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To start wearing wigs

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Bloobloo · 28/11/2023 18:09

For fashion reasons. Natural hair is curly, frizzy, fine and unmanageable. Never looks sleek or polished. If straightened it sits flat and limp. Also don’t have much time to maintain/go to the hairdresser. AIBU to start wearing wigs? Bought a few cheap wigs in different colours online and actually wore one out and had loads of compliments about my “hair” which I never have. Is it just a bit weird to wear different wigs or does no one care these days?

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IncompleteSenten · 29/11/2023 09:49

It's your head and your choice. I would say though don't go for too cheap a wig. I have alopecia and when it's really bad I just shave my head and wear wigs. (In fact right now that's the case) There's a huge difference between the ten quid ones off Amazon and something like simply wigs.

ItAintGonnaGoDownEasyIfItAintCheezy · 29/11/2023 09:38

Bloobloo · 29/11/2023 08:50

From SHEIN ☺️

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Thanks.

I was in wigs when I was having chemo. At first I got a really expensive one as close to my own hair as possible. It looked stupid. So then I decided to go all out and try lots of different styles and colours. It was lots of fun and I didn't mind going without either. Wrap them up with scarves and hats and embrace the theatrical.

I would love to be like Moira Rose but I want something natural looking but I haven't got the £££ for natural 😂

PatronLover · 29/11/2023 09:18

Hair extensions would look natural, use Slavic hair. Go to Dee at Understated London. Say Patrón Lover sent you

Stupidliefromfriend · 29/11/2023 09:15

I was in wigs when I was having chemo. At first I got a really expensive one as close to my own hair as possible. It looked stupid. So then I decided to go all out and try lots of different styles and colours. It was lots of fun and I didn't mind going without either. Wrap them up with scarves and hats and embrace the theatrical.

What I discovered (because it opened the conversation) was that lots of people wear wigs or hair pieces for various reasons and loads are not medical.

Also - men are hilarious in their response. They would see me with cropped hair then the next day with long blonde hair and tell me really admiringly that my hair was great blonde.

Sisterpita · 29/11/2023 09:14

TheresaCrowd · 28/11/2023 18:14

You can't possibly be unreasonable as it's your head.

I'm surprised anyone thought a cheap wig was your natural hair though, as even some really expensive ones don't look real. It's something to do with the light/shine I think.

Both my Mum and I have worn wigs over the years - mid price, due to alopecia. Both of us have had complements and people were surprised if we said it was a wig.

BookishBabe · 29/11/2023 09:08

Some days I leave them off because I cba.
But I wear them for work, days out, sometimes just round the house to make myself feel better.
People who know me know they're wigs, I'll have my buzz cut one day and long blonde locks the next. It's pretty obvious. No stigma though.

TwoShades1 · 29/11/2023 08:59

Perfectly fine. Loads of people wear wigs for all varieties of reasons. Even if you can tell it’s a wig, doesn’t automatically make it look “bad” either. Personally I’m very fussy and I can imagine I would take me longer to sort the wig than it would my own hair!

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Bloobloo · 29/11/2023 08:50

ItAintGonnaGoDownEasyIfItAintCheezy · 29/11/2023 08:48

Where did you get a cheap wig that got compliments? I got one from lush wigs and when it arrived it looked a bit like barbie hair.

From SHEIN ☺️

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ItAintGonnaGoDownEasyIfItAintCheezy · 29/11/2023 08:48

Where did you get a cheap wig that got compliments? I got one from lush wigs and when it arrived it looked a bit like barbie hair.

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Bloobloo · 29/11/2023 08:25

BookishBabe · 29/11/2023 05:50

I would say the majority of mine are from shein.

I have a few from annabelle wigs and ice tried lush wigs.
But for the price and quality, I have found shein the absolute best.

Thanks 😊 Do you wear yours just on a night out or day to day/or to work?

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Lampzade · 29/11/2023 05:53

Wearing wigs is pretty common these days.

BookishBabe · 29/11/2023 05:50

I would say the majority of mine are from shein.

I have a few from annabelle wigs and ice tried lush wigs.
But for the price and quality, I have found shein the absolute best.

Laiste · 28/11/2023 19:06

It's pretty common these days for women to wear clip on pony tails and fringes. Hair extensions and halo rings.

I have a bun ring which is a swirl of hair which makes a messy bun really easy. You just bung it up there and clip it up. It's a mini wig really i guess!

So why not go the whole hog! 😃

ditavonteesed · 28/11/2023 18:59

www.lushwigs.com/
Little shop for you, I have loads from here and I love them

Disturbia81 · 28/11/2023 18:54

Go for it! My black friends wear wigs all the time and have different styles every time I see them so I've been playing with wigs, halo extensions and hair pieces etc

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Bloobloo · 28/11/2023 18:48

dahliaaa · 28/11/2023 18:41

Where have you been getting the wigs from ?

SHEIN (just to try them out)

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dahliaaa · 28/11/2023 18:41

Where have you been getting the wigs from ?

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Bloobloo · 28/11/2023 18:33

BookishBabe · 28/11/2023 18:27

I have lots.
Light coloured, human hair, lace fronts are particularly believable.
I bleached my hair and it all fell out and wear wigs so my hair can grow and heal.

I love them and means I don't need to keep dying it, I can be pink on Monday, blonde on Tuesday, pixie, long. Its great.

I do automatically tell people it's a wig when they compliment my hair, it feels a bit like lying to let them think it's real.

Go for it!

Brilliant! I have purchased purple, red and a lovely rich chocolate one. I bet you look amazing! That’s what I like about low maintenance and being able to change up my look

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JustTalkToThem · 28/11/2023 18:27

Wigs are very common in lots of cultures, go for it.

BookishBabe · 28/11/2023 18:27

I have lots.
Light coloured, human hair, lace fronts are particularly believable.
I bleached my hair and it all fell out and wear wigs so my hair can grow and heal.

I love them and means I don't need to keep dying it, I can be pink on Monday, blonde on Tuesday, pixie, long. Its great.

I do automatically tell people it's a wig when they compliment my hair, it feels a bit like lying to let them think it's real.

Go for it!

Nobodythatmatters · 28/11/2023 18:25

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Bloobloo · 28/11/2023 18:18

Summerhillsquare · 28/11/2023 18:16

Go for it. You could cultivate a nice line in hats too.

I wore a headscarf with it which looked lovely 😊

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Bloobloo · 28/11/2023 18:17

TheresaCrowd · 28/11/2023 18:14

You can't possibly be unreasonable as it's your head.

I'm surprised anyone thought a cheap wig was your natural hair though, as even some really expensive ones don't look real. It's something to do with the light/shine I think.

it was mostly men that thought it was real lol. I don’t mind about being honest about wearing wigs. Just wanted it to be socially acceptable and not weird. Looks so much better than my real hair, they are realistic but up close probably obvious its a wig

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Summerhillsquare · 28/11/2023 18:16

Go for it. You could cultivate a nice line in hats too.

ManateeFair · 28/11/2023 18:16

Oh, loads of people wear wigs, for all sorts of reasons. My friend wears them pretty much all the time because her own hair is very thin and fine and impossible to style. Nobody would guess they weren't her real hair.