Ever since I first started wearing extensions, I’ve always believed that you don’t have to spend a gargantuan amount of money on high-quality hair. In college, I spent a lot of time scrolling through hundreds of hair vendor sites and Youtube reviews to find options that offered quality inside my frugal budget. After some trial and error, and discovering some of my most beloved units without going bankrupt, I decided to swear by this philosophy indefinitely. Still, I tested my new standard by purchasing a $500 unit that barely lasted a month. Now I know that even the best human hair wigs aren’t above my price range. 

Today, there are more affordable wig vendors than I can keep up with for luxurious human hair units. Spend hours going down a YouTube or Reddit rabbit hole or simply browse your go-to wig websites—you’ll soon discover there’s no reason to spend a month’s worth of bills on your next ‘do. Even you’re only looking to spend less than $100 (give or take) on a new unit, you’re not limited to the traditionally cheaper synthetic options.

And just in case you don’t believe me, I’ve rounded up a list of 15 human hair wigs that will make you feel like you’re walking in slow motion with a cool breeze running through your strands. Keep scrolling and prepare to be amazed—and prepare to whip out your credit card, too. These hairstyles will be hard to resist. 

iSEE.

iSEE Short Bob Wig 150%

If you’re looking to spring into summer with a new look, this chic bob wig is exactly what you’ve been looking for. This frontal unit features a ton of parting space, making it easy to play with different looks.

Buy: iSEE Short Bob Wig $58.99

Hermosa.

Hermosa Lace Front Human Hair Wig 220% Density

An affordable, voluminous human hair wig may be nearly impossible to come by, but this 220% density unit puts that myth to rest. This top-rated Amazon wig, which also features a pre-plucked hairline, requires minimal customization to look flawless.

Buy: Hermosa Lace Front Human Hair Wig $102.79

Kun Gang.

Kun Gang Straight Highlight Wig

If you regularly check Youtube for the best steals in beauty, you may have seen Aaliyah Jay’s review of this affordable Amazon wig. 2020 is slowly but surely turning into the year of the blonde highlights, and this unit is by far one of the best affordable ones out there (and is totally worth adding on an extra $35 onto your wig spending limit).

Buy: Kun Gang 13 x 6 Straight Highlight Wig $135.99

Releek.

Releek Human Hair Deep Wave Lace Frontal Wig

Available in lengths ranging from 10 inches to 26 inches, this wig features a beautiful curl pattern that you can’t resist. According to fans, it looks good both wet or dry, giving you more styling options.

Buy: Releek Human Hair Deep Wave Lace Frontal Wig $102.99

Sooola.

Sooola Body Wave Wig With Bangs

The best thing about rocking a bang wig is you don’t have to worry about customizing the hairline to make the unit look more realistic. This wig is both beginner and budget-friendly.

Buy: Sooola Body Wave With Bangs $83.99

Liwihas.

Liwihas Silky Brazilian Straight Human Hair Wig

If you’re not sold on wavy hair with straight bangs, another long-haired bang unit worth trying is this wig by Liwihas. 

Buy: Liwihas Silky Brazilian Virgin Straight Human Hair Wig $106.99

Liwihas.

Liwihas Lace Pixie Cut Wig

There’s just something about a pixie cut that says “I have arrived.”This affordable unit says that and so much more.

Buy: Liwihas 13×4 Lace Pixie Cut Wig $51.69

SUYYA.

SUYYA Lace Front Blonde Bob Wig

We can look forward to two classic styles when the weather warms up: blonde hair and bob cuts. It’s only right that we have the option to get the best of both worlds, and this affordable unit allows just that. Also, if you want to practice coloring hair at home (specifically using the ever so beginner-friendly watercoloring method), this unit is perfect for a test-drive.

Buy: SUYYA 613 Lace Front Blonde Bob Wig $69.88

CYNOSURE.

CYNOSURE Lace Front Human Hair Wig

Though curly wigs may require more maintenance than other hair textures, there is no denying that curly units have the extra personality that their straight-haired counterparts lack. Don’t believe me—just take a look for yourself.

Buy: CYNOSURE Lace Front Human Hair Wig $69.79

Kun Gang.

Kun Gang Transparent Deep Part Wig

When I clicked on Lala Milan’s hilarious review of the wig, I was expecting to be entertained but not so much wowed by this affordable wig. Lala agrees that the wig is a must-have, and it has changed her mind about the $1000 wigs that she’s grown accustomed to.

Buy: Kun Gang Transparent 13 x 6 Deep Part From Wig $125.99

Mayvenn.

Mayvenn Jazzy Jasmine Wig

If you’re looking for a wig that doesn’t require a Ph.D. in plucking, bleaching knots, etc., it may be in your best interest to invest in this ready-to-wear wig from Mayvenn. So long as your budget permits, spending the extra coins on this wig will save you time and stress in the long run. 

NaBeauty.

NaBeauty Short Lace Virgin Hair Wig

Finding the perfect short wig can be a bit of a challenge, especially if you’re dead set on sticking to a pretty tight budget. Luckily, NaBeauty allows you to pick the specifications of your next short hair unit from the hair texture (i.e., loose wave, curly, kinky, etc.) to lace type (i.e., HD, 360, full, etc.) for a reasonable price.

Afsisterwig.

Afsisterwig Adriana Pixie Cut Human Hair Lace Wig

If you’re a little more advanced when it comes to short wigs and are open to spending a bit more on the specifications that you desire most, this wig allows you to choose the perfect cap size, cap construction, and density to your liking.

Supernova.

Supernova Ombre Color Bob Wig

Ombre blonde is another excellent way to go if going full-on blonde seems like a bit much for your liking. 

Asteria Hair.

Asteria Hair Curly Lace Front Wig

As you may be able to tell, we’re huge fans of curly units, especially if they are affordable. Though good quality curly hair wigs can run you a pretty penny, this Asteria unit  has some of the prettiest ringlets we’ve seen on a wig, period. Take a look at this step by step installation video if you don’t believe us. 

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We are all living on uncharted terrain, rough and rocky and very unstable under our feet. It’s all unknown and unpredictable and this causes normal and natural fear and anxiety.

We’re all creatures of habit and we like the known and predictable. Just as children do better with structure, routine, and stability, so do we.

But what happens when all that comes crashing down and we’re left having to fumble through this dark cave where a very scary monster lives? We have no clue how to navigate life while in a perpetual state of high alert.

The good news is, there are some basic ABC’s of coping that can help us manage our steps through this time of uncertainty. There will be a light at the end of the cave; we just don’t yet know when it will happen or how it will look.

A – Affect Is Our Emotions

We must give ourselves permission to feel all of our feelings, especially those uncomfortable ones of fear, anxiety, agitation, and all the others that make us want to numb ourselves out and hide. The key, however, is to let them flow through us.

Like clouds, our feelings are in constant movement. Think of the two words: emotion and motion. They have identical roots. Movere in Latin means to move; emovere means to move out. Suppressing our emotions makes them build up like air in a pressure cooker, and we feel overwhelmed.

We need to express, not suppress!

Our feelings go through one pipeline: if we shut down our uncomfortable, negative feelings, we’re also shutting down our positive ones.

Golda Meir, Prime Minister of Israel in the early 1970s, said:

“Those who don’t know how to weep with their whole heart, don’t know how to laugh either.”

As part of the human condition, we have a full palette of emotions. We must give ourselves permission to be human and feel them all. And now, certainly, feeling all of our negative emotions is all normal and natural. As we say, it’s a normal reaction to an abnormal circumstance.

Once we identify our feelings, we can work on managing them better.

B – Behavior

What are we doing? What are we inputting into our days? Maintaining or creating a new a routine is vital. It keeps us psychologically anchored and gives us a sense of control in our daily lives.

Sometimes it’s great to have a ‘day off’ with no routine or structure, but over a longer period of time, it’s our routines that help ground us and provide a sense of security.

Exercise – always, but especially now – is a necessity, to the point that not exercising is a depressant. Moving gets those good-feeling endorphins flowing, which is a big mood booster.

Walking, dancing, jumping, anything that gets our heart rate pumping for a period of time is a great enhancer and immune builder.

Engaging in healthy distractions replenishes us. Getting absorbed in something we love is wonderful and gives us the necessary break we need in order to handle things better.

Let’s not forget about the power of humor and the good deep belly laugh-till-it-hurts. Jerry Seinfeld now has an hour-long comedy show on Netflix. You can find some great laughs there!

C – Cognition

When it comes to our thoughts, I’d like to focus on choice.

Viktor Frankl, the Austrian psychiatrist who survived numerous concentration camps, created logotherapy (the therapy of meaning and purpose), and wrote the life-changing book Man’s Search for Meaning, said:

“Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and freedom.”

So, no matter what is going on in our external world, no matter what our circumstances, we can choose how to respond. That is in our control and purview which means we are not victims, we are creators. What and how are we creating in our days during this time?

Choice gives us a sense of control. We can choose how much news we watch, when to respond to our emails and texts, and overall, what we do with what’s been ‘given’ to us.

Questions to Ask Ourselves

Here are some great questions you can ask yourself to inform you about your days:

• How am I using these days at home? Am I using them well?
• What am I learning about myself and my loved ones?
• Am I connecting more?
• What am I doing differently?
• Am I taking better care of myself?
• Am I looking outside myself to be of support and help to others?
• And, if it’s all way too overwhelming, am I giving myself permission to be gentle with myself and look to just take some baby steps forward? Self-compassion is so important and a needed skill for us all to learn.

Let’s be cognizant of these ABC’s and look to be intentional with our responses. This will help us create our days to be as good and strengthening as possible.

What do you do now that you didn’t do before the pandemic? What have you learned about yourself and the people you live with? Are you taking better care of yourself? What are some reflections you can share with our community? Please use the comment box below and let’s have a conversation.

Leah McSweeney’s Acrylic Coffee Table Talking To Her Sister

Real Housewives of New York Season 12 Episode 8 Decor

I feel like I need to clear something up in defense of Leah McSweeney and her acrylic coffee table that was discussed during LuAnn de Lesseps’ house call to Leah’s NYC apartment in episode 8. It absolutely, without at doubt, is big enough for one or two people to casually eat off of it. It’s a coffee table (and a really cute one at that). It is not meant to be a dining table capable of holding feasts and dinner parties. I got a better look at her clear coffee table when her sister (nearly identical sister!) paid Leah a visit. No, it won’t hold a six course meal, but take out? Totally.

Until next time,

Chelsie

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The highly anticipated music video for “Rain on Me” is finally out, the second song from Lady Gaga’s Chromatica ahead of the album’s May 29 release. As expected, Ariana Grande and Lady Gaga’s looks are nothing less than epic. Both take on a Dolls Kill-meets-NASA out-of-this-world vibe. I can’t stop looking at Gaga and Grande’s makeup, especially the graphic white eyeliner and futuristic hair. Expect about a million recreations on Instagram and TikTok by the time the weekend is over.

Makeup artist Michael Anthony is responsible for Grande’s makeup and stylist Josh Liu did her hair. Grande is rocking an even more futuristic take on her usual sky-high ponytail, plus white and silver graphic eyeliner. At one point, she even wears her hair down (!!!) for the first time in forever. We’re shook.

Source: Instagram

For Gaga, makeup artist Sarah Tanno used Haus Laboratories makeup, of course, with artist Cale Thomas using his FX skills for the more out-there creations. Those glitter tears? Everything. Gaga’s also wearing white graphic liner, solidifying the trend. We’re sure to see much more of it this summer. Stylist Frederic Aspiras is to thanks for her killer pink hair and wigs.

We don’t know yet what brand of white eyeliner created these super-bright eye looks, as Haus Laboratories doesn’t sell a white liner—yet at least. Is this a peek at what’s to come? For now, if you want to steal their looks for TikTok this weekend, we love Stila All Day Waterproof Liquid Eyeliner in Snow White ($22 at Amazon) and ColourPop BFF Liquid Liner in Graceland ($4.80 at Ulta). You can also play around with the white hue in Haus Laboratories’ Stupid Love palette. Have fun!

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I hope your Saturday is off to a good start! As I write to you, the world is slowly, ever-so-cautiously, starting to “re-open” and I thought that it would be a good time to share a more light-hearted video. In today’s makeup tutorial, I want to share 7 cream blushes that I absolutely love!

Along the way, I will show you how I apply my own cream blush in a slightly different way and share some of my favorite shades for spring. Makeup not your thing? No problem! We have plenty of other amazing topics from our fabulous guest writers below. Enjoy!

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What are your favorite cream blushes? Are you ready for spring, both figuratively and literally? Let’s have a chat!