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Monthly Archives: September 2011

eBay Wig Review: koreahomme

26 Monday Sep 2011

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cosplay, ebay, final fantasy, final fantasy xiii, final fantasy xiii-2, koreahomme, lightning, review, wig review

I was originally planning on cosplaying Lightning from the new Final Fantasy XIII-2 for.. AnimeNEXT(?) and then for Otakon, but those plans fell through. Anyways, I purchased her wig back in April 20th.

I paid on April 20th, and they didn’t ship it out until a week later. I received the wig on May 6th (approximately 16 days) and it turns out that they mailed me a Serah wig instead. So I promptly e-mailed them back telling me they gave me the wrong wig. It was very back and forth which annoyed me a bit. They wanted to resolve the issue because they didn’t want me to give them bad feedback. In the end they sent me a new wig. But this time they didn’t send me a tracking number.

18 DAYS LATER. I still had not received my wig, so I e-mailed them again. They replied with some crackpot excuse about how because of the volcano in Iceland delaying/losing the shipment. Then had the audacity to offer 20$ as compensation FOR NOW, and if I received the wig to give it back. How about you give me my wig in the first place, I live in the US, under no circumstances would the wig be shipped anywhere near Iceland to begin with. Besides, I paid nearly 40$ for this wig, I was getting this wig. So I angrily responded back because I had begun to wonder if they were coming up with a ridiculous excuse to not send me this wig.

Anyways, they apologized saying they thought I was from the UK, because someone in the UK ordered the same wig, and said they sent me my wig 2 weeks ago. Then they kept e-mailing me about how if I don’t get it in the next week, that they’ll send me a new one by EMS, and how they are an honest seller, even going and sending me a picture of the wig they supposedly shipped. A day later I calmed down and told them I still wanted the wig. They said they would send one again with a tracking number. Although they sent it to me the first time with a tracking number, so I was a little confused as to why they didn’t send one to me the second time (unless they didn’t send it to begin with).

In the end I did get that wig within 8 days. It was pretty, but looked absolutely nothing like the reference picture. But you know, I got the wig and I didn’t want to even bother arguing with them anymore. The image on the right is what I was SUPPOSED to get. The picture at the bottom is a more accurate shot of what I received.

Pro:
– Tracking number given.
– Mailed out new wig.
– Good quality wigs.

Con:
– Wrong wig entirely.
– Looked nothing like the reference image.
– Had to sign for it.

Price: $37.99 + free shipping.
Item Location: Hong Kong.
Time for Arrival: 8 days. (After re-mailing)

Would I order from them again? Very debatable. The wig was good quality, but it was such a hassle trying to get the right wig. Although if you get the right wig to begin with, I think you’re set! If you wish to purchase this wig, search “Final Fantasy 13 LIGHTNING Pink wavy wig cosplay wigs” in the eBay search bar or look through koreahomme’s ebay profile.

eBay Wig Review: ecmonster

23 Friday Sep 2011

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alisa bosconovitch, bloodline rebellion, cosplay, ebay, ecmonster, review, tekken 6, wig

New York Comic Con is coming up and I needed a wig for Alisa Bosconovitch from
Tekken 6: Bloodline Rebellion. Her hair is two different colors, one side is light pink and the other side is more of a magenta color. My plan was to buy a light pink wig, one that was slightly longer, cut the length, make that into wefts, and then sew them into the wig so there is that part in the hair. For the magenta color, instead of buying magenta colored wefts, I decided to custom color it. There will be a tutorial on that later on.

After receiving the wig and upon further inspection, I realized the quality of the wig isn’t that great. You could see the netting through the hair and near the bangs there was glue in the fibers (?). I’m hoping it won’t be AS BAD after I weft the excess and style it.

Rating: ★★☆☆☆/ 2 out of 5.

Pros:
– Fast shipping.
– Super soft fibers.

Cons:
– No tracking number.
– Netting can be seen.
– Poor quality, fibers fall out.

Price: $16.99 + Free Shipping.
Item Location: Hong Kong
Time for Arrival: 11 days.

Would I purchase from them again? Probably not.

eBay Wig Review: zhoujuntao2010

17 Saturday Sep 2011

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cosplay, ebay, kneesocks, panty & stocking, wig review, zhoujuntao2010

For New York Comic Con, l’ll be cosplaying as Kneesocks from Panty & Stocking with Garderbelt. Her hair is essentially in a high ponytail, so my options were to buy an actually Kneesocks wig, or try to find one in her shade of blue, and make the ponytail myself. I opted not to custom color her hair because of time restraints.

Her wig was actually a bit tough to find because of the shade. It’s like a light aqua blue. I found this wig and initially liked it. It was long enough for me to chop up and make into a ponytail. Upon actually getting the wig. It was OKAY. You can see how its mixed in the image, I didn’t realize that the mix would be blue/blonde. So now I’m opting to lightly dye it so the blonde parts are light blue. I don’t want to make it too dark.

Rating: ★★★☆☆/ 3 out of 5.

Pros:
– Free wig cap.
– Soft good quality wig.

Cons:
– No tracking number.
– Not what I intended on purchasing.

Price: $26.39 + free shipping.
Item Location: Beijing, China.
Time for Arrival: 13 days.

Would I purchase from them again? Yes, their wigs are good quality. If you would like to purchase this wig, search “COS WIGS Long ICE Blue Mix Cosplay Straight Wigs 100cm” or search through zhoujuntao2010’s eBay profile.

eBay Wig Review: cosplaydna2009

05 Monday Sep 2011

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cosplay, cosplaydna2009, ebay, princess serenity, sailor moon, wig review

Overdue review.. For AnimeNEXT, I was supposed to cosplay Princess Serenity from Sailor Moon, but those plans fell through.

Regardless, the method I was planning to use for Serenity was to use a short wig and a long wig (I bought a 100 cm wig). Now my one issue with buying the two wigs from eBay is that some sellers, especially the Asian ones, don’t have a prearranged set of colors. If you look on some wig websites such as Arda, they have a color chart for their wigs. Many eBay sellers don’t do that.

So if you plan on buying two wigs of the same color, but are different lengths, I would recommend sending the eBay seller a note to check. I was originally going to buy the wigs from another seller, but they couldn’t reassure that the wigs would be the same color, so I decided to buy from cosplaydna2009.

When you check out the item, you are allowed to leave a note to the seller; I just wrote a note saying I bought another wig and the item number (after I purchased the first wig) so they could ship it together.

The fibers were very soft so I am satisfied with my purchase. The only negative I can think of is that you can see the netting a bit through the wig, but that also happens when the fibers are super light.

Rating: ★★★★☆/ 4 out of 5.

Pros:
– Good quality wigs.
– Seller was quick and helpful when I asked questions.

Cons:
– No tracking number.
– Can see the betting through the wig a bit.

Price: $27.20 (Long wig) + $23.40 (Short wig) + free shipping = $50.60
Item Location: China
Time for Arrival: 11 days.

Would I purchase from them again? Yes.

If you wish to purchase this wig, search “1011 New long Silver White Cosplay Party Wig 100cm” in the eBay search bar for the long wig, “138 New Short Silver White Cosplay Party Wig” for the short wig, or look through cosplaydna2009’s ebay profile.

eBay Wig Review: greatarchy09

04 Sunday Sep 2011

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ayanamisatoru, cosplay, ebay, macross frontier, ranka lee, wig

So. I can’t give a completely accurate time as to how many days it took because I had it EMS’d at the last minute because the cosplay itself as a last minute decision.

Anyone who’s ordered from greatarchy09 will know that they generally sell Ayanamisatoru wigs, a professional cosplay wig brand. It’s higher quality and is made with heat resistant fibers.

I purchased this wig as a last minute cosplay as Ranka Lee from Macross Frontier. It is a short green wig with two ponytail clips. Overall I do like the wig. The quality isn’t as great as I thought it would be, but I still like it.

Rating: ★★★★☆/ 4.5 out of 5.

Pros
– Quick EMS shipping
– Soft fibers.
– Multicolored fibers.

Cons
– No shipping number.

Price: 37.99$ + 18$ = 55.99$
Location:
Time for Arrival: 4 days.

If you wish to purchase this wig, search “Macross frontier Ranka Lee cosplay wig” in the eBay search bar for the long wig or look through greatarchy09’s ebay profile.

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