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I said I'd report back to the hyperboard when I had received the 5 foot-long wig from the catalogue company. Well, I received the wig. It is at least 5 feet long, as I am 5'10" and it comes down to just above my anckes. It's blonde and made of some synthetic stuff. It sort of feels like real hair, but it snarls really bad, and it's imposible to unsnarl it.
The main thing is that for 10 bucks I got the opportunity to feel what really long hair might be like. Of course it's probably not even close to what it's like to have the real stuff growing out of your head, but I'm glad I had the opportunity to see what it might be like . . . AND I LOVE IT! To be honest, ankle length was a little awkward, so I cut it back to knee-length, and that was great.
I'd love to have Jack Paterson-length hair, but I know that genetically speaking, that probably will never happen. So I spent the ten bucks and fantasized a little. A little harmless fantasy never hurt anyone. An I satisfied my curiousity.
I only wish my fantasy was true.
Happy Growing.
Actually, the wig will give you some idea of what it's like to have really
long hair...except for the PAIN, if you get it caught somewhere...
Also, growing hair THAT long is something that you have to...well...grow into!
It's a good thing that it takes time to grow hair long...
to learn what to do and NOT to do...as 'overnight LONG hair' would
actually be a DANGEROUS thing!
Thanx for reporting back and...
Good Luck!
Now you know, Michael, why women, at least, wear their long tresses in a bun on most days: it tangles ceaselessly, and detangling hair is its own hair stress that we want to minimize!!
I couldn't help laughing when you mentioned ankle length hair tangled badly, and in a synthetic hair wig which is supposed to be a tougher strand type than most human hair!!
Funny that!
heiid w. (from TLHS)
Synthetic wig hair tangles something fierce and untangling it, if it is possible to untangle, is a real struggle. You would think in this day and age they could come up with a better, less tangle-prone synthetic fiber for wigs but guess not. Also, the colors in the blonde range never seem very natural, being either too dark or way too pale, giving the hair an overbleached, platinum-blonde appearance.
I bought an ultra-cheap, hair past her fins, knockoff "Little Mermaid" doll recently and I bet she has the same kind of tangle prone synthetic hair as you describe but of even lower quality. What went a long way in helping my mess was to slather on a leave in conditioner on the dry doll hair and let it dry. Combing it out was much easier until I have played with it enough to knock off most of the conditioner but another application can fix that.
Hoping I can help a future situation if not a present tangle,
Elizabeth
That sounds really cool! Did you wear it out in public, to catch people's reactions? I've never seen real hair that long on a guy; I'm hoping my genetics allow mine to grow that long eventually. Maybe trying out a wig such as that may be something to try just for fun one of these days.
AWESOME!!!
but, who is Jack Paterson????????
Dave