more questions about wigs

[totemo_oishii]

I'm going to buy the jagged edge wig in blond from amphigory, for my YURA-sama cosplay.

Here's my question: If I buy my wig so far in advance (this is for upcoming k-con), how should I store it? I still have my pink wig from 2005, but I haven't taken any special measures taking care of it, so it's kind of frizzy and falling apart ... >x<

Any help is appreciated. Thanks!

[pinkrandomattack]

either leave it in the packaging it came in or also buy a foam head (wich you should do for storing after the con anyway) and  just keep it somewhere your not going to mess with it.  like up on a shelf in your closet or something.

[BoredHorror]

I vote for the foam head idea. They're incredibly handy when styling too.

[TomtheFanboy]

I vote for the foam head idea. They're incredibly handy when styling too.

You can also draw creepy eyes on them and scare your friends.

I'm probably going to buy a wig rather than grow my hair out long. Mine will just be a normal... uh... lady wig though. I need one for Haruhi's father.

[totemo_oishii]

ah~ okay. ^__^ er...where can i find a foam head? :3

[pinkrandomattack]

most webistes that carry good quality wigs also cary heads.  but you can often find them at your local beuty or hair prothstesis (also wigs but often not in fun colors) store.

[Trumby]

I believe amphigory has wig heads, don't they? If not then I have no clue where I got mine.. o.o Maybe I got it from Katie Bair when I bought the wig dye..hmm hmm, I don't remember <.<

I keep mine on the foam head under a plastic bag so it doesn't get all dusty and dirty just sitting on my bookshelf.

[pinkrandomattack]

yeah amphigory and katie both have them

i get mine at a store that lets me buy them at wholesale

i think cosworx has them too.  but i say just buy them from wherever youre buying the wig from, since youll save on shipping.  even though i think that katies MIGHT be the cheapest.

well i remember that i was looking arround and one of the stores was noticably cheaper than the others.  but not enough to make separate shipping worth it.

[Vondan]

I got foam heads from thrift stores about $1 to $4 each and I only get the ones in great shape, I hate it when the have eyes drawn on them.  If it is a long wig you may want to make a base from a block of wood and a wide dowl to put in the hole in the bottom of the foam head and raise the head up another foot.  Two years ago around Halloween I found 3 cosmetology school rubber manikin heads with real human hair for $5 each.  They sit on a high shelf creeping people out and I tell every one they are my assistants.   Another alternative for a wig or hat stand is the one-gallon plastic mayonnaise jars ask some one you know who works in a restaurant or industrial kitchen.  And you can go to a place like Pier 1 and get the glass heads, some you could even fill with gold fish