That would be sooo boss. But with my shrinkage, my hair would have to be (RL) Rapunzel-length.*Drools at the mention of waist length twists*
That would be sooo boss. But with my shrinkage, my hair would have to be (RL) Rapunzel-length.*Drools at the mention of waist length twists*
I think going natural, twa, transitioning movement as a "big deal" is a fad. It's the new thing that a person can learn form scratch if they never tried it, tried it but didn't stick with it or tried it a long time ago and want to try it again. Once people learn their natural hair as just hair it becomes just another option like braids, pressing, a perm or color. I think the fad is the process and the extra hype people associate with it right now.
all my life i went to the ethnic hair care aisle in cvs/walgreens and saw pretty much the same stuff. now, there's like a few boxes of relaxers and a whole bunch of curly friendly items.
i think hair blogs, even the popular ones, will fade away in 5-10 years. i don't think the trend is really going anywhere. i think all the women going natural won't relax their daughter's hair and will know how to take care of it such that APL and beyond hair will be normal among black women in 20 years.
I definitely agree with the bolded. I know plenty of natural mothers will be keeping their daughters natural instead of throwing them into the relaxed pool at an early age like most of our mothers did. These mothers will probably encourage their daughters not to relax their hair and will instead teach them healthy hair and styling habits from a young age. Imagine how heads will be lol
I'm happy to be seeing more natural hairstyles around my city . The common looks have been awful awful quick weaves and wigs or du-rags/headscarves so natural hairstyles are an incredible improvement. I so want to compliment some of these women but don't want to come off strange
I'm talking primarily about low income areas that have been much slower to adopt natural and/or healthier hair practices. I have a soft spot for young black girls struggling to feel good about themselves in society so I appreciate the natural hair movement's role in helping some black girls feel unique and beautiful.