Wig Texture Matcher
A V-part, U-part or headband wig only looks like yours if its texture matches your own hair where it shows. Pick your hair and see which textures blend as they are, and which you'd have to style to match every time.
The closest wig texture for each kind of hair
- Relaxed or silk-pressed
- kinky straight (yaki) or straight. Of the kinky straight family, yaki is the closer match: smoother, like relaxed or pressed hair, with a satin shine rather than a gloss.
- Natural, blown out
- kinky straight (yaki). Kinky straight is made to look like blown-out 4A–4C hair: straight, but coarse, full and low in shine. Silky straight is usually too shiny beside it.
- Natural coils (4A–4C)
- kinky curly. Kinky curly is the texture closest to type 4 hair worn in its own pattern.
- Natural curls (3A–3C)
- curly. Curly, deep wave and water wave all sit close to type 3 curls: the tighter your curls, the curlier the wig.
- Wavy (2A–2C)
- body wave or loose wave. Body wave and loose wave are the closest to type 2 waves.
- Naturally straight
- straight. Straight is the closest; body wave blends if you add a little bend to your own hair.
How the matching works
From our guides to V-part and U-part wigs, yaki and kinky straight and choosing a texture: choose the wig texture closest to your hair as you'll wear it, and match the wig to your hair rather than processing your hair to match the wig. Edges are a small amount of hair, laid with a brush, so they blend a step more easily than a leave-out.
Questions people ask
What wig texture blends with natural hair?
Choose the texture closest to your hair as you wear it. Blown-out natural hair blends with kinky straight; relaxed or silk-pressed hair with yaki or straight; 4A–4C hair in its own pattern with kinky curly; looser curls with curly or deep wave.
What is the difference between kinky straight and yaki?
Kinky straight is coarser and fuller, like blown-out natural hair. Yaki is smoother, like relaxed or silk-pressed hair, with a soft satin shine rather than a gloss.
Do I have to straighten my leave-out for a straight wig?
Only if your hair is curly or coily and the wig is silky straight: then you would straighten the leave-out each time. A kinky straight wig is the usual compromise, as it blends with blown-out hair with less heat.