I am a male with long hair. I’ve had it since I was a teenager and even at my age, 20+ years past my teenage years, I like it this way. So does the wife. I’d rather not cut it.
I have an opportunity to get a job in a new field however it requires that men have short hair. I have given thought to, instead of cutting it, getting a wig that I would wear while working.
While doing internet searches, all I can come across is wigs for females and wigs better suited for proselytizing at sporting events. I know that I should be able to find a wig for a man that is realistic and can cover up properly-pined long hair (actors and stuntmen wear wigs all the time). I think it might be expensive but that’s okay as long as it looks natural… Can someone point me in the right direction?
I live in the Philadelphia area and would travel to NYC or somewhere else within a few hours if need be.
I have a friend who had a very long (well, tall, I guess) mohawk when I met him. He eats breakfast with his grandmother every week and didn’t want to upset her, so he went down to Main Street and asked the ladies at the wig store. They thought he was the cutest thing they’d ever seen in their lives and fixed him up with a short wig that did fine.
This is a very good point. Back in university I did some backstage stuff with the drama department and for some show all the women in the chorus had to have the same haircut (kind of like Uma Therman in Pulp Fiction’s hair). One girl had a modeling contract and was not allowed to cut her long, luscious, woody-inducing locks of gorgeousness.
Damn was it hard to get her hair squished up under a wig! She must’ve needed a thousand of those hair doodads (the hair pin things that they pretend to pick locks with in the movies).
Hate to say it, but it’s obvious when it is a wig or hairpiece. I have always been able to tell. Even those in SeaDragon Tattoo’s link are obvious to me.
So, unless you don’t mind at least some folks noticing it’s a wig, someone will know
That’s the cool thing about hair - it can grow back.
Of course, you could be like me. I cut my shoulder length hair about ten years ago on a whim (it can always grow back), and discovered that I didn’t have to spend fifteen minutes every morning drying and taming it. I was ready to go within five minutes after leaving the shower.
Yes, actually, I’ve pointed out hair pieces/wigs on many occasions and those with me were quite surprised. I suppose if they’re made with human hair, it would be harder, but, I just can tell It may be the part (if there’s one) and/or at the base where it meets the skin. It just is different. I suppose I’ve missed a few now and again
IMO the best looking hairpiece makes others wonder IF it is fake. The less successful ones leave no question.
I think the issue somewhat silly. Hair grows back. If you want the job, cut it off. That your long hair is so important to you that you would even consider this impresses me as somewhat odd - and not entirely mature.
In my experience, guys who won’t cut their hair are afraid to because they’re so used to it the way it is. They tell themselves it’s who they are. They’ve been wearing it the same damn way they’ve worn it since they were 15 years old, and they look ridiculous. Maybe you like it this way, but I’d bet that if you get a decent haircut, you’ll learn to like it, too.
Not necessarily. The first time I wore my wig out in public during chemo, I was actually stopped on the street by a girl who wanted to know if I’d be willing to be a hair model for her cosmetology class. I think it’s safe to presume she didn’t know it wasn’t real hair.
On the other hand, it was a $500 wig, purchased from a shop that specializes in cancer patients, and it had a monofiliment top, which makes it look like real scalp (more expensive than regular wigs). If you’re in the Chicago area, it was Jerome Krause Fashion Hair in Skokie.
I’ve also been surprised myself: while in the waiting/prep area for day surgery, I saw the nurses talking with someone with beautiful black hair. Then she took her hair off and handed it to the nurse. If I hadn’t seen her do that, I never would have guessed.
I also have very little trouble putting my hair either of my wigs. I don’t need a hair sock (and actually, they give me pressure headaches anyway). You just slide the wig on from front hairline to back, make sure the temples are properly placed, and then tuck your hair under like tucking it into a swimming cap. My short wig is an ear-length bob, and this works fine, and I have have the wig on in under two minutes. For a short-short men’s style, you may need a little extra time to make sure there aren’t any strays, but not that much.
The big thing is to make sure the wig fits properly. If it doesn’t, it will look fake (and will try to slide off). Jerome Krause also custom fits their wigs to your head, included in the price.
Take a look at my pics in the portrait gallery in MPSIMS. I’ve always had long hair and loved it. I cut it all off in January and even though it took awhile to get used to it it does not bother me that it’s gone. Mind you I haven’t got it cut since, but I will soon.
As someone who covers her hair for religious reasons, occasionally with a wig, and lives in a community of other women who do so, I have to echo Kaio. With a good wig (high-quality, unprocessed human hair, monofilament top, made by someone who knows what they’re doing), it shouldn’t be at all obvious except perhaps to people from wig-wearing communities. (Trust black women and Orthodox Jewish women if they say someone’s wearing a wig. We know.) If this is something you’re really committed to doing, spend money, or everybody will make fun of you behind your back for your bad toupee. My wig cost $2400, but a short one should be much, much cheaper - $400-500 or so.
That said, what texture is your hair? I have long, thick, wavy-curly hair, and I have to keep it slightly shorter than I might otherwise like in order to get it up under my Fake Hair without it making the whole thing sit up too high on the top of my head. This still means that my hair is longer than the bottoms of my shoulder blades, but my favorite mid-back length is a bit longer than I can stuff up under a wig. Your hair is probably thinner than mine, so you might not have this issue.
There are various ways of putting long hair under a wig, although I’m not sure how well all of them work under short wigs as I’ve never tried it. I currently switch off between pinning up my hair in 10-15 sections with bobby pins, getting it as flat as possible against my head (more comfortable, bad for the netting of the Fake Hair, and takes ten minutes), and using a wig cap (fast, easy, leads to a slight headache from head-squeezing, and will probably be hot in the summer months). Many wigs also have a small pouch in the back, designed to hold your hair; my wig has this, but my braid kept falling out no matter what I did. Putting my hair up in two small buns (get your mind out of the gutter) at the base of my neck works for me, but wouldn’t be hidden under a short wig, plus I really don’t like the sensation of the buns pressing into the nape of my neck whenever I look up at all.
