Good Morning Curlies, today's post is a follow up from last weeks wig experiment, and I have come to a couple of conclusions:
1. Whoever said you can't have your cake and eat it too is a liar. The wig is a great way for you ladies that are battling whether to return to extensions to feed your appetite for the quick and easy luxurious lifestyle or the nubian natural niche to satisfy both desires.
2. Going this route still allows you to undergo your daily maintenance routines while giving yourself a break from the dreadful hairstyle monotony.
3. This may be the oddest conclusion of them all but, wearing my wig made me realize when it comes to women's hair men truly "DO NOT KNOW WHAT THEY WANT." Over the past weekend I've had more quality compliments and relationship advances than the entire time period I've worn my natural hair (key word was QUALITY). Men say "black women just need to wear their real hair and stop following victim to images portrayed in the media" but if we are guilty of following victim then men sure as hell are too. If this was untrue they wouldn't cleave to so many women who reflect those images. Over the course of the weekend I heard, "I love your natural hair like that" and "Wow, you should wear your hair in that style more often, it really "SUITS" you." All the while I'm thinking fool this is a wig!!! I'm not having a soap box about black men, but all I'm saying is stop fronting like you are so disgusted with black women wearing extensions and just be honest with the world and say "as long as it looks good on you, we really don't care how you wear it."
All in all, the wig was a big success and to be honest I'm wearing it now, and probably will continue to wear it throughout the remainder of the week. This has been your wig update, let us know what you would like to hear!!!!
signed: I whip my hair back and forth :-)
Hey Ladies, so today I was finally the day that I said NO MORE!!! I'm in desperate need of a change. So I made my way out to my neighborhood beauty supply store and picked up a WIG! Now before the Natural Nazis loose their mind and decide to stone me, I would like to say that making the change is very difficult and I have survived two months without a press or a weave thus my life was lacking variety. I NEEDED TO BE FREE!! So I bought a cheap $22.00 synthetic wig with a seemingly natural texture and this is what I ended up with:
I'm at the doctor waiting to be called and the lady at the desk keeps asking me what type of products I use, how did I twist my hair, and how do I maintenance it nightly! MAM! It's 8am, NOT NOW!!!! #fmynatural
Signed: too damn early
So yesterday morning I wake up to get ready for work and there is a jungle on top of my head. So I go through my usual ritual of washing and blow drying, but quite honestly I was dying for a new style. So I proceed to grab my small tooth comb to untangle my ends and low and behold the damage below:
Todays post is largely off topic, but for a great reason. I just read someone's Facebook status who said they "feel sorry for the way society treats dark skin women" I'd like to go on record saying don't feel sorry for me. I'm so tired of people who think they are defending dark skin women by making apologies. I have never felt inferior to a woman no matter her skin tone. I'm not saying the issue doesn't exist, yet it is only prevalent to those who lack self confidence. I'm dark skinned, nappy headed and BEAUTIFUL. So don't feel sorry for me because I have nothing to be apologetic for.
signed Black Girls Rock
Hello Ladies today I am posting a video on the kinky curly products and methods of use. Now to be completely honest, I'm more of a Shea Moisture product girl myself, but I definitely use their products and see the benefits. If you are looking for enhanced curl patterns through the use of all natural products then this video is for you. Be advised that different hair types may require different products, but I find this one to be most universally acceptable. Please note that the woman in the video has hair down to her butt and it is your best interest to be realistic!!!! Your hair will grow and if you keep it up it may grow quickly but don't expect over night success. I mean you can certainly have hair like this by the time you are 70 :-) (JK) Honestly, the key is to know your hair type and growth rate. This way you will be able to chart your success and which products work for you. I hope this video helps. Note, the products are available at all Target retail stores (but are usually sold out) and Whole Foods stores (nearly always in stock) if you're interested in giving it a try. Stay Natural, Stay Beautiful, and if you have to go back to extensions Stay Fly (it's a great accessory)
- signed I am not my hair
Hello Ladies, (and the occasional man) it seems like it has been a minute since I had a post, so here goes nothing. I have been doing pretty well with my natural hair here lately, being pretty patient and taking it a day at a time. But recently I have kicked my workout regiment back up into high gear and my natural hair has decided not to follow the trend. At the start of my workout my hair is curly and in tact but by the end I look like a freaky Macy Gray impersonator. And lord forbid I decide to get into the sauna, whoa! that hair looks fried, dyed, and laid to the side! Now I refuse to sacrifice physical health and appearance for hair, but honestly what good is one without the other? Whatever happened to the total package? In my quest for a solution I have asked many of the gym naturals what they find effective but all I get is "girl wear a scarf" or "just twist it up and workout." Now I don't know about you, but I refuse to walk around the gym looking like snoop dog, or tupac so I really need your help! I have decided before jumping in the sauna today I will try putting a ton of leave in conditioner in my hair to soak up the heat but when it comes to a workout style I am stumped. So to all you aspiring Madam CJ Walkers' Please help me, halloween is over and so is slavery therefore it's no excuse for me to walk around look a mess.
-signed Hair Rescues For Colored Girls.....SOS
P.S. stay tuned for weekly product reviews by Nikki B.