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    Thread: Texture vs. size
Post: Re: Texture vs. size

FredTJ Wrote:It's often a density problem more than anything else. I don't think that that is the problem with me. Remi hair is shinier and finer than my natural hair, for instance. I can shine up m...
Darius General hair replacement discussion 4 9,646 08-24-2008, 03:24 PM
    Thread: Going from Consealer to Wearing Hair
Post: Re: Going from Consealer to Wearing Hair

I too used concealers for a similar length of time, until I felt that I was no longer able to maintain the illusion. Also, by last summer, I had so much Toppik in my hair, that if I sweat at all, I'd...
Darius General hair replacement discussion 5 9,282 10-08-2008, 06:40 AM
    Thread: Going from Consealer to Wearing Hair
Post: Re: Going from Consealer to Wearing Hair

I should have also mentioned that I should have made the transition to wearing like a year earlier than I did, so that the transition would not have been as noticeable.
Darius General hair replacement discussion 5 9,282 10-08-2008, 09:24 AM
    Thread: 99% Alcohol Again
Post: Re: 99% Alcohol Again

Put it in an unlabeled bottle, and no one is going to know or care. If someone asks, tell them it's rubbing alcohol. If you can carry aftershave, you can carry rubbing alcohol, as aftershave is noth...
Darius General hair replacement discussion 3 9,175 09-01-2008, 07:34 AM
    Thread: Is it isopropyl alcohol that we can use as lace release?
Post: Re: Is it isopropyl alcohol that we can use as lac...

homer Wrote:I bought a container of alcohol a while ago from a site- the one i have is isopropanol alcohol. However today i went back on the site and found that they only sell isopropyl alcohol. so my...
Darius General hair replacement discussion 3 8,969 09-18-2008, 01:35 PM
    Thread: ST-30 info
Post: Re: ST-30 info

weird_fish Wrote:Q: Is this tape easier to apply than the other tapes, or is it the same deal? No, it's not easier to apply, but it holds for a long time (two weeks or longer) and doesn't leave much r...
Darius General hair replacement discussion 4 8,845 10-02-2008, 03:33 PM
    Thread: Hair Syle
Post: Re: Hair Syle

I don't see why you shouldn't be able to achieve that. MB in his video has a simimlar hair style, only a lot less dense, and not spiked out on the sides, but it's the same idea. Exposing so much of ...
Darius General hair replacement discussion 3 8,724 08-25-2008, 07:06 AM
    Thread: Hair Syle
Post: Re: Hair Syle

Rain isn't so much of a problem with hairpieces as it is with Toppik. Rain is the arch nemesis of Toppik! (Also, for blending issues with a hairpiece, DermMatch stands up to rain and showers, as lon...
Darius General hair replacement discussion 3 8,724 08-25-2008, 07:41 AM
    Thread: Tenderness in the nape area.
Post: Re: Tenderness in the nape area.

You might try a white glue instead. They make some pretty good ones these days. ORWG and Perma Rite #15 work quite well for me, for instance.
Darius General hair replacement discussion 4 8,616 10-27-2008, 01:59 PM
    Thread: First Piece
Post: Re: First Piece

Rafs Wrote:So does anyone know if the hair will dry out over time on a piece that isnt being worn? thanks I think that it was three years between when I purchased my first hairpieces from Toplace and ...
Darius General hair replacement discussion 4 8,358 07-04-2009, 08:53 AM
    Thread: Need a Stylist in Boston
Post: Re: Need a Stylist in Boston

Maureen Corcoran 449 Boston Post Road, East Suites 2&4 Marlborough, MA 01752 508-277-8842 fax: 508-787-0007 email: <!-- e --><a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</...
Darius General hair replacement discussion 3 8,309 09-11-2008, 02:36 PM
    Thread: Place an order for 75% density All french lace
Post: Re: Place an order for 75% density All french lace

Yes.
Darius General hair replacement discussion 1 7,274 09-22-2008, 02:47 PM
    Thread: Question For James Kennedy (other comments welcome)
Post: Re: Question For James Kennedy (other comments wel...

drew100 Wrote:do you buzz the top to a 0 or #1 and leave the sides longer? Thanks. You shave the top of your hair head completely bare. Well, it is possible to use clips instead to attach the unit to...
Darius General hair replacement discussion 3 7,231 07-10-2009, 03:42 PM
    Thread: Cleaning under the front lace
Post: Re: Cleaning under the front lace

Hi Pinafore78, When I do a full reattachment, I use precisely the method that you describe. I know that many people do partial reattachment of just the front hairline, and I'd like to figure out how...
Darius General hair replacement discussion 3 7,132 10-20-2008, 04:26 PM
    Thread: Cleaning under the front lace
Post: Cleaning under the front lace

Those of you who do a multi-week attachment, and use glue for the front lace, how do you clean under the front lace? Do you use adhesive solvent to remove the current glue? I would worry that trying...
Darius General hair replacement discussion 3 7,132 10-19-2008, 05:33 PM
    Thread: Pure
Post: Re: Pure

Don't quote my opinion as authoritative, but I've soaked hairpieces in Pure for like three days (in order to get glue and the like out of the hair) without any noticeable damage to the unit, other tha...
Darius General hair replacement discussion 3 6,840 07-06-2009, 02:59 PM
    Thread: Attachment Times
Post: Re: Attachment Times

Personally, I have't noticed any more difficulty in doing a clean-up if I wait hree weeks, rather than two weeks. I just worry that I might end up with catastrophic hold failure if I wait three weeks...
Darius General hair replacement discussion 2 6,415 09-30-2008, 06:56 PM
    Thread: Maybe I'm just a GREASEBALL !! - Battle of the Glues ..
Post: Re: Maybe I'm just a GREASEBALL !! - Battle of the...

Iglue only gave me a day's hold too. You might try CP ORWG, or get BA to send you the rest of the Perma Rite #15 that I sent him to see if it works better for you. With these glues, I can get at lea...
Darius General hair replacement discussion 2 6,331 09-30-2008, 06:52 PM
    Thread: best adhesive
Post: Re: best adhesive

I wrote a little glue FAQ that is located here: <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://groups.google.com/group/st30/web/glue-faq">http://groups.google.com/group/st30/web/glue-faq&l...
Darius General hair replacement discussion 2 6,314 09-29-2008, 09:25 AM
    Thread: How to halt the fray???
Post: How to halt the fray???

I have an SFS unit that is perfectly fine (it has seen 8 weeks of use), except that it has some major fraying going on in an area the size of a quarter on the right side and another one on the left si...
Darius General hair replacement discussion 2 5,896 10-27-2008, 02:03 PM
    Thread: How to halt the fray???
Post: Re: How to halt the fray???

Excellent! Thanks. I have your knot sealer and BA recently sent me a bottle of Fray Check.
Darius General hair replacement discussion 2 5,896 10-28-2008, 01:18 PM
    Thread: Trying to get piece on the same place as before!
Post: Re: Trying to get piece on the same place as befor...

There's a thread on this very topic here: <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.network54.com/Forum/241571/thread/1217314777/last-1217394217/Aligning+the+piece+right">http://www....
Darius General hair replacement discussion 2 5,774 01-20-2009, 04:38 PM
    Thread: The effect of heavy exercise on a hairpiece.
Post: Re: The effect of heavy exercise on a hairpiece.

You can put a white glue underneath the tape if it won't re-stick on its own.
Darius General hair replacement discussion 1 5,702 10-19-2008, 12:08 PM
    Thread: Perfect dye match
Post: Perfect dye match

I was able to get a perfect color match between my own hair and a Toplace color "1" piece by using professional Clairol dyes. I used mostly "Neutral Black" and added a dab of "Dark Brown" to the mix....
Darius General hair replacement discussion 1 5,558 09-02-2008, 08:54 AM
    Thread: The Right Products
Post: Re: The Right Products

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Darius General hair replacement discussion 1 5,485 09-01-2008, 05:50 PM