Recently, I got asked by a guy about the reasons why people look down on wigs (I'm not sure where this random question stemmed up from). Mind you, this is a guy that is all for naturalistas, so I'm not sure why he's concerned and I didn't bother to ask.
Let's call him "Bob".
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Let me say that my love for wigs has increased immensely for a very good reason: I love that I can take the wig off to wash my own hair. Like some of you, I have a very dry scalp and it tends to flake...this was one reason why I could never wear a weave past 4 weeks; 6 at the most.
Well, I was never one to wear wigs because of the stigma that came with wearing one. Besides, I was too conscious for my own good. What if it got blown by the wind, what if someone accidentally/intentionally pulls my hair?
Fast-forward to March when I was to go to Texas and Miami, I wore a wig for the second time EVER. The reason being that there was not enough time to buy and get my hair done; and so, I rushed to my local beauty supply store in St. Louis and got this wig for $50. Great price huh?
The way I tweaked the hair [by plucking strands to create a natural-like part and cutting layers] made it almost unbelievable to my friends that it was actually a wig until I pulled it off at night to sleep! Lol
Wigs aren't bad at all. As a matter of fact, that's what most of these "Youtube gurus" wear. Beautybyjj and Peakmill for example.
The art of making a wig myself is something I am yet to master. Lord knows I will not buy the ridiculously expensive wigs online made by someone else.
So my question is (referring back to Bob's question), why do some people look down on wigs?
Most celebs [like Ciara, Beyonce and best of all, Wendy Williams] wear lacefronts 100% of the time because it looks more "realistic", perhaps they don't have enough hair of their own to do a leave-out? #ikid
We all know the hair we rock isn't ours, be it weaves, clip ins, or wigs. So what does it matter anyway?
xxxo
Let's call him "Bob".
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Let me say that my love for wigs has increased immensely for a very good reason: I love that I can take the wig off to wash my own hair. Like some of you, I have a very dry scalp and it tends to flake...this was one reason why I could never wear a weave past 4 weeks; 6 at the most.
Well, I was never one to wear wigs because of the stigma that came with wearing one. Besides, I was too conscious for my own good. What if it got blown by the wind, what if someone accidentally/intentionally pulls my hair?
Fast-forward to March when I was to go to Texas and Miami, I wore a wig for the second time EVER. The reason being that there was not enough time to buy and get my hair done; and so, I rushed to my local beauty supply store in St. Louis and got this wig for $50. Great price huh?
The way I tweaked the hair [by plucking strands to create a natural-like part and cutting layers] made it almost unbelievable to my friends that it was actually a wig until I pulled it off at night to sleep! Lol
Wigs aren't bad at all. As a matter of fact, that's what most of these "Youtube gurus" wear. Beautybyjj and Peakmill for example.
The art of making a wig myself is something I am yet to master. Lord knows I will not buy the ridiculously expensive wigs online made by someone else.
So my question is (referring back to Bob's question), why do some people look down on wigs?
Most celebs [like Ciara, Beyonce and best of all, Wendy Williams] wear lacefronts 100% of the time because it looks more "realistic", perhaps they don't have enough hair of their own to do a leave-out? #ikid
We all know the hair we rock isn't ours, be it weaves, clip ins, or wigs. So what does it matter anyway?
xxxo
