Wefts, Weaves, and Wigs

I am a belly dance student that enjoys performing and watching performances.  And if there is one place that is a bastion of long hair, it's a belly dance event.  A belly dancer follows the image of most bare midriff characters (ie. genies and mermaids) which means long hair. But what was a dancer like me to do after donating my long hair?  Well, one thing that is great about belly dancers is that many who don't have long hair make do with fake dos.

My first venture into fake hair was the way of the weft.  A weft is a strand of hair connected to a clip.  These clips are clipped on close to the scalp under existing hair.  It is best if you have layered hair, which is why I had mine re-cut with layers in order to blend in with my wefts.  Though, that is why I had the Beatles/David Cassidy look without the wefts.  ANYWAY, here is what that looked like.

However, I had to put around nine clips in my head, which is quite irritating.  So, then, I got a ponytail, which is much easier to put in and is dramatically longer!  But, perhaps, obviously fake....

Recently, since my hair is growing out, I have allowed myself to get by with wearing my hair au naturale at performances.

There are many options that I haven't even tried, like these, which I have seen on a fellow dancer and it looks fantastic!  The wonderful thing about the availability of fake hair is that anyone can join in on the long hair fun.  I know that most of my blog is about growing out real hair, but some people have lost their hair or can't grow out their own hair.  So, wefts, weaves, and wigs....it's all good in my book!