If you have ever searched around to buy new hair, you probably would have asked yourself this question: “How can I recognise a good quality wig?” It is important to try and establish the quality of any wig that you are considering buying, especially because most of the time they are not cheap and the last thing you need is to end up with something that you will be able to wear only for a month or two before it would become completely worn out.
All suppliers will try to convince you that they have the best quality hair in the market, which is why it is important for you to be able to evaluate and conclude for yourself. To help you in this journey, we prepared a list with the top 5 criteria that you should take into consideration when choosing your next wig. If your new wig can pass these criteria, chances are excellent that you won’t end up disappointed with the quality of your new hair.
The first step when evaluating the quality of a wig is to pay attention to its texture – this is very important for virgin hair as well as for synthetic hair wigs. The hair needs to look and feel as natural as possible, not too shiny or too dull or too rough. Specially with new pieces, your fingers should to be able to slide down through the length of the hair without getting stuck or entangled.
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Secondly, you should evaluate the cut and style of the hair. A good quality wig should have a good distribution of hair along the entire length of the wig, in the same way natural human hair would have. If the hair is too bulky at the top, it means the supplier tried to make use of cheaper quality hair to manufacture the product, which will end-up affecting its quality.
Also, the specific hair style that you are evaluating should be consistent throughout the wig. For instance, if you are buying a curly ombre wig, the same type of curls and colour pattern should be visible throughout the entire length of the hair. Apart from the quality of the actual hair, you also need to evaluate the quality of the wig hairline to get a better idea of its overall quality.
The hairline is what will define if that wig has the potential to give you a natural look after installation, meaning if it will blend well with your
own scalp. There are many different types of lace wigs available in the market, from t-part lace wigs to frontal lace wigs – and the type you choose will ultimately depend on your budget and desired look.
The more lace, the more expensive the wig is likely to be. Notwithstanding the lace type you will pick; you should try to understand how the lace part was constructed. Hand-made lace hairlines are the ones that mimic a natural scalp and can create the illusion that the hair on the wig is growing from your own head. You can identify these by looking if the distribution of the strands along the lace looks perfectly calculated (machine made), or if it looks like a normal scalp, where the hair seems to grow in a more organic, less perfect way.
It is important to know that no-lace wigs do not automatically mean poor quality. Depending on the style of the hair, sometimes you don’t need the lace part, especially for afro or curly wigs, that have bigger volumes. For these types of wigs, you often don’t need to see the hairline to make them look natural.
We should never use price as an isolated criteria to judge the quality of a product, but it is important to take it into consideration when shopping for a new wig. Now that you have learned from this guide that the way the wig is built can have a direct impact on its cost/price, a comparable wig with a significantly lower price may indicate inferior manufacturing techniques or raw materials.
While not necessarily on day one, poor quality very quickly impacts the look and feel of the hair. Therefore, price, is our fourth criteria for evaluation. The fifth and last criteria is the supplier’s credentials. If you are buying wigs online, pay attention to important clues, the first being the quality of the photos: the most reliable brands will always try to show real people/models wearing the wigs to demonstrate how you could look after installation.
If the hair looks too perfect, with not even a little bit of frizz or not one single strand out of place, it is likely to be a retouched photo, and unlikely to look exactly the same in real life.
Another important clue for checking supplier credentials is the shipping and return policies. If the supplier is not based in South Africa or does not offer the possibility of a free return or a refund, how can you trust the quality of its products? If the policy is not clear on the brand website, check if the supplier has a social media page or a WhatsApp number that you could use to contact them and ask these important questions before you decide to buy their wig.
Take this opportunity to check how they will respond to you. If they are not very helpful before you make the purchase, imagine what it will be like after the purchase, in case you have a problem with your new wig.
One wig supplier that you should consider is LolaSilk. They pride themselves to have the silkiest hair on the market.
“When you pass your finger through the hair, you will notice the difference,” says Daniela Baronni, founder of LolaSilk.
“LolaSilk is silky and soft from top to bottom, giving it a refined natural glow – not shiny or dull, just perfect!”
LolaSilk has all the trendy styles in virgin human hair and premium synthetic fiber to be able to cater for all preferences.
“We import the hair ourselves and we only bring the styles that are trendy around the world, have a beautiful cut and that can create a sophisticated look,” adds Daniela.
The photos of all wigs on their website were taken with real people and the majority was recruited directly on social media to become the faces of the brand. The hair is imported to South Africa where they keep the stock and offer free shipping and free returns all over the country.
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