Got Rid Of The Wig. Just Couldn't Take It Anymore

[Guest Anna_SF]

I worked my first full day a week ago and my feet were swelling out of my shoes. The but home was full of drunken weirdos and I had a blinding headache. Wearing the wig with my regular hair underneath made it unbearable. So the next day I went out without it. It was very scary cause it's thin in some areas (top, temples) and still shortish. It grew in curly, curly, like little orphan annie! I have no experience with styling curly hair, so it's a bit of a mess right now. It needs more length before I can get it cut.

I miss the wig in some ways because it made me very cute & attractive and hid some of my jawline but the heat. the tightness and hair constantly getting in my mouth and sticking to my lipstick was just too much. But now I look really transgender/masculine. It's a huge trade off but it is nice to just go out without having to put it on. It did attract a lot of attention but I don't think I was really ready for it. The seat next to me on the bus is always empty but I'm much calmer. I used to fidget with my wig to get it comfortable.

If I do go back to a wig I will get a human hair one - those are sooo much better. I got one from paula y but it was so small I couldn't fit it on a cat let alone a human. But the hair on it was so nice. I may have to go back to a wig and I accept that. Now the challenge is learning how to style it and do the right makeup. My face looks quite fem when I put a sweatshirt hood on and pull it around. But very dude-like as it is. I've been on E/AA for 7 months. I use Nioxim for volume, propecia and monoxodil/nizoral shampoo (all rogaine tests were done with nizoral as part of the test 2x/week).

[Guest Elizabeth K]

Cool - its a sign of getting where you want to be, getting rid of a crutch. I know, so of we MTF must wear a wig - baldness problems and all, but if you can make it without one, it sure frees you up.

Curly hair? Let it air dry, plump it up. Don't fight it.

Lizzy

[Carolyn Marie]

I had a shoulder length wig at first (I think there is a pic of it in my gallery, the reddish one). Here in So. Cal., it got so hot and sweaty during the summer that I knew I couldn't wear it every day. I found a different, shorter style, that everyone says suits me very well. It's artificial, but of much better quality and looks and feels like real hair.

While it can still be a chore to wear it all day long, it is bearable. I have a large bald spot on my crown, and my hair is thin elsewhere, so I really have no choice. Implants are way too expensive to even consider.

We do what we have to do. Lots of GG women wear them too. I hope, Anna, that you find something that works for you.

HUGS

Carolyn Marie

[Guest Nat]

Like Carolyn, due to bald spots, im pretty resigned to wearing one. If only the rest of my body hair would just fall out lol. My current one is artificial hair but looks real though i found it a bit long, hot and cumbersome at times. Im currently looking at something shorter and more 'under control'. My biggest problem i found with them is...what colour am i? lol

Nat

[Guest NatashaJade]

I enjoy how my wig looks, but it is somewhat tiresome. That being said, wigs aren't made for us. They're made for cis-women because one of the key indicators of gender is hair and many women take a certain amount of pride in the way their hair looks. I count myself among them and would rather suffer with the wig than not. When I really don't have time for it and the weather permits, I'll wear a cute hat. Other times, I have a few scarves and headbands that do the trick. But the wig is still my primary way of disguising my hair loss.

xoxo

Tasha

[Guest]

Hi Anna,

I do understand. Your have a few months of waiting for your hair to grow and the wig has got to go. That's me too.

But yes, I'd like to have a good wig as a backup even if my hair does become managable. Haven't found it yet.

Love, Kat.

[Guest Lacey Lynne]

True Confession Time:

Having to wear a wig is THE REASON I have not gone fulltime!

Like others here, I must wear one all day long. The only one I have (in my avatar photo appearing here) is uncomfortable after about 2 hours and drives me crazy. No way can I wear it any longer than that.

Later in the month, I'm going to a wig shoppe for a professional fitting and advice. While I don't want to pay a fortune for a wig (and one truly can) I do need one that fits and will be reasonably comfortable throughout the day.

Oh, how I envy those who do NOT need wigs! If that is YOU, then count your blessings!

Lacey

[Guest Krisina]

Oh how I envy those who don't have to wear a wig. It would be nice to be one of those people but like some other people here I'm in the camp where m pattern baldness is a problem. So to wear a wig or not wear a wig unfortunately I don't have that option. I need to wear a wig if I'm going out in public.  Some girls are spool lucky (sigh).