Anyway, last week I realized something. I am completely and utterly bored with my hair. I just wasn't having fun with it. Then it also hit me that I had been bunning consistently since March. No wonder I was bored. Doing the same thing for 4 months straight can drive anyone crazy.
So...I decided to half wig it up again. That way I can spice up my (hair) life for awhile. The first half wig I'm going to wear is Outre Yasmine. I purchased this half wig months ago (December 2011...is anyone else noticing that I have had things that I could have reviewed months ago lol) and I'm just now getting around to wearing it. I paid around $20 for it at a local beauty supply store in VA but this wig can be purchased at
blackhairspray.com.
Outre Yasmine is a synthetic half wig but I found the texture to be very soft and it is true to color ( I purchased Yasmine in 1B and it was a true 1B...not brown) The wig contains 2 combs (one in the front and one in the back) and it has a perfect fit (not too tight). In terms of length, Yasmine is long--it is BSL-ish. The style of the wig is very wavy. In fact, when I pulled Yasmine out of the package, I found that the waves are deeply set. I wasn't a fan of that (it looked too fake to me), so I brushed the wig out a bit with my wig brush to make it look a little more natural.
As par for the course with half wigs, I left a little bit of my own hair out to blend. I found that Yasmine is a very easy wig to work with. All I did was bump the ends of my leave out a bit and proceeded to blend my hair with the wig. In terms of ease of blending, this ranks up there with Outre Tammy and I would recommend this wig to first time half wig wearers.
My only gripe with Outre Yasmine is that it sheds A LOT. I know that some shedding is to be expected but it just seems like Yasmine sheds more than it should. Also, if you like big, diva hair Yasmine is not for you. Yasmine isn't as voluminous as most of the half wigs I own.
Nevertheless, Yasmine is a solid half wig and is a great style for the summer. Check out me wearing Yasmine!
Lovely I've been experimenting with synthetic half heads but all of the straight synthetic ones I’ve seen have that shiny Barbie doll type hair. defo going to look for the one you’re wearing
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Yeah I have noticed that the straighter half wigs are super shiny. Usually, when I wear half wigs, I choose ones that have some sort of curl or wave to them. I find that those are more natural looking.
DeleteI'm currently feeling very wiggy too and you are SO right, whenever I'm feeling blah wigs instantly solve my boredom! LOL@you saying its long and your hair is BSL!
ReplyDeleteGirl if I don't go to wigs, I'll wind up cutting my hair and I so don't want to do that right now lol.
DeleteLOL yeah I know my own hair is BSL but when it's out it doesn't feel that long. I don't know what length I have to reach in order for my hair to feel long but hair-rexia is real!
I keep saying I need to get back into half wigs... Yasmine looks good on you!
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DeleteYou should! Half wigs are are great way to get out of a rut! :)
I love the photo of you wearing the unit, it looks very natural! I have been using half wigs for two years to protect my hair as I transition to natural, it has made the whole process much easier and I have been able to retain all of my hair without the big chop.
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