How to put on a Wig for Cosplay~

My take on putting on a wig. :) Any questions, feel free to ask.

See my cosplays at http://aurellion.deviantart.com or www.aurellion.com

This is just my own personal take - there are many methods, but here's a basic one to get you started.

Materials:
Wig Cap - I love getting mine from Cosworx.com, very nice caps there. I use E-bay for my wigs however.
Bobby Pins (of doom) - minimum of 4
Spider Comb Headband (Thanks so much arcuied011 for finding out what they are called!)
A wig
Hairbrush
Hairspray - not actually used in video, but used to fix fly-aways when wig is on

More in series:
The Anatomy of a Cosplay Photoshoot http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEz5T4YrgoU

Category:

Howto & Style

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[MomoHinamori1000]

oh yeah btw can you show us your chrome cosplay xD

i wanna see how it worked out for you U:<

[aurellion]

@MomoHinamori1000 Sure! All my cosplays can be found at aurellion.deviantart[dot]com or aurellion[dot]com - [dots] in as Youtube isn't allowing me to post proper URLs.

[ManiacPie]

does this work if you have long hair and a long haired wig?

[aurellion]

@ManiacPie Yep. If your hair is really long, plait your hair and coil it around your head rather than just twisting it.

[Kaneuchiha666]

do yo do the same for when u are putting on a long wig on?..because im going to cosplay Under taker from kurishitsuji and i have semi long hair and the wig is LONG!

[aurellion]

@Kaneuchiha666 Exactly the same. :) Good luck with the Undertaker cosplay - I'm working on a Madam Red at the moment!

[FlyStarscreamxFly]

That bobby pin trick is just what I needed. I always wondered how everyone's wig seemed to magically stay on, no matter what they did. xD

THANKS!<3

[UTAUkana4]

Hi there! I'm going to a con in la( REALLY HOT) in the summer and I was wondering, will the wig be really itchy and hot? Thanks!! X3

[foreverwithoutyou]

Any recommendation for putting ona wig with longer bangs? Whenever I try and get my wig on starting from the back my wig's bangs get caught underneath

[xMooMaxEmx]

This is a great tutorial. I was just wondering--is there any way that I could substitute all of these things you use to hold your hair up, with a hair net instead? Or would that not work? Thank you! =)

[Rawrz013]

I'm so glad you posted this because I have a closed wig cap and spent FOREVER trying to figure out how to put it on.

Thank you so much! <3

[chocolatefreak129]

would this work if you made the wigcap? like with nylon?

[Ritsukiyo123]

Does anyone know the name of the funky claw headband? I tried goggling it but it didn't come up with that item.

[jaiinecupcake]

THANK YOU for showing how it's supposed to be done. So many people put it on the wrong way and tangle the hair from making the wig go upside down.

[princessreina]

Awesome tutorial! Definitely helps. ^^

[ZebraGleek]

@11voltz okay thank you very much and awesome

I want my hair bright purple

Thanks :)

[11voltz]

@ZebraGleek you can use a cosplay wig everyday of your life if you're that bold. My real hair is dyed BRIGHT purple and I wear cosplay wigs every 2 days or so :)