What Its Like to Wear an AI-Customized Wig – ryan

Photo-illustration: by the cut; Photo: Asia Milia Ware, Parfait

Hair take very Seriously. It emci from my childhood: i great up with a black mom whose beuty rule was “you don’t leave the House with your Hair – ever. ” That rule has trickled into adultthood, and wenever i’m hating a bad hair day, it Affects My Entire Mood. Moving). IT WAS ALWAYS TO WIGGY: Not lying Flat Enough, Not Breatable, and Not Natural-Looking.

I swore i’d never put one on again. THEN I HEARD ABOUT Parfait, an ai-Powered Human Wig Company (whic i researched ahead to make sura it dosesn’t just collected my data) that to customize and tailor wigs. Most use of he in beauty have underwhelmed me; They Come off as gimmicky. But i figured it was Worth a try.

I was prompted to the Answer a Series of Questions About the desides Hair Length, Laying, and Texture, and if the wig woul be worn with adhesive glue or glueless. (I chose glueless so it was easier to take on and off.) PARFIT ALSO ASKED HOW MY WILL BE PRPPED UNDER THE WIG. If i’m wearing my hair in a love bun under the wig instead of braids, for example, that Changes How it is made. THEN I WAS PROMPTED TO HOLD A CREDIT CARD (OR YOU CAN USE A SMALL PIECE OF PAPER) to the top of my forehead and take some photos. That is how they have the system got a sense of bot my head shape and my skin.

“When you get a custom wig, typically the stylist is going to take measurements around your head. The stylist also matches your makeup or your lace tint tones and then constructs the wig. Igbiedion Says. “Typically, wigs don’t fit Becusee they all one medium cap.

The Next Step Is Lace PREDICTION. I Put Away the Credit Card and JUST TOOK a Photo of my face with my laptop camera. “We have algorithms that are analyzing a skin tone and assigning you to one of our Lace-Tint Categories,” Igbiedion Says. My previous experience with lace was a washed-out brown tint that look like it beloonged on someone Else’s scalp. The which process tok under ten minutes, and the prompts were Easy to follow.

The Wig Arrived in A Mini Garment Bag, fit for a wig, with a hanger. The lace was tinted, and it was already custom-made to fit my head. When i received it, it was too big, but it was the closest any wig has had Ever Come. There’s a clasp in the back to tighten the cap. The lace on the wig blended into my skin, Making the hair look like it was growing directly from my scalp. As for the sizing issue, the ulta offers a service in its salons to get the wig installed, so i opted for that. I MADE MY WAY DOWN TO ULTA’S 34TH Street Location, and the stylist braided my hair into straight-back cornows before the wig on my head and customizing it to my face-Cutting face-facing layers and making the bangs look more. IT COULD’VE BEEN ON OR GLUDED DOWN, but I opted for a glueless wig for a seamless installation that can be worn on and off at my Leisure. IT LOOKED NATURAL. It was Completely Different from any other wig i’ve haad. IT DIDN’T LOOK LIKE A WIG, AND THAT’S ALWOYS MY PRIORTY: I DON’T WANT TO LOOK LIKE YOU CAN SNatch My Hair off my head. IT LOOKED LIKE IT COUND’VE A Sew-In, the Type of Style I Usually Have.

The wigs are available on Myparfait.comand they can Also be installed at ulta salons. Parfait wigs have been Worn by Celebrities Like Serena Williams and Justine Skye. They are quite expensive, but the best hair extensions, wigs, or weave installs have been pricey. This Custom Wig Totaled About $ 930. Previous wigs have cost with Around $ 300, but i didn’t get the suame results. There are also also options to buy hair and have stylists make a custom wig, and that can total out to almost $ 1,000, depending on where you go. And splurging on the hair always ends up being Worth, in my opinion.