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Wig selection
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Hi all,
Well it is a a bit on an all embracing comment, but the places I have “frequented” over the years have all been great. (Hey, we TGR’er’s would HAVE to be a VERY good market . Especially for more “mature CD”s” like me who have more hair on the rest of their bods than their heads…LOL)
Discreet phone calls or e.mails will soon establish who wants your business and who does not.
Celebrity Wigs/Brands In Melbourne CBD and Play With Hair in Perth are my current “go to” wig places. Both are very caring and professional and given my “penchant” for female period clothing Play with Hair’s high quality costume wigs have “made” my period dressing occasions. The previous ones were cheap rubbish and it showed in the photos.
Play with hair also supplied my current “Strawberry blonde” look. One which I am very very happy with. Creative were responsible for my “Brunette bob” from last years makeover photos. Both suit me for different outfits and different moods.
These remarks come from very recent experience. IE I’ve just had experienced my “annual makeover” with “genius Michelle” from Luminance Make Up artistry in Melbourne..
OOOPPPSS getting of topic. I’m “outa here” before I get into strife…
Caty
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I found the smaller wig shops gave more personal service. The first place I went to took me into a back room for privacy.
On the difference between Natural hair and synthetic.
Natural hair will take a great of looking after. A week or so ago I washed and conditioned a couple of mine and left them in the bathroom on stands to dry looking like two drowned rats.
After a few days later my wife moved them back into the bedroom and I asked her if the had brushed them as I did not get round to it.
She said no.
The just restyled themselves and looked perfect. The only drawback with synthetic is the need to avoid heat.
Never Never Never use a hair dryer on a synthetic wig.
Also my lack of head hair is a great advantage as when I am out and about nobody recognises me as I look so different when in girl mode. I might also smile a lot more too.
Vicki
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Well the first time I went into a wig shop, they took one look and said “You’d like to come into the back room wouldn’t you?” The next time they said “You’d be OK out here wouldn’t you? and when I went to leave with my purchase they said “You don’t need it in a plain bag do you, the pink bag with our logo will be fine”. Must have been my body language. The best fun of all though was sitting down with my new purchase on my head, otherwise in drab, in a ladies hairdressers getting it restyled surrounded by other women with hair issues.
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Hi ladies,
After making many bad choices of cheap wigs on ebay, my first was a very affordable wig (~$60) recommended by Tanya of the Breast Form Store. Whilst synthetic hair, it is ok quality and better than many other synthetic wigs I have seen.
My most recent wig is from the Individual Wig on Oxford St Sydney (http://www.theindividualwig.com.au/find-the-individual-wig/). I went in male mode and the women were very accommodating and helpful. Due to the location (Oxford St) they were more than comfortable letting me walk around the store and try on just about every second wig in store.
I recommend anyone in Sydney visiting their store.
The next step is to get it styled at a salon… hopefully soon – sounds like fun!
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Hee hee Sammie. Are you following me around. My latest wig was from The Individual Wig too. I too was in male mode and yes the ladies were very helpful. I thought it needed a bit of a trim but they talked me out of that idea. Later I took it to a really great hairdresser in Figtree and got it styled the way I wanted it. It was fun in both shops sitting in a chair in the shop having staff fuss over me.
Carol
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Hi Carol and Sammie,
The Individual Wig???? are they still going??…. I was a very nervous “newbie” in their store gotta be 30 years ago. (Back in my long brunette days).
So I dunno who’s following who around here, but as mentioned in Mellbounre Creative Wigs are good and Play with Hair in Perth are just the best.
Regards
Caty
ModeratorQuote:Cough….cough…excuse me….The topic of this thread???
Quote:Can anyone give me good advice about buying a really good quality wig? What type of base should I be looking for? Is there any real advantage to human hair wigs? Will they last?Stalkers desist!
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I am not stalking anyone (to my knowledge).
Human hair is (according to my girlfriend who loves weave) preferable, best for styling and blends with natural hair. Due to the cost in Australia, my budget simply doesn’t allow it, but found the synthetic lace front wigs to be great at the Individual Wig. I will be wearing that wig to the Transformal this year.
They can still be quite pricey though many have lower shine so a bit harder to tell if synthetic up close.
Best Regards,
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Apologies to anyone offended by my post…
Attempts at humour sometimes fail in the written word….
apologies again
Caty
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No offense taken.
I often reply to posts when to sleepy and misjudge the situation.
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No problem here either. After all it was my corny sense of humour that sent us off at a tangent in the first place.
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After buying several from the internet I would recommend going to a wig shop for fitting / size / and advice on what style and color suits your face and skin tone. I also would advise to save up and get a human hair wig as synthetic just don’t look right, especially in flash photography.
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My first wigs were cheap synthetic wigs that I bought in Bangkok; they were less than $30 and at least gave me something to cover my bald head. But basically they were awful, made in Korea and never looked right. When I started venturing out into the outside world, I realised I had to do better than this, so went on the internet and over time bought several more synthetic wigs of better quality from Vogue Wigs who offer a wide range from different brands with good quality and what I liked best is that they never deducted any money from my credit card until my purchase was ready for dispatch. Prices ranged from dirt cheap to impossibly expensive. Nevertheless, I was never happy with the synthetic wigs and moved over to the human hair wigs which felt so much better and looked better as well; and I didn’t pay a fortune for them either. The downside is that human hair wigs have to be styled, and I am still developing my skills in that respect; nevertheless, I can’t see myself wearing a synthetic one again, except in an emergency.
As has already been pointed out, it is very difficult to get the colour right from the internet. The last wig I bought looked nothing like the colour I had chosen on the screen; so I really think I will take your advice and visit one of the shops mentioned in this post; at least you can see what you are getting. If I had spent all the money so far spent on synthetic and human hair wigs on just 2 or 3 that are exactly right, I would be very happy.
