A year or so ago, I completed this wig: The idea was to have twin afro puffs. However, no matter how many times I curled the hair, the curls at the roots and middle would vanish whenever I tugged strands into ponytail puffs. Even when I took a dolly sized curling iron to the roots after tying the puffs, the results weren't great. Since I wasn't thrilled with the wig, I rarely used it. However, earlier this year, I took out the ponytails and recurled everything. I was concerned that the built in part would make rennovation look weird, but I kept going. The result was a hedgehog/koosh ball hybrid: I left the wig in this state for months before remiving the bobby pins and trying it on my girl. Not bad, though I wasn't keen on the curls encroaching on her face. I did some spot recurling, and sewed back some strands away from the wig cap edges. Much better! Now I have a wig I'm happy to use.
So glad you managed to salvage it, but how frustrating that the curls refused to cooperate for the original style. Teddy
Looks so much better! For styling wigs I use a mix of liquid glue and water. I use it to brush the hair to the shape I want it and when it dries, the glue will help to have it fixed. Maybe it's worth trying that for the future!
First off, she looks adorable!! Someone told me to try the clear school glue to hold the wigs style in place, and it is some of the best advice I was ever given. It dries clear and holds way better then any hair gels I previously tried. What's great about it, is because it's school glue it's not permanent so you can wash it out of the wig if you wanted to do so.
As RabbidBunnies said, simple school glue that dries transparent, one made for paper should be perfect!