How to deal with the frontal edges?

• Hawes380 Member since 5/14/2008 Posts 3 Connect

  How to deal with the frontal edges? 05-14-2008, 7:35 AM Hello everybody, I am new to this and am using my first lace (Hollywood Lace) for the first time. I have so much problem with trying not  to get that fake look. I have used and tested almost all kinds of tapes out there, the best one is the Pro Flex (no shine) which gives a normal look but it is rather thick and if you look up, the lines and the edges can easily be spotted. Then there's the Super tape, I have tried that one too, but still don't get that natural look that everybody is talking about. Any suggestion as to what I need to do to improve my experience with my system? I greatly appreciate any helpful responses.

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• Brian D. Member since 9/20/2006 Milwaukee, WI, USA Posts 607 Connect	Re: How to deal with the frontal edges? 05-14-2008, 8:37 AM Hawes380, I might recommend moving to one of the clear, acrylic liquid adhesives, for your frontal area, especially if you have a lighter hair color / lighter density.  http://www.hairdirect.com/store/High-Defintion-Bond-1-2oz.aspx Hair Direct: "The ultimate lost and found".
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• DustyAZ Member since 3/3/2007 Arizona Posts 338 Connect

  Re: How to deal with the frontal edges? 05-14-2008, 12:01 PM Hi Hawes, Yes, each person seems to experience their own personal results with tape / glue.  I agree 100% with Brian D. that you might want to try out HD's High Definition glue.  This seems to work good for me (as it provides a realistic look), yet I'm not sure how to clean it out of the hair system.  (I tried ProTouch Adhesive Remover, but it didn't seem to help at all...) Brian, any suggestions or tips in regards to cleanup? Dusty --- "Uh, oh - Is my hair on backwards??"

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• Hawes380 Member since 5/14/2008 Posts 3 Connect	Re: How to deal with the frontal edges? 05-14-2008, 2:08 PM Thank you Brian and Dusty, I have not yet tried any liquid adhesive and my main Concern for not trying them out, as Dusty mentioned, is the clean up process which I heard can be really messy and that it could also shorten the lifespan of the hair system too.
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• Brian D. Member since 9/20/2006 Milwaukee, WI, USA Posts 607 Connect

  Re: How to deal with the frontal edges? 05-15-2008, 8:07 PM Liquid adhesive cleanup really is not that much more fuss than tapes.  Yes, there will be some glue residue left in the lace, but I would say 95% actually remains on my scalp to be cleaned up there.  I use Lace Release to release the system, then the Mirror Slide to get the remainder of the glue out of the lace itself; then you just have to clean up your mirror.  Dusty uses a nice compact mirror in his above video; you can also use you main bathroom mirror. Hair Direct: "The ultimate lost and found".

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• Random Guy Member since 6/1/2006 San Francisco, California Posts 139 Connect

  Re: How to deal with the frontal edges? 05-18-2008, 6:32 PM Actually, I've found that scalloped SuperTape works really well along the front edge.  The key is to stretch the front edge of the hairpiece as you apply it to your scalp.  That conceals the lace really well.  And the advantage over glue is that the tackiness lasts a really long time.  With the glues, I was having to re-glue the front every other day (which requires cleaning the front scalp area, cleaning the front lace, applying the glue and letting it dry for five or ten minutes), which was really a pain. The SuperTape saves so much hassle.

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• xeon005 Member since 5/19/2008 Posts 1 Connect	Re: How to deal with the frontal edges? 05-19-2008, 2:26 PM      I found that blue tape can look the best in the front.  If you stretch the blue tape it thins out into almost glue.  Or if your applying with contours.  take a tape backing and rub the tape pretty hard on the edge to smear it and dull the shine
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