Thank you 'Encouraged' for your acknowledgement !

I certainly pushed the limits of concealers .. maybe for
15 or more years. I used Couvre early on, which is like
(and also smells like) .. shoe polish ... when I had
more hair above the scalp-line ...

I then started experimenting with Ron Popeil's
info-mercial spray ... Sooth in a Can (well ..
that's what I called it) and later ...topphick ...

But the product ...Prothik kept me going for
the longest time ... When I mentioned to
the developer/owner of Prothik the shortcomings
of the product ..... he added fibers into
the Dark Brown Mix and it gave it body ...
just like when I was combining using Prothik
and Topick.

Problem came a few months ago ... The owner
of Prothik constantly experiments with different
formulations, spray caps ...

and whatever was in the new formulation ..
destroyed the sparse hair I had on the top of my head
that I needed to keep the illusion going ....

I was kinda panic-ed at the time ... I was still getting
the run-a-round on the phone from the hair clubs
(which I in no way could afford) ... and then I talked
with Hair Direct (but I thought their pieces sucked) ..
and finally found a posting on a forum recommending
Toplace and I called John (from Toplace USA).

I think it was John, his openness and honesty and how
he related to me his own search, in a very compelling and
compassionate way to regain his own hair ... sold me ...

Plus the fact, Toplace has professional stylists around the
world .. you can go to first .. who are on board ... who will
do the measuring ... tell you what is possible .. and you can
see their work ... and make that decision.

And of course ... this excellent bulletin board where BA is
overly helpful and prompt to relay his 25 plus years of hair
wearing experience.

I stuck to a hairstyle that was very very slightly different
than the concealer hairline which I created (several layers) ...
I only received 1 comment from 1 person so far ...

"Did you get a new haircut?"

I spent this weekend with my sis and my mom ... last week
had dinner with my dad ..
no one has noticed anything different or said anything...

and I never saw their eyes venture above my hairline
(as when the concealer color was off-color, brassy,
flaky .. or just weird-looking).

What I do hate about wearing, is gluing the front.
And I think a different hairstyle will change that maybe
6-8 months down the line (I have pieces on order) ..

The ST-30 and Wagner tape ... well .. if it wasn't
for the front ... it'd be more carefree than my
own hair ... time will tell ...
I love those two tapes ...

I HATE I-GLUE ... TIGHT GRIP ... and the
resulting GLUE BOOGERS the next morning !

But it does noticeably change how people treat you ...
You know what it is like ... when you have one of those
'scarey concealer moments'

--- people notice ....

And you want to tell them ...

"Hey .. my eyes are up here !"
I'm going to volunteer my 'dome' for some brief,
short vid clips on servicing a piece which will
be on DiDi's (NYC Toplace Stylist) website .. for
her customers ...

For my benefit ... as well as those who ... like
us .. went through the heartbreak of seeing your
hair going south ..

Again .. thanks for you kind comments ...