Review (1/5): Not what is pictured -- false advertising.
Not sure if there are differences in wig standards with these reviews or if we're all reviewing different wigs but the wig I purchased (20 inch, 360 lace, dark brown color, human hair) is not much like the wig that is pictured. I think the only thing they got right was the length. The description on the wig notes that it is indeed the wig I bought but the pictures on Amazon that showcase the wig are false advertising.
In short -- THE BAD:
- LACE: Lace is MUCH darker than what is pictured -- when you put it on, it looks like a hair hat. Not many of us have a scalp that dark.
- PART: There is NO part (middle, side, etc). Are we supposed to do this part ourselves? If so -- make a note of it.
- THICKNESS: The wig is about 6x thicker than what is pictured so it looks fake. It's super heavy and if you put it up in a ponytail, good luck finding a hair tie that can go around it at least once.
- QUALITY: I think it's a mixture of real and synthetic hairs. Upon closer inspection the hair type varies. I did spot quite a few split ends but the thickness of each hair strand isn't consistent which tells me they mixed fibers.
- LACE INTEGRITY: The lace curls up so be prepared to glue it down in case you plan on not returning this wig. I don't think it can be worn glue-less.
- KNOTS: They say they bleached the knots... but they didn't. The front part literally looks like connect the dots on graph paper.
- COLOR: Wig is a mixture of black and dark brown hairs... def. not just dark brown. So, it's much darker than you'd expect it to be per the photos and the description.
- WIG CAP SIZE: I own about 20 wigs. This is the only one that swam on my head (I have a medium sized head). The cap is way too large for me and using the bands will make the outer cap edges curl.
- SCALP CAP: Wearing a cap underneath (black or beige) will show. You can literally see the outline of where it ends on your scalp which is interesting since the lace is so dark.
- CURL: To test if it can curl, I tried it with both a curling iron and natural curlers. Nothing happened (which is further proof to me that they mixed synthetic fibers within the wig).
The Good:
- The baby hairs look decent (although the super visible knots take away from the job they did here).
Maybe if you take it to a salon to get it treated (fade color of lace, bleach the knots, thin the wig out, color correct, high-end band sewing) -- you might make it work. BUT -- how much will that run you up for? I don't think this wig is worth $25... much less the $180 currently advertised. FAKE!
Will upload photos soon.