Base wig - no more PO???

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Base wig - no more PO???

Post by starlotus » Sun Nov 06, 2011 8:00 pm

So it's been a long time since I've done a dread wig, and I used to buy my base wigs for dreading from Professional Only, but I just checked Ebay (as I have plans for a new wig for myself rattling around my brain) and there's no listings. I searched for other sellers, but a lot of the wigs I found that look suitable are listed as "Japanese Heat Resistant Fiber" that states the wigs are resistant to heat so you can style them with a hairdryer and whatnot. What IS this stuff? It seems to me that if it's that heat-resistant it would be a pain to seal, and may not seal at all.

I did a specific search for kanekalon wigs, but it yielded only a few results, and none in the color that I need. Help? I need a dark purple wig with a shaggy-ish fringe.

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Re: Base wig - no more PO???

Post by Librarynerd » Sun Nov 06, 2011 9:44 pm

I got a lovely wig from http://www.epiccosplay.com/. High quality, soft, skin top, dreaded nicely, sealed well. can be heat styled.
http://www.etsy.com/shop/jeanween23

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Re: Base wig - no more PO???

Post by Monique_marion_may » Sun Nov 06, 2011 10:28 pm

I've not tried it, but this site advertises as KK and Mkatsi has reccomended them i think. http://www.annabelleswigs.co.uk/

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Re: Base wig - no more PO???

Post by starlotus » Mon Nov 07, 2011 12:37 am

Thanks, ladies :)

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Post by dreadviolet » Fri Nov 11, 2011 12:24 pm

I've got two PO wigs in Etsy: http://www.etsy.com/shop/dreadviolet

Also, there's a seller called Firstlow in Ebay. They have KK wigs, pretty much the same wigs that PO had.
http://stores.ebay.co.uk/firstlow/Wig-/ ... 34.c0.m322
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Re: Base wig - no more PO???

Post by gratefuldreads » Thu Feb 16, 2012 1:09 pm

I am bumping this thread because this issue has plagued me recently. The "High-Temperature Synthetic Fiber superior to Kanekalon" or "heat resistant 150c synthetic fiber" found in the item descriptions of many online sellers suggests the hair won't seal properly to me. I checked some of the links offered in this thread and, still, I am having trouble finding wigs out of good old KK. Can anyone either confirm that the material used to construct these "heat resistant" wigs does/does not seal properly, or vouch for a particular wig seller? If there is another thread on this subject please link me. If not I will list my findings in this thread In case anyone else is in need of this information. Cheers!

I was able to find a few wigs on www.wigisfashion.com by going through item descriptions but there were only 6 or so total wigs not listed as "heat resistant"

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