Celebs in wigs
Does Alexandra Burke wear a wig?
I honestly thought that when Alexandra Burke was competing on X factor that she had been given a Wig, a Lace Wig to be exact, to wear as she went from really short. As seen below.
Alexandra Burke
To mega gorgeous tresses
Alexandra Burke looking fantastic with her new hair
As you can see the new hair only emphasises her stunningly good looks. Now I was really fooled into thinking that this was a wig and that may have been the best option when you then have a photo taken like this.
Alexandra Burke's new tresses
I absolutely love AB and voted loads of time for her in X Factor. I really hope that she snags this before the damage is too great and after seeing Naomi Campbell’s shocking hairline, that truly shows that you have to give your hair a rest in between wearing hair extensions, especially weaving hair extensions.
I can talk from first hand experience as I had braided extensions in my hair continuously for 10 years and suffered from a weakened hair line at my temples. Now that I wear wigs and have done for the last 2 years, it has helped my hair a lot.
A Wig or Headscarf – Which do you prefer?
At Afuro Hair and Beauty we believe that you should give something back to your local community and that is why I volunteer for a few hours a week at the North Staffordshire University Hospital.
This week I was on the Cancer Department and was talking to an absolutely lovely lady, who is slightly bonkers and is probably why we got on so well, called Frances Hibbert. Frances was having Chemotherapy and we were talking about random things. Honest our conversation was as random as you can get. Anyhow, we got onto the topic of wigs and Frances says “Oh no, I’d never wear one of those things!”.
So in between giggles as I’m new to interviewing, we embark on some light hearted questioning:
Mary: So Frances, we were talking about wigs and your personal thoughts about wigs. .
Frances: I don’t particular like them. I think they look like hats or mops on top of heads.
Mary: So wigs aren’t for you?
Frances: Personally wigs are not for me. I’d prefer to wear a hat or a bandanna.
Mary: Why do you feel more comfortable in a hat or bandanna than a wig?
Frances: To me a wig seems big, bulky and heavy.
Mary: Did you try these wigs through the NHS and privately?
Frances: Both
Mary: Human or Synthetic Hair?
Frances: Both. I do object that I would have had to pay for any wig I purchased, which was what I was advised when I firsthad Chemotherapy.
Mary: Where do purchase the bandanna’s from?
Frances: From any local shop. I went to Ascot last year and I wore a long head scarf and a hat with a band around it.
Mary: So you felt good…
Frances: Well I wouldn’t have said that I felt good. I felt better than if I’d gone with a bald head or a wig on.
Mary: I bet you looked really cool as that sounds very stylish and that’s what Ascots all about, style.
I found this conversation very insightful as I’d always wondered why some women wear head scarves as opposed to wigs. When I told Frances that my hair was a wig, she was very impressed. She was also very impressed that my natural hair, al afro or ‘fro as I call it, could fit under the wig, as I did show her a photo of myself without the wig on.Even seeing how good a wig can look, Francis prefers to do without them.
Head scarf’s have always been a fashion item that celebs have been wearing for some time now. Paris Hilton is a prime example, then there’s Halle Berry and you can’t miss out Posh Spice, sorry Victoria Beckham..
I wear wig because I choose to, which is completely different from wearing a wig because you have to. Therefore a wig in the eyes of some people is something that they will never try as it represents something that they do not like.
It’s down to preferences. Some people like Marmite and some don’t…
I would like to thanks Frances for taking a few minutes to talk to me and to have given me an sight to the other side of the coin about wigs… I also wish her well with her treatment and I’m looking forward to hearing from her in the near future!
Tv Soap Star wigs out
The one question that people ask me is “Are you bald to have to wear a wig?”. The reason I wear a wig is that I’m lazy but like to look good.
When I mention that Beyonce wears a wig, people are shocked. In this day and age loads of people wear wigs for a multitude of reasons and mine is just one.
Slapping the myth “You have to be bald or less than healthy to wear wig” is Kara Tointion. She seems to have gone through s phase of wearing wigs even though her natural hair is gorgeous. I’m going to guess that she has the same outlook on life and wants to look great but is sometimes, well all the time for me, too lazy to be bothered with doing anything with your hair. Since wearing a wig my hair has grown loads and when I wear it al naturel, which isn’t often, even my Mum thinks it’s a wig. When I told her it was my real hair, she couldn’t believe that my hair had grown so long and looked so healthy.
Plus Kara Tointon is of a similar age to myself (cough, splutter….) goes to show that anyone, of any age can indulge themselves in a new look. She looks great in her wigs and there are some great synthetic wigs, around today, which are really hard to tell from Human Hair Wigs.
THE Inside Soap Awards took place this week, with several starlets looking more dud than sexy soap sud.
EastEnders beauty Kara Tointon – who plays Dawn in the Albert Square soap – made the most of the body-con trend in this gold bandage dress. . Read more….
Soap Stars On The Razzle
Kara Tointon is apparently engrossed in a happy game of blind man’s buff, as she exits a bar in Camden. Read more..
Lily Allen wears….
Yeah you guessed it! A WIG. No really?!
Well from the what I’ve seen of Lily Allen she loves her wigs as much as I do. However I like mine to be a little more subtle than some of the ones that Lily likes to wear. Then again if I was into show business I’d be a little more in your face with it.
The one wig that Lily Allen wore was the long blond one which looked really good on her. I’d always thought that dark hair suited her best but then she rocked out looking foxy in the long blond number.
So that’s a celeb rocking a hot wig….Unfortunately some celebs are determined to give wigs a bad rap…
I think the the award for a celeb wearing the most god awful wig…..(drum roll please)……… must go to Cher.
Cher has many hair styles and wigs. During her long 40 year career in the spotlight, Cher has worn virtually every color of hair style or wig available in the market. During the most recent appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show, Cher wore a blonde hair style with rough curls. Read more…
Do you have to be bald to wear a wig?
No you don’t.
I don’t have enough fingers and toes to count how many times I’ve been asked that question.It’s even funnier when I say that I have a full head of hair but I’m just a bit lazy when it comes to doing something with it. People don’t seem to believe me until I whip out of photo of myself, which I sadly have on my phone. As my hair is natural, aka afro, it seems to shock and confuse people and all they say is ” You fit all of that under a wig?!”
One day I’ll post a photo of myself without the wig…..
I wear a wig as I like to look good but don’t want to be spending what precious time I have doing my hair. However some people wear wig as they MUST to due to one reason or another. I really hope that this blog gives people both views of the coin and to show how much wigs have come on since the 1800′s!
Talking of people who MUST wear a wig, Naomi Campbell is definitely one such person who needs to speak to me. With the amount of money that she earns I really would have thought that her hair piece, whether it’s a weave or a wig, would be attached correctly. At the very least it would cover up her stressed out scalp.
I can’t say for certain why she has a receding hairline like that, this can happen when you constantly put pressure on your hair with hair extensions. This is why Wigs especially Front and Lace Wigs are good, when attached correctly, as they are attached to your skin and not your hair.
She could have Hair Transplant surgery. Yes…Hair transplant surgery I can’t believe that this is available. I thought it was just something that was on the Simpsons for fun, Homer had it done, and not a REAL form of surgery. As you can probably tell this is not something that I would ever endorse and think that there are less painful ways of having a full head of hair. Then again if I couldn’t wear wigs any more I’d go natural. Hair Transplant Surgery is just too extreme.
Katie Price and her love of wigs.
Whoa hoo! Katie Price wears wigs.
I’d had a long day and decided that I wanted my brain to relax so I switched on the TV, channel hopped for a while and then settles on “What Katie did next” on ITV2. Now I’m not a big fan of Katie Price but I do admire what she has done in her life with regards to where she started off and where she is today.
Anyhow, she was getting ready to head off to the Brit Awards and her make up/hair stylist pulls a wig out of the bag and Katie Price explains that she wears a wig now and again. I did surely sit up in my seat and take notice. She didn’t let the camera’s film her putting it on but I think it may have been a 3/4 wig where you blend your own hair into the wig.
Don’t get me wrong I knew she wore hair extensions, however, I’m well chuffed that she wears wigs as well.
Some people still think that if you wear a wig you must be bald…One day I’ll post a picture of myself with my natural hair, it’s a sight to be seen.
After the programme I went hunting for a picture of Katie Price wearing a wig and could only find an article with her wearing a shockingly obvious wig. Her partner, Alex, is wearing an even more shocking outfit…
The difference between a Lace Front Wig and a Full Lace Wig
I’ve been doing a bit of research on the net to see what information is available regarding Full Lace Wigs, or as they seem to be also called, Full Lace Front Wigs.
As the name suggest the base of this wig is completely made of lace. The lace can either be Swiss Lace, which is thin and delicate and due to this it is almost undetectable. French Lace is thicker but is more durable.
If you’ve never worn a Lace Front Wig, then I would suggest that you start off with one that is made from French Lace. I started off wearing the Sleek Diva Lace Front wig, which is made from French Lace, and even though I made mistakes when attaching the wig the lace was strong enough to take my pulling on it when I realized I hadn’t aligned the double sided tape or liquid adhesive correctly to the wig.
Lace Wig with strech cap
The above picture is of the base of a Lace Wig. The material sown into/around the lace, is the stretch of the cap. Why is it there I hear you say. Well imagine if the whole wig was lace you wouldn’t be able to put it into a ponytail without ripping. However the stretch part of the cap does what it says. It stretches so that the lace base can be more flexible.
Now to put this all into some type of perspective, a Lace Wig is the type of wig that Beyonce, Tyra and other celebs wear. This is the type of wig that I’m wearing in the photo at the top of the page.
Wigs really are a fashion statement!
Ok so I’ve been bleating on about how fashionable wigs are. However do you think that they are a fashion statement? Do hip pop stars wear them? Sorry but the answer is gonna have to be a yes..
Charlie Le Mindu Debuts at LFW
Forget tasteful bobs and pretty fringes, the Charlie Le Mindu hair show at London Fashion Week pulled out all the stops to shock and delight the jam-packed audience of hipsters.
Drag Queen Jodie Harsh, known for her love of big hair, sat happily in the front row with her Leigh Bowery look-a-like friend and was seen mouthing the words “fab” as soon as the first model took to the stage. Balancing a giant red square of hair on her head, this Toyahesque, avant garde style started the show perfectly. Read more of this story..
HJi Hearts….Wigs
These days, you’re nothing if you don’t have a selection of change-your-look-in-a-jiffy wigs. From subtle blonde lengths to bright tinsel numbers, they’re the latest must-have accessory for style setters.
Gone are the days when a wig was an item just used to cover baldness, in the fast-paced world of celebrity, you can change your look in an instant, without the need for hair extensions. Read more of the story..
Andre Agassi admits to wearing a wig!?
Andre Agassi has a secret, and he’s sharing: The tennis star has worn hair pieces for years! Not just subtle, low-key ones, but full-on ’80s rockstar hair, mullets and more.
While it makes perfect sense — in fact old photos scream fake hair when we look back — we still felt a bit shocked by the now-bald star’s admission, which he made via his upcoming book, “Open: An Autobiography.” Read more of this story….
This really did surprise me as I never would have considered Andre Agassi wearing a wig. Plus the fact that he wore it while playing tennis is absolutely fantastic:
The thing about wearing a wig is that if it looks natural no one will ever think it’s a wig. Believe it or not but Andre Agassi’s wig was in the style of the times so it looked natural and no one questioned it.
That is exactly the same now. If you wear a well styled wig, like the ones that I wear and sell, then unless you tell someone people on the street will never know it’s a wig.
Secretly Balding Moviestars
I realise that it’s not just women that wear wigs but men as well. There is a whole raft of famous men who allegedly wear them and I have to say that I’d never have guessed.
I never knew that Brendan Fraser, out of The Mummy, was losing his hair and that he wore a hair piece. Well that shows me.
So then, as I’m forever curious, I started wondering who else wears a hair piece.
Sean Connery wore a hair piece all through his career as James Bond. I’m flabbergasted that it would seem that Ben Affleck is alleged to wear a hair piece. The list is quite long.
It’s amazing how good the technology is and has been, in the case of Sean Connery, that it is hard to distinguish a wig from natural hair unless it’s pointed out to you or someone tells you.
This once again blows away that myth that wigs are easily distinguishable. Actually the only wigs that I am able to spot are the ones that are poorly made. I have never had anyone stop me in the street, or anywhere else, and say ” Nice wig love”.
I do have a lot of people comment on how nice my hair looks and I don’t spend half as much as the celebrities do.
Does Cheryl Cole wear a wig? Does Beyonce?
I was asked this question when I gave a presentation to the student hairdresser at my local college. There are some celebrities that do wear wigs but I was sure that Cheryl Cole was not one of them.
When I watch the L’Oreal advert and see the poster of Cheryl Cole on billboards and bus stops I’d guessed that she was wearing some sort of hair extensions as I remember that her hair was not as full as it is now. Then I came across this article about Cheryl Cole and her hair.
Just like a wig hair extensions can also give you a new look. I really like Cheryl Cole as she seems to be quite down to earth even though she’s super famous.
Talking about super famous. Beyonce is super super super famous and it would seem that she wears a wig.
I found this article about Beyonce and then came across this other article about what type of wig she favours.
The photo of myself ( Mary) on this blog is where I am wearing a Lace Wig or as some call it a Full Lace Front Wig. So you see you to can look and feel as glamorous as a celebrity!
Lady Gaga…Is that a..
I’m not sure if you know that Lady Gaga wears a wig. If you knew that, have you seen her without the white wig that she favours and is her signature look. Well this is Lady Gaga without the wig
There are a few photo’s and I’ve looked at all of them and see that she had the quirky image from the stat. Who else is going to wear some of that get up (bra with chains from it..) aside from Madonna and it certainly is not Madonna.
Well I’m not alone…as in not the only person who wears a wig and is more than happy for people to know about it. It’s funny though that it’s alleged that after she started wearing her wig her career took off.
Now that is a fantastic advert for wearing wigs. If people ask me what I do for a living I always tell them that I sell wigs on line. When I tell them that I’m wearing one they always say “Ohmygoodness! I couldn’t tell that was a wig. It looks so natural”. Mmmm that’s why I wear them….
Who wants someone to say “Excuse me but you’re wig looks nice”…I always have people saying “Your hair looks so nice, I wish I had hair like you”. Then I tell them that they can.
Wig wearing is soooo much fun!
