I commend women who can a wear weave all the time. I
really do.
I have some friends whose weaves always look
good, shiny, healthy, natural looking
and not a strand out of place no matter the day, time or season!!!!
It seems like the lowest maintenance
hairstyle ever…besides a shaved head.
Since
I decided to stop wearing relaxers, I figured a weave would help me with the
transition. Plus, being as cold as it is, I figured a weave will keep my head
warmer than my hair will.
So
I went to the saloon, and put on a weave, 14 inch nogal…
2 weeks later, and I’m over it.
Maybe I just don’t know how to take care of it, but this weave is tooooo much! For
one, it gets tangled from nothing. It’s easy to comb out but who wants to be
combing their hair all the time?
Plus it comes out a LOT. My brushes, combs, bedroom and
bathroom floors are filled with hair. My brother saw one of my brushes and
called me at work to make sure I was okay!
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Hair!!!
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To make matters worse, my scalp itches like
nobody’s business, even though I base regularly.
Even worse, the weave is long and has a
permanent dent – undoubtedly because of the way I wear my hair at night.
I may not be taking care of it correctly but
this weave is a lot of work!!!!
I
miss digging my nails into my scalp and running my fingers through my hair and whipping my
hair back and forth while dancing around my room and getting dressed in the
morning (figure of speech,
work with me, I know black hair cannot be whipped back and forth).
I planned to keep this in for about 6-8
weeks, but it’s been 2 weeks and I’m dying!
Honestly
though, I think I’m just not taking care of it correctly.
My friends
suggested I stop putting oil sheen in it, so I just brush it out in the morning
and occasionally curl or flat iron it. At night I gather it in the
back, twist it up and put a scarf on. On a rare night, I take the time to wrap
it.
Sometimes I like it because I want my hair to be this
long, so it’s fun to play pretend. And I think it looks great , but
overall I think I need to take it out.
