# Lengthening Goldie Locks Human Hair Extensions Have Celebrities and the Mainstream Getting Longer By Fashion Spy | Published 2007-03-12 | Pop Culture Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/celebrities-love-human-hair-extensions-and-so-do-everyday-girls References: [beauty.about](http://beauty.about.com/b/a/199993.htm) & [greatlengths.net](http://www.greatlengths.net/) The trend towards [long and sexy hair](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/get-hy-with-nexxus) has sprouted a completely new craze: human hair extensions. Wholeheartedly embraced by celebrities like Jessica Simpson and Kirsten Dunst, everyday girls are jumping on the bandwagon and attaching [real human hair extensions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-renatural) to their own less-than-luscious locks. The results are gorgeous and completely believable! **Implications** - A popular hair extension brand that has fans like Paris Hilton is called Great Lengths. They attach the hair extensions by using a special "synthesized keratin protein" that acts as a glue to help connect the fake hair to the real. Once the hair is glued in place, stylists use heat to finalize your new long-haired style. To get a head full of hair will cost you around $2,000. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 6.8/10 - Popularity: 97% | Activity: 98% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 10% men, 90% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Pop Culture](https://www.trendhunter.com/popculture) > [Celebs](https://www.trendhunter.com/celebs) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Long and Sexy Hair:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop affordable and easy-to-use human hair extensions for everyday girls to achieve long and sexy hair. - **Celebrities Influencing Hair Trends:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create a platform that connects celebrities with hair extension brands, allowing them to endorse and promote the products to a wider audience. - **Advancements in Hair Extension Technology:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Research and develop new methods of attaching hair extensions that are more convenient, cost-effective, and long-lasting. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Beauty and Personal Care:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Introduce innovative and sustainable hair extension products to meet the growing demand in the beauty and personal care industry. - **Celebrity Endorsements:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Build a specialized agency focused on connecting celebrities with relevant brands, particularly in the hair extension industry. - **Hair Extension Technology:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Collaborate with hair stylists and scientists to develop advanced technologies for attaching and styling hair extensions, revolutionizing the hair extension industry. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Volumizing Hair Toppers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/luxy-hairs-hair-topper.md) - [Clip-in Curtain Bangs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/clipin-bangs.md) - [Vegan Hair Extension Products](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/vegan-hair-extension.md) - [Virgin Clip-In Hair Extensions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/clipin-hair-extensions.md) - [Hair Care-Focused Supplements](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hair-care-growth-vitamins.md) - [Salon-Grade Lash Extension Kits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lash-extension-kit.md) - [Hair Accessory Distribution Partnerships](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/emi-jay.md) - [Premium Hyper-Realistic Wigs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-renatural.md) - [Targeted Nutritive Haircare](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lhc.md)