r/Wigs

First time wearing a wig. It’s human hair

Not for everyday wear because they are all long but these budget wigs work well for me on special days.

1. Outre Melted Hairline 24in Elara (Chocolate Swirl. ($32.99)
2. Frodio 24in via Frodio.com for $62
3. Outre Melted Hairline Aliyah 1B $28.99

So far with the wig spray, they don't tangle as quick and they've really improved on their product.

It's so interesting to see how different it was before the internet. I wonder what those wig magazines looked like !

This is a Belle Tress heat friendly Pure Honey wig in Brown Sugar Sweet Cream.

I wore her to death and she is ratched on the ends.

Before the video, I detangled with a wide tooth comb and silicone spray. Then I sectioned and further detangled with a seamless fine tooth comb and a little more silicone spray as needed.

You want your comb to move smoothly through the fibers before adding the heat.

I’m working at 280°F which is a little cooler than BT’s recommended maximum of 300°F or so.

Basically, you hold the curl steady and gently pull the hot comb through the curl parallel to the floor. Hold it while it cools and then move on to the next section.

This is the method I use on all my curly wigs when I’m just looking to smooth out the frizz and kinking but don’t want to change the style.

ETA : https://youtube.com/shorts/GNNcYRCQ\_BU?is=pRxjiuFsc-vmUkEr

I purchased a wig from Goldylost in August of this year because my bio hair is what I would consider light brown (but a lot of people have told me is actually dark blonde). It was super difficult to find anything that looked like it would match, but Goldylost had a few bronde shades so I decided to try it. I have had countless issues with it. It came curled, so I didn't notice the insane length discrepancies until I wet the wig down and saw the hair straight for the first time. The color of the wig ended up being way off from the photos in the listing (click here to see what I received vs the photo for the listing I purchased). Its like a straw colored yellow blonde, not the "mousy stretched root melting into beige, creamy light ends" that the listing described.

To make matters worse, I only wear my wig twice a week and I got it mid August. The lace is unraveling and the hairline is shedding due to how close Goldylost cut the lace. I don't think its fixable. The measurements are supposedly 20.5 - 21.5" circumference, 13" front to nape, and 12.6" ear to ear. My measurements are 21.5", 13", and 12.5", so I was expecting this to be a near perfect fit. It is so tight it leaves marks and indents on my forehead and it is even a struggle to get it on my 21" wig stand due to how small it is.

That being said, I don't think this wig is going to last much longer. I'd like to plan for a replacement, especially because it seems like a lot of wigs have to be preordered nowadays, and I don't want to order from a company that this sub isn't super familiar with. I prefer hand tied so it is lighter weight and I have more styling freedom. I don't have a budget as long as I don't end up spending nearly $3,000 on another wig that won't last more than a few months. I am located in the US. Anywhere from 16"-20" is fine. I will bring a longer wig to a hairdresser if the color is good :)

Added to this post is my inspo along with some photos of my bio hair in different lighting. TY!

Before they've received the original defective colored wig return, they've told me the lace "has already been cut, as shown below," attaching a photo I sent them myself. The lace in that photo is uncut. The full excess is right there.
I asked them to point to where in their own photo they see a cut. They didn't. They sent me an explanation of what uncut lace means.

So they've asserted damage they can't show, on a wig they don't have, from a photo they attached. That's a denial being set up in advance.

$500 on a defective wig they had me process a brand new order on.

Does the lace look cut to you?

I have posted in the past about essentially being ride or die for this company but had more recently been super hesitant to purchase further. I just now saw an update about bang style toppers and I thought okay cute I’ll check them out.

Folks is this pricing normal? This is a few hundred dollars less than what I paid for most of my full blown wigs! I cannot make sense of it and find it incredibly greedy honestly.