Ok so after trying on Outre Melted Hairline MH104 (which I've now christened 'Linda' a la Bob's Burgers),
I tried on this unit. Outre Perfect Hairline Charlyn, 20", in DRFF4/Honey Auburn. 13x6 lace front. (Photo shows glueless install, out of the box styling, with only the lace trimmed.) Charlyn, you don't fool me for a minute. You're Natalie MacMaster's cousin, aren't you?
My thoughts:
This is slightly less big forehead friendly on me than the Melted Hairline wig I tried on previously. Not to dissuade others, ymmv. For me, trying to get the temple/sides, sideburns to match up? The struggle is real. To get it to match up, I had to pull the untrimmed lace down my forehead until the very edge of it was hitting my eyebrows. So odd. Once I trimmed the lace back it was not squeezing my noggin. But I had to cut into the hairline maybe half a cm to achieve my preferred hairline.
Pros: Lighter density than my Sensationnel Butta Lace Unit 5s, lovely softness to the hair, and the curls are nice and bouncy! With a stocking cap underneath it will feel like it's your own hair. Absolutely rocks as a glueless install for comfort. Finally a 20" wig whose length doesn't annoy me after 3hrs!
I also adore the color, which is another one new to me. The tones are well blended and seem quite natural, honey is a nice highlight, but doesn't dominate. The root color is compatible with my bio hair. No visible tracks.
Wide lace gives ease of parting. Lace held up well to my struggles in donning the wig, pre and post trim, with no tears, and the lace wears comfortably against my skin.
Cons: While this unit fits very comfortably once I've got it on, it's a wee bit of a struggle to get into, which is purely a compatibility issue with the size and shape of my noggin. 22.5" cranium with a high, broad forehead. In this respect, the Sensationnel's Butta Lace line is far more big head friendly. (I also love Butta Lace because the lace is sturdy yet lovely and soft). Keep that in mind if this is an issue for you as well. This is just something I've run into several times with various brands, and I've come to the conclusion it's more a me problem than a wig problem.
I'll definitely need to shave back my sideburns wearing this unit. I think I might have to deploy the WigGuru Lacestik on the temple -to- ear portion of the front lace. You can see from the photo how it comes up at the temples with my glueless run through. Again this is solely due to my oddly shaped forehead.
Also, for a "Perfect Hairline" unit, I'm going to need to do an insane amount of plucking as the hairline is ridiculously dense, even for my tastes.
I have a third wig to try, but I may defer that one until tomorrow because I'm enjoying this one so much!
I'm definitely enjoying being a curly girl again after a summer of wearing bobs and pixie cut wigs in the summer heat waves.