Do most people know you wear a wig?

Hi everyone. I have androgenic alopecia,and I've been losing my hair since I was 14. I'm 41 now. Up until now I've been able to cover my bald spots with toppik, but I'm going to need a wig in the not too distant future. So far I've tried a few custom wigs from rpgshow,and they were pretty obvious to anyone that saw me that I was wearing a wig. I went into a local bar wearing one, and quite a few people couldn't stop staring at me. Some people I knew looked very uncomfortable and wouldn't make eye contact with me. I'd chosen something similar to my own hair, it just didn't look believable I guess. It was a human hair, (Indian remy) full lace black wig. Anyway here's my question. I see quite a few people on here saying that most people have no idea you're wearing a wig. Are there any tips or tricks that make them look so real? Where do you get them? Do different hair colors make a difference? I do know it helps to have highlights and keep a light density. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks. :)

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Permalink Reply by StarShemaya on December 7, 2016 at 2:16am

Hi shoff39!

Back in the day, I used to wear wigs and they looked 'wiggy' back then. Today, there are some really beautiful natural looking wigs. I go on YouTube and learn how to make the 'parts' look real by 'plucking' some of the hairs to widen the part and by applying make-up in the part to blend in with my skin tone.

There are several young ladies that I subscribe to, but there's one in particular that is awe-inspiring to me. She makes her own wigs; colors, cuts and styles them. You might want to check her out. Her channel name is: Peakmill.

If you are looking for affordable beautiful wigs, I have found some here: https://store.naturallyyoursboutique.com/collections/human-hair-wigs

Let me know what you think...

Hope this helps.

Permalink Reply by shoff39 on December 7, 2016 at 11:22am
Thank you, StarShema! I will have a look. One of the big problems I have is getting the wig to lay flat to the top of my head, even with the custom units. I tried mousing it down and wrapping it for a while like I saw on a YouTube video once, but it doesn't seem to help.
Permalink Reply by StarShemaya on December 13, 2016 at 8:44am

If you have hair on your head, to get the wig to lie down flat, you should braid your own hair or wear a wig cap to lay it down as flat as possible, and then put your wig on. If you do either of these already, maybe the cap is too big...maybe you're choosing wigs that have too much hair--too dense. I have found that a wig with about 120-130 density is a more natural looking density for people who are used to medium thick hair...

Permalink Reply by shoff39 on December 9, 2016 at 12:50am
Your wigs look fantastic! Can I ask where you get them and what kind of hair it is? I was thinking of getting hair systems from hair direct using Chinese Remy hair. I tried Indian remy, but I need a course texture like my bio hair.
Permalink Reply by Pat Latina on December 10, 2016 at 10:13am

Hi Kristin, where did you get your wig. It looks so natural. I have a vacuum wig, but it has ALOT of hair.  Thanks

Permalink Reply by Hairloss1 on December 30, 2016 at 1:39pm

Hi Pat if you need a natural looking wig, you can get it custom made, i get my wig custom made in the hair density light to medium thickness and which make the wig very natural looking, most of the time people don't know that i am wearing a wig if i don't tell them. I just got another custom wig made from this wig company call silkawigs and my wig look very natural, also all of my custom wigs from them last me well over 2 years. Here's a picture of my custom wig  they just made for me. let me know if you have any question 

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Permalink Reply by StarShemaya on December 13, 2016 at 8:46am

KristinWelsh, I love your wig! It looks so natural and good on you. Your family is beautiful too :-)

What brand is your wig. Do you mind sharing the link or website?

Permalink Reply by Jay Jay on December 16, 2016 at 12:11am

You look amazing! I would never know it was a wig. 

Permalink Reply by hersheys123 on December 20, 2016 at 4:13pm

Wow it looks really good. Where do you go?

Permalink Reply by Brian on December 9, 2016 at 1:35pm

The advise that I would give for making a wig look natural is to not wear it straight out of the package.  When I buy wigs, I wash them and let them dry.  Then, I use a razor comb and thin the wigs out, trim around the ears, and style the bangs if the wig has bangs.  The key is to make the wig your own, and also to not make it too perfect.  People question if your hair looks too perfect because most people do not have perfect hair.  

Perhaps it is different because I am a man, but I have gone into beauty supply stores to look at wigs and surprised the salespeople when I take my wig off to try one on.  I have had more than one salesperson tell me that thought I was a salesman coming in to meet with the owner or manager.  Also, I should add that I buy inexpensive wigs.  

Permalink Reply by shoff39 on December 9, 2016 at 2:02pm
Brian, I took one wig to have cut by a professional wig stylist, and I payed 150 dollars. It helped some, but it still looked wiggy. Too thick I think. Then I had 2 custom partial hair systems made, and cut in, (the second one was free because he messed up the first one) but both of them screamed "hair piece." I wanted to try hair direct because from what I understand, you basically get to design your own system, you can tell them you want the density on top of the system to be lighter than it is on the sides and back. And if you don't like the system when it arrives, you get your money back.
Permalink Reply by Brian on December 9, 2016 at 2:15pm

I cut my own wigs, but if you are not comfortable doing that and have had bad luck with stylists on wigs, then you might like hair direct or even hair club for men.  My partner is a Hair Club member, and yes, you can choose the density, color, percentage of highlights, etc.  He is happy with Hair Club.  I wear wigs because I like to be in control.  Even when I had a full head of hair, I cut my own hair.  I am a little controlling in that way :-)

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