Elmers Glue + Lace Front = H.A.M.

[Crackers Phinn]

Would you go back and see how's she doin'? Maybe even slip her a note.

What I've decided to do is find some LF application videos on youtube, write the web address down on a piece of paper and give them to her the next time I go. I'll probably put a header like "hair care videos" on it.

What/who set off the green light to make lace fronts affordable and open to purchase for any 'ol body??

Black hair boards. Asian hair vendors talk to each other and when factories start getting large orders from people named Sharnisha Jenkins in Detroit and Treyetta Foster in Compton - these companies know that they got a market for the product.

I guarantee that there are dozens of Asian hair manufacturers lurking across hairboards and hundreds on BHM sitting all up in the lacefront forum.

 

[LovinLea]

smh.. that just aint right

 

[SelahOco]

I decided never to try a lacefront once I saw tyra's method for covering up the netting. I figure if a millionaire can't get it right, I'd better not try it.

(this one don't look horrible....but can't you hid this in some way?)

 

[NYAmicas]

Had she no shame? This story is a trip, wish I couldve seen it.

 

[KnottyGurl]

erplexed They didn't even use photoshop. Cheap AND lazy. I feel bad for ol' girl. Maybe she was following the instructions that came with it or improvising using pics like the ones in the Janet ads. I'm just sorry CP didn't get the chance to help her out.

That is a just awful. I am so glad she was not handling the products because there is no way I could have ordered either.

I blame the most recent synthetic lace front ads. I think it's Sensationnal. They have shown lace wigs applied without removing the lace at all (to cheap to cut the lace on even one wig for the commercial or the photos for the packaging). I guess some people think that they are not to cut the lace.

My mistake - it's Janet collection lace wigs that have photos of the wigs on models without the lace being cut.

 

[Raspberry]

I'm dying over here - first of all, I'm mad you got in the line and didn't plan on buying anything lol

While I was waiting on my coffee I was having an internal debate as to whether I should ask to speak to her privately and let her know what was up. But at the same time, I'm nowhere near being a LF expert so I wouldn't even be able to recommend a clear glue or even how to cut the lace down. I know that if I was feeling sick looking at her sideburns then the folks who didn't know what was going on her head had to be thinking that she's just dirty and that it was just some mutant negroid form of dandruff going on in her sideburns. Next thing you know, the black folk unemployment rate is up cuz of a jacked up lacefront application.

That is a just awful. I am so glad she was not handling the products because there is no way I could have ordered either.

I blame the most recent synthetic lace front ads. I think it's Sensationnal. They have shown lace wigs applied without removing the lace at all (to cheap to cut the lace on even one wig for the commercial or the photos for the packaging). I guess some people think that they are not to cut the lace.

My mistake - it's Janet collection lace wigs that have photos of the wigs on models without the lace being cut.

LOL. This is just ridiculous - we're on the verge of serious weave crimes against humanity, we must brace ourselves

 

[sky_blu]

I wish you had pics of this.

 

[that_1_grrrl]

Maybe she's been sniffing too much of that Elmer's glue.

 

[LivingDol1]

LOL!! you brought tears to my eyes.

i can't understand why anyone would advertise lace fronts with the excess lace hanging down... i mean... it kinda defeats the purpose!! it isn't hard to photoshop that lace out of the image if a company is really pressed to not waste the product on models... lol.

 

[clarity2008]

JC, but wait, did she, but how, could you, is there, but, but, but.....blush:

I need to give you more than a thanks for this. It's exactly what I said after reading this. LMAO (((HUGS)))

 

[frizzy]

Po thang, I bet she paid to have that atrocity done to her head. Well, I commend her for having he hindparts at the job no matter what,' cause I would have called in sick

 

[GV-NA-GI-TLV-GE-I]

That is a just awful. I am so glad she was not handling the products because there is no way I could have ordered either.

I blame the most recent synthetic lace front ads. I think it's Sensationnal. They have shown lace wigs applied without removing the lace at all (to cheap to cut the lace on even one wig for the commercial or the photos for the packaging). I guess some people think that they are not to cut the lace.

Clearly visible 1.5 inches or more on their foreheads...all of them. I hope she figures it out and fast.

 

[GV-NA-GI-TLV-GE-I]

Nowadays, everybody and their granny is wearing a BSS lace wig and its not always a good look

Nowadays, everybody and their TRANNY is wearing a BSS lace wig and its not always a good look.

 

[fivetimestwo]

mutant negroid form of dandruff

 

[blue_flower]

Man! Times are ROUGH for everybody these days!

 

[*~Mocha~*]

How did you see the lace in the front and the foundation if she had a hat on? I know those starbucks hats will hide that..
but...










This story is funny nonetheless

 

[bellezanegra826]

can you put some suggestions in the suggestion box for her? she might be the type of person that thinks she's all that and can't take suggestions from anyone. she might lash out at your help...or worse yet...claim that that is her real hair

 

[Crackers Phinn]

How did you see the lace in the front and the foundation if she had a hat on? I know those starbucks hats will hide that..

She had about 8 pounds of yaki under that hat, it was sitting wayyyyy up on her head.

can you put some suggestions in the suggestion box for her? she might be the type of person that thinks she's all that and can't take suggestions from anyone. she might lash out at your help...or worse yet...claim that that is her real hair

 

[Luxurious12]

This had my family cracking up!

 

[Lucky's Mom]

Wow.... How sad. I have seen lots of Awful hairdos, styles, etc.....

I guess it is not so funny to me...it is just so sad.

 

[Liege4421]

Crackers Phinn...firstly, that is the first time I have laughed out loud all day, so kudos to your storytelling skills.

I also want to commend you for not saying anything to her...you could have ended up with coffee in the face...IDK, people are crazy these days. Even with your hair being beautiful (so you would seem like a credible source), not everyone wants to hear they are wrong. Like all the ladies on here have said, she had to know she looked like hot trash on fire when she left the house. I think your best bet is your idea to leave an anonymous tip...that way she can take or leave your advice.

If she goes crazy and figures out the advice is from you, it's okay, anyways. Take comfort in the $5+ you'll save on Starbucks' overpriced beverages.

 

[missnappylady]

Poor girl. I hope she figures it out.

 

[Sha76]

Ok I had to laugh on this one. I don't knw if I could hold it in in her face. But kudos on your storytelling

 

[MochaEyeCandy]

So I look ole girl in the face when placing my order and peeped the rest of the LF application. This is when I notice that she's got a line going across her forehead. She did not cut the lace in the front of the wig. She glued it on so that it was half way down her forehead and put foundation over it to match it to her complexion. But she didn't have foundation anywhere else on her face so her forehead looked like there was moist putty on it and the rest of her face was dry.

Every time I read this, I see this image in my head

There is nothing natural about a line across your forehead and crumbly glue bits at the temples !!!!! NOTHING!!!!

Agreed!

 

[naturalmanenyc]

I saw a woman running around NYC today in a lace wig without cutting the lace and remembered this thread.

I still cannot believe that women are wearing their lace wigs without cutting the darn lace?!?! There must be classes on lace wig application by now?

 

[MsSanz92]

I saw some ish today......LAWD!!!!

I'm at Starbucks and I've seen this asst manager before. It's a black woman mid 20's and normally she's wearing a busted extra shiny synthetic weave or a type 1 ponytail with crispy type 4 hair pulled back into it.

Today, she was wearing her sbux hat and from far away in line, I was like damn why are her edges gray? When I got closer it looked like there was uncooked rice caked onto her sideburns and I was seriously thinking it was lice.

I knew I couldn't be seeing what I thought I was seeing so I was like, let me get to the head of the line so I can see what this is but bump what ya heard, I wasn't orderin nothin.

Ole girl had a lacefront wig on and what I was seeing on her sideburns was caked on white glue that had dried in the hair.

BUT WAIT THERE'S MORE.

I'm still a little queasy but I figured I stood in that long *** line I might as well still get the coffee. Since she's on the register and not making the coffee I ain't gotta worry about drinking any dried glue.

So I look ole girl in the face when placing my order and peeped the rest of the LF application. This is when I notice that she's got a line going across her forehead. She did not cut the lace in the front of the wig. She glued it on so that it was half way down her forehead and put foundation over it to match it to her complexion. But she didn't have foundation anywhere else on her face so her forehead looked like there was moist putty on it and the rest of her face was dry.

While I was waiting on my coffee I was having an internal debate as to whether I should ask to speak to her privately and let her know what was up. But at the same time, I'm nowhere near being a LF expert so I wouldn't even be able to recommend a clear glue or even how to cut the lace down. I know that if I was feeling sick looking at her sideburns then the folks who didn't know what was going on her head had to be thinking that she's just dirty and that it was just some mutant negroid form of dandruff going on in her sideburns. Next thing you know, the black folk unemployment rate is up cuz of a jacked up lacefront application.

I tried to get ole girls attention but she stayed busy on the register. I waited a bit and it just wasn't looking like I was going to be able to speak to her so I left.

I'm normally anti-taking random people in the streets pictures, but if there had been anyway for me to get a pic of this application I would've. It really had to be seen to be believed. There is nothing natural about a line across your forehead and crumbly glue bits at the temples !!!!! NOTHING!!!!

I AM TOO WEAK!!! LMAO I can only imagine I swear they need to start licensing who can purchase lacefronts and having some application classes. I'm mad we can have all these black women walking around with motorcycle helmet hair but I can't get some Keracare large bottles easily without a damn license to try and take care of my OWN hair.

 

[ladyviper]

This story was amazing.. I'm sorry for her but it was highly entertaining.

 

[fatimablush]

those ads are horrible.

well if you see a lot of women walking around looking a HAM, now you will know why!

 

[davisbr88]

I'm sorry but...
"mutant negroid form of dandruff" and "hot trash on fire"????
I can't. I just can't.