2017 Wig Challenge

Smiley79 said:

@TopShelf girl, your pics are blazing. I love those wigs. What are their names please?

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TopShelf said:

I have not had any breakage on my hairline and I have been wearing wigs since October/November 2016. I moisturize daily with any of my heavy leave-ins
I have found that pulling my wigs forward , just beyond the hair line has worked wonders. Then applying a little of the the Got To Be gel where the part is, pressing down and using a blow dryer to set it, the using some powder foundation, does the trick. Let me see if I can post some pics. Sorry that they are not closer up

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AtlantaJJ said:

You are so pretty, you remind me of Michelle Obama! I agree pulling the wig forward is better for the edges. I just leave the baby hairs out unless I'm wearing a half wig. I only wear kinky curly half wigs which makes it easy to blend my natural hair.

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Chicoro said:

I'm a redhead!

I am going to start putting the wig information here, for easy access, just in case someone is interested. Also, this thread will serve as a great record of the wigs I've bought and the ones you all have as well, as stated upthread by @trclemons.


Three men told me that I was "super belle" (very pretty) this evening. The first one was when I was leaving the movie theater , second one when I was leaving a little restaurant, and the third on my way home. I was alone as it was 'Chicoro Self Appreciation Night!'

I always use people's age as an excuse for not being interested and for not taking their numbers. I asked two their ages and they were 29 and 34.

The last one hangs out in the neighborhood. He's about 18 to 20. As I passed he said, "Madame you are extremely charming this evening." What I really heard him say was, "Hey Mrs. Parker!"

I am putting this wig up for safe keeping. I must have been looking like this tonight: .
It obviously is a man magnet! Now, all I have to do is find an event with rich, eligible men, formal enough so I can show some cleavage and I can snag me one! Let me stop.

Wig Statistics :
This is a Vanessa wig. The style is Top Side Altas and the color is Chello. It is a "Vanessa Heatwave Fiber Hair Enhancement" wig. It is a synthetic lace front with a 'naturally deep part' so one can blend it with the hair.I just wear it as a lace front wig.

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Chicoro said:

I'm a redhead!

I am going to start putting the wig information here, for easy access, just in case someone is interested. Also, this thread will serve as a great record of the wigs I've bought and the ones you all have as well, as stated upthread by @trclemons.


Three men told me that I was "super belle" (very pretty) this evening. The first one was when I was leaving the movie theater , second one when I was leaving a little restaurant, and the third on my way home. I was alone as it was 'Chicoro Self Appreciation Night!'

I always use people's age as an excuse for not being interested and for not taking their numbers. I asked two their ages and they were 29 and 34.

The last one hangs out in the neighborhood. He's about 18 to 20. As I passed he said, "Madame you are extremely charming this evening." What I really heard him say was, "Hey Mrs. Parker!"

I am putting this wig up for safe keeping. I must have been looking like this tonight: .
It obviously is a man magnet! Now, all I have to do is find an event with rich, eligible men, formal enough so I can show some cleavage and I can snag me one! Let me stop.

Wig Statistics :
This is a Vanessa wig. The style is Top Side Altas and the color is Chello. It is a "Vanessa Heatwave Fiber Hair Enhancement" wig. It is a synthetic lace front with a 'naturally deep part' so one can blend it with the hair.I just wear it as a lace front wig.

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trclemons said:

Did you say man magnet? I'm off to get one.....

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JFemme said:

this thread is on fire....

I've ordered a few wigs since lurking here....

The attention I'm getting is daunting some days......( I miss being able to zone out....

Anyhoo, today I'm searching for a shorter do...but the ones in stock that suit my preferences are sold out... or on order...blah, blah..

Found one I like on Samsbeauty... has anyone ordered with this company.../ any concerns or issues... TIA..

Chicoro, your posts give me life lol

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HairNinja said:

I'm in since I have been wigging it for 3 years straight. I'll get some pics later. I have to suport this thread. I need more tips and encouragement to acheive my goals. Of course I use Chicoro's deep moisture. I'll be back with the details of my lazy regimen. I have to get it together.

Question ladies do the hard stratchy lacefronts pull out your edges? If so what are you doing?

My fave straight lacefronts pulled out some of my edges.

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Chicoro said:

@trclemons,

It appears that way! What is astonishing to me is that men don't care if your hair is a wig or not. If they think you look good, that is all that matters to them. I wear my wigs for me because it is fun and more importantly, because I am trying to protect my hair-not because I am trying to attract men!

I'm starting to notice a small pattern regarding hair and wigs and length as it relates to the men I encounter. [Some] Men prefer it when the hair is down (loosened) and hangs in the face a little (slightly over an eye, etc) and minimum collarbone to armpit length. Wigs drive me crazy when a curl drops over my eye, or drapes across my face. But the act of shaking it out my face or delicately sweeping that wayward, curly, tress back from my cheek and off my face catches their attention.

I feel like I'm inadverntently conducting a [man] study!

Every time I wear a wig, a man approaches me and asks me for my number. Every, single, time. With this red wig, women were constantly looking at me as well. I thought maybe the color was too vivid or the wig was fake looking, or that the wig was crazily sitting askew on top of my head. But that seemed not to have been the case. I was washing my hands in the movie theatre bathroom and glanced in the mirror at myself. I saw two faces. Mine and some woman's. She was peeking over my shoulder looking at me, too. There were 15 sinks and mirrors and 3 people in the bathroom, so clearly she was not behind me waiting her turn. At the grocery store (I was all over town in that wig), in line, this lady was leaning out the line, behind me. I saw her in the corner of my eye. She was trying to discreetly look at me.

I plan to continue to collect data from the 'field', document it, analyze it and report back.

I talk with my mother on FaceTime daily and even she said that she liked that wig. She thinks my wig wearing is some form of an identity crisis that I am recently going through and experiencing. I've explained to her I'm using them as a tool to remain happily in the same old protective style for all of 2017.

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TopShelf said:

I absolutely agree with these wigs being man magnets. But i also wonder if it's the combination of your energy from loving how you look with the hairstyle coupled with the new hair.

When I post pics of FB, the men who never comment.....comment. I get lots of love from men in the streets. My white, older, female supervisor told me that I looked gorgeous, like a model (in the wig in my avatar). Then she turned to another black female supervisor and said, "doesn't she look gorgeous?"........she didn't reply. I laughed.

I love my WIGS

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TopShelf said:

Nope. The hard lace does not effect my hair line at all. I moisturize the hair line with something heavy like a cream moisturizer or castor oil.

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Chicoro said:

I think that energy may be part of the reason.

I have been quite taken aback by all the attention I get when wearing wigs, especially that red one. The amount of men that have approached me and asked for my number when wearing that red wig is incredible [for me]. I have no earthly idea what it is about that wig that makes men TAKE ACTION and step up to me.

Just last week, I was waiting for the elevator in my building and a guy from my floor, a dance instructor from Poland, stepped out and saw me. He looked at me and almost breathlessly he said, 'I LOVE your hair!" From the way his face was animated and lit up, I felt as if I had just stepped bare breasted into the hallway. His eyes darted excitedly all around my head and face. In fact, he was blocking the elevator admiring my hair. I had to step around him to leave and get on the waiting elevator. It were as if he got tremendous joy and pleasure and was mesmerized from just looking at that wig (hair).

I'm a little fake-hurt because aint nobody checking for me with my natural beauty. The only time I get a similar reaction is when I have my hair straightened and it hangs down my back, past my waist. I wear my real hair pressed straight like once every two to three years because I just can't be bothered. I guess the men can't be bothered either because most times they don't speak to me.

The reality is that I don't want any attention. I like being anonymous and overlooked, except for that rare occasion when I see a beautiful man that I would like to get to know. But usually after about 43 seconds the feeling passes and I return to my senses and I settle comfortably back into my state of can't- be- bothered- bliss!

This wig wearing has been a real eye opener for me that has NOTHING to do with gaining healthy, length.

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HairNinja said:

Someone told me a wardrobe isn't complete without a wig. They're a real game changer, I can switch my look up in less than two minutes. I'm boring and wear the same old wig most of the time.

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Chicoro said:

Excellent video!

She uses a wig grip so it doesn't slip back and she uses scar silicone bandages to cover and disguise the mesh on the part. Great, great tips!

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**SaSSy** said:

I gotta buy some of those scar away strips tonight; I already have a wip grip. That was the best wig investment ever.

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Chicoro said:

@**SaSSy**,
Which brand of wig grip did you buy and what colors did you buy? I wear black wig caps. Also, I can only get stuff from Amazon.uk or Amazon.fr, not Amazon.com. The more suggestions the better. Thank you!

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**SaSSy** said:

MILANO COLLECTION WiGrip Extra Hold Wig Comfort Band, Tan, people think I'm wearing a weave or it's my own hair ever since I've been wearing the wig grip. I brush and fingercomb my hair out in public and my wig doesn't shift at all.

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Chicoro said:

Thank you! I will see if they carry it.

I looked it up. It's 19 dollars on Amazon.com but 60 Euro on Amazon.uk and Amazon.fr. Well, I guess I am going to put that on my to buy list when I get to the US. I don't like that price mark-up. Aww...

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**SaSSy** said:

That sucks it more in your home country, but I suggest investing it in when you get a chance. It's a wig wearer's lifesaver to realistic wigs.

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Chicoro said:

@HairNinja, Hey!

BINGO! Aptly put, and succinctly and well stated! Even if you wear the same wig, I am sure you still look cute.

If you had told me this before this red wig, I would have not understood. But now, I am really seeing this. Wigs do dress up an outfit and they are game changers. I have the same clothes or outfit on, the same makeup on and the same shoes. The difference is that key accessory: the wig! It were as if the clothes, make-up and shoes were the fuse and that wig was the FIRE!

I went to a friend's family gathering on Sunday.They see me quite frequently. They were all over me and that wig! They asked me if it were a weave or a wig and if I could take it off at night. I was all bent over with the wig lifted up off my nape so they could see the comb attachment. And when I stepped into the door, their faces lit up just like the face of the man in my building who saw me at the elevator. These were women and men and they ranged in age from 20 years to 86 years old. The were like, "Oh MY GOODNESS! You look sooo good!"

Ya'll know what, black women entertainers and superstars wear wigs all the time and of course those images are exported through out the world and these images condition people's vision as to how a beautiful, famous, talented women should look. Based upon that, I think these wigs give you a "Star" quality to your 'image'.
I hope nobody thinks to asks me if I can sing or dance.

AHA!
I got it now, the wigs make you look [me] movie-star, glamorous!!!!!! That's it! Hence, the looks of joy and pleasure on people's faces. Now I truly understand.

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