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Cosplaying dilemma!
Moerin:
Mmmm... The light blue looks more accurate, but... I dunno, the dark blue looks like it'd go with the costume better. So I'm gonna say dark blue. >.>
Nobu:
@Gpop: I think the light wig is a little blue to be Miku-ish.
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Go with the dark wig. Although the costume could be lighter. I'm being picky.
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I actually emailed the costume makers to see if they had any lighter alternatives that was closer to the actual shade, and i'm waiting for a response at this point. If I could get the costume lighter, I *might* go for the lighter wig, but if I'll get the darker wig otherwise. The darker and more saturate colors lend itself closer to this style of Nitori, which isn't a bad thing though.
triangles:
:getdown: WIG WARNING :getdown:
You are probably not going to be happy with how a straight wig like the ones you linked is going to look if you want to put in those big ol' side ponytails without crazy wefting. Ignore all this if this is just a color check, but to my knowledge Cosworx doesn't stock pigtail wigs and if they do they'd be $$$ (but they do ship fast and the wigs are nice)
http://www.katiebair.com/wigtutorial_parting.html third picture down is pretty much what the wig's going to look like in the back due to the way wigs are constructed, unless you opt for lower pigtails.
My (not so expert) opinion? Get a wig that already either comes with the pigtails or has the clip on extensions (this is what the "proper" Nitori wig has, and most Miku wigs) if you want that high pigtail shooting-out-of-the-ear look.
Nobu:
I was leery about ordering the 'proper' Nitori wig because I was having a hard time finding out how trustworthy the sites that listed them were. That and thought it was pretty fishy they were all using the exact same picture. :/
My other restraint that I realized not long ago is that I have a larger than average head. 24", when the average is around 22-23, and I have thick hair on top of it. I searched around and learned that Cosworks and another place called Arda wigs makes larger than standard wigs.
--- Quote from: triangles on September 23, 2010, 03:58:37 AM ---http://www.katiebair.com/wigtutorial_parting.html third picture down is pretty much what the wig's going to look like in the back due to the way wigs are constructed, unless you opt for lower pigtails.
My (not so expert) opinion? Get a wig that already either comes with the pigtails or has the clip on extensions (this is what the "proper" Nitori wig has, and most Miku wigs) if you want that high pigtail shooting-out-of-the-ear look.
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Do you think it'd still look like that if they were high and kinda small pigtails?
Man, I didn't think it'd be this hard to find a blue wig with pigtails. ;_; Figured it'd be fairly common, if anything.
triangles:
Pig/pony tail wigs are really tricky. The higher up you make it, the more the wig fibers are getting jostled from their default condition.
Re: larger head - wigs are made of elastic, so in theory if you get one that's too small you can snip it in a few places, and stitch in a bit more elastic so it'll stretch more. http://www.apparentlyfemale.com/Tami%20stuff/HTM%20files/size_your_wig.htm
You also can try asking on the cosplay.com forums, they're going to be way more knowledgable than I could on this (the most wig styling I did was ask MJP to put braids in my Meiling wig :V)