They’re protecting their hair from the IRAN WAR🤷🏾‍♀️🤷🏾‍♀️

That girl with the bantu knots was CRAZY GOURGEOUS 😲😍

I don't wear wigs, weaves, extensions, etc. on my 4c hair. I love my hair, but it wasn't always that way. There is so much trauma to heal.

Omg i was just having this very conversation under a different comment section. The MILLISECOND my hair reached bra strap I was doing all types of ½ up dos, blow outs, bantu curls, soft presses, natural tribal styles with twists, wand curls ETC!!!! What are we doing!!!!??? Tomorrow is not promised. I’m not about to “mini braid/mini twist” 24/7, 365. Whats the point of even growing it super long? Whats the point of even caring for super long hair? When you wear it down ONCE per year🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️😩😩😂it’s maddening, couldn’t be me though✨✨✨🎀

I have thick long 4a natural hair almost to my waist and it takes me 2 hours to do my hair on wash day not including drying time and I often keep my hair braided ( my real hair braided not braid extensions ) since I work out 5 days a week. The washing process doesn’t take long. It takes me less than 30 minutes. It’s the detangling process that takes long and I detangle my hair in 8 sections and braid it. I only wear my hair down for like three days then I put it back in braids. It’s just more convenient for me because of my life style. The only time I wear it down everyday is when I go on vacation. Also I don’t wear my hair in its shrunken state  because if I don’t keep it braided or wear it in a braid out, I will get a lot of tangles and single strand knots. I will NEVER wear a wash and go . Even if I decided to wear my hair down everyday, I still will braid it at night.

The longer my hair got, the more work it became. Constant tangles, frizz didn’t change. Wash day took all day. And ironically the more I felt the need to control it and keep it bound up.

I agree at the end 10:18. I’ve been wearing my hair in twists 90% of the time for over 2 years. My length goal is waist length. But during this time I’ve come to love and accept my hair while it’s short, undefined, and fuzzy. I feel gorgeous at my most natural state and I think that’s more rewarding than just reaching a length goal.

I’ll probably keep my hair in twists the majority of the time for another 2 years. For me, it’s a sacrifice I’m making to represent the beauty of coily hair. I’m looking forward to wearing my hair out the majority of the time!!

For me, long hair is a goal AND an illusion. I have illusion that I already have long hair so that makes it a goal as it motivates me to keep wearing my natural hair. Anyone else feel like this 😭?

I may have said this already, but you are SO pretty! I mean, REALLY pretty! Skin, hair, teeth, cheeks, voice…EVERYTHING Sis!💃🏽

My cousin has been wearing protective “wigs” for 10 years. The Intent was to grow out her natural after relaxers broke them off.  We went to the pool last year and she wrapped their “wigged” hair with a thick scarf and never got her head wet. Lol. She is now TERRIFIED of showing her natural hair. It is so bad it is after dating life. Refusal to remove the headgear in front of a guy. So sad and funny at  the same time.

I stopped caring and then got locs. And it repeated I wanted my locs to get long again. Now it's a little past bra strap length and it's so inconvenient! When Its wash day the hair is so heavy 😭 I think back to how easy it was when it was shorter.

The grass I'd always greener on the other side (and I'm going to cut my hair back to shoulder length soon)

It's convience AND avoidance 😐
Yep. I don't want to deal with anything that's tough

Black textured hair is a personality all on its own. I wear it out, it tangles and breaks. I wear it in braids and leave it alone- it grows. My hair hates when I put my hands on it. It was bra strap and now it is just under the shoulder cause I wore it out for a month, did different styles and it broke off. 😒😞

They grow it out in order to get a silk press. 😂

You’re the first person I’ve seen talk about this topic

My plan will be similar to CocoainKyoto. Or at least that's what i generally have in mind.
She did the whole protective styling for years (with her own hair, twists, scarves etc) back yo back.(but a few times she would do like twist outs).
And once her hair got as long as she wanted sis wears it out almost all the time.
She's actually enjoying her long hair.


I also never really saw the point of having the long hair if you're not styling it at some point (doesn't have to be every blessed day but it shouldn'talso be so rare that your close ones have never seen your hair) & you wear braids(with extensions) & wigs all the time...

I honestly just want to have long hair so i can do those quick type of hairstyles. You know when people say they're doing a messy bun or they braid their natural hair and it looks like knotless braids?

Anyway, having fine, medium density hair ...I'll have to figure it out lol. Cause the breakage is real

Ooohhhh call us all out!! Long hair was the goal but it doesn’t act right 😩

To be completely honest the goal was to grow it long and then re-perm. I didn’t re-perm but I also don’t wear it. I never achieved waist length. Every time I got close a stylist cut it during a silk press. Said my length was damaged. 😏 I’m guilty of all of the accusations. 🙋🏽‍♀️

It’s a lot of work, that’s the thing

WOW !! I actually JUST saw another video from another Content Creator about how we were sold to believe that extensions make your hair grow. Well, I bought into that as well, but, now that I no longer wear extensions my hair actually grows better, stronger and I don’t know if it’s my imagination, but it seems to grow faster without that synthetic mess in my hair! Go figure!! Thank GOD I never got into the whole weave or wig scene, but, I too do not understand why I am seeing Woman take off their wigs on videos and they actually have long hair! UH !  Well, what’s the point of wearing a wig then?? And yes, I too have heard every excuse under the sun. When in all reality they just need to suck it up butter cup and admit that they hate their hair and That’s why they cover it with Synthetic Hair, Weaves or Wigs. I know, because, I used to be one of those Women! 🤣 I don’t know when the time will be ‘ right ‘ for those who still say they are waiting until their hair gets ‘ longer ‘ ( when it’s laying on their shoulders and beyond 😆 ), before they remove their weaves or wigs??  Well, all I can say about that is… please do not hold your breath waiting for that. I know I won’t. 🤣 Oh, by the way, I’ve Subscribed to your Channel as of today, April 6, 2023. I’ve seen enough of your videos now to say not only are you funny and on point, I am thoroughly enjoying your Content. ♥️

I usually have my hair covered with a scarf, hat or a hoodie when I go outside, not for hiding or anything. I do it because i prefer keeping my hair clean for as long as possible. I don't really like the idea of dust and dander in my hair when I go outside. I wear my hair out when I'm inside. If I go outside today with my hair out then it's certainly wash day tomorrow.