Lessons - #1 For All New (or prospective) Wearers of Hair

Monday, October 29, 2007 6:53 PM

As a very experienced wearer of hair (over 20 years), I have some thoughts to share with anyone who is a prospective wearer or a newbie.  Experienced wearers have already trudged through the starting gates with our hair and there are some very important details that you need to know about our journey. We try to help as much as we can through messages, blogs, webcams and phone calls, but there are some insights that we sometimes rush past because we are busy answering your starter questions about density, attachment, front hairlines, bases, etc.

I'll give you an example - let's say you are a prospective wearer and you are researching this website.  You will find both positive and negative comments about the base, hair, bonding, etc.  So you research more to try to find out exactly how you can learn enough from us to protect you from all mistakes.  Maybe you know just what I'm talking about.  You write down each tip you find to help you with your order, you save cleaning and reattach tips to your "favorites list"...

Well, guess what?  We can't protect you from everything.  Sure wish we could, but we can't.  The process of wearing hair is (as my grandmother would say) "baptism by fire". Today, that phrase is an expression used when someone does something "the hard way" for the first time, particularly if training is necessarily insufficient to fully prepare one for the experience (as is the case with wearing hair).  Learning how to order, attach, wear, remove and clean your hair takes a lot of effort.  It's work and there is no magic wand that anyone can wave to "make it all better". 

Wearing hair is not the solution for everyone.  You must be willing to learn as much as you can through research, you must have reasonable expectations and then, you must master the art all by yourself through practice and experience. It doesn't happen overnight.  If you don't think wearing hair is right for you, it's not.  On the other hand, if you are like me and are willing to do what it takes to achieve your goal, then, get started.

Even after all of these years of wearing hair, there are still mistakes I make myself, mistakes that show up at my door, mistakes are made at the factory or mistakes made at Hair Direct.  We are all humans working with other humans.  There will always be room for improvement, but we will NEVER get perfection.  Count on it.

I'm not immune to the reality of human error!  A recent order of mine showed up with the hairs all being knotted in very straight lines instead of being placed randomly.  I didn't throw myself under a train.  Instead, I called in and reported it.  The factory was trying out a new process. They aren't doing it anymore. End of that story.

Another order was late due to language barrier and misunderstanding. I was offered a replacement, but I simply made my current hair work as long as I could until the order showed up. Not the end of the world.  End of that story.

The great orders have far outweighed the mistakes.  I don't expect every order to show up the same.  I remember that I'm human and I'm relying on other humans.  There will never be perfection every time.  There's no need to direct the blame in a particular direction, it's simply the reality of life.  I just chalk it up to reality and continue to look forward to the next little HD box!

You ask, how can she be so positive?  What if a knot or two shows in her next unit?  Or the hair isn't just right?  What if the color is slightly off?  Will she be positive then???

OH YEAH!!!!  You bet I will still be positive.  After all, finally having great hair certainly beats the alternative.  You all know the alternative and trust me, it isn't a pretty picture! 

Tee hee!!!

Sweet dreams on your satin pillowcases,

Babe