Red Light has a lot of wigs, especially during Halloween. Customers love looking at them, but not everyone is sure about how to incorporate a wig into their costume…Is the jumbo afro going to stay in place? Can wigs be brushed? Will the wig fit over naturally long hair?

For the wig curious, Red Light manager and wig-wearer extraordinaire, Jodi, shares a few simple tips:

1. Hiding your hair: If your hair is chin length or longer, a good way to hide it under your wig is by creating small sections of hair, twisting that hair into tiny flat buns against your scalp and using bobby pins to hold them down. Once you have pinned all of your hair down, use a little bit of hair spray to give it some extra hold. After your wig is in place, try using 2 bobby pins near your temple to pin the wig to your own hair and help it stay in place all night long.

2. Keep it neat: When putting on a wig, you should never flip it upside down. Instead, keep it level and glide it over your head, start at the front and then bring it into position in the back of your head. This will keep it from knotting and getting gnarly. When combing through your wig, it’s best to use a thick tooth comb or a hair pick. (Using a brush tends to rip hairs out of the wig and create more knots). Try not to comb through curls, instead use your fingers to style any fly aways back into the curl pattern. Once the wig is on your head and in position, trim any part needed (ie; if there are long hairs getting in your bang fringe etc)

3. That looks so real: One of the best ways to finish a look is with accessories; a wig loves accessories. A trick to making that wig look like your real hair is to accompany it with a hair band, a hair clip or a hat. These accessories add the perfect finishing touch to your look and creates more of an illusion that the hair on your head is part of your own.