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This is an old full cap I had lying around that came in with a density that was way too high. I’ve been tinkering with a mohawk design for awhile now, so I thought I might as well cut it up and experiment a little for Halloween. Everyone who asked about it didn’t believe it wasn’t my real hair. A couple of the girls thought I was really Chuck Liddell, hehe. They simply didn’t believe that the hair, tattoos, and the cut above my eye were all fake.

The results- winner by knockout!

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.

Pretty simple really, but it just goes to show how even with years of experience you can still learn something new!

One of the main reasons why I could only get about 4 days out of an attachment was due to scalp irritation issues. This was only a problem in the areas where my unit had french lace, and only where there was no adhesive applied.

I finally caught on to the fact that the irritation might be due to the friction between the thicker french lace and my skin, so I started applying more tape in the areas where my skin was getting irritated.

Problem solved!

Here is a short video showing the areas where I apply tape.

Every day it seems that we are learning that the rules we thought applied to full caps are based more upon ignorance than fact.

How short can you go? Will the unit lift if attached at the nape of the neck? How realistic can the temples look?

My latest unit was cut in by a stylist who has some experience with hairpieces. I gave him a few simple requests based upon the fact that I was planning on modifying the unit by cutting the temple areas back and adding some recession, and I told him that I tend to look better with “shorter sides and medium length top hair”. Other than that, his mission was to “make me look good”.

New Unit, Fresh Cut-In

Much to my surprise, he cut the sides directly above the ears VERY short. I’m talking STUBBLE short. And amazingly, it looks great! I never would have thought that the hair at ANY point of a hairpiece could be cut to 1/8 or 1/16 of an inch and still look realistic, but I was proven wrong!

With the Full Cap business still in its infancy, there is no doubt that we will continue to push the limits finding new and exciting ways to make our Full Caps look great.