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WEAVE WORLD ONE
Its Hair and You Should
Care
A Work in ro!ress
Tiara Hodge
2/23/2013
"his is a !uide #or wo$en who want to know how to %are #or their hair and the
weave the& $a& 'ut in it( A )ui%k sele%tion on how to 'i%k what is a''ro'riate #or
&our t&'e o# hair( "his 'a'er will !ive a )ui%k s&na'sis on hair and s%al' %are( "he
overall o*+e%tive is to dis%uss weave(
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"a*le o# Contents-
Introdu%tion
Cha'ter ,- .nowin! Your Hair
Cha'ter /- Your S%al' "ake Care o# It
Cha'ter 0- "he Wonder#ul World o# Weave
How to i%k a 1ood Weave 2 Hu$an vs( S&ntheti%
Where to 1et a 1ood Weave
How to 'ut in a Weave 3 DIY vs( St&list
How lon! will it last 2 "he Weave4s lastl& ower5 and how
lon! &ou should kee' it in(
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Introduction
I a$ not $& hair5 I a$ not this skin5 I a$ the wo$an within( India Arie
said it *est and the state$ent is ver& true wo$en need to e$*ra%e the
wo$an within( .now that the 'erson &ou are inside $atters +ust as $u%h as
the a''earan%e o# &ou on the outside( "ake 'ride in who &ou are and what
&ou have a%%o$'lished( 6ut with all that aside when &our outward
a''earan%e does not $at%h with what &ou #eel on the inside5 as a wo$an
&ou #eel o73%enter( "he wa& &ou %arr& &oursel#5 &our #a%ial e8'ressions5 and
$anneris$s show the i$*alan%e in &our li#e( As a wo$an when I look a
%ertain wa&5 I #eel di7erent and it shows( When $& hair5 $ake3u' and
wardro*e are lookin! ri!ht there is 'rett& $u%h nothin! an&*od& %an sa& to
$e to *rin! $e down o7 that hi!h I4$ on(
Let4s !et ri!ht to the 'oint ladies9(hair %an $ake or *reak the wo$an
in this da& in a!e( :ost wo$en #eel at their *est when their hair is on 'oint(
At least I know that I do and an&thin! less does not work #or $e( .nowin!
what $akes &ou look and #eel !ood is a 'lus and hair is what I know a lot
a*out( I a$ not a st&list or a #ashionista *ut I do know that !reat hair $akes
$e #eel and look !ood( It adds a sense o# st&le and !ra%e to an out;t and
$akes &ou #eel se8& like the !irls in the $a!a<ines( =n#ortunatel& in toda&4s
world we as ever&da& wo$en have to %o$'ete on a standard that we did not
set> Holl&wood did( 6ut as I look at the wo$en in $& $etro'olitan area5 I
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have a sense o# 'ride that we are settin! our own standards and e8%eedin!
e8'e%tations(
:& hair +ust ha''ens to *e the ?it@ thin! #or $e( When $& hair looks
ri!ht5 ever&thin! else +ust see$s to #all into 'la%e( Let4s *e %o$'letel&
honest when I look *ad the worse da& see$s $ore horri*le5 *e%ause $&
a''earan%e $at%hes the da& that I4ve alread& had( Hair !ives us as wo$en a
wa& to show st&le and the a*ilit& to di7erentiate ourselves #ro$ other
'eo'le( Whether it is #ro$ di7erent ra%es5 ethni%ities5 and the o''osite
!ender( Ever&one has hair in so$e #or$> it4s all in how &our hair a''ears to
the outside world and the wa& it $akes &ou #eel( Essentiall& this 'a'er will
dis%uss so$e o# the thin!s we as wo$en alread& know a*out hair and weave
and so$e thin!s that &ou don4t know( Aust to !ive &ou a *rie# s&na'sis o# will
*e in the 'a'er> knowin! &our hair5 the s%al' and ti's to kee' a health&
s%al'5 weaveBhow to 'i%k it5 where to the !et weave5 how to 'ut a weave inC
whi%h 'rodu%ts %an *e used to do that5 and lastl& whi%h weave *rand is *est
and its lastin! 'ower in re!ards to the len!th o# ti$e &ou %an kee' it(
Knowing Your Hair
It is vital to know &our own hair and how to deal with it( It took $e a
ver& lon! ti$e to dis%over how to treat and %are #or $& hair without havin!
the hel' o# others( 6ut on the u'side I was a*le to ;nd out what was *est #or
$& 'arti%ular te8ture o# hair *e%ause I tried al$ost ever&thin!( I learned
#ro$ the #a$ous $ethod o# trial and error whi%h see$s e8tre$e *ut it
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worked( When &ou d&e5 #r&5 and la& &our hair to the side the wa& that I did
&ou know what works #or &ou( I da$a!ed $& hair so *ad that I had to learn
what was a''ro'riate to *rin! $& hair *a%k to li#e(
When &ou know &our hair and how it works5 &ou alleviate so$e o# the
stress o# $aintainin! it( 6& knowin! &our hair I $ean the te8ture and !rade
o# hair that &ou were naturall& *orn with( ri$e e8a$'le5 #or $e I have three
di7erent te8tures o# hair in $& head( In the #ront I have ver& so#t ;ne hair5 in
the $iddle> $& hair is kink& and %url& and it has a tenden%& to $atte> i# not
taken %are o# 'ro'erl&( Lastl& the *a%k o# $& hair has a $i8ture o# *oth the
#ront and the $iddle it is so#t and %url& *ut also ver& thi%k( .nowin! what
kind o# hair I have allows $e to treat it 'ro'erl& and #or $& natural hair to
have health and lon!evit&(
"he new ter$ ?YOLO@ &ou onl& live on%e a''lies as $u%h to &our li#e as
it does to &our hair( On%e the hair is !one it4s !one and that4s a hard #ate to
%o$e *a%k #ro$( "reat ever& hair #olli%le like it4s &our last( I have learned
several thin!s a*out hair in !eneral *ut the %ardinal rule that $ost st&list
and hair 'ro#essionals in !eneral live *& is $oisture( You $ust kee' &our hair
$oisturi<ed at all %ost( "hat does not $ean over saturate &our hair in !rease
and other 'rodu%ts( What it $eans is that sha$'ooin! and %onditionin! &our
hair is vital #or &our hair to thrive( I %annot s'eak #or ever&one *ut in $&
$ind5 $& hair is a livin! *reathin! entit& and I treat it as su%h(
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I take what I do #or $& hair ver& seriousl&( I tr& all di7erent thin!s to
kee' $& hair $oisturi<ed( I wash $& hair on%e a week to kee' $& hair #ro$
!ettin! dr& and da$a!ed( I also &ou oils on $& hair to $aintain its luster and
shine( In addition to oils I tr& not to use as $u%h heat on $& hair as 'ossi*le(
Whi%h $eans *low3dr&in! and strai!htenin! take a *a%k seat to an& hair
st&le that I have at that 'arti%ular $o$ent (Whatever &ou do to &our hair +ust
$ake sure that &our hair4s health is alwa&s in the #ore#ront o# &our $ind(
Don4t let the t&'e o# hair that &ou have deter &ou #ro$ the st&le that
&ou want( 6ut5 *e $ind#ul that ever& hairst&le is not #or ever&one and a
'arti%ular hairst&le $a& not look !ood on &ou( 6ein! adventurous and
outwardl& showin! &our %reativit& with &our hair is alwa&s a !ood thin!( Find
what works #or &ou and use it a*undantl&( .nowin! &our hair hel's take so$e
o# the stress o7 o# &ou( When &ou know what kind o# hair &ou have &ou %an
take %are o# it 'ro'erl&(
For e8a$'le i# &ou hair is ver& ;ne5 oils and !reases $a& wa& &our hair
down so &ou know &ou need to steer %lear o# 'rodu%ts that have 'etroleu$ in
the$( "his is *e%ause 'etroleu$ *ased 'rodu%ts are ver& heav&5 the& will
wei!h down to *oun%& o# &our hair and &ou won4t *e a*le to toss and Gi'
&our hair as &ou see ;t( Another instan%e is #or wo$en who have ver& thi%k
and %ourse hair !lo*in! on tons o# !rease and !el to tr& to !et &our hair to lie
down and have so$e se$*lan%e o# order is not ne%essaril& the ri!ht thin! #or
&our hair( S$aller si<es in re!ards to the a$ount o# 'rodu%t that &ou use on
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&our hair %an hel'( Also !ettin! into a routine with &our hair is another
solution( Conditionin! and 'uttin! treat$ents on the hair $a& hel' $ake the
hair $ore $ana!ea*le( "hat wa& &ou don4t have to use as $u%h 'rodu%t on
the hair whi%h in turn lessens the strain on &our hair and s%al'( Less strain on
the hair $eans less strain on the s%al'5 whi%h is where all the hair on &our
head %o$es #ro$(
Your Scalp Take Care of It
Hair5 Hair5 Hair5 what %an I sa& a*out hair that $ost 'eo'le don4t
alread& know9a lot a%tuall& *ut &our s%al' and its health is what I want to
talk a*out( Havin! !reat hair is the thin! o# the $odern da& wo$an> well at
least I know it is #or $e( "he one thin! that wo$en #or!et is s%al' health
whi%h is the #oundation o# all hair *e%ause without a health& s%al' there is No
hair and that is NotI se8& at all( "akin! %are o# &our s%al' is i$'erative to
havin! !reat hair and #antasti% hair st&les( I %an4t s'eak #or ever& wo$an *ut
when $& s%al' is on the #rit< I have a $a+or 'ro*le$( I know 6e&on%J sa&s
'at &our weave ladies 'ut that is not %ute when there is a reason #or wh& &ou
have to 'at &our weave( er#e%t e8a$'le is i# &our s%al' is dr& or &ou have a
#un!us( "hose two thin!s ri!ht there are %o$'letel& unne%essar& and %an *e
avoided i# &ou are aware that &our s%al' needs +ust as $u%h attention as the
hair itsel#( "here are eas& solutions and 'rodu%ts that %an *e used to avoid a
'ro*le$ #or &ou and &our lu8urious hair in the #uture(
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"he 'i%tures a*ove are 'i%tures o# a what a health& s%al' should look like(
Free o# *lo%ka!es and residue that %o$es #ro$ the *uild u' 'rodu%ts on the
s%al'( Havin! *uilt u' residue on &our s%al' hinders &our s%al' #ro$ *ein!
health& and #or hair to !row unu*stru%ted( 6ein! health& and takin! %are o#
&oursel# is !oal o# the world we live in( Health is an all around thin!5 whi%h
$ost es'e%iall& in%ludes &our s%al'( Findin! out what is and is not !ood #or
&our s%al' $a& take so$e ti$e *ut in the end it is all worth it( "here $a& *e
issues that &our s%al' is havin! the& &ou are unaware o# that %an *e ;8ed *&
a %rea$ or a to'i%al solution( "hat4s wh& i# &our havin! an issue with &our
s%al' that &ou don4t readil& re%o!ni<e5 &ou need to see a do%tor(
I4ll !ive a 'ri$e e8a$'le o# an issue that went unde%ted and %aused a
$assive 'ro*le$ that %ould have *een ;8ed i# I 'aid attention to $& s%al'(
As a teena!er I allowed al$ost an&*od& to 'la& in $& hair5 whi%h was a
$istake in itsel#( 6ut $& #ault %a$e in when $& s%al' *e!an to it%h severl&
and I 'aid it no $ind( I +ust assu$ed that it was +ust *e%ause $& s%al' was
dr& and I had not washed $& hair re%entl&( Well5 $& de%ision to i!nore $&
s%al' *a%k3;red on $e whi%h resulted in a visit to the e$er!en%& roo$( I
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landed in the ER *e%ause the !lands in $& ne%k had swollen to the si<e o#
!ol# *alls and I %ould not ;!ure out wh&( It was *e%ause I had tinea %a'itis
Mrin!wor$N whi%h had !one untreated #or too lon!( S%al' issues %an $ani#est
the$selves in di7erent wa&s all over &our *od& so 'a& attention to &our
s%al'(
"here are all kinds o# thin!s that %an *e treated on &our s%al'> i# the&
are known a*out( "here is 'soriasis5 dandru75 alo'e%ia5 and +ust 'lain dr&
s%al' to na$e a #ew( When there are si!ns that there is a 'ro*le$ see a &our
'ri$ar& do%tor5 or a der$atolo!ist i# &ou want a s'e%ialist in that ;eld( Or i#
those o'tions are too e8'ensive see a st&list5 're#era*l& one who is in to
hair%are and not +ust a !et e$ in and out kind o# st&list( So$eone who will
%are a*out &ou and the 'ro*le$ that &ou are havin! with &our s%al'(
Over the %ounter 'rodu%ts work +ust as well( You +ust have to know
what &our lookin! #or( rodu%ts like Selsen 6lue5 Nio8in5 Der$arest are +ust a
#ew that %an hel' with 'ro*le$s that are treata*le with $edi%ines( 6ein!
%on%ious o# what is !oin! on with &our s%al' %an 'revent the use o# so$e o#
these 'rodu%ts( Aust like &ou 'a& attention to s'ots on &our %lothes and
$akin! sure that &ou $at%h when &ou leave the house( a& attention to the
sa$e thin!s when it %o$es to &our s%al'( 6e aware o# s%a**in!5 s%ars and
hair loss that $a& see$ usual to &ou( Your hair sheds naturall&5 on a da& to
da& *asis> *ut i# &our hair is %o$in! out in %lu$'s there is a 'ro*le$ that
needs to *e addressed i$$ediatel&( "reat &our s%al' like the 'ot o# !old at
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the end o# the rain*ow5 where there4s a rain*ow there4s !old( Your hair is the
rain*ow and &our s%al' is the !old(
onderful orld of ea!e
I a$ true *eliever in weave( I use it and wear #or al$ost ever&
o%%asion( I a$ an advo%ate o# the a''eal o# weave and the wa& it $akes &ou
#eel when &ou have it in &our head( What I a$ not an advo%ate o# is ?rat%het@
weaves5 the wa& the& look and +ust the unattra%tive look o# the$( As ladies
let4s 'ut an end to horri*le weaves( "ell &our #riends5 &our $other5 &our
sister5 ever&one &ou know( I# &ou have to 'ull a rando$ stran!er to the side
and $ake the$ aware that their weave looks *ad( "ell the$ to ste' their
!a$e u'(
Weave it %o$es in all sha'es5 si<es5 and %olors whi%h !ives it the allure
that we wo$en love so $u%h( I wear all kinds o# weave5 %url&5 strai!ht5 lon!5
and short5 in all di7erent %olors( Weave !ives the o''ortunit& to look
di7erent all the ti$e> I love that a*out weave( I en+o& the versatilit& o# it(
"he wa& that I %an %han!e the wa& I look ever& da& is another *ene;t to
weave( Weave %an *e &our *est #riend or &our worst ene$& i# &ou let it( It4s
all a*out knowin! what weave is *est #or &ou and how to take %are o# it(
Here are so$e ros and Cons o# Weave-
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ros- Less :ani'ulation- "his is one o# the ulti$ate 'ros o# wearin! a weave(
:ani'ulation o# &our natural tresses is drasti%all& redu%ed whi%h %an
!uarantee retainin! $ore len!th MCi'riana5 /0,/N(
Easier "ransitionin!- "hou!h short hair is e8tre$el& *eauti#ul and se8& as
hell( For wo$en who do not %onsider transitionin! as an o'tion5 the 6i! Cho'
%an *e a s%ar& 'lun!e i# one 're#ers lon!er len!ths or is use to a %ertain look(
"rue %on;den%e %o$es #ro$ within *ut a weave %an 'rovide an easier
transitionin! 'eriod #or a wo$an who $a& *e de*atin! on eli$inatin!
strai!htenin! %he$i%als and !oin! throu!h with the 6i! Cho' MCi'riana5
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:ore "i$e :ana!e$ent- :an& wo$en those with natural hair and those who
use %he$i%als want $ore variet& durin! the week %on%ernin! hairst&les(
Weaves %an 'rovide %onstant $ani'ulation without the stress on &our
tresses( Weaves also 'rovide a !reat o'tion #or a hi!hl& a%tive li#est&le
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Assists in atien%e o# 1rowth- Weaves %an assist in 'atien%e o# !rowin! &our
natural hair sin%e &our #o%us is taken awa& *e%ause dail& %onta%t with &our
natural hair is now eli$inated whi%h %an %ontrol &our ur!es in !ra**in! that
$easurin! ta'e ever& E se%onds to 'ro!ress new !rowth MCi'riana5 /0,/N(
rote%tion #ro$ the Ele$ents- Your weave has now *e%o$e the %loak o#
'rote%tion #or &our hair5 auto$ati%all& resistant #ro$ harsh ele$ents su%h as
weather5 too $u%h sun e8'osure5 and $aterials #ro$ %lothin! that %an %ause
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#ri%tion to natural strands( I# wearin! ,00P hu$an hair &ou now have the
#reedo$ to use heat *ased a''lian%es without #ear o# da$a!e to &our
natural strands MCi'riana5 /0,/N(
Chan!e- Cut and %olor with ease( E8'eri$entin! with %olor and %ut while
wearin! a weave is a sa#e and eas& wa& to 'la& around with di7erent looks
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Cons-
"e$'orar& or er$anent "ra%tion Alo'e%ia- "his is not to *e taken li!htl&(
"ra%tion Alo'e%ia is a #or$ o# alo'e%ia or $oderate hair loss %aused *& a sel#
3indu%ed 'ullin! #or%e or a%tion usuall& %aused *& too ti!ht *raids5 twists or
st&les5 'on& tails5 weaves and e8tensions( "ra%tion Alo'e%ia is one o# the
$ost %o$$on e8a$'les o# hair lost a$on! A#ri%an A$eri%an wo$en
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Hair Care Ne!le%t- Ne!le%tin! o# natural hair es'e%iall& washin! while
s'ortin! a weave %an *e a ver& eas& $istake to $ake sin%e &our #o%us is on
hair that is not &our own( E8tre$e dr&ness o# hair and s%al' is one o# the
*i!!est and $ost %o$$on #a%tors o# natural hair while wearin! a weave
whi%h %an lead to *reaka!e( Also la%k o# weave $aintenan%e %an %ause odor
and $oldin! due to la%k o# re!ular air %ir%ulation and $oisture that will
a%%u$ulate within the weave %reatin! an easier 'la&!round #or #un!us to
!row and indu%e e8%essive sheddin! MCi'riana5 /0,/N(
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Constant u'kee'- As 'reviousl& $entioned less $ani'ulation with &our
natural hair as a 'ro while wearin! a weave5 there is a Gi'side o# that %oin in
the %onstant u'kee' o# the weave itsel#( Sin%e &our hair is %onstantl& !rowin!
a*out Q an in%h a $onth5 weaves re)uire %onsistent $aintenan%e( "oo $u%h
tension on new !rowth in%reases &our %han%es o# tra%tion alo'e%ia(
ro#essionals su!!est no $ore then H3,/ weeks
weaves3while3natural MCi'riana5 /0,/N(
6ud!et- "o 'ut it in la$ent ter$s5 weaves ain4t %hea'I =nless &ou know how
to a''l& &our own weave5 %onstant u'kee' $eans %onstant e8'enses( I# &ou
are thinkin! a*out a weave %al%ulate the ;!ures #or a &ear and see i# it is an
invest$ent &ou are a*le to a7ord5 i# not this %an %ause 'ro*le$s with u'kee'
that in the #uture %ould %ause irre'ara*le da$a!e to &our natural hair
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Alri!ht sin%e &ou have *een a*le to read so$e o# the 'ros and %ons o#
weave let4s start with the *asi%s> 'i%kin! a weave( It 'rett& $u%h de'ends on
what &ou are in the $ood #or( I# &ou are in the $ood #or %url& then !et %url&
hair( I# &ou want strai!ht hair then !o with that( I# &ou de%ide &ou want
$i8ture5 where the hair %an *e either %url& or strai!ht> sele%t a *rand o# hair
that does *oth( Aust *e $ind#ul that even in weave there are di7eren%es that
%an %han!e the overall a''earan%e( i%k a weave that &ou are !uaranteed to
look and #eel !ood in( One o# the di7eren%es *etween a !ood weave and a
*ad weave is the hair itsel#(
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How to i%k a 1ood Weave
Hu$an hair versus S&ntheti% hair5 whi%h is *etter and $ore
a''ro'riate #or &ou as a %onsu$er to %hoose( Hair weaves %an *e $ade o#
hu$an hair or s&ntheti% hair( "he hu$an hair is donated or sold *& wo$en
'ri$aril& #ro$ Asia5 India5 or 6ra<il( S&ntheti% hair is $ade o# 'lasti%( Hu$an
hair %an *e treated and st&led the sa$e wa& &ou would treat &our own hair(
It %an *e sha$'ooed> %onditioned5 d&ed5 heat st&led and %he$i%all& treated
MLondon5 ,OOO3/0,0N( S&ntheti% hair weaves arenRt as versatile as hu$an
hair weaves( S&ntheti% hair should never *e heat st&led> the heat will $elt it(
S&ntheti% hair %o$es in var&in! te8tures and will *e worn in the sa$e te8ture
the whole ti$e a wo$an wears it( I# itRs a %url& weave5 it has to re$ain %url&
MLondon5 ,OOO3/0,0N( So needless to sa& i# &ou want a versatile weave
hu$an hair is the wa& to !o( 6ut i# &ou want so$ethin! that4s !oin! to sta&
e8a%tl& how &ou 'ut it in s&ntheti% is the o'tion #or &ou(
i%kin! !ood weave hair nor$all& de'ends on the we#t and the look o#
the tra%k itsel#( "his %an *e either #or hu$an hair or s&ntheti% hair( S&ntheti%
hair $i!ht see$ %ost3#riendl& *ut it %an $ake &our natural hair *rittle and
even irritate &our s%al'( Look out #or *rands that %lai$ to *e ,00P hu$an
hair *ut are reall& $i8ed with s&ntheti% ;*ers MAudra E( LordN( 6e %are#ul
when 'i%kin! out weave5 look at ever&thin!( Fro$ the 'a%ka!in! it %o$es in
to the we#t and the tra%k( "ou%h the hair5 #eel the te8ture and how it #eels
runnin! throu!h &our ;n!ers( :ake sure that the weave itsel# is not !oin! to
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irritate &our s%al'( Che%k the )ualit& o# the tra%k and the hair( On%e the hair
is 'ut in i# &ou #eel 'ersistent irritations to &our s%al' #ro$ the tra%k o# the
we#ts do not si$'l& 'ush this $atter to the side seek hel' there %ould *e a
!reater 'ro*le$ at stake( "he irritation %ould *e %aused *& the $aterials
used #or the tra%k to hold the we#t in ta%k( "his is es'e%iall& the %ase with
tra%ks that are hard and sti7 to tou%h( Look #or tra%ks that are $ore 'lia*le
and so#ter( Constant irritation %an %ause s%a**in! and 'erha's s%arrin!
where hair loss %ould *e 'er$anent( Ins'e%t the hair to see i# it4s *een %ut or
ta$'ered with( I# there are in!redients on the 'a%ka!e read the$ and $ake
sure &ou understand what the& are sa&in! MCi'riana5 /0,/N(
"he 'ur%hase that &ou are $akin! %an *e a %ostl& *ut well worth it(
"ake the ti$e to do &our resear%h and know what is ri!ht #or &ou( A ti' that I
!o *& is %hoose a %url 'attern %losest to &our own hair te8ture( "his a''lies
onl& i# &ou are wearin! the %rown o# &our natural hair out or e8tensions(
Choosin! a weave or e8tensions that are %losest to &our hair 'attern will
drasti%all& de%rease %onstant $ani'ulation in tr&in! to i$itate the %url
'attern o# the weave with &our own natural hairMCi'riana5 /0,/N(
I 'i%k $& weaves *& o%%asion> I know that sounds weird *ut it4s true( I#
I4$ !oin! to a #or$al event I tr& to ;t the o%%asion( I don4t want to *e overl&
dra$ati% and *oisterous *ut I do want to stand out> with the e8%e'tion o# not
out3shinin! $& attire( A rule o# thu$* that I !o *& is what the weave looks
like when $& hair is in its natural state( :eanin! i# $& natural hair is wet
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#ro$ either the ele$ents outside or sweat does the weave still look like it %an
$at%h $& natural hair( I use this rule *e%ause &ou never know what4s %o$in!
and &ou %an4t 'redi%t ever&thin!( I as'ire to look $& *est at all ti$es that
$eans all around5 $& hair es'e%iall&( I %annot stand to see #e$ales that are
#resh #ro$ the !&$ or !ot %au!ht in a rain stor$ and the to' o# their hair is
their own and it4s all 'u7& and slo''& and their weave is silk& and lu8urious
still( It irks $& nerves !et a weave that $at%hes &our natural !rade o# hair(
Another ele$ent that I $a& have #ailed to $ention when 'i%kin! a
!ood weave is where &ou !et the weave #ro$( I a$ a #an o# *u&in! weave at
*oth a store and online( When I sho' online #or hair I use
weaveworldone(%o$ and #or stores I like to use a nu$*er o# di7erent stores
in $& area( When I sho' online I like to look at the *undles o# hair the& are
sellin!5 what kind o# hair the& have5 where the& !ot the weave #ro$ and do
the& have a wide variet& o# *rands #or $e to %hoose #ro$( I also a$ not a
stran!er to %allin! the %o$'an& that s'onsors the we*site to ask )uestions
and voi%e $& %on%erns( I like to have o'tions and *e%ause I also a$ a
wo$an who likes to save $one& when I *u& #ro$ stores I tr& to !o to stores
that are havin! deals( 6ut even with that *ein! said I still do $& ho$ework5 I
talk to the 'eo'le that work there5 %usto$ers that are alread& in the store5
'eo'leC#riends that I know who have sho''ed there5 and ;nall& I thorou!hl&
%he%k the hair $&sel#( Like I said *e#ore weave %an *e a %ostl& invest$ent
*ut %an *e well worth it i# &ou know what &ou4re doin!(
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When 'i%kin! weave tr& &our *est not *e i$'ulsive and let sales
'eo'le talk &ou into so$ethin! &ou know in &our heart is not reall& what &ou
want( "he sales 'eo'le while the& are hel'#ul $a& not alwa&s have &our *est
interest at heart( "he& are there to $ake $one&5 as $u%h as 'ossi*le so i#
that re)uires the$ to sell &ou so$ethin! that &ou $a& not ne%essaril& want
or need don4t 'ut it 'ast the$ to do so ("rust $e I have done the i$'ulse
*u& and re!retted it later on( er#e%t e8a$'le when I ;rst started wearin!
weave I didn4t do $& resear%h and I +ust went into a hair su''l& store and
asked #or weave( Whi%h was $& ;rst $istake5 the sales %lerk saw a su%ker
%o$in! #ro$ a $ile awa& and she used it to her advanta!e( I asked #or
weave the %lerk took $e to the $ost e8'ensive weave the& had and told $e
it was their to' seller( It +ust ha''ened to *e Re$& hair> it was ver& so#t and
e8tre$el& lon! #or $& taste( At the ti$e I was in the 'ro%ess o# lettin! $&
hair !o natural #ro$ rela8ers and %he$i%als in !eneral( I had the weave 'ut
in and it looked horri*le( :& natural hair did not $at%h the weave at all( Not
in %olor or te8ture5 and when it !ot wet it was a disaster( :& hair $atted u'
and so did the weave hair( "his was *e%ause I had *een 'uttin! 'rodu%t in it
to tr& to !et the hair on $& head and the weave to $at%h u'5 whi%h onl&
$ade thin!s worse( I looked a hot $ess( "hat was one o# those trial and error
$o$ents I dis%ussed earlier( Needless to sa& I never did that a!ain(
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"he 'i%tures a*ove are all *ad weaves5 the& $a& not have started out
that wa& *ut the& de;nitel& ended that wa& in the 'i%tures( Don4t !et $e
wron! I have an aSnit& #or all the %ele*rities and re!ular 'eo'le whose
'i%tures I 'osted> *ut i# &our weave is ?rat%het@ it doesn4t $atter who &ou
are I have no 'ro*le$ %allin! &ou out a*out it( As I told &ou *e#ore I hate to
see a *ad weave5 it irritates the ver& ;*ers o# $& *ein!( Let4s +ust !o over
the 'i%tures shall we- "o' le#t 'i%ture I4$ all #or %olor and %urls when it %o$es
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to weaves *ut at least let the weave have so$e se$*lan%e o# order and 'ut
so$e e7ort into tr&in! to $ake it look like &our own( It is all a*out illusion
ladies( Se%ond 'i%ture #ro$ the le#t5 &ou %an %learl& see that the wo$an5 who
is Fo8& 6rown has *een sweatin!( Not onl& is her natural hair all 'u7& and
$atted *ut so is the weave( Ne8t the third 'i%ture %loser to the ri!ht a
rando$ #e$ale5 her roots are 'u7& and the weave does not $at%h her
natural hair 'attern( Finall& the last two whi%h are Serena Willia$s and
6e&on%J> Serena has a *ald s'ot showin! whi%h is %learl& 'ointed out in the
'i%ture and 6e&on%J looks like the %owardl& lion #ro$ the Wi<ard o# O<( You
%an tell that ea%h o# these 'heno$enal wo$en $ade errors in their weave
%hoi%es( S$all issues like the ones in the 'i%tures %an *e avoided i# &ou 'i%k
the ri!ht weave and do &our resear%h( "reat &oursel# like the )ueen that &ou
are5 i# &ou4re !oin! to *e a )ueen look the 'art(
DYI vs( Havin! a St&list
A#ter 'i%kin! a weave5 there %o$es the task o# whether or not &ou
should have a st&list do &our hair or takin! on the task o# doin! it &oursel#(
:ost #e$ales who are not st&list a!ree that &ou should have a 'ro#essional
who knows e8a%tl& what the& are doin! to 'ut it in #or &ou( Well I ha''en to
*e one o# the rare #ew who *elieve i# &ou take &our ti$e and 'a& attention to
what &ou are doin! &ou %an do it &oursel#( "here have *een 'lent& o# ti$es
where I wanted a weave and %ould not a7ord to 'a& to !et $& hair done( So I
de%ided I was done with settlin! #or doin! $& own hair I learned how to sew
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$& own weave in( I tau!ht $&sel# #ro$ havin! $& own hair done *& a st&list
and wat%hin! You"u*e videos( I know it sounds %ra<& *ut it a%tuall& does
work( On the videos &ou !et ste' *& ste' instru%tions and the tutorials show
so$eone a%tuall& 'uttin! a weave in5 then &ou !et to see the ;nished
'rodu%t( Another hel'#ul ti' i# &our !oin! to 'ut a weave in &oursel# and have
had it done *& a st&list 'rior to doin! it ask )uestions( I# the st&list &ou have
doin! &our hair %ares a*out &ou as a %lient the& will not $ind &ou askin!
)uestions a*out what the& are doin! and wh&(
"he essential thin!s that are needed to 'ut a weave in &our3sel# are
'rodu%ts5 $aterials5 deter$ination5 and #o%us> those are the $ain
in!redients( =se all o# those tools and &ou should *e ;ne( 1oin! *a%k to
knowin! &our hair5 this #a%t will allow &ou to deter$ine whether or not &ou
should do it &our sel# or have a 'ro#essional do it( "here are sew3ins and
weave %a's and !lue3ins and 'artial weaves and #ull weaves( .now &our hair
and &ou %an $ake the ;nal de%ision as to whi%h one &ou want(
Let $e tell &ou the di7eren%e *etween ea%h t&'e o# weave( Sew3ins are
nor$all& done *& sewin! &our natural hair u' *& usin! a hair needle and
thread and atta%hin! the tra%k to the *raided 'art o# &our hair( "his %an *e
either done as a #ull weave where little to none o# &our natural hair is
showin! or a 'artial weave where the %rown o# &our head is showin!( Whi%h
allows #or variation> 'arts and *an!s in &our hair and u'3dos *e%ause &our
natural hair %an *e $odi;ed as well as the weave( "hen there are weave
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%a's whi%h work like sew3ins *ut &our hair is not a%tuall& tou%hed *& the
weave itsel#( Your natural hair is *raided and a %a' is 'ut over &our hair and
tra%ks are !lued onto the %a' and the 'eri$eter o# &our hair so that the
weave does not #all o7( Lastl& there are !lue3ins whi%h I a$ !oin! to tell &ou
now I a$ not a #an o#( "he& %onsist o# either !luin! the tra%k to &our a%tual
s%al' or !luin! the tra%k to hair that is *raided to &our head( Either wa& that
$ethod s%rea$s da$a!e to $e5 and I don4t do it to $& hair or s%al'> *ut to
ea%h its own(
6elow are so$e 'i%tures o# di7erent weaves artial and Full Sew3In 5 1lue3In5
and Weave Ca'-
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I ha''en to *e a ;r$ *eliever in a 'artial sew3in5 *ut I have done the$
all( "his allowed $e to ;!ure out whi%h one I liked *est and whi%h worked #or
$& hair and $& *ud!et( In $& 'ersonal o'inion I #eel like the 'artial sew3in
weave is the *est *e%ause &ou %an show%ase $ore o# &ou in this t&'e o# hair
st&le( I sa& this *e%ause &ou %an have *an!s or a 'art( I $ainl& like it #or $e
in !eneral *e%ause I have hi!hli!hts in $& natural hair and the& %an still *e
seen in a weave whi%h is a *onus #or $e( Wh& should I %over the %olor I have
in $& hair5 whi%h I 'aid !ood $one& to have 'ut in( I don4t with the %rown o#
$& hair *ein! out $& hi!hli!hts are shown and I #eel that the& add another
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di$ension to $& alread& lu8urious hair st&le( "he 'artial weave allows #or
$ore versatilit& in $& o'inion( I %an *e !lass& and sass& all in the sa$e da&
*e%ause $& hair %overs the tra%ks and a7ords $e the o''ortunit& to where
the weave u' or down( Also the *est 'art a*out a 'artial weave to $e is that
all the st&les I $entioned I %an do $&sel# without the hel' o# a st&list and the
added %ost that %o$es alon! with it( Doin! &our own weave is the *est
o'tion #or $e5 and I ho'e so$e o# &ou wo$en will tr& it( DIY weaves are %ost
eS%ient and +ust as $ana!ea*le without the salon( You look !reat and save
$one&5 what %ould *e *etter(
6ut i# DIY is not an o'tion #or &ou #or a 'lethora o# reasons5 like &ou +ust
don4t have the ti$e to devote to learnin! how to do &our own weave5 or &ou
+ust ha''en to have the $one& to %ontinue to !o to a st&list> then havin! a
!ood st&list is the o'tion #or &ou( :& onl& %aution with !ettin! &our weave
done *& a st&list or hair 'ro#essional is5 !o to so$eone who s'e%iali<es in
doin! weaves and so$eone that &ou trust( Findin! the ri!ht hair st&list #or
weave wearers is the Will& Wonka !olden ti%ketI "he ke& to ensure &ou have
#ound a hair e8'ert st&list who knows how to %orre%tl& 'ut in a weave is ask
to see a %lient who has had weaves done *& &our sele%ted st&list( Yes this
$a& involve &our ho$ework *ut there is nothin! like the reassuran%e o#
;ndin! a st&list who knows what the& are doin!( You *etter *elieve a st&list
who does !ood work will not have a 'ro*le$ with this re)uestI
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Havin! a st&list do &our weave take a lot o# the 'ressure o7 o# &our
shoulders when it %o$es to a%tuall& doin! &our own hair5 *ut there is still
work to *e done( Aust *e%ause &our st&list does hair5 does not $ean that the&
do weave( "here is a *i! di7eren%e in so$eone who %an do hair and
so$eone who knows how to do weave( So$e st&list $a& do an aweso$e +o*
on &our natural hair *e%ause that is what the& know( 6ut i# 'uttin! in a
weave is not reall& an area the& are sure a*out I 'ersonall& steer %lear o#
the$ when it %o$es to $& weave( I take it ver& seriousl& when $& hair looks
a $ess> its one thin! i# I4$ the reason $& hair looks *ad it4s another thin! i# I
leave a st&list4s %hair and did not !et what I 'aid #or(
A!ain I reiterate do &our ho$ework look to #riends5 #a$il& $e$*ers5
%o3workers5 or a%tual %lients o# the st&list to attest to their work( Weaves are
!reat when the& are done ri!ht( Not ever& st&list or hair 'ro#essional has
&our natural hair and s%al' in $ind when the& 'ut in a weave( "here are
thin!s &ou $a& have to ask #or that would not *e a 'ro*le$ #or &ou i# &ou did
it &oursel#( E8a$'le5 ?wat%hin! the a$ount or *ulk o# we#ts that is 'la%ed on
&our strands will save &ou a world o# heada%he in the 'revention o#
unne%essar& hair loss( "he *ulk o# the weave should never #eel heav& or
wei!hed down( "he a$ount o# tra%ks &ou invest in var& #or ea%h individual
and should *e *ased on the health5 densit&5 individual strand si<e and
'orosit& o# &our hair@ MCi'riana5 /0,/N ( Another instan%e is5 havin! to
de$and that &our hair is not *raided too ti!htl& *& a st&list( We4ve all seen
wo$en with a weak hairline due to re'eated *raidin! and 'ullin! MLord5
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/0,0N( "hese are issues that have to *e addressed when !ettin! &our weave
done *& a st&list( 6otto$ line +ust $ake sure the st&list %ares as $u%h a*out
&our natural hair as the& do the weave( It will save &ou a whole lot o# stress
and heart a%he to know that &ou4ll still have &our natural hair a#ter &ou take
out &our weave(
"asting #ower of $ wea!e
Weave %an *e &our *est #riend i# &ou let it *ut it %an also *e &our worst
ene$&( I have said it *e#ore do &our resear%h( How lon! Mlen!th o# ti$eN is
too lon! to kee' a weave5 and what is the tale3tell si!n that the weave has
outsta&ed its wel%o$e on &our head( .nowin! the t&'e o# weave and the
$anu#a%turer hel's in this 'ro%ess( 6& that I $ean the *undle o# hair &ou
have in &our head( "here are all di7erent t&'es o# weave hair that &ou %an
'ur%hase and a wide variet& o# 'la%es to %hoose #ro$( :& !o to we*site #or
hair is weaveworldone(%o$(
I %hoose this site *e%ause it !ives e$'hasis on the di7erent t&'es o#
hair5 how to $aintain the weave5 and how lon! that 'arti%ular *rand will last
i# treated 'ro'erl&( "he hair *undle itsel# will deter$ine how lon! the hair will
a%tuall& last( So$e o# the *est *rands %lai$ that there weaves %an last u' to
a &ear( "his is *ased on i# the hair is hu$an and not s&ntheti% and how &ou
%are #or the hair(
i%tured *elow are di7erent weave *undles-
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"he 'i%tures that are shown are o# di7erent t&'es o# weave *undles(
"he& show len!th o# the tra%k5 di7erent te8tures o# hair5 and ;nall& %olor(
:aintenan%e is ke& in the lastin! 'ower o# &our weave( You %an take a weave
out and wash and %ondition it and 'ut it ri!ht *a%k in &our head( Fro$
'ersonal e8'erien%e I *ou!ht a weave #ro$ weaveworldone(%o$ and have
had the weave #or al$ost a &ear( I take it out treat it as i# it were $& own hair
and then 'ut the weave *a%k in $& natural hair as I see ;t( In $ost instan%es
weave is real hair and should *e treated as su%h(
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"here are so $an& t&'es o# hair and di7erent $anu#a%turers who $ake
the$ and tailor ea%h weave to what is 'o'ular or even to what &ou like
s'e%i;%all&( Here is a list o# di7erent t&'es o# weave and so$e o# the 'o'ular
*rands that %arr& the$-
Re$& Hair
6oh&$e5 Ale8ander5 TU5 1oddess Classi%5 Rose5 Aanet5 Indire$i5
Velvet Vir!in Indian Re$i5 Sa!a5 VI5 6ra<ilian Colle%tion9et%(
:ilk&wa&
Ole5 Four*ulous5 Indian5 Uue Hair5 Weave :aster5 Fa*L(
Sensationnel
Outre
6everl& Aohnson
All o# these hair weave %o$'anies %lai$ that the& o7er the *est hair that
$one& %an *u&( 6ut i# &ou do &our resear%h &ou ;nd out that even the *est
hair %an shed5 $atte5 tan!le5 and %ause &ou $ore issues than what the&4re
worth *e%ause o# how the& are %he$i%all& treated( How weave hair is
'ro%essed deter$ines the len!th o# ti$e &ou %an e7e%tivel& kee' it( When
hu$an weave hair is 'ur%hased it !oes throu!h a series o# testin! and
stri''in! and %he$i%al treat$ents to !et it to what &ou see in the *undles
and 'a%ks that &ou *u&( .nowin! the *a%k!round o# the weave that &ou *u&
%an hel' &ou $aintain and kee' &our weave #or #ar lon!er than is e8'e%ted(
On the Gi'side even i# &our weave %an last #orever how lon! should &ou
kee' it atta%hed to &our natural hair( I 're#er to onl& kee' $& weaves in #or
no lon!er than two $onths !ive or take a week( I sa& this *e%ause I a$
a%utel& aware o# $& hair *eneath the wa& and I $ake sure to 'a& s'e%ial
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attention to what4s !oin! on with *oth the weave and $& natural hair( I# &ou
don4t know how lon! is too lon! to kee' a weave in or how to $aintain it
on%e the weave is in &our hair> here are so$e ti's %ourtes& o# Audra Lord-
?Set a "i$e Li$it or 1ive the Weave a 6reak- I# &ou are 'lannin! to ro%k &our
hair au natural or +ust %are a*out the health o# &our hair !ive the weave a
*reakI "he weave is not the All :i!ht&5 it %an onl& do so $u%h and %onstant
weavin! des'ite takin! all the ne%essar& 're%autions still adds stress to &our
hair5 whi%h $eans &ears down the line &ou %ould *e dealin! with so$e sort
o# hair loss( Wi!s are a !reat o'tion to rid the stress that weaves %reate@
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Havin! a ti$e #ra$e works #or *oth hu$an and s&ntheti% weave( Hu$an hair
weaves are desi!ned to last lon!er than s&ntheti% hair *e%ause s&ntheti% hair
has 'lasti% ;*ers woven into it( ?On%e a hu$an hair weave is atta%hed to a
wo$anRs head5 it %an last #or u' to ei!ht weeks@ MLord5 /0,0N( "hese t&'es o#
weaves are nor$all& aS8ed to *raids that are atta%hed to the s%al'( Weave
we#ts are sewn into the *raids( S&ntheti% hair isnRt $ade to last as lon!( ?"his
t&'e o# weave nor$all& lasts one ni!ht to a %ou'le o# weeks( It %an *e
atta%hed in a te$'orar& #ashion5 su%h as with a %li' M%li'3in e8tensionsN5
*ondin! !lue or sewn in@ MLord5 /0,0N(
"ake a *reak( ?1ivin! &our hair a rest #ro$ weaves doesn4t ne%essaril& $ean
&our lo%ks have to !o #ro$ lon! and %url& to %ro''ed and rela8ed overni!ht(
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I# &ou want to kee' u' one %onsistent look even in *etween weaves5 tr& #au8
'onies or hal#3wi!s@MLord5 /0,0N(
ro'er Co$*in! "e%hni)ue- Aust *e%ause the hair is not !rowin! #ro$ &our
s%al' &ou still want to use 'ro'er %o$*in! te%hni)ues when %o$*in! &our
weave( Start #ro$ the ends and work &our wa& to the root o# the tra%k( "his
will add lon!evit& and de%rease the a$ount o# sheddin! o# the weave due to
less stress *& %o$*in! &our wa& u' towards the tra%k(
Wra' it ='- Wearin! a weave does allow &ou the o'tion to slee' without a
satin 'illow%ase or s%ar# *ut #ro$ 'ersonal e8'erien%e I would su!!est not
o'tin! out on these hair %are li#esavers( Satin 'illow%ases and s%ar#s %an add
lon!evit& to &our weave and *ank a%%ount MCi'riana5 /0,/N(
I# it hurts5 !et the weave out o# thereI "ra%ks should *e sewn in ;r$l& *ut
%o$#orta*l&( You should not leave an&where whether the salon or *& &our
hands in 'ain( .ee' a weavin! thread and needle hand& at ho$e #or an&
tra%ks that %o$e loose( It4s not worth losin! &our hair MLord5 /0,0N(
?Wash it( art &our weave into #our )uadrants( Create loose knots and se%ure
with %li's to redu%e tan!lin!( =se a s'ra& *ottle with diluted sha$'oo and
diluted %onditioner to redu%e *uildu'( Saturate ea%h se%tion then $assa!e
'rodu%t into s%al' and hair as &ou would &our natural hair Musin! &our
;n!erti's5 not nails and %are#ull& $aneuverin! *etween tra%ks and under
*raidsN( When %onditionin!5 use a wide3tooth %o$* to detan!le( Rinse se%tion
*& se%tion5 loosel& wra''in! *a%k u' in a knot when $ovin! onto the ne8t(
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When all 'rodu%t is re$oved5 %reate #our *raids( Finall&5 sit under a hooded
dr&er so that s%al' and hair %an thorou!hl& dr&@ MLord5 /0,0N(
Vine!ar5 "ea "ree and 1ra'e#ruit Seed Oil- Due to la%k o# air %ir%ulation while
wearin! a weave this %reates a $oist environ$ent whi%h is $ore sus%e'ti*le
to %reate a *reedin! !round #or *a%teria su%h as $old( Vine!ar5 "ea tree or
1ra'e#ruit seed oil are natural $old killin! a!ents( "he a''li%ation o# these
oils on &our s%al' while wearin! a weave %an redu%e or deter $oldin! issues
i$$ediatel&( Vine!ar oil $a& have a ver& o7ensive or #oul s$ell *ut
undiluted it %an kill $old in a #ew hours MCi'riana5 /0,/N(
All the ti's that were !iven a*ove are to $aintain and kee' &our
natural and weave lookin! !ood( "he !oal is to kee' &ou lookin! at &our *est
and havin! to s'end less $one& on a new weave( I# &ou $aintain the
lon!evit& o# the weave &ou alread& have it alleviates so$e o# the stress and
'ro*le$s &ou $a& have in the #uture( 6e%ause there is nothin! worse than a
weave that4s unke$'t( :atted hair with visi*le new !rowth and tra%ks will
de;nitel& !et &ou a side e&e( Whether &ou4re kee'in! late ni!hts stud&in! #or
that :aster4s de!ree5 a *us& $o$5 or +ust a *oss5 &ou 'ro*a*l& !ot that
weave to hel' &ou save ti$e and e7ort involved with doin! &our own hair5 so
wh& not $ake sure it looks as G& as 'ossi*le #or as lon! as 'ossi*le MWri!ht5
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When &ou $aintain the a''earan%e o# &our weave 'eo'le are una*le
to tell whether or not its &our hair or not( I ;nd that to *e a *ene;t( I like to
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!ive the illusion that $& hair %an *e down to waist and %o$'letel& %url&( I
#eel like weave !ives $e the o''ortunit& to show $& $a!i% skills i# &ou know
what I $ean> ;rst &ou see it and now &ou don4t( When &ou $aintain the
lon!evit& o# &our weave &ou are $akin! s$art de%isions in re!ards to &our
hair and &our $one&( ersonall& I love to save $one& and tr& to do so
whenever 'ossi*le( I# that $eans I have to 'ut u' with so$e sidle
anno&an%es o# takin! %are o# the weave 'ro'erl& I4ll do it( 6e%ause I know in
the lon! run I a$ doin! it #or $& own !ood( It4s a health& and s$art de%ision
on $& 'art5 whi%h I like ver& $u%h(
In %on%lusion5 natural hair and weave are $utuall& e8%lusive in this da&
in a!e( Hair %an $ake or *reak &ou i# &ou let it( I ho'e that &ou have learned
so$e new thin!s #ro$ this essa& and take what &ou have learned and a''l&
it to &our hair( Allow &oursel# to *e %ra<& and outra!eous with &our st&les( As
lon! as &ou #eel and look !ood to &ou that4s all that $atters( Re$e$*er that
what &ou do now %an alwa&s %an %o$e *a%k to &ou in re!ards to &our hair(
"ake %are o# &our hair and s%al' and &ou4ll alwa&s have hair( 6e aware o#
'ro*le$s that $a& arise with *oth &our hair and s%al'> &our awareness %an
save &ou a lot o# heart a%he and $one& in the lon! run( Ask #or hel' when
&ou need it> whether it is a do%tor or a hair 'ro#essional +ust $ake sure the&
%are a*out &ou and &our 'arti%ular issue(
=tili<e what &ou alread& know and what &ou have learned #ro$ this
arti%le to #urther not onl& &ou hair edu%ation *ut those o# 'eo'le &ou know(
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ut a sto' to the ?rat%het@ weaves I talked a*out5 *e%ause un#ortunatel& i#
&ou4re the one who is unin#or$ed that $a& *e &ou walkin! around with that
*ad weave( And I would ho'e that &ou would want so$eone to tell &ou>
*e%ause I would de;nitel& want so$eone to tell $e( 1row5 $ature5 and
'ros'er ladies5 *e%ause its &our hair and &ou should %are(
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natural. Retrieved from http://urbanbuhbabe.com/pro!con!uccefu"!tip!#hen!
#earin$!#eave!#hi"e!natura"/ (Cipriana, 2012)
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%ondon, &. (1'''!201(). About the different types of hair weaves. Retrieved from
http://###.eho#.com/about)*+,12-2)different!t.pe!hair!#eave.htm" (%ondon, 1'''!
201()
%ord, /. (2010, 0u". 1'). Weaves 101: Ten tips your stylist wont tell you. Retrieved from
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(2012). !ad weaves serena willia"s. (2012). 72eb 8hoto9. Retrieved from
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(2011). #elebrities with bad weaves fo$y brown. (2011). 72eb 8hoto9. Retrieved from
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