Wigs, Turbans and Hats

Some women, as soon as they see the first sign of hair loss, take the plunge and ask their hairdresser to give them a super-short cut. If you have a good-shaped head, go for it!

With so many close-cropped heads in fashion now for both men and women, they reckon that “if you can’t beat them, join them!”

I learnt the hard way, I decided to not cut my hair and it ended up cooking on my head in my cap. Was very traumatic. I would suggest getting a cut to avoid this.

Its a great time to be a different colour play with the wigs, I had a short one, a long one and one exactly like my old hair. I became a bit of a hat girl. So thats something I don't normally wear but had fun with it. New fashion accessory.

On a hot day wigs are a bit hot. But there are so many things you can do. On the up side wearing a wig means you never have a bad hair day. Shop around as well, as wigs are expensive and I paid $600 for a wig which I saw at another place weeks later for couple hundred dollars cheaper. It was very similar. They have a built in scalp so they look real, very clever. Also if you keep your hair, there are places that can make a wig using your own hair. How good is that.

You can buy chemotherapy hats they cover all of your head. Fantastic and comfortable. I got mine online at headcovers.com. I did hear today there is a local company doing them.

So be a bit adventurous, my hair is long now I am happy to say. Your hair comes back beautiful but it grew back black...thank goodness for hair dyes.

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