Pumped About My New Hair! Pictures Attached.

[deg_dilemma]

Some more pics, 2 weeks in.

Note the one where I have highlighted the problems with an exposed hairline: imperfections are obvious, so the maintenance of an exposed hairline is constant.

I think a style where I have a partially exposed hairline will be best for long term ease of wearing.

 

[Manny007]

This part is amazing, I still couldn't believe its a system...is the highlighted part dyed? or you had the custom order this way with less hair?

 

[deg_dilemma]

@Manny007 it's part dyed and graduated. The dyeing makes it look thinner. I feel it's too thin so will be increasing density by a little bit next time. Though at the same time the recession looks very realistic - I just want the system to last a bit longer when it starts shedding.

 

[cottonReville]

@deg_dilemma It's so unbelievably real it's mind-blowing.

So it's a UTS system you dyed darker toward the back?

I'm assuming the dye process is easy as the skin base doesn't absorb color. Is that correct?

Also, did you shape that hairline yourself or is that how it came stock?

I'm really, really stunned. Thank you for sharing

 

[AxC123]

Agree with most, looking great.
I would not be afraid to add more grey, as you sides and beard have a good percentage of it. But some try to get rid of grey...

 

[deg_dilemma]

Agree with most, looking great.
I would not be afraid to add more grey, as you sides and beard have a good percentage of it. But some try to get rid of grey...

Thanks, yes adding grey is on my next list. I have 10% grey all over... except forgot to add it at the front hairline which was ordered in light brown. So on my next system I will be adding 10% synthetic grey at the front so that it is not covered by the dye afterwards.

 

[deg_dilemma]

@deg_dilemma It's so unbelievably real it's mind-blowing.

So it's a UTS system you dyed darker toward the back?

I'm assuming the dye process is easy as the skin base doesn't absorb color. Is that correct?

Also, did you shape that hairline yourself or is that how it came stock?

I'm really, really stunned. Thank you for sharing

@cottonReville thanks buddy.

Only the front inch or so is ordered in a light colour: light brown for me to match my skin tone, but if you're Caucasian then you could go for blonde. That portion is then dyed to your natural colour - and importantly to match the rest of the hair system (which for me was a mixture of black/brown/grey).

The dyeing process is not so easy, so I had my stylist do it. You need to avoid the base as it will stain permanently! And dye only from around 1.5cm upwards because the dye will travel down the shaft so be careful again. It is tricky - but the stylist did it in minutes due to her skill. I could probably do it myself but some things are well worth paying for.

Hairline shape is custom. I wanted to create a part-widow's peak effect. I gave up on stock after my first system - it was truly awful .

I will say again though that the perfect hairline is only ever temporary. It takes much more maintenance to 'keep up appearances'. My pic above where I have circled (in red) the obvious UTS showing up - this is the kind of thing you will have to constantly tend to.

 

[cottonReville]

Ah @deg_dilemma - in that case, I'm not going to entertain it. I keep my hairline unexposed & don't care about being exposed.

Thanks for your help!

 

[Mystery411]

Insanely amazing!!! The best I’ve ever seen!

 

[Smartone84]

@deg_dilemma Wow, wow, wow. You sir are an inspiration. That is likely the best hairline and hair system I've ever seen. I too can be creative like you and am looking for the best hairline possible so this is a big help. I must ask a few questions though that I don't think you explained in your posts...

1) What company are you ordering from that you can get such a particular custom job with the light hair in the front only?

2) Any other details about the custom job you may have left out? (i.e. Remy hair?)

3) In that pic with the red circle on the "shine" of the poly, why is it happening there as opposed to the rest? How is the UTS shine in general? Seems hard to believe it's that undetectable given the light density at the hairline.

4) What exact color do you choose for the front portion that you dye? (fyi i have the same hair color as you with even light skin, so I have the ultimate difficulty of bad contrast when it comes to v-loops at the hairline/looking unrealistic)

 

[deg_dilemma]

HI @Smartone84 and thanks for the post.

1. I'll PM you the salon/supplier I use. It's in the UK so I'm not sure if that's useful to you? But to get the light hair in the front, any decent supplier can do that for you so long as you specify what you want clearly and correctly.

2. Remy hair is standard. All details about my spec are are in the posts above. The template was custom so that I could deliberately choose a slightly receding hairline. Density is medium light, what I call 70% but other suppliers will have their own % scale.

3. The UTS detached a little or the glue wore down, so the base became more obvious to the eye. This is a problem with UTS. It has to be perfectly bonded so that it is invisible. A good hairline will always need a lot of maintenance. UTS shine is hard to hide when the system ages beyond 2 months - or at least that is what I find. The base must be degrading or changing in properties because it doesn't stay so soft after that time. It's still good, but not perfect.

4. The dye was a black/brown one. I can't remember exactly which one because the salon/stylist did the colouring. It's good to have a colour that has 'shades' to it so that your hair doesn't look like one big block of hair. Also, the dye must match the rest of the hair as far as possible, i.e. the back portion and of course your bio hair.

Good luck!

 

[Smartone84]

HI @Smartone84 and thanks for the post.

1. I'll PM you the salon/supplier I use. It's in the UK so I'm not sure if that's useful to you? But to get the light hair in the front, any decent supplier can do that for you so long as you specify what you want clearly and correctly.

2. Remy hair is standard. All details about my spec are are in the posts above. The template was custom so that I could deliberately choose a slightly receding hairline. Density is medium light, what I call 70% but other suppliers will have their own % scale.

3. The UTS detached a little or the glue wore down, so the base became more obvious to the eye. This is a problem with UTS. It has to be perfectly bonded so that it is invisible. A good hairline will always need a lot of maintenance. UTS shine is hard to hide when the system ages beyond 2 months - or at least that is what I find. The base must be degrading or changing in properties because it doesn't stay so soft after that time. It's still good, but not perfect.

4. The dye was a black/brown one. I can't remember exactly which one because the salon/stylist did the colouring. It's good to have a colour that has 'shades' to it so that your hair doesn't look like one big block of hair. Also, the dye must match the rest of the hair as far as possible, i.e. the back portion and of course your bio hair.

Good luck!

Thanks man appreciate all the info. Yeah I'm in the US but still send me the info who knows maybe i'll check them out

also with regards to #4 I meant what color was the hair originally BEFORE you dyed it. I know some guys have it blonde first but i'd imagine you have to do a really good dye job to hide most of that blonde aside from the minuscule part at the bottom/roots. This really is the route I plan to go as I look best with an exposed hairline.

 

[deg_dilemma]

Ah yes I did think you might have meant that! So the colour I chose was light brown, because it was the closest match to my skin colour. If you are white/Caucasian then blonde will be a good choice. It will take the darker colour easily, so don't worry about that at all. Always leave 1.5cm un-dyed at the bottom of each hair (as best you can) because the dye will travel down the shaft a bit and you don't want to risk getting dye on the base.

Remember, the dye job doesn't have to be perfect, because you can always add more dye later.

You might want to consider a lace-front, if you're going to expose your hair every day. If I had a choice, I would like a UTS system with the front 2 inches as swiss lace. My supplier/salon only does UTS, so I haven't been able to try the hybrid base.

 

[Smartone84]

Ah yes I did think you might have meant that! So the colour I chose was light brown, because it was the closest match to my skin colour. If you are white/Caucasian then blonde will be a good choice. It will take the darker colour easily, so don't worry about that at all. Always leave 1.5cm un-dyed at the bottom of each hair (as best you can) because the dye will travel down the shaft a bit and you don't want to risk getting dye on the base.

Remember, the dye job doesn't have to be perfect, because you can always add more dye later.

You might want to consider a lace-front, if you're going to expose your hair every day. If I had a choice, I would like a UTS system with the front 2 inches as swiss lace. My supplier/salon only does UTS, so I haven't been able to try the hybrid base.

Yeah getting a swiss front/skin back base doesn't seem to be a thing with these companies. It's usually only french lace at the front and the rest skin and as im sure you know french lace isn't great for an exposed hairline at all. I am white/caucasian but my skin tone IS a little more on that ever so slightly darker side so I guess I could probably get away with a light brown. I'll just have to build up the courage to try and go through with the dye process. Last question dude- What hair dye do you find works best? I'm assuming it has to be a hair dye for wigs only... (?)

 

[deg_dilemma]

I'm really not sure what dye the salon used but personally I have in the past just used an off-the-shelf one, L'Oreal. It worked fine - just leave it on for only half the recommended time.

You wouldn't need a wig-dye because the hair you're dyeing is real human hair.

But do bear in mind that the salon did this whole process for me. I do all maintenance etc by myself but the dyeing process is a bit more involved. I'm sure I (and you) could it, but if you have a choice to use a specialist then it's worth paying for.

 

[HairPiece]

It is really owesome, can you send me your order list(requirements) for customized order you sent the supplier (PM) ?

 

[deg_dilemma]

@HairPiece all details are in the posts above but ask me anything specific if you like. I don't have a list as such, because it's all verbally agreed with the salon so they hold all the details.

If you're in the UK (south east) then I can tell you the supplier/salon I use.

 

[sawun]

amazing hairline every.

do you workout, sweat etc..?