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Here is the first of three tutorials I took pictures for a few days ago at school.This one is about how to pincurl your hair in preparation for putting on a wig. This is the longest of the three, but by far, the most important one to know. I know there are many people out there who think that you do not need to do this to your hair, but I've found that you really, really need to do this in order to have a wig that doesn't *look* like a wig when you're wearing it, and also so that it doesn't fall off.
But, on the plus side, the pincurls are very simple to do with a bit of practice!
A thank you goes out to ~MedeaHiasobi for helping me with this (it's her hands with blue fingernails you see in the pictures
) ~ you should go watch her, too!Wig tutorials:
How to do pincurls -- [link] How to put on a wig cap -- [link] How to put on a wig -- [link]
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Oh! That's not too bad - you buy toupee clips from somewhere like Sally's Beauty Supply, put those where those "important" pincurls would be, put your wigcap on, and pin into those toupee clips instead of the pincurls
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ooh thank you!!! I can't wait^^ my wigs should be here today or monday so I'ze really excited to start
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You have wonderful tutorials. I am faving this one, and watching your dA
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Aw! Why thank you for both of them! I love making them, but I definitely hope that this one is especially helpful for you
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Oh my god, thank you!
;w; I'm so happy to have found this! XD I do need it.
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Hooray! I'm glad that it's helpful, for sure!!
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I IS LOVE YOU.
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Hehe, no problem! Yeah, this definitely helps keep wigs on decently, and get all of your hair to compact nicely ~ it just takes forever if your hair is as long as mine is now
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^^ My hair's shoulder length. How long IS yours? Lol I'll probably be cutting it again soon because I'm redoing Ritsuka for a photoshoot and I like the style
...My previous wig kept nearly falling off, now I know why
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Mine is currently down to my shoulderblades in the back, so I'll definitely have to do the two french braids and then tuck them underneath - unless I can't find anyone to french braid my hair!
Shorter hair is definitely a lot nicer for wigs, but having it longer does give more for the wig to hold onto - so, if it's a super heavy wig, the more hair will give it more to hold onto, and (hopefully) less of a headache from it pulling on you! My friend recently did this costume - [link] - and her hair is as long as mine, and the wig was actually pretty comfy for the whole day... I believe she even took a nap in it
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Lol your friend slept in that XDXDXD well I see how it acts like a pillow though XD;;;;;
And yeah that's true too...^_______^ I guess having long or short hair works too, as long as you know how to work the wig. Thanks for the tip!
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Hah, it worked! I followed the instructions in all three of your tutorials, here's a picture of all three steps! No one knew I was wearing a wig, thanks to your great tips. Thank you so much! [link]
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those little pincurls actually look like they could be kinda cute for a super-short 'do (of course properly decorated with cute barettes 
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Oh! They definitely are really cute to do, if you have shoulder-length or shorter hair especially, but longer will just make great waves (especially if you do the larger pin-curls) - so 50's and cute!
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can you do this to make your hair curly if you dont like using curlers or a curling iron? I heard this is what they did back in the day...
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Yes! You definitely can - it's so cute, and pretty! And, if you're good about it, you can do that 40's/50's wave (called a finger wave) using pincurls, too, but it's a little tricky (I've only done it on a wig before 
So, yes, definitely do so! It's really cute to do (if your hair holds a curl at least)
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I'm gonna have to try it now lol I really hope it works cause my hair really doesnt hold any kind of curl, its way too straight, but I wanna try anways. I'll do the spray-in gel thing cause I already have some lol and it was expensive too, so I might as well use it! Thanks
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Aha! I always used the Princess Anne you mentioned (two French braids on each side of the head, crossed and pinned), but my hair is so bulky, it makes the wig look a little wonky sometimes. I'm going to try this and see if it works better, thanks!
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Usually, we just pin them back with bobbi pins (nubby side down, just like the other) - the wig cap pulls most of them back, but it is just to be sure. If you have long bangs, like I do, you can just pincurl them a little bit (using one finger) or just pull them back with the wig cap, too, if you're super lazy
That's a good point, though - I'll be sure to add that into future reiterations of this
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oki. thanks. i have tohru bangs 'cause i cut 'em for the cosplay
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thank you so much! i was wondering how i was going to do this 'cause my hair is rather long and im going to be getting a short wig
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Oh! I know that pain, trust me!! 
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Ah, WHOA. I never noticed that your last name means "the best" in french! (But you probably hear that all the time.)
So cool.
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That's great. o.o I will most likely need this soon, since I plan on cosplaying a lot.
But since my hair is really long, I might have to french braid it instead. And I'm afraid I didn't quite get that part.... ^^'
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Ya! The french braiding is kinda a secondary piece - I need to explain that a bit better
What you do is put a french braid on each side towards the back (right and left), starting as high as possible (just to hold the most hair). You'll wind up with two braided tails. Take those, and cross them under the back of your head, in kind of a "U" shape. Pin those in place, and be sure they're under the wig cap.
I hope that helps! I didn't know anyone with long enough hair to illustrate that - usually, we only french braid people's hair when you're like one of our actresses and have hair down to her butt XP Otherwise, pincurls will work, you just may have to do more of them!
Let me know if you get stuck at all, and for sure, don't wait until the convention to practice - it's definitely something easier to get frustrated with at home, when you're not under the additional pressure (I made that mistake last year -- I had only done this to other people, not myself, and I only had and hour and a half to get into my whole Victorian costume 
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Yeah, that helped a lot. Thank you.
I really should practise soon... I really suck at braiding and stuff like that. ^^' Or, since I couldn't go to any conventions alone(I'm too young), I could make someone from our group with more skills do that?
I think it might be easier to do that to other people instead of messing with your own hair?
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Oh! For sure, of you know someone who will be there with you at conventions, then get them practicing doing it for you - it is significantly easier to do it when you can look down on someone elses head
Plus, your arms won't get tired!!
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I will -^^- Thank you(again) for the tips.
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Anytime
If you get confused or whatnot, lemme know
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Yay! Thanks for doing these! So many cosplayers need this information.
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Not a problem! I thought the same thing - when the instructor came in and taught the workshop on wigs, I was amazed, because I had never heard anything like that before anywhere online, so... hence tutorial
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Wow, this tutortial will definitely come in handy. Thanks for making it! ^__^
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Not a problem! I'm glad it's helpful!!
I'm hoping to get a chance to do more wig tutorials in the future, because it's something everyone could use to know, and no one seems to have the information out there o__O;;
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really helpful!!
I hope you don't mind if I'm adding these to the clubs tutorial section.
//=Myana
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Not a problem ^__^ Glad to be of a little help at least!~ I'm hoping to have the final one done today. I'm thinking of starting a whole one on rolling wigs, too, but I have to wait until I get back at school ^____^;;
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Yay!
ooh, sounds like an awesome idea! I bet it would be appreciated if you had the time
//=Myana
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My ma used to do this to my sis and I for church.
Great tutorial!!! Its crazy hard to explain how to do this without actually doing it and it's amazing how much better wigs are with this done!!!
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Hehe, my mother used to do them for me, too~ I think I might try it again sometime, just for fun!!
Yeah, trying to just explain what to do is a pain in the butt, and then some
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My hair isn't quite that long to do pincurls. A guide for guys will be very much appreciated!
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I definitely need to do that, although it's infinitely easier!
I'll see if I can steal a guy with short hair, and I'll do one with Chris, too (who has no hair
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awesome! i might just try it when i have a free day!
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Oh so that's how you do a pin-curl COOL!!!!!!
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Hehe! Yeppers - it's also an ... interesting... way of styling your hair, too
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X_X So much effort... This is why I never do my hair and opt for a pony tail. lol. But very helpful nonetheless. I shall keep this in mind the next time I need my hair curled for whatever reason.
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