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    Thread: Hairline *pic*
Post: RE: Hairline *pic*

That's a first class result, especially for a first go. The more mature hairline contour greatly adds to the authenticity of the piece. No one would ever suspect this wasn't 100% natural.
Baldrich General hair replacement discussion 8 21,236 01-28-2016, 04:41 PM
    Thread: How do people give the illusion of needing a hair cut?
Post: RE: How do people give the illusion of needing a h...

It's simply not an issue. Your side hair does grow and gets a bit untidy and then it gets a trim, and no one pays enough attention to someone else's hair to notice that the top always stays the same ...
Baldrich General hair replacement discussion 2 9,928 01-17-2016, 01:59 AM
    Thread: Braiding & weaving vs tape & glue
Post: RE: Braiding & weaving vs tape & glue

Braiding is technology from the 70's. It causes traction alopecia, the braid is highly detectable to the touch, and your piece becomes loose as your hair grows out. Plus you still have to depend on ...
Baldrich General hair replacement discussion 3 11,253 01-13-2016, 01:50 AM
    Thread: hello active sweaty guys
Post: RE: hello active sweaty guys

I wouldn't say I live a very, very active lifestyle like you, but I have bursts of very active time (competitive cycling and mountain biking), and I live in a sweaty part of the world. I find the piec...
Baldrich General hair replacement discussion 12 34,410 01-12-2016, 11:50 AM
    Thread: Going through X-Ray machines at Airports
Post: RE: Going through X-Ray machines at Airports

This was discussed a lot a year or two. The consensus was that the most modern equipment is sometimes capable of detecting tape, but the operatives are sufficiently discreet that it's not a problem -...
Baldrich General hair replacement discussion 1 8,615 01-05-2016, 04:51 PM
    Thread: Photos of scalp-pigmentation
Post: RE: Photos of scalp-pigmentation

That looks great Paul. Do you think it would be usable to replace or eke out receding temple points?
Baldrich General hair replacement discussion 3 15,433 12-22-2015, 02:26 AM
    Thread: Would like some input on photos
Post: RE: Would like some input on photos

I am with a long term girlfriend now who knows I wear, but I was "in the field" for several years while wearing a piece. Maybe I was just lucky, but I didn't find detectability a problem. Of course y...
Baldrich General hair replacement discussion 17 46,516 12-13-2015, 03:56 PM
    Thread: Would like some input on photos
Post: RE: Would like some input on photos

Hi Paul; yes I haven't posted here much in recent years. I couldn't stand one of the (very) regular posters. Happy he seems to have drifted off somewhere else (everywhere else, actually). I should ...
Baldrich General hair replacement discussion 17 46,516 12-13-2015, 03:56 PM
    Thread: Would like some input on photos
Post: RE: Would like some input on photos

Genetics man. You could be lucky and it could just stop getting worse, but the more common pattern is as you have described. It just suddenly speeds up, and within no time it is noticeable. Then yo...
Baldrich General hair replacement discussion 17 46,516 12-12-2015, 05:24 PM
    Thread: Would like some input on photos
Post: RE: Would like some input on photos

Hi Kmay Paul has (as usual) given you a great couple of answers, so not much for me to add. Just that I agree it is not premature to be thinking about this now. Your hairloss is clearly going to be...
Baldrich General hair replacement discussion 17 46,516 12-12-2015, 02:50 PM
    Thread: toplace unit cut in my debbie (mail order) (photos)
Post: RE: toplace unit cut in my debbie (mail order) (ph...

From this distance I don't think any adjustments are necessary; it looks great - very well-balanced and natural looking. You might try a closer up photo if you want a critique of the unit itself. In...
Baldrich General hair replacement discussion 4 11,189 10-19-2015, 04:58 PM
    Thread: Help, my non-Toplace piece has crumbled
Post: RE: Help, my non-Toplace piece has crumbled

There are a few template-making videos on YouTube. I think this is one of the best: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFQX0Bv_8N8 Let us know how you get on.
Baldrich General hair replacement discussion 5 16,142 09-22-2015, 10:43 AM
    Thread: Help, my non-Toplace piece has crumbled
Post: RE: Help, my non-Toplace piece has crumbled

Sorry, about the tangled hair, you can buy detangler at a pharmacy, or leave-in conditioner does something similar. Rub it gently onto the tangled bits being careful not to get it onto the base/knots...
Baldrich General hair replacement discussion 5 16,142 09-22-2015, 02:32 AM
    Thread: Help, my non-Toplace piece has crumbled
Post: RE: Help, my non-Toplace piece has crumbled

The hairs coming through to the underside of the base are normal. That happens over time, and you just have to cut them off. It happens more quickly if you rinse the piece with water pouring from th...
Baldrich General hair replacement discussion 5 16,142 09-22-2015, 02:20 AM
    Thread: Updated pic
Post: RE: Updated pic

Very suave.
Baldrich General hair replacement discussion 5 26,315 08-03-2015, 04:17 PM
    Thread: Heartbreaking
Post: Heartbreaking

Can you believe that with the hair replacement technology that is available nowadays there are still places sending customers out looking like this?: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ys8Vw4ShtuU Not on...
Baldrich General hair replacement discussion 5 25,847 07-26-2015, 04:25 PM
    Thread: Confession to wife/gf
Post: RE: Confession to wife/gf

As a matter of interest, how did you bring the subject up and describe it? Did you just say "incidentally, I'm wearing a piece" or did you do it more subtly? When I have done this before I try to so...
Baldrich General hair replacement discussion 6 37,671 06-14-2015, 06:35 PM
    Thread: From slick bald to HS
Post: RE: From slick bald to HS

The only real way is to grow your side hair out as much as you can and get a hairpiece with a density which is not too much denser what you have been able to grow out. With the undercut styles that a...
Baldrich General hair replacement discussion 2 12,637 06-14-2015, 06:30 PM
    Thread: Best Hairline Attachment Yet (photos)
Post: RE: Best Hairline Attachment Yet (photos)

Yeah, it's "clearly visible that it's a hairpiece" when it's photographed from 2 inches away at 3 times lifesize, particularly when he has already told you he's wearing a hairpiece and has done a vide...
Baldrich General hair replacement discussion 13 83,596 05-19-2015, 05:56 PM
    Thread: First cut in (PICS) - Now please guide me through first detach/rebond
Post: RE: First cut in (PICS) - Now please guide me thro...

Your hair looks fantastic man. I was looking and looking at your pictures thinking 'this can't be a newbie in his first piece, perhaps these are the "before" pictures'. When you mentioned your front...
Baldrich General hair replacement discussion 5 19,364 05-13-2015, 06:19 PM
    Thread: First timer
Post: RE: First timer

Great result M99. I couldn't possibly guess from looking at that photo that it was anything other than a full head of natural hair. You made a wise choice of style to start with - the very essence o...
Baldrich General hair replacement discussion 3 18,478 05-10-2015, 08:41 PM
    Thread: Considering flaps for my temples, but need some advice
Post: RE: Considering flaps for my temples, but need som...

Yeah, they really are amazing these days if you know where to look, and getting into the game early is a good idea if you want to keep it under the radar. If you plan to expose the artificial hairlin...
Baldrich General hair replacement discussion 5 16,626 05-04-2015, 12:17 AM
    Thread: Considering flaps for my temples, but need some advice
Post: RE: Considering flaps for my temples, but need som...

Hi Scandadude I can't see why there should be any minimum size for a piece of hair replacement. A lot of people (especially those of us who are bald as eggs!) would think you were worrying about not...
Baldrich General hair replacement discussion 5 16,626 05-03-2015, 03:25 PM
    Thread: What's your opinion about super silk?
Post: RE: What's your opinion about super silk?

I'm always surprised these are not more popular. They're great if you have an office job, where you might have people standing behind you looking over your shoulder, because the scalp looks 100% natu...
Baldrich General hair replacement discussion 5 24,044 03-06-2015, 06:38 PM
    Thread: update after 1yr of wearing hairpiece
Post: RE: update after 1yr of wearing hairpiece

Hi Greeko - that is one of the best short haircuts I have seen with a hairpiece. I really can't tell where the piece stops and your real hair begins. Some closer photos would be good. One of them...
Baldrich General hair replacement discussion 11 41,087 02-06-2015, 01:15 PM