You were not being harsh, you were giving your opinion; albeit not based in reality.
If the hair industry only survived off of rich & famous people purchasing hair, then it would not be a $10 billion annual business. Weaves & wigs are big business because most people (men & women) want to look their best at all time. If that means a wig, weave or lace front, then that is what they will buy.
It does not matter if they have a mortgage, student loans, credit card debt etc. People spend money on the things that make them happy.....and for some it's hair while others may buy designer shoes or bags, or clothes. Saying that a person should not add hair weave to their monthly budget because they have other bills is comparable to saying that a person should not take a vacation because they have a mortgage, car loan, student loan and that vacation money could be used for those bills instead. For a 30 year mortgage, do you really think that the homeowner (with a hair fettish) should put every spare penny toward the mortgage and not buy any hair weave for 30 years?
So long as it's not my money, I could care less what anyone else is buying.
I agree that not all inexpensive weaves look awful....but once a stylist learns to do a flawless weave, then the prices go up....especially if the person was not licensed and then gets a license.
And no, not everyone knows that a weave install is not that person's hair. I was personally at a salon to get a wash & set and the owner came over to dig all in my head since she did not believe the shampoo girl that my hair was a sew-in.
Granted, I have stopped having weaves installed but I am not going to knock anyone else for choosing to weave regularly and not just for "special occassions". For some, life is the special occassion.
I heard Wendy Williams talking about average women wearing lace wigs, which she thought was silly, but she was on the RADIO where nobody could see her hair. Now that she has a t.v. show, I guess she is wearing more lace wigs?
I am shocked at some level about lace front wigs though. What is surprising to me is lace front wig wearer's who SHAVE their own hair line back to make the lf look better. I know a few people with traction alopecia or other issues that wear lace front wigs to cover their hair, and I have a friend who is a cancer survivor who wear wigs (not lace fronts) but I still don't get it that people with no hair issues SHAVE their hairline back to make a wig fit/look better.
Oh well, again not my money & not my hair.
I didn't mean to be so harsh, but those prices blow my MIND. Because here I was thinking that the lacefronts were the most expensive thing you could get! I mean, really! It is mind-boggling that so many (non-rich & non-famous) women would spend that much money on fake hair or a hairstyle.
I just can't imagine what would necessitate spending that much. The lacefronts look just as good. Cheaper weave looks good too, and chances are everyone knows it's a weave anyway. You can wear a cheaper weave and not look broke-down. The plain old sew-ins look pretty darn good to me.
Maybe if you are getting it done once for your wedding or maybe even prom or some extra-special occassion, I can see that. But to spend this much money on a regular basis-- be it every 3 months, every 6 months... there's no way I could ever do it personally, unless I had a whole lot of money and a 100% paid-for house and no loans, no worries, or no debt of any kind. If that's you, then more power to you. Otherwise... I do not get it.
erplexed. However, I would love to learn on my own or find someone that I could trust to do it cheaper.
. However, I let my fingers do the walking and found my hair on-line for $63 a bag with FREE shipping.
ohwell:! I wore weaves and after the last install I said enough! I don't knock it or anyone who wears it. In my fotki, I was wearing them too.
! But, it isn't that serious money wise. I could have spent the money elsewhere
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