Ah yeah ...I was just wondering was it a `famous`one which has been more -than discussed on here. Yes, there are many many companies `out there`, both Salon and on-line suppliers, who really give this whole game a bad reputation and make people very nervous of making the move into the wearing world....thankfully, Toplace is NOT one of them. It bad enough having gone through all the `trauma`of losing hair and becoming depressed and lacking self-confidence over it, without then being almost / literally traumatised by having a crap system delivered or supplied and you`re expected to be delighted with it having shelled out loads of $$$$. It`s such a pity because it`s not that hard to get it pretty right for the client...it`s not rocket-science , it really isn`t. Have a read of the thread there regarding coloring [you probably have done already] .. I`ve given a detailed account of how to do it...honestly --it`s not hard to do..you just got to be careful to keep it off the lace...what have you to lose really at the end of the day even if you somehow wrecked it..you said you`d cut it but would be wary of coloring it..I`d be the opposite [ lol] ....JRob recommends using one of those hobby-knives rather than a scissors [it`s a little sharp blade like a razor blade attached to a little `handle `] .... you have a Toplace system to hand now and you have another on order ? [ or maybe I got that wrong?] The tricks with the coloring is simply have the hair clean[ed], must be wet ...well not dripping..just blotted with a towel to remove excess water, then apply color by `pulling`/drawing it from near the bottom [near the base] out to the tips , avoiding the base. I use/d a plastic comb to spread it [ I used to brush the damp hair first [gently] to make sure there were no `clumps` or tangles] and then just time it with a watch.....try just a few minutes first ---3 or 4 at most, then rinse it out by running water through the lace onto the hair and thus the `mix`run off the ends of the hairs and away from the base....use rubber gloves too or you`ll stain your skin. if the color is not `deep`enough when you dry the hair, you can go again for another 2 or 3 minutes....usually system hair really grabs coloring solution very fast so you have to time it accurately.