You see them on the cover of magazines, Jessica Simpson, Jennifer Aniston, Faith Hill, all with long sexy beautiful hair styles. Does it seem like just yesterday they had much shorter hair?

With the advent of hair extensions, you too can achieve these glamorous long celebrity hair styles and have long hair in just a few hours. Maybe you are not preparing for your next movie role, or the cover of a magazine, but you can certainly take advantage of this popular trend to get instant long, thick and even highlighted hair.

Hair extensions involve attaching human or synthetic hair directly to your natural hair using one of many different methods. The extensions offer a natural, "looks like it grew out of your head" look that can quickly fix hair issues such as a bad hair cut, thinning hair or just give you long hair when you want it.

Hair extensions come in many shapes, sizes and prices. They are not a one size fits all type of product. Research into the various methods is essential to have a successful outcome. There are different hair extension methods for thinning hair, thick hair, curly hair, straight hair and more.

These six steps to hair extensions covers all the bases for researching hair extensions.

Step One: Determine if hair extensions are for you. Do your research on what is involved in getting and maintaining hair extensions and what they cost.

Step Two: Discover how the hair extensions are attached. Which method would be best for your hair? Perhaps schedule several hair extension consultations with hair stylists in your area.

Step Three: Select one or more hair extension methods and research the company thoroughly.

Step Four: Select a salon that offers the method your are interested in and make an appointment for a consultation.

Step Five: Check the salon and stylist out. Are they qualified to do hair extensions?

Step Six: Schedule your appointment to get the hair extensions. Understand what you must do to care for your brand new long hair style.

While following these six steps will not alleviate all issues associated with hair extensions, it may make your selection of a hair extension method and salon much easier.