Rookie Questions, Appreciate If Someone Can Answer This Would Be Helpful.

[codeblocker]

I am planning of getting a hair system this year. I am worries as any other beginner would worry. Got some questions Please feel free to give your insights.

1)how does a hair system feel when someone runs their hand in it once attached to the head.
2)how close should one has to be to the head to notice the attached hair system.

I keep reading online there are salons who would cut a sample of your hair and based on the hair texture they would be get a custom hair piece made which would match with the native existing hair. can anyone suggest such places in US would be helpful.

 

[BaldBearded]

Hi, and welcome.

1. Hair systems LOOK natural, but don't necessarily FEEL natural. You don't want someone running their (or your own) hands through your hair.

2. It all depends on the base, density, blend, cut, etc. I wear French Lace, and everyone says to me how real it looks. You need to really really get close, closer than one would in any normal situation.

4. It's almost best to sent a hair sample (actually samples) than to chose from a color ring. Where in the US are you? Based on your location, I can PM you suggestions.

Best,

Steve

 

[TheLoneWigMaker]

I am planning of getting a hair system this year. I am worries as any other beginner would worry. Got some questions Please feel free to give your insights.

1)how does a hair system feel when someone runs their hand in it once attached to the head.
2)how close should one has to be to the head to notice the attached hair system.

I keep reading online there are salons who would cut a sample of your hair and based on the hair texture they would be get a custom hair piece made which would match with the native existing hair. can anyone suggest such places in US would be helpful.

The hair in a system can feel quite real when running your hand through. What's really important is density and ventilation. A lighter density unit will have much more natural give. Really fancy pieces with single strand knots throughout can have very natural hair flow, check out this video:

The base of a system will be the deal-breaker touch-wise. Lace has a somewhat scratchy surface when rubbing against it, and if you press hard enough you can feel the sticky glue. A skin base will feel much more like skin, given that you have it glued down properly. But what really gives away by feel is the edge. A lace edge is very hard to protect from feel. Skin can work better if you glue the first millimeter down very well.

As for seeing the unit up close. If you have dark hair and unbleached knots, the very front hairline can be seen from a few feet back. It's very important that those knots are bleached well. Taking care of that, the thing that will be noticeable by view is the lace netting. Given bright light at the right angle, potentially 1 ft away you could see French lace. With Swiss lace, probably somewhat closer would be required. But that's with some bare lace showing up front - if you have enough hair at the hairline, it will camouflage it. And if you style your hairline to be "semi-exposed", you won't have to sweat it (no pun intended).

 

[Noah]

1)how does a hair system feel when someone runs their hand in it once attached to the head.

Getting the system undetectable to feel is definitely more difficult than getting it undetectable to see. You probably need either Swiss lace or one of the fine thinskin bases. It needs to be a good fit for your bald area so that it goes on with no wrinkles, and it needs to be attached carefully with adhesive right up to the edge of the base, so there are no gaps or loose edges. You probably don't want a poly rim, or anything that would cause a feelable bump under the base. And you probably don't want a slick-backed style where there might be a bump or ridge at the front. That said, happily I have had quite a few people run their hands through my hair over the past few years, and no one has every felt anything, so far as I can tell. If the unit looks real, people are not thinking about bases and knots - it just isn't in their field of vision. Plus if people have their hands in your hair they have other things on their mind usually.

2)how close should one has to be to the head to notice the attached hair system.

I think there are 2 scenarios.

If you have a hairline which is covered or mostly covered, you have a quality well-maintained system with an age-appropriate density, a decent cut-in and a good colour match, it is pretty much impossible for anyone to notice it. There is simply nothing to notice.

The point of vulnerability is the hairline. If it is exposed to public view, it has to look right. But again, if you have a quality fine lace or thinskin piece and it is properly attached, it is very hard to spot. I would say you would have to be within 10 centimetres - really eyeballing someone - and more importantly you would have to know what you were looking for, particularly with a lace base. With skin there is an edge to the base, which is normally pretty much invisible, but if you keep looking you might see it if it catches the light the wrong way. With lace, there is no defined edge - the base peters out in a row of fine threads which are very hard to distinguish from tiny hairs or lines on the skin. I would say it would be nearly impossible for someone to spot a well-attached lace hairline if they didn't know beforehand that you were wearing a system.

 

[TheLoneWigMaker]

With lace, there is no defined edge - the base peters out in a row of fine threads which are very hard to distinguish from tiny hairs or lines on the skin. I would say it would be nearly impossible for someone to spot a well-attached lace hairline if they didn't know beforehand that you were wearing a system.

Good point about the fine fray on the lace edge to blend away. I think with me, the bigger challenge with the edge sight has always actually been the glue (water-based). Sometimes I feel if you just look at the glue the wrong way, it turns white-toned on you. And after 5 days, it turns dark from dirt.

We need some super high tech glue compound to come out that, after you bond, you can spray a deactivator which solidifies the tackiness and stops the reaction that makes moisture turn it white.

 

[BaldBearded]

It's really too bad that there is no way to contact the site managers. I would LOVE to have the ability to have a FAQ, or at least the ability to pin posts.

New people come on here every day, asking the same questions, and the search function is NOT so great. People wind up typing the same info., over, and over, and over again,

S.

 

[codeblocker]

Hi, and welcome.

1. Hair systems LOOK natural, but don't necessarily FEEL natural. You don't want someone running their (or your own) hands through your hair.

2. It all depends on the base, density, blend, cut, etc. I wear French Lace, and everyone says to me how real it looks. You need to really really get close, closer than one would in any normal situation.

4. It's almost best to sent a hair sample (actually samples) than to chose from a color ring. Where in the US are you? Based on your location, I can PM you suggestions.

Best,

Steve

Hi Steve, Thanks for the insights I stay in chicago IL

 

[codeblocker]

Thanks everyone for answering my questions this was very helpful.

 

[BaldBearded]

Hi Steve, Thanks for the insights I stay in chicago IL

Hi,

I don't have anyone to recommend to you in Chicago, but I am sure @Noah might have some ideas.

Best of luck,

Steve