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You should be able to find the hard-to-miss purple can in just about any CVS. A quick rake-through of any normal extra hold gel to smooth your hair down is the way to start. Then arm yourself with Aqua Net. Spray it liberally and use a blow dryer to melt the spray and sculpt your hair, repeating the spray-and-dry method until you've fused the style into place.
After that, your hair isn't moving. Anywhere. Promise. Wind, raves, heavy duty objecting, sleeping? Hahah! You're golden. Though it's a bit of a pain to wash out, and may be a bit sticky and take a few days to return entirely to normal afterward.
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that-boy wrote:
My Phoenix and I swear by Aqua Net hairspray. Aqua Net is by far the most amazing substance on the planet and a necessary component of anything gravity-defying or surreal as far as hair goes. Ha!
You should be able to find the hard-to-miss purple can in just about any CVS. A quick rake-through of any normal extra hold gel to smooth your hair down is the way to start. Then arm yourself with Aqua Net. Spray it liberally and use a blow dryer to melt the spray and sculpt your hair, repeating the spray-and-dry method until you've fused the style into place.
After that, your hair isn't moving. Anywhere. Promise. Wind, raves, heavy duty objecting, sleeping? Hahah! You're golden. Though it's a bit of a pain to wash out, and may be a bit sticky and take a few days to return entirely to normal afterward.
You should be able to find the hard-to-miss purple can in just about any CVS. A quick rake-through of any normal extra hold gel to smooth your hair down is the way to start. Then arm yourself with Aqua Net. Spray it liberally and use a blow dryer to melt the spray and sculpt your hair, repeating the spray-and-dry method until you've fused the style into place.
After that, your hair isn't moving. Anywhere. Promise. Wind, raves, heavy duty objecting, sleeping? Hahah! You're golden. Though it's a bit of a pain to wash out, and may be a bit sticky and take a few days to return entirely to normal afterward.
Ah,thank you. That was quite the sales pitch. If I didn't know better (which I actually don't), I'd say you were a salesman for the stuff. Thanks.
(On a related note, I'm wearing my Phoenix suit right now for no apparent reason.)
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And you're welcome! Sadly I'm not making any sort of commission by plugging 80s never-move-again hairspray, haha, but I'm a converted fan. It's cheap and it worked wonderfully well for us at Anime Boston, both on my Edgeworth wig and Phoenix' natural hair.
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that-boy wrote:
Haha, I wore most of my Edgeworth suit at my birthday party while hosting and mixing drinks, so I'm not one to shame random costuming. < 3
And you're welcome! Sadly I'm not making any sort of commission by plugging 80s never-move-again hairspray, haha, but I'm a converted fan. It's cheap and it worked wonderfully well for us at Anime Boston, both on my Edgeworth wig and Phoenix' natural hair.
And you're welcome! Sadly I'm not making any sort of commission by plugging 80s never-move-again hairspray, haha, but I'm a converted fan. It's cheap and it worked wonderfully well for us at Anime Boston, both on my Edgeworth wig and Phoenix' natural hair.
You think it'll work for Gant's hairdo as well?
Also, will it work on a professional wig?
Also, if I do use it on a wig, how long will it hold before it will start drooping?
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Oh oh, and another tip is to get a wig cap. This helps keep the wig on your head, your hair out of the wig, and wig clean. You can make one by tying a knot in some pantyhose and cutting the excess foot part off. Handy putting on a wig tutorial link.
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What if the event host asks Hakuro to do the
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I also had access to a mannequin head long before the wig arrived. My mother used to make real sized hats and had a mannequin head (formerly a beautician's dummy) which she decided to call "Miss Kim". So until I decide to get the wig done, it shall stay on top of that mannequin's head looking eerily like Riku from Kingdom Hearts II at a glance.
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that-boy wrote:
My Phoenix and I swear by Aqua Net hairspray. Aqua Net is by far the most amazing substance on the planet and a necessary component of anything gravity-defying or surreal as far as hair goes. Ha!
You should be able to find the hard-to-miss purple can in just about any CVS. A quick rake-through of any normal extra hold gel to smooth your hair down is the way to start. Then arm yourself with Aqua Net. Spray it liberally and use a blow dryer to melt the spray and sculpt your hair, repeating the spray-and-dry method until you've fused the style into place.
After that, your hair isn't moving. Anywhere. Promise. Wind, raves, heavy duty objecting, sleeping? Hahah! You're golden. Though it's a bit of a pain to wash out, and may be a bit sticky and take a few days to return entirely to normal afterward.
You should be able to find the hard-to-miss purple can in just about any CVS. A quick rake-through of any normal extra hold gel to smooth your hair down is the way to start. Then arm yourself with Aqua Net. Spray it liberally and use a blow dryer to melt the spray and sculpt your hair, repeating the spray-and-dry method until you've fused the style into place.
After that, your hair isn't moving. Anywhere. Promise. Wind, raves, heavy duty objecting, sleeping? Hahah! You're golden. Though it's a bit of a pain to wash out, and may be a bit sticky and take a few days to return entirely to normal afterward.
Quick question - would it work on the Gavin Hair-Horn-of-Doom?
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Spoiler: Here's how it looks when I'm not wearing it
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Special dye that use certain reagent to remove it so that the colour won't run-off in contact with water, sweat or hair products.
Because I despise wigs, wigs are against our religion (even if a person is really bald).
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Gwiffen wrote:
It does indeed. I used it liberally on my Kristoph wig and it worked quite well. What I did was take a plastic overhead projection sheet and roll it into a cone. Then I wrapped the hair around the cone and sprayed Aquanet like hell while holding the hair in place. Nuking via hairdryer was next, and then you just have to hold the drill in place while the rest of it dries. It does take a long time to fully dry though if you apply a lot, so you'll want to have at least two hours to devote to holding it in place since such a drastic curl like that will want to revert to its original shape. Once done, take out the cone frame carefully and voila.
Spoiler: Here's how it looks when I'm not wearing it
Thanks, will keep that in mind for my friend's Kristoph wig (I work with my own hair).
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Gwiffen wrote:
Yowch. Your own hair into a Gavin drill? That may be a job for some pins and clips rather than Aquanet, because this stuff will not come off easily and you don't want to be sitting there spraying it into your hair two hours before showtime.
I'm willing to try anything at this point, Fraulein. *Grin*
But seriously, I'm a little desperate on that front.
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Spoiler: Picspls
I used the got2b spiking glue and that freeze spray. I swear, it looks better IRL. D:
For the spikes, I kinda had to blowdry them in place after glopping a bunch of that got2b hair stuff on and then I twisted the ends to keep it all together.
This is what happened when I used this other crap. It was some sort of hair putty.
Spoiler: righthere
Anyways, got2b totally rocks, but I had to shampoo it three times and load my hair up with conditioner. D: I couldn't afford any got2b shampoo/conditioner so I suppose that made it harder.
Since this thread is about HAIR... My hair is black, but I dyed a bunch of it this dark red a long while ago. A little while after, I tried dying it brown, but the brown didn't show up. Why? @____@ Also, I don't want to have to bleach my hair to get it a dark brown, but aghh. ; 3 ;
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Hakuro de Killer wrote:
Okay. I picked up that Aquanet stuff (I felt a bit embarassed picking it up because my mother kept drilling into my head the fact that it's mostly used by old ladies... T_T), and i plan to try it out on the wig within the week.
I want to see those results, Hakuro. YOU WILL POST PHOTOS, JA.
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Ryu wrote:
[color=lightgreen]Why is it intimidating?
It's intimidating in its spikiness and pointiness and...uh, gravity-defyingness?
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Anyway please don't address me as sir.
Oh good god I'm so sorry. I couldn't really tell from the one shot of your eyebrow, and it doesn't say anything on your profile and.....um, please stop me before I embarrass myself further.
Point is, my bad.
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Franziska_von_Karma wrote:
Oh good god I'm so sorry. I couldn't really tell from the one shot of your eyebrow, and it doesn't say anything on your profile and.....um, please stop me before I embarrass myself further.
Point is, my bad.
Point is, my bad.
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I'll be pulling off Phoenix soon, but I also need some black temporary dye. Any suggestions?
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No idea, my hair is actually slightly brunette... but with hairstyling glob it turns black~
I did try styling my hair like April's when I had longer hair (for the lulz) & it turned out good (KK posted that pic without my permission!!)
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Tajiri Ami wrote:
Hmm, I may have to invest in some Aqua net. Sounds like cement from hell.
I'll be pulling off Phoenix soon, but I also need some black temporary dye. Any suggestions?
I'll be pulling off Phoenix soon, but I also need some black temporary dye. Any suggestions?
I'd say go the alternate route and get a wig. You really don't want to be putting all of this random gunk into your real hair, now do you? Phoenix is actually a very difficult cosplay despite how simple his design seems at first. A black wig eliminates the need for dye and makes styling way easier since you can style from the back instead of trying to style from the front, and you'll need that extra edge with Phoenix's intimidating hair spikes. Wigs also save you prep time on the morning before a con since you wouldn't want to be styling at 3 AM to let everything dry or set. You can order wigs off Cosworx or Amphigory or Ebay (my personal favorite if you know the right sellers) or even go to a local costuming shop and see if they have any cheap wigs although their quality is not guaranteed. Sorry I don't have any suggestions on dye, but best of luck, and don't forget the jaggy eyebrows!
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Ryu wrote:
That's okay, anyway why are you too apologetic? I was just kinda shy about people calling me sir.
I thought you were saying you were a chick....my bad, again!
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Gwiffen wrote:
I'd say go the alternate route and get a wig.
To be quite honest, I don't really like a lot of wigs. I prefer when cosplayers go for a "character with a touch of reality" look, and to me, it means actually styling my hair like Phoenix. I only plan on keeping it for one day at the moment, so I'm not too worried about waking up uber early. Aside from all that, I'm too broke to afford a wig anywhere near the quality I'd want. Thankfully, my sister is pretty tricky with hair styling, so she'll be helping me achieve the proper look. She's played through the first game and I got her some reference pics, so I think she can do it.
I really appreciate the idea, though. If I find that it's too troublesome to do it the way I want to, I'll probably use that as a fall-back plan.
Anyone else, good temporary black dyes? I actually used some spray-on stuff for Halloween a couple years ago, and it was nice because it washed out easily when I was done with it, but there wasn't nearly enough in the can and the quality of color could've been a little better.
LOL, my eyebrows are already so weird. ^_^;
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"Brush in temporary stage hair color from Ben Nye works well. I have used it for dancing (and on several actors for long shows). Just brush it in, let it dry, then give it a shot of hair spray to help seal it before going on stage. You can give it a test run to see how it works for you. Just don't put too much in, or it can take a really long time to dry."
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