So what can we as cosplayers use them for? Basically any character that has some or all of their hair pulled back in some manner. For example Azula from Avatar:The Last Airbender or Vegeta from Dragonball Z.
The Search!
The only place I've ever bought wigs from is ebay. Because generally they are cheap and I count myself as a fairly savvy ebayer.
So I searched lace front wig in Women's Accessories, with full wig checked on the side bar. Originally I had all of my parameters entered into the sidebar but I was turning up shit. Only when I turned 90 percent of the search parameters off did I get some super awesome stuff! So let be lesson ebayers, don't let the easiness of those little boxes fool you. All the sellers have different ways of listing their stuff and sometime they plain don't add any details at all into the search info.
Number 1 Pick!
From an ebay seller named hairtekgroup. Hairtekgroup
With free fast shipping and unbeatable price I don't think I could go wrong. Amazing bonus includes the sellers own special wig fiber which they tout to be able to take 400 degrees! Just by that alone I think these wigs could the ultimate styling wigs for cosplayers. A super added bonus is the ad is written by a native English speak which makes choosing the wig even easier.
Pick Number 2!
seller hkdell
With high quality multiview pictures and Kanekalon fibers this wig is a very safe choice. Kanekalon is a preferred name brand wig fiber of cosplayers. Guaranteeing at least a medium quality wig, possibly a high quality wig. The major let down with this seller is the extremely long and untrackable shipping. The ad is also clear in its description however brief.
Third Choice not really....
Lux vouge
Was the first wig I came across in my search. It's fairly cheap but the ad is just awful. The pictures are not so great either and the ad contradicts itself by saying straight texture but the also said made of yaki fiber (a kinky fiber made to imitate African American hair texture). Says free shipping down below but has 7.99 economy listed above. You can't be sure of the quality of the fiber but according to a youtube review, it wouldn't last more than a week on regular wear. I only considered this one because at the time it was the only one I could find and I was too worried about wear since the majority of the hair was going to be in fixed position and would not rub. Also I assured by tutorials I had seen in the past I could easily correct over shinyness or softness.
Alright so that's how you find a lace front wig on ebay. When I get mine I'll be sure to talk about the qualitly at some point. I will also talk about how I am going to style it as lace front and not a full lace wig, considering Azula's hair is pulled straight up into a top knot.
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