wig
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He applies his own makeup before being fitted for his first wig by hair and makeup supervisor Haley Richardson.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
The latest costs relate to a mural depicting a judge in a wig battering a protester with his gavel, which appeared on the Royal Courts of Justice in London on 8 September 2025.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
When the property was listed, images revealed an incredible glimpse inside the dwelling, which features a meditation room inside the primary suite, a climate-controlled wig room, a private gym, and a movie theater.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026
He and his team used ruses to try to talk to the franchisee or serve legal papers, including appearing in a fake UPS cap, posing as a Mormon and wearing a wig.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
Thought Benni would pull one from behind her back or from under her wig, which is something Benni would do.
From "Look Both Ways" by Jason Reynolds
"There is the risk of feeling unwell, but even when it comes to makeup and wearing wigs, we sweat, and it quickly becomes very difficult."
From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026
The East Coast parades were raucous affairs with participants including a shock rock band in two-foot fright wigs and neon body paint performing from a flatbed truck.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026
In Ancient Egypt, pharaohs and noblewomen wore embellished braided wigs to show power, and in the Middle Ages, women's long hair became associated with femininity and virtue.
From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2026
Through her coaching service, Mann helps people explore wigs, scarves, or going completely bald, depending on their desires.
From Slate ● May 23, 2026
I don’t even know if she would like me wearing wigs, or weaves, as Donna calls them, because I never so much as had braid extensions.
From "American Street" by Ibi Zoboi
“I think it wigged me out subconsciously,” he recalled.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
When you’re going from movie to movie, a lot of times, actors are wigged.
From New York Times ● Oct. 4, 2022
Wiggly wigged dogs wiggling their dog wigs off their wiggly dog heads to the dismay of their dog wigmakers!
From Slate ● Nov. 4, 2018
Instead, Carson waddled out dressed and wigged like the talkative octogenarian Aunt Blabby.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 20, 2017
She thought I had, which is why she and Sam wigged out.
From "Free Lunch" by Rex Ogle
In Louis-Dreyfus, who starred opposite James Gandolfini in “Enough Said,” Holofcener has found the ideal collaborator, an actor gloriously adept at wigging out but also capable of conveying vulnerability with a persuasive honesty.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 25, 2023
Following MacNair's lawsuit, the Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists launched an investigation into wigging cases, and concluded that wigging is "not acceptable and that this should not happen again."
From Salon ● Oct. 13, 2021
Miller had two of his touchdowns after halftime, wigging through a hole on an off-tackle run and dashed down the sideline for a 75-yard TD.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 9, 2021
It was once commonplace for studios to use stuntmen in wigs instead of female doubles, a practice known as wigging.
From Reuters ● May 6, 2021
"But I say, Causton, you'll get a wigging!"
From The Story of Louie by Oliver [pseud.] Onions
