When I played around with my first wig this is exactly what I did except my hair was straightened. I was not going to spend an hour braiding my hair down to wear my wig for a couple days and then have to take those braids out. No ma'am. I kindly gelled my hair down just like her. Only thing I did different was I pulled it together almost like I was putting it in a ponytail and instead pinned it together so the hair wouldn't lift up. From then on whenever I want to wear my wig I just slick my hair back. And I don't think what she's doing is damaging. People brushing their hair more than this every single day to get sleek buns so...