Wiggy thoughts

 Hair is massively important. Sure, it protects the head from the sun, but socially it indicates so much. "I am a woman" or "I am a man" is usually the first item on the hair agenda.

The issue of hair is especially important to us trans women, MtF crossdressers, etc. I came to a realisation recently: that all but two of the many trans women I know who have transitioned had their own hair, not wigs. It has to be a serious consideration that if you transition with little or no hair you will (almost certainly) be wearing a wig every day for the rest of your life, and that's a huge outlay over time. Maybe I just happen to know hairy transitioners so it's just coincidence ... or maybe not.

I really need new hair. By which I mean new wigs. Real hair would be nice but nature forbids. Or rather, nature has given me lots of hair but only where it's no use, rather than on top where it would be ideal. Maybe it's possible to make a wig out of excess bottom hair. The downside is that it might keep blowing off! (An old joke, probably from some student mag.)

Sigh. If only nature would co-operate. But then nature could really do with giving me a whole body morph, in which case the hair is just a detail.

I have some wigs that somehow keep working despite being very old. But I must make an appointment with a wig specialist soon to get new ones and look into new styles as I think I need to start considering looks for older ladies. 

My go-to style that I think suits me very very well is the Noriko "Carrie" range, especially in colours like cappuccino and coffee latte. (I no longer drink coffee but evidently my hair loves it!) I like its length, its body and the easy-going flicks and curls that can be rearranged, though it's sometimes hard to keep everything in place, especially if there's a bit of wind. Yes, I do sometimes add a little spray, but too much of that and you eventually end up with a rigid helmet of hair that takes ages to wash, plump and restyle.

 

A photo of the latte one in action:

And a more recent one: 

 

Tidier cappuccino:

I have bought some cheap wigs over the years purely to experiment with new styles. There's no point buying something costly to start with that then doesn't work so well. I appreciate opinions on this blog, but they've tended to come back negative on these looks so far. I do actually like the silver style I play at witches with and maybe transforming into a silver-haired older lady might be on the cards?

 

Obviously, this is a cheap joke shop wig that sheds nylon everywhere and is probably too long but the colour might work in real life, and I like the bangs, too. It certainly would catch attention. As ever, readers' opinions invited.

 

Sadly, Noriko doesn't have physical outlets in Italy so I hope to visit a specialist when I am next in London in July. I used to visit Trendco in Kensington a lot when I lived in England and I really valued their honest advice and unhurried assistance. They now seem to be the London Hair Clinic behind Oxford Street so I'll try them for new advice and fitting. I notice they have my usual styles and colours in stock. 

 

Trips 

I'm trying to have a few days away every month this year, to make up for last year's cancellations due to care duties, and because I'm finding my explorations are proving fascinating. Next week I'll be in Provence again as I loved my trip there in February. This time I'll be in Fréjus. The location caught my eye in the travel guide as it was a Roman port where Cleopatra's fleet was moored after the Romans had captured it. 

 

I hope it'll provide some interesting material, preferably trans or at least LGBT related. One of the local products is asses' milk soap and Cleo is famously said to have bathed in it, so there's that on my shopping list...

Anyway, here's some entertainment for your weekend with the original trailer for Carry on Cleo. Watch out for her poisonous asp! :-D 

 

Sue x