What Can a Wig Do For You?

What Can A Wig Do For You?

I am constantly asked, “What’s with the wigs?”  I’ve answered that question a bunch on my YouTube channel, but I thought I’d go ahead and address it here…

I have always had problem hair.  It’s fine, flyaway, and thin.  I’ve never loved it like I should.  I’m sure I’ve not contributed to the health of it, as I’ve whacked on it, bleached it, dyed it, stripped it, and streaked it just about every color over the years. My hair has, however, gotten thinner since I went through menopause, and buying a wig seemed like a good alternative to doing more damage to myself.  Not only can I change the color, I can change the cut, the length, and the texture, just by popping a new wig on my head.  When my hair began to get thinner a few years ago, it really messed with my self-confidence.  I no longer felt vibrant and perky.  I felt old, used up, and unattractive.  Wearing a wig occasionally has really helped me feel younger and more like myself.  I won’t apologize for that. And that’s only one benefit.  Another, equally important benefit, is that it helps me get outside my comfort zone and see things from a different perspective.  I actually give my wigs names, crazy as that sounds.  If I feel like Roxy one day and Maryanne the next, well, I just put on the appropriate wig, and rock my world in it.  Because one thing is absolutely certain…if you’re gonna wear a wig, you can’t do it timidly.  No, wigs call for boldness, adventure, excitement.  No zones of comfort allowed.

Now, to the question…What Can A Wig Do For YOU?  Obviously, at it’s most basic, a wig can help you decide if you’d like to change your hair color or cut.  Even though a wig won’t look exactly like your own hair (and it’s important for you to know that right upfront), it CAN be very effective at showing whether or not a certain color or cut will be a good match for you.  If you’ve always wanted to have blonde hair, buy a wig.  You can have blonde hair any time you want it, and you don’t have to go through the process of damaging your own hair.  But, I honestly believe the single most important thing a wig can do for you is to help you feel good about yourself.  A new wig that fits well and looks great can give you a huge boost of self-confidence.  A wig can help you look at things a little differently because you’re looking at your issues through a different lens.  These reasons, and many others, are why women wear wigs.  Of course, some wear wigs from necessity because of hair loss due to chemotherapy or alopecia.  But I truly believe the deep-seated reasons are the same.  Women feel more confident if their hair looks good.  Our hair, whether we love it or hate it, has the capacity to make or break our day. I read this advice in “Cosmopolitan” many years ago, and I believe it’s true…”Never begin a flirtation on a bad hair day.”  Maybe that’s why flirtations are so few and far between at the Jackson household—I seldom have a good hair day, and I’m at the age now where flirtations do not grow on trees anymore…

If you’ve ever been curious about trying out a wig, please message me or drop a comment here.  I would love to help you!  Have a great day!

“Give me a head with hair, long beautiful hair…shining, gleaming, streaming, flaxen, waxen…Won’t you give me down to there…HAIR!…Shoulder length or longer…HAIR!…Here baby, there mama, everywhere daddy, daddy…HAIR!” sung by the Cowsills circa 1969. Check it out if you want a good laugh…