I bought hair

[mamadeb]

Friend of mine who is taking up being a sheitel-macher again has offered me a deal I can't refuse - who would believe $200 for a wig? So, I took it.

jonbaker isn't pleased because he doesn't like wigs, but I'm assuming that tucking all my hair away would be a major fuss, so I wouldn't wear it often. Mostly to synagogues that aren't ours and to weddings. I can't even imagine taking it to a convention.

How does one deal with long hair under a wig? Lumps under hats or scarves are perfectly fine. Not so great under hair, I'm thinking.

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[penmage.livejournal.com]

I lump mine evenly, so that it doesn't look too lumpy. I separate my hair into to sections, and then crisscross them on my head and use flat clips to pin them to my head, and put the sheitel over them.

Most wigs have a little hairsac or something so you can comfortably tuck away your hair. Probably your friend the sheitel-macher will be able to teach you a few nifty tricks.

[mamadeb.livejournal.com]

You use the kippah clips?

It's pretty much what I figured I'd be doing - it's long but it's very fine, so that would probably work. Which is considerably more fuss than making a bun with a scrunchy and covering it with a hat or scarf.

And, yeah. I'm going to ask her about it.

I'm mostly looking forward to freaking out the people at work. Who have NEVER seen me with hair.

[penmage.livejournal.com]

I don't, actually, but they would probably work just as well. I use flat, slightly curved hair clips. My hair is also long but thin, and it works pretty well.

[mamadeb.livejournal.com]

Those break my hair, so I'm a bit wary of them.