Everything we wish someone had explained before our first wig — written in plain English, with the jargon translated as it comes up.
The wig is what makes a Halloween costume read from across the room. Forty ideas, from Wednesday Addams and Beetlejuice to the Sanderson sisters, group costumes and last-minute looks, with the wig that gets each one.
Planning a cosplay for your first Comic-Con or anime convention? A week-by-week plan for the wig: choosing a character that suits a long day, sizing, styling, a test wear, what to pack, and looking after it afterwards.
Deep wave gives you defined, voluminous waves that sit right at the edge of curly. Here's how to choose a glueless deep wave wig, style it, and keep the pattern from turning to frizz.
A glueless kinky curly wig blends with Afro-textured hair and gives your edges a break from adhesive. How to choose the curl, the lace and the density — and how to keep the coils defined.
A glueless straight wig is the sleekest look you can get without adhesive — and the most honest about the hairline. How to choose one that looks natural, and how to keep it silky.
Body wave is the most forgiving texture and glueless is the easiest way to wear a wig. Why the combination is so popular, what to check on a listing, and how to keep the wave.
A headband wig goes on in under a minute with no lace and no glue. Who it suits, how to choose the right texture and headband, and the tricks that make it look like your own hair.
V-part and U-part wigs use your own hair as the hairline — no lace at all. Who they suit, how to match texture and colour, and a step-by-step for a seamless blend.
Pre-cut lace removes the riskiest step of fitting a lace wig. What "pre-cut" and "wear and go" really mean, where they fall short, and how to choose a unit that's ready out of the box.
Bleached knots hide the tiny dark dots where hair is tied to lace. Why buying them done beats bleaching at home, what to look for on a listing, and how to care for them.
A pre-plucked hairline is the biggest single upgrade on a lace wig. What plucking does, how to judge a pre-plucked listing from its photos, and how to finish the job safely at home.
A 360 lace wig has lace all the way around the hairline, so you can wear it up. What that makes possible, the extra work it takes, and what to check before you buy one.
Tell us the texture, length and colour you want, how you'll put it on and what you'd like to spend — five quick questions — and we'll match you to one wig, with the reasons why.
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