I've never worn any hair pieces before but decided to see what it would be like. After a couple of tries it was very easy to put on and the color matched remarkably well with my first try. It is a little heavy but I guess that is more from me having never worn hair pieces before. I wore it over to my sisters and it took her almost a half an hour to notice that I suddenly had really long hair. I take that as a good sign that it doesn't look so fake you'd be a laughing stock wearing it out in public.