About us

I lost around 70% of my hair when I was 18 years old thanks to an autoimmune condition called Androgenetic Alopecia.

At first, I didn’t know what or why this was happening… was it stress? was it hormones? Why am I the only one?

I tried almost every treatment under the sun I could get my hands on: Hair loss pills, Biotin + vitamins, Flutamide, Finasteride, Minoxidil, PRP (injection of plasma to the scalp), DHT blockers, etc.

…And none of them gave me the results I was looking for.

When realized there was no way to regrow the hair I lost, I fell into a horrible depression where I gained around 14kg (30.8 lbs), refused to go out or meet people out of my closest circle. I stopped taking care of myself. I had given up.

At some point, around my 20th birthday, my mother gifted me a set of hair extensions which helped; but it never really solved my “issue” nor made me feel entirely comfortable with myself.

There was a noticeable contrast between the healthy hair of my extensions and the thin layer of my brittle, weakened hair. Somedays, I couldn’t make them work with my hair at all… you could see the extension in some areas where thinning was prominent.

Finally.

3 years ago, I found out from @kimdubs (shout out to you, brave queen!) what toppers were and my life took a 180º turn.

I started feeling like myself again, like a woman again.

I can’t quite describe the feeling, but having self-esteem again is priceless.

I started loving myself again after 8 years of hating my reflection in the mirror.

I am so very thankful for the existence of hair pieces that I decided to make them an even greater part of my life…so… welcome to CHIQA, my happy place and hope it becomes yours too.