I finally bit the bullet and ordered a lace wig! Yes, it’s an afro kinky curly one from a lovely Chinese vendor called Rex, got his website address from BHM. Anyway, I ordered it in 1B, 14 inches with light brown lace. To tell you the truth, I was torn between ordering the wig or the afro kinky curly hair from real hair exclusive (which I hear is also really good). In the end I figured that it would be easier to buy the wig instead. I had no intention on wearing it ‘correctly’ as a lace wig should be worn, glued onto the hairline. I always intended to sew it in either at or behind my hairline. The hair is gorgeous and an excellent match for my own hair so I was really pleased.
I decided to glue it down to begin with anyway just to see how it would look. I don’t think my application was great and it only lasted 24 hours because I got the bond wet the following day! It looked good though and I rocked it when I went shopping but I don’t think the adhesive thing is for me in the long run.
After 3 days however the wig was tangling and shedding like crazy. I was just not feeling the length of the hair so I did the obvious and chopped it! I LOOOOVE it now, its so easy to manage and co-wash. I don’t even really need too detangle it any more which means that it is no longer shedding. My own hair is longer than the wig at the back so I just wet it and allowed it to shrink up, and who said shrinkage was a bad thing! The coloured bits at the front is my own hair, I was going to colour the wig too but I think it looks ok like this so I won’t bother. Here is wig now sewn in behind my hairline. I have left about 1/2 an inch of my perimeter out all round.
Anyway, I really love it now, its like having my own hair out without my damaging hands causing breakage. A word to the wise, if you want to buy either kinky curly or afro kinky curly hair, be advised that it is very high maintenance, even higher than your own hair if you are a natural. I think that shorter lengths would be advisable unless you want to spend hours a day working on tangles and end up with a bald wig in a couple of weeks!
Mini update: This is the hair styled as I usually wear it.
