Materials needed:
A wig
a wig cap, pre-stretched
bobby pins - the ones that are straight on one side, wavy on the other, and come tightly closed
hairpins - the ones shaped like Us with waves on both sides. I like the huge ones (yes, you need both)
hair gel (nice, not necessary)
Start with a pretty model like solan_t
Next,
in the center of your forehead along your hairline make a big pincurl.
Separate out 2 square inches or so of hair and curl around your
fingers:
Then pin with two bobby pins shaped in an X. If you have really, really fine hair then you can gel the curl:
Repeat
this step to create 5 pincurls at your *anchor points*- One in the
center of your forehead, one at each temple right above and in front of
your ear, and two in the back of your head at the nape, each one around
where those long trails of hair go down your neck:
Next
we're going to put the actual hair up. Start in one place on your head
and gather the hair. Then, using your head like a big roller, swirl
the hair around the head so that it all goes the same direction
(clockwise or counter-clockwise) and lays flat against the head:
Then,
still holding the hair against your head with one hand, put the wig cap
on. Growing an extra arm or two is useful for this step. As you put
the wig cap on tuck the band under the *anchor points*, it will take
some of those wispy hairs with it and the *anchor points* will prevent
it from sliding off. Also, if you have lots of wispies around your
temples or in front of your ears, gel them, let dry a bit until gummy,
then pull the wig cap over them to pull them back:
Next
we put on the wig! The wig should go on from the front. I've seen
people say to bend over then flip it on, but it seems to be a lot of
work and messy for the wig, and as long as you carefully pull from the
front it's not that much of a difference. To start, open the wig and
find the two temple tabs. They are usually a sturdier fabric than the
rest of the wig. These are going to go in front of your ears, and
they're used to position the wig. To start, center the wig on the
forehead. If you have two people, have the wearer hold the front of the
wig into position on the forehead while you pull the two tabs down to
in front of the ears. When the tabs are in position pull the back of
the wig down to the nape of the neck. Then slide the front of the wig
back until it is in a natural position, ensuring the temple tabs stay
positioned in front of the ears.
Next,
we're going to actually secure the wig. Starting at a temple take a
hairpin and, pushing in slightly on the tines, push it through the
fabric of the wig. After it's through the wig angle the pin to go under
the wig cap and the pincurl beneath it. This secures the wig under the
*anchor point*, preventing it from sliding around or the pin coming
out. Repeat with the other temple, then the neck nape points. These
four should be enough to secure most wigs. The center forehead point
should always be done last. It's also incredibly difficult to secure if
you have a wig that has a plastic skin top, so if yours does just skip
making a pincurl here. If you have a really heavy styled wig that has a
skin top but needs the security, add pincurls on the sides of the
forehead right outside the skin top to prevent the wig from sliding
back.
And there we go! You can wear a wig!
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