New Hair at the Lake

Although we barely have internet here at the lake, I feel guilty that I've had my new, beautiful wig for so long without it's debut. It is strawberry chestnut with touches of blonde and it was dyed perfectly at Compassionate Beauty in Calgary, Alberta. I've never had a real hair wig before and I love how it air dries a bit wavy just like my real hair used to. This look involved wetting the wig, letting it dry over a MEC thermos and then putting it into a pillowcase for travel. Hearty little thing, my wig :).

Love,
Cailey

p.s. I got the best e-mail recently from a blog reader/cancie wife and it was like eating the perfect meal. She said that sometimes you just want to read about people living with cancer instead of "wish on a star" cure stories. I completely agree with her.

p.p.s. In case you ever look at pictures of people and think that your life isn't as good as theirs (Facebook, you awful website) know that it's not true. The pictures may look beachy but that glow you see? It's from a series of consecutive vomits which I performed in the wee hours of the morning and bless the Kill family because none of them even awoke!

Losing Your Hair Again - Time to Update Your Wigs

The first time I lost my hair, I just bought synthetic wigs because they're cheaper and don't have to be styled, as they hold only one shape. I have a plethora of these fakes but none of them is absolutely perfect.

Here are the flaws in the above wigs, as I see them:
Red - accentuates my post-chemo pimples
Blond on loan from Kopi - great colour but the cut is not me
Long Brown one - gets in my face and feels cheap probably because it was wig-cheap (90$)
Browny red - A little drag queenie and I did buy it from a store for those of the cross dressing persuasion :)

One of my foibles is an overactive delight in shopping. I adore doing it and find it incredibly enjoyable. So shopping for a new wig is right up my alley and I could do it indefinitely! I know that I should probably get one really nice wig like my NEC (no evidence of cancer) friend Michelle but I'm torn because then it's less fun. So here are some real hair wigs from an online store that I'm considering. I need feedback on both color and cut. Okay, fellow style mavens guide me. First row is the same wig styled differently as is the second row albeit in a different color. The last row holds two separate wigs but both from the same brand which means they share color options.