At Continental Hair, we have decades of experience offering hair replacement solutions to people who suffer from a wide range of illnesses. There are several different diseases and treatments that can cause hair loss, including Lupus. Whether you’ve recently been diagnosed with Lupus or you’ve battled the disease for years, we understand that hair loss isn’t your primary concern. That being said, worrying about what your hair looks like is...

Dear Diary, It was one of those things that just spins out of control. A client called to book an appointment. She is undergoing chemotherapy and has a wig from us. She had arranged earlier for a wash and style next Thursday and called to get a trim on Friday. She was very difficult to understand because of she does not speak English very well. Our receptionist, Elfi, was trying...

Dear Diary, A long time client came in yesterday to order another pastiche. I was surprised when she opened her bag and pulled out a ‘topper’ from someone else. “I need to have another postiche wig, Michael.” She said. “This isn’t yours.” I looked at it and said “I know.” I felt a little betrayed but it was nothing personal. “I don’t think its real hair. I just got it...

Your Spirit. Your Style. Metro Toronto Convention Centre November 2 & 3, 2002 The National Women’s Show 2002Women have a new formula for success – it’s time to stop juggling all the stressful things in life and get balanced! The National Women’s Show has everything for today’s woman all under one roof! No need to jump from store to store, it’s all here! Live fashion shows, entertaining celebrity speakers, a...

Elevate Magazine / Winter 2007 / Reader Tested: At a loss… & Perfect Fit Reader Tested By Celina Harrison, Elevate Reader Three years ago, I was losing my hair. Now, my new hair is better than natural! It was just over three years ago that I caught a glimpse of myself in a security camera and noticed the hair on the back of my head was thinning. Soon afterward, people...

This is a horrible thing in any business, but it does happen. I was recently doing a Look Good Feel Better presentation up at Toronto Sunnybrook Regional Cancer Centre and was half way through my presentation about wigs when a woman asked me to examine hers. I told her that it was machine made, with processed Asian, human hair. She was so upset that she started crying. She had been...