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    I'm thinking of going back to dancing for the summer. My hair has finally grown out past my shoulders in my natural hair color (blonde) after being dyed dark for years, and I really want to keep it nice... which means I'm neither crazy about the idea of straightening/curling it so that it looks good for work every night or subjecting it to the wear and tear of lapdances, stage sets, etc. The obvious solution is a wig. I had in mind something like this: http://www.wigs.com/product_info.php...oducts_id=2897

    My question is, how do you wear a wig without it being... obvious? Also, what is the best way to get it to stay on? How time/energy consuming is it to get a wig looking more or less natural and in place? If any of you have any experience with wigs, I'd love to hear about it.
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    I love wigs. I wear them occassionally for the same reasons you mentioned. My natural hair is down to my back and it's thick and full. Even so I'm able to wear wigs, so you should have no problem. If your hair is blonde, you should have no problem wearing any color or length either. I have dark hair so it's much trickier, when I decide to wear blonde wigs.

    There are different kinds of wigs both real hair and synthetic hair. The real hair ones you can style cut and even color, but they are much more expensive. Depending on where you buy it, you pay anything from $350 to over $1,000. There are good deals out there though and I've found some natural ones for under $100. Natural hair ones are of course the ones that look the most natural. Synthetic ones can be very fake looking, and others are fairly nice, soft, and natural looking. It would be best to go and try some on so you can feel them and try them on. The synthetic ones you cannot heat style or color. After you wash the synthetic ones though, they go back to their original style. Regardless of the kind of wig you buy, make sure you brush them with a wire wig brush after each use so they don't get all tangled. If you wear them daily, and there is smoking in your club, you should wash it once a week. I wash my synthetic and real ones with baby shampoo, but the wig shops sell wig shampoo as well.

    I prefer the wigs with the bangs because you can't see the wig cap on your head. The one you posted is a perfect example one. If you are able to braid your hair, part your own hair into sections and braid the sections, then wrap the braids around your head evenly so that you don't look lumpy. French braids work great because it keeps the braid against your head. I make about 6 to 8 braids total. You might be able to get away with only 4 since you have shoulder length hair. Pin the braids against head with bobby pins. Once you do that, you put on a wig cap on. I prefer the net looking ones because I can put bobby pins on the cap as well. The caps are thin and the material either looks like thick stockings or fishnet stocking material. After you do this, then it's time to put on your wig. Most of them have a little velcro strap or hook that hold it in place at the back of your head/neck. Voila!

    I have a few recommendations on top of that though. I suggest that you put bobby pins into the wig around the edges to hold it in place. If you want to secure it in the front with bobby pins, there are those pretty rhinestone ones. The style you should doesn't seem like you'll need them in the front, especially if it matches your hair color. I used to not put bobby pins on my edges and had my wig fall off on stage. LOL!! After that incident I use about a 10 bobby pins around the edges to make sure it stays on. Also keep in mind that the wigs itself can come in different sizes, and if you have alot of hair like me, or a big head, it's hard to fit all the hair inside the cap. I occassionally look like a cone head because I don't position all my braids around my head properly. Anyway, I don't think you'll have that problem.

    I have a girlfriend who wears wigs as well. She has shoulder length hair and refuses to wear the wig cap netting underneath the wig. Anyway, on occassion when she's drunk, her wig comes off on the floor and for some reason the guys she dances for find it very amuzing. She'll swing her wig around and sometimes put it on their heads. Shel'll make lots of cash from this too. However, I don't recommend that because it's pretty unsanitary.

    Wigs are so much fun.

    Good luck!

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    I'm really glad someone brought this up and someone actually took the time to respond!

    I'm thinking about getting into webcam work and wearing a wig would help hide my identity a little bit. I'd be too scared to wear one at work for flying off purposes and my hair is half way down my back and REALLY thick...but hopefully on webcam people wouldn't notice.

    Thanks for the post mula, and the story about your friend is hilarious! I'd get a kick out of that if I was a customer too, ahah

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    Much appreciated, Mula... that's exactly what I need to know.

    When you have the wig on securely, do you still do pole work, swing your head around, that kind of thing? Or is it something you need to be careful about? I somehow don't think that swinging my wig around on my finger would be the look I'm going for, although it is funny.
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    If your wig is on securely, "yes" you can swing your head around and do pole work, but only if your own hair doesn't stick out of the cap. I don't really recommend flipping upside down on the pole. That is exactly how my wig fell off on stage. I was high up on the pole and it just came off. The wigs, even the natural hair ones, don't really move like your natural hair because there aren't as many hair "follicles" that are close together like on your head. By the way, the more, "follicles" close in proximity there are on a wig, the more expensive they are because they are usually hand weaved so you can imagine the kind of time that goes into making them.

    Everybody's different so when you get your wig and secure it on, do a hand stand or swing around in front of a mirror, seriously. This will let you know if you need to put more bobby pins on and what you can get away with. When I wear a wig I don't let the men touch my "hair" because if they get to the scalp area, it feeels lumpy due to the thick braids. It might not be a big deal for you because your hair is shorter. Occasionally when the custies have gotten away with touching my hair, I slap their hands and will sometimes tell them it's a wig. They are totally cool with it just like many of us have other fake parts, so don't feel self conscious, it can really be fun and addicting.

    I don't know Philly very well, but if you have areas where there are more ethnic shops you could find many different types of wigs at great prices.

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    Wow, who knew wigs could be so in depth. I started looking for wigs because I wanted length but wasn't sure about doing extensions again. I love my extensions but they were soo expensive. If I put over 1G into a wig, I would hopefully get more than 5 months out of it. Right?!?

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    I love wigs. I'm wearing my own hair at work right now, but I find a wig to be easier to handle, so I'll prob get a new wig soon, just like my own hair, but straight. I don't invert on the pole, but I flip my head around a lot and few people have noticed except the other girls. A wig as short as the one in your link might be more noticeable though. You want to go for at least to the shoulder to avoid the nape hair being visible.

    I don't use a wig cap-I think it makes the wig slide. I braid my hair near the nape and wrap it in a bun. If you have shorter or thinner/slippery-ier hair, little buns around your head might work to anchor the hair pins. I use about 8-10 hair pins to keep the wig on. The worst I've had is some slippage on stage, it's never fallen off. But yeah, keep guy's hands off it. I had a guy rip out one of my clip ins one time.

    Oh, and I go to the Franklin Mills mall for my wigs. Great place there.

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    Default Re: working in a wig

    i've worked in a couple before. i'm going to starts searching for a long blonde one soon.

    a big suggestion i have is, DON'T buy a wig online unless the return policy is -excellent-.

    just because a wig looks great on another model does -not- mean it will look great on you -or- fit for that matter.

    go to an actual shop and try on a few different styles. your face shape and skin tone will play a big role in what looks right and what doesn't.

    also, if you go synthetic (even the high quality ones) be wary of the super-platinum blonde colors. they tend to glow under blacklight..... unless you're going for that.

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    ^The same thing is true for highlights though. You can tell which parts of my hair have been bleached because they GLOW, even though my roots aren't obvious in normal lights

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