Why did you start wearing LF's?
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Topic: Why did you start wearing LF's?
Posted By: PrincessLF
Subject: Why did you start wearing LF's?
Date Posted: March 18 2008 at 9:27am
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Ladies, I'm curious why most of you wear full lace wigs. I know some women started wearing them due to hair loss via cancer or alopecia. But for those of you who have a full head of hair, what made you start wearing them, how did you hear about them? I'm not bashing anyone for their choices, so please don't get me wrong. I'm just really curious.
I'll start. I experienced hairloss about two years ago for reasons I really don't want to go into right now and immediately started wearing BSS wigs. My twin sister also experienced hairloss as well. She's the one that "discovered" lace wigs for herself, then shared the information with me. This took place sometime June 2007. My first two wigs were lace front wigs purchased from Mylacefrontwig.com for $600.00 each. (OUCH) Not realizing there was a difference from lace front wigs to full lace wigs. My sister of course bashed me for paying so much and directed me to Celebrity Style Wigs where she purchased her first unit for about $250.00 cheaper. So I bought two from Celebrity Style. After that, I gained an interest in selling them and got an account with Tradekey and made outreach to several vendors. I then did a search on Google and found BHM (thank you). I have since lost the interest in selling but still love buying them for myself although I'm trying to slow down in 2008.
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Posted By: stephshe
Date Posted: March 18 2008 at 10:00am
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I always liked curly/wavy hair and I tried everything on my relaxed hair to make it that way(wave irons,wave rollers, wash and sets,spiral sets) but they never lasted long and I never really like the finished effect for more than a few days. I wore weave at times but my hair was sooo long (about 18") that the weaves never layed flat and I experienced shedding once I removed the weave and took my braids out. I also use to color my hair a lot and heat styled it contantly which made my natural hair pretty thin and damaged. I like the idea of not having to damage my own hair by wearing lf's which has actually thickened my hair up quite a bit in the last year. I can also get the curly/wavy styles I have always craved. I have worn my natural hair out when I needed a break but I think I will always wears them for variety. P.S. I said i was going to slow down too in 2008 but so far no luck, I've bought 4 in the last 2 months but I'm gonna stop for now
 . The good thing is you can always sell them and get some of your money back. |
Posted By: sexibeach
Date Posted: March 18 2008 at 10:02am
| i started as a protective style to continue my hair growth journey now since i have no more bad hair days and its more work to fool with my own hair.. but i like the option of lfs and so i've not grown tired yet.. |
Posted By: Breh
Date Posted: March 18 2008 at 10:03am
| Well I started wearing them to grow back my hair. My hair had grown to mid back length and then broke from the stress of planning my wedding, graduating, and moving in 2006. So I had to cut it to an ear length bob and I then started on my journey to find a protective style to grow my hair out. I stumbled on BHM and the LF section in 2005, and lurked, but got really busy in 2006 with the wedding plans so that was pushed to the back burner until my hair broke off and then I found them again. I ordered my first LF from AAMH, and that started my lf addiction. My goal basically was and still is to grow my hair with a great protective style, and I have been very successful with doing that thanks to lfs. |
Posted By: Curlygirl11
Date Posted: March 18 2008 at 10:27am
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Man! There are a bunch of reasons I started wearing them and probably always will now that I see how good it is for my natural hair. Here are my reasons: 1. I've been wearing my hair in it's naturally curly state for over 10 years which has allowed it to grow really long but I like to wear it straight from time to time. However, it's very soft so it will start to poof up at the slightest hint of moisture which means I'd have to flat iron it everyday to keep it straight and I don't want to damage it. 2. About 6 months ago some of it began to fall out to due stress (VERY stressful job). My mother's hair used to do the same thing when she was stressed for too long but it would grow back. The thiness was making me self-concious so I tried gluing tracks in for more fullness for a minute. They looked good but it's usually breezy in California and I was always paranoid about the possibility of the wind blowing my hair and exposing a track. I've been wearing flw's for about 5 months now and my hair is thickening back up and is about 20" - 22" long but I'm addicted to the lace now. I LOVE the ability to play with colors and textures. I've never colored my natural hair and I'm sure I never will now that I know I can try all the chemicals I want on the flw's and leave my own hair natural and healthy. |
Posted By: LaceLover
Date Posted: March 18 2008 at 11:26am
| Basically, alopecia. I have about a 2" bald ring around my head. I've been trying to grow that ring for four years now.... no luck. |
Posted By: Unladylikediva
Date Posted: March 18 2008 at 11:43am
| I started wearing lfw because I live in Miami....with that said the humidity is killer to someone with the type of hair I have. My hair is APL, fine and naturally wavy. I have a relaxer but because of the abundance of humidity in SoFL my hair WILL NOT act accordingly. I learned the hard way when I first moved here 5 years ago that fighting with the humidity is not the way to go. So I moved into the world or weaves and wigs. I love weaves don't get me wrong but I always change the style and color...simply because I know I can. With that in mind I was changing my hairstyles every 2 weeks...and yes I was spending so much on BSS weaves and having it done...that I finally did the math. The $$$ I was spending on buying the length alone, (I love long hair....I've always had long hair myself)...coupled with the quality of hair I was buying I was spending close to $200 a month....basically unknown to me buying a wig a month. So living in Miami exposed to all of this hair, I did some research and discovered the world of LFW's. It has given me the oppurtunity to change styles, textures and lengths on a whims notice. |
Posted By: bookbabe
Date Posted: March 18 2008 at 12:56pm
| Well I haven't started wearing them yet but I orderd a few!! My reasons are well, their are a few the 1st reason is that where I live there aren't any good hair dressers. If you decided to go to one it looked like it was a week old the 1st day!!so I traveled 7 hours to get to my hair dresser.I got tierd of that so i started to wear beauty supply store wigs oh did I forget to say we have NO beauty supply stories here?? so I had to order them online. To cut along story short I started a lf search came up with MWAW 1 month exactly before I decided to order one I found BHM now I'm here on HB getting the Knowledge to hopefully keep my LW alive !!! |
Posted By: TooBlessed
Date Posted: March 18 2008 at 1:24pm
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I started wearing LFs when I had a blonde moment. I was bored with my hair (as usual) and wanted to do something different. So I dyed my hair blonde. What I didn't think about is the maintenance of having blonde hair. I have always been a low maintenance hair person so blonde should have been the last thing on my list.
I was good for about one month and then I started slacking on the care of my blonde hair. My hair got angry at me and started jumping ship off my head. It was really, really bad. So I decided to chop my hair down to about 1". But me being as vain as I am, what the heck was I going to do with 1" worth of hair? Couldn't weave it (I felt it was too short). I broke down and brought a BSS wig but I still wasn't happy. So one night while watching Tyra Banks on ANTM, I said, I want hair just like hers. I did a google search on Tyra's hair and found BHM and it was on since then. 
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Posted By: missmodesty
Date Posted: March 18 2008 at 1:41pm
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I started wearing lace front because my hair started to thin out and i didnt real had time at the time to properly care for it and it was kinda frustrating.so i decided to give it a try and now im addicted,on top of that its a great way to protect your hair from heat,damage,dirt etc and the growth is unbelievable! so yeah thats why i started wearing them babies. |
Posted By: choclatey77
Date Posted: March 18 2008 at 4:52pm
| Cause i wanted to be the flyest byatch in Milwaukee lol. |
Posted By: missmodesty
Date Posted: March 18 2008 at 5:21pm
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choclatey77 wrote:Posted By: Curlygirl11
Date Posted: March 18 2008 at 7:21pm
 Go on ahead witcha bad self. I ain't mad at you.
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Posted By: materialgirlclk
Date Posted: March 18 2008 at 7:32pm
| My reason is a lil more vain than everyone else. i have a head full of hair to my middle back but i've always thought that wavy haired dark skin girls were so pretty. i got the dark skin and pretty part just not the silky wavy shiny hair. now i can. when i was in my early 20's i would think dang dang i'd be a bad mf if i had some curly/wavy hair. so that's why. straight and to the point. can't get anymore honest than that. |
Posted By: Crimsonsugar
Date Posted: March 18 2008 at 9:17pm
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I still have a head full of dry frizzy hair. I started wearing lacefronts r/t thinning in some areas and I have a love/hate relationship with my hair. |
Posted By: LovelyLisa
Date Posted: March 19 2008 at 10:36am
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Thanks for asking! I started wearing Lace Fronts because I got tired of all the glue with Weave tracks. My hair got thin and just horrible to the point I was bald up front. After wearing LF for 2 years, My natural hair is so healthy and has grown so much.
This weekend I will share with you my before and now pics of my hair.
I was so embarrassed, but now I love to take off my LF just so folks can see my hair!
The response I now get is " Lisa why do you not wear your own hair"
I will continue to take care of my natural hair while still rockin a LF!
I do owe my growth to MSM though! I started using it when I tried LF's. I believe it really works!
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Posted By: ChildofGod
Date Posted: March 19 2008 at 11:24am
| I just purchased my first lf due to hair loss from chemo. My daughter who is 27, suggested I get a lace wig like Beyonce, they went to high school together in Houston and she knew that B always wore weaves because her mom was a hair stylist. I lived in Houston for 15 years till my girls were grown and I moved to the D/FW area. I don't have enough hair left for a weave and don't believe I would like it. So she sent me the link to BHM, and thus began my journey to re-grown my own hair and look good at the same time. |
Posted By: NaturalNapz
Date Posted: March 22 2008 at 1:42am
| Mmmm....hair breakage, which lead to lace wigs which then lead to me having no fear in going all natural. I'm love n it! |
Posted By: illustrious1
Date Posted: March 22 2008 at 5:13pm
I do it becuase I love fly arse hair and a lf does that for me. I would be lying if I sad it tp grow my hair, to be honest I don't even care about my real hair. It is kinda sad! 
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Posted By: PrincessLF
Date Posted: March 22 2008 at 6:26pm
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Illustrious1, not sad at all. Even if my hair grew, I would still continue wearing lace wigs. I like the ability of changing lengths and colors whenever I feel. I love LF's. |
Posted By: CoolAzFemale
Date Posted: March 22 2008 at 10:28pm
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I lost my hair to chemo a few years ago, and was rocking the mess outta BSS wigs during chemo, then once it was over, I found BHM and LF wigs.
My hair still hasn't grown out enough yet. I actually like my hair, its a 3c curl, it looks like baby hair, but its at a length where I can't do anything with it. So I'm trying to grow it out with no chemicals and heat!
Plus I love the versatility of LF's!!!!
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Posted By: ShowStoppers
Date Posted: March 23 2008 at 10:53am
| A little bit of alopecia and a whole lot of versatility is the reason I am wearing LF |
Posted By: B-licious
Date Posted: March 27 2008 at 1:53pm
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Alopecia, about a palm size bald spot on the top of my head. I am so happy I found you all. I have not received my LF yet, so I am waiting.
B-Lish
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Posted By: BlainesGirl
Date Posted: March 27 2008 at 7:04pm
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I happened upon BHM in November of '07, looking for an easy way to do something with my own hair ( which is waist long). I had been wearing the side swept ponytail for several years. I started reading the threads from these remarkable ladies about the Lace. Well, to make a long story short I am so into this Hair Crack |
, I now own 12 and awaiting no. 13 from Rex. I could never imagine going without my lace!Posted By: sexibeach
Date Posted: March 27 2008 at 7:27pm
i didn't know this, but you know with ladies that go thru chemo, and alopecia its so great to help others.. b/c its more than a fashion statement for some of the ladies, its so worth it to help others..
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Posted By: fansee
Date Posted: March 27 2008 at 8:07pm
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my reason for wearing lace wigs is to let my own hair grow back after cutting off my relaxed hair. I love the versatility of being able to choose between silky straight, wavy, curly etc.. and once my natural hair reaches the desired length , I'll have kinky curly except it will be my own |
. Now will i stop wearing lace wigs after my hair reaches the desired lenght? NO
Imma still be rocking my lace wigs I'll just have an extra style to incorporate into my collectionPosted By: soxgirl119
Date Posted: March 27 2008 at 8:20pm
| I want to try new things and I'm sick of paying too much to get my hair done. Lacefronts are a great investment and it saves you money in the long run. |
Posted By: GeminiBaby08
Date Posted: March 28 2008 at 6:47am
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Hey Ladies,
One of my hair clients started to talk about LFW and I started to do my homework. I couldn't believe how it looked so real when applied. So I jumped on the wagon. My real hair was thinning due to many years of perming and tracks. I made some mistakes in my purchasing and apps in the beginning. But I finally got it right thanks to the info I received on BHM and this site. NOW my hair is growing stronger than ever and I just love the versitility when it comes to LFW. Now I don't have to worry about blending my hair in with tracks or any of the other stuff I dealt with. Yes this is a costly habit but I look at it as an investment. Now will I wear my real hair when it grows the length I want YES. But I'll always be a LFW sista. Put me in the grave with my LWF ON.
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Posted By: ~~MrsJones~~
Date Posted: March 28 2008 at 7:35am
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I found out about lace wigs a few years ago when a girl in one of my classes was being talked about by the other girls. She had short fuzzy hair and no eyebrows so they always made jokes her hair. I found out that she was a cancer survivor and that she had lost most of her hair to chemo so I gave her one of my wigs that I had at home. She was sad because she was getting married soon so I started doing research. I found her a lace wig and then was amazed at how great she looked. Now I'm Hooked.I have only had one relaxer in my life and I dyed my hair blonde recently so I want to protect my hair from all the pressing and stuff. |