True Tea, Beyoncé and Tyra Banks Revolutionized the Wig Game
And we don't credit them enough.
Listen, before we had TikTok girlies teaching us how to melt our lace and YouTube tutorials breaking down every baby hair, (I hate baby hairs on wigs, btw) we had two queens showing us what real scalp-tea looked like. I'm talking about none other than Beyoncé Knowles and Tyra Banks — the original architects of the flawless hairline movement. When I tell you these ladies had us questioning everything we knew about wigs in the 2000s, baby, I mean EVERYTHING.
Now, Beyoncé? She had the honey blonde game on lock, serving us looks that had everyone's mama, auntie and cousin ready to switch up their color. The way that woman's units laid? Immaculate. We're talking about a time when HD cameras were ready to expose every little detail, but Queen Bey said "Not today!" Her installations were giving natural scalp realness before we even knew what to call it.
And Miss Tyra? Chile, she was out here making ginger (sometimes honey-blonde) hair look like it came straight from the heavens. The supermodel-turned-mogul was serving looks that had us all believing we could rock any color under the sun. The way her frontals sat? Perfection. The blend? Seamless. The hairline? You couldn't tell her nothing!
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Before We Knew What "HD Lace" Was
Y'all, these women were achieving what we struggle to do today with all our fancy techniques and premium lace. We're over here with our Swiss lace, our HD lace, our transparent lace and frontals, watching 50-11 tutorials, and still can't get it like they did. Their glam squads were working miracles with what we'd now consider basic tools and that's the gag.
The Blueprint They Created
And while we're out here playing "spot the lace" like it's a sport, these queens were living their best lives with installations so clean, you'd swear they grew it themselves. They weren't just wearing hair, they were creating moments, honey. And let's be clear: they walked so today's influencers could run.
The Impact Is Forever
Today's wig game has flourished because these ladies showed us what was possible. They took what was once stigmatized and turned it into an art form. Now, we can switch up our hair like we switch our outfits, and that's partly because Beyoncé and Tyra were the early frontiers that mad wearing wigs fashion. They made it acceptable, and most importantly, made it flawless.
So next time you're laying your edges or melting your lace, pour a little product out for the queens who paved the way. Because before we had all these tools and techniques, we had two women showing us that with the right vision and the right team, you could achieve what seemed impossible.
Tyra and Beyoncé definitely paved the way when it comes to lace wigs. Then, Arrogant Tae came around years later and modernized the blueprint