Sparkling hair extensions grow popular

KNIGHT RIDDER NEWSPAPERS
We've had crystal tattoos and glitter dust for the skin. Our eyes have been blinded by brilliant oversized jewelry. And thousands of crystals have drenched shoes and T-shirts.
Consider now a new twist on bling: sparkling hair extensions.
The Wall Street Journal says women are heading off to hair salons where they may spend $200 or more to have crystal-studded strings attached. They may last as long as two weeks.
To secure them, stylists use the same fusion machine that attaches regular extensions. A probe melts the string to the hair with a protein bond.
Hair extensions have, of course, been a big trend thanks to models and to celebrities such as Jennifer Aniston and Jessica Simpson. Bling, the pop culture word for over-the-top flash, is on a rising wave thanks in part to highly visible diamond-toting stars such as Sean "P. Diddy" Combs and Jennifer Lopez.
The sparkling extensions have been big hits on the coasts, but chances are they will surface in wig stores across the country and on the Internet. The initial enthusiasm is coming from the young, but some Kansas City women of a certain age were contemplating them favorably recently. "I think they would be good for a class reunion," one noted.
Stylists urge clients not to overdo. Five should be the limit.