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Trying It On For Size
I've been working in my current job for about a month now (a part-time, temporary position) and wearing my wig everyday. I'm really starting to remember why I never wanted to do this to myself again. I look in the mirror and I can't see myself anymore. I see this person trying to pretend to be something she's not. I think the main problem for me is that the wig just looks so completely fake. I feel like I should be going out trick-or-treating when I wear it. I've just spent the past couple of hours looking through websites with different solutions and actually found some alternatives to a standard wig that I'm sure would help me. I absolutely fell in love with some of the styles - particularly the lace caps with long hair that let you style them a bit differently rather than walking around with the exact same length and style all the time. I loved the idea of not having bangs in my eyes constantly. Then I looked at the pricetags and nearly cried.
I can't stand wearing the wig I have. It looks horribly fake, I feel it slipping everytime I move my head more than an inch in any direction and it's the hideously hot, itchy type. I swear, if I could find a fulltime job that paid halfway decently, I'd buy the more realistic, more comfortable prosthetic in a heartbeat!
I can't stand wearing the wig I have. It looks horribly fake, I feel it slipping everytime I move my head more than an inch in any direction and it's the hideously hot, itchy type. I swear, if I could find a fulltime job that paid halfway decently, I'd buy the more realistic, more comfortable prosthetic in a heartbeat!
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Comment by Kathie Nietenhoefer on November 16, 2009 at 6:14am
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Thanks for the input, ladies. I've taken a look at the sites you all recommended and have found several that I'll likely try out as soon as I can. Now I just have to convince someone to give me a job.
Susan, that technique looks like it might do the trick for me. When I have a moment, I am definitely going to try it out - you may be getting some very whiny messages from me trying to figure it out properly. lol
By the way, what on earth is "virgin hair"? And what is so great about it that dealers seem to charge such high prices?
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Comment by Julia McDowell on November 16, 2009 at 7:35am
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Virgin hair is unprocessed hair............never permed, coloured etc.
Have you thought about scarves? I wear a scarf when I don't feel like wearing the wig. There's a back view on my photo's. I use a variety of silk scarves with a cotton "biker" bandana-type thing underneath to keep them secure. I coordinate the colours to match my outfit, and have had many compliments on them. Just a thought. I saw a demonstration somewhere online about how to use a Turkish 'oya' scarf - I'll try to find it again for you.
Keep your chin up! I saw a quote the other day that went "We probably wouldn't worry about what people think about us if we could know how seldom they do." I've learned that people in general feel the same way about you if you are bald, as they would if you had hair to the ground - i.e. they really DON'T CARE.
I've adopted the philosophy that the people who love me don't care if I'm bald - as for the rest of the world, I truly don't care what they think (or don't thind!) about me.
Julia :)
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Comment by Gill on November 17, 2009 at 4:26am
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Kathie
My heart goes out to you, this is exactly why, I choose not to wear a wig, I spent all day tugging at the sides, looking in the mirror and watching other peoiples faces for the slightest sign that they knew I had a wig on. It took a while to go au natural, and I know that the person I and others see, is me.
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