On Wednesday I went to visit the wig shop in a nearby town, which my hairdresser told me about. I wore my jean skirt, blue blouse, sandals, with makeup, jewelry and lipstick. When I walked in, there was nobody at the counter, so I went to look over the wigs by myself. They had lots of styles to choose from, but I'm not familiar enough with names or features to know if they are decent.
And there still was nobody around...
Finally a man appeared, and I gave him my spiel about wanting to find a wig. He started talking, in very broken English, and I was having lots of trouble understanding him. And he was the only staffer in the shop. He basically handed me a wig cap, and said (and I paraphrase) "have at it..."
This is nothing like I had been led to believe would happen, as told to me by the clerk I talked to last time I stopped in. I couldn't get the wig cap to stay on, my hair wouldn't stay up under it, and several wigs I tried on wouldn't stay on - if I got the front positioned, the back slipped off. And vice versa. All the while, the sign above where I was sitting said, in big bold letters: "Absolutely No Returns For Any Reason." Where was the help? What help? Needless to say, I left, and don't plan to return. Their financial loss (I was prepared to buy an inexpensive wig), my gain.
During my makeover, Beth gave me a loose french braid, to get my hair out of the way, and then put the wig on me. It fit. Nicely. No tugging, no slipping. She provided the name of that wig, and suggested a couple of online places to look. So if I really want to risk money (and we're probably talking 3 digits to the left of the decimal, not 2) I'd be lots better off going in that direction. But if I want to successfully wear a wig, I think I'd better learn to braid my own hair (or at least to make a bun)!
The jury is still out on whether it's even worth the trouble. Having my nails long and painted bright red seemed to do quite well for me! Time will tell...
Cheers,
Mandy
Mandy -
ReplyDeleteI wish I had your problem of having a lot of hair to put under the wig....
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Marian,
DeleteWhen my father passed in 1997 (at 80) he still had a good head of hair - but mostly gray. Mom's hair is all gray, and is starting to thin out. But at nearly 91 I guess it's OK. So I come by the gray - and the hair - naturally. And I'm thankful each and every day for my lucky heritage!
I'd be in deep doo-doo as far as dressing, if I had to wear a wig and try to keep it hidden! Androgynous wouldn't work nearly as well, if I didn't have lots of hair!
Have a great weekend, and I hope you get the job offer next week!
Mandy
Sorry you had a bad experience at the wig shop. I am sure that there are other wig shops that would be pleased to have you as a customer. I have bought all my wigs through mail order. Most are from Paula Young but I have also bought from Glamour Boutique. I have never spend more than $50-60 on a wig and have been generally pleased with the purchases.
ReplyDeletePat
PS: You are lucky to have your own long and stylable hair. That makes the androgenous look work.
As I said in my other response, OK - the wig is still under consideration!!!!
DeleteThere are some issues to resolve first, but everything should be solvable.
And yes, I agree fully - that I'm fortunate to have such long and wearable natural hair. Thanks go to Dad and Mom for that! Without it, things would be much different...and I'd have to wear a wig all the time. (Or not dress...)
Just a funny sidelight...when I was still working, almost all the nasty comments about my long hair came from men - specifically, those with little or no hair...and only one of them wore a "rug..." They preferred to pick on the guy with long, natural hair...go figure.
Mandy