Comments on: sunday retrospectives: natural not hot in nigeria?

By: Air Jordan 1 Shoes

Air Jordan 1 Shoes — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 12:57:36 +0000

Dead written articles, Really enjoyed looking through.

By: NappyLola

NappyLola — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 20:42:47 +0000

This is funny cos I live in Nigeria (Lagos) buh I spend most of my holidays outside Nigeria and I’m planning to leave for school in a month (outside Nig) *u knw why* anywhu! I went for a forum for ladies today organised by my church and all I had in my head was “I need to spot a lady with natural hair and rocking it on purpose”. We all know hw the story ended yh? No? Well I went home disappointed!! Most ladies were rocking “brazilian weaves” or braids with their egdes totally relaxed and gone!!!!!
I’m always on the look-out for natural ladies lyk me buh *sigh* the ones I see are usually “not in Nigeria”. I’ll blame this on lack of information.
I decided to go natural wen I was in london…randomly scanned youtube looking for wot to do to my hair cos of d ‘not so friendly’ wheather and BAM! I saw a couple of videos!
Big chopped-Got home-funny stares-nice comments-im still loving it.
BoTtom line is on this side of the world, trends such as “going natural” don’t sink in as fast as those trends sink in-in other parts of the world!
I’m 50% sure if these ladies know they can rock the “bohemian look” with their natural hair? *tsk tsk*…..

By: Julia

Julia — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 11:36:50 +0000

Correction: *braiding the hair*

By: Julia

Julia — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 11:35:17 +0000

In my opinion, you’re allowed to feel sadness over a wide range of issues :)

I feel sad (yes,I do) that I have to place this annoying weave over my head because I want to look ‘presentable’ and ‘refined’ to get this job. If our people embrace the versatility and beauty of natural hair, then it would be a grand delight.

Btw, we all don’t have to use carol’s daughter, and the likes. The adage says ‘cut your coat according to your cloth (not size)’, so for those who can’t afford the shea moistures, CD, AOHSR etc, Shea-butter, coconut oil, black soap, olive oil and any slippery conditioner, would do…and they would not add up N1,500 (I can break it down for you), which isn’t even up to the amount spent in braiding the air (excluding extensions). They can also steam their hair using hot water and a towel, if they can’t afford a steamer, or the paltry sum the salons would charge to have your hair steamed.

Just my tots.

PS: Yay, for Thekinkyapothecary…she’s a hair-lifesaver.

By: Obi

Obi — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 16:44:31 +0000

It is a choice we all make. I remember when I was about 6 or so … I wanted to have my hair permed or at least blown out but my mom refused. My reason? All the big “Aunties” were doing it. I waited till primary 6 and decided I wanted my natural hair chopped off because short hair looked so good then. I had to relax the hair when I was in the JS 2 cos the women who did my hair in the local market complained that it was too thick and not very long and would charge me extra ALL THE TIME. Relaxing became my comfort cos it was cheaper, I could even do the cornrows myself since the hair was permed thereby saving my hair money for other things I wanted. In college, I could do anything to the hair since it was permed: cut it so short and have those darling styles toni braxton used to have in her earlier days, etc. In 2009 I decided to go natural again. Why? The weather here in America was not helping me at all. My hair for years had been falling off. Uneven patches of hair loss. It was a big decision cos I could have gone back to my short perms but the money … I could not afford every week not less than $70 for just a wash and set not even a perm! So Natural it was. The reason most people dont do natural in Nigeria is the inconvenience of doing so. Perm is easy, and the air has more moisture in it than here in the States, hence my ability to stay permed in Nigeria without the profound hair loss I suffered in the States. Its no wonder why a lot of people are seen wearing braids in the winter. Its not a sad thing that Nigerian women do not wear their hair more natural. Its a choice thing. Do I think its the best thing? Nope, cos now that I’m natural, I can see what I lost the many years I went permed. However, it is a choice a woman has to make for herself. But I strongly believe that kids should be left natural till they are old enough … all that chemical and heat … who knows what damage it does to their brains.