Girl... there are some bold and stupid people who have posted such things on this board so I kinda don't blame you
Girl... there are some bold and stupid people who have posted such things on this board so I kinda don't blame you
But we stay wanting to wear their hair...that's an oxymoron.
Always be ready! lol I just had a conversation with my mom about that.Random but last weekend I had my bf driving me around to run errands and we unexpectedly stopped by his cousin's house since we were in the neighborhood. She came to the door I'm cute house clothes and light make up, offered us beverages in her extremely clean and neat sitting area, then took me out to the back so I could meet the dogs. The dogs were in their "kennel" that was really like a mini living room. I felt less guilty about them being locked up . I was like this the entire time. I thought to myself, liftedup you gotta do better!
ITA. Now that I professionally bleached my hair, I can't do box braids or even think about weaves.
Im dyeing my hair next week, any tips and/or issues you've experienced? There will be some bleach involved.
My experience with Indian girlfriends is that they love love love to just talk and be silly and share funny stories, beauty tips, talk about all kinds of hair. Just easy to relate to, fun and feminine. The type of qualities you'd look for in any female friend.Lol! Why do you say that? I'm very interested in other bw's experience with Indian women when it comes to the topic of beauty. I haven't seen/experienced anything noteworthy.
Nah, this ain't my first trip to farm country. I've lived in rural America before and it doesn't serve my interests to stand out in that way.I bet you won't. Old habits die hard .
I'm just as vain as I was in the city if not worse. Actually I'm worse now
The main difference here is that women appreciate me more. in NYC it was mainly only men who paid attention to me or at least did so verbally. I'm not fashionable enough to impress NYC women. Here, women get excited too .
I have never worn weave, wig, nor beat my face. My hair has been natural since '95, and the most makeup I put on is very thin eyeliner (which I forget to apply most of the time) and lip stick/gloss. I am very "what you see is what you get" because that is what I want to attract. I could never understand how women could do all of that 'extra' and not feel fake. I would absolutely hate myself in it. I wouldn't feel like me.
It all reminds me of a powerful pic I saw of a painted on white-face (mask) being peeled from a black woman's face; and a quote "Vogue on the outside; vague on the inside".
*posted on a board dedicated to self beautification*
Girl, yes!Makeup is so feminine and makes me look %100 better.
I want to look my best and I don't care what it takes. Life is too short.
Re money spent on fake hair. Girl, now you preaching. I just bought two forty dollar wigs and that mess hurt. my. heart. Meanwhile, I also bought $100 worth of crochet hair that will easily last me two years, likely longer, including doing other heads. I felt great about that.And this is why I'm challenging myself to rock my natural hair for the remainder of the year. I might opt for a wig for my birthday in August, but I won't be wearing it for weeks and months at a time as I usually do. Most likely I will probably only wear it for a week or so.
I'm a point in my life where I had an epiphany and realized that I spent so much money on fake hair, when I could be truly investing that money in products and tools that will allow me to grow the hair that I want. Protective styling can be helpful for retaining length, but i think it's time for me to lay off of them and figure out how to grow my hair without them. I agree, a lot of Black women use fake hair as a crutch because they don't like and/or ashamed of their natural hair, as well as don't know how to or don't want to take the time to get to know how to manage their natural hair so that it flourishes.
But for her that is beauty. We share all the tips from extra to basic and pick what suits us.*posted on a board dedicated to self beautification*
Did you read the whole comment? How is this a part of civil discourse?But for her that is beauty. We share all the tips from extra to basic and pick what suits us.
. I could never understand how women could do all of that 'extra' and not feel fake. I would absolutely hate myself in it. I wouldn't feel like me.
It all reminds me of a powerful pic I saw of a painted on white-face (mask) being peeled from a black woman's face; and a quote "Vogue on the outside; vague on the inside".
Exactly.But for her that is beauty. We share all the tips from extra to basic and pick what suits us.
What kind of hair are you using?Re money spent on fake hair. Girl, now you preaching. I just bought two forty dollar wigs and that mess hurt. my. heart. Meanwhile, I also bought $100 worth of crochet hair that will easily last me two years, likely longer, including doing other heads. I felt great about that.
Is this what it's coming down to for black women? We have to rely on wigs and weaves to look presentable? A lot of us, including myself have had to grab a wig, for that very reason. We gotta rely on weave to work out, we gotta rely on weave to look decent for work, we don't have time to deal with our own hair..
No, there's no yt vid. I sorta came up with my own method. But I'ma start a thread after this next set to share my technique. I want us all to slay.@honeybee what kind of crochets do you wear? Is there YouTube vid you can link that show the type you do?
I got a bunch of Freetress deep twist and Brazilian braid. Also some straight hair that comes six bundles/ pk. Mostly Brazilian braid bc that's closest to my texture. I bought it from wigtypes.com, they always have a discount code.What kind of hair are you using?