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Ladies, it’s time for me to buy a new Sheitel and the choices are endless.
I need help!
I’m ready to spend whatever it takes to get a real good custom Sheitel.
Any suggestions, opinions, preferences?
Thanks!
Dont waste money and get an ostenacious custom shaitel.
Buy a Paula Young shaitel.
My wife owns a Number One and a Gold Custom which are both internationally known for their quality and pretty cheap in price. My wife did extensive research before coming up with these 2. Apparently the Number One is one of the hottest selling makes around.
If you need a contact how to get hold of an agent selling Number One’s then maybe Theyeshivaworld can arrange the info getting transferred from me to you…
If youre looking for quality get a Shevy. Its undisputed that they have the best shaitels out there. But youll have to pay for it…
Smartcookie
Whatever you are willing to spend is not what’s important. Make sure your husband to be likes whatever style you will buy because he is likely paying for it, and even if he isn’t, he will have to look at you wearing it every day so make sure he likes it.
I have two Kikis that I am very happy with. Also, Helpful, I did order a Paula Young sheitel to wear in bad weather under a hat. I have to say it was pretty bad, so I would not recommend that route.
Before you choose a shaitel, you need to determine the “look” you want to achieve:
the “Frumpy” (fro the Kensington look)
the “Sister-in-law” (for the cutting edge Lakewood look)
the “Here comes trouble” (for the BP tuna baguette look)
the “No-nonsense” (for the 5th Grade BY teacher look)
the “Madricha” (for the Seminary boss look)
the “Zsa Zsa Gabor” (for the Hungarian babby look)
the “Ar’tiss’ten” (for the well-to-do Willy look).
Its no longer as simple as it once was, Cookie. So choose carefully!
I heard the Tori and Shuly wigs are good, though can’t say for sure as i don’t have one yet:)
Kiki’s are good as well as Shevy’s. They say that Shevy’s bald but they are nicer smoother hair.
Kiki’s do what they are told while Shevy’s are more lively adn natural looking..
BPT
ROTFLMKO
Smart, I got the first Kiki a year ago on sale for $1,000 and the hair is still great on that one. I just bought the second for $1150. BTW, I bought my daughter a Shevy fall when she was engaged and it really did not last that long. It thinned out and the bottom of the hair tended to tangle. She added hair to it, but really did not make much of a difference.
I figured someone would find it funny. Glad it was you, WIY. Enjoy the laughs, cause when you’re the one footing the $1500 bill, it ain’t no laughing matter 🙁
smartcookie-
Im sure there are people who got good wigs and paid btwn 1-2 thousand but they probly got lucky. If you want to be safe go with a shevy from shevy themselves- but it mite cost 3 grand
BP Totty great advice!!!
smartcookie: The most important thing about buying a custom to me is to buy it from someone that stands behind their products. Unfortunately there arent very many places like that nowadays. If youre spending a mini fortune on something you want to be happy with it. I finally purchased one from Fortune Wigs on Coney and i am so happy. She wants you to walk out of there and be happy with what you buy. She was also such a mentch to deal with. Hatzlocha whatever you end up with!
Noitall- is “Number One” the company name?”
No- the model name.
Smart, I know I got a good deal on the Kiki. Well, it was on sale and it was a precut. Maybe having it as a precut makes it more affordable. Yet, it was the style that I like and the length was perfect. If you are in the Brooklyn area, check out the Torah Times; a lot of sheitel places are having sales.
Men, I’m sure you can find some fine cheap black hats in department or discount stores. Start a trend!
Smartcookie, you may want to find another place to get the info you need.
(For the record, I have bought cheap wigs, beauty supply, Especially Yours [a division of Paula Young that has my color], etc. but I do understand the difference.)
Men, I’m sure you can find some fine cheap black hats in department or discount stores.
no
not unless you want a brim 1-2″ wide, a logo, feather, non-felt material, and other numerous non-desired features
“feather”
Ooh, did you get me where it hurts.Mod-80. Not only did my bar-mitzvah hat have the feather, it had a braided band too boot. And was a stetson.
Es chatioa ani maszkir haiyom
What is the company name of number one and custom gold? How much are they?
Paula YOung – are you serious??????? You may as well set fire to your $100 bills.
i bought my best wig from Fortune wigs and I wouldn’t go any other way! i can’t even look at my others now! (and i bought it on sale too- supppeeerr cheap – $400.00)
BPT:
not all kensington ple enjoy looking shlumpy.i don’t live there anymore, but a few of my friends and i invested in ONE PRECIOUS shevy(preserved with love!) because looking like you have a bird’s nest on your head is a chilul hashem.even when i had to tolerate 100% synthetic or 50/50 wigs i washed them regularly,brushed them daily,changed the style once in a while…what if someone said that all guys from your area didn’t wear deoderant…never generalize,sir.otherwise your descriptions were perfect.ha ha ha-that was a joke,of course.
My wife says she tried all of the common American wigs but wasn’t satisfied. She recently got a wig from Israel (upon recommendation of a friend) and is elated. I thinks it’s called Miri Kapelovitch (or something like that). They claim that it is the top brand in Israel. My wife had a friend bring it in from Israel.
I have a BH wig and i love it. I got one for my daughter too its stunning. The hair is gorgeous and her prices are really amazing.
BPT – that was really funny. Who helped you worte that?!??!
Re: jakyweb & smartcookie-
The company name is First Lady.
If you need any contact info how to get hold of someone selling First Lady you can contact me thru yeshivaworld…
Eclipse –
You are right about Kensington moving into the 21st century. Many of our friends live there, and some of them beat us to a pulp, it terms of snazziness. As a general rule, over 50, you’re as shlump as they come. Under 30, you could be plopped onto K and 27th and look like you live there.
And poster, after 20+years of hearing about shevys, chevys, kikis, twinkies, ect I’ve seen and been thru most of these t’kufos with my own Mrs. The zha zha is still a few decades away, but its coming…. (right along with the velvet lapels for my grey herringbone coat. And blue/gold scarf)
Some things just need to be that way
And just to show hakoras hatov to YWN for hosting the CR, MC collection (who is an advertiser on YWN) should also be mentioned as a choice. They are in the $750 range, and will give you 3-5 years of decent wear (at least, that’s our experience)
hi ladies,to my surprise i just bought a sheitel on ebay and i am very happy wanted to share with you, it is actually nicer than the ones i used to buy in new york. i would spend about 2k or more… so yes, i was very surprised to say the least. just wanted to share in case you are interested. hesitant to buy on ebay, yes.. however it was worth it for me. i dont know if im alowed to post the information here, so i dont want to break the rules… however, keep up the good information.
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