Lace Wigs- The Good, the Bad, the Ugly!

Let me be the first of many Black Americans females to say I love lace wigs! They have been comfortable, affordable, gorgeous to behold, virtually maintenance-free, practical, and just down right pleasant to own for me. I began ordering them oversees and paid little for them. What I didn’t realize was how poor quality they were and without a relationship with the manufacture, I could easily have been cheated without any recourse. I bought curly ones that matted when I was advised to wash them! I ripped one piece of my French lace, during removal, so be careful around the edges during removal.

Tip: Use 100% Pure Acetone (yes, nail polish remover) to loosen your unit and to remove any adhesive, both on your unit and yourself, for fast clean-ups. It’s also great to freshen-up your wig cap. (Also, use Claudio St. James menthol spritz to keep your hair and scalp fresh!)

Experience has allowed me to share the sexy secrets I had to learn the hard way!

My bit on hair textures

Have you seen bad textured hair in a weave? It looks horrid, jacked up in the back, with crazy edges that won’t lay down! Then you notice another weave but this one is long sexy silky. It waves when walking and has everyone quaking in its path!

This is the difference between cuticle hair and Remy hair, regardless of whose head it comes off of. Cuticle hair is by far the best, softest, resilient, natural looking, and well-behaved hair I’ve ever worn! It’s shiny, even textured, bouncy and has body that continues throughout the life of the wig.

Most Remy hair wigs/weaves look great at first. They have body and bounce and are well behaved initially, but with wear, it looses it look. It becomes harder to manage. Those cute layers you got it cut into start “hiking up” in the back! Just as you’re about to scream and toss it but realize-I paid too much money for this wig!

The best way is buy a wig from a local wig maker. Develop a rapport with them, they are responsible for your beauty investment.

Lace color

If at all possible met your wig maker and hold the various colors of lace available up to your hand. This is the best method of ensuring an exact make with your skin tone. The next best solution.

Worst case scenario: When in doubt get a shade lighter than you suspect is your own and you can add makeup (liquid or powder) around the front edge AFTER application.