This wig is beautiful until the very second you take it out of the packaging.  It it heavy and does not stay on my daughter's head. It is impossible to brush because it is threaded with gold thread. It is not like a dolls hair that can sometimes be worked with.  It sheds and there is no hope for it ones it begins to unravel from the tiny rubber bands they put on the side.  My daughter still loves it but I try to hide it every chance I get! Don't waste your time or cash. A better idea would be the one they sell that is already braided. Less to fool around with.