January 20, 2013

Ebay Review: Long Curly Wig & Clip On Straight Fringe

Hello again,

I had the day off today (and it was a rare sunny day *O*) so I knew I had to use the time to catch up on some posts >.< Namely, A wig post. I have had this wig since months ago and am only now reviewing it, same goes for the clip on fringe! 

Both the wig and fringe were bought off eBay. I no longer have the links, but I am sure if you type 'long curly wig' or 'clip on bangs' then most of the products that would show up are all similar to each other.

Now.. on another note, my little cousins messed around with the long wig and oh man was that a bad thing to let happen. A wig tangles like maaaaaad! And I do not have a wig comb to brush it out =.=;; So I am super sorry about how the wig looks :C

Anywho, here's the review!

Long Curly Wig

About the Wig: 
This is a full, synthetic wig that is wavy/curly in the color dark brown.


Let's start off with some full face ones to catch your attention Wahahaha :P

Length: It's approx 28'' and hits below the narrowest point on my waist
You can see the full length here: 

Quality & Appearance: 
The wig feels fake, that is for sure, kind of like very dry hair to be exact. The synthetic strands are sewn on quite well, however, some may be pulled out if you comb through them with your fingers. The wig actually doesn't look as fake as I thought it would! Though it does have a slight wig shine to it, it isn't too noticeable unless you are in direct sunlight/bright lit areas. I also need to add one more thing about it's appearance, the wig looks best in photos with sunny lighting! (which is the type of lighting I had for these photos) The color is a dark brown indoors, however, if it is a nice sunny day the wig could even have a slight ashy hint to it! In flash there is a red undertone.

Thickness:
There is a lot of "hair" on this wig, enough to have some left in the back if you tend to part your hair and bring it to the front.
One thing I must say again though is that although there is plenty of hair...


 the worst thing about it is how easily it can become tangled!
 My attempt at making it look more presentable:
how it looks with FLASH
Top center:
Close up of the bangs, looks quite natural here!
Extra photos:
Inside:

Additional Thoughts: The wig can feel a bit heavy because of the amount of hair and on top of that, the length. It is something you get used to after wearing it for a bit but that's just an additional point I wanted to make. 

Clip On Fringe
I didn't realize but I completely forgot to take a photo for the other side of the bangs!! 
Now it is no longer sunny so I'm not able to take a proper photo of it T^T
But there isn't much to it, there are two clips at the top placed about 2'' apart to secure it to your hair. 

Okay, so I had these from before I colored my hair lighter, so it may look awkward due to the color differences :/ Nonetheless~
Obviously the color does not match. When I had darker hair though, the color was the same. From the pictures above though, you can see that the hairs of the fringe actually blends in quite decently with my natural hair! 

Quality & Appearance: 
The quality of clip on bangs are probably much more reliable than wigs I think. The bangs look more believable and the strands barely come off. The only thing though would be the top. Either you wear a headband or something along those lines to cover that part up..

I wanted to figure out a way to make it look better though so I decided to tie up two pig tails on the side of my head, something that I never do. Never. 

Each pig tail having the sides of the fringe tied up:
 Looks better? haha

 I guess the excuse could be that I was following that trend of coloring your bangs a different color than the rest of your hair :P

Welp, that is all for these two long overdue reviews! 
I leave you with a photo of meeee~ In my PJ's once again.





And why yes, that is a ONE OF A KIND T-shirt ;D 
GD fans out there anybody?? 



44 comments :

  1. the wig not looks good I think, because of those tangled wig..

    you looks cute on the last picture.. Love it ^^

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  2. wow it looks really good on you! but i have to say the tangles make it look not as natural =[

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  3. The wig looks nice on you! You're making me want a fringeeeee.

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  4. I bought wigs off of ebay recently too :D I hate how frizzy wigs can get >.< I wish there was a de-tangalizer for wigs.

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  5. Ahh I have the same problem with tangled wigs... it always happens to my 100+cm cosplay wigs T^T The clip on bangs look really good on you! I love the last picture - you're adorable ^w^

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  6. In reply to your other comment!! Lol, if you're only gonna attend 1 con, I'd say go to the one that
    you're friends are going to! Otherwise, the only differences are
    probably gonna be venue, some events, guests, maybe the artist alley/vendor
    hall... I know almost for sure than AE will be cheaper than AR though,
    so yeah. I'll stay neutral on this >.> But keep

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  7. ahh I was actually browsing ebay for wigs last week! so many cute ones but I was tentative to get any as I didn't want anything looking too fake! the full wig one you got looked promising but too bad it's kinda fake looking :( the colour is so lovely though. and at least the bangs one looks more natural! if it had suited your hair colour more you could've fooled us all ;)

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  8. it looks nice and presentable! :D

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  9. Awww too bad it easily gets tangled. For me as a cosplayer, that's one of our worst nightmares waaah. >.<
    Oh well you still look cute with it dear :)

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  10. Wow that color really looks good on you! ^ ^

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  11. Love the thick bangs on you!

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  12. Bah-- that last pic is so cute! :D. And that's a pretty awesome wig. The lack of excessive shine and the thickness are BIG great pluses.

    And yeah, the bangs, although a bit darker than your current hair col our, still blends pretty well~. (Still sucks that your wig got tangled, though. o:)

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  13. you look so cute with curly hair! great tutorial :)

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  14. wow that actually looks really good! I love it on you :D

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  15. Lovely look ! so cute.
    I'm following you now .

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  16. Best way to shop on ebay/anywhere for wigs that don't look fake is to try and get the ones with the least amount of shine in the few images that they give you :3

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  17. Love the long wig on you! It makes you look youthful and cute (and i hink you kind of resemble bubzbeauty there hehe).
    I have 2 long wigs and they also tangled like crazy when i wore them, but I always blow dried them before i put them on in the morning, it helped me a lil bit (i have one of those round curling blow dryers)

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  18. you look so young with the first wig! it looks so frizzy and tangled though... I'm guessing you can't brush it out??

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  19. cool! it looks like real hair. too bad it tangles though :(

    is it hot when you wear it?

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  20. Waaaa you look cute on the last pic! ehehe..for the tangle, I think you can use a wig essence to style it up and detangle it easily ;) I recently made my own wig essence and it works great!

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  21. Wow they look really good! I want more wigs aha <3
    You are adorable! :3

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  22. it looks good from the top, lol, I loove your last pic! cutie <3

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  23. Yeah :C The tangles really made me sad T^T
    And thank you haha

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  24. Thanks! And I knowwww D: Darn little cousins.. Never trust kids with wigs! Neverrr! haha

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  25. Ahaha oh trust me I keep wanting to chop my bangs but I have tried to grow them out for so long and just always fall into that temptation! But if you'd like to, go for it! I think you'd rock it nicely ;D

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  26. Oh nice!! Will you review them? I'll look forward to it! I still want more haha
    And sheesh I know! I think there is a spray of some sort but I just wish synthetic wigs could be like normal hair too T^T

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  27. Are the cosplay wigs more simple to detangle though? Maybe if they are curled then they aren't :/ I am planning to cosplay so I'm curious :D And thank youuu~ ^^

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  28. Wuaaaah late reply!! Yeah I have decided on AE since it's cheaper too LOL for now.. =.=


    I should get a comb then xD And really? Hairspray? It doesn't tangle it even more?? :O
    The fringe looks most natural, especially when I had darker hair it matched perfectly! And yes, brownish black. OMGEEE? Really? I haven't EVER seen you with straight bangs! Looking forward to it~~


    And LOL isn't that awesome?! It's a simple character too x) Hope everything goes well! And for yours too!

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  29. I'd love to see you with a wig! There are so many styles and you would look good in them :D But yes, it's hard to judge. For this one the tangles don't make it any better too :( I do like the color though, I'd like my actual hair color to be something like this one day. And wahaha Maybe I shouldv'e just said I chopped my bangs first.. then review it after :P haha

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  30. Thanks! I'm tempted to cut my bangs but I'm trying to grow it out again T^T

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  31. I was happy that this wig wasn't overly shiny! But yes.. the tangles are ughhhh T^T I'll get it all untangled someday, somehow haha And thank you! I want to try different fringe clip ons now x)

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  32. Haha thanks! And really?? I got that from a friend before but I don't see the resemblence, but she is pretty so wahahaha LOL Oh that's an interesting tip! Thanks :) I'll try it out!

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  33. Haha!! I'm still young but I'll take that as a compliment! And usually there are larger brushes meant for wigs but I didn't bother getting one, time for me to get one now x)

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  34. In these photos the hair looks a lot more real because of the bright lighting! Which I like :)
    But yes, the tangles are not something I'm happy about :C I'll need to try and brush it out. And actually, I haven't worn it when it was hot out, but I'd assume it would be because it's like wearing a cap with long hair on it :S

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  35. teehee Thank you~ Oh I'll look into the essence for it! Nice to know there could be home made ones :D Thanks!

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  36. Same!! I want to try more styles and colors too!
    And thanks Lizzieeee~~

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  37. I guess they are more synthetic so it's easier! Who are you going to cosplay again? >.<

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  38. And if you make the curls really neat before you spray, it'll just make it stay put like normal curls. But if you move around a lot, it's gonna get tangled eventually, but I find the hairspray really helps. Then you could always wash it out and btw, if you have a longish wig, fill the bath tub just enough to submerge the wig, like about 2in and if you use conditioner, you can gently comb out the tangles... works best with straight wigs though.

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  39. Hmm that makes sense :) And I'm planning on doing Christina from Steins;Gate :P For the reason you are probably thinking x)

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  40. I see, I haven't worn it a lot at all, but I will try conditioning it, should work :P Who are you cosplaying as this year? I forgot if you told me already >.<

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