Quote:Adult men over age 35 (+/- 5 years) with perfect heads of uniform density hair are suspect. The eye wants to know more.

So this makes Tom Cruise a suspect, so what ?, let them suspect, as long as they can prove nothing it’s their problem not yours.

Moreover, People around 30-35 can many times look at their 20’s with a good head of hair… so you won’t suspect them simply because you don’t know their age, and if you know their age, you’ll think they simply look young.

Quote:- Does the shape of the hairline have a normal irregularity (forgive the oxymoron)?

I don’t think so. The hairline has recession, but in most cases I’ve seen recession is symmetrical.

Quote:- Is the hairline receding at the temples in the expected formation? Do these areas of recession (there should be some even for men with the most enviable heads of hair) blend well into the temple?

After you make the template, you need an expert to look at your template together with your side hair, and tell you if it looks real or not.

Quote:- Does the density of the hairline change along its course? Typically it does.

That’s not really a problem since TopLace (and most other places) can mimic this if you ask.

Quote:- Is there a visible part? Does it lead to a natural-looking cowlick?

Not sure what you meant here.

Quote:Perhaps someone can better formalize what I'm laboring to describe, but if I were a game show contestant on "Guess Who's Wearing?" looking at actual heads, not photos with unreliable or flattering lighting, I would walk away a wealthy man. But, I'm not saying that every good hairpiece sticks out like a sore thumb. Most people are oblivious or simply don't care. Mine is a skill that's been honed over many years of hairline gazing.

Bangless, please take into consideration that all of the cues you talked about that make it easy for you to spot a wig, all belong to the 7th point I've mentioned in my earlier post, and indeed this point is neglected by most, and is hard to achieve well without professional help. Still, problems rising from improper execution of this point can be avoided by simply going with a comb-down style. Many people with hair go with this style and it’s cool.

By going with a combdown style, you won’t be able to discern whether there are irregularities in the hairline, or whether the hairline is more or less diffuse than at the back, and it will be much more difficult to see whether the hairline receding at the temples in the expected formation or not.

Here is a good example of a combdown style:

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But, the following combdown didn't succeed nearly as well. Even though it's a combdown, he lost so much of his side hair that he simply can not totaly disregard the 7th point as he did. He should have included some recession to the hairline, and possible started the hairline higher. This is where a professional would really be of help...

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To tell the truth, I'm not even sure his side hair can support any decent hairline on top, maybe his only option to look good was to go with a full cap.