tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6448150671758169257.post6622470442394541000..comments2023-10-20T05:20:06.726-05:00Comments on JuneBug Talk: Whip My HairUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6448150671758169257.post-48992220861430782002010-10-21T14:03:11.113-05:002010-10-21T14:03:11.113-05:00@Berneta Willow is a lil' Jada, huh? LOL! T...@Berneta Willow is a lil' Jada, huh? LOL! Thanks for encouraging me to post this blog 'cause you know it almost didn't happen, but I'm so glad I did. In addition, it seems you and I share a similar hair story. I've found myself tempted on multiple occasions to just whack my hair off and can admit to cutting a few strands whenever I get a hold of scissors. stacI looked at my crazy when I mentioned this to her the other day. LOL! I quickly put the scissors down because I can envision myself cutting it all off, and we know my head is like ginormous, so that's not such a good idea. For now, I'm growing into my napturality and look forward to evolving with the support of my hair team and my self-proclaimed theme song by Wills.Ms MaSharihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11494679320196778015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6448150671758169257.post-33062385518930892572010-10-20T19:04:11.753-05:002010-10-20T19:04:11.753-05:00Love this post! And I'm glad you posted Lil Ja...Love this post! And I'm glad you posted Lil Jada's (lol) video. I remember what it was like when I first thought about hacking all my hair off and going natural. It was during freshman year of college - I was 18 and something just clicked and I realized that I didn't have to have a perm. I realized that I didn't want one. I don't what brought me to that realization, besides that fact that I became real Afro-centric during my first year of college and have been ever since. Anyway, I hacked all my hair off (had less than an inch left) during the summer just before I turned 19. It was mind-altering to see all that hair fall onto the floor. <br /><br />The first months (hell the first few years) of having natural hair was pretty frustrating. I found myself actually hating my natural hair. See, I have extremely fine, tight coils: the type of of hair that when it is wet and totally natural, conceals about 90% of its actual length. Yeah, nappy. I got so frustrated that I decided to just dread it up. But the dreads also frustrated me after a while. Very hard to maintain. By middle of senior year, just 2 1/2 years after going natural, I was sitting in front of the television during Christmas break with my mom. And I went and got the scissors, sat there, and started hacking off all the dreads. My mom thought I was crazy. Again, I had less than an inch of hair left once I finished. The next day I had a barber set my cut straight, and honestly, I have loved my hair ever since that moment. Throughout all my trials, I never once considered going back to the creamy crack: it's not an exaggeration to say that perms had made my life miserable and took a real toll on my self-confidence.<br /><br />Of course, I still have moments where my hair aggravates me, but I wouldn't ask for a different head of hair (longer maybe). I can do so many crazy styles with it (my friends always comment about how I have a different do every time they see me). Yeah, during those rough moments, I've thought about dreading it up again. Maybe I will. But not anytime soon. Nothing has made me love myself more than learning how to love the nappy-fuzzy on top of my head. :D<br /><br />Thanks for the post, Ms. Mashari. I most certainly shall keep whipping my hair back and forth.Blahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07542131112280018323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6448150671758169257.post-73576024868218939902010-10-20T03:55:58.131-05:002010-10-20T03:55:58.131-05:00@Ms Qui Vive I tend to agree with both GuestBugs ...@Ms Qui Vive I tend to agree with both GuestBugs hairChick and stacI along with your perspective. We exude hair confidence by embracing our individuality and being authentic to ourselves as well. SIDE NOTE: Your cut is gorgeous!!!<br /><br />@TOAR Thanks for commenting! I can't speak for everyone, but I am SO over the term "good hair." In my opinion, good hair is healthy hair, and I think the use of the term has fostered separation or the idea that one grade or texture of hair is better than the other. By the way, I absolutely loved the documentary by Chris Rock. Okay, back to the subject. In the words of my dear friend and GuestBug hairChick I must say, "Hair is hair." We all experience hair challenges or have preferences as to how we'd like to style and/or maintain our tresses. For some of it's managing thick and curly hair, others deal with inconsistent curl patterns, some have straight, lifeless hair and want more volume, and the list goes on and on. Now hair confidence is totally different. I can't lie; my confidence level changes from day to day and week to week just like how I'd like my hair often changes too. What I've learned on my very own hair journey is to appreciate my mane 'til death do us part, and honoring what I have no matter how much or how little, the texture, or the style translates into confidence.<br /><br />So cheers to hair confidence no matter what you're working with...to all those who have chemically treated or natural hair. I hope you're reading this and whippin' that relaxed, faded, waved, twisted, curled, fro'd, etc. etc. hair!Ms MaSharihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11494679320196778015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6448150671758169257.post-84145709536387951312010-10-17T07:59:22.623-05:002010-10-17T07:59:22.623-05:00I agree with Qui. I also think that Hair Confidenc...I agree with Qui. I also think that Hair Confidence comes from the outcome of the process. Let me explain:<br /><br />I am mixed so I have naturally curly soft hair - the kind that I can wet n go. However, I don't really like it like that. I like the wraps and straightened. I never had "creamy crack" haha, but I have a process and sometimes I just hope it comes out nice and bouncy with my feathered layer curls lol.<br /><br />Since my hair is so curly, once the humidity hits it - all the hot curlers in the world will not save it. I am particular in that way.<br /><br />But again, coming back to self confidence, since I have what is considered to be good hair, I guess I shouldn't care how it comes out.. but I do.<br /><br /><a href="http://randomistathoughts.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow"> TOAR </a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6448150671758169257.post-69907240780530042962010-10-15T15:09:37.045-05:002010-10-15T15:09:37.045-05:00Well, you konw I have whipped my creamy-cracked ha...Well, you konw I have whipped my creamy-cracked hair and well as my NOW napptural do! I think the hair confidence boils down to self confidence! Do what FEELS good, SOUNDS good, and LOOKS good on you...and it will be GREAT!Ms Quihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15700088094136561568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6448150671758169257.post-10983925983620111812010-10-14T13:04:16.266-05:002010-10-14T13:04:16.266-05:00Yeah, I'm whippin' it as I type. LOL! Th...Yeah, I'm whippin' it as I type. LOL! Thanks for JuneBug Talking with us today, Langston!Ms MaSharihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11494679320196778015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6448150671758169257.post-28447739513082547252010-10-14T07:11:24.908-05:002010-10-14T07:11:24.908-05:00Well whip it real hard then! Nice article...Well whip it real hard then! Nice article...langstonhttp://www.ilivethegoodlife.comnoreply@blogger.com