5x5 Closures

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A 5x5 closure gives you five inches of lace in both directions — 25 square inches of parting space, a full inch more each way than a 4x4 , and the widest free-part area available before you step up to a frontal. That extra inch is what lets you part deep down the middle, swing the part well off center, or move it mid-week without pulling the install apart. Every 5x5 closure here is 100% virgin human hair, hand-tied onto a free-part base, so nothing arrives pre-parted. Both laces are stocked at this size: HD, the thinner of the two, and transparent, which is sturdier. Textures run from bone straight through tight coils, and colors from natural black to #613 blonde. How to choose the lace, texture, length and color Start with the lace, because it decides how much prep the install takes. HD disappears against skin with no bleaching or tinting on most skin tones, but it tears if you handle it roughly and thins where you glue and pull. Transparent is the forgiving one: it holds up under repeat take-downs and still blends on its own. Still learning to cut lace? Buy transparent . Stylist laying it, or the part getting photographed close up? Buy HD . Then match the closure to your bundles rather than to your wish list, in the same texture and the same color as the hair it will sit against. A 14-inch closure blends with 14 to 18-inch bundles; the 18-inch is for a longer install. Do not dye a closure to catch a colored bundle — lace hair lifts differently from wefted hair, and the part ends up a shade off. Questions people ask about 5x5 closures What is a 5x5 closure? It is a lace hairpiece measuring five inches by five inches, with hair knotted into the lace by hand so the part can sit anywhere inside that square. It closes off the top of a sew-in or finishes a wig, and once blended the part reads as scalp rather than as a track. What is the difference between a 4x4 and a 5x5 closure? One inch on each side, which is 25 square inches against 16 — about half again as much lace