I’ve been doing hair extensions in NYC since 1999.  My career in hair extensions began 10 years before that.  It’s interesting that I never really aspired to do hair extensions since it wasn’t mainstream in the 80’s except for African American hair and in California.  African American women had invented hair weaving decades before.

However, I had a close friend who owned a hair salon.  She was usually ahead of the curve with most things and had the first salon in town that did hair extensions, hairpieces, and men’s hair replacement.

I was still trying to “find my way” and was always attracted to anything involving hair, beauty, and fashion.  I’ve always said “hair extensions found me”.  My own hair was dark, curly, frizzy “poodle” hair and I was always trying to manage it.  Of course, I admired long, silky blond hair. It took me about 13 years to get that – but that’s a another story.

This is what made me so conscientious about hair integrity.  I was always testing every new product to achieve my goal without ruining my hair in the process.  I found the best keratin treatments, Olaplex, color lines, and styling products.

So I went to school, apprenticed with my friend and got a hair license.  By that time I was pretty good but always researching, learning, and inventing new techniques. A year later, my friend decided to move to Los Angeles and open another salon while I ran the current one.  I was also traveling back and forth between salons with the idea of ending up in Los Angeles myself.

The year I was planning to move to Los Angeles the North Ridge earthquake happened.  Many people left and Los Angeles went into a bit of a depression. There wouldn’t be enough business for me to move now so within the year I ended up moving to Miami on South Beach and went out on my own.

In South Beach, I rented a room in an existing salon to do hair extensions.  I also started doing hair and make up for photo shoots and TV commercials.  While Miami was beautiful and fun for 4 years, it is a vacation/party town and very transient.

I realized I wanted more stability so I moved to do hair extensions in NYC.  I had friends here and it was a relatively easy transition after the first few years.  I’ve been here for 18 years now and have a wonderful clientele.   The boutique salon I rent space from is warm, inviting, and stress free.

The methods of extensions I offer include tape in, Invisi-Link sew in, halo, and clip in.  All of the hair extensions in NYC I offer are customized to your specific hair needs.  For more information you can contact me by email or phone at 917.482.6493.

Custom Hair by Catherine offers Sew in Hair Extensions|Invisi-Link.   This method uses hand-tied fine wefts of top quality hair that are blended to match your hair color and texture.  This is very important to achieve a perfectly integrated, undetectable result.  The wefts are attached using small flat rings that are attached to your own hair.  Then the wefts are sewn on top so the attachment is hidden which also insures a flat, undetectable result.

Sew in hair extensions|Invisi-Link are non damaging depending on the clients own hair condition and maintenance. Catherine will monitor every client’s hair condition and adjust the method used so the clients own hair is not damaged.  Most people find this method comfortable to wear and not “tight” compared to a traditional weave.

Custom Hair by Catherine is also focused on top quality – providing the hair, attachment, and cut so the client has only one stop to make.  This also insures the client does not have to deal with the many issues that can occur with poor quality hair extensions purchased online or from a beauty supply store.  They are guaranteed as long as the client follows the maintenance care instructions which are given when the hair is attached and cut in.  Catherine can also do color and/or highlights at your maintenance appointment which also makes it convenient for you, the client.

Sew in Hair Extensions|Invisi-Link are one of Custom Hair by Catherine’s specialties.  She’s been in the business over 25 years innovating and/or improving new and old techniques.  The hair used is imported directly to insure the utmost in quality because established relationships have been developed with high quality suppliers.

Call 917.482.6493 or email Customhairbycatherine@yahoo.com today to make an appointment for a complimentary consultation to see for yourself!