Bellami Hair Extensions - You want how much!?!

I have the finest, thinnest hair ever.  Seriously, you can see my scalp at certain angles.  Most people's hair gets thicker as they get older or at least they get a lot more of it to make up for its fine texture.  At 27 years old I still have baby fine hair.  It's super soft and super stubborn.  On the plus side, when I style it right, it is kind of pretty.  When it was long people were forever wanting to touch it since it felt like silk.  This is little comfort to me since I've always dreamed of having a head full of hair like Catherine Zeta Jones or Nicole Kidman in Far and Away.  Ah, to have crazy Disney Merida hair... 

The good Lord, however, did not see fit to bless me with such amazing locks so in my search for the fix I ran across real human hair extensions.  The only previous experience I've had with extensions is a faux ponytail that I purchased online.  I had a belly dance performance coming up for my college's Night of All Nations celebration and I didn't want to be the only belly dancer in my troupe with bob length short hair.  So, I purchased the fake ponytail.  And for the performance it worked out great.  Unfortunately, it will not be as useful for everyday use as it's a little over the top on thickness and length.  Also, I've noticed fake hair moves differently and tangles more than real hair.  There's also the problem of static cling.  If anyone knows how to cure this and is from a dry state like mine, please comment some advice.  We have absolutely no humidity here which makes for some very electric hair.

But back to my real human hair extensions story.  I spent quite a few hours on Youtube (of course) looking up as many tutorials and reviews as I could find on hair extensions.  My first impression was to choose from either FoxyLocks or Bellami.  Both companies seem to have a cult following and the majority of their reviews were very positive.  I originally tried to purchase from FoxyLocks, but this company is located in Great Britain and apparently my bank is not too keen on the idea of transferring money to foreign lands.  :-)  So, my next attempt was through Bellami.  I chose the Piccolina 120g 18" Ash Brown hair.

The color seems about right and should be close to my actual color (after all my dye fades out).  Even if it doesn't match perfectly, I should be able to get it to blend in by curling my hair.  That is the hope anyway.  In total the extensions and the shipping cost me about $105.  Not great, but not too bad after seeing what most companies charge.  I will be writing an initial impression review once I receive the extensions and then a follow up after I've had them for a few months.  Until then, I am anxiously awaiting my most expensive hair extensions' arrival.  Here's to having thicker longer hair!