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i missed you too. lol

yeah i didn't get to see the pic davidylan was commenting on.

Hey Sista
Longest time.

lol @ Davidylan's comment. I think he has a crush on you

@salsera,

lol at the 4c comment.
I actually used to think that myself. as a little kid, my mom said i had problem hair (extra kinky. lol) so i got a perm earlier than my sibling.

about the hairdressers,
if hair braiding originated in Africa and have been in existence for centuries, i wonder how the braider's managed, since there were no chemical straighteners or hot combs then. they must have gone home with half broken hands. lol

there are some stores that don't complain/ aren't biased against natural hair. they're just harder to find (senegalese, haitian etc).
or if you live in Nigeria, try to find a hairdresser that has natural hair herself. they might be hard to find but they're usually more supportive and won't be coaxing you into getting a perm every time you walk in (even though they'll be the first to comment on how much healthier/ longer your hair has grown. that baffles me sometimes)



@ products, i get my stuff at walgreens (the ethnic section)
they sell detanglers (the kids version works best)
castor oil is also good (you can get the bb mosturizer w/ castor oil)
i also heard about the "mane and tail" Sista recommended but i haven't tried it myself yet.

and you can go on www.nappturality.com
that's like a staple site for people who need help w/ stuff.

londoner:
WeslyanA, trust me I also know my hair, after condition/steam/moisturising and combing it is incredibly kinky and not soft at all, it simply snaps back into tight coils immediately. Its genetic, some people in my family just have very course hair, one of my sisters hair does not even relax, thats tells you how kinky it is.

My idea of very course and kinky hair differs from yours I guess, to me thick does not automatically equal kinky/course.

Ofcourse if you don't comb the hair it will be tangled, but combing hair which is just very tight natural curl and lots of it will always be a challenge, its just the natural curl pattern of the hair, moisture/conditioning will not change the natural characteristic of the hair.

Having said that, I still would not go back to relaxing, lol

after treating your hair and moisturizing it like you said, put your hair in big braids or twists. let it stay overnight and take them out the next day to comb. you'll see the difference.

have you noticed that our hair is easiest to manage just after taking out braids etc?


most of the ladies pics i put up are after a twist out.
this pic is especially obvious since she didn't comb it out yet.

natural hair isn't meant for compulsive combing or brushing anyways. so, i only comb my hair once in a while.

Don't worry, the smilies will be changing from time to time now! Isn't it cool?

it's April 2007 and nairaland still have these green smileys.
i guess we all got used to the green afterall .lol and it matches nairaland.

this thread's still alive.

IT'S SOOOO BEAUTIFUL!!! it's about time!!
more pics please

and why isn't Donald Duke running for presidency??!

thanks ade.f for the pics.

they built a film studio too! it's about time for Nollywood also.

hilarious?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_k1f2Atm1Cc

cool. you're ciara? and I thought you were beyonce.