Wigs-What to look for & how to work out your best “

[Alice]

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Hi. I’ve been looking at wigs on line and on eBay. What sort of things should I look for (materials, etc) – one bands says their wigs have a “memory” so will keep shape well ? Is that true of some wigs ? Main problem is how do I work out style, long/medium/short length and colour (a complex mix of considerations without trying on). Buying online seems to be potentially an expensive trial and error way !

Christine,

I’ve always bought synthetic wigs. I don’t really think that there is a lot of difference between different brands. I would, however, strongly recommend a wig with a “skin top”, which is a fake skin patch where the parting goes.

I bought from an eBay seller in the USA (ldygothic), getting literally 3 wigs posted for about the cost of buying one here.

There are 2 very separate and distinct requirements for wigs. One is colour, the other style (including length).

For colour selection, I would seriously recommend that you find the book “colour me beautiful” by Carole Jackson (ISBN 1 86315 015 3). The clothing styles are a bit dated but the colour information is very correct. It explains correct colour selection for clothes, hair, makeup and accessories. You can also find the same sort of information by googling for “skin tone” season (with the quotes). Once you know you “season”, working out suitable hair colours is easy.

For ideas on styles of wigs, go to google and search for “face shape” “hair style” . There are plenty of sites out there with information on this.

Once you know the colour and style that you want, you can easily buy on eBay. I’ve almost always found the prices to be much better from US sellers on eBay than local sellers or other web sites.

Another thing to be aware of is that if you buy a wig with a fringe, you’ll need to get the fringe trimmed to suit your face. Some hairdressers will do this for you, but you’ll have to put the wig on in the shop for them to work out how long it needs to be.

Alice

[Wynta]

Hi Christine you’ll find most shops are cd friendly if you are in doubt give them a call & ask them tell them your a tranny & do they mind if you come in & try a few on, you’ll find they will make a private session for you. All shops that sell wigs know the magority of there wig sales come from the transgendered comunity & your money is as good as anyone elses.
Bye

[Anonymous]

Hi – thanks for the suggestionsgirls – much appreciated Kerry : Which seller on eBay ?