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    Thread: Soft bonding vs hard bonding
Post: Soft bonding vs hard bonding

Hello All, Couple questions about what my stylist refers to as soft and hard bonding. I am guessing that most users here who do their own maintenance all "soft bond" in that they use tapes and/or gl...
EarlyTwenties General hair replacement discussion 0 8,894 06-05-2015, 06:55 PM
    Thread: Knot Visibility (mildly clear pics)
Post: Knot Visibility (mildly clear pics)

Hello, I have been reading a lot about the difference aspects of wearing for a while and would like to progressively make my way to my first order. But right now I have a main concern as I have no ex...
EarlyTwenties General hair replacement discussion 1 28,557 10-24-2014, 10:45 AM
    Thread: do toppers have a higher success rate than partials in terms of blending?
Post: do toppers have a higher success rate than partial...

Hello All, I am a prospective wearer who has frontal recession only. I see a lot of recommendations to people like me to "just design a partial", but I suspect that partials are harder to get right ...
EarlyTwenties General hair replacement discussion 1 19,547 04-20-2015, 04:01 PM
    Thread: Photo of #22r stock unit
Post: RE: Photo of #22r stock unit

Thanks for adding that note about the curl, John. When I ordered my first unit I was shocked at how curly it was. I thought it was all wrong. But indeed, most of the curl ends up on the floor and wash...
EarlyTwenties General hair replacement discussion 1 21,825 06-22-2015, 04:50 AM
    Thread: Toplace-Recommended Stylists in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA)
Post: Toplace-Recommended Stylists in the Greater Toront...

Question for John, but feel free to contribute if you know some favorites of your own. I live around 2 hours outside of toronto, and what I have found is that there is somewhat of a resentment from ...
EarlyTwenties General hair replacement discussion 1 12,877 07-04-2015, 08:48 PM
    Thread: Toluene: Does anyone avoid bonds containing this chemical ingredient?
Post: Toluene: Does anyone avoid bonds containing this c...

Hello, I currently use Ultra Hold for 3 weeks at a time and it works just fine. No issues. I have recently discovered that some glue ingredients are supposedly toxic. The biggest one I could find wa...
EarlyTwenties General hair replacement discussion 1 6,558 04-23-2016, 09:17 AM
    Thread: What is easier, dying a piece or your natural hair?
Post: What is easier, dying a piece or your natural hair...

Question in title. Thanks in advanced.
EarlyTwenties General hair replacement discussion 2 13,931 04-24-2015, 09:35 AM
    Thread: From slick bald to HS
Post: From slick bald to HS

Hello All, How would you transition from a slick bald shave to a HS? It may be necessary to just bite the bullet and expose your hair loss to others. But what is the minimum hair length you would n...
EarlyTwenties General hair replacement discussion 2 12,672 06-13-2015, 06:51 AM
    Thread: From slick bald to HS
Post: RE: From slick bald to HS

Hello, your response was spot on. I was thinking of wearing a religeous headgear that conveniently coincides with a religeous month in my cultural background for work. But you are correct, people rare...
EarlyTwenties General hair replacement discussion 2 12,672 06-16-2015, 04:16 PM
    Thread: Red bruising of scalp... Permanent or temporary?
Post: Red bruising of scalp... Permanent or temporary?

I shaved my head for the summer. However, i now have a red horseshoe pattern of bruising where the poly back and sides were glued with Ultra. Do you think this is temporary due to subtle strain on t...
EarlyTwenties General hair replacement discussion 2 8,170 04-30-2016, 09:42 AM
    Thread: How fragil is your scalp?
Post: How fragil is your scalp?

Hey All, A few weeks ago I complained about the hardbond my stylist chose. He left it for 3 weeks and even said that that 3 weeks was sooner than he originally hoped. I had to take it off because it...
EarlyTwenties General hair replacement discussion 2 10,719 03-20-2016, 09:51 AM
    Thread: Red bruising of scalp... Permanent or temporary?
Post: RE: Red bruising of scalp... Permanent or temporar...

(05-02-2016, 03:34 AM)ToplaceUSA Wrote: Hi EarlyTwenties, Sounds like it could be a couple of things. If you removed the unit too quickly without allowing the rubbing alcohol or Lace Release to ful...
EarlyTwenties General hair replacement discussion 2 8,170 05-02-2016, 07:42 AM
    Thread: Dangers of using a "hard bond" for adhesive
Post: Dangers of using a "hard bond" for adhesive

Hello, I have been wearing for three weeks now, and the stylist insisted on going "hardbond". I knew deep down that there was some mentions on the internet that its toxic and such, but I ignored it j...
EarlyTwenties General hair replacement discussion 4 15,791 03-04-2016, 07:14 AM
    Thread: Dangers of using a "hard bond" for adhesive
Post: RE: Dangers of using a "hard bond" for adhesive

(03-05-2016, 01:19 PM)Baldrich Wrote: Clearly you have a bad reaction to the acrylic glue he is using, and you should stop him using it. All the same, I don't think an allergic reaction like that w...
EarlyTwenties General hair replacement discussion 4 15,791 03-06-2016, 01:22 PM
    Thread: New piece super closeup pics
Post: RE: New piece super closeup pics

Nice post. A couple questions: Is this single or double knotted? Are the knots bleached? I just today went to talk to a stylist who personally sells double knotted, unbleached French laces,and to ...
EarlyTwenties General hair replacement discussion 5 78,883 10-15-2014, 08:30 AM
    Thread: New piece super closeup pics
Post: RE: New piece super closeup pics

Hello ToplaceUSA, Please see my last post on this thread as it's probably more relevant to ask you. Thanks EarlyTwenties
EarlyTwenties General hair replacement discussion 5 78,883 10-15-2014, 01:00 PM
    Thread: Longevity
Post: RE: Longevity

@antywanty Since you spike the front, can you tell me how you ensure an undetectable front hairline? From my knowledge so far, I would guess that maybe you have a swiss lace front with bleached knots...
EarlyTwenties General hair replacement discussion 5 54,204 10-17-2014, 07:48 AM
    Thread: First Rebond/Cleaning
Post: RE: First Rebond/Cleaning

Sorry, I can't offer any advice because I'm still a prospective wearer. But could you explain the mirror slide and why it is so popular? I see it referred to all the time but without explanation. Tha...
EarlyTwenties General hair replacement discussion 5 52,130 10-29-2014, 04:26 PM
    Thread: Stylist claims: de/rebond every 1-2 months and systems last 6 months. How?
Post: Stylist claims: de/rebond every 1-2 months and sys...

Hello, As I'm sure most do, my local stylist sells his services and own hair systems in an annual package for $2,500. I do not know how that price differs depending on the type of base and other ...
EarlyTwenties General hair replacement discussion 5 17,052 05-06-2015, 09:28 AM
    Thread: Stylist claims: de/rebond every 1-2 months and systems last 6 months. How?
Post: RE: Stylist claims: de/rebond every 1-2 months and...

SilverStreak, He keeps his clients private. It is a nice studio built off the side of his home. I supposed there must be glues that last that long. I just wonder what effects it will have to a swi...
EarlyTwenties General hair replacement discussion 5 17,052 05-07-2015, 12:59 PM
    Thread: First cut in (PICS) - Now please guide me through first detach/rebond
Post: First cut in (PICS) - Now please guide me through ...

Hello all, I had been sitting on my Toplace order for a while contemplating whether or not I wanted to take the plunge. I kept finding more and more reasons not to: color "mismatch", quality of my n...
EarlyTwenties General hair replacement discussion 5 19,433 05-12-2015, 05:41 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...

Quick update: - I cleaned up my post by removing the large images. See my full album of first cut-in pics here: http://imgur.com/a/WaA7K - I managed to detach and rebond my system on my own with mod...
EarlyTwenties General hair replacement discussion 5 19,433 05-13-2015, 02:51 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...

Hello Bardrich, Thanks for your reply. Yes the tuft in the front really saved me from making the newbie mistake of having a way too-ambitious hairline that I wouldnt know how to bond properly, leadi...
EarlyTwenties General hair replacement discussion 5 19,433 05-14-2015, 08:03 AM
    Thread: curls are gone
Post: RE: curls are gone

I believe he means that brown hair system hair seems to always have a reddish tinge to it from what I've seen posted on this forumn by other wearers as well as in my own hair system I've ordered but n...
EarlyTwenties General hair replacement discussion 6 17,770 04-27-2015, 09:27 PM
    Thread: Confession to wife/gf
Post: RE: Confession to wife/gf

I was shocked that nobody noticed. My stylist's words were so true when he said that I will be surprised to find out that nobody cares but you. Want an update OP! How did the proposal go?
EarlyTwenties General hair replacement discussion 6 37,741 06-24-2015, 12:45 PM