We all have them! Things that make us cringe when we see our YouTube favorites or other "gurus" or just other women (and the few men) that are on a HJ, do the things we despise the most on this HJ, but what are mine???
1. Calling Low Manipulation styles Protective styles This is at the TIP TOP of the list for a good reason and you probably already know why. Now if you're on a HJ, you should know that these 2 things are most definitley NOT THE SAME!
Low Manipulation styles are styles that you don't have to do anything to. No combing or anything. These would be your braidouts, twist outs, bantu knot outs, etc. but more importantly . . your ends are exposed to all the environmental dangers of the world (BOO!!!!).
Protective styles are styles that protect your ends from these dangers and guess what that means . . LENGTH RETENTION! Less likely you'll have ratty ends that will eventually die, lol. These would be your buns, sew-ins, wigs, drawstring ponytails, etc.
Lesson of the day: If it doesn't hide your ends, its not protective WHATSOEVER! However, just like a square is a rectangle but a rectangle isn't a square, Protective is Low Mainpulation, but Low Manipulation isn't Protective. So let's get that straight!
2. BAD HAIR ADVICE! OMG . . you've seen it. We've ALL seen it and, in my opinion, it is the worst possible setback next to "scissor happy" stylists and uneducated "licensed professionals." Good example??? TYPE F videos! If you haven't seen them, sadly, you missed them! Another thing? Two words . . OLD SCHOOL. Who is "old school"? Anyone that has passed down those old school beliefs that black people aren't supposed to wash their hair often or that those of us on a HJ are doing too much to our hair and its gonna fall out. Have I said enough? I BELIEVE SO!
Now last on the list . . The thing I hate the MOST on my HJ. If I could blow these things up I would do it in a HEARTBEAT!
3. Herbal Essences Products! Yeah I said it . . I hate HE products. Contrary to many of us on a HJ, they just don't do it for my hair. They do it to my hair! Breakage out the ass . . Especially . . yeah I'm about to go there . . LONG TERM RELATIONSHIP! I used the leave in. #1 It stunk like perfume. #2 That bottle was small as hell for $3. #3 IT STUNK LIKE PERFUME! I bought the "New and F'd Up" version of it . . Anything that has that sticker on it is bound to be trouble. Let's just say, I've learned my lesson :)
Next blog: Small Hair Accessory Haul + Winter Wish List (maybe)! This should be up by Tuesday! I've been too lazy to take pictures of the stuff lol
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I so agree....I hate when people call low manipulation styles protective styles. There is this Youtuber that was making videos to help newbies on their hair journey and she said do "protective styles like braidout". I needed to say something lol and politely told her the difference. And so did a whole bunch of people. She was being hard-headed and didn't want to listen and said that she considers braidouts protective style especially since she is not using heat!
ReplyDelete2. I hate when people give me bad hair advice. Especially hair dressers, they think they know but they don't. I feel like they don't apply what they learned in cosmetology school or perhaps they didn't learn anything. Oh and those type F's vid. Those were funny lol
3.I hate the new herbal essence, the fragrance is a big turn off. It left white residue in my hair and my hair was stiff from using it! The old one was soo different and better, it was my fav leave-in.
They need to put those type F vids up just for humor! I was having a bad day the other day and I NEEDED them! lol
ReplyDeleteI've never used the old version :( I think it would have made a difference if I did and I would have bought it if they still sold it . . SMH! Plus I heard it smells better!