There's a LOT of potential to the new hair, but there is a learning curve. Color and texture, clumping, kink, collisions, strand thickness at root and tip, styling... everything has to fit to make a perfect hair piece. Once you get the hang of it though, it starts looking better and better. I'm doing a set of hair in pieces right now (right bang, left bang, right crown, fall, etc.). The individual pieces are looking pretty good. Next is a braid (gosh, I'm a brave soul).