topic Re: Wigs in Beauty

Wigs

bewise — Tue, 12 Jan 2021 15:05:37 GMT

Today. turned qvc on hosts is selling,an said "buy one or two",come on really?

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Shanus — Tue, 12 Jan 2021 15:26:00 GMT

@bewise wrote:
Today. turned qvc on hosts is selling,an said "buy one or two",come on really?

@bewise LOL. I've heard the hosts say that often about a lot of products...purchase extras, one for you and one for a gift closet, buy extras for cousins, daughters, etc. It's a sale's pitch.

I assume if you need to wear wigs, it would be be wise to have one to wear and an extra to wash...kind of like your bras.

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jubilant — Tue, 12 Jan 2021 15:29:05 GMT

I have worn wigs for many years. I wear them whenever I leave my house. It does pay to keep two around and they each last a lot longer. If you know how to take care of them, they can last a year or maybe even two (especially if you trade them off). Many wig shops or websites will tell you to replace every 3 or 4 months. Don't believe it! If you know how to handle them and care for them you can get a lot more mileage out of one. I would wait and try one first and if I liked it, then I would buy another.

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Carmie — Tue, 12 Jan 2021 15:36:24 GMT

Most women who wear wigs more often than not have more than one. It is not unusual for them to buy two of the same wig in the same or different colors. Some women wear a wig everyday and really have no choice. A wig is a prosthetic for them, not a fun beauty item.

I don't find anything wrong with the host's statement.

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KingstonsMom — Tue, 12 Jan 2021 15:45:00 GMT

Why not? Especially in 2 different styles/colors, for when you want to change up your hairstyle.

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SilleeMee — Tue, 12 Jan 2021 15:47:51 GMT

If you only have one wig and wear it a lot then it's going to start looking worn out before long. Having different wigs to rotate through will stretch their lifespan.

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millieshops — Tue, 12 Jan 2021 15:51:30 GMT

I haven’t had a wig for over 40 years. I know my coloring could now more likely tolerate gray hair but my own hair won’t. A couple of gray or graying wigs could well be the only thing I buy to wear in all of 2021.

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manny2 — Tue, 12 Jan 2021 16:06:17 GMT

@bewise wrote:
Today. turned qvc on hosts is selling,an said "buy one or two",come on really?

@bewiseThey say that about every product! It sits side by side with the "gift drawer" I have never met anyone that has a "gift drawer". In fact someone posted once asking on the boards here if they had one, and it was no. Sadly some people jump on board and listen to the hosts. It is a sales tactic that is all. They also make it seem so normal to buy food at the prices they sell for which are outrageous.

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wagirl — Tue, 12 Jan 2021 16:08:23 GMT

I had 3 wigs during my chemo days--one thru insurance and the other 2 from the store for cancer patients at my hospital for free---each one was about the same color but different styles---i LOVE them all : were comfy, not hot and looked really good. i donated them back when chemo was over and I had hair again but wish i kept one. All of them were my dream styles that my own hair wouldn't look good as.

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silkyk — Tue, 12 Jan 2021 16:09:23 GMT

I've been enjoying the hosts trying on the wigs...some way different from their normal hair. Loved Carolyn with the longer hair one. Fun to see them looking so different.

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kaydee50 — Tue, 12 Jan 2021 16:10:16 GMT

IMO buying a couple of wigs is a better investment than spending hundreds/thousands of dollars on hair care products and machines to grow your hair so I don't see anything wrong with what the host said.

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ALRATIBA — Tue, 12 Jan 2021 16:37:45 GMT

I was watching a couple of minutes of one of the shows - and then I looked online to double check....

All of the wigs had such high crowns.

Last year, I bought one from another QVC wig vendor - and retured it the next day because of the height and shape of crown. There was several inches between the top of my head and the crown of the wig!

Reminds me of the old SNL pointy heads.

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SilleeMee — Tue, 12 Jan 2021 16:48:50 GMT

@kaydee50 wrote:
IMO buying a couple of wigs is a better investment than spending hundreds/thousands of dollars on hair care products and machines to grow your hair so I don't see anything wrong with what the host said.

I kind of agree with that. But some people have lifestyles where wig wearing just wouldn't work out for them, myself included. I tried to wear a wig on several occasions and it just didn't feel right and it turned out to be more of a problem.

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KingstonsMom — Tue, 12 Jan 2021 17:12:28 GMT

@ALRATIBA

That's the 'Coneheads' from SNL, thanks for the reminder laugh, LOL!

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IamDoodles — Wed, 13 Jan 2021 01:58:36 GMT

Wigs are good to own and can certainly save the day when you are having one of those bad days. I own several myself. That being said, you aren't going to get a quality wig for under $90. These look like a hot mess. I wouldn't leave the house with one of these on my head. I'll stick with the bad hair day look. These are so obviously fake looking why even bother.

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AKgirl2 — Wed, 13 Jan 2021 05:14:29 GMT

IMO, you can tell it’s a wig from a mile away. There are many brands offered that look so much better. Mostly everyone wearing them looked pretty bad, especially the wig! Yesterday, CG had one on that looked the best. Maybe if they were cut and styled, they would look better.

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tends2dogs — Wed, 13 Jan 2021 13:17:40 GMT

I thought Jayne Brown's looked the best and most real. It sold out so others must have thought to, too. Leah looked good with the straighter, shorter one. You could tell it was a wig, but it showed what she would look like with that style and length of hair.

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Isobel Archer — Wed, 13 Jan 2021 14:56:17 GMT

@AKgirl2 wrote:
IMO, you can tell it’s a wig from a mile away. There are many brands offered that look so much better. Mostly everyone wearing them looked pretty bad, especially the wig! Yesterday, CG had one on that looked the best. Maybe if they were cut and styled, they would look better.

I think it really depends on the wig - and the style and even the wearer.. Did you know Jane Treacy had a wig on yesterday? Amy is another one that can style a wig to make it look very natural on her.

As to "knowing" - I'd think it's pretty apparent that women "of a certain age" are coloring their hair as well - and yet there is no stigma about that.

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MW in Iowa — Thu, 14 Jan 2021 00:52:27 GMT

You can't just take a synthetic wig out of box and plop on head , synthetics need shook out good and some hairspray or dry shampoo ran through them , that is why they usually lok so fake on the hosts in previous shows. They need to be worked with a little , then they start to look more natural.

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pattiewaddle — Fri, 15 Jan 2021 21:25:46 GMT

Really can't believe the comment about buying more than one wig not in this day and time. one room in my house is wigs and hairpieces. My daughter the same thing.She has dark hair and spent a fortune becoming a blonde until she wised up and bought blonde wigs and saved her hair and scalp and money too.Thank goodness we live in a time when we have a choice...Have fun and be what you want to be life is short.I let my white hair come in about 45yr old and have not looked back.I have best of both worlds.