Wednesday, May 30, 2007
It's happening.
I'm starting to hate my sheitl.
It happens every time, and I suspect with every woman. There comes a point where the wig on our head ceases to be a wig, and morphs into a cat.
When this phenomenon occurs, it doesn't matter how many compliments we get on it. We hate it. We look at ourselves critically in our mirrors, dreaming of our next look (mine will be wavy). When we purchase the next wig, the current one is relegated to the back of the closet (never to be heard from again).
When I start feeling this way, I resent being frum. And this is a feeling I have to deal with, because honey, wigs are expensive.
p.s. Yaakov walked in while I was writing this and said, "Oh no..."
Love, Maven @ 
14 Comments:
At 7:26 PM,
Ayelet Survivor said…
Why not get something fun and cute and cheap from Paula Young? If I marry a guy who wants me to cover my hair completely all the time, I'm going to get a red one, and a very black very straight undyed Korean-hair one. And one that looks like my hair.
At 9:44 PM,
torontopearl said…
Would a "fall" work for you? Or is it only the youngest of the young, new marrieds who wear them?
I love the cat analogy!
At 6:37 AM,
Unknown said…
oh boy, i hear that, i have already sent two wigs to the wig gemach for their catiness
At 7:18 PM,
Ayelet Survivor said…
Online shopping is more fun than studying. Check these out:
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At 8:35 AM,
Maven said…
you guys are a riot.
pearl - i only wear a full sheitl (minhag chabad). i don't think i could pull off a fall anyway.
funky - yep, baruch hashem for wig gemachs. i have donated several wigs myself.
ayelet - i don't look good in synthetics, at least, i don't think i do. i've tried! i once knew a lady who looked like a knock-out in a 29.00 paula young shorty. go figure! thanks for the linky-links - do you think i'd look good as a blonde? (p.s. - with all the uproar over indian hair, i'd probably have to stick with a heimishe company anyway.)
At 9:18 AM,
SohoSally said…
What about one like the do in your picture?
At 10:49 AM,
Anonymous said…
I don't understand how it is kosher to wear a sheitl that is made from the hair of a non jew. It doesn't make any sense to me. Can't you wear a lovely scarf that totally covers your head or is that just a Sephardic custom? Why does it have to be a sheitl?
Signed
Don't Understand
At 4:35 PM,
Maven said…
sally - never thought of that! how d'ya think it'd go over in shul?
anon/don't understand - that's an interesting point - what would be the basis for an argument against "non-jewish hair?" i have heard poskim argue against human hair, b'chlal, but not specifically "goyishe hair." except of course, the "avoda zara hair."
as for the scarf, it's not minhag lubavitch to wear scarves outside the home. the rebbe was very specific about sheitlach. as for "is that just a sephardic custom," no it is not. it's pretty universal in the frum world to cover one's head with a scarf.
At 6:40 PM,
Ayelet Survivor said…
I think you would look FABULOUS as a blonde! With your eyes? Mamash awesome. Go blonde!!! Okay, so Paula Young isn't for you, but all those links I posted are human hair wigs. (Don't know if they come from India, sorry. I saw a slide show about how that hair is harvested, and it is definitely avoda zara.)
At 8:35 AM,
Maven said…
ayelet - well, you know, flattery gets you everywhere...but blonde?
At 9:48 AM,
Ayelet Survivor said…
They say blondes have more fun... ;) I wouldn't suggest going Marilyn Monroe platinum -- but Reese Witherspoon/Marcia Brady ash blonde would look amazing with your skin and eyes. Trust me.
At 2:22 PM,
Anonymous said…
no.
At 3:39 PM,
Wendy said…
Redhead. They have the most fun :)
I'm sure you'll look fab whatever you decide.
At 4:28 PM,
Ayelet Survivor said…
yaakov is NO FUN
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