I used to NEVER wear weaves or wigs until about 2006. I bought my first wig that summer, and started using one every blue moon to just change up my look & hide my hair. Since late 07, I have been doing the wig and draw-string pony thang HEAVILY. I haven't worn one of my draw-strings in about a year, but I have been consistently wearing a wig since like late Sept. 09. I basically only wear my own hair in the summer months (too hot to wear a wig, but even then sometimes I do rock a draw-string to keep the ends baggied).
My hair is growing faster with the wig due to the low manipulation...I'm just wearing wigs until I get to my 1st goal length (WL). I have hair anorexia, as I feel like my hair is short though it's MBL+. In a few weeks, I will touch-up my color (brown roots & black length ain't cute), and wear my own hair, just in PS (buns, clips) to retain all my length. When it cools down again in Sept, I will likely go back to wigs since they work best for me during the cooler months. I could never picture myself wearing wigs years ago, but now I'm always shopping for them! I love the versatility.
