Headbands: Quick Fix for your Hair

I have always had “natural” hair and because I am lazy and tender headed I generally do my hair myself.

When the quarantimes hit, many of my friends reached out asking what to do. I gave my usual answer “wash your hair, condition it, use a detangling comb to comb it, grease it and style.” My main gay reminded me that I actually do more than that, which is true. But I figured for beginners, that is an easy to follow first step.

Whilst perusing the interwebs I noticed that many Black women don’t know how to do their own hair. So I have a new tip, for Black women with all types of hair: headbands are your friend.

Now you may say ‘but I don’t have a headband!’ oh but you do. Do you have a long sock? Knee hi? An old tshirt? Then you have a headband!

Headbands work wonders. Cuz you don’t have to actually do your hair, it is all about appearances. It is an easy ruse if you will.

First, get your headband of choice. If you use an old T-shirt cut out the cloth you want. I advise cutting it wider than you want so you can fold it down.

Next, get your hair gel of choice. I am not a hair dresser, so I can’t tell you what to use, just use something you like.

The trick to this ruse is you are only styling the parts of your hair that can be seen on a zoom or IG Live or whatever. So pull your hair back in a pony, put some twists in and pin them back, whatever you like.

Next get a brush. You are going to brush your edges, like so like that*. Take the gel, place on your edges, brush the gel in. Now tie the headband and VOILA, you have a hairstyle.

During these quarantimes, the headband is your friend. Use it. Don’t be out here with wild edges like no one loves you. Cuz I do.

Happy Sunday!

*Shout out to Tabitha Brown

The Natural Hair Struggle…

Is a figment of your imagination, a marketing ploy &  I’m sick of hearing about it. 

Trust me, I know of what I speak, I’ve had “natural hair”* my whole life.  Bullsh!t memes like the one above really grind my gears. Whoever told you that your hair is difficult or out of control or requires expensive products to “manage” is lying to you.

Natural hair is not rocket science. Wash it, throw some hair grease in it, style it. Trot into the world with a smile on your face. Anyone who tells you differently is looking to take all ya coins. 

Honestly if your hair is that much of a struggle why keep it “natural?” I mean honestly WHO CARES if you have a relaxer? Will you not be “down” anymore? Does it mean you hate your Blackness? NOOOOOO! 

IDGAF what some small minded natural hair nazi says about my hair, and you shouldn’t either! If anyone says that bullshit to you just remind them that Whoopi has natural hair and Michelle Obama doesn’t, and MObama definitely loves her Blackness and Black people WAAAAAYYYY more than Whoopi’s  cooning arse. 

But I digress. 

My hair for me is about convenience. I legit once cut all my hair off because I didn’t feel like taking out my box braids. I mean it is just hair. If you cut it, it will grow back. Believe me I get the urge to cut my hair every time I PMS, and most times I act on it. And I still have mad hair yo. 

So in the words of the Bajan Princess Robyn Rihanna Fenty, Just Live Ya Life! 

*Technically if you put anything in your hair other than water you have altered it beyond its natural state so…