Hi
Sorry I haven't updated but here's whats happened:
I got my order in and went in and had the transformation done. I
decieded I would do most of the leg work but let a professional cut the
things in. I' not that DIY but I know plenty of wearers that are.
First things first, it looks the business. I have a longer style and the
colour is dark brown. The place that did my 'attachment and cut in' were
no fuss, straight down the line. No f*****g around, which I appreciate.
One thing that took me back was how quickly and easily the fuzz that was
my transplant was shaved off and gone. $15000 worth of f*****g around
was gone in about a second. Do the math there.
The 'bashed ferret' is on there and it's solid. It doesn't want to move,
I cannot feel it and it is pretty much undetectable. To detect it you
would have to grab and pull and even then I'm not sure it will come off.
My missus could not pull the thing off my head. To detect it you have to
be right up against it and even then it's hard to see whats going on.
The style itself is long. I wear it up or down. Neat or messy. Hair line
on the front exposed, covered full or partially, whatever. Don't get me
wrong, out of the box, I thought sh*t this really is a wig. They looked
flat, straight and you could not see through them at all for the density
of the hair. Like you see on old style wigs like my father had. One it
was on, cut and styled, you couldn't tell where my hair stopped and
began and where the wig was. I had to dig to feel the seam of where the
lace started. Even then it wasn't entirely clear.
I do the maintenence stuff myself. That is taking it off, cleaning and
regluing it. I found the ladies that did my attachment originally just
use way too much glue. I wore the thing for two weeks straight and by
the end, the oil your head puts out turns the glue all shitty. So off it
came, cleaned it up and back on again.
This maintenence thing is the downside. You have to set aside a good one
to two hours. The first time I did this off and on job it took me almost
five hours. I fucked it up big time. Got the old glue on my head all
through the piece, i cleaned the piece on the mirror and the glue
wouldnt come off and also the glue did not want to come off my head no
matter how much solvent went onto it.
Having said that, the maintenence downside is an upside when put against
concealer wearing. I recalled today I haven't had to scrub toppik junk
off the bottom of my shower since switching. I don't worry about getting
my third day toppik wear wet in the shower or whatever. I wash my hair
and the bashed ferret all at once. I'm not particularly nice to the
ferret in anyway. It gets treated like my real hair does. It gets the
same product as my real hair does. I don't have destroyed towels and
pillow cases by Toppik nor do I stockpile an unusual amount of hairspray
anymore. I also do not look like I have run m head through the dirt.
Yes for all those uninitiated you use solvent to get the pieces off your
head and to clean your scalp. If this sounds a bit wierd, I guesss maybe
it is. Sounds a bit extreme? Maybe, but that citrus cleaner smells so
nice. Does it hurt or sting your scalp? No. Is long term glue and
solvent use on your scalp going to harm it? Probably (unproven), but how
long are you going to live hiding because you have an issue with how
you're going to look? For the record my skin is super sensitive and I
truly have no problem, either with the glues they use or the solvents.
No red or anything.
I really think you gotta come to this party with a real attitude.
Instead of putting energies into thinking you'll get caught out and all
that crap I read, instead put it to good use in how you wear, making
sure its maintained well, making smart, informed decisions about your
wearing and most importantly getting on with life's business. The hair
doesn't wear you.
Has it changed my life, no not really but I feel it may do for others.
If your hairloss bums you that much then this will be a breath of fresh
air providing you have your game tight. If you don't want to do the hard
yards then you don't really deserve the rewards anyway and I would not
be putting yourself solely in the hands of any hair clinic and turning a
blind eye to the fact your wearing. That is a recipe for disaster.
Does it look good? Yes it does! Is it better than concealers? Damn
straight. Is it for everybody? I don't think so.
I am very happy with the decision I've made this time round.
