I am living with my alopecia areata, without wearing wigs since 2011. I have no issue being bald in the world. I am glad living free of the "when-will-I-lose-my-hair" nightmare. I am a musician and am photographed often. I see in my photos that I am washed out; one big beige ghost-like blob.

Does anyone out there have any tutorials or info on learning contouring with make up for those of us who don't wear wigs and live bald in the world? I am certain that the correct makeup will help…

I have posted recently about my scalp issues, with my scalp swelling in random patterns, looking like a sunburn and feeling like my head was on fire.

I saw a new dermatologist and he sent me for a RAST test. This is a blood test that determines food allergies. It turns out I am allergic to wheat. Funny, when my doctor gave me the result he said the test determined I was "slightly allergic to wheat". My response was "how does one determine slightly"? Sort of like being a little bit…

Back in January I wrote about being diagnosed with shingles on my head. I had a burning red patch on my scalp. It began at night, on my way home from a gig. I didn't feel it at first, but my husband noticed it saying to me "Lili your head is bright red". It burned. That was a Saturday. I went to my primary care physician. He said I had shingles. Gave me an antibiotic and a cream. It did nothing to help. 3 weeks later I saw my dermatologist. Since the condition persisted he thought I had…

Last night on Jay Leno he did a bit about why products at the 99 cent store might be 99 cents. In this segment he shows a "fashion doll", somewhat like a Barbie, and after he opened it, showed why it was only 99 cents. The doll only had long hair around its head and none in the center.

He joked perhaps one could do a comb over ala Donald Trump; the usual yuks.…

Help - anyone who has experienced this place respond.

It is almost two years since I had the little bit of hair I had left cut, shaved and I began to live my life as an alopecian (I barely had hair). Last week I developed a burning sensation on the back of my head. It looks like I have a sunburn. Initially it looked like a rash, but that went away in two days. It burns like I have a sunburn. I went to my regular doctor thinking perhaps I had shingles. I had chicken pox at 34 years of…

I've been busy; been in the world as an alopecian; a woman with alopecia. A woman who was laid off August 2008 when the law firm I worked at closed their doors, due to their own greed, but that's another story.

I felt lucky. I felt lucky because I felt relieved; no more worries that my spots would show; I was a clean slate, a bald head. I felt comfortable. I was most worried about my audience. I'm a musician, a singer/songwriter. I have presented myself with hair pretty much my whole…

It's been 3 years and 6 months. Unemployment came and went. I had to file for bankruptcy, no money in means no money to go out; no choice in the matter. Difficult to maintain a home with one income where it needs two. I had to give my car back. I managed. I survived because I'm married and my husband works. We cut back as far as possible, even moved into a lesser rent apartment. We were lucky the complex we live in worked with us. While my husband was good with everything we had our moments.…

Its February 2012. At the end of February 2011 I realized after seeing a photo of myself, that my alopecia was beyond repair; not enough hair on my head to "cover" the spots as I had been doing the past 18 years. I went to my hairdresser, who was instrumental in fixing what hair I had left throughout the years to shave off what was left of my hair.

That happened on March 5th. Its almost a whole year. I've grown a great deal. I have had many realizations, some good, some horrible.…

While I am a musician (Singer/Songwriter), I don't exist off the air I breathe. It would be nice. When I was signed to a label in the mid-90s I toured, made very good money. Long story short, my contract with my label was not renewed. It meant "start over". Back to a day job. I burned the candle at both ends, working to support myself, pursuing my musical endeavors, writing performing.

Like millions of other Americans I was laid off in 2008. I work as a temp whenever afforded the…