Spring is here!!
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Printed Date: July 24 2025 at 7:34pm
Topic: Spring is here!!
Posted By: cmesweet
Subject: Spring is here!!
Date Posted: March 24 2008 at 3:41pm
Any styles that you been waiting to do but couldn't because of the weather? What are they?
 ------------- Natural BC May 9, 2004 |
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Posted By: Alexsandra
Date Posted: March 24 2008 at 9:50pm
| Hey! Well I always wanted to try Micro braids. I currently work a Day Spa and SpaWeek is coming up in April. I'm not going to be able to keep up with my hair regimen, So I'm considering the braids. |
Posted By: mbell825
Date Posted: March 25 2008 at 11:03am
| I think I'll wear my hair down more often now that it's getting warm out |
Posted By: cmesweet
Date Posted: March 25 2008 at 4:21pm
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I want to wash my hair more often, now that it is warm.
Alexsadra, what does spa week consist of? ------------- Natural BC May 9, 2004 |
Posted By: Divavocals
Date Posted: March 25 2008 at 6:04pm
Well I'm in Cali so except for changing up my style to accommodate my summer swimming, I usually don't have a seasonal style. I am however getting addicted to these wigs I've been making and wearing. I need to figure out how accommodate my diva side against my love of the water.. I've been wearing my hair cornrowed under the wigs, and it is not a good poolside look AT ALL for me! So I may switch to braids this summer myself.. It's been a GOOD minute since I wore braids.. I will probably do interlocks like the last time I wore braids..
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Posted By: Alexsandra
Date Posted: March 25 2008 at 7:36pm
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Spa week is when all of the prices on services are discounted (massages, facials, manicures and pedicures)...I wanted to wear straightback braids for the spring, but my boss told me they were not professional. I'm so afriad of the micro braids lol. Do they really pull your hair out? I'm just tired of wearing buns and my hair sweats a lot because I do massages and it' going to get REALLY BUSY at the spa. |
Posted By: mbell825
Date Posted: March 26 2008 at 7:41am
| Wow, Alexsandra, I never knew people thought cornrows looked unprofessional; that's a first for me. As far as microbraids, I dont know what it was, but everytime I got them done at the African braiding shop they would always trim up the braids to rid of loose hairs sticking out so when I would take out the braids my hair would be super thin. I left them in for 6 weeks, and of course at that time I was not properly caring for my hair. Needless to say, I don't get micros anymore. |
Posted By: cmesweet
Date Posted: March 26 2008 at 9:34am
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Wow, spa week sounds fun and exciting.
I've been to spas where employees had cornrows. Plus, I think they work with the moisture and sweat easier than the other styles.
You have to be careful with micro braids, they can pull your hair out.
To get some information on caring for braids and the proper size to have here is a link www.growafrohairlong.com ------------- Natural BC May 9, 2004 |
Posted By: Alexsandra
Date Posted: March 26 2008 at 12:27pm
| I'm not a racist (well can be at times) but one of my bosses is white and she told me it was unprofessional. Then I asked my black boss and he didn't find anything wrong with it. She doesn't understand our culture and I'm tired of wearing buns lol. I'm going to go for the straightbacks. It's not like they can fire me lol. Thanks you guys!!!:) |
Posted By: mbell825
Date Posted: March 26 2008 at 1:03pm
| I agree! |
Posted By: Divavocals
Date Posted: March 26 2008 at 1:13pm
If any of your bosses object to your hair, just whisper very softly to them "Title VII", and keep it moving..About 5 years ago I had to check my boss HARD for making a "Shaniqua" comment about my braids.. In addition to the "Shaniqua" comment he had the NERVE to tell me he didn't like braids on me.. Thought they didn't "suit" me.. I told him that I didn't give two rats asses about what HE didn't like on me.. It was my head, and my money, and as long as I was neat, clean (you know PROFESSIONAL) that his opinion on which hairstyle I should wear was of NO CONCERN to me.. (You KNOW what I PROBABLY said in response to the "Shaniqua" comment ) Now fortunately Manny and I had the kind of relationship where I could be in his face so-to-speak and get that little situation cleared up IMMEDIATELY.. He apologized PROFUSELY, and that was that..------------- Check out the 5th So Cal offline luncheon?? For more info: divahairtalk.overthehillweb.com/lunch.html Links to my fav vendors & hair albums + Weave 101 information: divahairtalk.overthehillweb.com |
Alexsandra wrote:Posted By: Alexsandra
Date Posted: March 27 2008 at 4:22pm
| Hey hair growers. I'm going to get my braids tomorrow. I told my boss she's going to notice something different about me on saturday. She says "well I hope it's something good". And I'm just laughing in the back of my head....How are y'all doing today?? |
Posted By: Divavocals
Date Posted: March 27 2008 at 7:20pm
 ------------- Check out the 5th So Cal offline luncheon?? For more info: divahairtalk.overthehillweb.com/lunch.html Links to my fav vendors & hair albums + Weave 101 information: divahairtalk.overthehillweb.com |
Posted By: cmesweet
Date Posted: March 27 2008 at 9:55pm
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Doing well. I'm laughing right along with you
 . She can kick rocks. You know, alot of people think the the traditional African/ African descendent hairstyles are unprofessional. I don't like that way of thinking at all.
------------- Natural BC May 9, 2004 |
Posted By: mbell825
Date Posted: March 28 2008 at 8:02am
I think it's all about how u wear braids: now if ur mane looks like u've been rubbing ur head against carpet for 3 weeks straight then that is definitely unprofessional , but I think as long as braids are neat and visibly flake free then u're good to go !
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Posted By: Godsflowerrr
Date Posted: March 29 2008 at 10:02pm
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i'm gonna wear my hair down more now that it is warming up...yeahhh! ------------- |
Posted By: Alexsandra
Date Posted: March 30 2008 at 9:03am
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Yeah you guys, I got the braids. Well actually I got the micros, but wore them in a straightback style. My clients didn't look at me weird, so it didn't effect my gratuity. She was shocked of course and still told me "well, I still like that little bun that you wear". I'm like oh no, not the bun story...I agree with you mbell, as long as you should always keep your hair very neat and flake free, there shouldn't be a problem. Oh Godsflowerrr, you became my new inspiration!!!! I looked at your photos. My hair was short like yours in the beginning of your hair journey five years ago. I'm still working on keeping my hair in good condition. Thanks to Blackhairmedia.com and Hairboutique.com, you guys really helped me out big time! Makes me want to shed a tear |
Posted By: cmesweet
Date Posted: March 30 2008 at 9:13pm
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Alexsandra, I'm glad you got what you got something to satifisy your needs and save you some time. I noticed alot that when I get compliments from Caucasion people, it usually ends with the phrases "You should wear that style all the time." " You should keep it like that" You reminded me of this when you mentione the bun story. I wonder why that is? ------------- Natural BC May 9, 2004 |
Posted By: lafemmenoir
Date Posted: March 31 2008 at 10:39am
I need to swim, but I have finally gotten my hair healthy and it took so long, but I can't let my hair determine my lifestyle. I am not my hair!!! But, I guess I have been for a looooong time
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Posted By: blackhoney112
Date Posted: April 02 2008 at 5:21pm
I don't have a particular style I want to wear but I do want to start doing conditioner washes at least 3 times a week again and maybe flat iron my hair so I can see where I am length wise  ------------- http://public.fotki.com/blackhoney112/hair_album/101505_.html - Hair album pw:Romeo |
Posted By: lafemmenoir
Date Posted: April 04 2008 at 11:20am
| How can I protect my hair from chlorine? Is it quite damaging to our hair? On the other hand, can we wash our hair everyday? |
Posted By: Divavocals
Date Posted: April 04 2008 at 12:22pm
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I pulled this from my post on BHM about swimming and caring for your hair.. HTH Tips for swimming:
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Posted By: Tanyaboogz
Date Posted: April 06 2008 at 9:01pm
I'm lucky I get to live in Florida, but anyway I probably will make a change with my hairstyle for the spring anyway... can't really figure out what I'm going to do yet. My son has been asking me to braid him up to... he's trying to grow his out to. We'll see, I don't want him getting any negative looks because of a hairstyle. Things you have to think about down here in FLorida.... ------------- Tanyaboogz just lovin' life.... |
Posted By: Alexsandra
Date Posted: April 06 2008 at 10:02pm
| Hey, you guys probably seen this question a lot of times, but can I wash my micros? They used human hair and I was wondering will the hair get tangled or anything like that?? |
Posted By: cmesweet
Date Posted: April 09 2008 at 6:28am
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Alexsandra- if you go to http://www.growaforhairlong.com - www.growaforhairlong.com there is a regimen on there and a video of how to wash braids.
Tanya- What is it about Florida that you have to think about cornrows? I'm not from there, so can you elaborate?
Lafemmoir- Usually when I go swimming, I rinse my hair and then slather conditioner on it. That works for me! ------------- Natural BC May 9, 2004 |
Posted By: Alexsandra
Date Posted: April 14 2008 at 12:35pm
Hey girls. I have a confession...I took out my micros! After sitting in the hair shop for like 10 hours and two weeks of micros, I had to take them out. What a bad experience. I know they call micros...micros but damn, the braids were too small. It was like she took small sections and attached a lot of hair on top of my hair. My micros were falling out on their own. I was so afriad of losing my hair at the edges, so I took a day off work and got rid of them f**kers lol. $120 down the drain and my hair is a hot mess. I'm thinking about going to the shop when I get paid and just get a treatment, cut and style. Sounds like a good idea? I guess so
 to the girl who did my hair |
Posted By: cmesweet
Date Posted: April 15 2008 at 10:22am
O no!!!! 
I'm so sorry that happened to you. How much cutting do you plan on doing? When you say falling out do you mean it was taking your hair out with it too? If so that is horrible. I'm sorry you were not satified with them, I've never had microbraids.
Would you feel comfortable telling the stylist about the end results of your braids? I think she should know. ------------- Natural BC May 9, 2004 |
Posted By: Alexsandra
Date Posted: April 15 2008 at 11:26am
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Hey cmesweet. My hair feel out with the braid lol. I almost cried but I'm blessed that I was able to take all the braids out without losing my hair line. I would confront her but I don't want to get angry with her because I'm very sensitive with my hair.
I just plan on getting a trim and style. Nothing dramatic, but I also want a little bang. I am saying goodbye to extensions...but might go for starightbacks here and there.
I do appreciate the advice you have given me. I'm so glad that I became a member of HB.com
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