Apology in advance but I need to vent. It's been one year now since I started this journey and I am still waiting for a system I can actually wear. Systems #1 and #3 came with completely wrong hair color. Coloring my bio hair to match was not an option, and I would have required frequent color maintenance as my hair is mostly grey and wouldn't hold color for very long. System #2 was cut too short, we had ordered 6" hair but it came with 3", and would have looked like a furry hat on my head.
With system #4 they nailed the color but again the factory cut it back from the 6" length ordered, to 4" (no reason given). As a result, there is a somewhat noticeable join line at the back of my head, and the sides are not long enough to cover my weakening side hair.
Luckily the salon has purchased 3 out of the 4 systems and are selling them as stock units. I have decided to keep #4 as the color match is very good, and in the (unlikely) event that #5 arrives and is good to wear, I will at least have #4 as a spare for emergencies. I can always wear a ball cap in public to hide the detectable join at the back. At any rate, if #5 turns out good (knocking on wood) I plan to order another exact copy immediately.
I have also looked at various online companies hoping to find a stock system that might work for me, but unfortunately my bio hair makes it impossible to find a color match. I am predominantly grey, but with a higher percentage of dark hair on top and at the back, with nearly all grey at the sides and behind the ears.
With the pandemic and my system failures, this has been the most frustrating year of my life, but I'm not giving up just yet. I am happy for everybody that found a good fit without having to go through a year of swings and misses.
Hopefully I'll have some good news to post in a couple of months.
With system #4 they nailed the color but again the factory cut it back from the 6" length ordered, to 4" (no reason given). As a result, there is a somewhat noticeable join line at the back of my head, and the sides are not long enough to cover my weakening side hair.
Luckily the salon has purchased 3 out of the 4 systems and are selling them as stock units. I have decided to keep #4 as the color match is very good, and in the (unlikely) event that #5 arrives and is good to wear, I will at least have #4 as a spare for emergencies. I can always wear a ball cap in public to hide the detectable join at the back. At any rate, if #5 turns out good (knocking on wood) I plan to order another exact copy immediately.
I have also looked at various online companies hoping to find a stock system that might work for me, but unfortunately my bio hair makes it impossible to find a color match. I am predominantly grey, but with a higher percentage of dark hair on top and at the back, with nearly all grey at the sides and behind the ears.
With the pandemic and my system failures, this has been the most frustrating year of my life, but I'm not giving up just yet. I am happy for everybody that found a good fit without having to go through a year of swings and misses.
Hopefully I'll have some good news to post in a couple of months.
that way i am not locked into any salon which makes it SO much easier, tbh alot of the online companies are really easy to deal with and work well with you as a consumer regards colour and density etc. if you did custom you could send them the one unit you have as a basis for colour.. and they could custom it for you and it would be perfect.