Feedback from Tyler

Posted by Nathalie on November 15, 2007

Hi my name is tyler and i was searchin the web for new braid designs and i came across one and it brought up your myspace.i live in PA.i jus wanted to tell you that your rows are bad ass you can braid girl lol..i design my own too but im lookin for some new ones..i could show you some of myne and you could tell me what you think..The lady that braids my hair now does a good job but she isnt good at following the picture and isnt in with new styles and things like that i guess cause shes a little older..but def write me back im not a creeper or anything i jus really liek your work..

Tyler, I think it’s so cool that you are creative enough to design your styles.  Too bad your stylist can’t live up to your drawings.  I’m anxious to see your creations!  Send em’ ova!!

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Dissapointments in Going Natural

Posted by Nathalie on November 15, 2007

I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again “I’m the type of chick who gets bored with her hairstyles…QUICK.”  I’ve had several haircuts, up-do’s, colors, and in between that, I’ve even found time to fit in weaves…I’ve sampled a good array of extensions from quick weaves, jaw string ponytails, to micros, kinky-twists, sew ins, and …I hate to admit this, but I’ve had a real crusty crochet weave too.

So let’s get to my 2 year journey in the life of nappiness…. My hair was going through a loooong period of ugliness. It was as thin, stringy…and it got so bad I didn’t feel comfortable that my current methods of hair care were going to cut it. I knew, I had to do something drastic in order to “bring sexy back”. At the same time, I started to get some inspiration from women like:

Tracy Ellis Ross

Jill Scott

I also got addicted to natural hair care forums such as nappturality.com and from there, I was hooked. I knew there was no chance in hell that I was going to be cutting all of my hair off at once. NO chance!!! So, I decided to wear weaves/braids until I had enough natural hair to cut off the permed ends and still look good.

My natural hair felt so soft…so silky!  I just KNEW it was gonna be fly once I debu’d my natural look.  But to be quite honest…my natural hair was a big disspointment.  I didn’t look ANYTHING like the women I see on tv (should have known that was gonna happen since tv/magazines are so fake)

Here’s a little picture of me when I first cut off all my permed hair aka “The Big Chop”

I rocked the afro for about two years, hoping that it would eventually transform into a “Tracy Ellis-Ross” do’.  Unfortunately, that never happened, and I went ahead and got a texturizer.

I have the UTMOST respect for natural women out there.  They are holding it down for us permed sisters.  But I want someone to tell me.  Honestly…were you disappointed when you tried to go natural?  Did anyone else have a similar experience?

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