Benable — create shareable lists of things you recommend!
E.g., products you love, local businesses, travel recs - you can add anything to a Benable list!
Wig Styling for Cosplay
8
items I know what it’s like to be intimidated by wig styling, so I hope to help out other cosplayers who are starting out or want to improve their styling!
Sections
2
Prepping your wig
Styling your wig
Prepping your wig
Wig prep is a very important first step that will determine how your final wig will look! Crimping and teasing will add more volume to the wig and make the fibers way easier to style. To lock in that texture, hairspray and heat it up while the wig is...
I use this crimper to style all of my cosplay wigs. It makes it so much easier to style, gets rid of the shininess, and allows for more styling! It offers multiple heat settings, going as low as even 180°F
DSHOW Hair Crimper with Titanium Plates
I use this teasing brush to backcomb my wigs and get that desired fluffy texture. It makes all the difference for me!
Cricket Amped Up Teasing Hair Brush - Purple
This is the best hairspray you’ll ever use for wig styling, it’s recommended and used by most wig stylists. It holds your styling so well! Use it to hold that teased texture!
got2B Schwarzkopf Glued Blasting Freeze Hair Spray - 12oz
Styling your wig
Now for styling! There are many helpful tools that can be used to styling your wigs.
This steamer is great for steaming wigs, whether it’s to tidy up hair strands or actually style! It’s very easy to use and it offers manual or continuous steaming. It heats up very quickly!
BEAUTURAL Portable Handheld Clothes Steamer
This hair straightener is good for styling and heating up the wig! I also recommend using it to lock in your texture from teasing.
Conair Double Ceramic Flat Iron - White - 1"
This canvas wig head has made me feel so much more confident in my wig styling because you can get one that is the same size of your head! It also comes with clips, pins, and other very useful accessories for styling.
ZGCYSMHT 21''-24'' Wig Head Mannequin Brown
This set of hair cutting scissors is great for styling because it includes thinning shears and a fine tooth comb! Thinning shears are an easy fix for when your wig is too thick.
Conair Shears and Comb Set - 3pk
A hair dryer is good for right after hair spraying to ensure your styling stays put. The suppressor is helpful so that it doesn’t blow too harshly on your wig!
Revlon Perfect Heat Volumizing Turbo Hair Dryer - 1875 Watt