The short answer
Hair extensions add length or thickness by attaching extra hair to your own, and the two methods on the UNIQUE PERSONA price lists attach it differently. Strand extensions go on a small section at a time, each held in an individual bond called a capsule. Tape extensions go on in thin adhesive strips instead.
Strand and capsule work is available at all three salons: Palm Jumeirah, Dubai Marina and Downtown Dubai. Tape is at Dubai Marina only.
Neither has a single price. What extensions cost depends on how much hair is added, and that is settled at consultation rather than in advance.
What are hair extensions?
Extensions are additional hair attached to your own near the root, so that it hangs and moves with it. People have them for length, for thickness, or for both.
The attachment is what differs between methods, and it decides how the extensions are maintained and how they come out again.
Anything fixed near the root travels down as your own hair grows. That is what makes maintenance part of having extensions, and both maintenance and removal are priced separately from the fitting.
What is the difference between strand and tape extensions?
Strand extensions, also called capsule or keratin bond extensions, are applied a small section at a time. A small amount of added hair is bonded to a small section of your own, and the join is the capsule. Because every join is separate, the work is counted and priced by the strand.
Tape extensions use thin adhesive strips. A slice of your own hair sits between two of them, so the hold runs along the width of the strip rather than sitting at one point.
The practical difference is how many attachment points there are and how they are spread. Strand work makes many small joins, tape makes fewer and wider ones, and which of the two suits you depends on the hair you already have. A stylist has to look at it to answer that.
Which UNIQUE PERSONA branch does which method?
Strand and capsule work is on the menu at all three salons. Palm Jumeirah, Dubai Marina and Downtown Dubai each carry the strand extension itself, new strand creation, and capsule removal.
Tape is different. Only Dubai Marina carries tape creation, tape correction and tape removal. If tape is the method you want, that is the branch to ask.
Having extensions also affects what other hair work costs. All three branches carry a supplement for extensions on top of the standard rate. What exactly it applies to is worth confirming when you book.
What does the upkeep involve?
Hair grows from the root, so an attachment fitted close to the scalp sits further down the hair as time passes. Managing that is what maintenance means.
Dubai Marina prices tape correction separately from both the fitting and the removal. That is the maintenance appointment for tape.
For strand work, new strand creation is a separate line on all three menus, priced apart from the extension itself.
How often you need to come back is a question for your stylist, because it follows your own growth and not a fixed calendar.
How does hair extension removal work?
Removal is a separate appointment, and every branch prices it separately: capsule removal at Palm Jumeirah, Dubai Marina and Downtown Dubai, and tape removal at Dubai Marina.
For strand extensions, removal is counted per capsule, the same unit the fitting is counted in.
If you had extensions fitted somewhere else and are looking for removal near you, ask the branch before you book. What is involved depends on the method that was used, and a stylist needs to see it.
What should you ask before booking?
Extensions are a series of appointments, not one, so most of the useful questions are about what happens after the fitting.
Ask which method suits your own hair. Strand and tape attach differently, and the right answer comes from the hair you have rather than the method you arrived wanting.
Ask what your maintenance schedule looks like and what removal will involve. Both are separate services at their own prices, so both belong in the decision.
Ask whether the branch you want to visit does the method you want, because tape is at Dubai Marina only.
Ask what the work will cost once the amount of hair is known. That is the figure a stylist can give you at consultation.
What do hair extensions cost in Dubai?
There is no single price, and the reason is in how the work is counted. Strand extensions are priced by the strand and removal by the capsule, so what you pay follows how much hair goes in.
That is also why this article prints no figure. A per strand rate tells you nothing on its own, and multiplying it by a guess at how many strands you need produces a total that is not yours.
The number that matters is confirmed at consultation, once a stylist has seen your hair and you have agreed on the length and thickness you want. That is the question to bring to the branch.
Where to have it done in Dubai
Strand and capsule extensions are on the price list at all three UNIQUE PERSONA salons. Tape is at Dubai Marina. Each branch page carries the address and phone number.
The full hair menu, including colour and reconstruction work, is on the hair services page. If you are weighing extensions against changing the hair you already have, the difference between hair botox, keratin and nanoplastia is set out here.
Frequently asked questions
Which UNIQUE PERSONA branch does tape extensions?
Dubai Marina. Tape creation, tape correction and tape removal are all priced there. Strand and capsule work is available at all three salons.
Can I have extensions removed if they were fitted somewhere else?
Ask the branch before booking. Removal is priced as a service of its own, but what it involves depends on the method that was used, and a stylist needs to see it first.
How much do hair extensions cost?
It depends on how much hair is added. Strand work is counted by the strand and removal by the capsule, so the total follows the amount rather than a fixed rate for the treatment. The figure is confirmed at consultation.
Do extensions need maintenance appointments?
Yes. Your own hair keeps growing and the attachment travels with it. Dubai Marina prices tape correction as a separate service; for strand work, ask your stylist what your own hair needs.
Does having extensions change the price of other hair services?
All three branches carry a supplement for extensions on top of the standard rate. What it applies to is worth confirming when you book.
In short
Hair extensions attach extra hair near the root, either strand by strand in individual capsules or in tape strips. UNIQUE PERSONA does strand and capsule work at Palm Jumeirah, Dubai Marina and Downtown Dubai, and tape at Dubai Marina.
Maintenance and removal are separate appointments at separate prices, and the fitting itself costs whatever the amount of hair comes to. Settling that takes a stylist looking at your hair, which is the one thing an article about extensions cannot do for you.
