Amanda: So I'm here to meet Trevor Sorbie and the team at TrendCo.
I'm going to pick out a wig.
Amanda: Hi Louise: Nice to meet you
Amanda: Nice to meet you too!
Louise: As you can see, we've got a big selection here. They all come in different colours,
also. So I was just wondering, how was your hair before you lost it?
Amanda: So, it was about this length, like mid range. It was blonde, dyed blonde, wavy,
so it had movement and body.
Louise: So, something very natural looking?
Amanda: Yup
Louise: It's good to try a few, just as you've never done it before. And then see how you
feel in them and hopefully we can find something similar to how your hair was before.
We could look at something maybe like this.. This maybe it a little bit longer, but it
can be trimmed up.
Louise: Happy with that one? Amanda: I think this is the one, yes
Louise: So, Amanda, I'd like to introduce you to Trevor Sorbie,
world renowned hairdresser and founder
of My New Hair charity.
Trevor: Nice to meet you Amanda
Amanda: Nice to meet you too
Trevor: Take a seat
Amanda: Thanks
Trevor: Let's see what we can do for you
Right Amanda, so this is the wig you've chosen so far. I saw a picture of you when you had
your hair. It was nice a loose and curly, so I can understand that you've chosen something
similar. Most people want to look like they used to look. You've got quite a small face,
and you've got quite a lot of hair here. The thing with wigs, generally speaking, is they
put too much hair in them. I think it looks really heavy through the top area,
so what I'm going to do is thin it out.
One thing about wigs that can be spotted right away is at the hairline. I suggest that we
take a bit of hair out at the front and just do a very thin wispy fringe. That will disguise
the base of the wig, which is what can be spotted if it's looked at closely.
Right, Amanda, here's a little tip that most people don't know. When you lose your hair,
you won't have a hairline.. So how do you know where your hairline was? The rule of
thumb is this: put your little finger on your eyebrow, close your hand, and where that finger
stops is where your hairline starts. That works for 80% of people. When you put the
wig on, you just put your hand like that, and pull the wig down to that finger.
Amanda: Thank you
That's disguised the base of the wig.
A wig like this, this length, will last maybe 4-5 months. What happens is it goes a bit
bobbly. The only way I can think to describe it is, you know when a jumper gets older,
it gets bobbly. A similar sort of thing happens with a wig. You can cut it out, or you can
steam it out, or you can buy a new wig. These are your three options.
You'd be quite surprised how much hair you can take out of these wigs. In some cases,
you can take almost a third of the hair out. Now, if you can look in the mirror, you'll
see I've just done one side. You can see how much fuller that side is.
Amanda: It makes a huge difference straight away.
Amanda: Yeah, I really really like it. It's strange to have hair again.
I'm actually looking forward to going out.
Trevor: When you wear a wig out for the first time, you think "everyone knows I'm wearing a wig".
It's not the case. People say to me, Trev, when you're out and about, do you look at
peoples hair? The answer is no, I don't. Unless I saw a stunning haircut, and then I would.
I think that's about as far as I'd go actually.
Amanda: Today has been an experience, because it's like getting to know myself all over again,
with hair. It makes me feel more confident, and it makes me feel more of a woman again.
Do you have a lot of men come to you who are interested in getting a wig?
Trevor: In the 10 years that I've been doing this, I've had 4 men come to me. There are men's
wigs available, but it's very limited in terms of the range. In here there are hundreds of
wigs, different styles and colours, but there aren't as many mens wigs.
Trevor: Happy?
Amanda: I'm so happy Trevor, thank you so much.
Trevor: My pleasure.