u/diycyfi

Here are my work fits from the past few days! Work is going well ❤️

wore my sunset wig out in the wild! I wore it to my cosmotology school interview, while I'm not going to go and decided to get a job instead it was really fun and I got lots of compliments! I really love how this project turned out!! Unfortunately after this I washed the wig and the colors have faded hence the lighter colors on my mannequin. This was due to the left over pigment from the dye that I bleached coming out during the wash. I'm sure it will eventually fade black to some sort of blonde. I made this using a 613 ombre wig!

wore my sunset wig out in the wild! I wore it to my cosmotology school interview, while I'm not going to go and decided to get a job instead it was really fun and I got lots of compliments! I really love how this project turned out!! Unfortunately after this I washed the wig and the colors have faded hence the lighter colors on my mannequin. This was due to the left over pigment from the dye that I bleached coming out during the wash. I'm sure it will eventually fade black to some sort of blonde.

wore my sunset wig out in the wild! I wore it to my cosmotology school interview, while I'm not going to go and decided to get a job instead it was really fun and I got lots of compliments! I really love how this project turned out!! Unfortunately after this I washed the wig and the colors have faded hence the lighter colors on my mannequin. This was due to the left over pigment from the dye that I bleached coming out during the wash. I'm sure it will eventually fade black to some sort of blonde.

I decided to do some foils and balayage for the kinky blowout wig and I really like how it turned out!

This is a wig that I made and colored myself. While I definitely prefer vivids I think I did a pretty good job! I will say that I do hate sewing wigs and would definitely only color factory sewn wigs from now on. Hand sewing hurts my wrists and machine sewing is a pain in the ass 😭 I had to do both for this wig. No info for vendor will be given as it's for my professional use.

Got a new work wig for my first big girl job and wanted something natural because dress codes and all that 😫 saw a lot of reviews for the kinky wig and decided to bite the bullet and I'm glad I did. Thank you to everyone who posted about it because low-key it's my favorite wig in my collection!

Got a work wig for my new job! I'm a baldie (by choice) and decided to pick up a wig (or two🫣) for my new job because ya girl likes to switch my look. Here's the kinky blowout wig I got!!! This one is in 24in. Link in comments.

I got my first big girl job and I am a baldie (by choice) and decided to get myself a lil work wig (or two 🫣) because ya girl likes to switch up her look quite frequently!!!

I did also get permission to have fun with my looks from my boss so YAY!!! Both of these outfits were from my job interviews the most casual one being for when I had to go to the mall afterwards so no I wouldn't actually wear jeans like that to work😅

Dyed this wig myself. No info to share on the wig as it is from a wholesaler who only takes orders from business owners.

Dyed this one myself. Wig is wholesale no link available, they only allow business owners to order 😔

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I did another hair project hehe 😆 y'all know how I dyed that other wig a couple months ago but wished it came in higher density? I finally have my dream wig to customize 🥹.

Usually I don't wear frontals but ya girl was here for the density I was gonna figure out the frontal situation later. Let's get into the dyeing process as I know that's why y'all are here!

I first washed, blowdried, and flat ironed the hair. I do this before coloring to give myself a nice flat surface to color. I then section the hair, I usually do four rows in the back and then dye the frontal or closure. For this dye job in particular let's just say I made some mistakes.

Mistake 1. I used brown dye with a lot of yellow in it and then proceeded to let the wig sit in a bath of purple shampoo for too long and the water causes the brown dye to leak and turn the top layer of the wig a super ugly yellow.

Mistake 2. When it was time to fix the wig I only had two dyes and a dream, one of those dyes being bright Spider-Man red.

Mistake 3. I made my own custom lilac color but there was too much blue so when I put it over top the yellow bits it instead turned green 😫.

Let's talk solution! I made the rough call and realized that I had to bleach the hair. So I went section by section and bleached the hair using schwartzkopf blond me and 20vol developer. The hair bleached SUPER fast so I had to be SUPER careful as to not cause breakage. The hair took bleach AMAZING like I was half expecting to just have to throw the wig out because you definitely should NOT bleach 613 hair on a wig, 613 hair is already super processed so while this worked out for me, if you don't know what you're doing with bleach DO NOT attempt this like AT ALL.

Overall the quality of the wig was insane haha, definitely the highest quality wig I've gotten from the big companies especially for a 613. The lace is good and I wear the wig glueless due to the fit being really good. This wig is thicccccccc and I absolutely LOVE it. I'm going to be cutting more layers into it soon so that I can get those really big bombshell curls!!

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I did another hair project hehe 😆 y'all know how I dyed that other wig a couple months ago but wished it came in higher density? I finally have my dream wig to customize 🥹.

Usually I don't wear frontals but ya girl was here for the density I was gonna figure out the frontal situation later. Let's get into the dyeing process as I know that's why y'all are here!

I first washed, blowdried, and flat ironed the hair. I do this before coloring to give myself a nice flat surface to color. I then section the hair, I usually do four rows in the back and then dye the frontal or closure. For this dye job in particular let's just say I made some mistakes.

Mistake 1. I used brown dye with a lot of yellow in it and then proceeded to let the wig sit in a bath of purple shampoo for too long and the water causes the brown dye to leak and turn the top layer of the wig a super ugly yellow.

Mistake 2. When it was time to fix the wig I only had two dyes and a dream, one of those dyes being bright Spider-Man red.

Mistake 3. I made my own custom lilac color but there was too much blue so when I put it over top the yellow bits it instead turned green 😫.

I wish I had photos before I fixed it just so you guys could see the miracle I performed. I was just too embarrassed by the result to even take photos of that mess 😭

Let's talk solution! I made the rough call and realized that I had to bleach the hair. So I went section by section and bleached the hair using schwartzkopf blond me and 20vol developer. The hair bleached SUPER fast so I had to be SUPER careful as to not cause breakage. The hair took bleach AMAZING like I was half expecting to just have to throw the wig out because you definitely should NOT bleach 613 hair on a wig, 613 hair is already super processed so while this worked out for me, if you don't know what you're doing with bleach DO NOT attempt this like AT ALL.

Overall the quality of the wig was insane haha, definitely the highest quality wig I've gotten from the big companies especially for a 613. The lace is good and I wear the wig glueless due to the fit being really good. This wig is thicccccccc and I absolutely LOVE it. I'm going to be cutting more layers into it soon so that I can get those really big bombshell curls!!

Tried something new!!!

I'm always looking for new ways to style wigs to my specific taste.

The base for this wig is a 16in body wave full lace wig. I decided to turn it into a braided unit, but some things needed to happen first. The texture of the wig was too smooth for braids, so I needed to find a way to make the texture more kinky.For that, I used a small crimping iron and then combed out the parts to create an almost blown-out 4c texture. After that, it was "easy-peasy" from there. I just had to braid the wig, with only one problem: I don't really know how to braid. 😅

While I do love how the wig turned out, I will be the first to admit that it's a "good from faraway" type of experience. Family at my brother's birthday thought it looked great, but the perfectionist in me can't help but see the flaws. Please do not be like me and decided to not use gel on the hair. I promise you it will save you in the long run in terms of flyaways.

In the end I feel like this was a really rewarding experience and I have learned where I went right and where I went wrong. I definitely want to try out more styles but I like the braids too much to take them down 😅 I might just have to get a new one to experiment with haha.

Tried something new!!!

I'm always looking for new ways to style wigs to my specific taste.

The base for this wig is a 16in body wave full lace wig. I decided to turn it into a braided unit, but some things needed to happen first. The texture of the wig was too smooth for braids, so I needed to find a way to make the texture more kinky.For that, I used a small crimping iron and then combed out the parts to create an almost blown-out 4c texture. After that, it was "easy-peasy" from there. I just had to braid the wig, with only one problem: I don't really know how to braid. 😅

While I do love how the wig turned out, I will be the first to admit that it's a "good from faraway" type of experience. Family at my brother's birthday thought it looked great, but the perfectionist in me can't help but see the flaws. Please do not be like me and decided to not use gel on the hair. I promise you it will save you in the long run in terms of flyaways.

In the end I feel like this was a really rewarding experience and I have learned where I went right and where I went wrong. I definitely want to try out more styles but I like the braids too much to take them down 😅 I might just have to get a new one to experiment with haha.

Tried something new!!!

I'm always looking for new ways to style wigs to my specific taste.

The base for this wig is a 16in body wave full lace wig. I decided to turn it into a braided unit, but some things needed to happen first. The texture of the wig was too smooth for braids, so I needed to find a way to make the texture more kinky.For that, I used a small crimping iron and then combed out the parts to create an almost blown-out 4c texture. After that, it was "easy-peasy" from there. I just had to braid the wig, with only one problem: I don't really know how to braid. 😅

While I do love how the wig turned out, I will be the first to admit that it's a "good from faraway" type of experience. Family at my brother's birthday thought it looked great, but the perfectionist in me can't help but see the flaws. Please do not be like me and decided to not use gel on the hair. I promise you it will save you in the long run in terms of flyaways.

In the end I feel like this was a really rewarding experience and I have learned where I went right and where I went wrong. I definitely want to try out more styles but I like the braids too much to take them down 😅 I might just have to get a new one to experiment with haha.

No vendor information as I made this wig myself. Sorry for the weird shots of the trash bags 😭😭😂

Unfortunately, no link is available as this is a wholesale-only company that I got it from, and they don't do retail. But I love this wig so much. I wore it for Thanksgiving, and I love it.Sometimes I low-key love having a failed business, haha, it's great to be able to buy wholesale.