4)     Integration Units. "Easy integration using a net base. Just pull your own hair through the holes of the net " I ripped out the add from a hair magazine and thought I had found my solution at last. No glues, or ties, or clips. I was thrilled! Well, at least until it came in the mail, and I got the bill. I had to blink to make sure I was reading the price correctly. I held the unit in my hands. Well, yes, it had a lighter feeling, which was nice.  But, how was I supposed to pull my hair through crocheted yarn?  It took 4 hours and I got cross eyed trying to get the unit on my head using the bathroom mirror to see what I was doing.  Ok, no glues, no caps, but the hair was seriously dense. The holes were a nightmare and you could see yarn clear as day if you looked down onto my scalp. No matter what I did I could not get the thing to sit snugly onto my scalp, and the whole thing kept shifting on my head.  I could never get a comb through it, and I was afraid to let anyone touch my hair because their fingers would get caught in the holes. It itched like crazy and the yarn was so bulky from being crocheted  that I looked like I had lumps around my head.  Good thing I wasn't dating anyone.  When I complained to the company, they offered to let me order a different "customized" unit. I told the customer service agent exactly what I thought of that idea and hung up on her.

5)    After three weeks of trying to scratch under the net because my hair was pulling (I didn't realize it was matting under there), I discovered "Micro Point Links". I didn't want to get my hopes up, but it seemed like a good concept. Three strands of hair would be "attached" to one strand of my own hair to create fullness and density. On my first visit I could get around 800 new hairs. Ok, it was going to cost me close to $1,000 but at this point I was desperate. It took the technician an hour to take off the old integration unit, and it hurt like heck. I cried over the clumps of hair that came out from my scalp from her having to pull out the tangles and mats that were created under that thing. Then she began  attaching the Micro Point Link hairs to my own very sparse hair. The whole thing took about a couple of hours, but it did not hurt, and there was no glue, or attachments, and I was pleased about that at least. When she finally finished, I looked into the mirror. From about 4 feet away it looked good, but I would definitely need a lot more hair. I quickly did the math in my head. Great...this was going to end up costing me about ten grand a year if the hair had to be replaced every few months because of new growth. Upon closer inspection, I realized that the Micro Point Link hair attached to my hair with tiny knots. Ok, I knew that because they showed me the hair before they began the process. What I didn't realize is that all those little knots together on a person's head make them look like they are suffering from some kind of strange dandruff or like they have little tiny knots in their hair (which they do!). I left the salon feeling at best, that at least I didn't have to wear a baseball cap or bandanna, but this was most definitely nothing like my old hair. And that's what I wanted! The hair I used to have... maybe even better, if possible. There just had to be a way to make that happen.
 

So right then and there a good friend and I decided to take matters into our own hands and we immediately got busy researching and making calls. We talked to everyone we could find who knew anything about hair replacement methods. It was not long before we became completely discouraged by what we were hearing. Plainly and simply - what I wanted was just not out there. No one had it. Everyone kept telling us it just did not exist and therefore it was just not possible. Then after a few very discouraging months, we decided that if it was not out there, we would create it!  We spent months talking with women from all over on-line and on the phone who were all suffering from hair loss and thinning related to a lot of different reasons. Just about everyone had different severities of hair loss, and each woman had her own nightmare stories about trying to find a hair replacement solution that worked for her. But obviously we all seemed to have the same common goal: we all wanted to have great looking hair again. Natural looking and feeling hair, using a method that didn't cover up the scalp, that didn't require glues, tapes, clips and such. Something where your own hair could just seamlessly blend in with the replacement unit easily and quickly, and you could put it on and take it off yourself. Something that didn't cause matting or tangling, and was as undetectable as possible. And it shouldn't involve costly required regular salon maintenance visits. Plus it had to be durable and great looking so as to last at least a couple of years , and lastly, it would not cost truck loads of money. A tall order, but my partner and were completely determined.

After many tries and dozens and dozens of re-designs, the end result was exactly what I had envisioned, and today is known as Dream Hair Blending Enhancements, a trademarked and woldwide patent pending revolutionary product.  It took a total of four years to create this concept, but the wait was definitely worth it!!  I have my hair back.  No correction - I have even better hair than I used to.  I look terrific again.  No more baseball caps or bandannas.  Just beautiful, thick, lush, long silky hair.  I run my fingers through my hair and I can feel my scalp.  No barriers, lace, glues, ...nothing but a super fine "barely there" thread base  and beautiful hair..  I don't worry about people noticing anything but my great hair.  I part it anyway I want, or wear it straight back, up or in a pony tail.  My hairline and crown area is full again and completely natural looking.  My own hair is completely blended with the enhancement so I don't even think about matting.  I love the feeling of shampooing my whole scalp along with my "new" blended hair - no barriers.  I can brush it, curl it, blow dry it, flat iron it - all of it.  I sleep with it, shower, swim, exercise, whatever.  It feels so good that I really do forget it's not all my own hair.  

They say there's a reason for everything.  I never thought that in trying to create my own solution to my hair thinning and loss, that I could help other women with theirs.  But what a blessing that has become!  If you have suffered too long with the embarrassing and terrible life altering effects of hair thinning and loss, due to illness, age, hereditary, or for whatever reason, we would love to help you get back your self confidence and let you feel once again, like the beautiful woman that you are.

Each and every Dream Hair Blending Enhancement is different, and that's because each wearer is different and has different needs.  We don't have anything "in stock" or sitting on the shelf.  We don't have a one design fits all product.  All blending enhancements are completely custom made.  What is right for one woman, is not going to be right for another.  We look at the photos of your hair and the areas that need attention due to hair loss or thinning.  We listen to what it is you say you want and are looking for in your blending enhancement, such as light, medium or heavy density, color texture, length, style, highlights, etc.  That helps us determine how the open base unit is constructed especially for you, including sizing and slats and/or holes, and where they are placed.  Then each hair is hand tied using two different methods to create an undetectable look.  The hair type, texture and color is completely up to you.  We will be more than happy to talk you through the process and help you determine what will work for you. 

If you are like me, you've spent way too long suffering from the heart breaking effects of hair thinning or loss.   And yes my friend...you do deserve to have the hair you've always dreamed of.....