friday afternoon fun… well, kinda…

27 February 2009 ~ 10 Comments

#1 maybe we should be copying little black girls…
so, my former college roomate, who is now a 3rd grade teacher, invited me to speak to her class about newspapers.

but when i got there — in my cardigan-ed ‘teacher fit’ with a stack of newspapers in hand — i instantly wanted to change my presentation from ‘classified ads in newspapers’ to ‘please, i’m begging you, don’t start relaxing when you hit 13.’

all the black girls in the class had these healthy, long twists or plaits brushing their shoulders or hanging down their backs. the ish looked all moisturized and what not.

i thought to myself, “how do we convince these girls that their dope hair isn’t good enough?!” and “hmmm… i wonder if we could talk about regimens when this presentation is over…”

#2
lina hit the nail on the head in her ‘rock solid regimen’ interview…
“…one thing that I hope to see in the future are more salons that truly and genuinely cater to caring for and improving upon the beauty of natural hair. Right now finding a stylist that is authentic about natural haircare and open to learning about natural haircare for each individual client is really rare. Natural haircare is not a cookie-cutter cosmetology unit that is taught in beauty school, so experience varies widely…” ~lina

damn right it’s rare! i don’t care if the hair dresser is black — she might as well be fuschia for how little she knows about my hair. one of my top fears — up there with heights and cockroaches — is a black hairdresser’s chair. i’ve been burned (literally!) too many times and now have black-stylist-a-phobia, as well as nightmares about “the evil hot comb.”

“the evil hot comb”

i am waiting for one of you to take all this knowledge we exchange on the natural hair blogs/forums/websites, and start a bomb natural hair salon. best believe i will be first in line at the grand opening. hell, i will pitch a tent outside the night before to be first in line for the grand opening… maybe such a salon exists and i just don’t know about… does it?

10 Responses to “friday afternoon fun… well, kinda…”

' s??rz. » 27 February 2009 at 6:08 pm Permalink

there are some in Toronto here, and they are all downtown, which is close to my house and all. But they are either small businesses or kind of hidden, i mean there is one right beside the MALL (ne of the biggest malls in canada, or the world, either or) and I never knew.
I am going too check the place out soetie during march break.

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' s??rz. » 27 February 2009 at 6:08 pm Permalink

there are some in Toronto here, and they are all downtown, which is close to my house and all. But they are either small businesses or kind of hidden, i mean there is one right beside the MALL (ne of the biggest malls in canada, or the world, either or) and I never knew.
I am going too check the place out soetie during march break.

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' s??rz. » 27 February 2009 at 6:08 pm Permalink

there are some in Toronto here, and they are all downtown, which is close to my house and all. But they are either small businesses or kind of hidden, i mean there is one right beside the MALL (ne of the biggest malls in canada, or the world, either or) and I never knew.
I am going too check the place out soetie during march break.

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' s??rz. » 27 February 2009 at 6:08 pm Permalink

there are some in Toronto here, and they are all downtown, which is close to my house and all. But they are either small businesses or kind of hidden, i mean there is one right beside the MALL (ne of the biggest malls in canada, or the world, either or) and I never knew.
I am going too check the place out soetie during march break.

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' s??rz. » 27 February 2009 at 6:08 pm Permalink

there are some in Toronto here, and they are all downtown, which is close to my house and all. But they are either small businesses or kind of hidden, i mean there is one right beside the MALL (ne of the biggest malls in canada, or the world, either or) and I never knew.
I am going too check the place out soetie during march break.

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' s??rz. » 27 February 2009 at 6:08 pm Permalink

there are some in Toronto here, and they are all downtown, which is close to my house and all. But they are either small businesses or kind of hidden, i mean there is one right beside the MALL (ne of the biggest malls in canada, or the world, either or) and I never knew.
I am going too check the place out soetie during march break.

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' s??rz. » 27 February 2009 at 6:08 pm Permalink

there are some in Toronto here, and they are all downtown, which is close to my house and all. But they are either small businesses or kind of hidden, i mean there is one right beside the MALL (ne of the biggest malls in canada, or the world, either or) and I never knew.
I am going too check the place out soetie during march break.

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Jc 27 February 2009 at 6:14 pm Permalink

I have got so used to doing my own hair that I trust nobody with it. My husband actually suggested that I should open a salon since I’m hair obsessed. I don’t think its a bad suggestion but the work involved (that is going to hair dressing school learning stuff that I will never use) is not appealing.

I hope someone does though!

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Candy Reign 28 February 2009 at 4:52 am Permalink

I completely agree with you! I remember having great hair when I was younger… until I jump on the relaxer wagon in high school! Lmao

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Lina40 2 March 2009 at 5:26 pm Permalink

BGLH, this is actually one of many personal goals is to open a natural hair salon and spa retreat. I am hoping within the next 7 years I will have enough capital to get it started, although the first will probably be in the Midwest. I think there are some really good places in New York and DC, but because the quality is maybe one tier better than the clueless salons, they charge an arm and a leg for what you can probably do for yourself with practice. But as one who transitioned to natural using a quality salon service (Cornrows and Co in DC) I think it is really worth it, especially if you are one that doesnt know a thing about how to care for your texture — start somewhere reputable and be prepared to take reponsibility in some areas. Salons cannot do and fix all your hair woes. Some of it will have to land in your lap :)

I know there are some great natural hair stylists at home or in a little storefront somewhere! I pray that God gives us the courage, means, and support to step out and spread our ministry of health to others. Changing lives through haircare might seem a little odd, but you would be SO SUPRISED how much of a BLESSING it is.

With a hug and a smile,

Lina40

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