Tabitha Mwendo asked:


Custom-made lace wig is your best bet to looking great. You can choose to have any A style, colour and hair type that you prefer. It is almost like choosing your clothes and accessories for a grand event.

However, there are a few essential points you have to know to order that perfect front lace unit.

Know your head shape

Different wigs suit different head shapes. Check yours. Is your head pear-shaped, round, square, heart-shaped, oblong or oval? If you are not sure, stand in front of the mirror and take a good look at your face. Sketch what you see to help you decide. Try on dummy wigs to see what suits you best. Don’t go by the modelled wigs, it may not be the best ones for you.

Measure your head

You can choose to do this on your own or get help. Get the measurement of the circumference of your head, ear to ear across the head, ear to ear across the forehead, front to nape, temple-to-temple round back, and the nape of neck.

Choose your hair type

Custom wigs are available in human hair, synthetic and blend of both human and synthetic. You have to decide what you prefer. This depends on your original hair texture as well. Keep it as close to the original so that it does not look like a fake. Remember, a wig can be stylish and in keeping with trends without looking unnatural.
Choose your hairstyle

Do you want it straight, curly, wavy, in ringlets? You can have any style you want. Go ahead and experiment.

Choose your hair colour

What’s your preference? Is it blonde or black? Or do you think a hint of red will look great? You decide on this one as well.

Decide on hair density.

This would depend on your hair length, colour and type. Normal density is between 80-100 % for a full lace wig. Especially for those suffering with hair loss you can get a wig with thick hair instead.

Choose a base for your wig

You can decide on Swiss lace or French lace with the former being more delicate and the latter more durable.

Decide on the adhesive.

This is used to attach the unit to your scalp. Choices range from glues and tapes depending on your preference.

Now that you have done all this, go ahead order your lace front unit.

The best part of custom-made wigs is that you can order multiple wigs at one go. You have the choice of creating different looks to suit different occasions. Can it get any better than that?

Tabitha Mwendo asked:


Wigs come in different shapes and sizes, each one to fit one. There are custom-made wigs and ready-made wigs. The use of each has its own merit and drawbacks.

When you decide to go in for a lace wig, there are certain important points you need to keep in mind.

Custom or Ready-made

Lace wigs are preferably made to order. This is always a better option, as the fit is so important in order to achieve the perfect look. The whole idea of wearing a wig is to look naturally glamorous. If you do not have a good fit, it will be obvious and your efforts will be wasted.

A number of people suffering from sickness and medical conditions like alpaca use lace wig and they need to look good as well.

Suit your face:

Wigs should accentuate the face. They should complement not discredit it. Your face comes in its own shape and structure, accept and work around that. Choose the wig depending on whether your face is round, oval, pear-shaped, square, heart-shaped or oblong. Even if you want to undergo a drastic change in your look and style, ensure that it suits you.

Once you have done that you must then choose the type of wig.

Types of Lace wigs:

There are two main types of lace wigs: Full lace and Front Lace.

Full lace wigs are more breathable and comfortable to wear. These can be parted anywhere on the scalp.

Front lace wigs have lace at the forehead of the wig and are more natural and undetectable. These however cannot be pulled back into a ponytail.

Both types require periodic maintenance and have a life span of about 6 months.

You can now choose the type of base for the wig

Types of bases:

You have a choice between French Lace and Swiss lace. Both are lightweight and very popular. The French lace is available in various colours and is more durable as well. The lace base is a very important choice to make. First timers should use French lace wigs since Swiss lace requires a lot more care and attention to maintain.

Types of hair:

You can choose to have human or synthetic hair for the wig. The human hair is more natural and easier to style as well as maintain, just like you own hair. One of the best human hairs is Rimy hair.

Type of adhesive:

As you need to attach the lace wigs to your hair, you would need a good adhesive. You can either choose between tape and an adhesive that is safe for human use.

Styling:

You can style your lace wig even after you put it on. This offers good scope for the stylist to work on you and correctly frame the hair to your face. Your hair can be tied into a ponytail if needed. Many other styling options are possible with lace wigs.

When you decide on wearing a wig, make sure you go the length to make it perfect as well.

Deborah Rayner asked:


Attaching a front lace wig is not as difficult as it may seem. With just a little practice you will become an expert at dawning your wig and will be able to do it by yourself every time, with no trouble at all. One of the major benefits of a front lace wig is that you can apply it yourself, unlike other types of wigs that require an extra set of hands.

Double sided tape and Liquid Adhesives

The two most common materials used for attaching front lace wigs is double sided tape and liquid adhesive. Both of these products are best applied to bare skin on the scalp or on an area of extreme hair loss or balding. Don’t just use any double sided tape or adhesive though. Rather, you should always use attachment products that are designed and manufactured specifically for this use.

Step One

To apply your front lace wig using tape, first prepare your tape by cutting it into strips of approximately 3 inches in length, by 4 inches in width. Now take one of your pieces of tape and place it on the polyurethane tape patch area, right where the lace front connects to it. The next step is to place the strip on the front hairline where it meets the edge of the lace.

Trim and Contour

Now firmly apply pressure, so it is held down in place. Now repeat the procedure until you have attached the entire front edge of the lace to the wig itself. Also, remember to apply adequate pressure to the wig each time that you apply your tape strips. As you move around your head with the tape strips, you will find yourself having to do some tape trimming, so the end finished work contours to the shape of your head.

Deborah Rayner asked:


If you watch TV at all, then perhaps you may have noticed how great all the celebrities hair now looks when thy appear for their performances. Have you noticed how many African American performers, such as Tyra Banks and Beonce now have beautiful long straight hair? How can they do this, month after month, when hair straightening actually damages the hair? Why doesn’t their hair eventually show the effects of so many straightening treatments?

Quality Lace Wigs

The reason is simple and that is that they are wearing wigs and not just any type of wig either. They are wearing quality lace wigs. When a lot of people think of a wig, they think of elastic banded wigs that they have seen people wearing at Halloween parties. They look good from 20 feet away, but as soon as you get up close, they look horrible.

A Far Better Head of Hair

With a lace wig, the hair and the the attachment mechanism are in two separate pieces and this allows for a far better product. For one thing, the wig can be parted naturally any way that the person wearing it prefers. Even upon close inspection of the scalp of the wig, it is virtually indistinguishable from a real head of hair. Also, because the lace wig is permanently attached to the scalp with glue or tape, there is no chance of slipping.

Top Quality

A top quality human hair lace wig can cost up to $20,000 but they also cone in a wide range of prices. Also, because lace wigs are now available through a number of sources on the Internet, there are good deals out there on perfectly great high quality lace wigs. This means that now there are more options then ever before for people to chose from when they want to look their absolute best.

Deborah Rayner asked:


For decades throngs of loyal fans have gawked in awe at their favorite celebrities hair. All the time, only wishing that they too could have been born with genes that would have allowed them to have such beautiful locks. All the while, the truth was that all of those celebrities were wearing wigs but not just any type of wig but full lace wigs.

Great Looking Hair

No one would have ever suspected a thing until African American singers and actresses such as Beyonce and Tyra Banks began to be seen day after day and month after month with lovely straight locks flowing over their shoulders and down their backs. Doesn’t the hair straighten process damage hair? How can their perfectly straight hair look so damn good?

Virtually Indistinguishable

So the cat is out of the bag and now more and more people just like yourself are catching on fast. A good quality full lace wig, when applied correctly is “virtually” indistinguishable from a persons normal natural head of hair. It can be parted any way that a person chooses and even upon close examination no one can tell.

An Investment

This has led more and more discriminating, fashion conscious consumers to start doing some math. Why spend hundreds and even thousands of dollars at a hair dressers for hair extensions and perms that are only temporary, when with a full lace wig it lasts for years and even a lifetime?

So Much Quicker and Convenient

Also, with a full lace wig there is no need for appointments and spending endless hours in a stylists chair. Simply take it out of its case in your closet, take the necessary steps to properly apply it and out the door you go, looking like you have stepped right out of the salon.