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Title: Where Can I Order or Find Good Wigs for a Reasonable Price?
Post by: snowshoedtiger on May 07, 2010, 12:03:23 am

So I've been looking for a red wig for my Etna cosplay that I'm planning on doing this Kumoricon and I have no idea where to look.
Online is fine but, places in the Vancouver/ Portland area would be great.
I'd like to find a fairly nice wig for a reasonable price so any ideas would be great!
thank you for reading!
Here are some examples of her, she is from Disgaea fyi
(https://www.kumoricon.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi96.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fl199%2Fsnowshoetiger%2FEtna.gif&hash=8882512f8bc7b0cac82fefc94f35ed13bf550081)(https://www.kumoricon.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi96.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fl199%2Fsnowshoetiger%2FEtna-1.jpg&hash=36553609a914954204cbd8bcbd9c03da7bc3e570)(https://www.kumoricon.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi96.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fl199%2Fsnowshoetiger%2FEtna-2.png&hash=4370f05ded6b43bca29fad141e514db16dd8677c)

Title: Re: Where Can I Order or Find Good Wigs for a Reasonable Price?
Post by: Felix on May 07, 2010, 12:21:16 am

Define reasonable.
Depending on what you consider to be reasonable, this may or may not be possible. Good wigs are never cheap.
(unless you make it yourself but that's very time-consuming, and depending on your skill level it may or may not be good.)

Title: Re: Where Can I Order or Find Good Wigs for a Reasonable Price?
Post by: oslapedo on May 07, 2010, 06:19:49 am

You can try the cosplay.com marketplace. They've got oodles of wig bargains there.

Title: Re: Where Can I Order or Find Good Wigs for a Reasonable Price?
Post by: LtCommanderRichie on May 07, 2010, 06:43:45 am

I've heard of Wigland in Portland or whatever the name of that store is. I've never been in before though.

www.cosworx.com is pretty good price-wise, and they're having a 25% off sale on their exclusive wig line right now. Amphigory.com is pretty cool too, though I've only ordered from them once and it took the better part of a month for them to get it to me.

Title: Re: Where Can I Order or Find Good Wigs for a Reasonable Price?
Post by: soundninja12 on May 07, 2010, 07:27:29 am

If you have a paypal and an account eBay, then they are the best place to get wigs. That's where I get all of mine :3
They're prices are awesome, and they are of high quality. Make sure to check their feedback through.

Title: Re: Where Can I Order or Find Good Wigs for a Reasonable Price?
Post by: snowshoedtiger on May 07, 2010, 08:39:46 am

Quote from: Felix on May 07, 2010, 12:21:16 am

Define reasonable.
Depending on what you consider to be reasonable, this may or may not be possible. Good wigs are never cheap.
(unless you make it yourself but that's very time-consuming, and depending on your skill level it may or may not be good.)

Reasonable to me would be no more than $45 unless its real hair than $60.
Very true which is why when I look at different websites I've found on google I won't even look at the cheaper ones.

Title: Re: Where Can I Order or Find Good Wigs for a Reasonable Price?
Post by: CheshireStray on May 07, 2010, 04:43:06 pm

A couple threads back i basically asked the same question but broader (just asked about wigs in general) and got some helpful responses. Check it out :)

Title: Re: Where Can I Order or Find Good Wigs for a Reasonable Price?
Post by: Rainfeather on May 24, 2010, 12:06:28 pm

A really good shop that I love going to is called Mid K Beauty. It's in the Gresham area, right next to a CD & Game Exchange, and across the street is a Fred Meyers. They're very helpful, and you can try on as many wigs as you like, though you have to buy the wig cap for a dollar. They refund your dollar if you buy a wig, though.

That is the first place I would recommend, and they sell TONS of wigs, as well as wig shampoos and things. :3

Title: Re: Where Can I Order or Find Good Wigs for a Reasonable Price?
Post by: chelseahavoc on May 24, 2010, 12:29:37 pm

aphigorywigs (or how ever its spelt) has a pre ponytailed wig (i think its caled innocent) but "profesional only" on ebay has a good etna wig prestyled

Title: Re: Where Can I Order or Find Good Wigs for a Reasonable Price?
Post by: Tomecko on May 24, 2010, 06:51:08 pm

I've also had good luck with eBay wigs, though most sellers are based out of China and the shipping can take a while. You can find slightly better deals than at Cosworx, but be careful about quality! If it's supiciously cheap, don't buy it. For Etna's bushy pigtails, you're going to want a high weft count and that means a spendier wig. Another good reason to go with Cosworx - they sell wefts in matching colors, if you need extra hair.

Human hair wigs tend to be around $100-120, so I think you'll have to settle for synthetic.

Title: Re: Where Can I Order or Find Good Wigs for a Reasonable Price?
Post by: nyahaha on May 24, 2010, 09:28:46 pm

And ebay store called Professional Only is where I bought over half of my wigs. They have a wig thats styled for that character...


http://cgi.ebay.com/PW156-Etna-Auburn-Red-Costume-Cosplay-Wig-Free-Ship-/400124151316?cmd=ViewItem&pt=US_CSA_MWA_Wigs_Extensions&hash=item5d29420614 (http://cgi.ebay.com/PW156-Etna-Auburn-Red-Costume-Cosplay-Wig-Free-Ship-/400124151316?cmd=ViewItem&pt=US_CSA_MWA_Wigs_Extensions&hash=item5d29420614)

Title: Re: Where Can I Order or Find Good Wigs for a Reasonable Price?
Post by: snowshoedtiger on May 24, 2010, 10:13:28 pm

Thank you all for your suggestions! and links ;)