Very wise, Hersute ... I hope your well digested experience will not be lost on new wearers here. I know you've been doing this for some time. I'm a newbie compared to you, yet I have already had many experiences w/ a similar theme to your anecdotes. Thank you for sharing them.

We put in even a minimum of effort to get our hair looking good enough ... and even that is a higher standard than anyone else will hold us to. People who know I've "done something" forget that I have, or that it may involve some maintenance ... they don't care, they don't remember what I looked like before, they tell me (unsolicited) that I look good, that I'm more comfortable in my own skin (no pun intended ) ... and beyond a minimum of effort to get an undetectable look, it's that comfort, confidence, ease that defines wearing successfully ...

~FB