Where to buy good wigs online

[rachdal1961]

My wife does not want me going to a local store (small hometown). Therefore, I need to order a wig online. Does anyone have experience with online sources? I want a synthetic wig to start. I'm willing to pay a few hundred dollars or whatever it takes to get a realistic looking one.

[Lyric]

There are a lot of good online wig dealers. I've dealt with The Wig Company and Wigs.com and found them satisfactory. Some other well known dealers are International Wigs, Wig Salon.com, and World of Wigs. Opinions vary about synthetics. I have seen some synthetic wigs that look fairly real, but generally I find good quality human hair wigs much more realistic. If you want a synthetic, I'd consider something from the Raquel Welch line. Their wigs seem to be very well designed and use good quality materials.

Here's a tip that may save you some problems in choosing a wig. Before ordering, go to one of the free online makeover sites, upload your photo and see how you look with a number of different styles and colors. Save the images for comparison. Then when you go to buy a wig online, try to buy one that closely matches a look that seems to look good on you. I'll put a couple go good links to those below, too.

http://thewigcompany.com/
http://www.wigs.com/
http://www.internationalwigs.com/
http://www.wigsalon.com/
http://www.worldofwigs.com/

http://www.taaz.com/makeover.html
http://www.marykay.com/whatsnew/virtualmakeover/default.aspx
http://www.instyle.com/instyle/makeover/

~ Lyric ~

[Shantel]

Hi Lyric!
      I've been considering a wig because of sparseness and have been dragging my feet as I always do. I'm hearing that one of the best ways to avoid being clocked is to have a really good human hair wig, that is providing one has everything else in order. I have seen some rather hideous looking synthetic hair wigs on people and felt embarrassed for the people wearing them. The biggest drawback to human hair wigs is the cost! Thanks for the links, I cut and pasted them and will browse through them and no doubt continue to drag my feet until my hair situation hits critical mass.

[Annah]

human hair or monofilament with hand tied and front lace is also very good

[Shantel]

human hair or monofilament with hand tied and front lace is also very good

Thanks, I'll have to look into it. Appreciate the input!

[Annah]

no problem

[Lyric]

Yes, "monofilament" and "front lace" are two things to look for in wig shopping, but unforch, the terms are so popular that you find them used to describe a lot of poorly made cheapies these days. Another big consideration is hair quality. Even under the heading of "human hair" there is a lot of quality variation. You can actually buy HH wigs that turn to useless frizz after the first washing. A quick web search of on wig terms will educate you a lot on this stuff.

It's possible to find an inexpensive-- even synthetic-- wig that looks great on you and a super expensive one that looks wiggy and bad on you. Matching a wig to a person, their head and their look is not just a matter of taking something out of a box and putting it on. If you really want a passable wig it needs to be fitted to your head well (most any wig can be modified this way). It often will need to be trimmed and styled to look right on you as well. And once you have it looking right, you need to care for it constantly to keep it looking this way.

~ Lyric ~

[Shantel]

Thanks, good advice Lyric! Think I'll eventually go in person and talk to the wig experts and have some hands on help. Right now it's just a consideration as I'm growing out of a buzz cut I was sporting for a two year hiatus in my transition and I want to see how that goes. Don't ask me why, stupid is as stupid does, Forrest Gump was right! 

[Shannon1979]

I got mine from a company called simply wigs. they have a good selection of good quality wigs. i got a mica wig (RENE OF PARIS) half price £75 instead of £150. only got it yesterday but i love it already it has made such a difference to how i feel when dressing.

[elkie-t]

There is no such place as a good online shop. If you live in a small town, drive to a big one and get it there


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[Lyric]

Yes, all sorts of products are sold online, but more because they provide considerable easy income for the seller than to serve the needs of the buyer. I've found that there are certain types of products best tried on in person rather than purchased online. Wigs would certainly fall in that category, as do jeans and shoes.

[Jenntrans]

Look. This will sound so messed up and so against what your wife wants but it is hard to find the right wig online. The owner of the store will not say anything if you ask because they are selling you their product and then all the other stuff that may go with it.

Human hair is expensive so what exactly do you want it for? I can buy a really good wig for 50 dollars and the same for human hair would be upward to 200 dollars.

But even in a small town, do you know what you are to that beauty shop owner? Nothing but a profit use an excuse if need be. Halloween is right around the corner so that is a really good excuse.

But be careful buying things online. Wigs are weird because one that you think my look good may indeed not and one that you think may not look good might actually look really good.