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    Thread: coloring your piece - blond fronts
Post: coloring your piece - blond fronts

Folks I am wondering if anyone has used the Elmer's Glue method of painting the underside of the lace base so that the glue seeps through, dries and protects the knots and lace from getting stained wh...
reubin General hair replacement discussion 7 17,398 05-08-2012, 03:28 AM
    Thread: Hair loss cure
Post: RE: Hair loss cure

This is almost 20 years old: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7P4iFg048k
reubin General hair replacement discussion 12 21,217 04-06-2012, 06:44 AM
    Thread: Toplace New Gen Skin Piece HIGHLY recommended!!!
Post: RE: Toplace New Gen Skin Piece HIGHLY recommended!...

(04-05-2012, 09:04 AM)johnnycs1 Wrote: IS THIS THE SAME REUBIN FROM BA FORUM AND I MET IN VEGAS, along with Bob from Philly, Dino from Philly, Debbie, BA of course, and some of the ole gang, AT A C...
reubin General hair replacement discussion 27 54,118 04-06-2012, 04:58 AM
    Thread: Toplace New Gen Skin Piece HIGHLY recommended!!!
Post: RE: Toplace New Gen Skin Piece HIGHLY recommended!...

James, thanks for the review. 2 questions: 1.)What is your attachment up front? Type of tape/glue 2.)Also is your style exposing hairline or comb down. Thanks in advance!
reubin General hair replacement discussion 27 54,118 04-05-2012, 07:28 AM
    Thread: Seeing hair in person
Post: RE: Seeing hair in person

Hair looks better in person than in photos. And ultimately you are the final and most critical judge as you look in the mirror. The hair from TopLace always looks better than the bald(ing) current you...
reubin General hair replacement discussion 1 5,601 03-23-2012, 08:43 AM
    Thread: What makes lace disappear?
Post: RE: What makes lace disappear?

The hair that is attached to it makes it disappear. It acts as a cover. Never is lace just attached without any hair to any part of your head - maybe a 1/8th of an inch up front but that dissolves ...
reubin General hair replacement discussion 4 10,142 03-23-2012, 06:48 AM
    Thread: Front Ripples
Post: RE: Front Ripples

(03-07-2012, 02:52 PM)Rafs Wrote: ...I just attached the center first and did one side at a time. All the ripples have moved to each side hidden within side hairline. I feel 2 folds on each side. ....
reubin General hair replacement discussion 25 55,137 03-17-2012, 03:34 AM
    Thread: Front Ripples
Post: RE: Front Ripples

(02-29-2012, 04:51 AM)MattNH Wrote: ''In my opinion the more you stretch the lace front the worse the accordian or ripple effect becomes....'' ''I wish I knew what causes this but I simply dont buy...
reubin General hair replacement discussion 25 55,137 03-01-2012, 12:31 AM
    Thread: Front Ripples
Post: RE: Front Ripples

CAUSE: Your head is round the lace base is flat - like a piece of paper - try taking a piece of printer paper and molding it around your head. It can't really lay flat unless it is darted and curved. ...
reubin General hair replacement discussion 25 55,137 02-28-2012, 01:20 PM
    Thread: Ripple French Lace
Post: RE: Ripple French Lace

The issue is obvious now - it's like trying to mold a sheet of paper from your printer to conform all the way around on the top/outside part of your template - ripples are un avoidable as a flat objec...
reubin General hair replacement discussion 20 42,549 02-20-2011, 09:13 AM
    Thread: Ripple French Lace
Post: RE: Ripple French Lace

I just think my head does not like French - When I used to wear all Lace (no I-Lace Island) I tried French a few times and had similar situations usually lift up front as the thicker French wants to b...
reubin General hair replacement discussion 20 42,549 02-17-2011, 02:18 PM
    Thread: Ripple French Lace
Post: RE: Ripple French Lace

Thanks Paul for your response. I usually just choose one lace for the perimeter which lately has been French as the SFS does not last long at all. For a while it was always SFS all the way around - up...
reubin General hair replacement discussion 20 42,549 02-16-2011, 08:48 AM
    Thread: Ripple French Lace
Post: RE: Ripple French Lace

Guys I am in a rush and my answers may not be very complete: Stealth, I stick the tape on the front just like MB's video, just I like I have for two years since I switched to all tape no glue, just l...
reubin General hair replacement discussion 20 42,549 02-11-2011, 11:59 AM
    Thread: I only get three weeks out of a piece
Post: RE: I only get three weeks out of a piece

(08-11-2009, 01:58 PM)thelonghairedman Wrote: for the coloring issue, take all your old pieces, and one by one --get the clairol balsam colors and find the one thats close to your color.. for exampl...
reubin General hair replacement discussion 12 21,609 02-11-2011, 03:34 AM
    Thread: Ripple French Lace
Post: Ripple French Lace

I get the ripple quite frequently after applying the French Lace. I try not to use SFS as if falls apart on me after the second attachment so I have been ordering just the French. (The old SFS was stu...
reubin General hair replacement discussion 20 42,549 02-11-2011, 03:05 AM
    Thread: How does it feel?
Post: RE: How does it feel?

"How Does it Feel?" Like a Rolling Stone - but looks better if you've ever seen Mick.
reubin General hair replacement discussion 13 24,519 02-11-2011, 02:59 AM
    Thread: Whats your favorite way to attach/remove
Post: RE: Whats your favorite way to attach/remove

(10-28-2010, 02:11 AM)Snipe Wrote: All super tape full frontal exposure. 99 to release. Simple, efficient and virtually no clean up. Change once a week. Snipe I do 3mil up front with Walker No shine...
reubin General hair replacement discussion 9 19,247 10-29-2010, 11:22 AM
    Thread: I-Lace Island photo
Post: RE: I-Lace Island photo

I never have a problem shedding with these, nor with fading or hair getting brittle as the lace frays first - I am rough with them - so I end up moving on to the next piece before the other signs of ...
reubin General hair replacement discussion 12 42,729 08-25-2010, 11:58 PM
    Thread: could i do this hair style with a full cap
Post: RE: could i do this hair style with a full cap

Just realize that with a full cap you have somewhat of a hairline all the way around. Meaning you have base going to an edge of skin - not to an edge of hair. Altohugh people are not usually looking d...
reubin General hair replacement discussion 8 21,097 08-25-2010, 10:19 AM
    Thread: I-Lace Island photo
Post: I-Lace Island photo

SFS or French all around, I-Lace in the middle, 65% density, 1B, Freestyle, CC Countour 3-MIl Tape up front, Walker no shine contours around the sides, no glue, I do my own cutins. I am still a super...
reubin General hair replacement discussion 12 42,729 08-25-2010, 08:24 AM
    Thread: Photos of clipper cut before finishing off with razor comb
Post: Re: Photos of clipper cut before finishing off wit...

LOOKS SUPER. I agree with Stealth in that is looks like a lower density than 65%. Either way it works like a charm. I also do my own cut-ins with a Whal clipper but with piece attached, then I blend i...
reubin General hair replacement discussion 51 151,548 10-07-2009, 12:02 AM
    Thread: 3-MIL tape change?
Post: Re: 3-MIL tape change?

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reubin General hair replacement discussion 11 18,961 10-06-2009, 11:54 PM
    Thread: tip for cleaning scalp
Post: Re: tip for cleaning scalp

BA707 Wrote:expriest Wrote:Not sure if you guys already do this (I'm new to the game) but I found a great way to get glue/tape residue off the scalp. I used a nail brush bought at Walgreens to gently ...
reubin General hair replacement discussion 7 13,009 10-06-2009, 11:50 PM
    Thread: 3-MIL tape change?
Post: Re: 3-MIL tape change?

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reubin General hair replacement discussion 11 18,961 10-06-2009, 01:44 PM
    Thread: 3-MIL tape change?
Post: Re: 3-MIL tape change?

My hairline is always 100% exposed. I look like a total goofball with a combdown. I have posted numerous pictures here. Hopefully there is a way so search by author.
reubin General hair replacement discussion 11 18,961 10-06-2009, 01:39 PM