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Looking for wig help

Postby baw61983 » Tue Aug 07, 2012 8:32 pm

I need help finding wigs for a few characters.

The first is Daenerys Targaryen from "Game of Thrones". Her hair is long, not exactly white, but not a light blonde either...it is also long. Image Image

The second one is tricky. I would like a wig that might be able to be used for two characters from the same series. Morgana Imageand Gwen Image from BBC's "Merlin". I had considered Merry in black.

Thank you for your help!
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Re: Looking for wig help

Postby Jacaranda » Wed Aug 08, 2012 1:15 am

Daenerys's color is an odd one; if you're going for an arda, either 063 Silver or AR017 Titanium Blonde will be your best bet. The name "Silver" is a little confusing; it's actually very close to a pure white, but has some very light grey mixed in to give it a more natural look. Titanium Blonde is just a bit too yellow IMO, but it could work as a substitute in a pinch. As far as non-Ardas go, the exact match does exist from some US sellers, but the caveat is that the wigs are non-heat resistant; it's a tradeoff.

For the second wig, a Merry in 064 would be the easiest route, albeit a bit inaccurate in color (both Morgana and Gwen seem to have some brown to their hair).

If you want a bit of a better suited color and you have some time before the cosplays need to get done, there are some options. If the cosplays don't need to be finished for a WHILE, there's the option of suggesting the Merry in 080 on Arda's suggestions list, which is an extremely dark, near-black brown and almost a dead match for both characters. For less time and a bit more work, you could also wait for Arda's next restock for the Le Tigre in 080, and set curls in it (the first two parts of this tutorial describe the process well, including the important cooling step, you'd just need to piece your curls out a bit more after unrolling them).
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Re: Looking for wig help

Postby baw61983 » Wed Aug 08, 2012 5:15 am

Sadly, I don't have much time to wait for these wigs. That is why I think I am having some trouble.

I wish that I could get the darker brown in Merry, but that doesn't seem to be there at this moment. Do you think black would be too difficult?

And what style would you possibly recommend for Game of Thrones?
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Re: Looking for wig help

Postby repto » Fri Aug 10, 2012 11:29 am

I agree with Jacaranda, but if you are short on time...

You could probably use the Claudia in dark brown (056). It's not black but it is a dark, chocolately brown color. You might even have time to give it a quick dip in Rit dye to darken it.

For the Game of Thrones' Daenerys I would definitely recommend the Luthien in silver (063). It's basically a "natural" white color (v. the *very* white, almost surreal white of F18)

Both of these are currently in stock and if you move fast, you can even take advantage of the Arda sale right now!
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