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WIG MASTERPOST (cosplay)
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~Level Beginner-Intermediate Cosplayers~
Hello lovelies! ^.^ I have been meaning to do this for SO long, and today 
was wondering about wig purchasing/shopping/care, so that was my inspiration for this! This is for beginner-intermediate cosplayers, meaning if you are going to dye your own wig/ style a wig in complicated ways, I cannot help you there since I'm not an expert cosplayer by ANY means! Alrighty, let's get started!
SHORT-MEDIUM LENGTH WIGS
Notes: Hallelujah you are cosplaying someone with short hair! Lucky for you this means less wig hairs to deal with, low cost, AND more comfortable! If you are tied between cosplaying someone with long hair vs short hair, IMMEDIATELY choose the short haired character.
Buying: Again, lucky for you, you can get them ANYWHERE! I would recommend AliExpress (the prices are unbeatable, all the reviews are by real people AND they take pictures of what they received and usually include what they liked & didn't like about that product) or Ebay too, because you can view costumer feedback, how many people bought that item in the past, seller reputation, and they have a guarantee you will get the product that is in the picture! You can pay with PayPal too! You can also get them on Amazon. When selecting a wig for your character, avoid searching for the character name directly. For example, if I am going to cosplay Armin from Attack on Titan, searching 'Armin wig' will give you the results you are looking for BUT at a higher price. The sellers know that is a popular anime, so they raise the price on the wigs. INSTEAD of searching 'Armin wig' I would search 'blond bob-cut wig' and get way more results for cheaper. Although you may not find the exact result you are looking for, you can always take some scissors and make adjustments. Speaking of styling, always buy a wig that is too long, not too short. If it is too short then your wig cap will show AND you cant make adjustments, but if its too long you can always cut it and make changes.
An example of the price difference between searching for the character's wig verses a general description:
-Armin wig: $10.00-15.00
-Blond Bob wig: $7.00-10.00
Styling: Got2B Glued is the cosplayers must-have. I would recommend the travel size because it is very small and runs for only $4.00-7.00. When cutting your wig, NEVER cut your wig with the scissors horizontally. It will look like a 5th grader cut your wig. Cut your wig with the scissors vertically, cutting up into the fibers. It looks a lot cleaner and cuts ALL the layers of the fibers instead of just the top few layers. ALSO, when you decide to brush it, use a wide-tooth comb and NOT a human hair brush. It will pull out the fibers and make the wig thinner and see-through.
Maintaining: literally just throw it in your closet, it wont get messed up UNLESS you style it. If you style it and don't want your hours of styling to be ruined, put your wig on a styrofoam wig head. These can be found at Hobby Lobby or on the internet for around $7.00-8.00. When you decide to brush it, use a wide-tooth comb and NOT a human hair brush. It will pull out the fibers and make the wig thinner and see-through.
Notes: 1) welcome to hell 2) IF YOU GET ANYTHING OUT OF THIS IT WOULD BE THAT MOTIONS OIL SHEEN SPRAY IS YOUR LORD AND SAVIOR
Buying: As long as you have Motions Oil Sheen Spray you can buy any quality wig you want. The first long wig I ever bought was on Ebay, and it was pretty cheap. As soon as I took it out of the bag and placed it on my head it tangled and was a HUGE mess. At first I thought it was just the quality, but then I soon discovered (after buying a $40.00 wig off of Arda Wigs) its not the quality, its just wigs.
If you would like high-quality wigs (which I would recommend if getting a light colored wig), you can either get them for a wig store OR online at Arda Wigs or Epic Cosplay. You want a high-quality wig for light colored wigs because there is more fibers. If you have a thin white-colored wig, the back of your costume will show through and it will look very cheap and like your character ripped out almost all their hair :/
Maintaining: To keep your wigs from tangling the second after they are taken out of the bag, tag the wig, place it on a wig head, and spray Motions Oil Sheen Spray on the wig. DO NOT touch the wig before you spray it. Running your fingers through the wig or 'trying it on really quick' will DESTROY the wig, and you'll have to spend HOURS (it takes me around 5 hours) detangling it. Spray the Motions Oil Sheen Spray (can I say that enough?) on your wig and let it dry for 48 hours. Yes, this is a long time to wait to touch your wig. Yes, your room now smells like Strawberry Pezz. Yes, I KNOW 48 HOURS IS A LONG TIME TO WAIT! Just be patient and you'll be able to use your wig for many years instead of 1 day before it turns into dreadlocks. Also, when you decide to brush it, use a wide-tooth comb and NOT a human hair brush. It will pull out the fibers and make the wig thinner and see-through.
Can I revive a wig in tangles?: Yes! I just did this today, actually! The $40.00 wig I mentioned earlier was ruined after it wore it for 7 hours one day. Just ONE con and it was it 3 large dreadlocks ;-; I washed the wig and detangled it and decided to find out what the craze was about Motions Oil Sheen Spray. I waited the torturous 48 hours and was SO shocked at how different the wig was! It looked just like human hair, as it was more fluffy and less stringy. Not only this, but after wearing this wig to 2 all-weekend cons all I had to do was brush it for about 5 minutes and it was tangle free! It pulled out virtually no wig fibers either! When you decide to brush it, use a wide-tooth comb and NOT a human hair brush. It will pull out the fibers and make the wig thinner and see-through.
Styling: same as short-medium wigs, but add in the fact you will need TONS and TONS of bobby pins and hairspray
-Washing a wig: tutorial can be found here: blog.epiccosplay.com/how-to-wa…
-Detangling/brushing a wig: [link] [link]
-Quality Wig sites: arda-wigs.com/ , www.epiccosplay.com/ www.rockstarwigs.com/ www.gothiclolitawigs.com/
-Cheap Wig sites: www.ebay.com/ , www.amazon.com/
-Short-medium wigs: AliExpress (this site is FANTASTIC because not only are the items ridiculously cheap, but the reviews are from real people, and usually they'll take a picture of them in the wig or the wig once they get it. That way you know EXACTLY what you're buying and the pros and cons of that wig).
SIDENOTE: I also order all of my cosplays off of this site as well, as well as cosplay accessories.
-Long wigs: AliExpress OR Wigaholics www.wigaholics.com/ (they are having a 50% off sale for their Grand Opening and all of these quality wigs are in the $15.00-$20.00 range!), if not, I use EpicCosplay wigs, but those tend to be pricey. DEFINITELY purchase something that's on sale/clearance
Buying: Again, lucky for you, you can get them ANYWHERE! I would recommend AliExpress (the prices are unbeatable, all the reviews are by real people AND they take pictures of what they received and usually include what they liked & didn't like about that product) or Ebay too, because you can view costumer feedback, how many people bought that item in the past, seller reputation, and they have a guarantee you will get the product that is in the picture! You can pay with PayPal too! You can also get them on Amazon. When selecting a wig for your character, avoid searching for the character name directly. For example, if I am going to cosplay Armin from Attack on Titan, searching 'Armin wig' will give you the results you are looking for BUT at a higher price. The sellers know that is a popular anime, so they raise the price on the wigs. INSTEAD of searching 'Armin wig' I would search 'blond bob-cut wig' and get way more results for cheaper. Although you may not find the exact result you are looking for, you can always take some scissors and make adjustments. Speaking of styling, always buy a wig that is too long, not too short. If it is too short then your wig cap will show AND you cant make adjustments, but if its too long you can always cut it and make changes.
An example of the price difference between searching for the character's wig verses a general description:
-Armin wig: $10.00-15.00
-Blond Bob wig: $7.00-10.00
Styling: Got2B Glued is the cosplayers must-have. I would recommend the travel size because it is very small and runs for only $4.00-7.00. When cutting your wig, NEVER cut your wig with the scissors horizontally. It will look like a 5th grader cut your wig. Cut your wig with the scissors vertically, cutting up into the fibers. It looks a lot cleaner and cuts ALL the layers of the fibers instead of just the top few layers. ALSO, when you decide to brush it, use a wide-tooth comb and NOT a human hair brush. It will pull out the fibers and make the wig thinner and see-through.
Maintaining: literally just throw it in your closet, it wont get messed up UNLESS you style it. If you style it and don't want your hours of styling to be ruined, put your wig on a styrofoam wig head. These can be found at Hobby Lobby or on the internet for around $7.00-8.00. When you decide to brush it, use a wide-tooth comb and NOT a human hair brush. It will pull out the fibers and make the wig thinner and see-through.
LONG LENGTH WIGS
Notes: 1) welcome to hell 2) IF YOU GET ANYTHING OUT OF THIS IT WOULD BE THAT MOTIONS OIL SHEEN SPRAY IS YOUR LORD AND SAVIOR
Buying: As long as you have Motions Oil Sheen Spray you can buy any quality wig you want. The first long wig I ever bought was on Ebay, and it was pretty cheap. As soon as I took it out of the bag and placed it on my head it tangled and was a HUGE mess. At first I thought it was just the quality, but then I soon discovered (after buying a $40.00 wig off of Arda Wigs) its not the quality, its just wigs.
If you would like high-quality wigs (which I would recommend if getting a light colored wig), you can either get them for a wig store OR online at Arda Wigs or Epic Cosplay. You want a high-quality wig for light colored wigs because there is more fibers. If you have a thin white-colored wig, the back of your costume will show through and it will look very cheap and like your character ripped out almost all their hair :/
Maintaining: To keep your wigs from tangling the second after they are taken out of the bag, tag the wig, place it on a wig head, and spray Motions Oil Sheen Spray on the wig. DO NOT touch the wig before you spray it. Running your fingers through the wig or 'trying it on really quick' will DESTROY the wig, and you'll have to spend HOURS (it takes me around 5 hours) detangling it. Spray the Motions Oil Sheen Spray (can I say that enough?) on your wig and let it dry for 48 hours. Yes, this is a long time to wait to touch your wig. Yes, your room now smells like Strawberry Pezz. Yes, I KNOW 48 HOURS IS A LONG TIME TO WAIT! Just be patient and you'll be able to use your wig for many years instead of 1 day before it turns into dreadlocks. Also, when you decide to brush it, use a wide-tooth comb and NOT a human hair brush. It will pull out the fibers and make the wig thinner and see-through.
Can I revive a wig in tangles?: Yes! I just did this today, actually! The $40.00 wig I mentioned earlier was ruined after it wore it for 7 hours one day. Just ONE con and it was it 3 large dreadlocks ;-; I washed the wig and detangled it and decided to find out what the craze was about Motions Oil Sheen Spray. I waited the torturous 48 hours and was SO shocked at how different the wig was! It looked just like human hair, as it was more fluffy and less stringy. Not only this, but after wearing this wig to 2 all-weekend cons all I had to do was brush it for about 5 minutes and it was tangle free! It pulled out virtually no wig fibers either! When you decide to brush it, use a wide-tooth comb and NOT a human hair brush. It will pull out the fibers and make the wig thinner and see-through.
Styling: same as short-medium wigs, but add in the fact you will need TONS and TONS of bobby pins and hairspray
And that's pretty much it! If any of you guys need help with wig shopping/care/etc. then feel free to message me at anytime! If you are stuck between purchasing two wigs, I can help you decide which one looks the best for your character!
IMPORTANT LINKS/INFO:
-Motions Oil Sheen Spray can be found at Sally's Beauty Supply and POSSIBLY Walgreens or Walmart. IT IS NOT IN THE HAIR SPRAY ISLE! I found it near the African American hair-type products, near Relaxers (for hair).-Washing a wig: tutorial can be found here: blog.epiccosplay.com/how-to-wa…
-Detangling/brushing a wig: [link] [link]
-Quality Wig sites: arda-wigs.com/ , www.epiccosplay.com/ www.rockstarwigs.com/ www.gothiclolitawigs.com/
-Cheap Wig sites: www.ebay.com/ , www.amazon.com/
UPDATE: WHERE DO I, PERSONALLY, BUY WIGS FROM?:
-Short-medium wigs: AliExpress (this site is FANTASTIC because not only are the items ridiculously cheap, but the reviews are from real people, and usually they'll take a picture of them in the wig or the wig once they get it. That way you know EXACTLY what you're buying and the pros and cons of that wig). SIDENOTE: I also order all of my cosplays off of this site as well, as well as cosplay accessories.
-Long wigs: AliExpress OR Wigaholics www.wigaholics.com/ (they are having a 50% off sale for their Grand Opening and all of these quality wigs are in the $15.00-$20.00 range!), if not, I use EpicCosplay wigs, but those tend to be pricey. DEFINITELY purchase something that's on sale/clearance
\ ^-^ / Happy Shopping! \ ^-^ /
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Now, the rules!
Now, the rules!
Rules:
1) You must post these rules.
2) Each person has to share ten facts about themselves.
3) Answer the ten questions asked by the person who tagged you and make ten questions for your ten tags.
4) Choose ten people and put their icons in your journal.
5) Go to there page and tell them they've been tagged.
6) NOT something like "You're tagged if you read this"
7) You have to legitimately tag ten people.
8) No tag backs. (Don't tag people who tagged you)
9) You can't say you don't do tags.
10) You MUST make a journal entry.
Questions asked:
My questions:
Questions asked:
1. What’s your favorite sweet? Omggggggg probably chocolate covered strawberries
2. Do you like to cook? Yes! In fact, I was originally planning on going to Culinary school!
3. Do you cosplay? Yes! It has been almost 2 years ^3^
4. Weirdest thing someone has ever told you just out of the blue? That 'you are literally walking Tumblr'. Meaning if Tumblr was personified, I would be it.
5. Do you have an accent? Many, but I only say certain words in the following accents; California, British (southern British I think?), Canadian, French, and sometimes Russian or Italian. I'm mixed race, and my family comes from all different countries!
6. What’s your favorite flower/plant? Probably... bleeding hearts
7. What’s your dream destination to travel to? Basically I am obsessed with all of Europe, but to nail it down to just a few countries, it would be Finland, Belgium, Netherlands, Italy, Britain (im not too interesting in the entire UK to be honest), Switzerland, and Liechtenstein.
8. You wake up to find yourself in the universe of your favorite anime. What is it and how screwed are you? Hetalia is my fav for several reasons, and I guess I would be OK. My runner-up fav would be Attack on Titan. THEN I would be screwed XD
9. What is your spirit animal? APH Finland and/or Armin Arlert? Lmao being literal, it would have to be a horse (no, not Jean!)
10. What’s your Zodiac sign? Cancer. Funny story, when I was little, my Mom told me I was a cancer. I thought I had cancer (the disease) XD
My questions:
1) What is your favorite anime/show/movie/book and why?
2) If you were to move anywhere instantly, where would it be?
3) What is your favorite sea animal?
4) Have you heard of Eurovision? If you have, what are your thoughts about it?
5) If you could change 1 thing about yourself, what would it be?
6) Do you prefer reading books or reading online?
7) Do you write/draw?
8) If you were to describe yourself in one word, what would it be? (If you cant do 1, try 2 or 3).
9) You can learn any language instantly; what would it be and why?
10) Have you ever been to a Con (convention)?
I tag (you dont have to do it unless you want to): 
Have fun~!
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Tagged by:iconmioary1010:
1) You must post these rules.
2) Each person has to share 10 facts about themselves.
3) Answer the 10 questions asked by the person who tagged you and make up 10 questions for the 10 you tag.
4) Choose 10 people and put their icons in your journal.
6) Not something like, "You are tagged if you read that".
7) You have to legitimately tag 10 people.
8) No tag-backs.
9) You can't say that you don't do tags.
10) You MUST make a journal entry! No comments.
Ten things about me:
1) I LOVE riding horses (Dressage is what I'm REALLY good at! ^-^)
2) I love sushi :3
3) I'm currently watching Free! Eternal Summer, Madoka Magica, and Season 5 of Hetalia
4) I'm going to learn Italian, Japanese, and i'm going to TRY to learn Russian and Finnish
5) My favorite character of ALL time is Belarus from Hetalia, and in close second is Armin from AoT
6) I practically LIVE on Tumblr
7) I LOVE to write fanfiction
8) My OTP of all time (for all animes and stuff) is America x Belarus AKA Amebel
9) I don't ship USUK
10) My family and I almost moved to Japan when I was in 1st grade. We decided not to last minute. If we did move to Japan, I would have moved out a month before the earthquake happened.
Questions!
My answers to the questions!
1- Either 'Airborn' or 'The Dragonology Chronicles'
2- Ummmm... probably Twilight or, if they did make it a movie, 50 shades of Grey.
3- The first thing I would do is BUY MY OWN HORSE I HAVE WANTED ONE FOR OVER 5 YEARS. I would then move to Liechtenstein, buy alot of cosplay costumes, get alot of anime merch, and save money so I can go to cons and eat out alot :3
4-Probably archery because- STORY TIME- in 4th grade, when I was a girl scout, we went to an archery range. The instructor had us put the bows in our right hand. I kept complaining to the instructor that it felt wrong, but he brushed it off. I shot my first shot and I totally missed (Ii think I almost hit someone). We were only allowed three shots that day, so i was sad I just wasted a shot. I begged the instructor if I could switch hands, in which he finally complied, but he said shooting left-handed was very uncommon. I took the shot and got a bulls eye. Beginners luck? Nope, because on the next (and final) shot, I hit another perfect bulls eye. THE END
5- *insert nervous laugh* Please refer to my many dirty fanfictions hidden on my Ipad.
6- HOT! I hate the cold so much!
7- No? What's that?
8- I have no clue, and i'm nervous to find out. Is that the game? Did I just play it?
9- BELARUS OMFG
10- (not quite sure what an ambassador is, so im guessing it means something like a president?) I would pass a law that prevents the use of cruel and abusive tools on horses. Basically, make sure every horse is loved, babied, and cared for ^-^
My Questions for you guys!
1. What's your favorite Hetalia character? If you haven't heard of Hetalia, what are the characters you know of so far?
2. What's your favorite Attack on Titan character? If you haven't heard of Attack on Titan, what characters do you know of so far?
3. What's your favorite food?
4. What languages do you speak?
5. Do you know the capital of Ukraine and Belarus WITHOUT looking it up?
6. Do you write fanfiction? If you don't, why don't you? Why did you stop?
7. Do you live in the United States of America? If you do, which state? If you are not comfortable with sharing the state, then you can just answer with 'yes' or 'no' to living in the US. If you live in Europe, which country? Same thing applies if you aren't comfortable sharing the county.
8. What other shows, besides Anime, do you like? (Example: Gravity Falls)
9. First anime?
10. How did you get into anime?
(I forgot to add this, LOL! Thank you guys for reminding me!)
The following people have been tagged!
1) You must post these rules.
2) Each person has to share 10 facts about themselves.
3) Answer the 10 questions asked by the person who tagged you and make up 10 questions for the 10 you tag.
4) Choose 10 people and put their icons in your journal.
6) Not something like, "You are tagged if you read that".
7) You have to legitimately tag 10 people.
8) No tag-backs.
9) You can't say that you don't do tags.
10) You MUST make a journal entry! No comments.
Ten things about me:
1) I LOVE riding horses (Dressage is what I'm REALLY good at! ^-^)
2) I love sushi :3
3) I'm currently watching Free! Eternal Summer, Madoka Magica, and Season 5 of Hetalia
4) I'm going to learn Italian, Japanese, and i'm going to TRY to learn Russian and Finnish
5) My favorite character of ALL time is Belarus from Hetalia, and in close second is Armin from AoT
6) I practically LIVE on Tumblr
7) I LOVE to write fanfiction
8) My OTP of all time (for all animes and stuff) is America x Belarus AKA Amebel
9) I don't ship USUK
10) My family and I almost moved to Japan when I was in 1st grade. We decided not to last minute. If we did move to Japan, I would have moved out a month before the earthquake happened.
Questions!
- Whats your favorite book?
- Whats the worst movie ever?
- A million dollars. What would you spend it on?
- What would your superpower be?
- Naughtiest thing you've ever thought?
- Hot or cold?
- Have you ever played the nervous game?
- Do you even know what the nervous game is?
- Favorite anime/manga/TV show/ movie character?
- If you were ambassador of the world what would your first command be?
My answers to the questions!
1- Either 'Airborn' or 'The Dragonology Chronicles'
2- Ummmm... probably Twilight or, if they did make it a movie, 50 shades of Grey.
3- The first thing I would do is BUY MY OWN HORSE I HAVE WANTED ONE FOR OVER 5 YEARS. I would then move to Liechtenstein, buy alot of cosplay costumes, get alot of anime merch, and save money so I can go to cons and eat out alot :3
4-Probably archery because- STORY TIME- in 4th grade, when I was a girl scout, we went to an archery range. The instructor had us put the bows in our right hand. I kept complaining to the instructor that it felt wrong, but he brushed it off. I shot my first shot and I totally missed (Ii think I almost hit someone). We were only allowed three shots that day, so i was sad I just wasted a shot. I begged the instructor if I could switch hands, in which he finally complied, but he said shooting left-handed was very uncommon. I took the shot and got a bulls eye. Beginners luck? Nope, because on the next (and final) shot, I hit another perfect bulls eye. THE END
5- *insert nervous laugh* Please refer to my many dirty fanfictions hidden on my Ipad.
6- HOT! I hate the cold so much!
7- No? What's that?
8- I have no clue, and i'm nervous to find out. Is that the game? Did I just play it?
9- BELARUS OMFG
10- (not quite sure what an ambassador is, so im guessing it means something like a president?) I would pass a law that prevents the use of cruel and abusive tools on horses. Basically, make sure every horse is loved, babied, and cared for ^-^
My Questions for you guys!
1. What's your favorite Hetalia character? If you haven't heard of Hetalia, what are the characters you know of so far?
2. What's your favorite Attack on Titan character? If you haven't heard of Attack on Titan, what characters do you know of so far?
3. What's your favorite food?
4. What languages do you speak?
5. Do you know the capital of Ukraine and Belarus WITHOUT looking it up?
6. Do you write fanfiction? If you don't, why don't you? Why did you stop?
7. Do you live in the United States of America? If you do, which state? If you are not comfortable with sharing the state, then you can just answer with 'yes' or 'no' to living in the US. If you live in Europe, which country? Same thing applies if you aren't comfortable sharing the county.
8. What other shows, besides Anime, do you like? (Example: Gravity Falls)
9. First anime?
10. How did you get into anime?
(I forgot to add this, LOL! Thank you guys for reminding me!)
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