I'm probably going to Didi on this upcoming Tuesday. I've done my research on here as best as I've been able to.
Now i'm leaving this up to the pros.
For the first fullcap, I wan't something thats virtually undetectable and can provide a good front hairline. In the link following is a pic of how I wear my hair and i'd like to keep the same appearance.
That style will be EASY to reproduce with a full cap.
I would go with #64 all the way around for your first order. If you are going to expose hairline you might go with an sfs front, but if you will be wearing it like you do in the pic most of the time i wouldn't bother.
My first two full caps were ordered with measurements instead of a template and both needed the temples and hairline reshaped. I grabbed my X-Acto knife and carved out a nice bit of recession and cut in realistic temple points, then I plucked the hairs back about 1/8" and I was good to go.
If you go with a poly perimeter it's going to be tougher to make adjustments if you have to. I would nail down a solid piece with a #64 base until you get one on your head and can build a very good template. Then you can experiment with other bases.
In regards to females touching my hair (which i've always hated even before wearing). Does #64 Lace provide the capability of attaching securely so its undectable to the touch.
If not, whatever. What would be my downside on going with a sfs front. I don't expose the front normally but, playing sports, running, biking etc. Wind factors expose it sometimes so...
Sfs is the ultimate if you are looking for undetectability both to touch and sight. But you have to be VERY careful with it. French lace is slightly stiffer which makes it more difficult (for me anyway) to get it to lay flat at the hairline, and it has a little courser texture, but you could probably let two pitbulls play tug-o-war with it and still use it to make a hairpiece.
That's an exaggeration of course, but I personally have yet to rip or fray French lace, whereas no matter how careful I am with Swiss, I end up catching the comb in it creating a hole (which is easy to fix BTW, or at minimum the edges begin to fray over time just from normal wear and tear.
The key to making lace undetectable to touch (for me) is to place the tape a tiny bit over the edge of the lace before attaching, especially in the back. That way there are no tiny loose edges sticking up
I don't even attach over top of the ears. If a girl is gonna feel an edge it's likely going to be at the back or at the hairline, with the temples coming a close second.
When I had my topper and the hair was shorter I had women touching it all the time. Must have been the spikey front. Doesn't happen very often with my full caps that are longer for some reason.
Alright this is all sounding good, I appreciate the info. One last question. By being extremely careful with SFS front, what exactly do you mean. I understand being rough with a comb may make holes or cause it to fray but what other types of things would damage it?
When you shampoo, be very gentle, and when you wash it in the sink, be as careful with it as if it were your girlfriend's lace teddy that you were handwashing for her.
Don't let anyone give you a scalp massage while wearing, and don't let a tree branch snag it.
Don't enter an Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Also, if you ever run water through it, do so with a gentle stream and with the water entering the bottom of the unit. Otherwise, you will get hairs washed-through to the wrong side. Likewise should you blow dry it while off of your head. Also, don't blow dry on hot and high at all.
The comb is sfs's worst enemy, but you also need to be careful removing, and don't scratch (which you shouldn't do anyway, or it will fray pretty badly which I learned the hard way.
I'll just ask Didi what I should do. Most likely ill just to french lace first time around since Im usually always running my hands through my hair or wearing hats etc. Not to cover up, just been what I do for years.
