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A few Newbie Questions (w/ pics) - MrKent23 - 10-17-2017
Just discovered this forum a couple a months ago, read/watched everything I possibly could. I think I'm ready to dive into the world of hair systems. I've attached pictures of what my head/hair looks like:
https://imgur.com/qG47M9p
https://i.imgur.com/eNttaxR.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/HSw9r38.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/lZ6HE9W.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/zxQ6jLZ.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/wSFlVUK.jpg
This is the look I'm going for:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJL8bjmO5TE&t=7m30s
It should skip to 7:40 immediately so you get the idea of what I want.
Now onto the questions:
Should I cut to the blue line or the red line on the back of head. I'm thinning below the blue but with that hairstyle, I don't think it would be apparent.
My question is should I go to a barber first, allow them to taper the back/sides and then go to a hairdresser that can attach/cut in OR should I attach the piece myself and just go to a salon. I'm a bit afraid of simply attaching and going to the salon/barber because this video implicates that barbers and salons will f up your piece:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEgcaGjeawI
I get the feeling that most hairdressers (or the ones I've seen) don't have too much experience being able to taper correctly so that's why I'm afraid to allow them to do that. My thinning has also been covered up pretty decently with toppik and I'm leaving out of state for 4 months to a place nobody knows me so I think I could adopt a completely new look without anyone saying anything.
Thanks in advance.
RE: A few Newbie Questions (w/ pics) - Baldrich - 10-18-2017
Hi Mr Kent
I would say the blue line is OK. You don't really want thin weak hair at the sides of your piece, because it makes blending more difficult, but at the back and t should be OK.
I wouldn't go to a barber unless you have checked that he knows how to cut in a hairpiece. It is not the same as doing an ordinary haircut - that is the point the guy on the video is making - you don't want hard lines in the cut which will show up as your biohair grows out. Better to find someone who has experience. It doesn't really matter whether he attaches the piece or you do it beforehand, except that you probably don't want to go in bald and have him attach your piece unless he has a private room.
Good luck with the transition.