Hey sweeties! Its Shappi, welcome back to my channel, is so good to see you back :)
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it was one of my most viewed videos last month so its a clear sign that i should make more of them
which is aweosme beacuse i have plenty of ideas for such videos
its a nice video format, not too long, not too short
i can concetrate on 5 things and if i think of more - i will make another video part 2
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and today we jump into wig tools!
ive came a long way in wig making
when ive started in cosplay, i was using my own hair to cosplay - i had such a long, brown, thich hair
i will put picture of one of my first costumes, Zelda
then ive started to use basic, cheap chinese wigs from ebay
no cutting, no stylisation, just fresh from the bag
those hair are boring, flat
and it was not the best as well - the colour of course matched the character, but thats all
currently, i cannot imagine wearing any wig without previous stylisation
i believe that wig from the bag dont look good enough
and well made wig can make your cosplay - or ruin it
If i can give you some advice, aways check your reference picture
check how does your character look like, where do the hair come, how is the bang styled
check if you have to cut the bangs to look good - in anime it may look okay
but on human it can be silly, everyone has diffrent head
Of course i dont exect everyone to be able to cut their own hair
at least most of the people, i know theare are some of you who can do it - you are my heroes and magicians to me
no thank you for me, im good with hairdresser, I was 4 when i cut all of my hair myself and was bald
it was a sign to never cut my own hair again!
for people like us who cannot handle it on ourselves, I have a way!
first thing i will talk today are wig heads
In my opinion those are one of the most usefull items to style wigs
all we have to do is to put the head on some mouting
we can put wig on it, pin it with needles and style it then
i think i went trough all possible wig heads options
ive started with styrofoam heads
you can get it everywehre, chinese stores, ebay, all this
they are very light, good to travel with, to send the wigs in boxes
they are super cheap but get worn out very fast
so i went level higher
and that is plastic mannequin heads
you know, the one you see in stores to show products on it
they are very durable, myself I have one like this
people in Poland know it from my posts in wig sale groups, little Voldemort ;D
she has no nose [*] i saved her from garbage can, SHE NEEDS LOVE TOO
and it worked so well for me for many years, i still like it
those heads are cheap, about 5 usd,
you can get them in stores with equipment for stores
you can get all body pieces there, especially torsos which are usefull for armors
when you get that head - make sure to pick male head
women heads are way smaller, smaller than real life heads to be honest
its the same with torsos, always get the biggest sizes if you want to fit in it
if you want realistic size - pick male head
its only and biggest disadvantage is the fact that those heads are made out of tough plastic
no pins will go trough this plastic, you gotta drill some holes which you can use later for one or two pins
mine had a hole on the top on the skull
i put needle trough it or screw if the wig was too heavy
but that was still only one point where i could fix the wig to the head and it was uncomfy
wigs were often slipping from it
its good optino, better than styrofoam but still, not the best
after a few years of plastic head ive decided to get better gear and i got professional wig head for wig making
you can gert this head in various sizes so its easy to match your head size
if your head is naturally big, its a nice solution for you
you can size your head and then match it with store options
my head is well made
its some kind of tough styrofoam inside
not sure what is it exactly
its way more durable than any other materials ive seen for wig heads
its covered with natural fabric, cotton like?
which is awesome, is the fact that you can pic your needles trough every spot on this head so you can pin your wig safely in every spot you want!
this head will be more expensive than the others ive talked about
mine is from Gearbest, costed me about 30 usd
its more expensive but i think of it as an investment for my wig styling tools
ive made a video about gearbest, i will link it somewhere here! And thats all about wig heads
so by now you should have the wig pinned to the head. Now its time to style it
usually the fresh wigs have very long bangs - which is a good thing beacuse its better to shorten them than have too short hair
long bangs also cover your hair line very well
i have to usually cut them for myself
Ive started with simple, sharp scizzors but honestly they gave me the straight, ugly cut which looked very unrealistic and just bad
then i found hairdresser scizzors with those little "teeth" which helps to get the cut more natural
but recently ive bumped into video of cosplayer i really adore, ZonZombi and she showed one tool which changed my cosplay life
she showed THIS!
and now you may be asking, Shappi, wtf, why comb had changed your life?
AHA! I got you, its not a simple comb! I mean it is from one side... but the other is spoecial, it has razors!
they are hidden in this plastic handle of comb
those razors can be taken out, cleaned, changed if they are worn out and then you can brush trough
so you can brush out the hair you cut and the cut line is unbeliveable natural!!
its awesome, its super easy and you cant go wrong with it
it looks like natural cut, no clean, sharp scizzors cut at all
we can brush out the hair we dont want.
the hair line is wonderfull.
i cannot imagine cutting hair without this tool, i often prefer to even cut the wig with it on the lenght
i would rather spend more time brushing it and have nice cut than cut it with scizzors and have ugly, sharp end of the hair
I love it, its very cheap, i got it for 3 dollars on Aliexpress i think, I will try to find the link to the auction if I manage to dig trough to it
i have a few of those thingies laying around in my house, super usefull stuff! Its truly my discovery of last year
wig is pinned, bangs are cut, but lets say - the wig was used before and it needs to be brushed out
you have the problem with knots in the hair
what should you do?
in this situation, never, ver try to brush your hair just like that! You can get it worse
it wont work! dont use force
the wig will be destroyed, hair can get more tangled and you can even get the brush stuck in it
in worst case scenario you would have to cut it :<
what you can do, and i honestly recommend it
is using hair silks which help to get the hair smooth
you can use it before brushing
i have been using this old, Avon hair silk i got years ago - im afraid its too old to use it on my hair but its good for wigs
i put a few pumps on my brush and brush it in my wig slowly, always brushing from the ends to the top
this is my way of getting the worst knots out of the wig
if the wig is only a little bit tangled, i simply spray it with conditioner in spray
mine is from shwarzkopf, i use it for my own hair and sometimes for wigs
it also smells very nice!
so a few pumps of spray do wonders
it will be easier for you to work with it, brush it and style.
those products are very cheap, they cost about 10-12 usd, depends on the brand
i got mine in Rossman store, its popular in the Europe
and since you can use it on your real hair - just simple profit!
its a goodthing to invest in, its very usefull to get your hair in good condition :)
okay so we got out wig cut and ready to go to a con!
NOPE! Dont go like that just yet
we gotta do one thing which is neccessary to keep your wig in good shape for as long as possible
to keep the wig in the state you want it to
you will need a good product to style it
there are plenty of diffrent hair sprays in Poland, the normal, every day ones and the ULTIMATE ONES!
3 days untimate action, holds trough tornado!...bullshit lol
there are such products and of course you can use them but i have one brand which i thik its the best
this hairspray fell down from heaves to cosplayers and he said :"IVE GOT YOU" and omg, HE GOT US
its got2b from Schwarzkop
its one of the best hairsprays ive used for wigs, of course you can use it to your own hair as well!
he holds so well!
i use it for all the crazy spikes, bangs, swirls
everything that is supposed to stay hard
its quite efficient, im using it for so many wigs and it never ends
2-3 layers of spray is enough - you van of course use more but after that you will start to see ugly, white maks from the spray
it shows that there was a lot of product on it and its very visible, for example on the photos
its not available in Poland, we have to get it from some polish sites or get it abroad
its available on polish ebay
Ive got my last cans in Germany during Gamescom, ive got a few extra cans and they are in my room, waiting to be used :)
its a good investement so every time you see it - get it!
after 10 hours of the convetion the wig will be dead, thats sure!
especially if the wig is heavy or very detailed
but when it comes to fringes, spikes - it will do the work!
if we are talking about heavy wigs, its time to show you the 5th product!
its the thing that holds my wigs on my head during whole convetion day
there is nothing worse than the feeling that your costume dosent hold on your body
its the worst scenario when your wig falls down while you walk around the con showing your real hair or net
i think the most tragic situation is when this wig falls down from you while you perform on stage
Every time i see this happen during cosplay contest it breaks my heart
i know how horrible this person must feel...
there are two things you can do in this situation -
if the hair falls on stage, just take it off and continue
keep up with the performance, its nothing worse to just sit on the stage and struggle
the jury will for sure apperciate it and wont cut too many points from you
and we will me proud of you to handle such an awfull situation!
The other option is to work before it happens so this scenario never comes to life
so we use something that holds the wig on us
im using this little trick for such a long time, just a simple combs!
i cannot count how many times those combs saved my butt at the con
its so small,yet it changes your wig wearing expierence
this comb can be glued or sewn into inside of the wig , i usually put it on my center of the head area
so when you put your wig on, the comb holds to your real hair and heeps the wig in place
this way the wig will never fall and will hold to your hair.
if the wig is too heavy though, make sure to place the comb this way that it doesnt hurt you or press just one place on the skull
it will of course hurt but you can also lose your hair!
it happened to me :<
dont worry, its an extreme case
it was just stupid of me, it was the first time i wore this heavy wig with combs
I was wearing Soraka, if you dont know her , its this elf character with crazy ponytail
i had about 3-4 wigs combined into this wig so it was untra heavy
there was no other way to keep it on my head, other than using some combs
i used only one, smaller even than this one comb, which pressed my head under the bangs area
it hurt a bit of course but i thought thats okay, i can handle it, at least wig looks glorious
and it held so well, i was so proud! but when i took off my wig i had bruise on my head
it hurt me so much! And after a week i lost hair from that spot so i ended up with bald spot on my head
the bald spot was so ugly! I had luck that the spot was under my long bangs so I could cover it up with it :)
noone really noticed, unless i told them of course
it passed somehow, my hair is short and grows very fast so i survived that well :)
but it was a real lesson for the future! Now i always put few combs for heavy wigs
the combs are wide as well so they put the gravity force on bigger spot
put a few on the top, a few on the sides of the hair
so the wig wont hurt you while wearing
aaand thats it about wig stylisation tools!
at least first 5 tools
of course there are way maore things i could show you
but maybe we can make part 2 about that
if you guys are still interested
for now its only 5 things!
ive talked SO MUCH today, yet im looking at my cosplay room and i see so many more items for wigs i could show you :)
so we gotta next videos, right :D
i really hope that you guys like those videos!
i want to take my knowleadge from 9 years of making costumes got transered to you so we can all see what AWESOME stuff you guys make :)
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