Has Anyone Heard Or Bought From Quiff And Co? Ultimate Modern Toupee

[Russianguy]

Hi Noah,

Thank you for your support at this rather delicate theme as a hair system. I don't know are there any users from Russia, particularly Ufa city. But can you give me some contacts and recommendations where I can order the finest men's hair system for European male? Maybe the best salon where I will able to fix it on my head in Russia, I'm newbie 30 years old and I really want my hair back. But I want to avoid such issues as low-quality, over-sized, detectable stuff for my 1st order. Please send me PM. I'll be appreciated for any help.

 

[Noah]

Hi Noah,

Thank you for your support at this rather delicate theme as a hair system. I don't know are there any users from Russia, particularly Ufa city. But can you give me some contacts and recommendations where I can order the finest men's hair system for European male? Maybe the best salon where I will able to fix it on my head in Russia, I'm newbie 30 years old and I really want my hair back. But I want to avoid such issues as low-quality, over-sized, detectable stuff for my 1st order. Please send me PM. I'll be appreciated for any help.

I PMed you, RG.

Noah

 

[Luke868686]

Hi Noah,
Please could you send me the info? I have been using a hair unit for 3 years and just seem fed up. I feel the shop is after money rather than making me happy with the way I look!

 

[Noah]

Sent you a PM Luke.

Noah

 

[Jkee54]

I am a 31 years old male looking into hair systems. Please share any information if possible. I am deciding between do it myself or trying to find a salon in New York

 

[Noah]

Sent you a PM.

 

[funnyname]

Hi Noah,

I would appreciate if you could share the information with me too. Thanks!

Sent you a PM.

 

[Noah]

Hi Noah,

I would appreciate if you could share the information with me too. Thanks!

You got it, FN.

 

[MikeWood]

Hi Noah, I am planning to order my first hair piece. Could you let me know quality vendors in the US if possible?

 

[Noah]

Sent you a PM Mike.

Noah

 

[MikeWood]

Sent you a PM Mike.

Noah

Thanks so much Noah for great suggestions, I really appreciate that.

 

[Thinking-replacement]

I'm trying to get started as well. Any information you can send me, including where to buy, where to go, what I should expect to do on my own, etc. would be very helpful.

Is it possible for me to DIY the attachment then go to my regular barber with the piece and have him thin it out and also cut it how I like it?
@Noah

 

[Peertje]

Hi Noah,

I have seen you help out a lot of people so far and I would appreciate if you could help me out aswell.
So far I have been looking into it but I would love to get some advice or share some information with me. Im from europe the Netherlands if that helps out.

 

[Noah]

I'm trying to get started as well. Any information you can send me, including where to buy, where to go, what I should expect to do on my own, etc. would be very helpful.

Is it possible for me to DIY the attachment then go to my regular barber with the piece and have him thin it out and also cut it how I like it?
@Noah

Hi TR

I will PM you some thoughts on where to buy and where to go. As to how much you should expect to do on your own, the choice is largely up to you, at least if you live in an urban area. At one end of the spectrum you can opt for a complete salon service, where everything will be done for you - measurement, design, attachment, cut-in and periodic maintenance. For obvious reasons that is the most expensive option. At the other end of the spectrum you can do everything yourself except the cut-in (although even that you can have done remotely). That is obviously much cheaper, but requires a bit of work and a bit of research - nothing too taxing though. There is a lot of good information out there to help you now.

I would say that about half of the new wearers that I come across use a complete salon service to start with, and the other half do it DIY, although some of them with the help of a local stylist for the cut-in. Of those who use a salon, I would say about half move on to a DIY approach later, and the other half stay permanently with the salon.

There are differences between cutting a system and cutting a normal head of hair. Unless you are going for a severe undercut style, you will want the system to blend into your remaining natural hair, and that blending requires a particular technique. Also, you usually don't want to look for evermore as if you have just walked out of the hairdressers, so you normally want a system cut to look more "lived-in" than a conventional barber's cut, because it is not going to grow out. A lot of barbers are not enthusiastic about cutting a system, because they don't have experience of those techniques and they are afraid of butchering the system and rendering it unwearable. You will likely have more luck if you try a more upmarket unisex salon, where the cutters will probably have some experience with hair extensions, and may have done some training on hairpieces while they were at hairdressing college. But why not ask your barber and find out? (asking for a friend, you understand ). He may be up for it.

 

[Noah]

Hi Noah,

I have seen you help out a lot of people so far and I would appreciate if you could help me out aswell.
So far I have been looking into it but I would love to get some advice or share some information with me. Im from europe the Netherlands if that helps out.

PM on its way Peertje.

 

[Koga]

Hi Noah,

I'm currently based in Belgium. I often wonder whether I should just choose a hair piece and be done with all the trouble surrounding the "trying to save the hair that I have left". I always get discouraged though, because there is so much information available, but a lot still isn't clear. What should I look out for? What is a realistic budget to be able to live with an undetectable hair piece? Are the online services by which you have to measure your own head a good choice, e.g. Quiff? How does an online vendor match your existing hair on the sides and back? And which are the best vendors?

 

[Noah]

Hi Koga

You're right; there is a lot of misinformation out there, some of it deliberate and some the result of genuine ignorance or failure to keep up with developing technology. Hair replacement is a very strange industry, and the reason is the imbalance of information. If you were buying an electric drill or a barbecue you might ask the guys you work with or your drinking pals what they have, what they paid, whether it was a good product, where you could get the best deal. Men don't do that with hair replacements. Consequently customers don't know what is out there, what the state of the art is, what they should be paying etc., and the suppliers are not subject to the normal pressures of the market. Guys go with the first place they find, and they tend to stay there. The suppliers are not forced to compete with the competition, to keep up with developments in technology, and to provide great customer service. But the anonymity of the internet is gradually putting that right, redressing the information imbalance, and I hope in a small way the guys on this forum are contributing to that.

What should I look out for?

For hair replacement salons I would say 2 things: (1) somewhere that is going to give you a product that fits your needs as opposed to their their business model; and (2) somewhere that is going to educate and empower you to look after your own hair system and to be as independent as you want to be, and is not seeking to keep you dependent on them for everything. On issue (1), a lot of salons offer basically one product, which is usually a stock silicone-based system, which they cut down to size and glue on your head. Apart from the colour match, there is no customisation, and no choice. That often, although not invariably, goes with issue (2) - you are expected to return to the salon every month for them to maintain your system, and you get no support or education as to how manage by yourself. But generally, just go and talk to them, get the vibe, see the pictures, maybe talk to a customer or two who is wearing their product and just see if you would be happy with it on yourself.

What is a realistic budget to be able to live with an undetectable hair piece?

I would say you can realistically can do it for US$ 750 a year. Some of the cost is front-end loaded, because you have to buy a particular product, but it will last for years.

Are the online services by which you have to measure your own head a good choice, e.g. Quiff?

I think so (although Quiff itself is overpriced). Some people would say get help from a salon first, and then when you know what it is all about you can switch to an on-line provider. That makes sense too, provided you have access to a good salon. But I also know a lot of guys who did their own measurements and went with an on-line supplier from day 1, almost always very successfully. It's really not hard. One counterintuitive factor is that the good on-line suppliers are actually providing a significantly better quality products than most of the salons.

How does an online vendor match your existing hair on the sides and back?

You send a hair sample with your order. If you have different colours on different areas of your head, you can design your system with that feature too, and send several samples.

And which are the best vendors?

I prefer not to comment about individual named suppliers on the public board, so I will PM you about this.

Noah

 

[BaldBearded]

FYI Quiff...

Their Instagram is dead, and on FB, a small bit of activity (40% discount, still no bargain).

They are probably struggling due to their insane prices.

 

[UKGamer92]

FYI Quiff...

Their Instagram is dead, and on FB, a small bit of activity (40% discount, still no bargain).

They are probably struggling due to their insane prices.

Does have me a little worried. I purchased a custom piece from them a while ago now but haven't heard from them :/ I really hope that wasn't £1000 wasted. Be a nightmare to get that back from the bank haha

 

[BaldBearded]

Does have me a little worried. I purchased a custom piece from them a while ago now but haven't heard from them :/ I really hope that wasn't £1000 wasted. Be a nightmare to get that back from the bank haha

My sources are telling me that they are no longer answering phones, or taking appointments. Your £1,000 won't go to waste if you have a system that works for you, anyone can do your maintenance for you if you don't yourself.

I can ping you with another reputable source for systems in the UK.

Steve