(01-07-2011, 12:39 PM)andrei_eremenko Wrote: ya maybe you are right...but reading about all those issues that jeffyx has mentioned it looks almost impossible to have a perfect piece...in my opinion the main issue is that crown that looks so fake sometimes...the swirl placed in a bad position and looking like a doll head...yaik...it is awfull sometimes...maybe it is better to have no swirl and just to create one by yourself combing and trying to train the hair in the right directions...

Thats what I do now, order no swirl...but with stock pieces you will get a swirl always. These are just my opinions as a guy that has been wearing since age 23 and now 44. When I started wearing 20+ years ago I had no idea what was up except it cost about 800$ each time I got a piece and I was under the mercy of the salon guy or gal to make it all happen. I used to get so upset if I bought a new piece and the cut in was bad...sick feeling like you didn't want to look in the mirror at the salon. Then, one day about 9 years ago I had such a crappy attachment at a salon that the piece started to com off right away and I was so scared what to do...well, i removed the piece and tape and for the first time, bonded it myself with mirrors in my bathroom and I have never gone to a salon since. I found Toplace in 2003 while searching the net to see if Hair Direct was a good company because I just signed up with them for 12 pieces a year!! They are a good company but I found Toplace's forum and started reading all the posts and that's where I come from. The things I mentioned as far as what makes a bad piece are just a few personal peaves I have. I can make just about any piece work but I am always striving to get and wear the best, why wouldn't I. For any beginners, it's ok to start with a salon cut and service but the sooner you learn this stuff on your own the more secure you will be. GEL