Who Set These Standards For Beauty?

I don't know if it happens anywhere else but in Akure, going to market with your natural hair or without some extensions might mean you'll be nearly harassed by mobile stylists  every corner. You'll hear things like "Aunty you wan do your hair?" "Come make I do your hair, I go do am fine" etc. So, just wearing my hair is not fine? It can be so annoying at times. 

We really need to change the notion that our hair needs to be "fixed" to look beautiful. Our hair is beautiful just the way it is and we(Nigerians and Africans) should learn to embrace it in its entirety.

Let's wear our hair with pride. After all, it's the one we were born with. It's also the one we're returning to God with. I don't believe anyone is going to be fixing any weaves in hell or heaven, depending on where the person ends up. I strongly suggest they make it to heaven by the way😀. The other place is not cool(no pun intended and in all seriousness). How did I get here sef🤦.

Anyways, you guys get the point. Let me come and be going😀.

African Threading Will Not Grow Your Hair!

Hey guys, I'm back again. And I'll be talking about a particular protective style and the myth surrounding it. You might have figured it out from the title already 😀.

So, for the last time(I hope), African threading does not grow hair! 

There is no hairstyle in this life that grows hair. I'm tired of this myth being flung around. 

Kiko, just like any good protective style can help you retain length. Hair that is left alone will retain length. It's why long-term protective styles(3 -6 weeks) are great for length retention.However, Kiko will not make your hair grow. It will only keep your hair a stretch when you loosen it(maybe this is why they think it grows hair). Moisturise or wash it and it's back to its normal shrunken state.

So, you may notice some growth. That's because as hair usually does, it grew. While it was in the protective style, it grew. It wouldn't have mattered whether it was twists, fixing, braids or adimole(they say this one grows hair too) 🤣🤣.

Y'all  need to stop. Is it everything you hear you'll believe? Hair growth is science not magic. Please! 

Can you people tell I'm pissed🙄😌😂😂😂😂.

But you know I love you guys😍🥰🤗.

Till next time, bye 👋. 

Natural Updos

 Updos are always in. Natural Updos especially , will never go out of fashion.  They're for every woman who wants to switch up their everyday look. They can be worn to official functions, weddings, birthday parties etc. 

I particularly love textured Updos because they look gorgeous, different and a bit extravagant. No matter the face shape of the wearer, they usually turn out great. 

Enjoy these pictures of some of the Updos I've created. 

See you soon😊.

A Familiar Itch

So I'm getting that itch again. I feel like now would be a good time to straighten my hair. Only, after the epic fail of my last attempt at doing it by myself, I'm not sure I want to try it again😄. Check here for more on that. I do not know of any place I could do it here in Akure, so I'm stuck with me😥. You know, I get tired of doing my hair by myself, alllll the time. But what else can I do. My hair never fared well in the hands of others.

Right now, I do not even have the right tools to embark on the task. However the guys over at Review.com put together a great resource on getting the right tools. It's really informative guys. You should check it out if you plan to own a Hair dryer.

So, how do I scratch this itch? I will let you know in the next post😊.

2017 Hairstyles

Hey guys, I have come again o. I told y'all I'd be regular in 2018. So this post is basically a photobook of some sort, comprising the styles I made in 2017. Enjoy.

Clearing The Cobwebs

Eissh, you guys have no idea how much I have missed you 😊😳😱. I can't believe I stayed away for so long. Guys, I'm so sorry. I don't know what happened. I mean, I was busy but I still should have made out time to blog. How could I just abandon blogging, my very first love 😳.

Oh, well....what's happened has happened. We just have to move on. And do better, be better. Especially, since a new year is just around the corner. So, here's to active blogging in the new year😊.

I really did miss you guys. Y'all forgive me right? Well, thank you!😘😍

I promise to be back soon. See you!

Who Send Me Message?

I visited a salon recently and I was reminded all over again why I hardly ever go to salons. Kai! My hair suffered. I don't even know if it will recover. In fact, I'm contemplating a cut.....or a trim. Just anything to try to salvage my hair. I think I might have lost one-third of my length and volume over all that combing. Who send me message? I kept asking myself if it was worth it? Should I get up and go? Na wetin I do myself so?

You see, I tried avoid the above scenario. I properly detangled my hair. With a comb sef. And I rarely use a comb.... for obvious reasons. I went on to put my hair in an African threading style, just to stretch it. My hair was stretched. Detangled. But Madam Salon-Owner still insisted on combing. I told her to use her fingers. She said it won't be neat. It won't be neat?! If I didnt make hair myself I'd probably believe that crap. I even make my own hair and it is always neat.  Just cos I wanted a particular style I felt I couldn't do myself, you will now come and go and finish the hair I've spent 5 years (5 years!) growing because "it will not be neat".

I bet y'all will be thinking it's one hot style now. Mba o. It isn't. Ordinary adimole (corn rows) na im wan finish my hair. I'm done guys. That's it. That's the last time I ever go to get my hair done in a none-natural-friendly salon.

I have been talking about what my hair suffered. How about what I suffered? The trauma I went through seeing my hair breaking off like that. All the talk I listened to. How I should relax the hair. Ha, Fegin hair! Ko ti fo'se si? How the hair is too plenty. How they would have charged me more had they seen my hair first. How they would not have agreed to do it sef! They almost convinced me I was crazy to be keeping natural hair. The words were just creeping into my mind small small. I started to contemplate relaxing. I began thinking, "maybe they are right. I should relax it". How not every hair stylist can do my hair. They sure were right about this one. They proved it even. Kai! All the negativity and discouragement. Trust me guys. You don't need them in your life. I certainly don't. That's why I'm not going back there. If you're natural and you make your hair in the average Nigerian salon, how do you do it?

My people, thank you for listening to my rant. This has really been therapeutic. I may recover from the trauma after all. Thank you for always being here. Thank you.

But...... who send me message?

I couldn't even force a smile