This song is one of hate and its lyrics certainly don't beat around the bush with this. To hate a group so much that you have to make song about your prejudice means that group has some sort of significance or power over your life.  Hate takes energy out of you, so for someone to go that hard something is behind it, perhaps jealously.

Brazilian Woman

What I can't wrap my fingers around is how many of the Brazilian people look black themselves, yet some are so full of hate toward black people. Oh, and if you ever dare call them black they throw hissy fits, this especially frustrates me when it is clear they have some sort of African ancestry going on. When I hear ignorance such as this, it automatically makes me think they are just haters because their hair can't do all the cool tricks my can.

It can appear short and coily when I want it to
Braided and glorious
Curly shiny ringlets
Fluffy, big, and bold
and if I so desire
it can be worn pressed,
straightened, and silky

Anyone ignorant enough to make a song about another peoples hair is nothing short of a hater, they are probably mad because they feel their own style is limited.

The man behind the racism, Tiririca

By nature 4b or 4c hair in its natural state, is not exactly what we would call curly, but it definitely has a rather coily look to it. On its own after washing your hair, as a 4b/4c lady it is not likely that you will have loose ringlets without a little work on your part.

For me I find that for the best curl definition I like to deal with my hair while it is still wet. This is because once I blow dry it out it straightens fairly easily and the curl is just not the same. My twist outs and braid outs on wet hair turn out more defined, smooth, and shiny.

My key to elongating my hair somewhat and getting a defined curl is achieved by  a combination of three things: A detangling session, twisting, and the right product.

Taking the the time to detangle my hair section by section combing from the ends of my hair and working my way on up helps to expand my hair.

Although braiding the hair may stretch it out more, I prefer to do a two-strand twist out my hair because I prefer the s curl shape it leaves behind.

For hold and definition I use a either a heavy butter, creme, or moisturizing gel.

                         
                           Me after using Jane Carter Solution's Curl Defining Creme today. I love the results  : )

Over the course of my natural hair journey I have learned what works for my 4b kinky hair type and what doesn't. Although, many women have a mixture of textures in their hair, for me the typing system simply signifies that different hair types require different techniques of dealing with hair.For example, I know certain techniques someone with 4a hair uses would not cut it for me, like spraying my hair with water. If I did that on a regular basis my hair would look like a dried out matted pancake. With that being said here are my list of do's and don'ts.

I have said a few things of off this list:

Do you have an extra do-rag? My hair can't touch this cotton pillow case.
Does my forehead look shiny
I'm thinking about getting dreads
My hair is looking dry!

What's on your list?


Almost all of us had to say at least one of these statements. While natural hair does come with perks like being able to work out without  the worry about sweating out your hair,  not hiding from the rain fall like a mad woman, or thinned out hair it still requires some upkeep like any other hairstyle. We battle with dryness, shrinkage, getting the perfect curl, maintaining our curls, and the list could go on and on.

What makes comedy especially funny is when its speaks about what we know to be true. I had to laugh because I knew I had a few on this list that I had said before and if I didn't make the statement I knew someone who had. 

Years before natural hair became the "in thing", Nerissa has been gracing magazine covers, showing the world  that natural is beautiful. Her locs are free formed, which are the original or what you would call traditional locs. Out of all the free formed locs that I have seen hands down she has one of the best, and they have me reconsidering go backing to locs for myself.

Lips Like Alicia's

I would never have thought that I would be able to say makeup cleared my skin, but I am able to now. I have been using Neutrogena Skin Clearing Oil Free Makeup for about a month now, and I absolutely love it. When I first started using this makeup I feared that I was going to break out like crazy, but I didn't!

At the time that I first started using this product my breakouts were pretty bad. I kept getting an Acne cyst on my chin area and my right cheek kept breaking out with smaller pimples. I am all cleared up now but as for my right cheek I still have some battle scars from that and I have to find something to lighten those dark spots up.

After two weeks of using this foundation I saw an improvement. My pimples didn't just vanish just like that or anything but I noticed that they healed up rather rapidly. I give credit to my whole skin care regimen, but the makeup definitely plays an important role, because it is not just ordinary makeup its Acne medicated with salicylic acid.

By week 3 and 4 is when I saw the transformation, and I have been using this product ever since. Not once has it clogged my pores and left me broken out. This product does what it says and it is a major Acne fighter. My only criticism is, they need to make more makeup for darker complexions. I find myself having to use a dab of my mothers Loreal foundation that is in a darker shade so I don't look like a ghost or too washed out. Other than that good job Neutrogena!