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I WANTED TO TEACH MYSELF TO BRAID, SO I STARTED LOOKING FOR MANNEQUIN HEADS. AFTER READING MANY OF THE REVIEWS ABOUT THE HAIR SHEDDING AND NOT AS LONG AS THE PICTURE, I WAS A LITTLE HESITANT. HOWEVER, FOR THE PRICE AND TYPE OF HAIR I NEEDED, I TOOK A CHANCE. YES, IT SHEDS A LOT.....BUT, I'VE NOTICED THAT AFTER COMBING AND STYLING MULTIPLE TIMES (EVERY DAY ABOUT 4 TIMES A DAY, DOING BRAID STYLES FOR ABOUT A MONTH NOW SINCE I GOT IT) THE SHEDDING IS VERY MINIMAL. ALMOST LIKE IT HAS TO BE USED ENOUGH TO GET THAT SHEDDING STAGE OUT OF THE WAY. IT WILL ANNOY YOU AT FIRST,BUT IT DOES CEASE IF YOU'RE USING IT REGULARLY. NOW, PEOPLE COMPLAINED ABOUT GREY HAIRS. PERSONALLY, I JUST NEEDED HAIR TO BRAID, COLOR DID NOT MATTER. MY HEAD DID HAVE MAYBE 3-5 GREY HAIRS THROUGHOUT, BUT NOT A BIG DEAL TO ME AT ALL. IT WASN'T AN ISSUE AND IF YOU REALLY HATE THEM, YOU CAN CUT THEM OUT AND IT WOULDN'T AFFECT THE HAIR. THE SKIN TONE WAS A LITTLE DARKER THAN THE PICTURE, BUT I DIDN'T CARE. IT LOOKED EXACTLY LIKE HER FACE AND SKIN TONE HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH MY INTENTIONS. IF I NEEDED A MAKE-UP DOLL AND REQUIRED LIGHTER SKIN TONES, THEN I MIGHT BE A LITTLE MAD, BUT AGAIN, MY PURPOSE WAS STRICTLY LEARNING TO BRAID AND THE HAIR WAS MY FOCUS. THE HAIR REALLY IS A GOOD MATCH TO AFRICAN AMERICAN HAIR THAT'S BEEN BLOW DRIED OUT. SO, IF THAT'S THE TYPE OF HAIR YOU'RE LOOKING FOR, IT'S PRETTY CLOSE. THAT'S REALLY ALL I CAN THINK OF AS FAR AS THIS GOES. I WOULD DEFINITELY RECOMMEND THIS TO SOMEONE WANTING TO LEARN HOW TO BRAID. ONCE YOU GET PASSED THE SHEDDING PHASE, IT'S A GREAT TOOL TO HAVE. NOT ONLY DID I TEACH MYSELF TO BRAID, BUT I AM NOW MOVING ON TO LEARNING TO HOW TO WEAVE. I'VE HAD THIS ITEM NOW FOR ABOUT A MONTH AND I'M SO GLAD I GOT IT. THE PRICE WAS REASONABLE TOO. BASED ON OTHER REVIEWS TOO, I PURCHASED A HEAD CLAMP STAND. IT'S HANDY JUST IN CASE, BUT I HAVEN'T NEEDED IT AT ALL. I USED IT ONCE JUST TO TEST IT OUT AND FOR ME IT WAS EASIER HAVING THE MANNEQUIN HEAD BETWEEN MY LEGS. BUT, I FIGURED BETTER TO HAVE IT, THAN NOT. SO, OVERALL THIS IS A GREAT FIND. IF YOU'RE ON THE FENCE BECAUSE OF THE SHEDDING PROBLEMS, TRUST ME...IT GETS BETTER WITH USE AND IT REALLY IS A GOOD FIND FOR NOT A LOT OF MONEY!!! GOOD LUCK, I HOPE THIS HELPED SOMEONE!