WIG CHALLENGE 2013

mywinborne

Well-Known Member
Im excited. This is my first challenge out of lurkdom. I wore wigs off and on last year for about six months and retained a good amount of hair. My plan is 3 weeks of wigs and one week of bunning with length checks every 3 months. I have drew beshe, and a HH wig that had bangs that I cut off and made a upart wig out of and a new syn bang wig that came yesterday. I cornrow the back of my head in a circle and leave my edges and a front middle piece out that I flat iron when I wear the u part and will cornrow straight back for other wigs. I am currently grazing apl and want to be full bsl by this time next year.
 

KaramelDiva1978

Well-Known Member
So my Shorty wig for 2013 is still at the post office between me working and the New Years holiday. In the spirit of starting this challenge tomorrow I have dusted off and busted out the two year old arsenal from when I big chopped in 2010. Wish me well ladies!

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There are a few in here I've never worn. Here we go.
 

Babygrowth

Well-Known Member
Today was wash day for me so I prepooed, washed, DC and m/s. I put small plaits in my head and will leave them in redoing them from time to time. I will still wash every week and cowash. But I may up it to 2x week. We will see... I may also go wig shopping this wknd. I have a cute lil bob one I wear but I need one with some drama to it.
 

JustGROWwithIt

New Member
I'm going to try this exact mix this weekend! Well, minus the Wen because I don't have it yet. I do need to go back to my oil treatments/prepoos...

You can also try S-curl spray whether relaxed or natural. My hair did great with S-curl and sealed with olive oil. Even a spritz of water, NTM and an oil of choice with a wig cap and wig. Moisture for days and I co-washed weekly. HTH!

Yea, let me know how it works for you!
I've also used the S-Curl spray (although not while wearing twists) and my hair was super moisturized and grew like a weed! :drunk:
 

strawbewie

Active Member
Good morning this is Stella my new wig for January... I usually switch up every two weeks but I want to see if I can ride out until the end of the month with this wig

For work need to have it up... This is my attempt a messy bun...


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This how it looks down


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I sprayed my cornrows and oiled my edges before putting on my men's wave cap...
 

RockCreak

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OK.. so I couldn't wait until the weekend to get my first wig.. so I ran to the store yesterday and bought this one..

I think it's called Kissy! :spinning:

Anyway.. I'm getting a lot of compliments on it at work. I like her!

I'll post a pic later!
 

bluediamond0829

Well-Known Member
I'm in.....

I just removed my sewin weave. I need a break and to give my own hair a break. I'm rocking my curly half-wig. I love that and people believe its a weave or either my own hair because my natural hair blends well with it. I perfer rocking the curly half wig, so i don't have to press or straighten my hair to make it blend with straight half wigs.
 

alanaturelle

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I cowashed this morning and put on my new wig for the first day back to work in 2013. I will try to have hubby take a pic of me tonight.
 

fatimablush

Well-Known Member
by the end of the month i should have 4 more wigs. i had to toss out 4..i couldn't revive those wigs for nothing.
 

RockCreak

Well-Known Member
OK.. so I just bought my first wig! :yay:

No one told me that it's hot as E-MUG under this thing... whew! A sister is :burning:up under this thing. Hopefully I'll adjust soon.

So far, I love it! Can't wait to buy more!

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Babygrowth

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OK.. so I just bought my first wig! :yay:

No one told me that it's hot as E-MUG under this thing... whew! A sister is :burning:up under this thing. Hopefully I'll adjust soon.

So far, I love it! Can't wait to buy more!

Lol! Yeah... that's why I can only do wigs until it starts getting warm outside!
 

beauti

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lol i'm a pro cause i can wig all year! :lol:
okay ladies here are my pics. I finished the braids today, was too lazy yesterday. I will be keeping these bad boys in hopefully till the end of this month...matter of fact, I think I will keep them in until the week before valentines day.

 

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beauti

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Babygrowth in the summer I don't wear hats with my wigs like I do in the winter. in the summer I wear the wig clipped up in a high sloppy bun with a cute summer scarf around the perimeter. my hair underneath is usually cornrowed
 

BLESSED1

New Member
OK.. so I just bought my first wig! :yay:

No one told me that it's hot as E-MUG under this thing... whew! A sister is :burning:up under this thing. Hopefully I'll adjust soon.

So far, I love it! Can't wait to buy more!

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that looks cute on you. I wear u parts when the weather gets warm, ones that blend with my air dried hair or I cross wrap my hair & slap a half wig on, much cooler on my scalp.
 

Evallusion

LiloLombardi
Do you all sleep in your wigs?

Oh yeah, Bree is here and I love it...Gala, not so much (gonna sell it to my coworker).
 

strawbewie

Active Member
Evallusion said:
Do you all sleep in your wigs?

Oh yeah, Bree is here and I love it...Gala, not so much (gonna sell it to my coworker).

No, I do not sleep in my wig. I take it off as soon as I get home. I spray my leave-in, M&S ends and put on satin bonnet.
 

HairPleezeGrow

Natural.MediumFine.3c.
I would love to join this challenge! I have several wigs but hardly worn them bc I hate braiding my hair down. I know lazy so this year im definately wigging it for sure. My hubby bought me some hair and closure so Im waiting on it to come in so I can try and make my own. I will post a pic as soon as I get the hair and make my wig. I was in the setting challenge but I just cant get it down pact and too much manipulation to my hair.
 

beauti

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I don't sleep in my wigs either. when I get in the house I snatch it right off my head and either m&s and put my scarf on,or just put my scarf on and wait till evening to m&s
 

mywinborne

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My wig! This is a u part I formed from a Beverly Johnson syn wig. My hair is out in the front. I soaked the wig in water and vinegar to remove the shine. I'll post another pic of my hair underneath in a minute. I take off every night and flat iron front once a week. To maintain I pin curl front at night.
 

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mywinborne

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Excuse my chub in my last post. Still trying to figure everything out. Lol. I did crop these pics. My hair is braided in a beehive in the back. I will redo my braids every two weeks with a wash every week. It looks so fuzzy and thick because I washed tonight. My hair in the front is trimmed because I had noticed some splits. I hope to find a straight lace front that has a thin hairline so that I can eventually braid all my hair back.

Sorry for such long posts :)
 

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BLESSED1

New Member
My wig! This is a u part I formed from a Beverly Johnson syn wig. My hair is out in the front. I soaked the wig in water and vinegar to remove the shine. I'll post another pic of my hair underneath in a minute. I take off every night and flat iron front once a week. To maintain I pin curl front at night.

that looks like human hair, can you tell me the ratio of water to vinegar that you used & how long you soaked it for to get rid of the shine? I have a synthie that's still a little too shiney even though I did the deodorant trick on it.
 

mywinborne

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that looks like human hair, can you tell me the ratio of water to vinegar that you used & how long you soaked it for to get rid of the shine? I have a synthie that's still a little too shiney even though I did the deodorant trick on it.

Hey! I honestly didn't measure anything. I put the wig in a punch bowl. Added warm water to cover. Poured in some white vinegar from a big jug and swirled it around. It might have been a cup of vinegar? I let it soak a couple of hours until it looked dull. Then rinsed with water and let it air dry on wig head inside out.
 

Babygrowth

Well-Known Member
So, plaits are better for me than cornrows. I cowashed today and I realized I need to make them smaller so they don't unravel. I can't wait until they grow longer.
 

Haddasah

Well-Known Member
SO tomorrow I am washing my wig and my hair. I have some VO5 and Aubrey Organic laying around that I am wanting to use up. Im planning to just use one line of products...maybe.

What are you Ladies using to M&S?

I REALLY want WSL....I know I can do it! I am looking through every inch of my current regimen to see what I can vamp up. I know Wigs are a keeper, now I'm re-evalauting my products...I should have BEEN WSL but im still stuck between BSL and MBL!!
 

missliberia

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Soo... i got my Beshe Shelly and am all ready for this challenge. My Drew arrived as well but I haven't tried her yet.

Here are some pics. mind you I trimmed the front a bit. So excited!


 
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