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Enough is Enough

Trina — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 12:00:00 +0000

I love weave. I really do. But sometimes even I, (gulp) think enough is enough. Like this video of a THREE YEAR OLD GIRL getting a hair weave. This is downright sad.

Why would ANYONE put a hair weave on a THREE YEAR OLD? It’s outrageous! My daughter cut off one of her ponytails last year, (she walked around for months with a bald spot in the back of her head. When I say she cut her ponytail off, she cut it off. Right under the rubber band.) Not ONCE did I think that I would just cover the spot with a hair weave. I cleverly hid her baldness as best as I could and she kept on stepping.

You guys know how much I love weave, but come on people—ENOUGH IS ENOUGH! I’ve been rocking my real hair for a couple of weeks now and people are surprised at how lovely and thick it is. “Why were you wearing a weave with hair like that"? People ask me this question all the time, and truthfully I wore a weave because it helped advertise my business. I specialized in weave and I wanted to show prospective clients how good their hair could look with a weave. But I’m not a stylist anymore. *sigh* And the whole concept of Unbeweaveable is that Mariah had to learn to let go of her weave, to get back to the basics and find her inner beauty within and not depend on purchased locks. That’s the saddest part of all this, because after the hair is put in this little girl’s hair, (her name is Kayleigh by the way) she says she’s pretty now. Oh baby girl you were pretty before.

My daughter knows that longer hair doesn’t mean prettier hair, and that straighter hair does not a pretty girl make. C’mon guys, as much as I love weave healthy hair is cute at any age. This little girl didn’t need a weave. But what do you think? How young is too young for hair extensions?

Never Leave Home Without It

Trina — Tue, 18 May 2010 13:00:00 +0000

A true Weavy Wonder, (like myself) always has a spare weave with her. If you checked my car right now you would find a plastic bag filled with tracks of varying lengths in the trunk. Why do I carry this hair you ask? Your guess is as good as mine. But I have all my what-if’s covered.

What if I’m out running errands and I get caught in Hurricane Katrina like winds and my weave tears through my hair and gets blown away?

I’m covered.

What if a pack of wild birds attack my weave and use it for a nest?

I’m covered.

What if I’m at a restaurant and a clumsy, soon-to-be-fired waiter, dumps a bowl of chili on my head?

I’m covered.

Hey, none of these situations have happened—although I have been chased by two pigeons in the parking lot of Wal-Mart—but you never know. The only time I have used my bag ‘o’ weave is when I visit my sister at the salon and she had a last minute cancellation and offers to change out my weave. But I still draw comfort in knowing that it’s there—and available to use anywhere. I never leave home without it.

But now, us Weavy Wonders and Wiggy’s can put our bag ‘o’ weave to a good cause. I’m sure many of you have heard that many salons across the country are donating hair to the oil spill clean up efforts. Watch the video of Wendy Williams, (A woman truly after my own heart. Just peep her hair collection!) talking about how she is using her hair to make a difference.

Click here to learn more information on how you can donate hair to help with the clean up efforts.

Tried and True

Trina — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 14:00:00 +0000

It’s hard to believe that women in this day and age have not tried a weave. (I know there are women out there that don’t like weave. That’s a whole different can of worms.)

But to never have extensions? (And I’m talking about the whole gamut of weave, from braids to ponytails.) No weave? Shocking!

But they exist as we all know. Check out the post here on Black Voices Hair Talk about one woman’s quest to getting the perfect head of hair.

Weavy Wonder

Trina — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:00:53 +0000

You ever notice how people are more free to talk about their hair weave? Remember how taboo it was to talk about your weave in public? Now it’s as common as talking about the weather, “Girl, it’s about to rain, I got to pull out my curly wig today.”

More and more people are proud of wearing weaves or wigs, and I for one, applaud them. I love a woman who changes her hair like it’s a pair of earrings. I say, “Bravo, to you!”

Souce: Diva Village

A few celebrities who are proud of their weave are:

Trya Banks. One of the things I love about her is her willingness to admit that she wears a weave. (And sometimes a wig, like in this picture.) I like how she helps young girls realize that it takes a team of people to look this gorgeous, something that helps us grown folks with our self-esteem too.

Another one is Wendy Williams.

Source: Media Outrage

Wendy is never scared to talk about her love of wigs and hairpieces, she frequently talks about how she has a wig for every occasion. She has a shopping wig, a daytime wig, a wig for working out–you name it she has a wig for it.

So if you’re out there wearing a weave, or wig, please don’t lie about it. (And you know who you are.) Embrace the fact that you are enhancing your hair with hair extensions. People won’t think less of you, they’ll respect you for not trying to pass the hair as your own.

Have a great weekend everybody, my Weavy Wonders and Natural Sisters alike!