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That monofiber is for extensions though, not for wigs. I suppose a wigmaker could use it to make wigs, but you'd have to find a wigmaker. And then you'd have to pay for the cap to be custom made, and then you'd have to pay the wigmaker for the time to hand-tie every strand (or 2 strands at a time, maximum) into the cap. This can take up to 60 hours of work, since it's being done by hand (those extension lengths don't come pre-wefted). At the going rate for wigmakers, you're better off paying for real hair. That's IF you can find an actual wigmaker. Most of them are in Korea now.
I wear real hair wigs exclusively. I used to wear the synthetics but I was going through one every 3 months and the prices went up. Cheap wigs don't last even a month, when you're wearing them all day every moment you're in public, including in the swimming pool or lakes or the ocean or out sweating doing yard work or at the gym. So you really have to get a decent quality fiber. And even the good quality ones won't last more than 3 months wearing them -that- regularly. At $300 a pop, it ends up being around $1200 per year in wigs.
For $1500 I can buy a real hair wig that'll last me 3 years if I'm careful. So that's what I do. In the long run, it's around the same price as getting your hair professionally cut every 2 weeks, and a color and professional deep-conditioning treatment once every 2 months at a spa-style salon.
Except - you never have to worry about the roots growing out
AnonChick- do you think a woman can get away with wearing a synthetic wig without everyone knowing it is a wig?
In some ways, I think it if I ever do decide to start wearing wigs, I would rather just have it be obvious that I am wearing one rather than trying to disguise it and having people snicker behind my back.
AnonChick- do you think a woman can get away with wearing a synthetic wig without everyone knowing it is a wig?
In some ways, I think it if I ever do decide to start wearing wigs, I would rather just have it be obvious that I am wearing one rather than trying to disguise it and having people snicker behind my back.
I know this isn't directed at me but I remember sitting in a salon and the lady next to me took her full wig off. It looked like real hair. I would of never guessed in a million years. She was getting it shaped into a different cut. This was a high end salon and that lady looked loaded...but I was seriously shocked when she took it off. She had another one with her in a fancy hat box that she was getting dyed and cut. (thats why I assume it was all real hair)
Why not? Think of the hours some folks spend knitting or crocheting as a hobby. I remember seeing an interview with Tina Turner and she mentioned she actually makes her own wigs. I thought that was cool!
I've discovered a forum about wigs/hair pieces for women with hair loss and it is has convinced me that wearing wigs that look good is not a simple undertaking.
Just curious if there are any women here who wear wigs on a regular basis - for fashion purposes, or just because they want to.
I get so tired of dealing with my super thick hair, I sometimes wonder if cutting it short and then wearing wigs might be easier - although I am sure they are itchy...
Never have doubt I ever will. My Mother used to wear a couple but thankfully she gave that up years ago but my Grandmother I think had the worst wig on the planet but she loved it.
Not necessarily. There are some people who don’t care about being well groomed and just don’t care how bad they look. For those individuals a wig probably is silly.
Is there any place, maybe online, where a person can purchase the metal gadget that screws onto the tabletop with the other end a protrusion that the Styrofoam wighead sits on?
I get so tired of dealing with my super thick hair, I sometimes wonder if cutting it short and then wearing wigs might be easier - although I am sure they are itchy...
Why don't you get a haircut/style that would be easier to maintain over cutting it short and wearing a wig? To me wigs are for people who are either in a business where changing of hairstyles is required (entertainment) or because they have thinning hair and want to cover it. Be happy and proud that you have thick hair.
Wigs seem like a last resort and I don't think you'll be happy wearing one.
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