>>4844340

>Yes, depending on the quality
>What is your price range? I mean wig care is just common sense mostly. Wash it every so often, don't used human hair shampoo, wide toothed comb from bottom to top, when not in use I keep mine in a braid and in the bag it came in.
>Mintymix maybe? Or taobao.

>>4844348
What kind of shampoo should people use on wigs?

>>4844357
Mild shampoo. Sulfate-free.

>>4844340
1. Yes. I've worn wigs that look completely different from my natural hair/hairstyle and people constantly think it's my real hair and I just "grew it out" lol.
2. If you want a wig that looks like real hair and that you can restyle numerous times, buy from Cyperous. They're expensive, but they're worth the money because they last forever.
3. Cyperous has split wigs similar to that and so does Priscilla (I've heard their quality is decent).

>>4844357
Any shampoo. Any soap. Dish soap is ideal, actually, because it doesn't have moisturizers and similar ingredients that benefit your hair but only sit of the surface of a plastic hair fiber.

>>4844373
You can also use a tad bit of fabric softener as 'conditioner'.

>>4844359
Sulfate wont matter on a wig at all.

But you really shouldn't use any human hair shampoo on a wig, as it's not designed to clean plastic. Get wig shampoo, lots of Asian/Hispanic/African America beauty supply stores carry it if you don't have a wig store in your town. Or just buy it off line.

I saw a link on a blog somewhere, to a wig a bit like on the picture, long curly asian-ish they had so pretty colours, I think one of them were gray fading to lilac, or something and they looked very natural.
I think the price were around 40 dollar, and the site may have been amazon, but when I look up wig on amazon I only get a few bad results.

I know it's not much info, but does anyone have any idea what I might be talking about?

Most people are "wig retarded" where you could be wearing a hot pink wig with blue streaks that shines like plastic in the light and is from Party City and they wont know it's a wig.

I used to wear wigs on a daily basis like a year ago, my hair was just super short, I always got my wigs in person. As you can't tell how a wig will look on you, and especially if you want a natural looking one- buy it in person.

>>4844384

This isn't really true.

You don't need to try on a wig to make sure it will look natural.

Gabalnara wigs look natural on everyone.

>>4844383

Maybe Gabalnara or Pinkage? idk

>>4844377
You don't need wig shampoo either. Wig shampoo is overpriced and relies on people to be uncertain about what they're doing.

Think about what you're trying to do and the materials you're working with. Plastic hair fiber, elastic in the wig cap, nylon mesh. You're trying to remove oil, dried sweat, and makeup residue.

Heat will affect the wig fiber. Bleach will damage the elastic. Not much bothers the nylon. Avoid heat and bleach in your washing process, which is very easy to do.

But what to use? Anything that isn't heat or bleach (again, very easy) and will remove oil, grime, and oil- or water-based makeup. The magic substance which accomplishes all of these things is soap. Any soap. Hand soap. Dish soap. The simpler and cheaper the better, because scents and moisturizers will not benefit the hair fiber and may be harder to rinse off, thus kludging up your wig.

Now you know. Go buy the generic shit with pride, and use the extra money to buy yourself something nice <3

Of course it is. That's what the wig industry is there for.

Typically, the more natural the color, the easier it is for the wig to appear natural. Putting the hair in ponytails, usingn clips, hats etc will also help the wig appear 'normal.'

I like Gabalnara wigs but $80+++ because of shopping service fees or group order fees is a bit much, for me. (Also I hate their curled/crimped wigs - every kind I've gotten has been a bitch to maintain and I just end up straightening them so I can manage them better.)

What's the best way to take styling gel out of a spiked up wig? I was intending to get this, before I read the thread.

I just bought this off of ebay for 16 USD, planning to use have it for everyday use, I think ebay is your best shot if you want to find something cheap OP

Wigs are easy to spot if you know what to look for. But, the people who can spot wigs usually wear them, themselves, so won't call you out on it.

I used to have a drinking game at the bar I worked at. Every black chick that came in with an obvious wig, you had to take a shot.

oh yea completely I have a wig which was actually only £15.00 but really nicely styled and matches my very coloring well.
It fooled my boyfriend and all my friends didn't believe it was a wig until I showed them under the bangs.

>>4844481
>>4844481

Have fun with your shitty tangled mess that looks nothing like the picture

>>4844471
I just used kids shampoo and water, but it left little bits of gunk in my wig. I can't figure out if it's the gel, or if you need something special to get all the dried gel out of the wig though.

>>4844521
This.
These ebay wigs are ok if
1. you are prepared to style them to make them look like the pic and
2. you only want them for one or two times
3. you will only be photographed in natural light

The worst part is that if you get snapped with flash, these wigs look like a plastic bird's nest :(

>>4844528
>>4844528
>>4844528
>>4844528

Yup.

The only wig shop on ebay I would recommend in a reasonable price range is this place:

http://stores.ebay.com/GO-TO-THE-SHOP

Because they don't steal pictures, what you see is what you get, and the fibers are very good quality.

It's important to make sure the fibers are heat resistant too, OP

>>4844481
>>4844521

Just gonna add that these are usually about 5USD on Taobao, so that should give you a hint on the quality.

>>4844528
Yep. It's like my friends who bough ta bunch of 18th century wigs off ebay and were surprised they looked like crap. You have to work to make those even remotely presentable. Pic related.

Everyone always either recommends Gabalnara or Priscilla, but I'm sure there has to be a single shop in the USA that offers believable, high quality wigs. Anyone know of one?

>>4844481
Here, I have bought a couple of wigs off of ebay before, if you know what to look for, and yes are prepeard to do alittle styling by yourself then they're pretty good.
A lot better than some of the overpriced wigs you find other places.

Most of my wigs have arrived in perfect untagled condition though, and I've never really had the problem with them looking plasticy, except for some coloured cosplay wigs.
But you need to know what to look for when you buy.

>>4844582

Of course they /arrive/ in that condition, but about an hour later they are tangled like crazy

I wish I could figure out how to buy from Gabalnara, but it's always such a bitch.

Pity, and I always see such cute wigs on that damned site too.

>>4844640

This bulletin board has the instructions on how to order from them. Basically you just post a new topic with your order and they will reply with a custom payment link.

>>4844648
Lol derp forgot link.

http://gabalnara.com/board/index.php?db=overseas

>>4844648
Ah! Thank you so much!

Since this is already a wig thread, I thought I'd ask here. I really want to wear wigs, they look beautiful, but ever since I was a child, I have not been able to wear most hats, because my head is too big. I'm not sure what the measurement is, or even how to measure my head, but, I was wondering if wigs would be able to stretch enough to cover my large head?

I don't want to buy a wig just to find out it won't fit my huge head.

>>4844620
All wigs are like that, you just need to know how to take care of them

>>4844735
Most wigs have this band thing inside them which you can tighter/loosen, but since you can only loosen it to some exstent you could try asking the seller what the wig measurments are before you buy.
Some sites will let you chose between a small-large size also.
If you're still scared about wasting money on a too small wig try going to a shop that sells wigs and ask to try a normal sized one on just to see how it fits.
if you wanna be 100% sure, get your head measrments and find a wig that matches it.

>>4844640

Yesstyle sells a bunch of Gabalnara wigs. Their selection is a bit limited and I think the prices are higher, but I like ordering from English sites where I can be 100% sure of what I'm doing.

Yeah, I used to wear wigs all the time.
I bought mine from dressky.com, super cheap shit and people always thought it was my real hair. Sometimes I bought from bodyline too and those wigs looked fake as hell when theywere brand new, but when I'd worn them a couple of times they looked pretty realistic.

>>4844883
Gabalnara theirselves said the ones on Yesstyle are not official so idk. I wouldn't risk it and would just order straight from their own site.

>Hello~!
Are the wigs on yesstyle your real wigs or do you only sell from your own website?

Thank you!
Thursday at 1:02am via Facebook Mobile

> 가발나라(Gabalnara Korea) Hello~ You can only get our wigs on the website "www.gabalnara.com". thank you :)

>>4844739

Lol, no they aren't

I own some pretty high quality wigs and haven't had a problem like that with them before.

>>4844909
>>I wouldn't risk it and would just order straight from their own site.
Ordering through their site seems a bit uh...

I would just go through YesStyle. You don't have to deal with the enormous fees and shipping of going directly from Korea.

I like Cyperous wigs for everyday. Typing on my phone so I can't post a picture, but lunie_chan on LJ has some and they look amazing on her.

>>4845010

But if they arent authentic Gabalnara wigs then why would she(?)

>>4844909
Y'all to need to ask /fa/ ask yesstyle, if it's not still newfag summer over there (even tho it's always shit) someone should be able to tell you about the suckers that ordered from there.
It's like their own version of milanoo.

>>4845388

I didn't think /fa/ liked anything that wasn't peacoats or plaid

>>4845598
I'll let you in on a secret.
Most of that is just to get people to go away lol
There's only a couple people that are useful and I have no idea if they're still there or not.

>>4845371
>>But if they arent authentic Gabalnara wigs then why would she(?)

YesStyle is run by YesAsia. More likely is that they buy the wigs directly from them and resell, which accounts for the enormous markup on some items.

>>4845621

YesStyle sells knockoffs, bro.

>>4844366
Do you know how to order from Cyperous Cosplay since it split from the main Cyperous website?

>>4845626
>>YesStyle sells knockoffs, bro.

Do you mean KNOCKOFF or FAKE?

>>4845669

There's... a difference? What you buy from YesStyle matches what you see on the website. Only real difference is that it's shit quality and has a different tag.

>>4845689
Knockoff usually means imitation.
Fake is fake.

YesStyle is just a reseller, they don't have their own brand.

>>4845698

Hrm. Knockoff, then.

My comment wasn't regarding the lack of a YesStyle tag on the clothing -- rather that the individual brands you see on the website aren't what you get because they're only selling cheap copies.

>>4845724

Fun fact about Yesstyle, one of the brands they sell, OrangeBear, is actually a well-known Taobao shop.

You can get things for a third of the price by buying directly from them.

http://shop34939047.taobao.com/

>>4845724
Just wondering, do you have anything to back that statement up?

I've honestly bought a whole lot of Googims and they're not fake, just overpriced as shit. But fuck shipping from Korea.

No, I saw a girl wearing a cosplay wig on the metro like fucking two days ago and it looked hideous.

>>4845867
>Noticed it was a cosplay wig
>Is a cosplayer or lolita

>>4845883
It just didn't seem appropriate to wear casually, as in her outfit was a sailor moon t-shirt from the 90's and some jeans.
To be frank she just looked unattractive because of the wig, It was a dark grey twin tail wig if I remembered correctly. Wigs that aren't made to look like real hair just don't look very nice when you're not dressed in lolita or cosplaying.

>>4845910
Was it, at the very least, good quality?

I am well known for my wig wearing and most of the time, people think it's my real hair...even if i wear two completely different wig within a week. Also, I'm dark skinned, with naturally kinky hair that is med-short length and if people believe that my hair is actually short, jet black and silky or long blonde and curl, I'm sure anyone can make a wig look realistic. The people that have the seen the behind-the-scenes know better though. Just pay close attention to how you wear it. Secure it tightly. Make it look as natural as possible and if someone asks, tell them it's your real hair.

>>4844340
also, idk if someone suggested it yet, but try minty mix. i plan to buy a two toned wig from there and i'm sure i saw a light brown/blonde and dark brown wig.

>>4845927
Do you mind if I ask where you get your wigs from? I've been looking for some nice ones!

>>4845921
It looked pretty beat up, but it wasn't frizzy and the style wasn't all beat up. She just looked odd, and her wig cap didn't work as best it could because a decent amount of her hair came out the back.

>>4845933
At least it wasn't party quality?

>>4845927

I would also like to know where you get your wigs from!