When I see you tugging on the back of your wig I feel sad. I don't want anyone to know you are wearing Alternative Hair. No one should know.
When you place that beautiful head of alternative hair, take a second or third check around the perimeter. Make sure your hair is laying down, girl!
Does it always slip up? The fit isn't quite right. I can fix that.
Do you feel insecure about your alternative hair? Get hair you feel confident wearing. Call Amy Jane, let's set up an appointment to find you that perfect head of alternative hair.
Short Hair Wearers:
Before you put on your hair give it a good shake. Don't have every hair be too perfectly in place. That just screams out “WIG!”
Medium Length Hair (less than shoulder length):
Put your hair on securely. Brush it out. Give your head that shaggy wet dog shake- I'm serious! Laugh after you've got your balance back, girl.
All Hair Wearers: Brush your bang into place, please. Merely fluff the rest of your alternative hair into place; use your hands, fingers- not a brush.
Make your alternative hair look it has movement! Not screaming out:
“HEY EVERYONE, I'M WEARING A WIG!”
Keep your alternative hair flowing with movement!
Condition your alternative hair every time you wash it. And be sure to clean your alternative hair every week or two if you are wearing it daily.
Now look at the hair around your ears. Is your alternative hair sticking up or looking goofy? Move that alternative hair towards your lovely face so it frames it. Or -Try pushing it to flow away from your face.
Feel the back of your wig at the nape [or neck]. Is this accidentally tucked under? Oops! Fix it, girl! Hang another mirror so you can check at a glance.
To see a quick video that shows a few other pointers on wearing your Alternative Hair. Right click on that link to open in a new window. In that new window, scroll down to the bottom and click on the "Stacie, Monofilament." Hit the blue "play" button in the pop up window and it will play in your Windows Media Player. It's short.
Do what looks best for the style you have. If moving it towards your face works but the hair is a bit long yet, call Amy Jane for a wig cut. We'll get it looking just right for you.
On to Wig Etiquette
This is very important ladies. No tugging at the back of that wig in public -nor the sides- none of that!
When something doesn't feel quite right >> go to the ladies room! It's like tugging at your panties, girl! Don't do that in front of others; it embarrasses them. You have my permission to hit the ladies room for a hair check up to make it feel comfy.
And just because you need a wig now doesn't mean you wont want to keep wearing them long after this hair loss issue has past. Many women find it so much easier to just pop on a wig. No more bad hair days!
Do you feel insecure about your alternative hair? Get hair you feel confident wearing. Call me, let's set up an appointment to find you that perfect head of alternative hair. Call Amy Jane @ five four one forty forty W I G.
Your alternative hair is always just right. Rain, wind, or high humidity. The cut is precise. Colours glowing. Love your hair, girl!
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
What is New this Season from Raquel Welch?
Ta-Dah! Raquel Welch's latest heads of Alternative Hair. Starting on the left and moving clockwise is Sharp, Dash, and Chardonnay. All have memory cap construction; some of the nicest in the industry today. Raquel Welch Memory Cap heads of Alternative Hair are so light weight and comfy.
No itchy lace at the crown shakra so your heat can escape; your head can breathe. The material used is like you'd expect of fine lingerie. Resilient, lighter, more secure fitting. With a wide, velvet-like, flannel band at the nape and/or forehead you realize a more comfortable fit.
Above is a lovely straight hair bob type styling called Fresh. It is unique in that it has a Sheer Indulgence circular spot which is 2 inches across in the crown area. A truly unique feature from Raquel Welch. Refer to the photo below taken from their magazine.
At Amy's Wig Shop you get great deals on all in stock Alternative Hair. Most heads of Alternative Hair arrive within 4 days of placing your special order.
Amy's Wig Shop- your local Alternative Hair Solution. Located privately in North Bend, Oregon.
I am here for you! Call me, Amy Jane, at five, four, one, forty, forty, WIG.
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
I'm afraid to wreck my new hair! ... How do I clean my wig?
I know you are nervous about washing your new Alternative Hair for the first time. Just follow these easy step by step instructions.
First let's gather the tools you will need:
You bought your Alternative Hair Shampoo and Conditioner at Amy's Wig Shop in North Bend, Oregon - your local Alternative Hair Solution!- so let's use them.
You need a glass or plastic basin, bowl (or a really clean plastic trash receptacle) so long as there is no metal in the bowl to cause a reaction with your Alternative Hair.
Lots of cool, clean water.
A few clean towels.
A wig hanger or wig stand - NOT a styrofoam head as these will not permit air flow and may stretch your precious Alternative Hair.
A dedicated wig brush -not one used on hair which is connected to anyones head!
And of course, your Alternative Hair.
Start by brushing through those wig fibres -if it's a short hair and if it's not a curly long hair- to remove any tangles.
Put about a tablespoons worth (1 TBLSP= 15mL= 1/2 oz) of wig shampoo into your basin. Fill with that luke-cool water to agitate and create suds. (*Hot water damages these hair fibers*)
Immerse your Alternative Hair, sinking it down into the water and swish a few times. Permit your Alternative Hair to remain in that water for 5 to 10 minutes then swish again before removing to your wig hanger/stand. It will be dripping wet and loaded with soap at this point.
Dump that soapy water, rinse the basin, and fill again with fresh, luke-cool water. Again immerse your Alternative Hair swishing it again and remove to wig stand. Again it will be dripping wet at this point.
Dump that water as it will not be clean nor clear. At this point you may determine that your Alternative Hair actually needs another good soaping up! Go ahead! Otherwise continue with this rinse cycle by rinsing out your basin and refilling it with more fresh, luke-cool water before placing your Alternative Hair in there again for a quick gentle swish - is the water clean and clear? Then so is your Alternative Hair. Hurray! Remove to wig stand, and dump that water.
If you have a conditioner that is not a spray-in/leave-on then you would continue on with these instructions: [otherwise jump down two paragraphs] It's is basically the same as with shampooing in that you use about a tablespoon of the product and add fresh, luke-cool water to agitate as you fill the basin yet again. Immerse your alternative hair and work it through to saturate before removing to your wig stand. Dump the basin of solution, rinse, add fresh, luke-cool water and again immerse your head of Alternative Hair, swish, remove to wig stand. It actually likes to have the conditioner on its fibers so we wont be thorough with rinsing this time.
Alternately you may apply the conditioner by hand selectively to only the hair fibers so the conditioner wont be on the inside of the unit. This is done carefully and it's a bit more advanced- but you could do it! It's just Hair! Then, once you've worked it through, rinse by immersing in a basin of fresh, luke-cool water, swish, and remove to wig stand.
YOU DID IT! Your Beautiful head of Alternative Hair is fresh and CLEAN! Congratulations!
Now onto the drying of your Alternative Hair:
Wad a fresh, clean towel up inside your head of Alternative Hair. Yes, that is what I said. Wrap the outside of your Alternative Hair with yet another fresh, clean towel and squeeze gently. Remove towels from wig and give that Alternative Hair a good shake before placing on to your wig stand to air dry. Air drying can take as little as a few hours in hot dry weather or with a powerful commercial dehumidifier running in a small space- or it can take up to a full day [24 hours] to completely dry your Alternative Hair.
The inside of most heads of Alternative Hair are made of lace (and in my opinion these ones are very itchy too!) these take the longest to dry. Monofiliment tops take less time. And those heads of Alternative Hair from OnRite which have 100% human hair are placed/re grafted onto your head while damp- so it's never an issue with that kind of hair!
Once your head of Alternative Hair is dry and it's base- that lace I was telling you about- then you may brush and comb into place at this point.
This would be when to spritz with your leave-in conditioners a second time. Remember you can apply conditioner daily or alternate with a water misting to get your hair into place and prevent static electricity from taking over!
Questions? Ask here on the blog by clicking on "comments"
Anything else?
Now have a great hair day! From Amy's Wig Shop in North Bend, Oregon.
*** different page... alternate format: ***
First let's gather the tools you will need:
You bought your Alternative Hair Shampoo and Conditioner at Amy's Wig Shop in North Bend, Oregon - your local Alternative Hair Solution!- so let's use them.
You need a glass or plastic basin, bowl (or a really clean plastic trash receptacle) so long as there is no metal in the bowl to cause a reaction with your Alternative Hair.
Lots of cool, clean water.
A few clean towels.
A wig hanger or wig stand - NOT a styrofoam head as these will not permit air flow and may stretch your precious Alternative Hair.
A dedicated wig brush -not one used on hair which is connected to anyones head!
And of course, your Alternative Hair.
Start by brushing through those wig fibres -if it's a short hair and if it's not a curly long hair- to remove any tangles.
Put about a tablespoons worth (1 TBLSP= 15mL= 1/2 oz) of wig shampoo into your basin. Fill with that luke-cool water to agitate and create suds. (*Hot water damages these hair fibers*)
Immerse your Alternative Hair, sinking it down into the water and swish a few times. Permit your Alternative Hair to remain in that water for 5 to 10 minutes then swish again before removing to your wig hanger/stand. It will be dripping wet and loaded with soap at this point.
Dump that soapy water, rinse the basin, and fill again with fresh, luke-cool water. Again immerse your Alternative Hair swishing it again and remove to wig stand. Again it will be dripping wet at this point.
Dump that water as it will not be clean nor clear. At this point you may determine that your Alternative Hair actually needs another good soaping up! Go ahead! Otherwise continue with this rinse cycle by rinsing out your basin and refilling it with more fresh, luke-cool water before placing your Alternative Hair in there again for a quick gentle swish - is the water clean and clear? Then so is your Alternative Hair. Hurray! Remove to wig stand, and dump that water.
If you have a conditioner that is not a spray-in/leave-on then you would continue on with these instructions: [otherwise jump down two paragraphs] It's is basically the same as with shampooing in that you use about a tablespoon of the product and add fresh, luke-cool water to agitate as you fill the basin yet again. Immerse your alternative hair and work it through to saturate before removing to your wig stand. Dump the basin of solution, rinse, add fresh, luke-cool water and again immerse your head of Alternative Hair, swish, remove to wig stand. It actually likes to have the conditioner on its fibers so we wont be thorough with rinsing this time.
Alternately you may apply the conditioner by hand selectively to only the hair fibers so the conditioner wont be on the inside of the unit. This is done carefully and it's a bit more advanced- but you could do it! It's just Hair! Then, once you've worked it through, rinse by immersing in a basin of fresh, luke-cool water, swish, and remove to wig stand.
YOU DID IT! Your Beautiful head of Alternative Hair is fresh and CLEAN! Congratulations!
Now onto the drying of your Alternative Hair:
Wad a fresh, clean towel up inside your head of Alternative Hair. Yes, that is what I said. Wrap the outside of your Alternative Hair with yet another fresh, clean towel and squeeze gently. Remove towels from wig and give that Alternative Hair a good shake before placing on to your wig stand to air dry. Air drying can take as little as a few hours in hot dry weather or with a powerful commercial dehumidifier running in a small space- or it can take up to a full day [24 hours] to completely dry your Alternative Hair.
The inside of most heads of Alternative Hair are made of lace (and in my opinion these ones are very itchy too!) these take the longest to dry. Monofiliment tops take less time. And those heads of Alternative Hair from OnRite which have 100% human hair are placed/re grafted onto your head while damp- so it's never an issue with that kind of hair!
Once your head of Alternative Hair is dry and it's base- that lace I was telling you about- then you may brush and comb into place at this point.
This would be when to spritz with your leave-in conditioners a second time. Remember you can apply conditioner daily or alternate with a water misting to get your hair into place and prevent static electricity from taking over!
Questions? Ask here on the blog by clicking on "comments"
Anything else?
Now have a great hair day! From Amy's Wig Shop in North Bend, Oregon.
*** different page... alternate format: ***
Thursday, December 27, 2007
Who is NEW with Amy's Wig Shop? We've got YOUR hair OnRite!
I am happy to present to you the OnRite company as our latest addition to our team of great alternative hair options.
OnRite offers hair units and grafts.
Units are PERFECT for those with partial hair loss [as in baldness patterns...] and Full Hair Prosthetic Grafts for those with complete/total hair loss.
Grafting on your alternative hair offers you the security of truly having hair. WooHOO!
What do I mean by that? Well, with high quality human hair grafted onto your head you can swim, ski, shower,- ANYTHING you would normally do without fear of the hair slipping, coming loose, -it's your hair.
Just like Bruce Willis... when he's wearing hair. From OnRite. That's right! Even the stars wear some serious hair!
What is grafting? A special adhesive is applied (a liquid or double sided sticky tape) yes, it's made especially for your delicate noggin- to the alternative hair graft and carefully placed to your head. After the bonding has cured you can swim, shower, anything one with their own grown hair could do!
You may even colour your hair, curl it with an iron, blow dry, or get a permanent wave/curl!
Once a month we remove the graft, clean your alternative hair, give you a fresh shave if you have some hairs there, re-tape or reapply the adhesive so you can feel secure in your alternative hair.
You are beautiful. Your hair is an enhancement. Get noticed- not the lack of hair! Get it- OnRite. Enjoy a new attitude about hair- about life.
CALL Amy Jane for your private, personalized consultation to learn what hair will work best for you. The number is five, four, one, forty, forty, WIG. Say that out loud and you'll have the number!
OnRite offers hair units and grafts.
Units are PERFECT for those with partial hair loss [as in baldness patterns...] and Full Hair Prosthetic Grafts for those with complete/total hair loss.
Grafting on your alternative hair offers you the security of truly having hair. WooHOO!
What do I mean by that? Well, with high quality human hair grafted onto your head you can swim, ski, shower,- ANYTHING you would normally do without fear of the hair slipping, coming loose, -it's your hair.
Just like Bruce Willis... when he's wearing hair. From OnRite. That's right! Even the stars wear some serious hair!
What is grafting? A special adhesive is applied (a liquid or double sided sticky tape) yes, it's made especially for your delicate noggin- to the alternative hair graft and carefully placed to your head. After the bonding has cured you can swim, shower, anything one with their own grown hair could do!
You may even colour your hair, curl it with an iron, blow dry, or get a permanent wave/curl!
Once a month we remove the graft, clean your alternative hair, give you a fresh shave if you have some hairs there, re-tape or reapply the adhesive so you can feel secure in your alternative hair.
You are beautiful. Your hair is an enhancement. Get noticed- not the lack of hair! Get it- OnRite. Enjoy a new attitude about hair- about life.
CALL Amy Jane for your private, personalized consultation to learn what hair will work best for you. The number is five, four, one, forty, forty, WIG. Say that out loud and you'll have the number!
Friday, November 16, 2007
Do you suffer more bad hair days in the rainy seasons
You know it's coming- bad hair days. They come with high humidity (liquid sunshine) that we can count on here in the great pacific northwest. What is a fall day without rain in your face and wind in your hair, eh?
No matter how good your hair looks in front of the mirror, you can count on a brief, albeit, terrifying moment into the elements. From home sweet cozy home to vehicle (which may not be in a garage or under a carport) and again to that parking lot at work assuming you don't have to park across the highway from your destination.
There goes the hair style- ARGH!
So what's it going to take to keep your hair looking good?! Do you have to keep a short messy style? How 'bout a long pony to tie back? Thanks, NO!
When you just have to have some style and are tired of fighting the elements - call AmyJane at Amy's Wig Shop in North Bend, Oregon. Alternative Hair Solutions. We've got your style all wrapped up pretty in a box just waiting for you!
This season you owe it to yourself to have a great hair day every day.
No matter how good your hair looks in front of the mirror, you can count on a brief, albeit, terrifying moment into the elements. From home sweet cozy home to vehicle (which may not be in a garage or under a carport) and again to that parking lot at work assuming you don't have to park across the highway from your destination.
There goes the hair style- ARGH!
So what's it going to take to keep your hair looking good?! Do you have to keep a short messy style? How 'bout a long pony to tie back? Thanks, NO!
When you just have to have some style and are tired of fighting the elements - call AmyJane at Amy's Wig Shop in North Bend, Oregon. Alternative Hair Solutions. We've got your style all wrapped up pretty in a box just waiting for you!
This season you owe it to yourself to have a great hair day every day.
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
Is Your Wig Not Working For YOU?
Do you feel stuck with a wig that just isn't working for you?
What can you do with a wig that isn't working for you? ..aside from putting it in the closet and feeling upset or foolish about how it didn't work out for you...?
hmm... what if..? What if we post your wig on here as available!
Let everyone know your wig is available by posting a comment here. Maybe it could work for someone else.
What can you do with a wig that isn't working for you? ..aside from putting it in the closet and feeling upset or foolish about how it didn't work out for you...?
hmm... what if..? What if we post your wig on here as available!
Let everyone know your wig is available by posting a comment here. Maybe it could work for someone else.
Monday, September 10, 2007
Buy Local- Costume Wigs for your holiday fun!
Did last year's Halloween Wig blow-up on you at your Halloween Bash? Get a top quality Costume Wig this year at Amy's Wig Shop your local Alternative Hair Solution.
Browse the nation's top quality Costume Wigs catalog during this 3 day special event. See actual Costume Wigs. Feel the high quality hair of these rental quality wigs.
Get the BEST prices this season on high quality Costume Wigs in North Bend, Oregon. Place your order by October 1st to ensure your Costume Wig will arrive BEFORE Halloween this year.
Save your sanity. Avoid that late minute fretful rush. See the possibilities and feel the inspiration Costume Wigs bring to your Halloween (and Holiday!) Costume choices. Bring your friends!
This is a fragrance-free / smoke-free event.
Call AmyJane @ Forty*Forty*WIG for more info.
Consultation appointments are not taken during this event; just come browse.
Browse the nation's top quality Costume Wigs catalog during this 3 day special event. See actual Costume Wigs. Feel the high quality hair of these rental quality wigs.
Get the BEST prices this season on high quality Costume Wigs in North Bend, Oregon. Place your order by October 1st to ensure your Costume Wig will arrive BEFORE Halloween this year.
Save your sanity. Avoid that late minute fretful rush. See the possibilities and feel the inspiration Costume Wigs bring to your Halloween (and Holiday!) Costume choices. Bring your friends!
This is a fragrance-free / smoke-free event.
Call AmyJane @ Forty*Forty*WIG for more info.
Consultation appointments are not taken during this event; just come browse.
Sunday, September 09, 2007
Buy Local- Costume Wigs for your holiday fun!
Heighten your frighten factor this September 28, 29, and 30 with ONE SCARY 3 Day Costume Wig Event.
Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 2pm -5pm each day Amy's Wig Shop for local Alternative Hair Solutions will be open to "Browse, See, Feel" and place your ORDER!
Browse the nation's top quality Costume Wigs catalog. See actual Costume Wigs. Feel the high quality hair of these rental quality wigs. Place your orders before the Halloween rush.
Get the BEST prices this season on high quality Costume Wigs right here in North Bend, Oregon this September 28, 29 and 30th from 2pm - 5pm each day of this Costume Wig Event.
Save your sanity. Don't wait for the last minute. Avoid that late minute fretful rush. See the possibilities and feel the inspiration Costume Wigs bring to your Halloween Costume choices. (Holiday Santa Wigs, eye brows and beards, too.) Tell your friends!
***This is a fragrance-free / smoke-free event***
Amy's Wig Shop is privately located in Simpson Heights. Call Amy's Wig Shop at five, four, one, forty, forty, double yew, eye, gee for more information. (Try reading that last line out loud; you'll have the number.)
Churches and Theaters troupes- call Amy to get your own catalogs for in house perusing with your groups- inspire your players to get into character!
Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 2pm -5pm each day Amy's Wig Shop for local Alternative Hair Solutions will be open to "Browse, See, Feel" and place your ORDER!
Browse the nation's top quality Costume Wigs catalog. See actual Costume Wigs. Feel the high quality hair of these rental quality wigs. Place your orders before the Halloween rush.
Get the BEST prices this season on high quality Costume Wigs right here in North Bend, Oregon this September 28, 29 and 30th from 2pm - 5pm each day of this Costume Wig Event.
Save your sanity. Don't wait for the last minute. Avoid that late minute fretful rush. See the possibilities and feel the inspiration Costume Wigs bring to your Halloween Costume choices. (Holiday Santa Wigs, eye brows and beards, too.) Tell your friends!
***This is a fragrance-free / smoke-free event***
Amy's Wig Shop is privately located in Simpson Heights. Call Amy's Wig Shop at five, four, one, forty, forty, double yew, eye, gee for more information. (Try reading that last line out loud; you'll have the number.)
Churches and Theaters troupes- call Amy to get your own catalogs for in house perusing with your groups- inspire your players to get into character!
Friday, April 13, 2007
What kind of service will I get from Amy's Wig Shop?
At Amy's Wig Shop, we provide you with the unique service of choosing, locating and purchasing: the right size, the right coverage, the right colours, the right styles- all for you while maintaining the integrity of your privacy, providing the best prices. Bottom line, we offer the right head of Alternative Hair for you. Right here, on the Southern Oregon Coast.
Just a brief 5 minute drive from the hospital district, we are privately located in Simpson Heights, North Bend, Oregon just south of the McCullough Bridge.
It is very exhausting and frustrating to go into a wig shop, try on a bunch of wigs, only to come out feeling - "That was an exercise in futility!" We don't want that to be your experience.
We want you to have hair that compliments you, your face shape, your head shape, your body type, and be your most becoming colours that you enjoy seeing on you. Without all the exhaustion and frustrations.
At Amy's Wig Shop you get SERVICE. Knowing what is available and bringing it to you is our business. You don't have to wear yourself out digging and searching for wigs on the internet. The wigs are repeated over and over again in different searches making it so overwhelming.
On this blog you can view directly from my suppliers sites- these are all that are out there- yes, some are styled slightly differently and are given other names by certain companies but it is just hair! One must consider that, for the most part, when you put on the alternative hair, you've basically just stepped out of the shower. It's up to you to make it look it like something beautiful. That's why I'm here- let me help you find beautiful alternative hair that will be EASY for you to handle!
After your consultation service with Amy Jane, we will have the information needed to present you with just the right one. [or two or three :)]
Let AmyJane do the work for you!
It doesn't have to be a wild shot in the dark. Let AmyJane light your way. Call today : five, four, one, forty, forty, W, I, G. Say that out loud and you'll have the phone number.
Just a brief 5 minute drive from the hospital district, we are privately located in Simpson Heights, North Bend, Oregon just south of the McCullough Bridge.
It is very exhausting and frustrating to go into a wig shop, try on a bunch of wigs, only to come out feeling - "That was an exercise in futility!" We don't want that to be your experience.
We want you to have hair that compliments you, your face shape, your head shape, your body type, and be your most becoming colours that you enjoy seeing on you. Without all the exhaustion and frustrations.
At Amy's Wig Shop you get SERVICE. Knowing what is available and bringing it to you is our business. You don't have to wear yourself out digging and searching for wigs on the internet. The wigs are repeated over and over again in different searches making it so overwhelming.
On this blog you can view directly from my suppliers sites- these are all that are out there- yes, some are styled slightly differently and are given other names by certain companies but it is just hair! One must consider that, for the most part, when you put on the alternative hair, you've basically just stepped out of the shower. It's up to you to make it look it like something beautiful. That's why I'm here- let me help you find beautiful alternative hair that will be EASY for you to handle!
After your consultation service with Amy Jane, we will have the information needed to present you with just the right one. [or two or three :)]
Let AmyJane do the work for you!
It doesn't have to be a wild shot in the dark. Let AmyJane light your way. Call today : five, four, one, forty, forty, W, I, G. Say that out loud and you'll have the phone number.
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