Why Are We So Weird About Wearing Wigs?
When it comes to hair, there are so many misconceptions, not to mention expectations. Women shouldn't have fake hair—that's weird—but it's a pleasant surprise when they reveal that their Rapunzel-style strands were actually purchased and adhered to the scalp using some form of adhesive or clip. Plenty of people wear fake hair and there are a variety of different reasons for this, including: illness, volume, length, joy, variety, pure laziness, a fun event—or just because someone wants to. And at the end of the day, none of those reasons are any of your business. Mane Character is for anyone who's had their wig fly off in the club, for anyone who's had the awkward "Oh, that's my hair extensions, you can't dig into my hair" conversation during a hot make-out. It's for the knee-length knotless box braids gals and everyone in between: I salute you. All of this is for you. |
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| As a culture, we are weird about hair. There are constant, ever-evolving rules about where and how hair should (and shouldn't be) on our bodies, for example. It's either good or bad depending on where it is, and if the style and coarseness of the hair itself is aesthetically pleasing. Bizarrely, it's the same story with the hair on our head. |
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Looking for the best in wigs, weaves, and hair extensions but don't know where to start? Refinery29 gathered the most knowledgable experts in the business to narrow it down. |
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| When Carly Danner began to lose her hair in her twenties, she learned some hard truths along the way. |
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Alison Lee, co-founder of the Alopecia Justice League, explains the importance and need for wigs and cranial prosthetics to be covered by Medicare, and how to talk to your representatives. |
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| Charting the key investments made in the wig industry over the past four years. |
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I am no stranger to wearing hair extensions—whether it's for weaves, braids, or wigs, human or synthetic hair. Yet, it's only in recent years that I've actually cared (really cared) about the environmental and ethical cost of the hair I am consuming and discarding. Now more than ever, I am asking, is it ever ethical to wear hair extensions? |
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