The right wig
 

Since Alyssa arrived I've been trying out a number of "looks" to get the perfect one because she arrived with nearly the right look but not quite.

Today I put on her sixth blonde curly wig from Amazon and suddenly the memory/fantasy/idealisation that I had been projecting into her was looking back at me.

It was almost unbelievable. There was nothing particularly special about the wig, it just triggered something deep inside me.

Weird.

Odd isnt it. The right combination of face, hair, and eye colour and is suddenly happens!

Pics man, PICS! :rulez

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Where exactly is the best place to buy QUALITY wigs? I've bought one or two off Amazon. One is... okay. The other is just urgh. The 'hair' is SO thin and also, at the front where the parting is you can CLEARLY see it's a wig. I liked that one too because it was a beautiful purple colour and it FEELS super silky soft.

Specialists mate, you get what you pay for. If your bank balance is still reasonably healthy, go for human hair, the higher density the better if you like "big" hair.
Sara's was £600, but with that I got a custom cap made from scratch to fit her head measurements perfectly, and it sheds about 1 or 2 strands every month or so, so it will probably outlive her. All a question of what you're prepared to spend really

I have about 9 wigs at the mo but i only use 2 of them on emma because like you say... You find the right look and it just works. Hers came from amazon. The quality is fairly good but they tangle easy. The best wig i have is skyes curly blonde one. It came with the doll that i gave my brother so i dont know its origin. Its a lace front and brilliant quality

Lately I've been getting my wigs at the thrift stores here in Canada. Their human hair wigs range from $5 to $15 CDN and once you have tried a human hair wig, there is a good chance you won't want to go back.

That happens to me a lot too. There is something kind of magical about it.

So, human hair wigs, interesting, is there any certain way you need to look after them over more synthetic wigs?

I find them to be pretty low maintenance compared to the synthetic wigs. You can treat them much like your own hair; wash with regular shampoos and conditioners, comb them normally, stile with the same tools people use. They are much easier to comb tangles out of, but you can get split ends if you are not careful.
Most of all they feel much nicer when you run your fingers through your dolls hair.

Nice, does the colour remain for a few years?