Ok guys, I haven't been on here for awhile so I thought I would give everyone an update on my experiences over the past couple months of wearing.

First, I love my hair. It looks amazing. I've had multiple guys who were balding tell me how jealous they were of my hair. The hair I have now looks better then my natural hair ever did at any point in my life.

Ok, so now on to the details. I have had some problems obviously but I have learned to over come them. But here's some of the issues I've had.

First my oily skin and body chemistry sucks for wearing. ORWG breaks down and get gummy within days for me. But, because I'm using a piece that has poly on the sides and back and only doing a parameter bond I'm still able to get a week and a half hold on the sides and back. Around day 7 or 8 the piece starts to "slide" around but would still take a decent amount of pull to get it to come off without using lace release.

I have tried other glues but my skin reacts very poorly. I tried the new Walker white glue and it caused a bad reaction. Swelling, redness, etc. This is also the case with every tape that I have tried. I tried Ultra Hold but it didn't seem to grip the lace very well at all. I'm going to try it on the poly and see if I can get 2+ weeks out of the side/back hold and only have to change the glue on the front a few times.

I change the ORWG on the front about every 3-4 days. Because my skin is so oily on my forehead the glue as completely broken down by then. I spray with lace release and then use paper towels and plastic wrap (which I wrap around 3 fingers) to clean the front of the lace. Then I spray on Pure so clean the glue out of my hair if any has leaked trough. Then shampoo with Prelude shampoo. I wipe down the lace and my head with alcohol and then apply glue and reattach. takes like 30 minutes total.

I'm going to try taking 3000mg of vitamin B5 to see if that reduces the amount of oil my skin produces and I'll try an antiperspirant spray to see if that helps keep the glue from breaking down so quickly. I may try a scalp protectant too, in the future.

Color matching has been a bit of a challenge because I have a lot of grey on the sides and I color my sides. Matching the piece has become a bit of a challenge but I'm starting to get very good with coloring techniques. I color my hair every time I do a complete detach/reattach.

I have found that it's best to bleach my hair for about 7-10 minutes first then color it. This way the color doesn't become darker than the piece. I only need to leave the color on for 10-15 minutes for it to take properly. Then I condition with a special conditioner and my hair is nice and soft. This works for me because I keep the hair on my sides and back short. If you had longer hair then this would be too frequent coloring and would cause too much damage.

Tip: Don't use boxed colors. It's much cheaper to go to Sally Beauty and buy professional colors. Use cream colors and cream developer, not liquid. The best part is you can mix the colors to get the perfect tone. For instance, my hair takes color VERY quickly so even dark blond comes out medium brown. I mix a neutral dark blonde (7N) with a tiny bit of medium red brown (6RB) and it comes out pretty close to the exact shade of my piece. I need to do a little more tweaking of the color ratios and I should have it perfect.

On to care and styling. I've found for me it's best to only wash the piece when I change the glue on the front. I wash my own hair every day though. I use Style Sexy Hair Control Maniac hair wax. It's reworkable for a couple days. I just add a tiny bit more wax after a 3 or 4 days and it's good to go. I use a tiny bit of Loreal Everstyle alcohol free finishing spray every day. It doesn't seem to leave any build up and holds all day. I think the wax that I use helps protect the hair from the elements and the spray. It all washes out with a little baby shampoo or Prelude shampoo.

The one thing that drives me crazy is that washing my hair makes it so matted and tangle together. It's almost like my hair is one big dreadlock after washing it. Any tips on detangling would be MUCH appreciated.

So, that's about all I can think of for now. Even with the learning curve I still love having hair again!