Avril is a wonderful member of our Simply Wigs community and in this blog post, she shares her own journey of hair thinning and how discovering hairpieces for women’s thinning hair made all the difference!
I think it was when I was in my mid-fifties that I noticed a thinning of my hair in the front. I changed my hairstyle and pulled it all forward, having plenty of thick hair at the back. However, over time it got worse and worse and I had to think again if I went out in the wind as I looked completely bald with a facing wind.
Then I mentioned it to my hairdresser who cuts the back of my hair and she gave me the name of a colleague who dealt with wigs. By the time I got to see her she had retired so I was asked to visit her at home. She showed me some examples of wigs and hair enhancers and how they clipped onto my existing locks. I ordered 2-3 hairpieces for women’s thinning hair over a couple of years and she would trim them to suit my style. Obviously, once trimmed I had to have them as no one else could have them after me. They were very expensive.
Looking at an advertisement for Simply Wigs, I was amazed by all the different styles, colours and prices of hairpieces for women’s thinning hair. Wow! This is wonderful, I thought. I have now been wearing a hair enhancer for many years from Simply Wigs and I just love them. I colour my existing hair to a brown/blonde colour. I was quite dark-haired but fair-skinned when I was younger. I am now 75 years old but that sounds really old. I choose ‘Caramel Mix’ which is a light brown with blonde streaks. Recently, when out with my friend (who is white-haired and a couple of years my junior) and with my granddaughter (who is 7 years old), I was thought to be the child’s mother and my friend her grandma. Did that make me feel good!
When I get up I am this old woman. I am a bit stiff in the mornings, suffering from the side effects of taking Tamoxifen for breast cancer, which I had a couple of years ago. Once my joints are free again and I have made up my face and put on my crowning glory, I am once again an attractive mature woman. I would recommend to anyone with loss of hair to just try a wig.
I think it’s best not to try and look too young. Possibly a shade lighter than your own natural colour when younger and a style that is in keeping with one’s age. Maybe not long hair in a blonde or black colour as it looks artificial and is ageing. Our skin changes in colour as well as texture with age. Nothing too dramatic either. Your hairstyle should blend in as part of you not to be too noticeable. A couple of my friends know because I have told them that I wear a wig. Once I confided in someone in the hospital and she told me not to tell anyone as no one would ever know. It does give me confidence and my husband thinks I’m wonderful.
Love from,
Avril
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Dear Avril, you are so right about selecting a wig that suits our skin tone because it does change as we age. Thankful to have found a hair specialist who works with me on getting the balance right.
Well said Avril. My hair started thinning in my 20s; I just pressed on and learned to style it in a way I found acceptable ( sod the lookers!) I was in my mid forties before I took the plunge. Like you, I spent a lot of money at first, before settling on human hair toppers. The getting up in the morning with little hair is an issue. I try not to look until I have my hair on. With friends I can make a joke of it and say ‘Well, at least my hair looks fabulous!’ Your views on colour / style chime with mine. My husband loved my Titan locks, but I have gone strawberry blonde and it works…he’s used to it now.
A sadness for me is knowing that my darling Ma would have loved the toppers I wear; she had this problem, too and never found a solution. She died as I was deciding what to do with my lacklustre locks, which allow me to continue in a role requiring much public speaking.
Best of all is the letting go of hoping my hair will grow back. Sixteen years in and I think I’d rather do what I do…with fabulous hair every day !
Hello thank you for sharing. It would be lovely to see a photo of you and find out what hair enhancers you find suit. It sounds as though your hair loss is much like mine. I have fibrosing frontal alopecia. I am wearing hair enhancers but am now finding being able to clip on at the front more difficult. Great to hear how much better you feel with the enhancers and that others cannot tell. Thank you.