*Trey Songz voice* I wouldn't be me if I didn't get a little n̶a̶s̶t̶y̶ kinky #NaturalHair
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September 2011
104 posts
Who run the world?! Curls. (Curls!)
*sings in best Beyonce voice* Tonight…I’ll be your knotty girl…rockin’ all my curls!!!!!!
XoXo
Jess
"What kind of protective styles are you trying?" Currently nothing, hence the NEED lol. I used to french braid my hair every 4-6 months, but I haven't in a while. My hair is now a short bob when straightened. I just feel bad wearing my hair out all the time. When my hair is in a fro, people can't imagine it being so thin as it is. I'm surprised as they are so I tend to avoid pulling my hair back since it exposes the thinness. & don't feel bad we're always jealous of what we don't have right LOL!
Well, we could use the word “fine” instead of “thin” so it won’t sound so bad lol
Maybe ask a friend to help u (unless u can do it urself) French braid ur hair from the nape of ur neck up toward the crown & leave bangs out in the front. I like a little hair out sometimes. You could even twist the front or do a pompadour.
How does your hair do with braids or kinky twist extensions? You could give your hair a rest that way too and get a little thickness.
I’ll tweet my followers (@HGKWW) & see how the ladies with fine hair usually handle this protective styling thing =)
Since you offered it so nicely I got my first question. I love my hair, hair type & all of that. Even though it's hard I can still manage with the fact that my hair isn't growing as fast as I want it too. My concern is my hair thickness. I have very thin hair, genetically determined unfortunately. You can imagine my jealousy towards you thickness LOL. I really need & want to wear protective styles but I feel like my hair looks funny wearing them with this thin short hair. Do you have any tips?
Well, first, you should know that hair only grows an average of 1/2” a month. So be sure to take that into consideration when evaluating your growth. Sometimes we all have superhuman hair growth goals lol
Some things that stimulate growth: massaging the scalp w/ essential oils (feels great), drinking water (8-8 oz glasses a day), multivitamins (fish oil tablets help u grow strong hair & nails), protein -based products (conditioners, leave-ins, protein treatments)
You won’t get magical results but you should notice a change in the positive direction. (If you do discover magic, let me in on it!!! lol)
What kind of protective styles are you trying? Things that show the scalp like twists & individual braids do expose thinner hair. Fancy buns, French braids, finding different ways to pull the hair back with barrettes are good things to experiment with.
And girl, u just made me feel bad for lusting after other ppl’s hair thickness lol I feel like an ungrateful child.
thanks for following! I'm gonna go through your blog inch by inch looking for inspiration LOL! I need words of wisdom and pictures of encouragement and lot's lot's of tips LOL :D
haha! feel free to ask me questions too & check out my blog»> HairGetsKinky.com =)
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thanks for following,! i must say i went straight to your page and fell in love with you hair! it's beautiful && so are you :) how long have you been natural?
thank u so much!!! *blush* i’ve been natural for 11 years now =)
XoXo
Jess
“I’m a big woman. I need big hair.”
—Aretha Franklin
“Gorgeous hair is the best revenge.”
—Ivana Trump
“The hair is the richest ornament of women.”
—Martin Luther
“Gray hair is God’s graffiti.”
—Bill Cosby
