How many packs of braiding hair should I buy?

It depends on the style, the braid size and the finished length. Take the number your braider gave you, and if nobody gave you one, buy for the larger estimate. Unopened packs come back; a second trip does not.

How do I match the hair color I bought last time?

Bring the wrapper or a photo of the color code. Shade numbers are not perfectly consistent between brands, and matching from memory under store lighting is where two-tone results come from.

What else do I need besides the hair?

Braid gel or edge control for the parts, mousse for the finish, small rubber bands, a rat-tail comb, sectioning clips, a latch hook for crochet styles, and rods with setting lotion if the ends are being curled.

Hair Store in Warren MI: Braiding Hair, Bundles and Wigs to 9 PM

Q: Is there a hair store in Warren open late?

Yes. Kelly Beauty at 27750 Van Dyke Ave in the Majestic Plaza is open until 9 PM Monday through Saturday, late enough to shop the evening before an appointment.

Buying Hair the Night Before an Appointment

Appointments get booked before the shopping gets done, and a lot of people end up buying hair the evening before. Our Warren store on Van Dyke in the Majestic Plaza is open until 9 PM Monday through Saturday, which makes that possible rather than frantic, and the hair categories are deep enough that a late trip is not a compromise.

Settle three things before you leave

The style, the size and the finished length. Those three decide the pack count, and working them out in the car park costs more time than working them out at home. If a braider gave you a number, take that number. If nobody did, buy for the larger estimate, because unopened packs come back and a second trip does not.

The color code is what goes wrong

Bring the wrapper or a photo of the code from the last set you liked. Shade numbers are not perfectly consistent between brands, so matching from memory under store lighting is where people end up with two tones in a finished head. If you are adding to hair you already own, this matters more than anything else on the list.

What people forget at the counter

The consumables rather than the hair. Braid gel or edge control for the parts, mousse for the finish, small rubber bands, a rat-tail comb, sectioning clips, and a latch hook if the style is crochet. Rods and setting lotion if the ends are being curled. None of it is expensive and all of it stops an install midway if it is missing.

If tonight is already too late

Order on kellybeautyonline.com instead. Weekday orders placed before 2 PM Eastern start processing the same day, with pickup at our Detroit store or $4.99 shipping anywhere in Michigan in 1 to 3 business days. For an appointment a few days out that is the calmer route, and it lets you match a code without standing in an aisle.

Our Warren store

Our Warren store is at 27750 Van Dyke Ave in the Majestic Plaza shopping center, between 11 Mile and 12 Mile. It's open until 9 PM Monday through Saturday and 6:30 PM on Sunday, which makes it the usual evening stop for Warren, Center Line, Sterling Heights and the Oakland County suburbs off I-696. Van Dyke gets you there from the south, and the I-696 Van Dyke exit from the east or west.