WHICH CELEBRITIES WEAR WIGS? WHAT WIGS DO CELEBRITIES WEAR?

Have you ever marveled at how gorgeous a celebrity’s hair is at a red carpet event? Or envied the seemingly perfect way that an actresses’ hair curls, only to be stunned when she shows up to another event with straight locks? You might even be jealous of how certain celebrities seem to be able to do ANYTHING to their hair—bleach, dye, and hack!—without damaging it while you’re still nursing your fried locks after a bad dye job. Believe it or not, many of your favorite celebrities who sport perfect hair, gorgeously styled hair, and who have seemingly damage-proof locks are actually wearing WIGS!

The popularity of fashion wigs tends to go in cycles. There is a strange misconception in current popular culture that wigs are only for people who need them due to hair loss—strange, indeed, because fashion wigs have been around for thousands of years and were extremely popular in the 1960s and 1970s, when women and men alike would use them to change up their hairdos in an instant. Today, wigs have more of a stigma for many people, usually women, who view them as something “odd” —but celebrities are bucking that trend and sporting an increasingly higher number of wigs, taking away the stigma one wig cap at a time.

Celebrities such as Beyonce, Adele, Gwen Stefani, and Angelina Jolie are just some of the famous female celebrities who are sporting wigs to the runway, red carpet events, concerts, and even just their day-to-day parties and shopping extravaganzas. Now, of course most celebrities aren't going to run into your local wig store and pick up whatever happens to be sitting on a mannequin wig that day. Celebrities usually go for expensive and sometimes even custom made lace front wigs, which are wigs that have a transparent and very fine lace cap that is cut to the hairline, which makes them look much more natural. Most celebrities are fond of human hair wigs, which are the ultimate in realism, but the wig industry has made leaps and bounds since the shiny messes of the 1970s—synthetic fibers can look just as real as human hair if you know where to shop and how to spot a great looking synthetic wig from a total disaster of plastic proportions.

One of the most popular celebrity wig vendors is California Lace Wigs and Weaves, who has sold wigs to numerous stars, including the reality TV stars Jackie Christie and Draya Michelle, along with other celebs such as Faith Evans. California Lace Wigs and Weaves specialize in premium, custom wigs—perfect for celebs with no budget—but they also carry a line of quality premium in-stock wigs as well. Another popular stop for celebs looking for a new fake ‘do is Kapenzo Hair, which offers a line of in-stock lace front wigs in addition to custom orders if you've got the cash. Celebs such as Angelina Jolie and Beyonce have all purchased gorgeous wigs from Kapenzo.

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