(I know I've already reviewed Fantasy Sheep wigs
here, but I thought I could be more in depth and now that I have my shiny new camera I actually have decent pictures this time around!)
So I made the mistake the last time around of wanting to order my wigs during Chinese New Year's. Yeaaaah that was a huge no-no. Seriously cosplaying folks,
do not put off buying your wigs. They are incredibly important to making your cosplay look complete and not amateur, and for some reason I get a lot more easily frustrated styling and cutting wigs than I am with making armor. So yeah, there's my warning.
Anywho, this was my first time ordering from any Taobao shop using a shopping service and I must say, it went very smoothly. I used the ever so popular
Taobao Spree. I've heard raves about them on egl foreveeeeer and I'm very glad even though they've gotten so popular that their service is still efficient and professional. Cici was my shopping agent, and I would always get a reply by the time I woke up the next morning when it came to changing my order around (I assume they check stock each time which explains the non-immediate replies). When I had simple questions, she would respond within hours. There was a bit of a language barrier that led to a few oopsies, but they were solved quickly and I wasn't in a rush so it was no bother to me. They emailed me immediately when my wigs arrived to their warehouse, and shipped them out a few hours later and were prompt to give me the EMS tracking number.
I ordered a total of 7 wigs from Fantasy Sheep's Taobao shop, as their eBay prices are quite ridiculous nowadays and I really loved the quality the last time around. 3 of them were for me, 2 of them for my boyfriend, 1 for my friend and 1 for my little sister's first cosplay. The 7 wigs and the shopping service fee added up to $112.20. Not too bad, I thought. Well, until I had to pay the EMS shipping fee of $61.55 lol. It killed me inside to pay a shipping price that was equal to half the actual cost of the wigs! So the total including shipping was 173.70. That is equal to just about 25$ per wig. Breaking it down, it definitely is a
very fair deal for beautiful wigs, but I definitely wouldn't recommend using a shopping service and shipping EMS unless you buy a ton of wigs like me. Do a group order with friends to save a bit of cash!
I read on... a certain source...okay, /cgl/, that Fantasy Sheep has been shitty with their customer service and even the quality of their wigs lately so I was a bit nervous this time around. But, my worries were for naught because all the wigs were thick and beautiful and looked exactly like the stock images. I believe people are having troubles with their actual eBay shop, but it seems like they've ALWAYS had trouble keeping up with eBay orders. As for their Taobao, well, their wigs shipped within China to the TaobaoSpree warehouse within 3 days so the response seems immediate when it comes to Chinese customers.
Onto the goodies~~
Link:
hereThis wig is for my boyfriend's Nier cosplay. I was a little wary of buying awig that was very close to being white, because a lot of white wigs tend to look very shiny. To my pleasant surprise, this wig turned out looking beautiful. The fibers are not pure white, thank goodness, but a pretty multidimensional very
very light silver. I wouldn't call it light grey, as I think of grey as much more dull. It took me a while to pick this wig, as
Fantasy Sheep stock pictures are notorious for not matching what you see in real life due to their use of studio lighting and flash photography. Generally, when browsing their shop you should take into account that the wigs appear lighter than they are. You can look in the "shadows" of the wigs for true color. As you an see, this wig appears much whiter in the stock pics. Anyways, this wig turned out to be really nice when it came to the cut and color. But then again, all FS wigs are pretty good at having the exact same style as their stock images. This will be perfect for Nier.
True to picture: 8/10 (looks lighter in stock images)
Thickness: 10/10
Color: 10/10 (...with my knowledge that the stock images are brighter)
Cut/style: 10/10
Fibers: 10/10
Link:
hereThis is actually my little sister's wig for her first cosplay, Dead Master from Black Rock Shooter. (She's not in my BRS group or anything, she just really likes the character.) She had decided to go for the dark green wig for a more dimensional look as opposed to the black wig some cosplayers opt for. Anyways, this wig is very pretty. It's the perfect length to keep volume to the wig, as super long wigs are less voluminous due to the weight of the wig dragging it down. It's also super smooth and pretty. And my sister said the color turned out exactly like how she wanted. It's a pretty deep forest green color that appears darker in some lights, not much else to say. There's no interesting cut as it's supposed to be a plain base wig. Perfect for styling purposes due to the thickness.
True to picture: 9/10
Thickness: 10/10
Color: 10/10 (according to my sister)
Fibers: 10/10 (Very silky.)
Link: Wait wtf I can't find this wig in stock anymore. I think it's sold out or FS took it down!
Excuse how stringy the wig looks, this was after 24 hours of saturating it using oil sheen spray on it (for detangling purposes) and it was still not totally dry lol. I was the most excited about this wig because it's so pink and long and pretty!!! It's a gorgeous flattering milkshake pink color. It's also a basic long banged style which is perfect for doing heavy duty styling, but I don't plan to style it much if at all. This wig is super thick, and at 80 cm is actually quite a bit longer than what I plan to use it for. Even after spraying it down, it tangles very easily at the bottom unless I comb it out while wearing it every 5 minutes. :( It's worth it for the color and how pretty it looks, I suppose. But I'll definitely need to chop at it's length some...
True to picture: ffff can't compare now that it's sold out
Thickness: 10/10
Color: 10/10
Fibers: 8/10 The fibers are the same as the green wig, but there's a disadvantage with the length as the wig tangles so easily.
Link: Whaaaaa I can't find the stock link either. @______@ This is super weird!
Right out of the bag, I was a little disappointed because I was expecting this wig to be jet black with reference to the stock images. This is my wig for Kaine's alternate kabuki form from Nier Gestalt, by the way. Well, it turned out to be a natural "Asian" black, the kind of black that has natural brown fibers in flash and sunlight. It's fine though, the wig's flattering bob cut is nice enough that I can forgive half a shade of difference lol. My mom really likes how this wig looks on me and thinks it looks like a high end wig.
True to picture: 6/10 I don't care if I don't have the original link, I thought it was going to be jet black!
Thickness: 10/10
Color: 10/10
Cut/Style: 10/10
Fibers: 10/10 The fibers in this wig are a little different from the longer wigs. I can't really explain it, they're a bit "rougher" but in a very nice way that is great for styling.
Link: Okay I can't find the page for this either. This is some kind of conspiracy...
This wig is for my boyfriend's Kaito (ver BRS). Not much to say. I really like the cut effeminate J-Rocker cut and the true black color that Kaine's wig was supposed to be. ;_;
True to picture: ????/10
Thickness: 10/10
Color: 10/10
Cut/Style: 12/10 I love it.
Fibers: 10/10 Rougher fibers like the Kaine wig, but very nice.
Link:
hereThis wig is the base wig for my Insane Black Rock Shooter cosplay, it's actually officially a Kaito wig according to the link above lololol. But the actual BRS wig was sold out and we wanted to give Castor a longer wig. Not much to say here either besides that I like it haha. I like the wiggle room Fantasy Sheep gives in the bangs~~~
True to picture: 10/10
Thickness: 10/10
Color: 10/10
Cut/Style: 10/10
Fibers: 10/10 Fibers similar to the wigs we're using for Kaine and Kaito. Great for styling.
And one of the two 80 cm twintails. Not much to say here either...it's a twintail all right. Maybe I'm just getting lazy :P
So basically Fantasy Sheep wigs are god-tier and are amazingly thick with great cuts,
but you should be careful with the colors and keep in mind that their stock images have studio lighting.
Anyways, if you've been following my blog as of lately, you might be wondering... why Alicia, what on Earth is that pretty pink wig for? Well, I decided to tack on a really really
really lazy/gloriously tacky closet cosplay for Yaoi-Con coming up at the end of October because why the hell not? Waiting until ALA to cosplay again is wayyyyy too long. I also really needed a sort of throw on cosplay that won't take 40 minutes just to get into it AFTER the makeup, so I decided on doing the infamously controversial Poison from Final Fight. Super fun and easy!
Actually, to make it even more fun and flashy I decided that I'm going to use a bunch of trashy accessories to make the cosplay pop while being true to the character. So yes, pleaaaase don't complain that Poison doesn't wear fishnets or fingerless gloves when Y-Con rolls around. I know, haha.
I'm hoping I'll be half as hot as this:
Hummina hummina. I love the accessorizing.
Where was I going with this? Oh right, so I did a couple of makeup tests over the weekend for Poison and Kaine and well... #shameless
Kaine make up and wig test that I did yesterday. In hindsight I'm really disappointed with how the makeup turned out. I really need to do another test run because it doesn't look Asian vampy or modern Kabuki enough. ;______; But I like how the wig looks! I need to style the bob some more for a perfect coiffed look, but overall I like it!
And uh...now Poison... haha I got a bit too camerahappy, please forgive me and I hope your little sibling isn't in the room.
Trash-tastic yeshadow courtesy of Urban Decay's FABULOUS new 15th anniversary palette. GO GET IT RIGHT NOW!!!!!
And chest courtesy of
Jenna Marbles and Victoria's Secret.
