JRob's Hair Replacement Blog

Archive for August, 2009

Here are a few pictures of my latest unit.

It looks pretty good overall. Not sure why it looks like I have “a lot of forehead”. Maybe because I have a big head, haha.

Seriously though, I don’t take very good pictures, but I think in this particular cae if I would have had the hairline attached about 1/8″ of an inch forward  it would have made a big difference. I personally have to get my attachments “just right”, or I look like I have too much recession or I look like a werewolf. Or if I nail it, it looks great. Nothing in between. Maybe I’m a little picky too….

Here are a couple of side shots.

Here is a full-on side shot. You can see the ventilation issues where the hair in the temple area tends to point out instead of back and down. Styling product helps to control this.

And a couple from the back. Note- I use a little concealer in the nape (also on my sideburns from time to time) area, since we are still in the process of getting the ventilation straightened out to allow for a short cut in the back. This eases the transition line, since the multi-strand hair knots tend to make the hair “fork” out in the back, exposing the skin underneath. This was a quick jo0b I did with concealers, but it defintiely helps to improve the illusion.

Last weekend I attended the Bronner Bros. Hair Convention in Atlanta. One of the booths at the show caught my eye, and I stopped to look at their products.

One of the girls approached me and started to explain that their products were designed for maintenance of something called “lace wigs” that women wear.

I soon realized that not only did she have no idea that I was wearing one, but she thought I didn’t even know what they were!

She was a nice girl and was doing a great job of explaining their product to me, the guy who had probably never even heard of lace wigs, hehe.

I couldn’t keep a straight face so I told her I was indeed wearing a full lace wig. At first she didn’t believe me and asked me to turn around so she could see the back. She then asked if she could take my picture, and asked if I could stop back by a little later to show her boss, and I happily obliged.

They were very nice people. I got to meet the chemist and the marketing director. They spent several minutes staring at my hair in amazement before I had to move on and finish my rounds.

It’s a great feeling when you can even fool the pro’s!

The past several months things have been pretty busy for me with the launch of the RemySoft product line, the new blog, the final editing of my Full Cap eBook, and plans to continue with the production of my Full Cap DVD. So far I have been able to keep up with answering all of my emails, and as long as I have the time I will continue to help anyone who has questions regarding Full Caps or hair replacement in general.

For the benefit  of all of my readers, I have introduced a new category entitled “Reader Mailbag” where I will post questions that are sent to me via email, along with my answers in a blog post, if I feel that it might be of benefit to other readers. Keep in mind that I will not include any of your personal information in the post, but if you wish to not have your question answered on the blog itself, please let me know when you contact me.

One more thing-

With all of the transitions and transformations recently, I have ended up with several different email addresses. I still receive email at all of them, but I am trying to consolidate, so if you need to contact me please use one of the email addy’s below.

For questions regarding the RemySoft line of products, please contact:

sales@RemySoftHair.com

For all other inquiries you can reach me at:

JRob@HairJive.com

Look forward to hearing from you!

In an effort to be able to help as many people as possible, I have decided to  post some of the emails that I get (anonymously, of course) so all of my readers are able to learn from the interaction. Here’s the first of what I am sure will be many!

Hi Jon,

I know you recommend a french lace base for newbies, but what if someone works out and sweats a lot? Would the french base still be a good choice for that, or would another base type be more appropriate? I’m not sure whether it’s best to have more ventilation with the lace bases or more sturdy security with the skin/poly bases, or even a combination. I’ve been avoiding swimming for a long time, so I’d like to know what the most secure base is for swimmers too.

Definitely, 100% without question, French Lace for your first unit. See my blog post from yesterday about my first time wakeboarding. Blue liner tape provided the bulk of the strength of the attachment, and Ultrahold glue gave a great finish in the front. It held solid as a rock, and I got dunked three or four times….fully submerged.

I can’t stress enough the importance of an all French Lace unit for your first. Not only can you get a rock solid attachment, but it is comfortable, breathable, and very easy to customize.

Also, some sites have a measurement method of building a template for full caps. Have you heard anything about how accurate this method is?

My first two full caps were ordered with measurements only. Subsequent orders have all been with templates.

The biggest issue with ordering from measurements is the fact that the temple points and hairline shape are left to the  ventilator’s discretion, and usually end up looking unrealistic. This is less of an issue if you are planning a longer hairstyle, but I always recommend a template. If you order an all lace base as I suggest, you can still easily cut these areas to shape and pluck individual hairs to acheive a good looking hairline, but the closer the factory gets the better.

What is the length of the hair and density for this image you posted? It looks really good without any cut or styling added to it.

I believe this is about 6″ hair length, light or body wave, and the density would be based upon the company that you order from. This would be a little above average density on the top (and even higher in the back) for a 30-40 something male. Actually, this unit was just cut-in and the density is pretty heavy all the way around. Maybe suitable for a guy in his 20′s, but too thick for me!

I know this blog is fairly new and I haven’t yet officially announced it, but if anyone reading has any questions or comments please feel free to post them in the comments section!

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