Review of this hair

Dry clip-ins that tangled throughout the day

Cece D. · SmartCustomer

Cece D. found HerGivenHair's Kinky Textured 4B/4C clip-ins much harder to manage than her own 4C hair. They arrived within three days, but she said they felt very dry, shed heavily and kept tangling and matting during the day even when she moisturized them.

She felt the extra time and products were too much work for what she had paid. Her June 2019 review also questioned why the seller's reviews looked entirely positive.

That was her concern, not a confirmed finding about how reviews were selected. She did not give a length, color, wash count or total time worn, and today's hair may differ from her older set.

She said she purchased the hair. Gifts, payment and affiliate arrangements were not stated. Posted on SmartCustomer.

Tangling during the day; total time worn not shared

Review of this hair

Six months of reuse and co-wash refreshes

LiveNaturallyLove · YouTube

LiveNaturallyLove had repeatedly used her 16- and 18-inch HerGivenHair Kinky clip-ins for six months. She liked the natural blend, coils and luster.

She refreshed the hair by co-washing and letting it drip-dry before restyling, then layered the pieces over a flat-twist base. The six months describes repeated use, not one continuous installation.

She did not give a clear shedding or tangling result in this update.

Brand referral links are included. Hair gifting and payment were not stated.

Six months of repeated use.

Review of this hair

Dye caused dryness, then conditioning helped

Mona B. · YouTube

Mona wore two bundles of 16-inch HerGivenHair Kinky 4B/4C clip-ins for about a week and a half. She liked the blend after dyeing them black.

She reported no shedding during ordinary wear, but did see shedding after dyeing. The dye left the hair very dry and loosened the curls slightly.

A roughly 40-minute conditioning treatment restored softness. She refreshed it with water, leave-in, oil and butter, and used a diffuser on low heat.

This is a 2015 set, rather than a test of current stock.

HerGivenHair supplied the hair. A tracking link is included; payment was not stated.

About one and a half weeks.

Review of a similar version

Full and bouncy at the first wash, with only a little shedding

Kamiiya Williams · YouTube

Kamiiya Williams says she bought one set of HerGivenHair Kinky 4B/4C clip-ins about a week earlier and was pleased with the quick delivery without expedited shipping. She washed and conditioned them on arrival and installed them while still wet.

She found the set bouncy, fluffy, dense and full enough on its own, with minimal first-wash shedding. The natural-black shade looked believable but was slightly darker than her own hair.

This was the day she received them. The nine months she mentions belonged to an earlier CurlsCurls set, and six months for these clip-ins was a hope, not a result.

Kamiiya says she bought the clip-ins. Gifts or payment for the review were not stated.

Arrival-day wash and installation

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A realistic blend, but substantial shedding and maintenance

Thee Mademoiselle · YouTube

In her sponsored 2018 review, Thee Mademoiselle wore HerGivenHair Kinky clip-ins in 12 and 14 inches, using about one-and-a-half sets for fullness. She described roughly three weeks of frequent use, taking them out to wash her own hair and the pieces, then putting them back.

She did not remove them every night. She loved the natural appearance, easy access to her scalp and convenience of clipping the hair in and out.

But she strongly disliked the shedding, tangling and repeated moisturizing and detangling needed to keep it looking good. Even an unused, co-washed piece tangled.

The problems were especially noticeable while washing or manipulating it. She first co-washed the hair, then shampooed and conditioned it later.

After that wash it looked more stretched and did not return to the tighter shape she wanted; she wondered whether her conditioner choice contributed but did not establish the cause. She also disliked her twist-out and preferred wearing the hair as a loose fro.

Although she considered it expensive and work-intensive, she remained positive about the blend and planned to keep wearing it. This was the 2018 version, not a test of a current set.

Sponsored review with brand-provided hair. Promotional links and coupon included.

About three weeks of frequent use, with removal, washing and reattachment

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Five years in the family, with tangling and aging clips

Abigail Susan · YouTube

Abigail Susan’s 2023 update concerns an inherited set of HerGivenHair Kinky clip-ins that had been in use in her family for more than five years. This is ownership and intermittent reuse, not five years continuously installed.

She washed and deep-conditioned the pieces before styling, but said they tangled frequently and the clips were getting rusty. The Kinky texture did not directly match her own coily hair.

She flat-twisted the hair underneath, clipped in the pieces, and initially tried twists and mousse to blend the leave-out. She changed to a braid-out off camera and returned the next day with a result she preferred.

The old pieces remained usable for that style, with visible maintenance and hardware concerns. A newly ordered Coily set was mentioned but had not yet been tested.

Inherited hair. The description includes a brand coupon and discloses affiliate commissions; any payment for this video is unclear.

More than five years of family ownership; current wash and next-day braid-out

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Three months of frequent wear, with color fading, knots and shedding

Tracey A. · YouTube

In her 2016 review, Tracey A. had used HerGivenHair Kinky 4B/4C hair in 16 and 18 inches for three months. She wore the clipped unit frequently and slept in it, but removed it at times to wash her own hair and the extensions or relieve clip discomfort.

This was not three months permanently attached. She liked the natural blend and convenience of refreshing it with water and a little styling product.

After using both semi-permanent and permanent dark dye, however, much of the hair returned to a brown shade that contrasted with her own darker hair. The curl pattern initially loosened with coloring, then shrank again as it dried.

She reported substantial shedding, tangling and small knots at the ends. One side had become visibly less full.

She stopped frequent twisting and reduced conditioning from every two weeks to roughly every three or four weeks, using water-based refreshes between washes. Despite those problems, she remained enthusiastic about the blend and planned to keep wearing it.

Her comments about a friend’s different set are not an additional firsthand outcome here.

Creator says she paid for the hair and the review is unsponsored. A brand tracking link appears in the description; any commission is unclear.

Three months of frequent use, with occasional removal and washing

Review of a similar version

Two packs gave a big afro, but short leave-out kept lifting

Janai Kirsten · YouTube

Janai co-washed two packs of HerGivenHair's 18-inch Kinky clip-ins and found finger-detangling easier than using a wide-tooth comb. One pack already looked full; two created the much larger afro she preferred.

The tight coils shrank substantially and were slightly darker than her own hair. She liked the texture match, but her very short leave-out kept lifting at the front.

Her suggestions about sealing wefts and reducing tangling were maintenance advice, not reported shedding or long-term wear results.

Brand shopping link and discount code; gifting and payment not stated.

Co-wash and first installation

Review of a similar version

Kinky clip-ins added subtle length and blended with tightly coiled hair

inkysweet · Reddit

In a January 2022 discussion, Reddit user inkysweet described using a 14-inch HerGivenHair Glam Full Head Set of Kinky clip-ins. She said the texture closely resembled her own tightly coiled hair and gave her a little extra length and volume rather than a dramatic change.

She liked how versatile the clip-ins were. They behaved much like her own hair when stretched, and she had worn them with flexi-rod sets.

The review is about an older full-head Kinky clip-in set; it does not prove the current HerGivenHair Kinky Textured Clip-In Extensions use the same construction or length. She did not state how many months she used this set or report washing, shedding, tangling, removal, reuse or price.

Her post also discussed different BetterLength extensions and wigs, which are separate products, not additional HerGivenHair customer accounts. No gift, sponsorship or affiliate relationship was disclosed.

A Reddit writer describing their own use, with no gifts, sponsorship, affiliate links or payment disclosed; relationships not independently confirmed.

Worn and styled; total time owned and continuous wear period not stated