I switched to HH about 6 months ago. They hold up great and you really don’t have to wash and style them that much, so it really isn’t as much work as I had feared. You just need to make sure you get Remy cuticle intact hair. I think Virgin and European is too expensive and unnecessary.
I bought one at Gardeaux and one at Madisonwigs Boutique ( online but very reputable).
Wigs.com also has some very nice HH wigs from Zellen Wille and Jon Renau.
I bought two HH Ellen Wille from wigs.com and they held up for a very long time, but now they are too short for me so I sold them. They were Gloss and another similar length name escapes me now. I think they use mostly Asian and/ or Indian hair. They were all hand tied and really nice hair.
I’m lusting a bit after some of the longer styles.

Hi my Areata also went to totalis and the universalis. I had eyebrow tattoos and then microblading. It does fade and needs to be redone regularly. About every 18 months give or take. It’s not cheap if you go to a licensed professional who is good ( which I would recommend). Once you have it done, you can stretch the intervals in between by using an eyebrow pencil or other make up device and you will know exactly where to apply it, which will make it very quick in the morning.
Eyelashes are too difficult for me I lack the patience to try and get them on. I had them tattooed once it hurt like a mother and I did not want to have that redone, but now I just draw over that with a pencil or other make up pen or whatever I want to try out.
For some weird reason my eyelashes are back at the moment, but I am expecting them to fall out again at any random time... I don’t have any other body hair ( well some nose hair and some mustache peach fuss yeah that happened what a pain!). It’s a very strange condition that alopecia.... but after well over 20 years of wearing wigs, I like how easy it is to get ready in the morning. The glass is definitely half full!

yes definitely get the Jon Renau Silicone sheet it’s worth every penny. Get it when wigs.com does their everything 30% off sale. You can also stitch it into other areas of your wigs like the ear tabs or near the crown. It definitely helps prevent slipping especially when you have little to no hair and it feels super comfortable. Make sure you have the correct side ( more rubbery feeling) towards your skin when you sew it in. Good luck.

It might. Maybe try it on one of the wigs that you’re not too attached to first? Or try it out on a small area underneath and see how you like it? Don’t ruin one of your favorite wigs.

wig by day scarf turban by night. I want it be comfortable at night, i don’t care what they think in the hospital. They wouldn’t say anything hurtful, if anything they will give you compliments on how natural the wig looks and that they would have never guessed.
Don’t worry about it too much, you need to be comfortable most of all. If you don’t mind sleeping with the wig on ( I don’t like doing that) then leave it on. Do what feels right.

@Greenbo@Samantha
Another Baldie here. I do t wear wig caps or bands. Wasted some money on a bunch of different kinds and not being ever worked. I buys the Jon Renau silicone sheet and stitch some in the nape of the wig it takes care of the riding up problem and I usually put it in other strategic areas of the wig. It helps a lot. I wish they made more wigs for us that already had this integrated in the wig cap. RW makes some caps that are pretty good and some of the Ellen Wille HH wigs have them as well. But they are usually the high end ones. Which is why I bought the Jon Renau silicone sheet. I convinced wigs.com to start carrying it. They have the 5X7 and 8X10 sizes. I think it is totally worth the money!

Yes they are awesome stylists. The owner is Rachel she is amazing and I think she does all or most of the coloring jobs.
The iwigs has wefts in the lower back but they are closed.

are you near there? Yes they let
You try on. You should call ahead then they have a stylist to help you. No pressure at all. They are open 10-3 mo-Fr. they are 100-200 more than Shannon but they include cut and style in the price and they are doing custom coloring. I did buy my wig there because I fell in love with the color but I will buy my next one from Shannon. If you are within driving distance you should
Go check it out.

I would have said any of my lace front hand tied mono tops but now I’m saying my iwig (hh). I can even do a high ponytail after I cut a few random baby hairs around the cap.

it is called European but I think Mongolian is European as well. But it’s not virgin ( unprocessed). I actually went to California for a conference in San Francisco and Gardeaux wigs was about an hour away so I got a close
Look at the iwig there. It is super
Comfortable and just awesome. I hope
It holds up ( but I think it will) and it is well worth the money ( low 1000s depending on length) If you get virgin hair it becomes a lot
More expensive ver quickly. Shannon has really good prices and she is very trustworthy. I hope
To get a lighter colored wig some
Time in the future for the summer....

yeah I’m not really on the forum that much anymore either. But I just had to do this post.
I think the administrators from wigs.com are dropping the ball.

yay! Everyone thinks I’m so hip.

thanks for the list Vee.
Yeah I’ve been super busy and the forum is fizzling is t it? The wigs.com folks are totally dropping the ball. So sad! We had a good thing going here for a while.

I have done it, because I have no hair underneath and when there is a monopart it looks very realistic when you can see my scalp shine through. Some wigs are too dense. But with most wigs it is not necessary.

no no just saving it for good. I have a bunch of
Wigs I’m wearing For Every day

I have not worn her much to be honest. I was saving her I guess, but now I’m not really wearing her. I have not tried to alter the flip. I do love the color.

i have only sewed it into a monotop once Never a lace front. Usually the nape and sometimes the area next to the monot part. But then again I don’t have any hair. I would also shy away from the lace front. See if you can go back far enough to not do the lace front ( receding hairline anyone?)

Ellen Wille wigs are generally less dense and therefore in my opinion more realistic.
Some websites like sister wigs with a different spelling have a search tool to look for lesser density wigs.

AMEN! You are right they only have those younger models wearing wigs.
As far as what is age appropriate.... we have had this thread before is long hair ok for middle aged or older women and I think the “consensus” pretty
Much was: you can wear whatever the heck makes you feel comfortable and pretty or beautiful. There is no arbitrary no long hair after age. XX. Period same goes for color. Well in my opinion anyway and I think a lot of others would agree.

@Moonlitnightlet me know if it’s worth watching

I was thinking of you Misty. You would be one of the people up in our middle of our night

solace cap is the one that the iwigs have ( HH )

@Moonlitnight it’s a bit like the solace cap ( just not silk) it helps hide the knots. Most of the time though they do not have lace fronts ( unlike the solace cap which does have a lace front too).
For example Sandra from JR has a double mono top. It make for a very realistic part ( and does not show the cap or biohair as much as the mono tops do)

You asked

I am
So proud of you. Way to
Go! And do t you dare not show us what it looks like ( even if you don’t like it)

learned something today. I mean I have been liking stuff but I had no idea what those badges were all about

People can be such a$$3$.
I try to have a sense of humor about it because it’s not something I can change so might as well
Laugh about it. Sometimes I feel like making people feel bad about being mean though. Saying things like, well due to my illness I have to wear wigs now ( let them fill in the blanks and feel guilty about being a jerk.
I have also told people that if they see my husband with another woman it’s only another woman if she is skinny.

under $200 with a long lifespan... I don’t know. It all depends. What cap features you want how you feel about permatease open wedged etc etc.
your best bet is to peruse the outlet wogs wigoutlet .com and other websites which also have clearance wigs etc.
I got a Karli Jon Renau for about 200 on eBay. Like new only tried on. That was a very decent deal so that’s another option.
I like Envy Chloe, don’t remember how much it was but it was under 250 with 30% discount. It is wavy but not too curly and very pretty. It’s about shoulder length.
If you don’t care too much about lace front or mono tops I am sure there are some good deals in other mid lengths. For me mono tops ( at least partial) and lace fronts are a must do to stay under 200 I would probably have to turn to eBay or outlets for a mid length. Off the top of my head...

like I said everyone has their own comfort level and time line. You’ll know if or when you’re ready.

The only way to be truly free to wear whatever you feel like wearing wig wise is to come out of the wig closet. That’s not easy and everyone needs to do it at their own pace. I only came out this year publicly my friends and family of course have known.
The way I came out is by wearing different colors and lengths and having fun.
Some people still have not caught on it’s very amusing. I don’t know how they think I can go from a short bob to long hair overnight, but they either don’t want to say anything or they truly don’t pay attention. But at my age I have zero %%|£\€s to give I just want to feel good inside my skin ( and hair).