Yeah I do...I read and have just about every issue of SBH, Hype hair, Braids and More, and theres another one too I think but cant think of the name...something with braids. Its like my little addiction besides hair! LOL
snoop has to be pressed... he can go from fro'd to bouncy shirley temple ringlets, to puffs in seconds
and yes nivea with those purple tips being next on the list The way she was talking, it just sounded like she hadn't the slightest inkling how to care for hair. I think her advice was "keep your hair trimmed up" Gee thanks nivea!!!! NOT!!!!!! and the purple tips were her husband's idea too
sounds like Nivea's husband lost his mind and needs a beat down.
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I don't read them anymore but I found that SBH and Black Hair (a UK one) were the best two, Hype Hair was ok if you were looking for a new style but there was no content, and they mostly recycle the same hairstyles over and over.
snoop has to be pressed... he can go from fro'd to bouncy shirley temple ringlets, to puffs in seconds
and yes nivea with those purple tips being next on the list The way she was talking, it just sounded like she hadn't the slightest inkling how to care for hair. I think her advice was "keep your hair trimmed up" Gee thanks nivea!!!! NOT!!!!!! and the purple tips were her husband's idea too
I found some great shots of Snoop. His hair looks pressed at the top with the braids. Is that what it is? Or does he use a kit? I think you said he pressed it.
I was talking to a friend of mine who actually got to interview him about a year ago but she had no clue about his hair when I was asking her about it. :-) She said it was braided back then as well but straight at the roots.
Thanks for all your help.
No problem Karen...
Snoop has a loose curl texture to his hair...so his roots may look straighter. I do know, however, that he sometimes presses his hair to get the straight look. I hope that information helps.
I just remembered... Locs with coloring- Elephant man, Ying Yang twins
I think I'm out of men for now
edit to add
Curly look could be natural/texturized- Genuwine, B5, b2k
Straight look- snoop dogg, ronald isley and there is a comedian with a straight look but i don't know his name...if i remember I will let u know
moreHarold Perrineau, Terranc Howard, Reggie Hayes, Wyclef Jean, Sean Paul, Bobby Valentino
...ok I'm done now
Hey Cmesweet,
I found some great shots of Snoop. His hair looks pressed at the top with the braids. Is that what it is? Or does he use a kit? I think you said he pressed it.
I was talking to a friend of mine who actually got to interview him about a year ago but she had no clue about his hair when I was asking her about it. :-) She said it was braided back then as well but straight at the roots.
Thanks for all your help.
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I use to read SBH but stop reading them. Why pay $5 to see the same people on the cover. How many times do I need to see Kelly Rowland, Beyounce, and Mary J Blidge on the front cover. They can't give me hair tips because someone does their hair for them, so why try to fool me into thinking they shampoo and blow dry their own hair. And don't even get me started on the "The Hair Advice" sections. They have the same generic Q&A. They don't cover the real problems black women face with their hair, like bad weaves, hair loss, bad color, dry brittle hair, etc. I am sure some of the stars have experienced it. I am not trying to look like a Video Dancer or look like I am performing on stage because I can't wear none of those hair styles to work.
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and there is a comedian with a straight look but i don't know his name...if i remember I will let u know
I think you may be talking about Katt Williams, the guy that played Money Mike in Friday after Next. I have the biggest crush on him. He does have pretty hair.
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LMAO yea Nieva's neon orange weave was a hot mess...but last month's SBH they answered a letter to the editor that asked about the whole weave thing, and SBH said that they don't specifically ask the stars if they use a weave but if they volunteer the info they note it in the magazine so regardless of whether they use a weave or not they post the hair care routines. Which I guess makes sense not everyone is comfortable divulging that info.
I agree with sistaslick they don't give alot of helpful advise and I am so tired of seeing hairstyles that I know clearly used a weave. But I do like looking at the pictures and getting hair ideas.
LMAO@ Pokahontas. Shes even thinking about getting purple tips put on that mess. But is it just me or does Keshia Cole look different everytime we see her?
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Hey Karen. I understand what you're saying. I don't know much about the mag world but I see that there are a lot of politics in it. I know it's a struggle to try and make everyone happy. In the end, I know that is probably impossible though.
I think Sophisticate's Black Hair is doing a good job overall. I still remain a loyal fan.
I've been trying to think of some AA males for you but I'm having brain freeze, lol. I did come up with D.L. Hughley, Mario, Andre 3000, Will Smith, Lenny Kravitz and Shemar Moore. HTH
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Thank you Pocahantas. I was just watching Will Smith last night in Hitch. I really loved him in that role. I used not to think of him in a romantic comedy, but he was great.
Appreciate all the suggestions. I will be eyeballing black men celebs until my eyes swell shut. LOL.
Happy Holidays.
Karen
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I like to read the magazines, I use to collect Sophisticates until I realized that some of the pictures were the exact same over and over and over. Sometimes, they used the style years apart or sometimes they used it months apart. Recently, I saw a picture in the magazine which is also in my 1999 issue and 2003 issue. However, I feel that they sometimes give simple advice and be informative at the same time. I agree...I wish most of the styles included real hair of the person. Usually, they suggest to add weave, like that is the only answer out there to get long hair. Then they tell the women heat is bad in an article, yet some of the styles are called for blow dried, defuser, pressing comb, and flatiron, all at the same time...they really need to keep a consistant message.
Hi Cmesweet,
Those images are very expensive. I know because HB.com has to pay for any images that we use in our galleries. Most mags have a production budget based on what they know an average issue will net. So often, they don't have the budget to buy new photos and hair looks. If they do their own photoshoots, it is even more expensive but you have to pay the photographer, the models, hire hairdressers, makeup artists. So they hope that most people won't remember the images that clearly and they rerun them a lot because of the high costs involved.
I totally agree that it would be nice to see a lot more natural looks, which I know so many people are interested in. And yes, sometimes there are conflicting messages.
Thanks for all your help & feedback. I appreciate it very much.
Thank you for that information. Sometimes, I go back into my magazines to get ideas of styles...that is how I know about the repeats. Other times I go back to get information on products and see if anyone has great reviews on them.
O yeah...the Afro has come back. I don't see it as much on the male celebrities Usher had one at one point. However, many women celebrities wear them in various styles.
Celebrities with variations of the Afro- John legend, Ludacris,White Boy, Usher (at one point), Maxwell, Steve Harvey, Ben Wallace, Lenny Kravitz
Variations of Locs/twists/braids- Lil Jon, Mario, Omarion, Charles Divins, Daimon Marley, Maxwell, Eric Benet, Jamie Fox, DL Hughley, Jaheim, Lenny Kravitz, R kelly
Variations of Low/Clean cut- Usher, Tay Diggs, Mario, Shamar Moore, Kanye West, Loon, Lenny Kravitz, R Kelly
Variations of mohawk- Puff daddy/ Piff Diddy, Lenny Kravitz
If I find any more I will let you k now...some names are repeats but they fit in all of the catorgories.
Oh my god. You are awesome. Thank you so much. I was just now downloading Diddy and Lenny.
Thank you again. I will be downloading my little heart out today and I appreciate the help.
Karen
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I love Sophisticate's Black Hair and I agree with Sistaslick, they need to stop showing so many weaves and wigs. I would like to see some real hairstyles that I can get some inspiration from. I don't care how good the hair weave is, I can usually always tell. I also read Hype Hair but they don't have many articles, just pics.
Lol, Nivea's orange pumpkin weave was too much for me.
Hi Pokahontas,
I think that part of the problem is that there are so many diverse hair styles for both African American women and white women. And the magazines try to cover everything. At least the white hair magazines break it out by short hair vs color and style vs celeb. That is why MMI does 101 Celeb Hairstyles and a separate Short Cuts and then they do seasonal specials like magazines devoted to Prom Hair (updos) or Blondes. Harris does the same thing. Sophisticates doesn't have as many titles but they have the biggest African American hair title for women.
So if you try to combine all the different African American hair interests into one issue, you get weaves and wigs with cornrows and braids and some natural hair thrown in. It gets complicated and I think no one is happy in the end.
I do know that the magazines struggle with finding the right balance. A lot of the white hair mags get criticism from women in their 40s, 50s, 60s because the mags tend to feature younger women models. And there is a reason for that. It is hard to find women in their 40s-60s that are willing to be hair models. Consumer testing also shows that certain models will sell more mags. And afterall, that is what they are trying to do. Sell mags.
Yes, there are a lot of politics with hair, even in the mag world. :-)
Hey Karen. I understand what you're saying. I don't know much about the mag world but I see that there are a lot of politics in it. I know it's a struggle to try and make everyone happy. In the end, I know that is probably impossible though.
I think Sophisticate's Black Hair is doing a good job overall. I still remain a loyal fan.
I've been trying to think of some AA males for you but I'm having brain freeze, lol. I did come up with D.L. Hughley, Mario, Andre 3000, Will Smith, Lenny Kravitz and Shemar Moore. HTH
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I like to read the magazines, I use to collect Sophisticates until I realized that some of the pictures were the exact same over and over and over. Sometimes, they used the style years apart or sometimes they used it months apart. Recently, I saw a picture in the magazine which is also in my 1999 issue and 2003 issue. However, I feel that they sometimes give simple advice and be informative at the same time. I agree...I wish most of the styles included real hair of the person. Usually, they suggest to add weave, like that is the only answer out there to get long hair. Then they tell the women heat is bad in an article, yet some of the styles are called for blow dried, defuser, pressing comb, and flatiron, all at the same time...they really need to keep a consistant message.
Hi Cmesweet,
Those images are very expensive. I know because HB.com has to pay for any images that we use in our galleries. Most mags have a production budget based on what they know an average issue will net. So often, they don't have the budget to buy new photos and hair looks. If they do their own photoshoots, it is even more expensive but you have to pay the photographer, the models, hire hairdressers, makeup artists. So they hope that most people won't remember the images that clearly and they rerun them a lot because of the high costs involved.
I totally agree that it would be nice to see a lot more natural looks, which I know so many people are interested in. And yes, sometimes there are conflicting messages.
Thanks for all your help & feedback. I appreciate it very much.
Thank you for that information. Sometimes, I go back into my magazines to get ideas of styles...that is how I know about the repeats. Other times I go back to get information on products and see if anyone has great reviews on them.
O yeah...the Afro has come back. I don't see it as much on the male celebrities Usher had one at one point. However, many women celebrities wear them in various styles.
Celebrities with variations of the Afro- John legend, Ludacris,White Boy, Usher (at one point), Maxwell, Steve Harvey, Ben Wallace, Lenny Kravitz
Variations of Locs/twists/braids- Lil Jon, Mario, Omarion, Charles Divins, Daimon Marley, Maxwell, Eric Benet, Jamie Fox, DL Hughley, Jaheim, Lenny Kravitz, R kelly
Variations of Low/Clean cut- Usher, Tay Diggs, Mario, Shamar Moore, Kanye West, Loon, Lenny Kravitz, R Kelly
Variations of mohawk- Puff daddy/ Piff Diddy, Lenny Kravitz
If I find any more I will let you k now...some names are repeats but they fit in all of the catorgories.
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NOT!!!!!! and the purple tips were her husband's idea too
