6th June 2024

Item review: Pigtail hairpiece from VK Event Fashion

Type: Wig/hairpiece

Style: Old school/Gothic

What it is/Where I got it: This is the N900A+2-V-4T27 from Perucken Online Shop, also known as VK Event Fashion (This is the name of their Ebay shopfront which I purchased these from).

Review: After trying out bun extensions a few months back, I'd been looking for some extensions that I could use to make more voluminous pigtails. I also really like the idea of products like the Maple ringlet wig, but I know that I find the texture of wearing a wig too uncomfortable. I like the Prisila hairpieces, but I find it hard to know whether the colour will work for my hair, since the lighter colours tend to be quite warm toned. When I found this listed on ebay, I was pretty excited, but I didn't want to get my hopes up. I purchased two, one for each pigtail.

When they arrived, I was quite happy to see that the curls actually looked slightly more realistic than I was expecting. The texture of the curls close to the end of the hair is not that nice, but I can expect that. I feel that the section closest to the "root" of the hairpiece is not as neat as the rest of the curls, but it also is a softer texture than the end of the curl..

There are two methods of applying these to hair. The way that they arrived, had a claw clip inside the net. However I found this to be far too heavy on my head. After removing the claw clip, inside there are two combs, and there is an elastic drawstring that can be used to tighten the hairpiece around a bun. The hairpiece is still quite heavy, but I think that this is a much less heavy sensation on my head. Perhaps these would be better if they were specifically made to be pigtails rather than ponytails, as they would be a little less large.

Here is a picture wearing them as pigtails, this was just a brief try on so I didn't do much in the way of styling - I actually had not long since woken up when these arrived and I tried them on. The colour match is quite good, I will easily be able to use accessories to help to blend this. I really like the nostalgic feel they have (my GaiaOnline character has had a hairstyle like this on more than one occasion). And while I was trying them on, my boyfriend referred to them as "princess pigtails" so that was quite funny.

Rating: Overall I'd give these a 4/5, I think that they could be better quality, but the overall appearance is quite nice, the price was quite reasonable, and I liked that there was more than one option of method to apply them to my hair.