Naturals, Do You Edge Your Kitchens

[Kinky4Agirl]

Hi my beautiful natural sistas!.. I'm newly natural again and have only about an inch of growth. I did the big chop about two weeks ago. At that time, I also had her clean up the nape of my neck... It's rounded. I'm wondering if that was the right thing to do though. I want a natural look once I start wearing pony tails. So my question is...
Do you edge up your neck into a certain shape, Or do you just let it grow natural?
And what do you do with the two long peaks that grow down your neck on each side?

 

[meka72]

I wear wigs and edge up my nape. Given the length of the wig(s) that I wear (a little shorter than shoulder length), I am self conscious that my nape looks unkempt. When I start wearing my hair out or wearing longer length wigs, I probably won't bother.

ETA: I cut the "peaks" so my nape line is straight across or close to it.

 

[Kinky4Agirl]

I wear wigs and edge up my nape. Given the length of the wig(s) that I wear (a little shorter than shoulder length), I am self conscious that my nape looks unkempt. When I start wearing my hair out or wearing longer length wigs, I probably won't bother.

ETA: I cut the "peaks" so my nape line is straight across or close to it.

I was just wondering how a straight nape looks with a pony tail

 

[trclemons]

I wear wigs and usually slick the nape down with gel. But if my wig is extremely short, I will edge my nape until it is hidden.

 

[janaq2003]

I edge up my kitchen. I don't want to have a puff all nice and sleek and get to the back of my neck and it looks like thickets.

 

[MizzBFly]

Nope.

 

[krissyhair]

I coil up the two pieces. It's easier than trying to slick it up.

 

[imaginary]

I trim the two pieces and keep them at a low fuzz. It was a headache and a half trying to grow them out. My hair is very fine and they're even finer.

 

[Whimsy]

Nah i just left em alone

 

[Prettymetty]

My hair is the softest and finest in the back, so it gets really sleek. If only my front edges behaved like that...

 

[Coilystep]

No I leave mine alone

 

[Karribean_Kurls]

I leave mines alone it's kinda cute.

 

[Froreal3]

What do you mean by edge? Cut or trim? I just put some gel or something and it's fine back there.

 

[sgold04]

No

 

[MilkChocolateOne]

no

 

[Cattypus1]

I don't edge because I don't like stubble. I don't have the really long peaks either so maybe that's why I'm not inclined to do so.

 

[MsSanz92]

Yep; I'm actually getting them lasered off so it's even

 

[overtherainbow]

My kitchen is long enough to fit in a puff/pony/bun so I never had a problem. I don't like sleek styles anyway. They don't compliment my texture.
Wouldn't edging it look too masculine?

 

[GrenadianGal]

I leave mine alone

 

[Kinky4Agirl]

My kitchen is long enough to fit in a puff/pony/bun so I never had a problem. I don't like sleek styles anyway. They don't compliment my texture.
Wouldn't edging it look too masculine?

That's what I am thinking too

 

[Misseyl]

Nope, I'm natural and I leave my nape alone.

 

[Kinky4Agirl]

Sounds like it doesn't matter one way or the other so I guess I'll just leave it alone. But if it looks unkempt I'll have to dress it up a little... I'm very hairy and my two peaks grow very thick and long. Thanks ladies for all your comments...

 

[MizAvalon]

No, I just keep mine natural.

 

[Foxglove]

I leave mine alone

 

[Dayjoy]

I don't do anything to mine, but I should. It's not cute. So I just don't look back there. If I can't see it it's not my business.

But I'm REALLY cute from the front.

 

[L.Brown1114]

I don't do anything to mine, but I should. It's not cute. So I just don't look back there. If I can't see it it's not my business.

But I'm REALLY cute from the front.

Lmao this is me all day. If my nape looks ugly to YOU that's YOUR problem. I can't see it lol

 

[Kinky4Agirl]

Lmao this is me all day. If my nape looks ugly to YOU that's YOUR problem. I can't see it lol

@Dayjoy too...Both of y'all need to stop. ROFL. It would be a good punishment for someone at work that you don't like. Just sit in front of them at a meeting and smile to yourself cuz you know their view sucks...

 

[ResultsMayVary]

My two peaks in the back are really long and shorter than the rest of my hair (and I wear my hair up 90% of the time). So I have been dedicating extra care to my nape to get it to grow long enough it can fit into my updo.

To blend my nape and prevent it from sticking out while my hair is up I put my two peaks in tiny loose flats twists going up and add them to the longer hair above it which then makes it blends really well with my curls. I also try to moisturize that area nightly and avoid pulling it too tightly.

 

[nothidden]

I'm natural and have peaks. When I wore a close barbered cut, I'd get them shaved into a rounded shape all the time. But now that I've let my hair grow, it's never occurred to me that they might need trimming, but I'm not squeezing my hair into a pony tail either. I guess if/when I do want a pony tail, I'll just throw some water and gel back there. No desire for edging.

 

[Bunnyhaslonghair]

I didn't edge up but then again my nape doesn't grow down my neck or anything. It's pretty 'in line' if that makes sense.