I know that this particular chat is a day late. I know.
But...this chat is about the 'no hair' assumption. As of late, there has been a surge of celebs (or pseudo-celebs) feeling the need to reveal their 'real' hair on social media sites like Twitter and Instagram. It seems to me that a lot of these celebs are eager to prove that underneath all the weaves that they wear, there is actually hair under there (hey, that rhymes!).
My question is: why should they even have to do that?
Maybe because I have been so entrenched in my healthy hair journey for years now, I see weaves (and wigs) for what they are: protective styles. The real shock for me comes when folks wear weaves back to back and their hair is jacked all the way up. But to wear weaves and have hair? It makes perfect sense to me.
So where did this 'no hair' assumption come from? And why is that the default assumption when it comes to weaves and wigs? Have you ever experience this first hand?
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Monday, February 11, 2013
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Wash Day: February 3, 2013
Or....the laziest wash day ever.
This particular wash day took all day. Allllll dang day. It wasn't because I was doing anything fancy to my hair either. I was just lazy.
I designated that this was would be my heat free wash. No sitting under the dryer, no flat ironing, no silk wrap. Just good ol' air drying and putting my hair into some sort of protective style. Even though my only form of direct heat has been my flat iron every wash day, I figured that my hair needed the heat break. As per usual, I washed my hair with Shea Moisture Moisture Retention Shampoo. I then DCed with ORS Replenishing+a bit of grapeseed oil.
And I let that DC sit on my head all day. I cleaned my apartment, cooked, and watched the Super Bowl before I decided that it was time to wash the conditioner out of my head. So I did. Once I finished, I put some Qhemet Biologics AOHC on my hair, followed up with Fantasia IC Frizz Buster serum and air dried (Note: when I air dry, I always air dry with a serum to keep my hair from looking like a puff ball. I find that it allows for my hair to dry with some level of sleekness).
The following morning, I put my hair into a modified Gibson tuck ( I love this style because I get to hide all of my ends). I tried to snap the best pics I could of them (remember: I only have my camera phone at the moment) so you can get the idea of what I did. I put two Dutch braids in the front, rolled my hair up in the back, slicked my edges down, and I was done. I love this style because it can hold up pretty well over the course of the week
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This particular wash day took all day. Allllll dang day. It wasn't because I was doing anything fancy to my hair either. I was just lazy.
I designated that this was would be my heat free wash. No sitting under the dryer, no flat ironing, no silk wrap. Just good ol' air drying and putting my hair into some sort of protective style. Even though my only form of direct heat has been my flat iron every wash day, I figured that my hair needed the heat break. As per usual, I washed my hair with Shea Moisture Moisture Retention Shampoo. I then DCed with ORS Replenishing+a bit of grapeseed oil.
And I let that DC sit on my head all day. I cleaned my apartment, cooked, and watched the Super Bowl before I decided that it was time to wash the conditioner out of my head. So I did. Once I finished, I put some Qhemet Biologics AOHC on my hair, followed up with Fantasia IC Frizz Buster serum and air dried (Note: when I air dry, I always air dry with a serum to keep my hair from looking like a puff ball. I find that it allows for my hair to dry with some level of sleekness).
The following morning, I put my hair into a modified Gibson tuck ( I love this style because I get to hide all of my ends). I tried to snap the best pics I could of them (remember: I only have my camera phone at the moment) so you can get the idea of what I did. I put two Dutch braids in the front, rolled my hair up in the back, slicked my edges down, and I was done. I love this style because it can hold up pretty well over the course of the week
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Sunday, February 3, 2013
Sunday Chat: Does Use of One Hair Care Line Give Better Results?
Happy Sunday lovelies!
I'm going to make this post quick and to the point since it is Super Bowl Sunday!! Some of y'all may be throwing Super Bowl parties, attending Super Bowl parties, or merely waiting for Beyonce to perform. Either way...this post won't take up too much of your time.
Anyway....
Lately, as part of my wearing my hair straight most of the time regimen, I have been using more KeraCare products than I ever have. Prior to now, I just never really saw the need. However, now that I am using the sulfate free 1st Lather Shampoo, the creme hairdress, and the oil sheen, I see that my hair is responding pretty positively to each product. And that got me to thinking...
Are hair care lines meant to be used together? Does using one hair care line exclusively yield better results?
It's a question I'm interested in finding out and I have been toying with using one product line exclusively for a month but I don't know if I could stick to it. I just have too many staples from varying product lines.
What do you think though? Do some of you use one product line exclusively? Or do you think using one product line is a bunch of bull?
I'm going to make this post quick and to the point since it is Super Bowl Sunday!! Some of y'all may be throwing Super Bowl parties, attending Super Bowl parties, or merely waiting for Beyonce to perform. Either way...this post won't take up too much of your time.
Anyway....
Lately, as part of my wearing my hair straight most of the time regimen, I have been using more KeraCare products than I ever have. Prior to now, I just never really saw the need. However, now that I am using the sulfate free 1st Lather Shampoo, the creme hairdress, and the oil sheen, I see that my hair is responding pretty positively to each product. And that got me to thinking...
Are hair care lines meant to be used together? Does using one hair care line exclusively yield better results?
It's a question I'm interested in finding out and I have been toying with using one product line exclusively for a month but I don't know if I could stick to it. I just have too many staples from varying product lines.
What do you think though? Do some of you use one product line exclusively? Or do you think using one product line is a bunch of bull?
Monday, January 28, 2013
Wash Day: January 27, 2013
Happy Monday lovelies!
I hope you all had an excellent weekend! Me? I did much of nothing...which is was I needed.
Anyway, yesterday I did my usual wash day routine. I washed my hair with Shea Moisture Moisture Retention Shampoo and steamed with ORS Replenishing Conditioner with a hint of grapeseed oil (have you guys tried grapeseed oil? It is awesome sauce.). As I have been doing the past couple of weeks, I then wet wrapped my hair, sat under the dryer, flat ironed, and got back under the dryer for my saran wrap. The products I used for my saran wrap are:
I'm currently having a love affair with KeraCare products. I'm not entirely sure why. I just know that I like them for straight hair purposes. I basically put a little bit of the KeraCare cream hairdress on my hair, add a few drops of serum, wrap my hair, spray w/ the oil sheen, and wrap my hair. I then wrap my hair with the saran wrap and sit under the dryer for ~15min.
***How I wrap my hair with saran wrap***
However, I think from now on, I designate take a week or two for heat free protective styles. Even though I like wearing my hair straight, I just want to give my hair a break from the wet wrapping and flat iron every now and then. Sooooo...next week I will be air drying my hair and then putting it into a nice Gibson tuck for the week. We will see how it goes.
That's it for this week's wash day...pretty blah in my opinion. :/
I hope you all had an excellent weekend! Me? I did much of nothing...which is was I needed.
Anyway, yesterday I did my usual wash day routine. I washed my hair with Shea Moisture Moisture Retention Shampoo and steamed with ORS Replenishing Conditioner with a hint of grapeseed oil (have you guys tried grapeseed oil? It is awesome sauce.). As I have been doing the past couple of weeks, I then wet wrapped my hair, sat under the dryer, flat ironed, and got back under the dryer for my saran wrap. The products I used for my saran wrap are:
I'm currently having a love affair with KeraCare products. I'm not entirely sure why. I just know that I like them for straight hair purposes. I basically put a little bit of the KeraCare cream hairdress on my hair, add a few drops of serum, wrap my hair, spray w/ the oil sheen, and wrap my hair. I then wrap my hair with the saran wrap and sit under the dryer for ~15min.
***How I wrap my hair with saran wrap***
However, I think from now on, I designate take a week or two for heat free protective styles. Even though I like wearing my hair straight, I just want to give my hair a break from the wet wrapping and flat iron every now and then. Sooooo...next week I will be air drying my hair and then putting it into a nice Gibson tuck for the week. We will see how it goes.
That's it for this week's wash day...pretty blah in my opinion. :/
Sunday, January 27, 2013
Sunday Chat:...But It's My Hair Though....
Happy Sunday lovelies!
I type this particular Sunday Chat as I sit under the hair steamer (aren't you guys glad that I've been up on my posting game?) but it is based off of something I noticed a few weeks ago.
About 2 or 3 weeks ago, I mentioned something on FB about cutting my hair. You guys have to understand, prior to my hair journey, I was that girl who cut her hair every 2 years. Like clockwork. I just like a short cut. So every now and again, I long for a fierce cut but I don't do it because I know I would be crushed (you don't put in years of work to grow your hair just to cut it off). Anyway, I got a bunch of posts saying "Nooooooo! Don't do it!" And that tickled me.
Every time I have cut my hair, I have always gotten comments from other people. Back in '09 when I got my cut, the entire salon went dead quiet as the stylist put those scissors to my hair (no lie---you could hear a rat piss on soft cotton in that salon). After it was done, I heard comments like " I'm trying to get my hair to where hers is and she's cutting it." Ma'am.....it's my hair. If I want to cut it, so what?
A similar thing happened in '05. I cut my hair short on whim ( I literally woke up that day and wanted my hair cut). I get back on campus to attend a game and I am bombarded w/ questions as to why "I cut all that hair off" ( mind you, I was a raggedy SL at the time). Again, it's my hair and I felt like it.
It always tickles me how folks are so invested in your hair and what you choose to do with it. It used to frustrate me when I was younger but now I'm just kinda amused by it all.
Have you noticed this in your day-to-day life? How do you feel about it?
I type this particular Sunday Chat as I sit under the hair steamer (aren't you guys glad that I've been up on my posting game?) but it is based off of something I noticed a few weeks ago.
About 2 or 3 weeks ago, I mentioned something on FB about cutting my hair. You guys have to understand, prior to my hair journey, I was that girl who cut her hair every 2 years. Like clockwork. I just like a short cut. So every now and again, I long for a fierce cut but I don't do it because I know I would be crushed (you don't put in years of work to grow your hair just to cut it off). Anyway, I got a bunch of posts saying "Nooooooo! Don't do it!" And that tickled me.
Every time I have cut my hair, I have always gotten comments from other people. Back in '09 when I got my cut, the entire salon went dead quiet as the stylist put those scissors to my hair (no lie---you could hear a rat piss on soft cotton in that salon). After it was done, I heard comments like " I'm trying to get my hair to where hers is and she's cutting it." Ma'am.....it's my hair. If I want to cut it, so what?
A similar thing happened in '05. I cut my hair short on whim ( I literally woke up that day and wanted my hair cut). I get back on campus to attend a game and I am bombarded w/ questions as to why "I cut all that hair off" ( mind you, I was a raggedy SL at the time). Again, it's my hair and I felt like it.
It always tickles me how folks are so invested in your hair and what you choose to do with it. It used to frustrate me when I was younger but now I'm just kinda amused by it all.
Have you noticed this in your day-to-day life? How do you feel about it?
Friday, January 25, 2013
Girl, Have You Tried?: KeraCare Oil Sheen with Humidity Block
The Girl, Have You Tried? series of The Awkward Stage highlights products that I am currently loving right now. It's not a full review...it's just a brief blurb about a product that I have tried, currently use and love . :)
Another product I use in my quest to keep my hair straight post straightening (as you can see, since I have been straightening, all of my products center around it!). KeraCare Oil Sheen with Humidity Block is an oil sheen much like any other oil sheen. But the difference with this oil sheen and others is that this one keeps your hair from reverting! I spray this on my hair every morning (well...not directly on my hair. I typically make an oil sheen cloud and run my head through it) and head out the door. And it works! A few weeks ago, it was raining ridiculous amounts here and Birmingham and (get this!) my hair was still straight for days! The only drawback for this product is that the first ingredient is mineral oil. So if you are currently avoiding mineral oil and mineral oil based products (or -cones for that matter), this may not be the product for you. For me, this product ( in combination with other anti-humectants I use) makes the battle against frizz and reversion easily won!
Want to check it out? Purchase it at your local BSS (if they carry it) or your local Ulta
Have you tried it? Comment below and let me know what you think!
Thursday, January 24, 2013
When I Get Tired of Wearing My Hair Straight, Option #2: Dutch Braid/Dutch Braid into a Side Bun
Happy Thursday lovelies!
This week, I wore my hair straight for a hot two days before I got tired of wearing it straight (eh). So today, I decided to wear my hair in a messy Dutch braid (call it what you want but it still looks like a cornrow to me). However, that was not to be. The end of my Dutch braid just wouldn't lay right (ain't nobody got time be be fussing over the tail end of a braid)....so I put it in a bun.
Either way, doing a Dutch braid doesn't take too long to do (about 5min max) and I found it pretty easy to do. It's a quick option for your hair should you tire of the straight look.
This week, I wore my hair straight for a hot two days before I got tired of wearing it straight (eh). So today, I decided to wear my hair in a messy Dutch braid (call it what you want but it still looks like a cornrow to me). However, that was not to be. The end of my Dutch braid just wouldn't lay right (ain't nobody got time be be fussing over the tail end of a braid)....so I put it in a bun.
Either way, doing a Dutch braid doesn't take too long to do (about 5min max) and I found it pretty easy to do. It's a quick option for your hair should you tire of the straight look.
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