chi wigs

[aimeekitty]

any suggestions on where to get a good, SUPER LONG but still very good quality, blonde wig for a chii outfit? :)

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[irc-goliath.livejournal.com]

Nope but I DO know where you can get a friendly Galkan warrior named Broadway in the World of Ragnarok :D

[aimeekitty.livejournal.com]

DUDE, you found your pass?! :D for reaaaals??

[irc-goliath.livejournal.com]

YUP YUP! I got him all set up last night :) I'm shocked the name Broadway wasn't taken o.O I'm SO glad I packed logically and labeled EVERYTHING. It look me all of 5 mins to find my FFXI box ^_^

[aimeekitty.livejournal.com]

wow, you ROCK!! I totally would have lost it in my move! Mitch may be hitting you up when he gets back from the hospital to play. *L*

[thundermew.livejournal.com]

Like how long? Past the butt?

[aimeekitty.livejournal.com]

yeah, as long as possible!

if I have to I'll add wefts to an existing long wig, but I'd really like the wig to be actually as long as hers. I know it'll be a pain in the butt to care for, but I think it would be nice. I already have chii ears and I have like 50 lolita dresses I lov ethat chii wears. it would be a nice fun simple costume to work on :)

[phantasmrose.livejournal.com]

Amphigory.com?

[aimeekitty.livejournal.com]

but... it doesnt have bangs does it?

[sapphic-lens.livejournal.com]

The "enchantment" wig doesn't have bangs, but it's the longest one they have and it's really pretty~ You can always just cut the bangs into it :)

The only problem I've had with an enchantment is that it tends to tangle easy. A quick spray with some wig conditioner and a good combing will help, but it gets annoying to keep fixing it over and over and over again. You might want to consider getting a shorter wig and just wefting extensions into it~*

[aimeekitty.livejournal.com]

I've never cut bangs before, is that a huge deal? I'd hate to have that "popping up" bangs problem!

I almost think I'd rather do the wefts instead if the quality ends up better in the end. I dunno!

[sapphic-lens.livejournal.com]

It's not too hard, but you might want to try it out on another wig before you cut into your new one :) I put the wig on and mark the spot I want to cut with a hairclip. I always cut the bangs longer than I need to, and then shorten them up a bit. At that point the bangs usually fall straight down below my eyes. I wrap them around a cold (ie: off) curling iron, hairspray them a bit, and use my blow dryer on a cool low setting to get them to curl under. I use little trimming scissors to trim the stray hairs that don't want to curl. It usually doesn't take more than ten minutes - but that's me being extremely anal about the details ;)

This wig was an enchantment that Meg cut bangs and little side curlies into ~

http://images.cosplay.com/showphoto.php?photo=194529

It's a bit windblown right now, but when the wind ISN'T blowing, it's very neat and clean ^^

[bluejeans07.livejournal.com]

Actually, you could probably ask Lynleigh for advice about cutting bangs since she does all of her wigs' bangs herself. =)

[strawberrygoth.livejournal.com]

They have a little tutorial on how to cut bangs i it on their site.

[utenatai.livejournal.com]

I know I've seen a 6 foot long wig for about $500, but I can't for the life of me find it now..

[aimeekitty.livejournal.com]

lol... not going to $500 *_*...

if that's the only option then I'll just lengthen a wig I guess

[tetsu69.livejournal.com]

yeah the only one I've seen that long was the $500 one cause I was looking for one for Hinato >_>

When I made my Chii wig I bought a 30 inch long wig and added hair to kingdom come. But when I did it, I didn't use wefts, I braided about 2 inches of the end of loose hair and then melted it together so that I'd get an extra 50+ inches at the bottom of my wig. (I also added 2 differnet colours of low lights and 2 different colorus of high lights)

mine ended up looking like this:

http://images.cosplay.com/showphoto.php?photo=40784

you can't even see where the wig ended and there the fake hair began >:D but right after I finished and was putting the ears and spoons on my dog decided to make the bottom her bitch and I neded up loosing a bunch of it cause she destroyed it >_

[kiri-moth.livejournal.com]

You might check Katie Bair's stuff: www.katiebair.com

[aimeekitty.livejournal.com]

well, her unstyled wigs are amphigory, they dont have a long enough wig with bangs...

if I ordered a special wig from her, what she would do, I'm guessing, is add wefts into the wig (which I know how to do myself) :) I love katie bair's stuff though!

[kabukiboy.livejournal.com]

-____- fucking LJ eating my posts

witchwigs cher wig or whatever the fuck its called...

two of those...with the wig cut apart for extensions with the longest wefts being attatched to the base wig at the nape of the neck should go well beyond your knees

cutting bangs ins't a problem as long as they're set (which is the problem that most ppl have who simply chop into a wig and thus the springy bangs look comes into play, and be sure to cut with a razor not with scissors for nattural layered cut rather than hacked at with scissors -------- cut

the platinum is also a better match to Chii's hair than blonde that ppl seem to be using...its not silver and its not blonde its a sort of buttery white

for length (after curling it was still hella long) check out mah aluard which was only one wig...so two will give you UBER length and UBER thickness

and it should come to just unde 150 (maybe even 100 I haven't checked prices in forever) for the two wigs plus free shipping? unlike Amphigory which you won't be seeing for a good 8+ months

Karen's wigs on ebay might have somthing...and cosplay.com carries the same wigs as Witchwigs so ::hints at going there after getting the style and color you need::

for referance as to (curled) length of the witchwigs cher...http://images.cosplay.com/photo.php?photo=7922&exhibition=38&u=360-14

[lordmasamune.livejournal.com]

My suggestion would be Hollywood Toys and Costumes on Hollywood Blvd. It's where I got my Sephiroth Wig, ordered it the specific color I needed at a ridiculous length, and had it within a week, and only cost me around $70. That one was 48", I believe. I bought an additional wig of the same color and sewed it into the bottom of the first for the additional 12". Altogether costing $140, which is a-hell-of-alot cheaper then some other places. Also, if you need any styling specifications, there are about 50 bazillion wig shops on Hollywood Blvd who could probably help you.

[aimeekitty.livejournal.com]

that's true! sometimes I forget about hollywood. I wanted to go down there anyway to pick up some boots and petticoat! at least I wouldnt have to pay shipping...!

[lordmasamune.livejournal.com]

Aye, Hollywood's been my cosplay friend for many moons now! ~_^

[joeybean.livejournal.com]

I found this...

<ahref="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/stores/offering/list/-/b0001jugja/all/asin/b0001jugja/102-2442316-1396148"> long long wig

this one was long and kinda cool..you could probably comb down the bangs...i duno if this is exactly what you want..but it's long...and um...long. =0P

take care and good luck on your wig search

[shinga.livejournal.com]

Wah, I wish. I'd love to have one myself. For the future. Cause I couldn't pull off sewing up a Chii outfit right now. *is a newb* ;) Hi, btw. *wave* *L*

[arashi666.livejournal.com]

=/

if i had a SD head i could help you =.=

there is a place here in brazil that do all kinds of wigs in any sizes (Estoril ^^ they did viktor's wig ^^)
but i have to had a SD head so they could do their measures =.='''

volks don't do superlong wigs anymore??

>>yela~

[aimeekitty.livejournal.com]

this is for me, not for an SD :)

[arashi666.livejournal.com]

so I can help you XDDD
that place that i told you make those kind of wigs ^^
i'll see how much they charge but i think it will not be up US$200 =P

>>yela~

[aimeekitty.livejournal.com]

I'd be curious! I'm not absolutely sure, I'd have to see it, but if you dont mind finding out that would be cool! I'd appreciate it!

[arashi666.livejournal.com]

i just called them and they said that they can do wigs until 120cm (4 feet)
do you think that's tall enough??
i dunno ^^''

see yaa XD
>>yela~

off topic daily scribble question

[wogs.livejournal.com]

Hello! Did tim finally move DS? The site's not working for me. If so, do you know the new address? <:)

Hi Aimee

[kell-eh.livejournal.com]

Hey Aimee - I used to frequent the old forum and I'm fairly tight with Wogs, Taeha, Mugmoni and some others. I know you won't remember me!

I thought you might get a kick out of something I made a while ago - we both love Gargoyles, after all.

It's a Demona custom My Little Pony!

http://www.livejournal.com/users/kell_eh/83288.html

[lynxkittn.livejournal.com]

Sorry Aimee, no suggestions, just wanted to let you know that I've added you to my friends list! Hope you don't mind but I'd been a fan of your work for a while, and friend of mine here at Ringling (monkeybite) introduced me to your LJ.