One day, I picked up a pen and it changed my life.
How? I’ll explain in a moment but I want to tell you how I got to that point.

I’ve been losing my hair for a long time now. It started in my twenties and I’m in my sixties now. Not too much at first, just a wide parting but it got worse, gradually. I was so embarrassed about it and for a long time, I ignored it, but it didn’t go away, it got worse. No one looked me in the eye any more, they concentrated on my head with a look of pity. I’ve been to see umpteen doctors and they all said the same, it was male-pattern baldness and there’s no cure, it’s genetic and, oh there’s no reliable treatment either. This is something a woman doesn’t want to hear.
I’ve been putting my trust in my lovely hairdresser who I’ve known for a while and who was doing her best with what was left of my hair. I plucked up the courage to tell her how self-conscious I was. What she said then astonished me. She said that she had the same problem and had been wearing wigs for some time and why didn’t I consider it? She looked amazing, and I had no idea she was wearing a wig. She told me that she buys her wigs online from a brilliant website who have a huge range to choose from and did I have a pen so I could write the name down. So I picked up that pen to write down the Simply Wigs website address and it changed my life.
‘I am transformed, my outlook on life is now much more positive and happy’
I look in the mirror and wonder why on earth didn’t I do this years ago. All this happened just before the coronavirus lockdown so the only contacts I’ve had recently have been on Facetime and Skype. At first, I was reluctant to tell my friends and family that I had a wig, but their reaction was full of compliments. They said I looked wonderful and it made me look younger and what was I worried about.
The hardest thing now is having to be patient before I can get out there again and show off my new look in person.
But I’ve become an enthusiastic wig wearer and maybe a tad fanatical, my bank account has taken a bit of a battering and I’ve already got a small collection of wigs but I know what I like and what suits me. It’s just like wearing different clothes for different occasions. My favourite at the moment is Ellen Wille Fair Mono, but I also love my Gisela Mayer Cosmo Eva. The team at Simply Wigs have been brilliant, the customer service is faultless and they have so much to choose from. The best thing about wearing a wig is that I can change my look whenever I want and I can’t wait.
Dear Tina,
I wear a soft mesh type wig cap as I find the “stocking top” type ride up under the wig. This does help with scratchiness. Also soft cotton caps are available and I think I have seen bamboo and silicone caps. Lots of good wishes. Jenny
Could have been written by me also. My last visit to specialist simply said, Male pattern baldness, stress related Alopecia, in my genetics and the menopause, what else do I expect ! It’s just a time bomb ! No treatment available, thank you goodbye ! Floods of tears, not wanting to go out then I scrolled the internet and found Simply Wigs. I am nearly celebrating a year of wearing them. I always wanted longer hair and took the plunge and have never looked back, I feel much younger, always feel good and receive so many compliments. I have just ordered two more and cannot wait to see them. Make pattern baldness and the rest is a thing of the past!
Laura, I am now in a similar place as you were but have not yet bought my wig.
I was advised by a doctor several years ago that I had male pattern balding and more recently by a trichologist that it’s likely I have chronic telogen effluvien. All I know is my hair has been getting more and more sparse with finer and finer hair for the past 30 years.
I am heartened by this post and Wonder why I have put up with it for so long. I have 99% chosen my wig and will be in touch with the company tomorrow to iron out a few wrinkles.
Time to be brave and move on into my 70s to lead a fulfilling life. Thank you for your honesty and candour.
Actually I think lockdown is the best time to make the transition to wearing a wig. Many people won’t have seen you in the flesh for a while. When I “transitioned” eight years ago, I soon realised that most people are not that observant, and that wigs are so natural nowadays that there’s no need to worry about looking “wiggy”. There was one design I took to a hairdresser in Edinburgh who specialised in fitting wigs, to have it thinned out a bit. But I can wear the Rosie (shorter design) straight out of the box.
This could be me writing this. Male pattern baldness due to PCOS has got much harder to hide the last couple of years and now I’m worried I’ve left it too late to make a natural transition and that the wig will look too thick. You look amazing so I think I’m going to take the plunge!
Help. Any and all. Lost hair started to fill in the space. I have gotten wigs just to get through cancer. But I don’t know how to wear them because they were only on my head to go for treatment. I hated the heat and scratchiness. So any help is always appreciated. Thank you all.
Laura you look amazing 🙂
Hello Laura, you look absolutely fabulous! Your style of wig is similar to mine. I have a slightly longer fringe to camouflage my threadbare eyebrows. I wear the Rosie wig. My sister didn’t realise I was a wig wearer! I told her eight years after I took the plunge. She hadn’t twigged at all despite being very observant.
It really is wonderful the morale boost that having a new crowning glory can do, isn’t it? Thank you for sharing your story.
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Laura this could have been written by me. I became quite despondent. Tried different wigs suppliers. Then I found SIMPLY Wigs. My life changed that isn’t an overstatement. Simply wigs. Simply wonderful.