It's the most common question in the shop: why do you only have real hair here, when you sell synthetic wigs a few metres away?
The answer isn't that synthetic is bad. It's that the two call for different kinds of visit.
Real hair needs a fitting
A real hair wig is a piece of hairwork that has to be adapted: measured in, cut to your face, sometimes toned. It can be heat styled, restyled and worn differently over the years. All of that takes time, a chair, a mirror and someone to cut it.
That's why 26B is appointment only. The shop is built for a visit that takes an hour, not for dropping in on the way past.
What real hair gives you
- It moves like hair. It's usually the movement, not the look in a still photo, that decides whether anyone can tell you're wearing a wig.
- It takes heat. You can blow-dry, straighten and curl it, with heat protection.
- It lasts longer with daily wear. Cared for properly, the lifespan is years rather than months.
- It can be toned darker if the colour doesn't match how your own hair looked.
When synthetic is the better choice
We say this in the shop too, and we mean it: a heat-resistant synthetic wig is often a smart choice.
- As a second wig, while the first is in for service or when you want to switch styles.
- When you want a style that stays put after washing without you setting it yourself.
- At the start, if you need something quickly and don't want to commit to a bigger decision.
- When the budget decides. That's a perfectly fair reason and nothing to justify.
Those wigs are with us at Norrtullsgatan 26A, in the salon and shop a few doors down.
Many people have both
A common setup among our customers: a real hair wig for everyday and a synthetic one as a spare. One doesn't rule out the other, and having two means both last longer, since neither is worn every day.
Come and feel the difference
It's hard to judge on a screen. In the shop you can hold both in your hands and see them on your own head in daylight, and then the choice is usually easy.
Fairwithwigs by Fairwithhair, Norrtullsgatan 26B, Stockholm. By appointment only, weekdays 10.00–19.00, weekends by arrangement.