The queen of "If you're good at something, never do it for free" XD I wish all creators could find this level of success where they can make a comfortable living off of doing what they love. We furries do our best to take care of our creators. In a fandom completely built on things we love in our minds, the people who can make that stuff real are the kings and queens.
The accuracy , the way it doesn't look like hair necessarily , it looks like .... just .... a different dimension , the styling. It's all so beautiful 🥹
Every artist is like that. A lot of nail techs don't do their own nails. Fashion designers tend to dress plain. Hair stylists tend to keep their hair short or in a bun. Makeup artists tend to wear no makeup while working. 😆
i’ve been following umbrawigs for years now, since she was still just one person doing everything, and i’ve gotten to watch her become a legend in the cosplay community! honestly i’d go as far to say that she’s the inspiration for a lot of wig styling trends and techniques the community has adopted in the past 5 years. her wigs are so crazy you can tell when someone is wearing a commission by Maddie and her team at a con
She said it also takes 10 months ish depending on what kind of style, so literally no pay out it's all love and passion. 4000 is a very good price for the time and effort she put into the work
@@littlepeculiarthings They don't take that long you muppet. The process of making one might take months but thats due to her backlog. If you were to lay down the hair it's a matter of days not weeks.
It's weird to say this, but these are almost... TOO good? Like, they're SO accurately well done in cartoon style that they look a little bizarre/goofy on actual human beings. I don't think I'd ever wear a wig styled like this in one of my cosplays, but I admire the work that goes into this level of accuracy.
the ones with free flowing hair attached look good but the ones that are all static just kind of look like you're wearing foam or plastic pieces painted like hair because they are so static which can look a bit awkward, depending on the model wearing them.
I was thinking about drag and how drag is this but like still took down a notch(?) and fitted, that it doesn’t look “too good”. Also, I thought, at this point, why not just have painted foam hair in?
She has to find a balance between what people are willing to pay and how much she is willing to sacrifice. Just going to take a hunch here and say, even with professionals charging much more than that will probably lose her more customers than she'd win.
@@viktoriaschmied6627it’s the same with any handmade craft, people don’t realize materials time and skill all would cost so much more than realistically people would be willing to pay especially those who don’t have an understanding of the skill particularly
I don't think she means 600 hours of active work, a lot of that is probably waiting for stuff to dry/cure. If it was 600 hours of manual work that'd only equate to 7 wigs a year assuming they worked 12 hours every day. Totally guessing here, but I'd bet it's a couple of hours accounting for communication with the client, a couple days for research/design/gathering supplies a cumulative week of active work on the piece, then the rest of the time on the passive stuff. Either way, this level of craftsmanship definitely deserves a higher price!
these are so perfect as replicas for sure they're byper accurate but i could never actually wear one they almost look outlandishly silly on a real person, but I can admire the work that goes into them
I know it’s synthetic hair but for the price I’d expect the hair to look less fried. It’s quite noticeable on the Princess Daisy wig. I would not drop $400 on this let alone $4k I would rather have a foam headpiece that has hair texture. ʅ（◞‿◟）ʃ
It's as if you aren't finished dressing up without the wig or your hair being done. Seriously you can have everything amazing and I'll give that person total credit for how amazing their costume and make-up are but no wig or hair styling will definitely cause a otherwise next level cosplay to be left out in the cold.
I mean, genuinely, these are some of the best-looking wigs i've ever seen. Capturing the artistic shapes designers apply to hair is really difficult, and it's honestly impressive to see someone do it, so it's consistently.
Its actually really nice coz anime hair are unrealistic in the first place. And having a wig exactly as the character is something few can achieve. More power to people who are willing to spend time and money to their craft. Really awesome
600 hrs and $4000 ? Well this is a job you truly have to love because I just can not see where you can make a living at it. Not including the supplies, $4000 doesn’t even pay minimum wage. They are a work of art and absolutely stunning, not to mention spot on! Kudos to you!
I just put they better pay you what you’re worth for time and expertise but omg just did the math and that’s without materials. I love making jewellery and sell so much cheaper for kids etc but scaling that up to this kind of cost feels wild to me. Incredible talent there
The fact they’re doing it all with that length of nail took it from incredible to mind blowing!!! Like I know people can be so creative in working with long nails but the absolute dexterity needed for the detailing just makes it so extra impressive to me!
I am a barber and have actually had people come in my shop asking for the hair cut of a cartoon or anime character I try the best I can. Your work is beautiful
I believe I've watched her answer this or I may be thinking of someone who does a similar thing, but basically they're shipped on the wig head and in a big enough box to encompass the base and any ponytails or extra pieces come off for shipping! And as a cosplayer myself I'm sure any long hair can be braided so they don't get tangled and then you can hairspray and restyle those
@@beel629I’m sure with these type of wigs they don’t have any loose strands anymore they are basically rock hard and almost undestroyable (unless it’s like a jinx wig but even then you wouldn’t have to restyle it because they work with lots of glue instead of hair spray)
@@ash_studios3374 yeah hard wasn’t the right word because I’m not a native speaker but they are unshakable is what I was trying to say as they mostly have a foam/ cloth base and just glue pieces of wig-hair onto it. They are very durable all I’m wondering is how people wash them
@@beel629 for that price if you need to restyle it when you receive it it wouldnt even be worth anymore. plus her wigs cant be restyled by someone who doesnt know anything about wig styling anyway
WOAH, THE WAY MY JAW DROPPED!! Girl you are so amazing!! The skill needed and the patience is crazy!! I have so much respect for you!! Keep up the amazing work!!
YOU are absolutely magical. As a hairstylist who specializes in cuts (especially men's cuts and barbering) I am always floored at the creativity of styling wigs. You're a master of your craft. So happy for you!❤
Tried commissioning Umbra Wigs (the company she runs) once and got an email back saying that someone had already commissioned that character’s wig, and that they don’t do copies for fairness of the original commissioner.
I mean, at the convention you just KNOW when somebody has bought their first cheap wig and how hard it is to keep synthetic wigs from frizzing in convention heat. So this is impressive
There are some synthetic high quality wigs for around $40. They stay with hair spray/spray glue but they are also meant to be washed. I don't think these are washable but that's due to how they are made
![Nuts [YTP] | A Moana parody](/img/n.gif)
I thought it was like a filter at first, the quality is insane
100
It's literally 2d anime hair come to life
I THOUGHT IT WQAS A FILTER TOO!
The queen of "If you're good at something, never do it for free" XD
I wish all creators could find this level of success where they can make a comfortable living off of doing what they love. We furries do our best to take care of our creators. In a fandom completely built on things we love in our minds, the people who can make that stuff real are the kings and queens.
@@Jcjck11889 cwiwifqefq we ev
Not me looking at all the wigs in the background and trying to see which ones I know and recognize 😅
SAME OMG 😭
Even got a wig for that egyptian cat sex meme thing. The one with the dope music? You know.
@@r3gret2079Why you gotta describe it like that😭Just say Ankha from animal crossing
@@mushroomdance5613 lol I don't know her name, dude.
I saw Nao Egokoro and did a little salute fr
Jaw DROPPED at the Ibuki wig because it's so detailed and accurate
YES ME TOO ITS SO COOOOL
Which one is that?
@@idk78244 Black(plus white, pink, and blue) one with the horns and bangs
@wintig24 Ohhh yeah that one does look super cool
Literally my exact thoughts
No one's gonna talk about HOW SHE DOES THAT WITH HER LONG NAILS?
truly she is too powerful
When she talked about not being faster at making them, I thought '...them nails be costin' ya'
IKR
long sharp nails like that actually make wig styling 1000x easier in my experience, i usually throw on some press ons just for styling wigs lol
LITERALLY WHAT I WAE SAYINF
THE ROXY WIG IS SO ACCURATE WHAT
I WAS LOOKING FOR SOMWONE WHO SAID THIS OMG YES 😭
FR
I WERE LOOKING FOR THIS COMMENT😭
🐺⭐️ *GIVE ME BACK MY EYES* ⭐️🐺
FR
The accuracy , the way it doesn't look like hair necessarily , it looks like .... just .... a different dimension , the styling. It's all so beautiful 🥹
I prefer mine to look like actually hair and accurate to the character, than toony hair for cosplays. but this is really nice! :)
I love that her own hair is short, like “I spend hours and days on hair, I don’t need that for my own head!” So cute AND practical
As a hairstylist, I also hate spending time on my own hair. 👏🏻😂
YES ALSO it lays flatter under a wig so no weird shaped head
❤
Every artist is like that. A lot of nail techs don't do their own nails. Fashion designers tend to dress plain. Hair stylists tend to keep their hair short or in a bun. Makeup artists tend to wear no makeup while working. 😆
Now the real impressive part of this is her making these wigs with those nails!!
I could never! 💅🏼
THE KAKYOIN WIG IS INSANE
Fr
REAL
Real
Which one?
@@CupOchai at 0:37, the brown one
i’ve been following umbrawigs for years now, since she was still just one person doing everything, and i’ve gotten to watch her become a legend in the cosplay community! honestly i’d go as far to say that she’s the inspiration for a lot of wig styling trends and techniques the community has adopted in the past 5 years. her wigs are so crazy you can tell when someone is wearing a commission by Maddie and her team at a con
umbrawigs is her channel name?
@@yllehiskatthat’s her instagram i think! idk if she has a yt or tiktok but if she does they’ll probably be under the same name^^
Can you tell me what the song is in the background?
thanks for saying who she is
Thanks for telling us who this is!
4000 is a steal for this kind of quality and craftsmanship.
She said it also takes 10 months ish depending on what kind of style, so literally no pay out it's all love and passion.
4000 is a very good price for the time and effort she put into the work
@@pandaexpress7673 1000% agree
She makes around 6.6 $/h that‘s so little
@@littlepeculiarthings They don't take that long you muppet. The process of making one might take months but thats due to her backlog. If you were to lay down the hair it's a matter of days not weeks.
@@pandaexpress7673She said she’s booked up to 10 months not that it takes 10 months to make
I SCREAMED IN HAPPINESS WHEN I SAW THE PURAH WIG OMGGGG
THAT KAKYOIN WIG IS STUNNING
YES SOMEONE ELSE NOTICED IKR
It looked so cool I didn't even realize it was his 💀 I also wasn't really paying attention untill I saw this comment
I RECOGNIZED IT IMMEDIATELY
Had to rewind to see if it actually was a Kakyoin wig and the color almost reminds me of ova Kakyoin.
time stamp pls?
I love how plump they look. Idk how else to describe it but its fascinating work.
THAT ROXANNE WOLD ONE WAS STUNNING!!
IKR
OMG I JUST NOTICED THAT ONEEEE
Roxxan fnaf❤😅😂😅😅😂😮😂
I saw a fnaf 1 and died... in a good way
I love the Roxy hair 😆😆😆
It's not just wig making, it's sculpture! They are amazing.
It's weird to say this, but these are almost... TOO good? Like, they're SO accurately well done in cartoon style that they look a little bizarre/goofy on actual human beings. I don't think I'd ever wear a wig styled like this in one of my cosplays, but I admire the work that goes into this level of accuracy.
Definitely way too good for a human to wear LOL the proportion is kinda funny too
the ones with free flowing hair attached look good but the ones that are all static just kind of look like you're wearing foam or plastic pieces painted like hair because they are so static which can look a bit awkward, depending on the model wearing them.
I was thinking about drag and how drag is this but like still took down a notch(?) and fitted, that it doesn’t look “too good”. Also, I thought, at this point, why not just have painted foam hair in?
This would not look good with regular cheap cosplay outfit.
@@bapbirbbut the examples in the video are of expensive costumes
the fact you can literally see the shading on the hair is amazing
I SAW A LEN WIG MY DEPRESSION IS CURED
REAL
YEAHHH! I also saw a rin and miku wig
REAL REAL REAL
I think I saw Cherri bomb for a sec
Reallll
How can she make such GORGEOUS WIGS WITH THOSE SLAYING NAILS?? 💅
I HAVE NEVER SEEN A BETTER IBUKI WIG??? LEGIT DEFYING ALL HAIR LAWS
FR
legit looks like it was copied and pasted into real life holy shit it's so perfect 😭
@@FrigidApocalypseliterally😭
WOAH THE purah ONE IS SO GOOD that is the legend of Zelda one
FINALLY A LOZ FAN OUT HEREEE
@@TheartistdeeSURE AM!
MY PEOPLE
$4000 by 600 hours is less than $7 per hour... you might be undercharging!!
She has to find a balance between what people are willing to pay and how much she is willing to sacrifice. Just going to take a hunch here and say, even with professionals charging much more than that will probably lose her more customers than she'd win.
@@viktoriaschmied6627it’s the same with any handmade craft, people don’t realize materials time and skill all would cost so much more than realistically people would be willing to pay especially those who don’t have an understanding of the skill particularly
😊@@rosethot4194
I don't think she means 600 hours of active work, a lot of that is probably waiting for stuff to dry/cure. If it was 600 hours of manual work that'd only equate to 7 wigs a year assuming they worked 12 hours every day.
Totally guessing here, but I'd bet it's a couple of hours accounting for communication with the client, a couple days for research/design/gathering supplies a cumulative week of active work on the piece, then the rest of the time on the passive stuff.
Either way, this level of craftsmanship definitely deserves a higher price!
I was gonna say, that sounds cheaper than it should!😂
4k is in fact worth it for the amount of time, energy, effort that goes into it
I’d honestly say that 4,000 is a huge steal for the type of quality. I’d say a worthy price is like, 10k+ so 4k is surprisingly cheap
ACE ATTORNEY. SIMPLE BUT BEAUTIFUL... SO HARD TO STYLE EDGEWORTH AND PHOENIX (I TRIED.)
Ahhh a fellow AA fan! Yayy :D
But dang I couldn't imagine styling Phoenix's hair like bro got them barbed wires as his hair, you know what I mean?
True😭
@@nabilahnk4270 I just had to style his wig for a friend. It was horrible.
MY THOUGHTS EXACTLY
@@nabilahnk4270 I also styled an Edgeworth wig for myself. I WANTED TO CRY.
it's so gratifying to see someone so passionate about their monetized hobby & be thriving in the community they love so much
this woman is an absolute LEGEND if i had the money i would 100% pay that amount for a wig
The dimension of the color is what makes this so amazing!
The draculaura wig goes wild
these are so perfect as replicas for sure they're byper accurate but i could never actually wear one they almost look outlandishly silly on a real person, but I can admire the work that goes into them
I know it’s synthetic hair but for the price I’d expect the hair to look less fried. It’s quite noticeable on the Princess Daisy wig. I would not drop $400 on this let alone $4k I would rather have a foam headpiece that has hair texture.
ʅ（◞‿◟）ʃ
@@chaoticsad5549I like the “fried” look. The hair still looks like hair, reminds me of kingdom hearts or final fantasty.
It's so true! You can have a killer outfit, but the WIG is the crown jewel of the cosplay! As soon as that goes on, you become the character!
It's as if you aren't finished dressing up without the wig or your hair being done. Seriously you can have everything amazing and I'll give that person total credit for how amazing their costume and make-up are but no wig or hair styling will definitely cause a otherwise next level cosplay to be left out in the cold.
These are beautiful works of art! You are truly talented!
The way i screamed when i saw kagamine len, and all the other ones, i was not expecting to see len
ME TOO😭😭
The quality here is unreal. They are a level above nearly everything else.
dude this is actually insane, that’s real talent
The quality is incredible!
AHHH THOSE ARE DEFINETLY WORTH 4K SO DETAILED GOOD QUALITY
I love how detailed and cartoony these are. Truly so talented.
LOVE the roxanne wolf wig its so accurate!😮😮😮😮😮
Yea I was like "ROXANNE!?"
NOW SHE CAN RLLY SAY SHES BEAUTIFUL OMG ITS SO GOOD 😭
Can you make me one
the quality is amazing omggg
Those aren’t just hair styles, they’re goddamn sculptures and I love it
I mean, genuinely, these are some of the best-looking wigs i've ever seen. Capturing the artistic shapes designers apply to hair is really difficult, and it's honestly impressive to see someone do it, so it's consistently.
100% worth 4k. that's some serious quality.
These creations are gorgeous!!! What a unique talent! 👏 😍
I personally prefer more natural anime wigs but this still slaysss
Agree
Me too
I agree. They look too fake and plasticky for my taste but more power to her for putting in all this effort into her craft
Its actually really nice coz anime hair are unrealistic in the first place. And having a wig exactly as the character is something few can achieve. More power to people who are willing to spend time and money to their craft. Really awesome
they are nice but for small heads they'll look massive imo
*I JUST SAW THE IBUKI WIG AAAAAAAA IT LOOKS SO GOOD I LOVE IBUKI MIODA SO MUCHHH*
THAT LEN WIG 😭💕
FRRR
YESS
@@ShiningStarsyayytsukasa…
@@hatsune_micoo tukaka....
YESS
These wigs are unreal!! Like, they're amazing!! Kudos to the person making these, very talented.
600 hrs and $4000 ? Well this is a job you truly have to love because I just can not see where you can make a living at it. Not including the supplies, $4000 doesn’t even pay minimum wage.
They are a work of art and absolutely stunning, not to mention spot on! Kudos to you!
I just put they better pay you what you’re worth for time and expertise but omg just did the math and that’s without materials. I love making jewellery and sell so much cheaper for kids etc but scaling that up to this kind of cost feels wild to me. Incredible talent there
Well she did say shes booked ten months out sooo its not like she only makes money every once a while
@@Ixoraisavampireright.. bc even if she only makes one a month that’s still already $40,000
4k a month is pretty good and she makes more than that so where are you getting minimum wage struggles from? 😂
@@freewithnature It was 4k for up to 600h of work, that's where they got that number from. That'd be less than 7$/hour..
THESE ARE INSANE!! The craftsmanship is genuinely beautiful, I didn’t know wigs like this were even possible! :00
You did the ibuki wig sooo good it looks just like the real thing omg
THAT LEN HAIR IS SO PRETTY WHAT
She absolutely looks like the best person to do this and her short hair is SO CUTE on her
the roxy wig hellooo 😭
omg yes!
The nao egokoro and panty wig were absolutely spot on
I was really surprised to see Nao's hair there! Glad to see someone else noticed too 😊
YEAHHH I LOVED BOTH OF EM
Okay I love the Velvet, Cherry bomb, Alastor, and the Roxanne wolf wigs so much your amazing at this
Velvette*
@Broowho man shut yo-
The fact they’re doing it all with that length of nail took it from incredible to mind blowing!!! Like I know people can be so creative in working with long nails but the absolute dexterity needed for the detailing just makes it so extra impressive to me!
I am a barber and have actually had people come in my shop asking for the hair cut of a cartoon or anime character I try the best I can. Your work is beautiful
That Kagamine wig just looked…GOOD!
YESS
The purah wig was just perfection in every way
The way they’re so accurate I could immediately recognize a lot of them, despite not having watched most of these animes lmao
I wonder how these get shipped, absolutely amazing
I believe I've watched her answer this or I may be thinking of someone who does a similar thing, but basically they're shipped on the wig head and in a big enough box to encompass the base and any ponytails or extra pieces come off for shipping! And as a cosplayer myself I'm sure any long hair can be braided so they don't get tangled and then you can hairspray and restyle those
@@beel629I’m sure with these type of wigs they don’t have any loose strands anymore they are basically rock hard and almost undestroyable (unless it’s like a jinx wig but even then you wouldn’t have to restyle it because they work with lots of glue instead of hair spray)
@@VayuV2believe it or not they aren’t hard at all! Many who have bought these wigs have even shown that they’re rather bouncy actually
@@ash_studios3374 yeah hard wasn’t the right word because I’m not a native speaker but they are unshakable is what I was trying to say as they mostly have a foam/ cloth base and just glue pieces of wig-hair onto it. They are very durable all I’m wondering is how people wash them
@@beel629 for that price if you need to restyle it when you receive it it wouldnt even be worth anymore. plus her wigs cant be restyled by someone who doesnt know anything about wig styling anyway
omg the purah one is SO CUTE!! these are insane, so cool !!
that purah wig and glasses is everything oml
OMG Pru'ha's cosplay is FA-BU-LOUS 💙💙💙
You are an amazing artist 👍
WOAH, THE WAY MY JAW DROPPED!! Girl you are so amazing!! The skill needed and the patience is crazy!! I have so much respect for you!! Keep up the amazing work!!
I loooove that Len wig
Yeah and when you see it on the shelf it’s next to rin’s, both of them are so good
I would 100% spend 4k on the Len wig if I had that much money
I'm so happy you're passion is making you successful!
Those look UNREAL like 3D models or smthn
10,000 dollars is a lot but it looks straight out of an anime and i lowkey want one now
Nothing was 10k ! Only up to 4k i thought.
$4000 was the highest listed price in this clip. And shit if someone is willing to pay, is it too high?
Highest was 4k though and even i think its cheap considering the hours she put in
Are you both blind AND deaf?? She (and the captions) said it only goes up to 4000$.
These wigs are jaw dropping. But the fact I am having NO MONEY to buy one is making me want to cry in the corner
...can my equally broke self cry with you. I can bring tissues and snacks.🥺😓
You're so talented! So cute!❤❤❤
YOU are absolutely magical. As a hairstylist who specializes in cuts (especially men's cuts and barbering) I am always floored at the creativity of styling wigs. You're a master of your craft. So happy for you!❤
LOVED THE PURA ONE!!
Tried commissioning Umbra Wigs (the company she runs) once and got an email back saying that someone had already commissioned that character’s wig, and that they don’t do copies for fairness of the original commissioner.
How do you copy a character that isn’t your original creation? Lol
@@icanbreathe9161r u dumb? bc it’s a CRAFTED piece.
With the finite amount of characters there are, they'll be out of business at some point I guess
Wtf that doesnt make any sense, they will run out of business soon for sure, thats like so unfair?? So its basically first come first serve, hate that
These r really so cool!!
That Kagamine Len wig is INSANE
Her hair designs looks glamorous and brilliant also very creative
I saw the Flayn wig and felt RECOGNIZED
Omg i'm so glad you did C.C's wig!❤🥰 You're very talented.
That Pura cosplay is so cuuute!!!!
OMG THE PANTY WIG FROM PANTY AND STOCKING AHHHHH!!!
OMG FR
YESS, IT'S SO ACCURATE!!
WAS THAT A FLAYN WIG OMGGGG
I was so happy when I saw that! I think I also saw F! Byleth in the background but I could be wrong.
The Roxanne wolf wig is so pretty 😍😍😍✨✨✨
the quality... is TOP TIER!!!
YTTD MENTIONED!!! WTF IS A NON-TRAGIC SIBLING RELATIONSHIP 🔥🔥🔥🔥 (there's nao egokoro and kanna kizuchi wigs in the background)
I LOVR YTTD
OMG IW AS WAITNG FOR SOMBODY TO MENTION NAO AND KANNA RAAAHHH
YEAHHHH
Yesss someone mentioned thisssss
YESSS I SAW THEMMMM
The Len Kagamine and Panty ones were absolutely GORGEOUS😍😍
The alastor wig in the background looks so good 😮
They are so good but I like the more realistic ones
That ibuki wig is amazing
**slams all my money and bank cards on table**
I'LL TAKE THE KAKYOIN WIG ❤️🍒
Okay but shes GORGEOUS
Freaking amazingggggg. That takes talent, I’m glad she has a market for these even given their prices.
WOW! Great fantasy wig art work. 🕊💜
If its taking up to 600 hours for these amazing works of art, and you are charging $4000 or less.
You are underselling yourself.
I LOVE the Ibuki hair, IT MATCHES HER SO MUCH
I found Alastpr, my fav character🌹❤️
I mean, at the convention you just KNOW when somebody has bought their first cheap wig and how hard it is to keep synthetic wigs from frizzing in convention heat. So this is impressive
There are some synthetic high quality wigs for around $40. They stay with hair spray/spray glue but they are also meant to be washed. I don't think these are washable but that's due to how they are made
That Satoko wig is PERFECT.
I WAS SO HAPPY WHEN I SAW IT !!!!!
These are absolutely insanely beautiful.🤩