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    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 42,901 02-16-2011, 08:48 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 42,901 02-17-2011, 02:18 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 42,901 02-20-2011, 09:13 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 5,632 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 10,214 03-23-2012, 06:48 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 55,526 02-28-2012, 01:20 PM
    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 55,526 03-01-2012, 12:31 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 55,526 03-17-2012, 03:34 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 54,489 04-05-2012, 07:28 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 54,489 04-06-2012, 04:58 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 21,399 04-06-2012, 06:44 AM
    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 17,493 05-08-2012, 03:28 AM
    Thread: coloring your piece - blond fronts
Post: RE: coloring your piece - blond fronts

Thanks for your reply. But if I am coloring the fronts from blonde to 1B and then bleaching the knots why not just order the piece the color I want and save a step by just bleaching the knots? Alth...
reubin General hair replacement discussion 7 17,493 05-09-2012, 01:14 AM
    Thread: First post in years. New style with some pictures
Post: RE: First post in years. New style with some pictu...

Well said Dino, and Steve Welcome back! You motivate me to post some photos. I need to snap new ones... I need to scale back my density a bit and thinking about giving the new lace a whirl. Thanks fo...
reubin General hair replacement discussion 32 70,173 05-10-2012, 01:49 AM
    Thread: What happens with your natural hair ?
Post: RE: What happens with your natural hair ?

"Conclusion: i want to start wearing before people know i am balding." When my concealers were starting to give out I decided I needed to get this handled. It was the best thing I ever did. So I re...
reubin General hair replacement discussion 5 10,866 05-10-2012, 09:46 AM
    Thread: Pictures of my stock unit ! ! !
Post: RE: Pictures of my stock unit ! ! !

"The way the sides are blended are great." The sides blend great because he chose the right density for the piece. Density is only second to color in regards to weather it is an obvious RUG or a na...
reubin General hair replacement discussion 10 20,510 05-10-2012, 10:05 AM
    Thread: Can't get hairline to be invisible ?
Post: RE: Can't get hairline to be invisible ?

http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/7407/ilaceisland.jpg
reubin General hair replacement discussion 5 12,600 07-01-2012, 05:05 AM
    Thread: I-Lace Island pics
Post: I-Lace Island pics

65% density I-Lace Island (I-lace in the middle surrounded by French or SFS - I do not know which one is on my head as I order 2 SFS and 2 French at a time and they all look the same to me - go with t...
reubin General hair replacement discussion 40 263,744 07-01-2012, 05:43 AM
    Thread: How long do you get out of a piece?
Post: RE: How long do you get out of a piece?

I get about 2-3 months. The hair is never a problem - always the base. I have lace that starts fraying after the first attachment - all the way around - not just the front :(
reubin General hair replacement discussion 13 21,698 07-15-2012, 03:26 AM
    Thread: I-Lace Island pics
Post: RE: I-Lace Island pics

I tried submitting a few posts in a row with photos about attachment - Why is the forum sticking all the images in one post and then mashing the separate posts all into one post? Not easy to follow a ...
reubin General hair replacement discussion 40 263,744 07-15-2012, 03:35 AM
    Thread: Ben Affleck (pics)
Post: RE: Ben Affleck (pics)

There are not better hair systems out there - just better wearers.
reubin General hair replacement discussion 40 118,452 10-26-2012, 08:51 AM
    Thread: I-Lace Island pics
Post: RE: I-Lace Island pics

Sorry folks by choice I have little time for recreational internet and Like John says I do travel frequently. Over the weekend I will address each question that has not yet answered by me or someone ...
reubin General hair replacement discussion 40 263,744 10-26-2012, 11:08 AM
    Thread: I-Lace Island pics
Post: RE: I-Lace Island pics

OK I have more pics regarding the attachment - pics which are missing from the above post that hopefully help clear up my babble. PHOTO 1.) The perpendicular re attachment of backing to only expose a...
reubin General hair replacement discussion 40 263,744 10-27-2012, 11:14 AM
    Thread: Advise for sticking
Post: RE: Advise for sticking

When a piece does not "stick" right from the get go it is always the fault of the base - usually the base is oily. If you have lift after a day then usually the fault is your scalp. Not sure what gho...
reubin General hair replacement discussion 5 11,932 10-28-2012, 01:36 AM
    Thread: ilace, yes or no? (photos)
Post: RE: ilace, yes or no? (photos)

"I am sure the Ilace will outlast the front SFS.. and comments? " The ILACE outlasts the SFS and the French
reubin General hair replacement discussion 15 49,418 06-09-2015, 08:59 AM