Getting wiggy with it.....

So this is the part I have been really excited about. I decided to get my first cosplay wig!

As Talleg is a water genasi, I decided to make her hair blue. As much as I would LOVE to dye my hair blue again permanently, I am still looking for a job. I probably should wait on that. So the next alternative was to get myself a wig. I looked at a bunch of different wig sites. I looked on Amazon. Most were either waaaaaay too expensive or not what I was looking for. The 2 most common places to get cosplay wigs are Arda and Epic Cosplay.

Arda did not have a long haired wig in the shade of blue I wanted. Epic, however, had a wide array of styles in the blue-black color I wanted. And they are mid ranged as well. You can expect a wig from there to run you between $30 and $60. Not cheap, but not top of the line either. Still affordable.

This one is the Hera in blue-black. I found this one on sale, so I grabbed it. It was way longer than I wanted it, but I figured if I don't like it I can cut it down. Was still cheaper than a shorter wig that was no on sale.

One of the mixed messages I got from reading reviews and watching unboxing videos was regarding the thickness of the wig. Some people complained that you could see through the wig easily because it was so thin. This wig was not thin at all.

It has a dark wig cap, and I have a white foam head. I figured it should be easy to see the thin spots. I had to dig pretty deep to get white. I am pretty happy with that.

It was darn hard to catch a picture that really looked like the real color of the wig, though. It came with really long bangs, as they all do. They expect you to cut the bang to fit your face and the style you want. That is fine, except cutting bangs is not my strong suit. I made an attempt. I will probably try to find someone to fix it for me before I actually wear it.

 As you can see, it goes all the way past my butt. My opinion is Talleg would cut it off with a dagger before she let it get in her way. Still deciding if I want to cut it or leave it. But overall, I am happy with the wig. I still need to make minor adjustments to make it fit right, but overall it is comfy and not heavy.

The next thing I needed to worry about was wig caps. I wanted the netted wig cap and the overcap. I ended up getting 2 different brands from 2 different sellers on Amazon. Both sets cost the same, but they were very different in quality. One set, the net was sewn on one end and the overcap is yellowish and flimsy. The other is the open ended net cap I wanted and the overcap is more flesh color and feels sturdier. I want the kind that is not sewn on the end, at least for the netted one. My hair felts easily. If I have to sit and tuck and tuck and tuck to get the hairs up and in the cap I will experience felting. But if the end is not sewn, I can bring it all the way down under my chin, then pull the end that is not elasticised up and over, trapping all the hair inside with not tucking involved. Then I can pin the unsewn end into my hair with the pins I use to keep it back. It is not a total waste though. I found I can use the sewn end ones over my spoolies to keep them from rolling around and unwinding at night. Works great.

As Epic Cosplay wigs don't have clips already in them, I also got some of those. I don't know if I like these kind though. I will have to try them and see how they work long term.

I did try styling the wig. It has been a long time since I last did a braid, much less not on my own head. I am going to have to redo it. But I like the style. I still may want to cut it down a bit, but it will definitely be a loose french braid. I did have a lot of trouble with the ends, though. No matter how hard I tried they kept tangling. I used to have hair that was really long. I have hair that is really felty. I am used to having to work to detangle hair. This was difficult. I think the synthetic fibers mixed with the length made it difficult. I had to cut a couple of chunks out completely. Even using detangler did not help those parts. But for the most part, it is a good wig. Go me.