Hello, I’d like to tell you my story. After redundancy, losing my lovely parents, a heart procedure, breaking my shoulder and discovering I had advanced osteoporosis, the final blow was developing Alopecia Universalis.
I slowly lost my eyelashes and eyebrows, and then one Saturday, in the shower, it was like an out-of-this-world experience, all my hair came off in my hands!
I had to put all my auburn hair in the bathroom bin, I was distraught! But hey-ho, that was four years ago. I was lucky, I seemed to accept it after the initial horror (after all, I could still walk and talk?) and life is bright.
I got a new job after my hair loss and at 60, have just been offered another! And you know what? Simply Wigs has played a huge part in my journey. I’ve always managed to buy really natural-looking wigs and people don’t know I’m wearing one until I tell them! I usually have real hair wigs (I am wearing the Cindy human hair by Gisela Mayer, in the photo) but I’m just about to try a synthetic one after reading the recent holiday wig-care article.
The staff are so lovely and very helpful and encouraging, and that’s just buying online. Thank you, Simply Wigs! x
Love from, Louise x
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Thank you Claire and Margaret for your lovely comments, so lovely of you to post them! Phyllis… I’m with you, this hot weather is a trial when wearing a wig, uncomfortable to say the least. Sit it out, I’m sure cooler weather will be here soon?
Louise – I have been so pleased to read your comments because I have seen your photograph on the Simply Wigs website and always thought how beautiful you look with the most natural looking wig and now I can put a name to the photograph. You look amazing!
I also, have lost all my body hair, very quickly. Alopecia Universalis. I had my eyebrows bladed, look very natural. Use eyeliner, no one notices I don’t have eyelashes. Drippy nose can be a problem. Tried steroid nose spray, without success, so I’m still experimenting with that. MY BIGGEST PROBLEM IS A SWEATY SCALP. I have tried all of the products designed to eliminate this (caps, headbands, Headliners) all to no avail. I am absolutely dreading summer coming. Anyone out there for any suggestions.
Louise your human hair wig in the photograph is gorgeous, I would never ever have guessed that you hadn’t grown it yourself and I think to me it suits your complexion perfectly, you can be 100% confident in this hair you look very natural , I love it on you
Oh my goodness… thank you ALL for your lovely, encouraging comments! I wish you all lots of love and happiness; stay strong and believe in yourselves, you are wonderful women. Louise x
Louise, after reading about you all it makes me feel lucky. You look amazing and I love the way you look at life. I haven’t had the horror of losing all of my hair, that must have been mortifying. My hair has just gone so thin that it’s embarrassing going out. But I got a wig and I can feel ME again. They are amazing just like you ??
OMG !the same thing for me , total hair loss eyelashes. Eye brows ,all bodily hair , even in my nose and ears ! I have been wearing simply wigs for around 21 years now . As you say once we get over the fact that it’s not life threatening , we just pull up our big girls knickers and get on with life , you look amazing ?
Hi Louise, you look lovely. How do you get by without eyelashes and eyebrows, that’s what gets to me the most. I have been without hair totally everywhere now for about 18 months, now 61 years, not sure what has caused it. Paula x
Louise you look simply stunning! I can usually spot a wig but I would never have guessed in a million years that you are wearing one x
Dear Louise:
Oh those stressful life events! But you look great. After having an elaborate “up-do” as a bridesmaid, mine came out in handfuls when I dismantled the hairdresser’s work – yes, so scary when it fills the bin. It regrew enough to manage without a wig. Fast forward 20 years and, after my father’s death, loss of a boyfriend and redundancy, out came everything else. This time no recovery. The only question is, when do I decide to go grey? I too am so grateful I adapted and got on with life. All the best to you.
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