Do Weaves and Wefts Take away from a "True" Ebony Experience?? "

[Guest042715]

Originally Posted by Eva Damita

Note to self : double up on the glue and combs ... lol

No worries, that's what a good thick leather collar and chain is for. ;-)

[ArisRose]

I think men were more bothered by me shaving my head than having natural hair.

[CharismaCaptures]

If you don't like weaving do fusion hair extenstions lots of actresses and people In Nyc,Miami Chicago,boston and myself where extensions Its costly but who cares .Id rather spend 1000-2000 knowing it doesn't damage my real hair but makes it grow longer and thicker ,You leave it in for 4 to 6 months and then you have the option of taken it out .its better then wearing a toupee it just might fall off when your doing doggie to him lmao .lololol

[Tiffani Jameson]

Darling, fusion is not the best option for natural African American hair. We try to avoid glue in direct contact with our hair at all costs.

[CharismaCaptures]

As long as your happy and comfortable thats all that matters ,Long hair is so sexy on providers -
The majority of married women have short hair &,no make up and give to many fake excuses to their hubbys they dont take care of themselves like us providers do ,why because they are too comfy at home ,So sad but sooo true!

[Tiffani Jameson]

Hmm. That's a way of looking at things. Long, thick hair is a sign of youth.

[Secret_Amore]

I like having my hair in protective hair style I never wake up looking like medusa! plus it rough perming your hair AND dying it. and the color fades in like one wash. when i put already colored hair in my hair it never fades

[Jewish Lawyer]

I love the long, flowing well coiffed look, no matter how obtained. I had a stripper with the stage name Princess I used to love to watch at Dallas Gentleman's Club who had perfect hair, I would run my hands through it, and paid her salon bills to the tune of thousands of dollars, a little at a time, of course. It was a little strange hanging out at a salon on MLK Ave but I managed.

[Karyn Lovely]

I don't like wearing weave in my hair. Not a rebel or anything, it's just that my parents (Jamaicans) kept my hair in weaves and braids throughout my entire childhood. My step-mom wasn't having that (lol) and kept my hair natural for a bit, then agreed when I said I wanted it relaxed.

Does relaxed hair count as "natural" or would it be lumped in with the weave category? I love just having my real hair idk weaves just turn me off I don't like my hair in them.

I cut off all of my hair a little over a year ago with the *intention* of going back to full natural, didn't last too long, I had forgotten how much I disliked my fro lol. I don't think me not being natural is really being "Eurocentric", we are the only race of people with this hair texture (Magnificent I may add), and I choose to relax my hair because it's just easier to manage. However, the upkeep and expense of weave/tracks is just too damn much for me especially when I don't really care for it.

I wear my hair relaxed and usually wrap it for a bumped look or roller set it for some soft curls. It's shoulder length and I'm fine with that, especially in this Miami tropical heat I really forgot the question like a paragraph ago so I just kept on rambling.

[cycleguy]

well, I love to run my fingers through a woman's hair and having her jerk back with a "what are you, crazy?" look because I even touched her hair is a turn off.

I love natural hair to play with.

[Danielle Reid]

Originally Posted by Tiffani Jameson

Darling, fusion is not the best option for natural African American hair. We try to avoid glue in direct contact with our hair at all costs.

Speak for yourself...

[Eva Damita]

Originally Posted by Karyn Lovely

I don't like wearing weave in my hair. Not a rebel or anything, it's just that my parents (Jamaicans) kept my hair in weaves and braids throughout my entire childhood. My step-mom wasn't having that (lol) and kept my hair natural for a bit, then agreed when I said I wanted it relaxed.

Does relaxed hair count as "natural" or would it be lumped in with the weave category? I love just having my real hair idk weaves just turn me off I don't like my hair in them.

I cut off all of my hair a little over a year ago with the *intention* of going back to full natural, didn't last too long, I had forgotten how much I disliked my fro lol. I don't think me not being natural is really being "Eurocentric", we are the only race of people with this hair texture (Magnificent I may add), and I choose to relax my hair because it's just easier to manage. However, the upkeep and expense of weave/tracks is just too damn much for me especially when I don't really care for it.

I wear my hair relaxed and usually wrap it for a bumped look or roller set it for some soft curls. It's shoulder length and I'm fine with that, especially in this Miami tropical heat I really forgot the question like a paragraph ago so I just kept on rambling.

Although TECHNICALLY, relaxed hair is not considered ''Natural'' due to chemical processing, You're still clumped with the natty's in this world - bc at the end of the day, it's ALL coming from your scalp

[NikkiWhite]

Im white and when im in california the days I work I usually have a quick weave... guys would be so confused as to why they couldnt touch my hair lol... ive taken to my natural hair (very short due to fall out from a bad dye job ) . Its far to humid in texas for weave.

[Eva Damita]

Originally Posted by NikkiWhite

Im white and when im in california the days I work I usually have a quick weave... guys would be so confused as to why they couldnt touch my hair lol... ive taken to my natural hair (very short due to fall out from a bad dye job ) . Its far to humid in texas for weave.

Well - you may need to go to a Wig Store - not beauty supply. They specialize in human hair extensions, wigs, closures, and other pieces. They do have SOME premium synthetic products as well. Beauty supplies "gyp" you and hardly have quality hair.

[Jewish Lawyer]

Originally Posted by Tiffani Jameson

I know for sure, having very long naturally curly hair as well that a lot of men (both black and white) are just not turned on by Ebony hair. As a culture we have adopted to European standards of beauty because otherwise we wouldn't be accepted. Of course my hair makes many transitions, and when I meet someone new while my hair is in it's natural state, I will send a pic and ask if it's something they can deal with. If not I don't mind making them comfortable.

My natural hair has been met with mixed reviews, and rejected mostly by men of color. Which kind of makes me sad. But overall, most of my friends embrace me just the way I am, and that balances out the way I feel about it.

It is also Asian, Latin American, Eskimo, Indian, Native American to have long stringy hair rather than an Afro, so please do not frame it as European hegemony.