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Hello! I am selling a Human Sacrifice version of Kagamine Len from Vocaloid that I never worn after I bought on the Marketplace. There's nothing wrong with it just that I never got around to wearing it when I originally bought it. It's in perfect condition since it was only worn by the original user...

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Black streaks are easy to add in. You can go one of two ways: One is to get a black sharpie and color in your streaks as you see fit. Rinse the wig until all the excess comes off and it should be okay. The only known issue with that is that sometimes you won't get the black color you really want.......

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Personally, I believe wig two would be the best choice for Hayley's hair. The only reason I say that is because the blonde is already in there whereas the other two, you would need to add it in. The style of three is almost dead on to Hayley's but there's no blonde and the other one is the same way....

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If you don't mind the price, which is actually quite reasonable, try this site.

http://www.amphigory.com

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It usually does work wonders but I was asking which character because sometimes, a wig really does just need a more hardcore lifting substance to make some of those gravity defying pieces.

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Go to Jo-Anns and just search around in pattern books until you find something similiar.

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What character is the wig going to be used for?

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Quite frankly, from what I can see, it looks like you have a pretty good looking face with a potentially great looking body. I like the idea of Orihime but that costume covers up the body so much. Why not try Kasumi from Dead or Alive? I could only find a decent picture of her black variant on a fig...

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http://www.amphigory.com/wigs_fy_lf_bangs.html

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Few things about this.... The Sailor Moon wig is by no means one for the beginner cosplayer that does not have a firm grasp on what they can do. It's hard and even I have problems with it and I've done over 60+ wigs for various customers. and yes, a good Sailor Moon wig is expensive. If she's willin...

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Yea, I only look cool from time to time.

Most of the time, I get brain farts when it comes to poses...so I end up doing mirror stuff before a con.

That ava is just cool beans on its own though...it rocks my life hardcore.

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....I've been wondering whether or not to actually post on this thing. I rarely post anywhere on the general chit chat board. Oh well! Let's do this!

It's a kind of older picture and my hair is a lot longer now too.

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Can we get some references? Frankly speaking, I have no idea what a Jem is and the fact that you said it's the original doll costume, do you mean...Jem like the tv series, Jem? At that point, I'll need to see some references to know what we're dealing with here. Her outfits change so much and unless...

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Yep! I sometimes forget that the best references come from the manga instead of the anime. I remember on a particular costume I spent forever looking for some good shots in the anime but in the end, I went with some scans from the manga instead. In terms of Claymore, both are good but the manga is e...

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If you read the manga, they actually show Teresa (and many other Claymores) without the armor and such. The standard dance leotards and even a full body suit wouldn't be correct. The Claymore standard uniform is three parts without the armor...the long sleeved shirt, the pants and the inner neck sec...

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Eleora quality fiber is good for you depending on what you plan to do with it. Eleora is actually derived from nearly the same type of fiber as Kanekalon. Kanekalon is both affordable and effective. As everyone knows, it's one of the widely used fibers for any cosplay purpose. However, if you buy a ...

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Practice, practice, practice. Make lots of things that are both complicated and not. I remember when I needed to improve some of my hand stitches that I made a bunch of pillows and handkerchiefs and stuff. Then, when I was more confident, I started to do some doll clothes and then moved up from there.

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Besides the wig being too long to even style correctly for Rikku's specific style...that cosplayer that they are showing on eBay is someone from cosplay.com! They are completely scamming you because that girl doesn't take commissions let alone an eBay store. On top of that, she's Chinese and in Chin...

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I didn't go to Expo for very long...just went to go kidnap my friend for the weekend who was there.

very different area up there.

Have fun and good luck with the Sloth costume!

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Sweet, another So Cal resident!

Sloth is pretty easy! Just go to any Joanns store and look at some dress patterns. The great thing about hers is that its an easily available pattern. Most likely even the simplicity brand would have it for ya!

Make any sort of edits if you have to.

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Try Yuna from Kingdom Hearts 2. You would look adorable as her! On top of that, the costume isn't incredibly hard either.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v488/ ... i/Yuna.jpg

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Well, it's a cosplay group for one and I would think the only requirement would be to show up in costume whenever they decide to get together in that fashion. Just like with regular real world scams, never do something that requires you to pay anything up front. Of course commissioning items are dif...

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Also, if you really wanted to go the route where it's not see through, you can also make it the normal way but keep them pulled up for wondering about the con.

When someone wants to take a picture, just drop 'em down and you're good to go.

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Ah, I moved to San Diego about a year ago and have been so busy, it's like I've forgotten that there are Cosplay Groups here!

It's great that you have a group going, it looks pretty cool!

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This wig is definitely going to be a fun one for you if you have some skills! The good thing is that you can be just a little crazy about it since it really only has reference pics throughout fanart and the one official looking one. I suggest really having some fun with it. Personally, my suggestion...

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Unfortunately, to get her light shade, a lightener is required and then a toner to get the bluish shade.

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Buuut, if you don't mind that it'll look like crud, a spray on color works just fine too. Otherwise, you'll have to deal with a semi permanent that washes out in 4-6 ish shampoos.

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You guys just assume too much that vinyl is always the shiny pvc stuff. Obviously Wings assumed the difference but it really depends on which look you are trying to achieve. The classic J-rock look is always going to mean something shiny depending on which group you are cosplaying from but choosing ...

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Just so you know, it's your choice as to who you cosplay as. More than often, I find people who cosplay the less known characters but then nag when they find that no one recognizes them.

For beginners, I think you should try something more known.

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I went over both ways to attach it in my previous post. When you add the hair onto the wig in the first place, you'll find it incredibly hard to pull a hair tie through it. When my ponytail was done, the wig was 60 inches of raw length and that, if you don't realize, is quite a lot to try and put up...

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When I did the Krad wig for my friend, SeraMunn, I used a femme fatale to start and then added in extensions for the back ponytail. It made the wig extremely heavy in back and the way I did it wasn't exactly what I considered the best at the time. Now that I think on it, I would probably pull the ex...

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Anytime man, even though I don't think I helped very much at all. If you have any more questions, just post away and I'll help out as best I can.

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Tease, tease, tease.

Ever heard of backcombing? They use it on dreadlocks but believe me, your hair will be able to flatten back out. For the bangs, you backcomb your own hair until you get that sheer volume she does and for the pigtails, tease!

Hairspray with gel will produce that look.

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Sorry for the long absence....hope everyone still wants an answer? Man, I feel so tired as of late....sorry once again! Anyway, Skids, I have no wigs available at the moment to show you a full on tutorial so I can't cut one of my own ones up for ya. With a Squall wig, his hair is like in the medium ...

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I would do what Mindtailor did and actually try sewing a pillowcase. Shirts and shorts are terribly frustrating for the newbie (I had problems with them) and learning how to sew on something so simple is a very nice way to get into it and learn how to do things properly like holding while sewing and...

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Depending on the type of your character will call for different styles. What type of character is it? Also, if you like long but funky, you can always do both in having it long but having it choppy layered near the top so you can curl it up in flips. If you add colors to the different sections, you ...

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What you can do is buy a short length wig from Amphigory. The orange there is bright but I would honestly color is a bit darker just to get rid of the "kill me now it's bright" factor.

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Have you ever tried sculpey? It's quite niiiice...also, I'm a fan of wood. Both are much easier to work with personally than plexiglass.

....isn't that stuff like toxic?

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Shape what? The foam or the sculpey over the foam?

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Well, the picture doesn't work but I somewhat know the character's hair. Anyway, have you tried forming the curls yourself with hairspray and just your hands? I find that works for the smaller curls and when you need a more extreme curl to find a curler, curl the hair around it, and then spray with ...

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You can use regular foam, that's just fine, but be prepared for a little growling just because sculpey -for some reason- just doesn't like to stick to it as naturally as it does to wood or some other things. Try cardboard if you can get it to get the shape you want but if you make the shape with sep...

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I am sorry...but where are the yaoi portions of the poll? I demand Seifer and Squall! Come on, the chemistry between the two was so there and it was so much more developed as opposed to everyone just forcing Rinoa on Squall. Seriously, and then all of a sudden, "OMG! I LOVE HER!!"...Squall...good on...

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Try sculpey or foam.

Actually, go looking around at various art craft stores and just see what items are there. My mallet is made from way crazy things from the supply store.

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Sculpey really is nice but I never buy any except in that big package where it comes with like...maybe, 9 bars? Man, if you go thin, that sculpey lasts quite a while.

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Before I hooked them together, they laid flat and I put the designs in them using a yarn needle. After, I just hooked them together so they would do the circle and yea, baked 'em. Below, I told you exactly what I did to create mine since yours and mine are basically the same thing except yours are t...

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Just for the information, sculpey will never harden unless heat that is close to an oven's is put on it. Like, say, if you left it in your car for a day, it'll become hard. Here's the thing, I got the sculpey that came in slabs. Small slabs but slabs just the same. I made gauntlets and what I did wa...

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Most fabrics can be dyed. Try just a patch of it to see.

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Can't you dye the fabric?

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Here, I did the research.

http://forums.cosplay.com/showthread.php?t=28010

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>.> Oh...I forgot about online stuff.

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Michaels has it. Joanns has it...>.>

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