BEST PLACE TO BUY A WIG IN SYDNEY

Good point Loz - about having a hairdresser trim it. We had a hairdresser do the LGFB workshop and I went to her with my wig so she could make it "me". I'm going back to her when I have enough hair grown so she can advise me on style a lot shorter than I am used to !!

I was keen to go curly as I'd always been straight but it looked REALLY silly !

magicmum

Hi I ended up with a straighter wig, which was a nice change from the curls, as it takes me AGES to straighten my hair so I took it as an aoportunity to have sleek hair for a change! The curly wigs are Ok, i'ts really about what you feel comfortable with. All wigs usually get trimmed down by a hairdresser, so if you find a nice curly one, you may be able to get it thinned out. If you send me a link to one you are thinking of, I have a friend who is a hair/make up artist and she regularly works with wigs, so I can ask her to have a look at the pic and find out if it can be thinned.

I remember the feeling before I started chemo that I had to get all that in place before I started - but don't beat yourself up to do that. I borrowed a friend's wig in the first instance, then found one of Ebay that I liked the look of ( you see heaps on there saying worn once etc) lots of people end up preferring scarves. There are also wig libaries where you could borrow one and keep looking till you find what you like

 

Well with my curly hair, there was really nothing that looked too much like my hair so I went with a straighter look with a bit of a flick to it, which is how I look when I straighten my hair. Loz, were you able to get a curly wig? I did try on a curly wig at Wig Affair and all I had to do was add the red nose and would have been right.

Magicmum thanks for the advise, I agree about feeling self conscious, your supposed to own it and wear it confidently, that will be something I will definitely have to work on cos so far I feel like a real dill.

 

Karen x

 

Well with my curly hair, there was really nothing that looked too much like my hair so I went with a straighter look with a bit of a flick to it, which is how I look when I straighten my hair. Loz, were you able to get a curly wig? I did try on a curly wig at Wig Affair and all I had to do was add the red nose and would have been right.

Magicmum thanks for the advise, I agree about feeling self conscious, your supposed to own it and wear it confidently, that will be something I will definitely have to work on cos so far I feel like a real dill.

 

Karen x

 

I am in Tassie and we have a service offered by the health dept where you go for a wig - if you have private insurance they give a rebate, otherwise the govt picks up a lot of the tab so it's only about $70. My wig was about $230 retail I think. It is synthetic so it holds its style, washes easily, feels ok - although because I know it's a wig I always feel self conscious. :(   I wear mine for work cos hats look odd inside !!

I defintiely endorse Headcovers as a place to scope out what you want as many of the brands are available here in wig shops. That way you can get an idea of what you would like, and a store might be able to order in for you if they don't have what you need.

Good luck, you'll be fine.

magicmum

Thank you for your advise, I am going to head into the city tomorrow and try a few wigs on. Definitely think that to get it right you need to try it on and I think the fact that they can customise for your head is also worth buying it instore.

 

Have checked with my health fund and I can make a claim, they also advised that you had to purchase from somewhere that is approved by Breast Cancer Australia, so therefore online or Ebay would be out.

 

Hope you are doing well - take care and thank again

 

Karen

Thank you so much for taking the time to reply, you have been most helpful and I think I will pay a visit to Wig Affair tomorrow because another friend mentioned they were very good. I am not a scarf person either so I'm thinking the wig will be money well spent especially as I have that wedding and a 21st birthday coming up.

Hope you are doing well Janice and thanks again,

 

 

Karen

Hi Karen

I have now bought two wigs - one from The Individual Wig on Oxford St, the other from headcovers.com. I have tried LOADS on at various places. THe best advise I can give is that you get what you pay for. A $70 wig will be nowhere near as good quality as a $300 wig. The brand names eg Jon Renau, Rene of Paris etc are outstanding quality, and look as close to real hair as you get.

Like Loz said, definitely go to one or two of the shops and try a lot of wigs on....you'll get a feel for the style, design, brand, colour that suits. Then you can either buy from them or buy online. The benefit of buying from the store is that they'll resize your wig for you (take some wefts out) if need be to make it fit your head, cut and style it if need be, and you can take it to them for servicing (wash and steam) - they won't do this for wigs if you buy online.

Also if you have private health cover you may be eligible for a rebate - best to check with them.

All the best with your wig shopping. :)

Hi Karen

I bought my wig at Wig Affair in the Piccadilly Arcade. It was about $300, but it was amazing. I went in to try on wigs before I lost my hair and managed to get one that looked just like mine. It was synthetic which meant it was very easy to look after and it look just like real hair. I think from memory my health fund reimbursed me about $100. I wore it all the time as I am not a scarf person.

Regards

Janice

 

Hi Karen

I bought my wig at Wig Affair in the Piccadilly Arcade. It was about $300, but it was amazing. I went in to try on wigs before I lost my hair and managed to get one that looked just like mine. It was synthetic which meant it was very easy to look after and it look just like real hair. I think from memory my health fund reimbursed me about $100. I wore it all the time as I am not a scarf person.

Regards

Janice