Who do you think you are? Angela Davis? #ICANT
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LINK: 13 Things Girls With Natural Hair Are Tired Of Hearing
Who do you think you are? Angela Davis? #ICANT
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LINK: 13 Things Girls With Natural Hair Are Tired Of Hearing
No I’m not getting in the pool.
I'm not touching my bangs, do you know how long it took to make them sweep like this?
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Whose hair is going to be looking fierce? MINE.
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"Is this one of those weavies? My black friend just taught me about tracks!"
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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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That was quick.
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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."
There’s a story behind every haircut. Seven clients with diverse hair issues receive a makeover of a lifetime from a celebrity stylist.
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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It’s a love/hate thing.
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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How fast?!
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Because it is the PRETTIEST.
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Because the struggle is too real.
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“Are you mixed?”
Yep.
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Because I would totally forget if I had spent four hours sitting in the chair getting a sew-in.
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So basically what you're saying is that there's no way that my blackness could ever grow such glory.
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Even Blue knows what’s up.
Where do we sign up?
"I rock and rough and stuff wit' my Afro puffs... Ayyyyye"
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#FaceGoals
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For when you ain’t got no type.
She’s perfection. #Facts.
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TWA stands for teeny weeny afro. You're welcome.
Hint: It involves an iron.
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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In the video, the iron sounds as if it is on the steam setting while the stylist is misting.
The bigger the better… hair that is.
Say it loud!
For the days you're fabulous without even trying.
Ain’t no bro like a bro with a fro. Or locs. Or a fade. Or twists. Or braids.
Natural hair, don’t care.
Keri Hilson looks stunning as she rocks her long box braids.
Oprah has her natural hair braided into one while looking effortlessly gorgeous.
Janelle Monae's selfie of her fabulous afro will make you bow down.
Francesca Ramsey's locs look wonderful in this updo.
Ovaries, calm. down.
*Texts sister immediately to see if one-year-old niece is still single.*
♫ I do my own style in my own time. ♫
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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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