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I’ve written before about Amy Gibson, of Amy’s Presence Wig fame. I’ve learned more about her and thought it would be fun to share her story.

Amy has an impressive resume as an actress. She had a long stint as private dectective Collette Francois on the long-running ABC soap “General Hospital.”

As a teenager, Amy was diagnosed with alopecia areata totalis; an auto- immune disease which caused all of the hair on her head to fall out. Amy understands how women feel when they lose their hair, that’s why she created Amy’s Presence Wigs.

These days, you will find Amy in Palm Desert with a makeup artist and stylist offering makeovers to women suffering from hair loss. She also travels introducing her wig designed for women who just want to look like themselves again.

Amy started her acting career at age 13 on a soap opera “Love of Life”. It was a hair stylist on one of those shows who first noticed an unusual bald spot. Shortly there after, Amy was diagnosed with alopecia areata totalis. She was shocked. At the time of her diagnosis, the only treatment was cortisone shots. She endured these shots for 15 years.

When Amy was cast on “General Hospital”, after having been on “The Young and The Restless”, her condition went from bad to worse. She had a negative reaction to the cortisone and stopped taking it, with devastating results. Within three weeks she lost all of her hair.

As a result, she was forced to consider wigs. She approached the producers of her show with a novel idea. Since she played an undercover private investigator, why not have her continually look different by changing wigs? The producers loved the idea but there was one problem. Imagine performing a love scene and the actor you are playing against raises his hand to touch your hair….Amy had to figure out a way to tell them that she was wearing a wig without freaking them out!

Today, Amy is expanding. She plans to open new studios in other cities such as New York. She also works with a Los Angeles area hospital to provide wigs to women undergoing chemotherapy. Because Amy’s company is small, she provides a couple of wigs each month. Amy says she’s hoping to finding an angel who will help finance her work with cancer patients.

“I’m here to give women back their freedom to be themselves,” Amy says. A woman’s hair is her crowning glory. When it’s lost to illness or other natural causes, Amy wants to help.

Fantasia is proud to announce a new addition to the Amy Presence Cyberhair Collection.  The Color Beautiful Collection is for textured hair.  We know that today’s woman is looking for authentic hair solutions no matter what color, race or age.

The purpose of this collection is to give women of all ethnicity, regardless of their reason for needing alternative hair, the opportunity to feel the comfort, freedom, joy and built in privacy that Amy’s Presence has become known for.   Around the world so many women are enjoying the attributes of Amy’s Presence Cyberhair.

It’s all about choice.  Color Beautiful gives more women this choice.  It’s about shear optimum diversity!  Whether you desire a textured “sleek” look with a small amount of movement or the textured “tousled” look, you can achieve the appearance you have always dreamed of!

Of course the Color Beautiful Collection has all of the same wonderful features that all of Amy’s Presence Wigs have including the Active Cap which offers a natural feeling, lightweight cap with a loose, breathable weave that allows air and water to flow through, and heat and moisture out to flow out. In addition to the super lightweight cap construction the wigs are hand tied with light refined materials that conform to the head for an individually customized fit.  The wigs contain subtle colors, hues and highlights that you have to see to believe!  And there is Amy’s signature features which are the extended ear tabs for natural appearance, plus loops for scarves and eyeglasses.

Amy’s Presence Color Beautiful Collection is the first wig line for women to feature Cyberhair, the world’s most technoloically, advanced, patented hair.

Cyberhair is virtually indistinguishable from human hair, is light as a feather, soft and silky, with rich hues and shimmering highlights that never fade or change color.

With Cyberhair, you can live life to the fullest:  work, sleep, swim, exercise and enjoy intimate moments with out worrying about your hair.  Because of it’s unique style memory, your Cyberhair wig requires no styling and only basic maintenance to keep it looking great!

With Cyberhair, you will feel playful and sexy, with silky soft, irresistibly touchable hair that stays beautiful all night, yet is styled and ready to go in the morning.  To experience Cyberhair, call Fantasia for a consultation.  Fantasia is an authorized Cyberhair dealer.