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Things Women With Natural Hair Are Tired Of Hearing


18 Reactions All Black Girls With Extensions Will Recognize

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No I’m not getting in the pool.

When someone says your hair looks amazing:

When someone says your hair looks amazing:

I'm not touching my bangs, do you know how long it took to make them sweep like this?

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When your hairdresser says she has an opening for you last-minute:

When your hairdresser says she has an opening for you last-minute:

Whose hair is going to be looking fierce? MINE.

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When someone asks the inevitable, "Is it real?":

When someone asks the inevitable, "Is it real?":

"Is this one of those weavies? My black friend just taught me about tracks!"

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When your white friend keeps asking how you go from short hair to long hair to short again so quickly:

When your white friend keeps asking how you go from short hair to long hair to short again so quickly:

If I think hard enough, my hair grows really quickly. And then I cut it. And then I think really hard again!

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Kim Kardashian Isn't Blonde Anymore

Shea Moisture Is Proof Of The Power Of The Natural Hair Movement

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“This is the golden age of freedom in beauty.”

The bustling sidewalks of Harlem's famed 125th Street double as pedestrian marketplace, awash in vivid scents and vibrant patterns that reflect its place as a cultural hub of the African diaspora in New York. Home to the Apollo Theater and the ashes of famed Harlem Renaissance writer Langston Hughes, "Black Manhattan" also boasts the humble 1990s beginnings of Sundial Creations, the parent company of Nubian Heritage and its wildly popular sister brand, Shea Moisture.

Shea Moisture's popularity as a natural haircare brand has skyrocketed in recent years, evidence of the rising power of a consumer base previously overlooked by mainstream retailers and beauty brands alike. The brand's rise to prominence, which has spawned memes and meet-ups, is a fascinating case study in consumer power and cultural capital, a story made possible by the digital era and the tools it offers. Whereas even 10 years ago, black women couldn't effectively lobby national retailers to carry products beyond damaging chemical relaxers, now drugstore shampoo aisles in most major cities feature a healthy array of conditioners and black-owned product lines advertising ingredients like coconut oil, shea butter, and aloe vera.

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"When we first started to approach retailers in the early '90s, they didn't understand what we were doing," Sundial CEO Richelieu Dennis told BuzzFeed Life. "Customers were demanding it, but retailers weren't connected enough to their consumers to understand that need."

What changed? The emergence of the internet and interest-based forums, which allowed space for loosely configured groups like the burgeoning natural hair community to share resources about healthy haircare and build collective power.

"As that has happened, retailers have woken up and said, 'Hey, now is the time to go out and understand who we are not serving and serve them,'" Dennis said. "The shift in the mindset of retailers and in the accessibility of [products like ours] to consumers has resulted in a seismic shift in the demographics that now drive the current marketplace — and all of those shifts have led to a seismic shift in the beauty landscape overall."

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7 Hair Transformations That'll Make You Believe In The Power Of Makeovers

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There’s a story behind every haircut. Seven clients with diverse hair issues receive a makeover of a lifetime from a celebrity stylist.

Celebrity hairstylist and trichologist David Dang was given the ultimate beauty challenge: consult, cut, and create life-altering new looks for seven diverse clients in less than ten hours.

Each client had a unique follicular issue tied to an emotional life journey.

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Hair Concerns
The first thing you think about hair: "Messy. It's a hot mess, and it's always been since high school. I feel like I've always been on a journey trying to find the right style that matches my personality."
• Feels her hair has always been "plain jane"
• Long, outgrown hair and dry ends
• Oily scalp from daily washing
• Wants bangs and an effortless, daring new style

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20 Struggles You’ll Only Understand If You’re At An Afro-Caribbean Salon

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It’s a love/hate thing.

Salon Time exists on a different plane. Cancel all other appointments.

Salon Time exists on a different plane. Cancel all other appointments.

You booked for 10am, you'll be seen at 12 noon, and leave around 5pm. This is a marathon, not a sprint.

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Even when the salon is jam-packed your stylist will assure you that you will be seen "soon".

Even when the salon is jam-packed your stylist will assure you that you will be seen "soon".

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You grow accustomed to the hairdressers' kids and extended family being incredibly close to you…

You grow accustomed to the hairdressers' kids and extended family being incredibly close to you…

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When they eventually start you can't believe their braiding tekkers.

When they eventually start you can't believe their braiding tekkers.

How fast?!

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The Floral Afro Is The Perfect Summer Wedding Style

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Because it is the PRETTIEST.

Wedding season is here and that means you're probably going to need to look fancy at least once in the next few months.

Wedding season is here and that means you're probably going to need to look fancy at least once in the next few months.

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And for anyone rocking their natural curls, a floral-topped afro is a pretty (and simple!) way to look celebratory for summer events.

And for anyone rocking their natural curls, a floral-topped afro is a pretty (and simple!) way to look celebratory for summer events.

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Stylists Roxie Hunt and Corrina Yu told BuzzFeed Life that floral afros "will be major this summer."

Stylists Roxie Hunt and Corrina Yu told BuzzFeed Life that floral afros "will be major this summer."

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You could opt for a classic and romantic style...

You could opt for a classic and romantic style...

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15 Super Easy Protective Styles That Anyone Can Do


24 Questions People With Natural Hair Are Tired Of Hearing

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21 Times Afro Puffs Made Us Love Our Curls And Kinks

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Even Blue knows what’s up.

Let's just start with the fact that Blue Ivy wears them.

Where do we sign up?

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Her mother Beyoncé has also been spotted rocking the timeless 'do.

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They're so bomb, The Lady of Rage wrote a whole song about them.

They're so bomb, The Lady of Rage wrote a whole song about them.

"I rock and rough and stuff wit' my Afro puffs... Ayyyyye"

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They look great with a pair of jumbo yellow earrings.

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Beauty Looks That Slayed At The BET Awards 2015

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#FaceGoals

Zendaya Coleman

Zendaya Coleman

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Laverne Cox

Laverne Cox

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Justine Skye

Justine Skye

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Tracee Ellis Ross

Tracee Ellis Ross

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21 Black Girls Show What "Good" Hair Really Looks Like

Lupita Nyong'o Is Rocking A New Teeny Weeny Afro And It's Beautiful

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She’s perfection. #Facts.

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The Kenyan beauty is switching things up again, this time rocking a fuller TWA.

TWA stands for teeny weeny afro. You're welcome.

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Lupita Nyong'o Just Changed Every Woman's Life With This DIY Hair Hack

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Hint: It involves an iron.

Lupita Nyong'o just shared a trick that will get us all one step closer to obtaining her next level beauty.

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While glamping in Kenya, she realized she left her spray bottle to moisten her natural curls.

While glamping in Kenya, she realized she left her spray bottle to moisten her natural curls.

Leaving one's spray bottle behind if you're natural is more than a mere act of forgetfulness. It is a tragedy.

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Fortunately, her genius hairstylist Vernon François quickly realized a solution and quinched her parched curls with an iron.

In the video, the iron sounds as if it is on the steam setting while the stylist is misting.

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A glowing Lupita sat and closed her eyes while François made his way around her hair, spraying it with the iron/spray bottle/hair steamer.

A glowing Lupita sat and closed her eyes while François made his way around her hair, spraying it with the iron/spray bottle/hair steamer.

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17 T-Shirts And Accessories Every Natural Girl Desperately Needs

27 Gorgeous Guys Who Are #TeamNatural

31 Celebrity Instagram Photos That Will Give You Natural Hair Envy

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Natural hair, don’t care.

Keri Hilson

Keri Hilson looks stunning as she rocks her long box braids.

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Oprah Winfrey

Oprah has her natural hair braided into one while looking effortlessly gorgeous.

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Janelle Monae

Janelle Monae's selfie of her fabulous afro will make you bow down.

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Franchesca Ramsey

Francesca Ramsey's locs look wonderful in this updo.

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29 Photos That Will Make You Want To Make Babies

This Is How You Should Blend Your Hair With Different Weaves

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♫ I do my own style in my own time. ♫

BuzzFeed spoke with celebrity hairstylist and beauty expert Kim Kimble to get tips on the best way to blend your hair with different curl patterns. Here's what she said:

BuzzFeed spoke with celebrity hairstylist and beauty expert Kim Kimble to get tips on the best way to blend your hair with different curl patterns. Here's what she said:

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The amount you leave out depends on the thickness of your hair. Kim says "the leave-out for thick hair would be about an inch and a half wide. The thinner it is, the more you would have to leave out – about three to four inches."

Straight hair extensions are best for women with relaxed hair so there is less maintenance for blending. For any hair, Kim says you should care for it just as you would your own hair. "Our hair can act real strange. The weather can make it change texture."

If your hair is in its natural curl pattern, you can straighten your hair and wrap it. Kim, whose natural hair is very curly, usually opts for a closure piece when wearing straight hair.

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You can use a curling iron to blend your hair, but it may fall throughout the day. Kim suggests using the interlock weave technique as a great way to blend both textures. By twisting your leave-out with the extension hair, you can make sure the patterns match. To maintain the blending at night, you can twist the hair and set it in a bun. The technique works whether you have relaxed hair or a natural hair pattern.

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