Hi Again venkman..... I can see more clearly now from the most recent photos .... you`re probably better off going for a normal topper. ..... you hair seems to be very tighly-curled / waved ..... you`ll need to get matching wave put in at the factory [permed] ... I know you said you`d like to wear your hair longer than it is now, but I`d assume you wouldn`t be going a whole lot longer than it is now...if so, they need to `` start` the wave close to the base otherwise most of it will be cut out when you have the system cut-in..... the standared hair-length they supply is 6 inches... to me that`s just too much for guys like yourself who`ll be wearing it a lot shorter.... it means at least half of the hair ends up on the salon floor and only make ` work` for the stylist .... you could consider ordering a shorter length.
The general ` rule` when making your template, is to locate your natural [original] front hairline ...simply frown, and the skin on the forehead will crease, but the skin on the scalp [hairline will not ..just mark that ---an eyebrow pencil is handy for that.... just follow ` around` on the skin marking in your temple area from whcih the hair has receded ....don`t make the template too large [` overlapping the growing hair] --- just mark a line where the hair is ` weak` [thinning] and make the template fit that area... many guys make their template slightly smaller around the sides/back, so it sits neatly ` inside` the bald/ing area ..lace stretches a bit, so it`s good to have it just a smidge smaller than the actual area requiring coverage ..just a few millimeters is enough....tape/s and glues stick best to exposed skin rather than to growing hair .... the one exception is in the case of using ``Got2bglued` spiking glue ..this sticks/holds better if it`s got a ` foundation` of growing - hair to adhere-to........ take your time when making the template ---there are many tutorial videos on `Youtube` on template-making ....it`s a little tricky too when you have a level of existing hair on your crown ...this can be ``in your way`` ..dampen the hair and that will help slick it down .....hope that helps.