Just wanted to pop in and say that I love your latest photos! Beautiful! Plus my hubby and I are jeolous of your house...you are living our dream. We're outside our city in a forest...we just want your house on our property!:) (Great hair by the way)
Hey Rebecca,
I love the length of your hairpiece and the cut. I'm of the mindset that we can always go shorter... To wash the liner I use one of those body poofs (no idea how else to describe this) and a jot of meleleuca antibacterial soap. Create the bubbles and then rinse...super easy. I just played volleyball in mine yesterday and it was fantastic!
We're having some record snowfalls up here, we look like we are in a snowglobe and loving it. Hope you have a great Christmas and holiday season as well. LOVE your pooches!
Rebecca....is that a wig in the pic with the shoulder length hair? It looks way tooo natural. Oh, maybe a freedom wig, right? Do you have to buy a lot of extra products to maintain the wig? If you have one, how long do they last? Is it easy to maintain the wig? Thanks so much.
Hi Rebecca. I live in London, UK, so am lucky to be able to drop in to Gali Wigs in person. However, I do know she regularly works with people all over the world. Check out feedback on Heralopecia.com, where a few ladies have ordered 'remotely' over the telephone. I believe she also visits the US every so often (not sure which part) so maybe there's scope for meeting her during one of her trips.
Re lashes/brows... funny you should ask as mine are just going now.... after over 20 years of progressive AA. I just had my semi-perm brows done this week, as it was important to me to have them done whilst I still had the template of my natural brows. (Have heard from several ladies about how their brows regrew in different place to where the SPMU had been done.) Lashes are falling fast so I'm now trying to master fake lashes. Will get SPMU eyeliner done next month. I was SO used to having hair (wig) or no hair... but losing facial hair is a different ballgame altogether. Still... I am so grateful that I have options available to help me rebuild my image every morning. Jaye
Hi Rebecca,
I know what you mean. I've lost 1/2 an eyebrow and all of the lashes on one eye and part on the other. I have to say that if I lost them all I would wear false eyelashes for work and other events. I did wear them (cut in half) when I had lost 1/2 of my upper lid, and they were very good. I didn't even know they were there and they blended in - plus no mascara to add! But, since I've lost all on one eye, I can not match one eye to the other and make it look real. If I lost both, the falsies would be the same on both lids and are very real looking. I got mine at the MAC counter. So…for now, I use an eyeliner to give the illusion of having a lash line. I find a pencil will fade, but I just got a gel from Bobbi Brown that is supposed to stay on really well. People do say that they can’t tell, but I know that if I close my eyes it is obvious that one has eyelashes and the other doesn’t. For me, it would be better to have none than only on one eye. For the eyebrow I use a wax and powder. I just got a kit from Benefit that has both. Still, I know what you mean. For me, my hair and eyelashes and great brow shape were the things I got constant comments on. I never overdid them, so I guess you could say I kept things pretty natural. My friends used to laugh because I didn’t wear make up out on a regular basis. Now…I definitely need make up The eyelashes and eyebrows made me feel very hopeless as they were coming out because I felt they were my last vestige of femininity gone. Cruel joke! Hang in. I know have tiny white hairs that have regrown after 8 months on my upper lash line. I wonder what that means? So unpredictable!
Thanks for your kind comments :) Give yourself time to adjust....this whole alopecia journey is rough and needs to be taken one day at a time :) I TOTALLY agree with you about the eyelashes! Losing my eyelashes and eyebrows was very hard for me, and although I actually love my bald head and hope my real hair never grows back (my wig is much better than my real hair ever was), I do hope that my eyebrows and eyelashes grow back. I never realized how much junk gets in your eyes without eyelashes! They really are quite useful to have. I wear fake eyelashes about 5 days a week. I use "Blinkies" http://www.blinkiesonline.com/ and they are fantastic. They last me at least a month if not longer. Also, the Duo glue is my favorite (you can buy it at CVS or Walgreens). It will take you a week or so to get used to putting the eyelashes on (it's a bit wonky at first), but now I am so used to it that I can put them on anywhere (the subway, my desk, the gym). I hope that helps :) Rock on fellow Midwesterner ;)
Hi Rebecca! That is so cool that you went to school at Stout! Do you have family/friends in WI still? Way to be brave and shave your head :) Rock on!!!
Hi Rebecca. I bought my vacuum from Debbi Fuller. The other one I bought through Continental Hair in Toronto. It isn't a big part of their business, but they do offer it, so I felt I could give it a try. There is no doubt that when I put the mold from Debbi and Continental on (to approve) they felt different. The mold material was the same, but they were shaped differently. I really like Continental's stylists and colourists and with my Debbi Fuller wig I will not have access to a stylist who is familiar with cutting and colouring wigs. So....I'll be taking it to someone who does not generally cut and colour wigs. I'll be keeping my fingers crossed!
Hi Rebecca - Actually no, it's just a regular one. I'm waiting on my Freedom Wig - should be here any day - it's been 6 months. I have also ordered a vacuum wig from the supplier I bought my regular wig from. Here in Canada I cannot claim my wigs, but it I rack up a big enough bill I can apply some to medical expenses at tax time. I'm really treating it as an experiment seeing which vacuum I prefer. If I can get it in Canada it's cheaper and they will cut and colour it for me. It can't hurt to try both!
Welcome, Rebecca! You'll find wonderful support here on Alopecia World. Check out my profile page for photos, videos and blogs you might find helpful. I was where you are with alopecia in early 2008. Good luck,
Mary
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Hi Rebecca,
Just wanted to pop in and say that I love your latest photos! Beautiful! Plus my hubby and I are jeolous of your house...you are living our dream. We're outside our city in a forest...we just want your house on our property!:) (Great hair by the way)
Hope you have a fabulous Christmas
Jenn
I love the length of your hairpiece and the cut. I'm of the mindset that we can always go shorter... To wash the liner I use one of those body poofs (no idea how else to describe this) and a jot of meleleuca antibacterial soap. Create the bubbles and then rinse...super easy. I just played volleyball in mine yesterday and it was fantastic!
We're having some record snowfalls up here, we look like we are in a snowglobe and loving it. Hope you have a great Christmas and holiday season as well. LOVE your pooches!
Stopped in to say hello.
Jeffrey
Re lashes/brows... funny you should ask as mine are just going now.... after over 20 years of progressive AA. I just had my semi-perm brows done this week, as it was important to me to have them done whilst I still had the template of my natural brows. (Have heard from several ladies about how their brows regrew in different place to where the SPMU had been done.) Lashes are falling fast so I'm now trying to master fake lashes. Will get SPMU eyeliner done next month. I was SO used to having hair (wig) or no hair... but losing facial hair is a different ballgame altogether. Still... I am so grateful that I have options available to help me rebuild my image every morning. Jaye
I know what you mean. I've lost 1/2 an eyebrow and all of the lashes on one eye and part on the other. I have to say that if I lost them all I would wear false eyelashes for work and other events. I did wear them (cut in half) when I had lost 1/2 of my upper lid, and they were very good. I didn't even know they were there and they blended in - plus no mascara to add! But, since I've lost all on one eye, I can not match one eye to the other and make it look real. If I lost both, the falsies would be the same on both lids and are very real looking. I got mine at the MAC counter. So…for now, I use an eyeliner to give the illusion of having a lash line. I find a pencil will fade, but I just got a gel from Bobbi Brown that is supposed to stay on really well. People do say that they can’t tell, but I know that if I close my eyes it is obvious that one has eyelashes and the other doesn’t. For me, it would be better to have none than only on one eye. For the eyebrow I use a wax and powder. I just got a kit from Benefit that has both. Still, I know what you mean. For me, my hair and eyelashes and great brow shape were the things I got constant comments on. I never overdid them, so I guess you could say I kept things pretty natural. My friends used to laugh because I didn’t wear make up out on a regular basis. Now…I definitely need make up The eyelashes and eyebrows made me feel very hopeless as they were coming out because I felt they were my last vestige of femininity gone. Cruel joke! Hang in. I know have tiny white hairs that have regrown after 8 months on my upper lash line. I wonder what that means? So unpredictable!
Thanks for your kind comments :) Give yourself time to adjust....this whole alopecia journey is rough and needs to be taken one day at a time :) I TOTALLY agree with you about the eyelashes! Losing my eyelashes and eyebrows was very hard for me, and although I actually love my bald head and hope my real hair never grows back (my wig is much better than my real hair ever was), I do hope that my eyebrows and eyelashes grow back. I never realized how much junk gets in your eyes without eyelashes! They really are quite useful to have. I wear fake eyelashes about 5 days a week. I use "Blinkies" http://www.blinkiesonline.com/ and they are fantastic. They last me at least a month if not longer. Also, the Duo glue is my favorite (you can buy it at CVS or Walgreens). It will take you a week or so to get used to putting the eyelashes on (it's a bit wonky at first), but now I am so used to it that I can put them on anywhere (the subway, my desk, the gym). I hope that helps :) Rock on fellow Midwesterner ;)
Big hugs!
LeslieAnn
Mary
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