My final set of transition hairstyles (all lace wigs)

Hair – Various lace wigs

Colour: 4

Ratings (for more information on these ratings see #2)

• Look – 5
• Maintenance – 3
• Longevity – 3
• Results – 5
• AVERAGE – 4

I loved the lace wigs because they were sooooo simple and they looked good too. I didn’t glue mine on so I could take them off whenever The downside was that because they were synthetic, they tended to get matted and so I had to straighten on very low heat once in a while. The 2nd one lasted me for 2 months or so which was quite good. What I loved about these is that my hair underneath was cainrowed and stayed like that i.e. no pulling / straining etc. so the hair could just grow. Hence why the results has a top score. I did unfortunately experience some scarring where the lace had been but that went away with time

What are your thoughts on lace wigs as a transition hairstyle??

So here’s my first ever transition hairstyle from Dec 09 – Jan 10…

(Don’t watch the Primani bag in the background lol!)

Hair – Batik deep wave

Colour – 4

Ratings (for more information on these ratings see #2)

• Look – 5
• Maintenance – 1
• Longevity – 1
• Results – 3
• AVERAGE – 2.5

I LOVED this hairstyle honestly! However, after the first few days, the bounce of the curls disappeared. I initially thought I could keep this for 2 months. HA! I only kept it in for 1 month It became very matted very quickly. I tried using mouse etc. to resurrect it but alas epic FAIL. However, when I took it out, my own hair was fine. I didn’t experience any breakage (not more so than expected when transitioning).

Have any of you tried this or a similar hairstyle? What were your views / opinions? leave a comment below

So here’s the second transition hairstyle I did from Jan 10 – March 10…

Hair – Premium Now

Colour – 2 on the top, 1b on the bottom

Ratings (out of 5):

• Look – 4
• Maintenance – 2
• Longevity – 2
• Results – 1
• AVERAGE – 2.25

Okay so when I did this hair, it was uber exciting because I’d never had a fringe before or a weave for that matter! I was reassure that because it was natural hair (premium), it could last 2 months. LIES! After the third week, I was ready to take this thing off! It looked great for just about 3 weeks (hence a rating of 4). After that it started shedding and becoming matted etc. I found I had to keep straightening it as well. That’s why I’ve given a low rating for maintenance and longevity. The results when I took out this hair (bearing in mind I was VERY careful), is that my hair began to break even more so than before. I wondered why, until I realised that because of all the combing and pulling etc. when the hair became matted, it strained my actual hair. I honestly should have taken a picture of the back track when I took it out – I could count the hairs on that thing!

I didn’t have a very good experience with weave and as a result, i probably won’t be getting another one done in the near future!

What are your thoughts on transitioning with weaves? Post your comments below