What kind of hairstyle have you always wanted? Phyllis Wilson takes readers shopping for wigs.
A friend of mine, Annette, is an active single parent who has more than 75 wigs. Every week she sports a different one! Short, medium, long, curly, straight, pink, blue, braided, her wigs range from 100% real human hair to synthetic and even blends. Now mind you, she has a very full head of hair that is her own so I asked her why she always changed her hairstyle and she said, “I love wiggin’ it!”
A woman shops for wigs at Zara Wigs.
Celebrities have set the trend for wearing wigs/alternative hair. Today, anyone can instantly and temporarily change their look with minimal effort. So I asked Annette share her expertise with me and take me wig shopping because I was in the mood for a change, a new look, a new style. I wanted an alternative hair option that would allow me to enjoy a hairstyle that would otherwise be difficult or impossible to achieve with my own hair.
Off to her favorite wig store we went and all the sales associates greeted Annette by name. She explained to them that she wanted to adorn me in a new wig or two. My eyes got large as I was whisked to a chair and my hair brushed back to begin the wig extravaganza.
I perused the store where there were over 1,000 styles of wigs: women’s wigs, men’s wigs, children’s wigs, African American wigs, cancer wigs, headband wigs, 3/4 wigs, medical wigs, half wigs, top wigs, costume wigs, Halloween wigs, hairpieces, men’s hairpieces, and men’s toupees. For hygiene purpose, I had to don a nylon stocking wig cap and then Annette began to canvas the shop for the perfect wig. I tried bobs and braids, poufs and ponytails, extensions and front lace wigs. I even tried afro wigs, dreadlock wigs, and salt and pepper wigs! I tried Twiggy wigs, Dora wigs, Elan wigs and Bonita wigs.
As each new style was pulled and tugged and pinned, I took on a new personality. I even pranced around the shop gazing in the mirrors at my new looks. Giddiness filled the hair as I finally decided on three: Jackie, Rina and Celia. I loaded up on accessories: wig spray and shampoo, wig brush and comb, pins, and Styrofoam heads to hold the wigs.
Apprehensive, of course, I struggled while trying to decide when to first don my new style. I decided to venture to the movies with my girlfriend, Kim, wearing Celia wig, a side-parted bob with feathered layers. As I waited nervously in the foyer of the theater, I saw Kim walk right by me. I grabbed her arm and said, “Don’t you recognize me?” She looked startled and said, “Do I know you?”
I told her I was Phyllis and she gazed at my hair and replied, “What have you done to your hair? I did not recognize you.”
We both laughed because I had definitely gotten a new look — a new style just by wiggin’ it!
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“A woman shops for wigs at Zara Wigs”
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