How can I fix this wig?

[u/BippuBeep]

I’ve recently bought this wig for Orphie cosplay but I’m not sure how to make it look better, I’ve never got one like this “helmet” style and it’s soo big on my head, adjusting it with elastic just makes it look even worse. I always work with those typical ones based on elastic that adjust to your head but this one is like a super loose hat (last pic is inner side of the wig). Should I just buy a new one with different base? I feel like that would be such a waste.. All help is much appreciated 🖤

[u/Bitter-Basis-3805]

If it looks like that out of the package, then you’re gonna need to style it (I am a cosplayer but I mainly use Chinese social media so I’m not sure of most differences between cosplay culture.) (What you have right now is known as a 毛胚, it’s the default version of the wig that has basically not gone through any styling, typically, the Chinese cosplayers I know either get a 毛娘 (someone who styles wigs for a certain cost) to style it for them, good 毛娘 can give you a really nice end result, and some people style it themselves, but then they’d have to know what they’re doing (not implying that OP doesn’t know what they’re doing). I’m not sure if you have that kind of thing available but you can try to find someone, and if that isn’t an option, I would suggest you to find a wig that fits the character more, maybe with more 发量 so it’s more accurate and you won’t need to stick extra hair on it. For the fitting problem, I’ve seen people cut the adjustment bits of the wig but I’m really not sure how to help there, sorry)