Cutting a Human Hair Wig at Home: Layers, Face-Framing and Bangs
A few careful cuts turn a straight-off-the-box wig into one that looks like your haircut. How to cut layers, face-framing pieces and bangs — and when to leave it to a stylist.
Customising a wig yourself — plucking, bleaching knots, colouring and toning — with the risks stated plainly and when to buy the finished version instead.
A few careful cuts turn a straight-off-the-box wig into one that looks like your haircut. How to cut layers, face-framing pieces and bangs — and when to leave it to a stylist.
The two techniques that make a wig look real — and the two most likely to ruin a new one. Done slowly, with the safety steps that matter, and with an honest account of what can go wrong.
Wig hair is already processed before you get it, so it does not behave like hair on a head. What lifts, what only deposits, how to fix brassiness, and when to leave it alone.
Five quick questions about the look you want and how you'll wear it, and we'll match you to one wig — with the reasons why.
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