Cheers anty. I hear what your saying, as I wear my hair pretty long you really cant tell I'm using concealer, especually as I style it in a way the hair is think anyway. I think the problem comes when the hair is so thin or the hair is so short that concealer simply doesnt work very well and it becomes obvious.

I wont be exposing the hairline I will continue to brush the hair down but its very hard for me to part my hair so I end up looking like an ex beatle (the band) but scruffier lol. I look like I have a really thick head of hair but a really crappy style and its beginning to bug me.

I'm hoping a small piece along part of my hairline will make it possible to part the hair much easier allowing me then to style my hair better. Plus hopefully that will also allow me to not use as much toppik, I might still use a little to blend the piece with my hair, but hopefully it will only be a small bit, but I might not need any concealer at all.

I could probably go for a partial but I still want to use as much as my own hair as I can, It makes me feel more comfortable.

p.s. And I hear what your saying about washing your hair, I went usually 2 weeks before washing it because I knew it would be a nightmare styling it, I still only wash once a week. Like I said before I thought I was the only one but I guess not.