Hi, I’m Neveen. I’m a sight impaired US expat living in the UK, and I write about hair loss, alternative hair, scalp care, and skincare. Honestly and without sugarcoating things, because there’s already enough of that online and it doesn’t help anyone.
The Hair Loss Part
My hair loss started when I was around 19. Androgenic alopecia, which is female pattern hair loss, the kind that creeps in slowly enough that you spend a few years convincing yourself it’s not actually happening before you can’t ignore it anymore. I spent years on minoxidil, gave it a proper go, and eventually decided it wasn’t the right path for me anymore.
What changed everything was finding the alternative hair community on Instagram. Women wearing hair toppers and wigs not as a last resort, not as something to be ashamed of, but just as a completely normal tool for getting on with your life. I went from feeling like I was losing something to feeling like I’d found a whole new option I didn’t know existed. I’ve been wearing alternative hair ever since and I haven’t looked back.
I still love scalp care products, still try new things constantly, still have very strong opinions about what works and what’s a waste of money. That bit hasn’t changed.
The Eye Situation
I’m also sight impaired. The cause is severe ocular rosacea keratitis, a corneal disease with no cure, only treatment and surgery. I’ve had three corneal transplants. There’s a fourth in my future at some point. It’s why I occasionally look slightly to the left of the camera in my videos (I genuinely cannot tell). I mention it because it’s part of my life, it affects how I do things, and if you’ve ever wondered why I’m squinting at a product label in a video rather than just reading it normally, now you know.
A Bit of Background
I was born in Miami, Florida. My dad was born in Cairo, Egypt, my mum in Havana, Cuba. I speak Spanish because of her. I studied abroad in Egypt for two years of high school, which was a lot. I moved to the UK after meeting my very British husband and have been here ever since, navigating the NHS, hard water, and the peculiar British relationship with central heating.
Outside of the blog I’m a massive nerd. I play MMOs with my husband. I watch too much TV. I drink a genuinely alarming amount of coffee. I have opinions about skincare ingredients at a level that probably isn’t healthy for a non-professional. I am also terrible at keeping plants alive, which I mention only because it feels relevant to my general vibe.
What This Blog Is
It’s my honest record of everything I’ve tried, tested, bought, regretted, loved, and occasionally destroyed. Hair toppers, wigs, scalp treatments, skincare for reactive and Rosacea-prone skin, the emotional side of hair loss that nobody wants to talk about but absolutely should. I’m not an expert. I’m someone who’s been through it and has a lot to say about it.
If something I’ve written has helped you figure out which topper to buy, or made you feel slightly less alone in a changing room crying at the back of your own head, then that’s exactly what this is for.
Get in touch: Hi@Neveen.co.uk
Instagram: @Neveen.Wood
YouTube: youtube.com/c/neveenwood