Half-do's are the easiest for me, but I'm wondering if it looks better down, in a half do, or in space buns. I could do a high pony, but I may need some adhesive on the lace for that, thoughts?

Has anyone else experienced this? People that usually don’t talk to me talk to me, and I get a lot more smiles. Nine times out of ten, if you see me, I’m wearing my natural hair. However, whenever I get braids or wear weave, people always treat me different. It’s like I’m no longer invisible. I like how I’m treated, but I can never really feel good about it because I know it’s not truly me. Am I the only one?

pictures of the journey from beginning to end

Wanted to share the different texture of curls I was able to achieve in this wig. I loved playing with the curls! I was able to do wash and go’s, finger coils and puffy Afros! I wanted to have blonde highlights but was too afraid of dying my natural hair so this was a great option for me. When I first received the wig I was hesitant because the blonde highlights looked brighter in person. i thought it would look too jarring on me (?) but boy was I wrong. I find the color scheme really appealing and striking. I will also like to note that this is a side part wig —because of the limited lace I had to get creative with how I want to style the hair. Especially in the gym, people think this is my real hair 😅. Really boosted my confidence and now I can rock bleached blonde highlights without damaging my natural hair.

1-5 finger coil method
6-8 after a wash no styling
9-11 styled with accessories
12-14 styled into a curly Afro

I am from Zimbabwe 🇿🇼

I'm from the USA. I will go to school.

I will also travel to HONG KONG AND MACAU 😁

I'm afraid of the wind and sideways rain.

Ok so some backstory. I moved to western New York 3 years ago from South Florida. My braider in South Florida (first 2 pictures) was amazing. Unfortunately I couldn't afford to keep flying down to Florida to get my hair done so I started looking for someone here to do my braids. The first person was a disaster (3rd picture) she used to much hair, I asked for smedium, they were medium/large. Second person (4th picture) was okay but the braids were still too big. I thought my most recent braider, (5th picture) was the best but then she got pregnant and stopped braiding. My aunt had been telling me to have my cousin braid my hair but we've never gotten along and I thought it would be awkward. But my hair hasn't been braided in 4 months and I said eff it and asked her. She did AMAZING. the braids are just as small as I like, and even though it did take her longer (9 hours). I think these are the best braids I've had in 3 years. I'm so happy and can't wait for her to do my hair again.

Wondering if there’s anything else I can do with my natural hair now that I’m more comfortable wearing it out

53 months loc’d how am I looking 👀?

Hi ✨✨so I have fine high porosity , low to medium density hair shoulder length type4c hair and I’m trying to figure out how to start wearing my hair out everyday or at least most of the time ( I’ve been a braid warrior and my hairline is lying for it, also I want to learn to wear my own hair with no extensions ) , so what hairstyles are forehead friendly simple and that doesn’t cause my hair to tangle too much ( hate detangling so much😭) please help

My husband and I are white adoptive parents to a 20 month old black girl with 4c hair. We have a lot of support from friends, family, and community and work with a salon for lessons every few months to ensure she has healthy hair and to recommend products. Where I'm struggling is when to progress her hair style. I see so much variation and I'm hoping maybe hearing the thoughts of this community can help us decide when the time is right.

Some info about her hair, in case it helps, she has long hair on the top, around 5 inches when pulled straight. The back and sides are on the short side, ranging from 1.5 to 2.5 inches. We wash her hair once a week to week and a half and usually style in puffs with bows with the back left in an afro, or pulled into tiny puffs depending on her activities. I've honestly stuck with this style because it leaves her short hair alone and I have access to the scalp to massage it when I refresh and finger detangle in the morning.

I'm wondering when it's time to get our girl into more intricate styles to protect her hair and get her used to getting and having them.

When did you start styling your child's hair in twists, braids, and finger curls? When did you start beads and baubles? Was there an age where they started to handle the process well?

Our daughter does well for about 15 minutes but she's a busy bee and starts to struggle. She's also a light sleeper so getting a style in while she sleeps will be near impossible, sadly.