So, in anticipation, I awaited my new hair. Surprisingly, it came in just a few days! It was after work that I picked the box up off the front step, brought it into the house and excitedly, opened the box.
Whoa! That hair color isn’t exactly what I thought it might be. It was definitely different than that little color swatch box on the website. Oh well. I can live with it. Let’s see how this looks!
Now in the time between ordering this wig and receiving it, I had gone to the trusty internet and watch several videos about wigs. These videos were recorded by those of whom I would later dub the Alternative Hair Gurus, or AHG, if you will. I had a good idea as to what I should do upon receiving my first wig.
In the box, along with the wig, there was what appeared to be a nylon knee high stocking. From the AHG videos, I understood this to be a protective barrier that would keep my own hair secured. I put that on. However, it didn’t want to stay there. I have a small head and this kind of thing just doesn’t work very well on my head!
Anyway, I placed my right hand inside the wig as I had observed in one of the videos, and gave it a good shake. There. That would fluff up the fibers. Then I took and placed both hands on either side of the wig, making sure I had it positioned front to back. I bent over and “dove” into it like I was putting on an old fashioned bathing cap, as instructed. Flipped back up and checked my look in the mirror.
OMG this was a lot off hair!!! It’s a little large, too! I took it off and tightened up the adjusters, like the AHG’s had suggested. Hoping this might change how it looked, I repeated the process. It didn’t. Although, it fit a much better. But, it was still a whole lot of hair.
Next step. Just play with it. Run your fingers through it, from front to back and side to side. You’ve had hair before and you know how to do some styling. Make it your own!
Now, go ask the hubby how it looks. On the other hand, maybe it would be better to wait.
Needless to say, I played with it for the rest of my evening. It was late and I needed to get to bed. I put it away and told myself I would try again tomorrow.