THE REVEAL! Old School Wig 4 Lady B Basement Party 3 Concert Pt2

The Reveal!!!

The concert was DOPE! Force MD'S, Biz Markie, Kool Moe Dee, Big Daddy Kane (who stole the show, he did his thang) and the headliners Salt-n-Pepa.
With a old school lineup of hip-hop superstars I just had to pay homage to this fresh-ta-death era by dressing up in some 90's gear.

Check out my accessories:
I pulled out my "Name" earrings and piled on a bunch of gold chains. I had the earrings since my first year of college in 2000. One of the gold chains is a great find from an estate sale 3 summers ago. And of course I had to represent my beauty industry with my blinged out "I do hair" and "I do makeup" plate necklaces from PrissyBliss Jewerlry (check out her site, tones of Cuteness)

Yulp...All 7 letters C-H-I-N-E-R-E

The Makeup: Had to add a little Lip Liner action for the occasion.

The Wig: Stacks & Points

Slouch Socks & Reeboks . The updated version of the "54.11's"  

The Alicia Keys Dubble Bubble Reebok Sneaker

I meet another hip-hop Reebok fan at the concert. She was fly in her lime green !

The Outfit: "Hip Saved My Soul" black tee-shirt from Hot Topic and patterned Calvin Klein performance workout tights 

I love this Stocking Cap wig. 

I have to re-purpose her for Halloween 

Check out how I made this wig in Pt1 of this blog post

And then there was the After Party.......

Old School Hip-hop Radio D. J Diva Lady B

My Crew for the night

Old School Wig 4 Lady B's Basement Party Live 3 Concert Pt1

I made a wig to wear to this Old School Concert....I'm Gonna be "FUNKY FRESH"!

Basement Party Live 3 Hosted by Lady B Aug 25th | Hot 107.9 Philly

Check out my process.

Supplies used

A custom wig template was used to make this wig for a perfect fit.I use this to build wigs for myself and my clients. I can build custom wigs without my client present when I'm in the mood (which is usually in the middle of the night) because I have their exact measurement. The wig is ready to be cut and styled when they arrive which saves them time and saves me aggravation

List of Tools:

Velvet cork head

Black nylon cap

Quilters pin- preferred over T-pins  

Nail nippers for cutting wefts and thread-I never multitask my shears. I have shears for cutting real growing hair, a different set for human hair wigs and extensions, and another set for synthetic hair fibers. 

Black bonding glue

Pump it Up Spritz- used to adhere bonding glue quickly.

Old school human hair

Used old school Yaki human hair for this wig. I loved how thick one pack of hair used to be. One pack of hair could be split with a straight blade into two full packs of hair. But the hair companies got hip to the game...started charging more money for less hair.

Brands used are ModelModel, Zury and Harlem

14'' piano streaked human hair layed in the back. 27 piece human hair on the left side for a taper look

All of the hair is layed . Ready to be sectioned to map out the style

Sectioning for back of wig

Section for left side

Front view sectioned off

Right side of wig sectioned for cutting

Chop,Chop,Chop...

Stacks and Angles!

Hard lines and Bold color brings this 90's style wig to life

Stack curls AND Waterfalls ......Yasssssssssssss!!!!!!!

Now I need to get my outfit together!!

The Full look revealed in part 2 of this post

Stay Tuned

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Wig Word of the Day: 3/4 Wig

There are many different terms used in wig making and styling. Here's one to get you started :

A type of wig that is meant to sit a few inches back from the wearer's hairline. The front of the wearer's own hair is then brushed back over the front of the wig in order to conceal the edge and make the wig look natural.  3/4 wigs looks great if they are a color match to the wearer's own hair color.



This is what the inside of a 3/4 Wig looks like:

Here are some examples of HORRIBLE 3/4 Wig applications:

Just wrong on so many levels. Wearer needs her hair along the hair line to cover and conceal the wig's hard front . ( and the fact that she looks little worn out doesn't help lol)

Textures DONOT match and the wig is brown and her hair is black.  Color dose not blend well at all 

A huge NO NO!. Natural hair is to thin and to short and it DOSE NOT blend AT ALL

The wearer's natural hair should have been set to a tight curl .
 The straight dark hair DOSE NOT blend with this curly wig

Now here is a really cute 3/4 Wig. I love this look

This is made with the black headband attached to it.
You can wear your own bangs in the front OR simply add a clip-in bang

This is a 3/4 Wig I made for a photo shoot a few years ago

I'm actually wearing a 3/4 Wig in this pic too

Model & Skate Sister Nyelle Jones 

For The Aspiring Wig Makers & Extensionist

Over the past year I'v had quite a bit of wig making inquiries. People want to know how to get started. What supplies they need and what it's used for. Well it can be pretty confusing when it comes to purchasing supplies if you are not familiar with the terminology.

I learned a lot by trail and error. And it doesn't help that I'm a product whore lol, I buy things I don't need all the time just to try it.  Sooo...hopefully I can save you some money, time and energy.

To give you a better understanding into this wacky world of wigs and hair extensions I will share a new Wig Word of the day. Full definition of the terms AND examples

You will be sounding like a Wig Guru in no time!

Once we have all of the terminology down packed we will start talking about educational classes and workshops on wig making. But I can't before that, I don't have the patience to start from scratch in a classroom setting (shrugs...Sorry)

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For The Love of HAIR,

Chinere