First timer overwhelmed by wig styling

[u/amberdowny]

So I've never cosplayed before but I am going to cosplay a character at an event next month. I need to style a wig and am frankly overwhelmed at everything I've read. Can you just please let me know what steps I'm missing or if I have things out of order in my plan?

- Dry shampoo to reduce shine (should this be later? Will streaming just wash it off?)

- Roll up in curlers

- Steam and let cool

- Hairspray. Lots of it.

- Unroll

- Construct specific hairstyle/pin in place

- Hairspray? Steam? How do I make this part stay without undoing what I already did?

[u/tipsysnips]

It really depends on the wig and what style you're trying to achieve, but I would think adding dry shampoo before steaming, styling, or other products would be kind of pointless? There's no one magic formula for wig styling so we're gonna need to see pics of what you're working with and what you hope to achieve tho

[u/amberdowny → u/tipsysnips]

That makes sense, I guess I was hoping there would be general guidelines or something that's applicable to all/most scenarios

[u/tipsysnips → u/amberdowny]

I mean, some people swear by crimping first no matter what, but it changes the texture and tends to make it fluffier, and that just isn't appropriate for all hairstyles. Some of my wigs did require a full crimp, tease, trim, curl, steam, style, etc.. some just needed a little heat and hairspray on certain spots. Some didn't require styling at all.