Thread: What kind of Hairpiece do you wear for Performance?

I saw the listing on the butterfly lady's ebay list(from the ebay watch thread) for a full lace wig and it got me thinking...What type of hair piece do you wear, if you wear one when performing? Does anyone ever wear a full wig? falls? extenions?

I have always worn falls or half wigs for performances. I'm looking into a full wig.

I have had a weave for performance but it's a lot of maintenance for me at least. So I perfer falls or wigs.

Originally Posted by akashablue

I have always worn falls or half wigs for performances. I'm looking into a full wig.

are they easy to secure? What brand do you like?

Back when my hair was short, I wore a 3/4 human hair fall every time I danced. I secured it with a bunch o' bobby pins and a headband to mask the seam where the wig and my hair came together.

Mono or full lace wigs have a natural look,
but cheaper alternatives like a fall or a 3/4 wig for about 30-60$ looks very good on stage too!
I secure my 3/4-s with toupee clips,
they stay on really secure then.

hugs,
Emma

where should I look for a fall? I have been thinking about trying one..

I wear 3/4 falls and long full clip on ponytails. My hair is long, a couple inches past shoulder, but the hairpieces make it longer.

For a 3/4 fall you want to have a good color match to your own hair since the front part of your hair is going to show. I like my Revlon 3/4 falls because they have an open weave cap that lets lots of air in and I can actually pull some of my own hair through the open weave the anchor it more.

Hairpieces come in all kinds of color options--tipped, chunked, streaked, regular which whipped cream!

I like chunked cause it adds some depth of color and blends with my own better--darker color underneath and lighter highlights.

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How do you anchor it? What's the best way to do this?

As I have Sisterlocks, I usually have to wear a full wig for performances. Recently, I was able to find a fall with hair texture that is similar enough to my hair that it works, though.

Makeda

Clip in 14" human hair extensions (dyed to match, because reds are impossible to match off the shelf).

Love 'em love 'em love 'em.

I have a fall from Capistrano Bay Beauty on eBay. It's a clip-in (claw-clip) and I usually put in a few bobby pins. It's worked perfectly so far, and actually matched my red! Very inexpensive, too.

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ps, definitely invest in a wire wig brush....regular brushes will fray synthetics

I usually lay my fall out on a pillow and then carefully brush it in 1" sections, starting at the very bottom. The wave that it has always comes back after a careful brushing.

I gave up on full wigs because even if I "blend" the bangs of the curly wig with my own curly bangs the overall result is just too hot! I mean temperature. So I switched to 3/4 wigs, curly and layered and curly clip on half or as full as possible clip on ponytails. I do 2 or 3 little teeny ponytails at crown with my own hair and 1 or 2 at nape and then I don't really need to pin. The only types of clips I don't like are the weird "drawstring" things on some ponytails and the type that has to "snap" into place - just too hard to deal with and PAINFULLY tight.

I should also mention that my own hair is baby fine and permed curly medium shag (almost to shoulders) - but even then I usually like "more" hair. I've tried lots of brands and the hair texture that most closely resembles my hair is "Wig Pro" - synthetic and I'm always a dark auburn #33! Rene of Paris is the next level up in price and sturdy comb construction, but the hair is too thick and doesn't look natural. Most people don't even realize I'm wearing a fall when I wear the Wig Pro so now that's the only brand I buy; the style is a 3/4 softly curled fall called "Anemone" that is almost to my bra strap and blends in perfectly with my bangs. There are lots of color choice in Wig Pro and I've been thinking about some chunky highlights for next one...g.:

I also dance in my "short hair" sometimes but then I need very elaborate long chandelier earrings or a head band with lots of sequins. Depends on venue, costume style, etc.

My natural hair length is to the shoulders.

"Claw" clip-on pony tail is what I'm using now. It was only about $35 (from a kiosk at the mall no less!) and is a good-but-not-perfect match for my hair (which is dark red/auburn).

To secure, I make a bun near the the crown and secure it with two large hair pins. Then I clip the pony tail over the bun, as high as possible. So that the pony tail looks less like I just stuck something to my head, I take a small amount of hair from both sides of the top of the pony and secure those to my hair just in front of where the pony meets my head. I use two small hair pins to hold those little sections of pony hair in place. I also usually secure some of the underneath pony hair (the hair closest to the claw which can't be seen)and put a couple of pins through into my bun. Although I can't do head whips and stuff like that, the whole thing is very secure and looks quite natural.

I also second the recommendation to use a headband, etc. This is especially necessary for outdoor or brightly-lit venues where even the slightest color difference in hair/hairpiece can be more obvious. Somehow, putting a band of color between the two hairs makes it less noticeable. That said, if the colors are really off, nothing's gonna help!

I've been thinking about a wig for a long time. I just don't want it to look like a wig, ya know?

Deborah

I do the claw-clip ponytail thing, too. My hair is long enough that I can pull it into a half-ponytail (i.e. leaving some of it to hang) and then clip the ponytail onto my own ponytail.

Here's the effect (note: the colour used to match my hair better, until my hair got sunbleached and then I tried to colour it back to match the fall, without perfect success):

Im thinking about either a wig or a fall. I wanna wear a totally different hairstyle when I perform. I like my hair and its starting to finally get long, but its just not full enough.
I had bonded extensions for a while, but they are soo expensive!

when I attach my clip on I usually create a relatively high pontytail and then braid it. I secure the braid the the back of my head with bobby pins, and lift it a little before I attach it to make sure there's room for the clip to fit in. After I clip the ponytail in (top of the clip hits the top of the 'tail), I pin around on the underside of the hairpiece to my real hair

I usually wear extensions braided into my hair. If I do not have braids in then I will wear a pony. I don't like the clip or drawstring, just to afraid it will fly off. I will by a weft of weaving hair, place my hair in a tight ponytail and wrap the weft tightly around the pony securing it with hair pins. Very secure that way.

I've tried the 3/4 and extensions, but I keep coming back to the jawclip pony. It's just so EASY, not hot, etc.