| beckybrox |
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| 22/08/2008 19:14 |
Do you wear a wig or hairpiece ?
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Is it comfortable / easy to care for.
| Rosey46 |
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| 22/08/2008 19:58 |
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Hi Beckybrox
my mum has for years, won't go out without it. She's now in her early 80's but has worn a selection over the last 20 years, mostly because she would never to a hairdresser. She certainly looks much younger with them on. They must be easy to look after as she is not one to fuss over such things!
| Loo |
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| 22/08/2008 22:52 |
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I had lunch with a friend who had one on the other day. She looked fabulous. I hadn't seen her for ages and didn't realise her hair was a wig - that's how good it was. Thinking I might get one myself!
Loo
| beckybrox |
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| 23/08/2008 08:41 |
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Loo, that sounds great, how did you find out that she was wearing a wig ? I'm thinking about getting one too but don't know where to start.
| kafferlilly |
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| 23/08/2008 09:54 |
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I use to wear them many years ago...I had quite a few styles...curly, Cleopatra, and a long one...
I had wig 'heads' made out of polystyrene...does any one remember them..?
I would decorate the faces of the poly-wig heads....
When we were going on holiday I put them onto the roof rack of the car....shockingly hours latter they came undone and fell off....it was so funny as the traffic behind thought it was a 'body' as the wigs were still attached...
Dad was NOT happy..!
| Loo |
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| 23/08/2008 11:41 |
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That's a dreadful story Kafferlily, but made me smile.
There's is a great wig shop in Lakeside, Essex. I've always wanted to look in it but never dared, but after seeing my friend in hers, I went and had a look, and they were not as expensive as I thought they would be. The lady said that the artificial ones where much easier to keep looking good than the real hair ones. She didn't have many real hair ones (and they weren't priced). The others started from £22 and avereaged about £120. Though you could pay as much as £275. Which, when you think of the price of hair cuts, wasn't too bad.
Loo
| MariaE |
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| 23/08/2008 11:51 |
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Hi Beckybrox,
I am guessing that I was the gal Loo was referring to - although I know her under her full name, don't know for sure that she uses Loo here.
Anyway, I have a selection of wigs due to hair loss through chemotherapy. I was advised to seek out good wigs before any hair loss so that it wouldn't be a mad rush if and when the 'hair drop' day came.
I have to say that the choices out there are fantastic, and very lightweight and comfortable to wear. Most people don't know I am wearing one unless I tell them, but I was careful to match the style and colour and then get my hairdresser to tweak the fringes.
The bad news is that you have to pay for a good wig. You need to get Kanekalon monofilament wigs which have a scalp that breathes and the hair hangs silky and 'natural.' in shops, they start at about £150 and can go up to £220. You may however get lucky and find exactly what you want on Ebay for less (but if from the USA don't forget that you must pay import duty and tax and a post office handling fee which adds approx 20% to the price you have already paid).
Hope this helps.