Ebay Wig Buying: Alluring Wig s 'Penelope' *Updating*

Hey guys!
So with the Winter approaching and it getting cooler, to protect my hair from the brutality of it all while still having my hair styled like I want I decided to get some wigs.

I am very picky when it comes to things I want and like. I am. It's bad actually, lol. I had an ideal wig in mind that I wanted but was not finding it from the ethnic hair stores I saw in person and online. Then I decided to check out eBay because eBay can have EVERYTHING, though I was more so looking at Halloween Wigs on eBay. I came across THIS WIG by Alluring Wigs named Penelope, she is a Lace Front Wig. $88.00

The description said she was 26 inches long and a 1B in color. Now I do not have 1B hair. You'll see my Eyebrows are lighter than the color of the wig, so it was a little too dark for me at first but I got use to it. I knew 26inches was long and I never had anything that long aside from Synthetic dreads so I wasn't so sure but I really loved the way the wig looked so I decided "Why not?!" So I purchased it and this is how it looked straight out of the package...

 Like all wigs that are Synthetic they usually look very shiny when first open from the Package. Sometimes after wearing it and some brushing the Shine will go away or you can use Baby powder to help dull it out.

She is cropped around the front of the face to give it a more 'Realistic' look so the hair is layered around the front which I like actually. She is a lot of hair, not heavy but a lot of hair. I tried her on with half of my Costume (She is NOT my Costume wig though).

I had to play with Penelope a little bit. First thing I did was cut the Lace front because she is a Lace Front Wig, the lace was long about 2 inches, give or take some CMs. From where the hair starts at the front of the Wig you have about 1.5inches of Lace before its just the netting of the cap and weave.

As I mentioned before it is cropped around the face. So the Arrow shows the piece that is short.

Overall I am satisfied with my buy and have been looking at Penelope's Sister, Priscilla which is a blonde but like most Blonde wigs they are usually 613 and I don't want anything that bright.
Now onto most inquired questions when it comes to wigs...

Does She Shed?
Now to be honest she might but not a lot. Though I cannot be 100% about this because I did not brush her BEFORE I had started to PLUCK the hairs around the front of the lace to shape the hair line. I have brushed her since and I might get 1-3 hairs once in awhile.

Are You Suppose To Brush Her?
She is a Wavy curl wig. So Brushing her will Lax the curls a little but you won't lose the waves. She does get tangled though. When I first wore her I couldn't run my fingers completely through. I recommend a good wig brush and Oil Free wig spray.

Is The Lace Easy To Blend?
For my skin tone, I felt the color was a tone or so darker and I did have to go get cover-up to help blend it. As well as cut the lace down more.

Is She Comfortable?
She's not itchy. If you have a lot of hair/big head you might have an issue with keeping the sides down so they cover your edges. You might want to glue them down or just not wear the wig in a pulled back hair style. I have a lot of hair so I do have this issue. I usually keep the hair that's short in the front down before pulling it back. It helps.

Is She Heat Resistant?
Up to 200 degrees so if you want to straighten or add more curl.