38 - lt skin, red hair, hazel eyes, classic RETIRED

38 - lt skin, red hair, hazel eyes, classic RETIRED Jul 15, 2014 17:11:24 GMT -5

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Post by Scary Kitty on Jul 15, 2014 17:11:24 GMT -5

Jul 13, 2014 10:42:07 GMT -5 CorgiDolls said:

Has anyone had problems styling her hair? I just got my 38, Meggie yesterday. After much searching,I picked one with thinner bangs. when I took her hair out out of the ponytails,I noticed her hair is THICK. So thick, I'm not satisfied with any hairstyles I've done so far. She has short little hairs at the bottom of her wig, and some about 1/3 of the way down her wig, hidden near the scalp. Which makes any high ponytail or updo look funny on the sides (from the front, it makes her head look squarish, not smooth and round). Also, the bottom of her hair looks great when down, but looks awful and choppy when in one ponytail! It is so uneven that I cannot do a proper bun without having half the hair sticking out all over the place. It also has one tiny place at the base of her head where a few strands are glued to her neck, however I think I could easily fix that.

Anyone else have this problem? I love her face, hair color and bangs but I hate her wig! :'(

Could this be a wig defect? I'm afraid that I'll get a doll with thick bangs if I were to have her head replaced.

I didn't think she'd have the "middle of the head short hairs" like Kirsten for split hairstyles, either. That was part of the reason I wanted a new doll, so I wouldn't have that type of thing (although its not as severe as Kirsten's is).

Do you have any pictures that show the issues you have with her wig? You might want to take a look at some of the other members' photos posted earlier in this thread, especially those in the first post by valingo. 38 has hair very similar to Julie; very stick straight with a blunt edge and hard to put in certain styles, especially the ones you've described. I have a 38 (purchased secondhand, but I believe she dates from around the time of 38's introduction in 2009), and she has the shorter hairs close to the scalp like Kirsten and Molly (most of the modern dolls seem to have them now), as well as the ends of her hair looking a bit choppy when pulled back in a single ponytail (again, take a look at valingo's pictures; the fourth one down shows the "choppy" ends pretty well, and my girl looks the same way when I put her hair back in a single pony). I think that's just normal for this doll. I ended up getting the Chic Bun and Curly Ponytail hair accessories (in Red) when I want to do buns and high ponys with her. Hope that helps.