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This is one of the first questions almost every new client asks me, and honestly, there isn't a universal right answer. It depends on your life, not just your hair.
Human hair wigs look and feel the most natural, because it's real hair. You can style it with heat tools, curl it, straighten it, treat it basically like your own hair on a good day. The tradeoff is that it needs more upkeep, similar to how you'd care for your natural hair before any of this started, washing, conditioning, occasional restyling.
I usually recommend human hair to clients who want to be able to change their look day to day, or who miss the ritual of styling their hair and want that back.
Synthetic wigs are lower maintenance. They hold their curl or style through washing, so you're not restyling constantly, and they're generally more affordable. The tradeoff is less flexibility, you can't run a flat iron through most synthetic fibers the way you can with human hair.
I recommend synthetic to clients who want something simple and consistent, wake up, put it on, go, without thinking about styling at all.
It's less about which option is "better" and more about:
I walk through all of this with you at your consultation, so you're not guessing. Bring photos of styles you like, or don't, that's useful information too.
If you're trying to decide and want to see and feel both options in person, that's exactly what a private consultation is for.
