Wigs Bulky bob cut

You will need to thin out the ends of the hair a lot to take off the weight and bulk, and also layer a little (the top layers of hair should be shorter than the ones near the face). I've tried thinning shears on a similar situation and that doesn't really give the result unfortunately as it doesn't help the ends of the hair strands to taper. I haven't had good luck using a razor on synthetic hair but I've seen wigmakers use electric hair clippers to take weight off the ends and layer things into a less boxy fit (maybe get some spare wefts to test the technique on first to see how it goes, though) I would then use a thin 9mm curling iron to give it the final shape.

Cutting synthetic hair is quite tricky I fortunately - the best result I had was just buying shorter hair wefts (10 cm for 1/4) and making a thinner wig myself as many wigs are just too bulky to start with. Synthetic wigs are also dyeable with Rit dyemore if you feel like you'll need to try another style that doesn't come in the right colour.

 

Yeah I know that problem well - I've sometimes made the cap on a bigger head to fit a smaller doll or glued the wefts instead of sewing so the stitches don't shrink the cap. But I understand it's really frustrating and that you'd rather go another route!

Have you tried a styling gel (or the DIY version of watered down school glue )? You can give the lower part of the wig some shape and volume as an alternative to cutting, maybe that leads you somewhere?

 

I think what you've got already looks really great, kudos for you for cutting it so straight!

I would second what Cobalt is saying; I've tried cutting and styling synthetic wigs like this with thinning shears and it's not worked out well for me. It's 'okay' but not great. I've tried using PVA as a gel and that also didn't get as good a result as I hoped. It's too bulky and it doesn't 'thin out' in the way you would want or expect, and too heavy to retain a style without heat setting, making the glue do nothing. Pre-tapered wefts as cobalt suggests sound good or a different material would be the only way I know, but maybe someone else knows a way.

 

It already looks great, but you might want to try a technique, called “chipping.” That is how they actually cut doll hair after it’s rooted

You can find tutorials on YouTube, but you’re basically taking the scissors and holding them up, parallel to the bottom of the hair and just using the tips of the scissors to snip into it so the ends don’t all hit at the same level. It’s very much a technique you have to just “eyeball“ to get the results you want.

I hope this helps!

 

The volume of this hair cut is meant to be at the ends but the cut is too blunt. Point cutting will only get you part of the way there but you want to create surface texture to have it lay nicer.
I do this by taking a small section of the hair and holding my sheers pointing in the same direction as the hair flow (not toward the ceiling as in point cutting) starting a little ways from the ends, trimming down and slightly into the section guiding it as I want it to lay towards the ends. This is a more graduated style of thinning than using thinning shears that's not as harsh as the razor and more suitable for the surface and for synthetic fibers. It will give you some texture to style and lay nice. As you do it you will be able to feel with your hand which areas need more work
I don't recommend thinning close to the top because the synthetic fibers like to stick out and that can actually create some volume on top which you don't need for this hairstyle.
Wig styling will take you the rest of the way there