Does this look like a wig?
The hairline is the single most important aspect in determining if a wig will look "wiggy".
When you look at someone, you are naturally drawn to their eyes, the eyebrow frame the eyes and then we actually look up to the hairline. Making something that is fake, look real is a real challenge with wig which is why so many on them have bangs or a fringe which conceal the hairline together.
The only way for us to recreate a hairline with a wig is to wear a lace front wig because it recreates the hairline and if it is done right your wig will look beyond realistic. How realistic you lace front wig looks depends on the material, density, & knotting method used attach the hair to the lace.
To start, let's go over the different materials that manufactures use to make lace front wigs.
Different Kinds Of Lace Fronts
- Welded Lace or Monofilament Lace: This is the most durable lace front but it can be pretty itchy. It's itchy because the thin synthetic fiber are ultrasonically heated and fused together in a grid pattern resulting in little dots that kind of puncture the skin & I can personally say that it feels like sandpaper on the skin so I am not a fan of this kind of lace front wig.
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French Lace Front: Slightly thinner but still quite durable. It is slightly less itchy and blends into the skin better than welded lace
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Swiss Lace: one word - heaven! The swiss lace is super fine, soft, & flawlessly blends in with your skin. That said, it is very fragile so you need to learn how to remove and apply your wig.
To help demonstrate how different two kinds of materials (welded vs swiss) are I performed a scratch test. You can clearly see how different they are.
Your hair loss bestie,
Allison
