I have only started wearing wigs a few months ago. I have ruined a few. Months of watching You Tube things are starting to come together now. So much to learn. Thanks to the teachers and supporters out there in our wig community. I am so thankful.
Hi Brenda! I agree with you, I am so thankful for all the great RUclips videos out there that help us so much along our journey! I am learning so much everyday as well! Thank you for watching my videos, I really appreciate it! And please let me know if there is any topics you would like me to cover! Have a great day! Hugs..xoxo
I don't do any cutting with regular scissors I even cut linked with thinning shears. Especially bangs. If I'm going to cut the length of bangs I just had got them with thinning shears till I get them shorter and they look extremely natural. I had an old cheap wig that I was practicing on and tried to trim bangs with regular scissors and they looked hideous! I could not figure out how to cut the bangs without them looking terrible I tried twisting them and cutting the hair and that helped some but everything look choppy. When you trim them with thinning shears it does not look choppy at all it looks like they've been growing for a month or so and don't have a precise edge anymore. It looks just like when the stylist takes her scissors at an angle and clips into them at an angle, if that makes sense. I was saying in a post earlier that I like the Rene of Paris Tori and she is a cute little French Bob with bangs across the front but they're always way too long. She is probably the cutest cheap wig I've seen. Anyway I always have to cut the bangs and I cut them once with the thinning shears but always still too long and I just keep hacking at until I get him the right link because I don't want to cut them as short as I think they need to be the first time and get them too short because we all know it's not like our hair, it won't grow back. Well that's kind of like my hair LOL I lost 70% of my hair a few years ago and most of it grew back and then I lost half of it a couple years later. Every few years I keep having a dramatic hair loss. it's starting to grow back but this last time I cut it all off short so now I've got short hair. When you got short baby fine hair it's so much work that makes it look halfway decent. It has to be shampooed it has to have product in it and blow-dried and roll and flat ironed and... Or you can spray it with some dry shampoo like 10 or 15 minutes brush it out real well pull it back as far as you can into tea tiny ponytail or put on a wig cap and throw on a cute wig or throw handsome hat hair! I keep Jon renau hat hair braided in pigtail braids. In the summer I throw that on with the cute ball cap with rhinestones or a funky straw cowboy hat throw that on to go outside and play in the yard AKA weed eat, mow, work in the garden, ect...
Thanks for This segment. I have a ready for take off by Rachel Welch and because of my very narrow face I look better with a little bit of bangs. Would love to see a segment about cutting bangs.
I have the same problem with Raquel Welch wigs and I own about 7 of them. I purchased thinning shears but hadn’t seen how to do the cutting yet. Your video came along at the perfect time! I adore you and your videos! So refreshing and short and sweet! You are in my age group too, so very relatable to me. Keep up your wonderful work for us wig wearers! Much love....Rita in Indiana! 💕😘😻🥰❤️👍🏻💋😍
Hi Rita; thank you so much for your kind words, I truly appreciate it! I'm am so happy you enjoy my videos as I love making them! Thank you so much for watching and your support! xoxo eileen
Very helpful! I find Raquel Welch a pretty dense on the crown and up front type of wig but enjoy many of her styles. That trick about going all the way down to the cap is priceless - many videos skip that part and then you are still left with a lot of density at the base of the fibers. thank you!
Terrific tutorial, Elaine! I think you showed the really key points on what to do and how to do it and love that you showed the end result, which was such an improvement. Thank you for this very important info.
Hi Barbara, thank you so much for your kind words. There are certain wigs that just have "too much hair" around the face for me and a tad of thinning is all they need. Thank you so much for watching and commenting! Have a great day! xoxo eileen
Thanks so much Brenda! I really enjoy doing these videos and hope they help ladies who are new to their wig journey or anyone who would like to thin their own wig! Thank you so much for watching and for commenting my friend! Hugs xoxo
I know this vid is over 6 yrs but RW hasn't changed Voltage's thickness in the front. I'm so glad I found this I have to thin out the one I just bought. It's so thick it looks like a hat.
I use thinning shears to cut wig bangs, especially bangs like ROP Tori. Such a parking French Bob, but those bangs are always way too long. If you use those thinning shears it takes forever to cut across those bangs but they'll never look chopped! They look so natural and I always start out too long so I really have to cut them twice but I'd rather cut twice since wigs don't grow LOL
Thanks Susan, it really is easy and makes a big difference in wigs that just have "too much hair". Thanks so much for watching and for commenting! xoxo eileen
Hi Karen; I always have to adjust the Raquel Welch wigs, but I love them so much, I think the rooting and the lace fronts are so beautiful! Thanks so much for watching! xoxo eileen
Thank you so much, it worked. At first I didn't like my new short wig it was so thick and bulky, after showing us how to thin it out, I love, love the results. And get plenty of compliments too. Thanks again.
Great!! So glad you are enjoying your new short hair!! I find that just a tad of thinning can make all the difference! Thanks so much for watching and commenting! xoxo eileen
Thank Kathleen; Seems I always have to thin my RW wigs, and this method seems the easiest for me. Thank you so much for watching and commenting! Have a good weekend! xoxo
Have been checking out You Tube for ways to thin a few wigs that I have...one being Voltage(!) that need some thinning. Thank you so much for making this video🥰 I just love your channel❤️
Thank you so much! There are several methods to thin wigs and this one seems to work for me. Thank you so much for watching and commenting! xoxo eileen
Thanks so much for this tutorial. I am new to wigs and have ordered several recently. I know a couple of them will need to be thinned out so I very much appreciate your help on the thinning technique. Rhonda :-)
Thanks Rhondalynn! Some wigs just have "too much hair", in my case Raquel Welch have a alot of hair that I usually always thin; just be careful and don't take too much, you can always go back and do more later. Good luck and please don't hesitate to contact me if you have any questions, happy to help! You can always message me on instagram @crazywiglady! Thanks so much for watching and have a great weekend! xoxo eileen
Thanks, Eileen! Being so new to wigs I'm especially looking forward to learning styling techniques with mid sized wig length. I left a comment on your CysterWig blog post because I loved that you did great styling with your hair. Have a great week, as well, Eileen...going to be in the 60-70's here in middle Tennessee this week! Yay!
Thank you so much for leaving a comment on the blog; I have a new one going up today on Voltage! Have a good week ahead and enjoy the nice weather! xoxo eileen
Great job and nice tutorial Eileen:) Almost looks like a different wig now...looks so good. I have been thinking about getting Voltage but was concerned about how much hair it has. I like your method! I have, in the past, thinned my wigs while on my head...and I just "hit it" with the thinning shears very carefully and very sparingly in the thick spots. I will try your way next time!
Thank you so much Debera, I like this method but also have a method I use to thin it while wearing it; I'll probably do a follow up video on that as well. Thank you so much for watching and commenting! xoxo eileen
thank you so much for this ! Do you ever show how to take in the inside of a wig that's to big for small heads? I wish I could learn how. Raquel wigs are to big for me in average but I love some of the styles. Thanks again
Hi Barb! I really have never altered a wig in that manner, however, I think Jon Renau might have a video on that and I am sure there are other RUclips videos out there that cover this topic. If you try it let me know how it works. Thanks so much for watching! xoxo eileen
Hi Shirley; just be very careful, only take a bit at a time you can always go back and take more if needed. Thank you so much for watching and commenting! xoxo eileen
Is there any kinds of tricks to know when your wig is too thick or when it's just too much permatease? I have a Dolce and I don't know if it's too thick or too much permatease. I know if you thin a wig that doesn't need to be thinned that it's just permatease all to heck he'll ruin it. I have never been able to wear Dolce or Sky out of the house. I don't know why everybody loves Sky by Noriko. it is so big on the top and I did thin it and I probably got it too short at the top so I need to thin the sides more to match the top. The back has never flipped up like it does in the pictures it just lays flat so it's just not cute. It lays flat in the back and then has way too much hair in the front. My Dolce has zero curl. It looks frizzy like it's 6 month old daily wear wig. it is just ugly and I can't do anything with it. I got it in chocolate Frost. I wear blond wigs but I bought ROP Tori in chocolate Frost and she's pretty blond. The knife is brown but the frost is so heavy all over the crown and sides and front of Tori with Dolce it is lightly frosted. It is more brunette than anything. I'd wouldn't mind if I could get it to look decent. I buy my wigs all from cysterwigs so I know I didn't just get a piece of junk or return. I buy returns from her and haven't even had problems with returns either, so I think I just got lemon. I ordered 3 tresallure wigs last month. One was packaged horribly. I didn't think it would ever be right. it was a short stacked bob similar to Jon renau ignite. The bangs that swept to the left or been straight up and over to the right. You could pull them over to the left and they would instantly been straight up and over to the right. Also the crown was package where the hair was bent in half straight up and frizz horribly on the ends. Luckily I've got one of those Helen of Troy hot brushes that any wig can handle. I sprayed a little bit of Jon renau hair spray on it after I wrapped it around that round brush. I turn the blow dryer on and let it heat up as much as that one does and then turned it off and held it there till it cooled off and the hairspray dried and gently slid it out took it off my head and put it on a wig form the next day I put it on and both areas were pretty much normal. I just kept hitting it with the heat of a blow dryer gently with a round brush and backing off because it's not heat friendly. I have a giant curling iron I got at Walmart for $5. Those great big cheap or the little cheap $5 Walmart curling irons do not get too hot for non heat friendly wigs. Patti from Patti's Pearl taught me that! my very first wig years ago was a Raquel Welch wig that flipped up in the back and it had lost its flip. I went to Walmart and bought a 1-inch $4.97 curling iron. I set down with my wig head on the end of a toilet plunger LOL and begin to curl the back and clip it with metal clip he's too cool I curled the whole back and clicked it just like I would if it were heat to fiant fiber. Once it all cooled I took all the clippies app I had too much left in the back but knew it would relax. The next time I wore it I put a little Jon renau wig gel in my hand and a spritz of water. I am also excited really well between my hands and just pick through it with my fingers and it loosens it up to the perfect amount. I don't know what I would do on mine on heat defiant wigs without my Helen of Troy round brush blow dryer and my $5 curling irons. The bristles on my Helen of Troy blow dryer are getting so bent over and beat up I'm going to have to buy another one. I've had this one for five years. That's not too bad considering they're about $12-$15! I will buy a new one every five years for that. and I can't seem to get any curl in that Dolce with a curling iron though the five or so heavy and long. I may have to put hot rollers in it or those static roller and steam it. I'm just not good at rolling it and knowing which direction to roll it for the cut that the Dolce is cut into.
Thank you Kathleen, I enjoyed filming in my living room but my family got tired of having to walk around studio lights and cameras, lol..Thanks for watching! xoxo
I wish my Voltage had that much hair! Mine is much thinner than yours - less fullness and body. The shape is a bit different too. I like yours better - looks very nice on you.
Hi Marlene; I have found also differences between two wigs of the same brand and style. Thank you so much for watching and taking the time to leave me a comment. Have a great day! xoxo eileen
Great tutorial, thank you so much. I never thought of pulling it straight up and getting straight to the base like that. I’d love to see if you have a thinning video for the sides too. Off to explore…
I hate to sound silly, but are both scissor blades actually ever closing together? Also, do you have any tips for taming the permatease on the Noriko Jackson wig?
Hi, yes the scissors do cut the wig; as for taming permatease have you tried to steam it? In my opinion that is a good way to tame some of the permatease (although I love permatease) there are times when it can be a bit too much. Please let me know if I can help further. xoxo eileen
Any clothes type steamer will work, however, Jon Renau has one with a nozzle where you can direct the steam right where you want it to go. I have a video on How To Steam A Wig. Please let me know if you need help. Have a great day! xoxo eileen
Thanks Sally! I really enjoyed doing this video, I have to thin most of my RW wigs as they seem to have a lot of hair! Thanks for watching and commenting!! Have a great weekend! xoxo
Hi Sherry; I thin mine when there is just too much hair on the top. Several of my Raquel Welch wigs have so much hair that I thinned them a bit just to make them less thick; but be careful and don't thin too much. Thanks so much for watching! xoxo eileen
Hi!!!! My name is PL. I just turned 39 and my hair is SOOOOOOOO thin and fine,I've had two kids and that just killed my hair,I bought an on-line wig and it needs to be trimmed thank you for this video it will help. Can you tell me where to get the heads and wig pins,please? Thanking you in advance for your time and help and your knowledge 🌹✝💐
Hi Patricia! I buy the majority of my products from amazon or wherever I can get the best price; I'm pretty sure most beauty supply stores have these items as well. Thanks so much for watching and have a great day!
Yes, this was in the beginning of my video making and I had not learned how to adjust the volume, it was a learning process. Thanks for watching, have a good day! xoxo eileen
I am confused at why the voltage I got is so shiny and looks so fake. Yours looks so different than the one I have...even the texture seems different. I bought the red, since my natural hair color is red, but there is no way I can wear it. Even the bangs on your wig look more natural. The bangs on my wig stick out and will not lay down like normal hair. I guess I will need a professional. I just don't understand it.
I'm so sorry Maryann, this was when I just starting making videos and I didn't really know how to adjust the volume! Thanks so much for watching! xoxo eileen
I have only started wearing wigs a few months ago. I have ruined a few. Months of watching You Tube things are starting to come together now. So much to learn. Thanks to the teachers and supporters out there in our wig community. I am so thankful.
Hi Brenda! I agree with you, I am so thankful for all the great RUclips videos out there that help us so much along our journey! I am learning so much everyday as well! Thank you for watching my videos, I really appreciate it! And please let me know if there is any topics you would like me to cover! Have a great day! Hugs..xoxo
Brenda Botzer I ruined a few for sure.
I don't do any cutting with regular scissors I even cut linked with thinning shears. Especially bangs. If I'm going to cut the length of bangs I just had got them with thinning shears till I get them shorter and they look extremely natural. I had an old cheap wig that I was practicing on and tried to trim bangs with regular scissors and they looked hideous! I could not figure out how to cut the bangs without them looking terrible I tried twisting them and cutting the hair and that helped some but everything look choppy. When you trim them with thinning shears it does not look choppy at all it looks like they've been growing for a month or so and don't have a precise edge anymore. It looks just like when the stylist takes her scissors at an angle and clips into them at an angle, if that makes sense. I was saying in a post earlier that I like the Rene of Paris Tori and she is a cute little French Bob with bangs across the front but they're always way too long. She is probably the cutest cheap wig I've seen. Anyway I always have to cut the bangs and I cut them once with the thinning shears but always still too long and I just keep hacking at until I get him the right link because I don't want to cut them as short as I think they need to be the first time and get them too short because we all know it's not like our hair, it won't grow back. Well that's kind of like my hair LOL I lost 70% of my hair a few years ago and most of it grew back and then I lost half of it a couple years later. Every few years I keep having a dramatic hair loss. it's starting to grow back but this last time I cut it all off short so now I've got short hair. When you got short baby fine hair it's so much work that makes it look halfway decent. It has to be shampooed it has to have product in it and blow-dried and roll and flat ironed and... Or you can spray it with some dry shampoo like 10 or 15 minutes brush it out real well pull it back as far as you can into tea tiny ponytail or put on a wig cap and throw on a cute wig or throw handsome hat hair! I keep Jon renau hat hair braided in pigtail braids. In the summer I throw that on with the cute ball cap with rhinestones or a funky straw cowboy hat throw that on to go outside and play in the yard AKA weed eat, mow, work in the garden, ect...
Thanks for This segment. I have a ready for take off by Rachel Welch and because of my very narrow face I look better with a little bit of bangs. Would love to see a segment about cutting bangs.
I’m glad you stressed cutting right at the scalp. So glad I found you recently, I like your content and presentation.
Hi Sandra, I'm so glad you enjoyed the video and found it helpful and thank you so much for watching! xoxo
Thank you. You thinned in a different way than I’ve seen. I have a couple wigs that are middle front heavy and I’ll try it!
Hi Vicky, I'm glad you enjoyed the video; I always go slow and just thin a bit at a time. Thanks so much for watching! xoxo
I have the same problem with Raquel Welch wigs and I own about 7 of them. I purchased thinning shears but hadn’t seen how to do the cutting yet. Your video came along at the perfect time! I adore you and your videos! So refreshing and short and sweet! You are in my age group too, so very relatable to me. Keep up your wonderful work for us wig wearers! Much love....Rita in Indiana! 💕😘😻🥰❤️👍🏻💋😍
Hi Rita; thank you so much for your kind words, I truly appreciate it! I'm am so happy you enjoy my videos as I love making them! Thank you so much for watching and your support! xoxo eileen
I'm thinking of thinning Out the Door by Gabor. I'm glad Michele posted this for me to see. It's very helpful. Thank you.
Glad you found it helpful! xoxo
Thanks, Eileen. My voltage looks and feels poofier on top than I want, so watching your vid on this style in particular is very helpful.
Glad it was helpful!
Looks so easy when you thin a wig. I have a few which need thinning. Thank you now l have better understanding of how to do this. 🤩🤩
Thanks for the helpful hint on thinning my wigs.
You are so welcome! xoxo
Very helpful! I find Raquel Welch a pretty dense on the crown and up front type of wig but enjoy many of her styles. That trick about going all the way down to the cap is priceless - many videos skip that part and then you are still left with a lot of density at the base of the fibers. thank you!
Hi Pam, I'm so glad you enjoyed and found this video helpful! Thanks for watching! xoxo
Terrific tutorial, Elaine! I think you showed the really key points on what to do and how to do it and love that you showed the end result, which was such an improvement. Thank you for this very important info.
Hi Barbara, thank you so much for your kind words. There are certain wigs that just have "too much hair" around the face for me and a tad of thinning is all they need. Thank you so much for watching and commenting! Have a great day! xoxo eileen
Beautiful thinning technique! She looks perfect on you now!
Thanks Amy, I have to thin most of my RW wigs! Thanks for watching! #pugmoms
Keep showing these kinds of videos. They are very helpful! Love your channel.
Thanks so much Brenda! I really enjoy doing these videos and hope they help ladies who are new to their wig journey or anyone who would like to thin their own wig! Thank you so much for watching and for commenting my friend! Hugs xoxo
Great demonstration video. Thanks💗
Thanks Martha! xoxo
Thank you so much great video. You made it so easy to follow.
HI Henrietta; I'm so glad you enjoyed the video, it isn't hard to do at all once you get the hang of it. Thanks for watching!
#greatinformation #thankyou❣ Looks beautiful & so realistic👌🏼
Thanks so much ❤️such a great video!
Thank you Brenda, I'm so glad you found it helpful. Have a Happy New Year! xoxo eileen
I know this vid is over 6 yrs but RW hasn't changed Voltage's thickness in the front. I'm so glad I found this I have to thin out the one I just bought. It's so thick it looks like a hat.
I'm so happy you found this video helpful Lynn, have a great week!
Love all ur reviews, I'm a new 70 yr old wig weater. N I do.Love lots of hair, but need to time it down a bit. Thank you.
I'm so glad you find my reviews helpful, I really enjoy making them. I love lots of hair as well! Thanks for watching! xoxo
I use thinning shears to cut wig bangs, especially bangs like ROP Tori. Such a parking French Bob, but those bangs are always way too long. If you use those thinning shears it takes forever to cut across those bangs but they'll never look chopped! They look so natural and I always start out too long so I really have to cut them twice but I'd rather cut twice since wigs don't grow LOL
Great instruction. That really helped, I like Voltage, but don’t own her yet, but hope to in the future, so this is great info.
Glad it was helpful! xoxo
Great tutorial Eileen and the wig looks beautiful on you! :) Hugs, Susan xx
Thanks Susan, it really is easy and makes a big difference in wigs that just have "too much hair". Thanks so much for watching and for commenting! xoxo eileen
Hi Eileen, I have this trouble with RW wigs too. I have such a small face. This was really helpful. Thanks!💜💜💜😙
Hi Karen; I always have to adjust the Raquel Welch wigs, but I love them so much, I think the rooting and the lace fronts are so beautiful! Thanks so much for watching! xoxo eileen
Thank you so much, it worked. At first I didn't like my new short wig it was so thick and bulky, after showing us how to thin it out, I love, love the results. And get plenty of compliments too. Thanks again.
Great!! So glad you are enjoying your new short hair!! I find that just a tad of thinning can make all the difference! Thanks so much for watching and commenting! xoxo eileen
That was a fastastic tutorial Eileen..very very easy to follow..well done! xxoxo
Thank Kathleen; Seems I always have to thin my RW wigs, and this method seems the easiest for me. Thank you so much for watching and commenting! Have a good weekend! xoxo
Have been checking out You Tube for ways to thin a few wigs that I have...one being Voltage(!) that need some thinning. Thank you so much for making this video🥰 I just love your channel❤️
I am so happy you enjoy my channel and find it helpful! Thank you for watching! xoxo
I am so happy you enjoy my channel and find it helpful! Thank you for watching! xoxo
Wonderful tutorial, thank you!
Thank you so much! There are several methods to thin wigs and this one seems to work for me. Thank you so much for watching and commenting! xoxo eileen
Thank you so much. This was very helpful.
Thanks so much for this tutorial. I am new to wigs and have ordered several recently. I know a couple of them will need to be thinned out so I very much appreciate your help on the thinning technique. Rhonda :-)
Thanks Rhondalynn! Some wigs just have "too much hair", in my case Raquel Welch have a alot of hair that I usually always thin; just be careful and don't take too much, you can always go back and do more later. Good luck and please don't hesitate to contact me if you have any questions, happy to help! You can always message me on instagram @crazywiglady! Thanks so much for watching and have a great weekend! xoxo eileen
Thanks, Eileen! Being so new to wigs I'm especially looking forward to learning styling techniques with mid sized wig length. I left a comment on your CysterWig blog post because I loved that you did great styling with your hair. Have a great week, as well, Eileen...going to be in the 60-70's here in middle Tennessee this week! Yay!
Thank you so much for leaving a comment on the blog; I have a new one going up today on Voltage! Have a good week ahead and enjoy the nice weather! xoxo eileen
Great job and nice tutorial Eileen:) Almost looks like a different wig now...looks so good. I have been thinking about getting Voltage but was concerned about how much hair it has. I like your method! I have, in the past, thinned my wigs while on my head...and I just "hit it" with the thinning shears very carefully and very sparingly in the thick spots. I will try your way next time!
This really is an easy method, I just thin a little at a time and go back for more if needed. Thanks for watching! xoxo
Great video easy to follow an I really like the way you thin your wig it makes a lot of since ...thank you for sharing I like your method...😃
Thank you so much Debera, I like this method but also have a method I use to thin it while wearing it; I'll probably do a follow up video on that as well. Thank you so much for watching and commenting! xoxo eileen
thank you so much for this ! Do you ever show how to take in the inside of a wig that's to big for small heads? I wish I could learn how. Raquel wigs are to big for me in average but I love some of the styles. Thanks again
Hi Barb! I really have never altered a wig in that manner, however, I think Jon Renau might have a video on that and I am sure there are other RUclips videos out there that cover this topic. If you try it let me know how it works. Thanks so much for watching! xoxo eileen
Crazywiglady I’ve looked for a while and nothing except cutting wept and I dont want to do that
That looks SO much better!
Thank you! I have two wigs to thin.
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Hi Shirley; just be very careful, only take a bit at a time you can always go back and take more if needed. Thank you so much for watching and commenting! xoxo eileen
Are the thinning shears a special kind? I have a really cheap pair. Thank you.
Hi Jan; the ones I used are just some I picked up at a local beauty supply. Thanks for watching! xoxo
Very thorough! Thanks!
Erics Granny thank you so much for watching!
Great tutorial ~~THANK YOU
Is there any kinds of tricks to know when your wig is too thick or when it's just too much permatease? I have a Dolce and I don't know if it's too thick or too much permatease. I know if you thin a wig that doesn't need to be thinned that it's just permatease all to heck he'll ruin it. I have never been able to wear Dolce or Sky out of the house. I don't know why everybody loves Sky by Noriko. it is so big on the top and I did thin it and I probably got it too short at the top so I need to thin the sides more to match the top. The back has never flipped up like it does in the pictures it just lays flat so it's just not cute. It lays flat in the back and then has way too much hair in the front. My Dolce has zero curl. It looks frizzy like it's 6 month old daily wear wig. it is just ugly and I can't do anything with it. I got it in chocolate Frost. I wear blond wigs but I bought ROP Tori in chocolate Frost and she's pretty blond. The knife is brown but the frost is so heavy all over the crown and sides and front of Tori with Dolce it is lightly frosted. It is more brunette than anything. I'd wouldn't mind if I could get it to look decent. I buy my wigs all from cysterwigs so I know I didn't just get a piece of junk or return. I buy returns from her and haven't even had problems with returns either, so I think I just got lemon. I ordered 3 tresallure wigs last month. One was packaged horribly. I didn't think it would ever be right. it was a short stacked bob similar to Jon renau ignite. The bangs that swept to the left or been straight up and over to the right. You could pull them over to the left and they would instantly been straight up and over to the right. Also the crown was package where the hair was bent in half straight up and frizz horribly on the ends. Luckily I've got one of those Helen of Troy hot brushes that any wig can handle. I sprayed a little bit of Jon renau hair spray on it after I wrapped it around that round brush. I turn the blow dryer on and let it heat up as much as that one does and then turned it off and held it there till it cooled off and the hairspray dried and gently slid it out took it off my head and put it on a wig form the next day I put it on and both areas were pretty much normal. I just kept hitting it with the heat of a blow dryer gently with a round brush and backing off because it's not heat friendly. I have a giant curling iron I got at Walmart for $5. Those great big cheap or the little cheap $5 Walmart curling irons do not get too hot for non heat friendly wigs. Patti from Patti's Pearl taught me that! my very first wig years ago was a Raquel Welch wig that flipped up in the back and it had lost its flip. I went to Walmart and bought a 1-inch $4.97 curling iron. I set down with my wig head on the end of a toilet plunger LOL and begin to curl the back and clip it with metal clip he's too cool I curled the whole back and clicked it just like I would if it were heat to fiant fiber. Once it all cooled I took all the clippies app I had too much left in the back but knew it would relax. The next time I wore it I put a little Jon renau wig gel in my hand and a spritz of water. I am also excited really well between my hands and just pick through it with my fingers and it loosens it up to the perfect amount. I don't know what I would do on mine on heat defiant wigs without my Helen of Troy round brush blow dryer and my $5 curling irons. The bristles on my Helen of Troy blow dryer are getting so bent over and beat up I'm going to have to buy another one. I've had this one for five years. That's not too bad considering they're about $12-$15! I will buy a new one every five years for that. and I can't seem to get any curl in that Dolce with a curling iron though the five or so heavy and long. I may have to put hot rollers in it or those static roller and steam it. I'm just not good at rolling it and knowing which direction to roll it for the cut that the Dolce is cut into.
The room behind you is BEAUTIFUL! Pretty as a movie set, but so homey.
Thank you Kathleen, I enjoyed filming in my living room but my family got tired of having to walk around studio lights and cameras, lol..Thanks for watching! xoxo
I wish my Voltage had that much hair! Mine is much thinner than yours - less fullness and body. The shape is a bit different too. I like yours better - looks very nice on you.
Hi Marlene; I have found also differences between two wigs of the same brand and style. Thank you so much for watching and taking the time to leave me a comment. Have a great day! xoxo eileen
You look gorgeous! Great video, needed this. #thankyou #greattips👍 #naturaliskey♥️
Hi Donna; I'm so glad you found this helpful! Thanks so much for watching! xoxo eileen
Hi Eileen watching this 5yrs later 👍
Great tutorial, thank you so much. I never thought of pulling it straight up and getting straight to the base like that. I’d love to see if you have a thinning video for the sides too. Off to explore…
I have voltage and same problem. One question, is it safe to go so far down to cap to cut? It did look better! Thank you!
Catlady You can go that far but be careful not to cut the wefts. Have a great day!
@@Crazywiglady thanks much!!!
I hate to sound silly, but are both scissor blades actually ever closing together? Also, do you have any tips for taming the permatease on the Noriko Jackson wig?
Hi, yes the scissors do cut the wig; as for taming permatease have you tried to steam it? In my opinion that is a good way to tame some of the permatease (although I love permatease) there are times when it can be a bit too much. Please let me know if I can help further. xoxo eileen
Crazywiglady thank you! You are so sweet! Any particular steamer? Would you believe I’ve never owned one?
Any clothes type steamer will work, however, Jon Renau has one with a nozzle where you can direct the steam right where you want it to go. I have a video on How To Steam A Wig. Please let me know if you need help. Have a great day! xoxo eileen
Good job!
Thanks Sally! I really enjoyed doing this video, I have to thin most of my RW wigs as they seem to have a lot of hair! Thanks for watching and commenting!! Have a great weekend! xoxo
Great info! Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it; I was afraid when I started thinning wigs, but its so easy and it makes a huge difference! Thanks so much for watching! xoxo
Where did you get your styrofoam head?
I bought it from a local beauty supply for a few dollars, I know you can order the for amazon as well. Thanks for watching! xoxo eileen
How do you know when to thin? My head is small and I''m not sure if the regular size is just adding volume or I need to thin.
Hi Sherry; I thin mine when there is just too much hair on the top. Several of my Raquel Welch wigs have so much hair that I thinned them a bit just to make them less thick; but be careful and don't thin too much. Thanks so much for watching! xoxo eileen
Thank you for sharing!!!!!
praisedalord58 thank you so much for watching ❤️
Ok Eileen. Thank you..I will be careful thinning them. 😊
Hi!!!! My name is PL. I just turned 39 and my hair is SOOOOOOOO thin and fine,I've had two kids and that just killed my hair,I bought an on-line wig and it needs to be trimmed thank you for this video it will help. Can you tell me where to get the heads and wig pins,please? Thanking you in advance for your time and help and your knowledge 🌹✝💐
Hi Patricia! I buy the majority of my products from amazon or wherever I can get the best price; I'm pretty sure most beauty supply stores have these items as well. Thanks so much for watching and have a great day!
Sound is very low...
Yes, this was in the beginning of my video making and I had not learned how to adjust the volume, it was a learning process. Thanks for watching, have a good day! xoxo eileen
I am confused at why the voltage I got is so shiny and looks so fake. Yours looks so different than the one I have...even the texture seems different. I bought the red, since my natural hair color is red, but there is no way I can wear it. Even the bangs on your wig look more natural. The bangs on my wig stick out and will not lay down like normal hair. I guess I will need a professional. I just don't understand it.
Hi; you can use a hot air brush to tame the bangs, can also use some dry shampoo to take care of the shine. Hope this helps. Thanks for watching!
I love your videos but I can hardly hear you even with my ear buds on
I'm so sorry Maryann, this was when I just starting making videos and I didn't really know how to adjust the volume! Thanks so much for watching! xoxo eileen
Sounds to low ok
Julia Dawnyel this was one of my first videos, didn’t know how to adjust volume..😀