Hi everyone, this is Angela at Silver Lining's One With Grey Hair. And on today's video I wanted to take a moment in time and honor the memory of Rikowelch. Now if you follow us wig reviewers you know that pretty much all of us talk about Rikowelch Wigs. And I was very sad to hear that Rikow passed on, I believe it was February 15th. Yes, it was February 15th, she was 82 years old. What I want to share with you today briefly is just a little bit of her story. Did you know that Rikowelch was Latina? I did not know that. Her father was Hispanic. Just a beautiful, absolutely beautiful gorgeous woman. I always remember when I would see Rikowel and her beautiful figure thinking just my goodness. I don't think I'd want to stand in a room next to her. But I think that her spirit inside was probably just as beautiful if not more than her physical self, as you'll soon see. And so she wrote a book and it is called Beyond the Clevage. And you can find that book, I'm sure on Amazon, Books of Million, wherever you find your books. And I am definitely going to pick that book up and read about her life. I always like to go back and look at the life of people who are very famous. It's a very interesting thing to do to see how their life, the different things that happen and the things that we assume about them, which are usually wrong. Rikowelch was a very special woman in many special ways. She did an interview, I think about 12 years ago with ABC, and where she spoke about that book, Beyond the Clevage, Love that Title. And she said that everything about the real me was swept away. Everything about the real me was swept away. And she said, I knew I wasn't the lady in the Doe skin, the Keeney. That was man-made, it was not the real Rikowel, it was not her true spirit, it was really something that happened to her and kept happening to her. She was a single mom, she had two children and my heart and my condolences and of course all of our prayers go out to her friends and her family. At this I'm sure very, very sad and challenging time in their lives. So as we all know, she was a beauty queen, but she was all in the beauty world, the glamour world, the fitness world, she was a representative from Maxi, a little bit. So I'd like to share my screen with you so you can have a little peek into the life behind the scenes of Rikowelch. The idea came to her after her cousin battling cancer requested one of her wigs following her chemotherapy treatment. Although previously depressed about losing the hair, she soon became thrilled about how attractive she looked in a wig and couldn't wait to show her friends recalled Welch and her 2010 memoir, Rikowel, Beyond the Clevage. Welch then decided to give back in a big way by donating one million dollars worth of wigs to the American Cancer Society each year from her hair you wear. Today she has donated approximately 15 million dollars of wigs from her hair you wear line. It's more than 100,000 wigs. You know, when I saw that it just reinforced in my heart that we can never judge a book by its cover. And I think a lot of us look at a woman who appears to just be whatever, fill in the blanks when you look at someone, fill in the blanks whatever it is you think. So many people have so much depth to them that we don't even know. And I really was surprised. I didn't even know that she was behind hair you wear. The wig that I have on right now is called Sparkle and she is from the Rikowel Welch collection. I have a few more back there that I've done reviews on. I have Rikowel wigs that are I should say I have Rikowel to toppers that are my absolute favorite toppers. Very realistic looking. I think my sister just one of my sisters I have five sisters just told me that this particular one that I have on here is her favorite. And it's one of my favorite short wigs as well. A little bit more about Rikowel after her movie career ended. She released workout videos. She was the face of Matt cosmetics. I did a little bit I did a little bit more research on hair you wear. And in March of 2015, hair you wear was named the number one alternative hair company in the world. And they are absolute quality wigs. Those of us who review Rikowelch always reach for them and will say that they are among our favorite quality well made, well fitting, believable, wonderful, wonderful wigs and toppers. And her styles are absolutely gorgeous and ready to wear hair that really feel as good as they look. That's what she wanted and that is what she accomplished. So again, here's another look at what Rikowel had done during her lifetime at $15 million of wigs to cancer warriors. I love that to cancer warriors after her sister and her cousins cancer battles. I just think that there you see her heart of hearts. I love that. There she is her signature line or Kel Welch. And I do a lot with the Wig Studio one. So I'm just going to blow through some of my favorite ones from the Rikowelch line spotlight. I think I think Rikowelch said that spotlight was one of her favorite wigs. And of course it looks absolutely beautiful. I'm going to blow through these one by one. You can find them all at Wig Studio one. Sinch wig. I love that wig. Love that look at her figure. Oh my goodness. Oh my goodness. And crushing on casual. I actually did a review on crushing on casual. I think I might have sold that wig since and curve appeal. Beautiful on Rikowel. Absolutely beautiful. Comes in lots of colors and editors pick. I believe editors pick is one of taz's theirs. Taz one of her favorites. I think I remember her saying that. And there is her at all. Again, I did a review of her at all. I know I sold that wig. Very, very popular wig. I kind of wish I didn't sell her, but I did too late now. And then we have high fashion wig. Now there's a very expensive wig. And it is 100% certified authentic, Remy human hair. That's why the price point is as you see it, 2500. But normally you can get a really great quality wig for much, much less than in charge. Another very, very popular wig. Again, lots of colors. Everybody salsa wig. Another wig that I truly love. It's in the box back there. And simmer. Very, very popular. Simmer wig. And sparkle. Which again is the one that I have on. There's the review that I did of sparkle a while back. And spotlight as I mentioned in the beginning. And style forward. A topper. Love that topper. One of my favorite toppers is 16 inch topper. Straight up with a twist. So she really has something for everybody. Another top billing 12 inch topper. Another great topper unfiltered, great, great wig. Untold story. A beautiful Bob. And upstage. All of these are extremely, extremely popular wigs. So we really just wanted to take a few minutes and honor the life and the memory of Raquel Welch. And thank her. Thank her you wear for the work that she did. But mostly to thank her for the heart that she had to try to make women feel beautiful. Even if just for a little while, while they had their wigs on their head. But Raquel made women feel beautiful for more than just a little while. She shared her life. She shared her creativity. And she shared herself with the world. And so Raquel may you rest in peace. I hope to see you one day. And thank you so again Raquel for all the work that you did while you walked on this earth for sharing your beauty and your creativity with us. Thanks so much everyone for watching. See you next time on Angela Silver linings. Bye bye.