I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend!
As someone who has been "follically challenged" since I was a teen- I haven't really been really happy with my hair in decades. That unhappiness accelerated as it went prematurely gray- and didn't really get reduced until after my discovery- and it made it very convenient to put on a wig!
But I've been letting it grow out a bit- I was looking in the mirror the other day after I had put on one of my really short haired wigs- and noticed my natural hair sticking out the back all gray and curly and ughh! Going into the holiday something had to be done- I wanted to look good for all of my relatives and guests- and since some of them are not in confidence of my discovery I had to make both modes work... I had used "Just For Men" comb in color before, but I wanted a color closer to my favorite wigs.... so I picked up a box of Garnier Nutrisse in "Chocolate Caramel". I opened the box a few days ago a little apprehensive... I remember my wife taking all morning doing her hair color (with another product)- and that messing it up would probably result in male-mode going full Patrick Stewart.... But I dutifully did my allergy test and patiently waited to see what would happen.
Woke up yesterday morning, saw no reaction and figured it was time. And it was actually pretty easy. It was maybe three times as long to do as the Just For Men was, but not nearly as long as I thought it would take- and it was just as simple. The color looks good, maybe a little lighter than I was hoping for but with just the tinge of auburn that I was looking for- I may not be able to cover the hair in the back up with a short wig, but at least it will match better!
So another new experience for this girl- and another where the buildup was worse than the actual.
I hope everyone has a wonderful week, even if you are not in the US where we have our Thanksgiving- and that in and amongst the challenges of this year you can see that there is always something to be thankful for!
Hugs!
Caela
Hey Caela, that I understand very well.....I've let what hair I do have grow out (I can wear winter caps pretty nicely), but since a lot of my bio hair fell out over the years, I have a topper that I use on a pretty regular basis.
But (hey Davina, you may find this to be helpful), the one I do use is by Jon Renau, called 'Top Full.' It's a synthetic one, and pretty pricey (around $300-400 US, which is inexcusably expensive here in Canada, but I did it), but the base is actually 11x11.5.
It's huge, covers a lot, and the colours are pretty spot on.
