My hair doesn't make me, I make my hair!

I believe women are more sensitive about their hair than any other part of their body. I remember getting teased by the little white girls when I would wear my hair down at school because it would puff up, and also being teased by members of my family from my dads side, they are half Asian and have super wavy thick hair. I have always had thick hair but learned at a very young age that it just wasn't good..enough. What I know now is, I have beautiful hair! I think people are very uneducated when It comes to kinky or Afro texture hair. As I have stated in previous posts, Afro kinky hair need extra TLC. It needs to be handled delicately from the ends to achieve longer lengths. Otherwise we tear up our ends and that's why it may seem to never grow. Is that so difficult to comprehend? So when you are rushing out of the house to drop off the kids to school, DO NOT RUSH COMB YOUR HAIR! Just throw it in a bun, knit cap, bonnet, or scarf until you return and can take your time.
I can't count how many lady's hair I have done that wishes they can stop wearing weaves. They can! if they really want to- that is. But unfortunately some people do not have the self discipline, the know how, or even know where to start. What keeps me from putting someone else's hair on my head is the thought that it came from someone else's head- Booyow!! Also  no telling what can of spirit that person had or even bugs! I don't care that they treated it! I like the feel of my own hair growing out of my head. I like to be free, and this goes with my free spirit. I want my man to be able to adore my hair just as much as I do, and run his fingers through it from the scalp. Oh and ladies, if you have never gotten a scalp massage from your man, you're missing out! I also believe that healthy long locks on a sistas head opens her up to a better quality of life. Think about it! More positivity flows your way, that means compliments and smiles which leads to confidence and becoming more outgoing and meeting different interesting people and it goes on and on.

I don't know about you, but I never felt comfortable wearing a weave. I always felt like they know me as the girl that doesn't have any hair lol or "that's not her hair" they would be debating amongst themselves. I know many women think and say,"I don't care what any body think" and that's good to a degree. You really should care what other people think.. pretty muuuch! ( in my country twang voice) especially if you deal with people. You just don't have always do what other people think. Taking into consideration about image is important. Many people judge based on appearance, yeah it's not always right but that's the way it is. Which leads me to my next post....

MSM changed my hair texture

Okay, here I go again talking about MSM, I always mention this to my clients that are looking for a solution.  I'm not going to go all scientist here.  I just want to state the facts and show why women  get MSM and take them at least once a day FAITHFULLY! You will see the results almost instantly. As I stated before I love MSM! I take mine in pill form, other people take it in powder form.  MSM stands for methylsulfonylmethane (METH-əl-sul-FON-il-METH-ane) and provides sulfur, a vital building block of joints, cartilage, skin, hair and nails, and methyl groups, which support many vital biochemical processes in the body, including energy production. MSM is a naturally-occurring nutrient found in small amounts of many foods.  With all the good benefits of MSM it also comes an added bonus. In a nut shell.  It does wonders for the hair including a good aid in growing hair.   My nails already grow great but that's an added bonus  and also what I have noticed is my hair texture has change very noticeably.  It's soft and more defined not so frizzy and my curl pattern went from tight curls to a looser curl and wavy pattern. I am amongst those that take MSM faithfully,  I guess I will have to continue to educate women about the benefits of MSM.  I'm on a mission because I care and want to see all women with beautiful hair.

Unique Hair and Exotics Looks Around the World

I love hair and unique looks so I'm gonna share some from around the world. 

Japan

Taregami

The taregami hair was a product of the Heian period. According to the British Museum, this period marked the rise of courtly culture centered around nobility and the end of Chinese influence on Japanese culture. The Japanese noblewomen began wearing their hair as long as possible without binding it. Long, flowing hair was considered the height of Japanese beauty during this time because noblewomen were expected to remain sedentary most of the time. The novel "The Tale of Genji," written by a Japanese noblewoman named Murasaki Shikibu, describes women wearing the taregami hairstyle.

Chonmage

With the decline of the Heian court came the rise of the samurai military class, who took over Japanese culture. The Kamakura, Muromachi and Sengoku periods, or height of the samurai class from 1194 to 1600, saw simpler and more practical hairstyles. The distinctive hairstyle of the samurai was the chonmage, or topknot. Several varieties of chonmage existed, ranging from the simple Chinese-inspired ponytail half-loop topknot to the mitsu-ori, or a topknot folded forward onto the head. The mitsu-ori was popular during the late 16th century. In the 21st century, the only common wearers of the chonmage are sumo wrestlers.

Shimada

With the unification of Japan in the early 1600s came the rise of civilian culture. One of the most distinctive cultural figures of the Edo period was the geisha, or hired entertainer/artist. All geisha wore their hair in one of several hairstyles collectively called shimada. The most commonly seen hairstyle is known as the momoware, or split peach, and is worn by apprentice geisha known as maiko, according to Beauty and the Bath. The momoware is a high bun that splits in two along the middle.

Brazil 

I would like to have more to say about Brazil and traditional style,   However I Chose to post the women with the tignons.  Made me think of Carmen Miranda- MAMÃE EU QUERO.  

It was the mandatory head-wear for Creole women in Louisiana during the Spanish colonial period, and the style was adopted throughout the Caribbean island communities as well. This headdress was required by Louisiana laws in 1785. Called the tignon laws, they prescribed appropriate public dress for females of color in colonial society, where some women of color & some white women tried to outdo each other in beauty, dress, ostentation and manners.

In an effort to maintain class distinctions in his Spanish colony at the beginning of his term, Governor Esteban Rodriguez Miró (1785 - 1791) decreed that women of color, slave or free, should cover their heads with a knotted headdress and refrain from "excessive attention to dress."

Panama

The traditional women's costume of Panama, the "pollera," would be incomplete without the intricately decorative hairstyle. There are three types of pollera: the pollera de gala, for special occasions; the pollera montuna, for everyday wear; and the pollera de boda, or wedding dress. Each of these traditional costumes is topped with appropriately elaborate hair ornaments.

 

France

 ( well the French braid and roll) I liked this picture because if you look at the lady's hair is the back, it touches the ground....wow!!

                                                                   The West Indies

Rastafarian Dreadlocks often come to mind when mentioning the West Indies.  The reason I added the white lady with the locs is to show that not only do they where locs as a culture in the West Indies(particularly Jamaica) they also where them as a fashion statement around the world as well.

Polynesia/ Melanesia- I wanted to post them together to show the diversity in the South Pacific.

India

It always amazes me how dark Indians can be and how straight their hair is.  

Australia

Aborigines have beautiful hair, thank God for the hair right? I mean if it wasn't for their hair... well that's all I will say about that lol. 

The things we do for health and beauty.  It all fascinates me. Someone would call me vain but I am no more vain than someone that goes to the shop faithfully to get their hair and nails done or puts on make up.  I call what I do "celebrating beauty" and me addressing the "dos and don'ts"