The Look of Death: Where do I Buy a Wig?!

Whenever I ask someone if they have bought their wig yet, they either say "Yup XD" or they will get this look of death that slowly eats away their smile and blackens their eyes whilst they mutter a "no." So we are going to start our wig-venture with: where to buy wigs (because that's generally the issue).

There are a lot of sites out there and it's hard to tell what's legit or not. Lets take ebay for example. It's great... if you can find the right sellers. If you look for wigs on ebay, you want to make sure that the seller has a bunch of good reviews from cosplayers who know what they are talking about. You can get real good quality wigs from ebay (like my Rei wig was pretty good quality), but you won't always so make sure you really look into the sellers before actually buying. Generally when I shop for wigs, I will use Arda or ebay but I've heard a lot of good things about other online stores too. Here's a short list:

http://arda-wigs.com/
http://www.epiccosplay.com/
http://shop.cosplay.com/
http://www.amphigory.com/wigs.html
http://www.ebay.com/

Also, when you are buying a wig, you always want to make sure that it's in stock and you want to know when restocks are coming (just in case). Wigs can easily be the hardest part of your cosplay and it's always better to have it "bought and shipping" than to be looking for one last minute.

Last but not least: prices. Wigs generally cost about $30-$40. (This is for wigs that are short and medium lengths.) That being said, if you are buying a wig that goes down to your knees, it's gonna cost more. (Around $60-$70.) And some wigs can even get into the $100-$200 range. If you are looking at this paragraph about to tear out your own hair cause you don't have the money, ebay is going to be your savior. It's going to be a lot of time sorting through reviews (to find high quality wigs) but you can get wigs pretty darn cheep. (Heck I've seen a Hatsune Miku wig on there for $20) Especially if you can get free shipping and don't mind waiting a month for your wig to come in.