Retail shade and texture matching
Start with a sample, photo match, or guided recommendation.
Use this page to compare shade, texture, and next steps before a full-size order. Each $10 sample is an evaluation strand shipped by regular mail with postage included and no additional shipping charge. It is final sale, is not install hair, and cannot demonstrate the density of a complete install. Retail buyers can find a match, salons can plan sample kits, and coverage buyers can ask for fit guidance before choosing a topper or wig.
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Shade and texture matching
Retail Shade & Texture Samples
A $10 Shade & Texture Sample is an evaluation strand for comparing color, texture, movement, and feel before ordering full-size extensions, wigs, toppers, or hairpieces. It is not installation hair and cannot show the density or finished appearance of a complete install. Samples ship by regular mail with postage included and no additional shipping charge. Samples are final sale.
Human hair varies naturally. A later full-size order may come from a different source lot and may vary slightly in shade or texture. If an exact project match is critical, ask about current availability and order the complete project quantity together.
Who samples help most
For retail buyers, samples are especially useful for blonde, ash, platinum, grey, salt-and-pepper, ombre, and natural black matching. For salons and product-development buyers, samples can support texture review, color validation, small bleach or processing checks, and reorder planning before a larger purchase.
Move from your sample to the right full-size hair
Keep the product name or SKU from your sample order. Its product page links to the corresponding full-size collection, and you can send Prarvi a daylight photo if you would like matching help before choosing length or quantity.
Which path fits your need?
- Need more length or volume: start with extensions by texture, then choose length and order quantity.
- Need crown or part coverage: compare toppers by base size, coverage area, attachment, and shade.
- Need full coverage: use the wig and hairpiece path and ask about fit, density, and custom timing.
- Need grey, blonde, ash, or salt-and-pepper matching: order a sample or submit a photo before a full-size order.
- Buying for a salon, stylist, or lab: share quantity, method, texture, shade, and timeline so Prarvi can recommend samples or quote the right product mix.
What can a sample prove?
A $10 retail sample lets you compare color in your own lighting and feel the texture before a larger order. It cannot demonstrate full-install density. Samples ship by regular mail with postage included and no additional shipping charge, are final sale, and may come from a different source lot than a later full-size order.
What can a sample not prove?
A small sample will not show the full density, drape, styled volume, or final wear behavior of a finished install. It is for shade, texture, and quality evaluation only, not for installation. For fullness expectations, ask for length and order-quantity guidance.
What is the next step after a sample?
Depending on your goal, the next step is a full-size recommendation, a shade-match consultation, or a wholesale conversation for salon and reorder planning.
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Shop hair samples
Order a $10 Shade & Texture Sample to compare real hair in your own lighting before a full-size purchase. Each sample is an evaluation strand, ships by regular mail with postage included and no additional shipping charge, and is final sale. Laboratory hair tresses are quoted separately through the Research Tresses enquiry.
