New arrivals: Arwen wig
I'm about to do some post spamming because when I try to put it all in one entry I can't make it coherent. Although, I'm not really promising coherence with separate posts either. :P
Today's arrivals included my new Arwen wig. As I expected, it is too curly. However, that's proving to be easy to remedy, simply by combing my hands through and separating the curls a bit. I'm going to get it all fluffed out, then put a bunch of small braids through it to get the desired waviness I want. Might stick it in the bathroom while I take a shower or something to help hang the existing curls out a bit and maybe again after it's braided to attempt to set in the waves.
I'm really going to have to get my hair cut now. I can't even try it on very effectively until I do (though I have played with it a bit, I can't even begin to fit my real hair under it). I was thinking of going with something like this.
The color of the wig is definitely more red than Arwen's probably should be, especially once I get it in the sunlight. However, it really works with my coloring. My old wig was too towards the black/blue spectrum and did not mesh well with my skin tone. Sometimes you have to go with what works with you and maybe moves a step away from the character. I think I mentioned something to that effect in a discussion about the color of Arwen's Coronation gown the other day on LR_Cos (shifting the color to make it flatter you rather than match the actual gown). So, I'm not fretting over the color as much as I thought I was when I pulled it out the package. Yay! A brunette color that works with me!
The length is fantastic! It's 40" at the longest, but has some layers. One small, although workable problem, the part is intended to go off to the side. Very far off to the side actually. As long as I cover the hairline as I style it, that should never become a problem. I think this wig will work with any Arwen style I might want to do except the pulled back/braided ones like the Chase and Battle costumes have. I think I could even work with it to get the Dream gown hairstyle out of it. Mental note: buy some bobby pins. I thought I had some but I don't.
The seller also has a blonde wig (as well as some crazy funky colors) in this style/length. Given the way the part is (aside from being on the side), the blonde would work beautifully for Galadriel or Eowyn.
Another mental note for Arwen: get more spirit gum and liquid latex.
Today's arrivals included my new Arwen wig. As I expected, it is too curly. However, that's proving to be easy to remedy, simply by combing my hands through and separating the curls a bit. I'm going to get it all fluffed out, then put a bunch of small braids through it to get the desired waviness I want. Might stick it in the bathroom while I take a shower or something to help hang the existing curls out a bit and maybe again after it's braided to attempt to set in the waves.
I'm really going to have to get my hair cut now. I can't even try it on very effectively until I do (though I have played with it a bit, I can't even begin to fit my real hair under it). I was thinking of going with something like this.
The color of the wig is definitely more red than Arwen's probably should be, especially once I get it in the sunlight. However, it really works with my coloring. My old wig was too towards the black/blue spectrum and did not mesh well with my skin tone. Sometimes you have to go with what works with you and maybe moves a step away from the character. I think I mentioned something to that effect in a discussion about the color of Arwen's Coronation gown the other day on LR_Cos (shifting the color to make it flatter you rather than match the actual gown). So, I'm not fretting over the color as much as I thought I was when I pulled it out the package. Yay! A brunette color that works with me!
The length is fantastic! It's 40" at the longest, but has some layers. One small, although workable problem, the part is intended to go off to the side. Very far off to the side actually. As long as I cover the hairline as I style it, that should never become a problem. I think this wig will work with any Arwen style I might want to do except the pulled back/braided ones like the Chase and Battle costumes have. I think I could even work with it to get the Dream gown hairstyle out of it. Mental note: buy some bobby pins. I thought I had some but I don't.
The seller also has a blonde wig (as well as some crazy funky colors) in this style/length. Given the way the part is (aside from being on the side), the blonde would work beautifully for Galadriel or Eowyn.
Another mental note for Arwen: get more spirit gum and liquid latex.