does nobody like my hair?!
Freshair Boutique
on the lack of representation of tight, tight, tight afros.
no evidence of curls anywhere
people compliment me all the time on my hair, but it’s because i am a hairstylist. i SHOULD be complimented on my hair right? i don’t really have an issue personally because of my job, but what if i wasn’t a hairstylist? would anyone tell me how much they liked my hair? for those of you that don’t know, my hair is a supah dupah tight afro. the pattern can wrap around a toothpick in some areas. i have two patterns, tight and then tighter. for some reason, the hair in my fringe area is less course and the curls are a little looser. the pattern is, let’s say, around the chord of a phone charger. other spots, it wraps around a toothpick…
i do not see curls
4C is the term everyone uses and it basically is the tightest curl a human head can grow. it’s so tight that it’s not even a curl! it’s a frizz essentially. the hairs zig and zag and spin and ‘curl’ in every which way! length that hangs is rare to achieve and SHRINKAGE is REAL!
you see any curls?
how can i make my clients see how beautiful there hair is when there are few representatives of this particular hair type? they hate that it shrinks, they hate that you can’t see the juicy definition of the curls and they always turn me down for a wash n’ go. No one in major marketing has accepted this hair type yet. i believe that’s why so many folks aren’t ready to unleash their frizzy afros! they’re just not ready… hopefully soon!
i know there are some people out there that are using this time (the pandemic) to grow out their afros and to see if they can accept leaving their hair out as is. when you’re ready, so am i!