Lace front wigs - best way to secure (so they stay put)?
Lace front wigs - best way to secure (so they stay put)?
What is the best way to secure a lace-front wig to a WM TPE doll so it doesn't move, or so the hairline doesn't wrinkle away from the head?
I bought a couple online to test fit, style etc., but even the glueless application ones seem to slip or peel away pretty easily. They all really do seem to depend on having something to be secured *to*, but there's no existing hair & the WM head is small.
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But in all seriousness, I'd like to know as well
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Also, wash the doll's head, let dry, and never ever powder her head. Powder just makes less sticky.
For a TPE doll, the head will get tacky over time from internal oil and wigs usually stay on easy. For silicone doll, using no powder still helps.
You can also use double sided tape intended for these purposes, it's called "wardrobe tape", the Scotch strips are good. It does leave a little sticky residue, but that's just a bonus for future wig holding!
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siliconelover wrote:I don't understand why you want to put a lace front wig on a doll. To my knowledge, a lace front wig is used when a woman wants to have some of her own hair come up through and out of the front of the wig.
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No, although I most people have an existing hairline which the wig can be blended into, or at least use concealer or similar to blend the trimmed lace to their skin tone, etc. But, since a doll's head is bald, I assume people have done it successfully in some way, or that there's a "How To" here somewhere.
*I'd hope to hear from someone who has successfully used lace-front human hair wigs with good results, if possible. I'm sure there's a couple around. I do recall seeing this on a TPE doll on these forums, but I can't recall where... from memory maybe the person who did those "Valentine's" shoots for YL Doll, but I don't know who that is - and it may just be someone else with a very similar-looking doll...