Fake Glued Hairline Tutorial For Cosplay
- Posted on 24 May, 2019
- Lace Front Wig
- By Anonymous
Are you planning on cosplaying a character with a funky hairline, but you don't want to go with a lace-front wig? Then this tutorial is for you!
Glued fake hairlines are a great way to get those spiked hairlines or create gravity-defying bangs!
After many camera struggles and my cat distracting me, I've created a pretty in-depth tutorial/time-lapse to help by showing you the way I create these hairlines. If you have any questions about the process, feel free to leave a comment below!
Wig Base is a Vivien in Silver from Arda Wigs along with one pack of Short Wefts in Silver.
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MUSIC USED:
Summer Groove by Rogue
ミカヅキBIGWAVE - 正直なKIMOCH [Future Funk]
ミカヅキBIGWAVE - Friend Zone 叶わない恋
https://mikazukibigwave.bandcamp.com/
Hello and welcome to my tutorial on how to do a glued hairline.. So here are some things you're going to need first you're going to need your wig, of course, I'm using it Vivien and silver from Arda, Wigs and I've sewn some short wefts into it. Already for some volume you want to make sure that your wig is properly pinned down on a wig head, and then I have the remainder of the short wefts that I'm going to be using to make my hair line.. Now you can also remove some wefts from the wig to do this. Next you're going to need some felt and you want it in a color, that's similar to the fibers that you're going to be gluing down. Then you will need something to secure down your wig head and then, of course you want some glue. I'M gon na be using clear, gel tacky glue and there are other types of glues such as Pattex, other tacky, glues or Fabritac. You can use. I prefer this kind, then you want some pins. A hot glue, gun and glue sticks, a seam ripper for the very first part. Of course you want some hair clips. Some combs and brushes are good. Some haircutting scissors and some hairspray is helpful too, and of course, you need a reference of the hairline you're going with another item that isn't shown here is my hairdryer.. Now that we have all of our materials set, let's get started. Now. The first thing we want to do is brush back the bangs of the wig, because we want to expose that under layer. It'S gon na be that one weft that's right, underneath in the very front of the wig and I'm going to be taking a seam, ripper and picking that off. You just want to get a few stitches cut and then it gets so much easier to just pull off next, I'm going to be taking my white felt and cutting it into the shape of my hairline, and I want to cut it so that it's a little Bit shorter than how I actually want the hairline: now you can use other kinds of materials too, such as fabric or lace. I just prefer to use felt because I find that felt kind of sticks to the glue and the fiber a little bit better. Once you have your fiber all set and kind of positioned underneath the wig, you want to take your hot glue gun and just glue that down now. You can also take a curved C needle and some thread and sew that down. I just prefer to use hot glue now it's time to prep the short weft that I put aside, so I'm going to brush those out make sure that there's no tangles and then I'm gon na take some my clear, gel tacky glue and put a few dabs Of glue down on it, then I'm taking my index finger and my thumb and just really smushing the glue into the fiber. You want to make sure that you're spreading the glue out as you do this. You can also use your thumb nail to kind of get any of those small clumps that form out once you have the ends of the wefts, pretty saturated, with glue we're gon na put these aside and I'm gon na repeat this on a bunch of wefts, so That I have, I also want to make sure that I cut off the piece at the very top of the weft. That'S gon na be holding it together. So while the wefts are drying, I want to prep my bangs. So what I'm going to do is I'm gon na be brushing it out, and I really want these bangs to go up and then curve over. So I'm gon na be doing some heat, styling and some teasing on this. So I'm gon na be taking my hair dryer and having it on a high heat setting, while holding the fiber up. I'M gon na just be blasting, really the roots of that fiber and then, while this is cooling, you can kind of shape this into place. Now I also want to be doing some light teasing on this, so I'm just really back combing to make sure that that builds up and that that's going to stay facing like straight up, then I'm going to repeat this on the other side and I'm just using A little bit of hairspray as well now the wefts that I've glued are fully dry. I'M gon na start placing them and gluing them down to make my false hairline. So I'm just gon na be taking some of my tacky glue and really just putting globs on the felt, as well as the fiber that I styled up and then I'm taking my weft and just really like squishing it in there making sure that the glue all Gets around the back and I'm gon na trim the weft just a little bit just to match the bangs, because the longer it is the heavier it's going to be. While the glue is drying, you do have to kind of add a little bit more and kind of just like play with it. Make sure that the weft is stuck down in the right spot and I'm just putting a little tin there just to hold it into place. Then you want to repeat this process throughout the hairline and while the glue is getting tacky, you want to keep moving the wefts just a little bit. Making sure that it's getting saturated using a hairdryer can help make the glue a little bit tackier. But if I was doing this and my wefts were still wet with glue, it would be a little bit trickier. So that's why I like to make sure that they're fully dry before I glue them down onto my hairline. So, as you can see, I'm using some wefts that I have prepped in various sizes, just making sure that it's going to completely cover up the felt that I have for this hairline and again, I'm just putting down little pins to kind of hold at the bottom Of the wefts into place, if these wets were still wet with glue, the pins would not do anything. So I'm gon na start trimming the bottom of the wefts just a little bit, and what I kind of like to do with some of these trimmings is that at the very edge of the false hair line that I've made, I like to use those because they're Kind of pre-cut off, so it's really not going to make the bangs on this side stick up. So I want that and it's going to blend into the way, mostly because the bangs are going to swoop over. So you won't really see those very short pieces and after you have them all set, you just want to smush them back into place and let them dry, because once they're, fully dried, you're gon na start trimming them. So this is the next day and I've trimmed it down to that felt and I'm gon na start trimming upwards into little cuts to create that hairline. Unfortunately, my camera wasn't working too well, so I did have to cut ahead. But there is my finished hairline and it's all set and I'm ready to style the rest of the wig. Now what helps is taking a little bit of tacky glue and just really smushing it into that bottom and there you go once it's all dried. There is your finished hairline, so thank you guys so much for watching my glued hairline tutorial. If you liked it make sure you like the video and subscribe, if you want to, and if you have any questions, please ask in the comments and I will try to answer them as best as I can. Thank you guys.
Comments
Sublime Sings: YOU'RE AN ABSOLUTE LIFE SAVER I'm using this tutorial tomorrow, I'll hopefully reply on this comment to tell you how it goes!!
Ka Tsuki: Thank you for posting this!! I'm making my Xiao (Genshin Impact) cosplay, and now I'm finally feeling comfy with the fixed wig! Thank you thank you and thank you
tatum johnson: it turned out so good but the whole process of gluing gave me anxiety haha
Evil Lollipop.: Why don’t you have more subs and views!!!!???? THIS WAS LITERALLY SO HELPFUL!! ❤️
Cole Jacobs: please do more tutorialss!! really love your wig styling aaaa
sofisofi_cos: This is so useful! I'm going to style my Filo wig and I'm really glad I saw your video before I get started. Thank you so much for the tutorial!
Bun800: Very cool tutorial, I will be referencing this when I'm brave enough to style my wig for a convention! I really like the music you chose too. Funky, poppy, and I think compliments the tutorial very well.
TheLilFox: Thank you so much for this tutorial! My sister and I want to do an Owl house cosplay in the future and she wanted to be Eda while I cosplay Luz. But we didn't know what to do with Eda's wig, so thank you so much this helped a bunch!
Pintsized Tutorials: This is such an amazing tutorial, thank you! This is unbelievably helpful, omg.
Phee Cosplay: this is so easy to follow thank you a million!! Subbed <3
Inklingmobs: Me watching this while starting at my wig that I've been putting off styling knowing I'm gonna stall longer:
MOVED CHANNELS: Very helpful, thank you. I might try this when I style a Koichi wig
Mekei: This is very helpful!! thank younso much for making this video ♥️
Yuriapan: Just finished my first ever wig thank's to this tutorial, thank you so much <3
Sheyla: Really love the result Soon I will cosplay princess Zelda from SSBU, it was pretty helpfull Hopefully my wig will end looking good if I follow this >_< Thanks
Lisa: This is SO HELPFULL!! <3 thank you so much!!
Em Soriano: Thank you!!! I’ve been struggling with glued hairlines, and this was very helpful!
LPS Winter Tiger: Thank you so much for making this tutorial I’m so excited to try it out!!!
Flâneur's World: Thanks for the tutorial! It was so helpful for the next wig I'm making
Tsuyu SEI: Amazing tutorial ! very easy to understand >w< ! thank you so much !
IrkenProperty: This is so helpful, thank you!!
Crizel Santos: Currently having a problem for alucard fringe. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS I CAN NOW FIX my other wigs like jinx, lady muzan, etc. Thank you
Carollynn Thornton: Thank you so much, I been getting into styling and I been having troubles with a wig that is so simple. It Android 17's wig. You made my life a lot easier.
Elena M: Thank you so much for this! Very clear and helpful explanation. I’m wondering if kwik seal clear glue would work(?) I’m gonna try on some scrap wig and report back! Edit: upon reading instructions it says it takes quite a few hours to dry, so that’s a no then! Lol. Time to go glue shopping.
Amberlini Wow: I love this tutorial! Will you be uploading any future wig videos about how to fully style wigs like the one you showed.
chaotic_gabby: I mean i dont necessarily have all this but this is a great tutorial so ill damn near try
Pink Taiyo: This is awesome! Hope to see more videos of you
Arisa Zicara: This is amazing, thank you!! One question though: how do you wash the wig after using it? :((
RamSama: Very helpful, thanks for video!
涙arakida: loved the tutorial, you're a lifesaver! just to make sure though, how am i supposed to store my wig so it won't damage?
Pink Milk: Wow!! Thanks!! I'll use it for my Kochou Shinobu's wig
vampireraze: Thank you I’m totally going to use this technique when I make my sephiroh Mimikyu plush
trash am I rite: thank you so much for this!! super helpful and kind of you, new sub here ofc too
NefFy: TIP: You could just tape a weft to the hairline on the forehead and then put the glue down right above it and stick it in and then once it’s dry it just cut off the part where its sewed together it would be a little faster and easier
CaptainBeifong: This is amazing, thank you!
Presley Calkins: Im so glad I found this your, work is amazing! have a chaos wig,, this method is my last resort,, ive never tried it before but Im hoping itll go great!! Ill let you know how it goes! I have no clue how this video isn't blowing up because this is the most helpful wig tutorial I have ever seen tbh lol
Sherry Kao: Since you're using tacky glue, how well does the hairline stay after washing the wig?
yr mom's favorite: the technique you used to make the hair like raise up i use on my hair when i shower! it makes it more fluffy after i let it naturally dry part way :)
Wishbohne -: I'm going to be doing a hisoka wig so this might be hard I'll do almost anything for cosplay
Vee: Very helpful thank you✨✨
LamEnT: Aw man I would love to try this, but I doubt that I have leftover wefts. But this definitely will be a life saver for later, thx!
Rise Akiro: OMG, THIS IS SO USEFUL!!!!!!!!
Comi Kachi: Ha, I've been looking for tutorials so I could fluff my Lancelot wig and here's Seruel. Thank you for sharing this!!
OriharaIzaya90: Hi first of all thank you for this wonderful tutorial. I would like to ask for some advice. How is it possible to make the transition between the wig's forehead hairline and the skin more natural?
𝘽𝙄𝙉𝙄𝙇𝙇𝘼: great tutorial! can anyone recommend a good tacky glue to use?
HandyWoman: Great technique and video!!!
Fashion Melody: This helps me a lot with my victor wig from yuri on ice.
Taylor Lindsey: THANK YOU!!! i need this tut for a shinobu wig!
Daniele Illuminated: LOVE IT
chaotic_gabby: I also hate how most cosplay wigs come with some sort of anime bangs or something similar and i needed a hairline that pushes up the bangs into a side bang so this is exactly what I need
KoshoKreations: Would hot glue work to hold the weffs to the felt instead?
MrsMoonchild: Thank you so much. How do you not have more subs??? I hope you go viral asap
Kai F.: man i wish i had thought to search for this tutorial like a month ago when i screwed up a wig trying to do this without any instructions lmao heres to take two i guess!
•Westley•: I already have extra hair wefts so is it necessary to remove the first weft of hair in the front?
andrea • folkwhore: need this for my reimi cosplay lmaoo thank uuuu
strawberryboymyg: I thought the hairline looked great and then I saw the spikes WHEW this is the only spiked wig EVER... why does it look handsome somehow
rolando dacay: When you trust the tutorial but you don't trust yourself
Quinten Kalkman: Is the glued hairline sharp on your forehead? Is your forehead irritated by it after a day wearing the wig?
PlanetOMars: How well would this work for a super curly wig?? Like a Merida type of curl
Julia Lopez: Can you make an orange tutorial? Btw is it the same glue you use on styrofoam?
Naruto Uzumaki: At 5:46 can you or can you not use Hot glue? Just a question lol
Phi Lee: I watched like 90 videos about this and I only understand your video, I'm so glad I found this aaaaa
Serenpaii: Make more videos i need them
Riven Mercy: What is the proper way to wear this? I have a mercy wig like this but it's so solid I want to try and blend it a little
Sarah Gu: this is awesome
Espetinho de frango: I'm going to use this for my xiao wig, ty<3 I just want to know if u can wash the wig, after doing the fake glued hairline
Kenny Durando: I plan on styling my Kiyotaka Ishimaru wig with this method but he has a farther down hairline so im not sure to go about it :(
#갱: My brain : okay go My hands :
Aposhi: I know it's been a while but do you remember where you got that wig?? Idk where to find good quality wig and i need one just like yours
glitterfreeze: thank you so much!
Jade Tinker: Thank you so much
Blitz S: How are you supposed to was the wig after doing this?
Dark Queen: and if i did this with my wig, can i wash it normal?
koretto pun: Can I use modge podge?
• ShyMurderer •: Aaaaaa i love it
Chalky / Myah Myu: Would this work with mapofbeauty wigs?
Hoshinesh: Me scared to ruin my wig :")
Luna S.: T_________T bless your kind heart. thank you so much
barbara long: Do you this this method would work for a deep widow's peak like Vegeta's?
Ma Ma Dang Jeff: the forehead u put fabric? for hair line?
ccream.pufu5: I owe you my life..
julia musiałek: Im just thinking how should wash my wig with that kind of hairline?
Crystal Lee: Sound stupid of me but could I tried sewing it on?it probably be more difficult
Naokie Miffy: Thanks
Sandy Jara: Guys I wanna know who the character in the picture. what’s his name? I don’t know very much about anime 1:12
Angelika Davenport: your wig head looks like robin williams in ms doubtfire great vid btw
Minnie Bynite: As a drag queen this hurts to watch, because there are better alternatives to creating a hairline than this, but my high school self would have definitely appreciated this.
benton gumm: thx
Louise Baker Almoradie: NEED
ultimate otaku??: Shinobu :0