Rantings of a Creole Princess

BIG.THINGS.POPPING!

Roslyn Holcomb: Hair Don’ts Hold Us Back

Nichelle Gainer: It’s Time to Fully Embrace Natural Hair

From My Inbox:

I really appreciate all you do to encourage us to be vain! I've really taken a lot of it to heart, including losing nearly 25 pounds and eating better. I'm single and looking, so I know I must do better for myself and whoever I meet.

My problem is this, I wear my hair with a curly texturizer, but sometimes I want to press my hair straight. I need tips from the ladies because my hair reverts so EASY. I'll spend an hour and a half on it, then walk outside to find myself with a big pouf ball on my head! It's long, so I look really wild when it happens. I can't relax it straight (I'm really sensitive and my hair falls out) and I like the curly option for my workouts. I just want variety. My question for the ladies is:

1. Is it true that hair has to be "trained" to respond to the pressing comb? Is there a special comb that you'd recommend?
2. Any products you use that prevent reverting?

3. Do you have any tips/or old folks wisdom on pressing hair? Seems like they knew something I don't.

Thank you beautiful women.

Itchy Scalp Season

Do you have itchy scalp in the Fall and Winter?  What do you use on it?

Hmmmmm...True or False?

"Black women have the issues they have with their hair because Black men have perpetuated hair issues onto them from early on."

**CLARIFICATION:  The person who said this feels like most Black men are attracted to Black women with straight hair or "good hair" first before they give a woman, like her, the time of day because of her natural hair.  She also states that she knows lots of men who seem to have a hair fetish.

Dear Black People With Hair...

What would you say if a BLACK MAN stated that all Black women can't pull off natural hair and that many of them should be glad they have options?

Chris Rock's "Good Hair" Review

I thought the movie was entertaining and funny as hell.  I love documentaries that have a human interest element part to it where you're really looking forward to the outcome.  They did this effectively by using the hair show.  I've never attended a hair show before and it looked pretty darn interesting even as I know I'd only attend one if I got some free tickets and didn't have anything else going on that I wanted to do.

I was fascinated by the weave storyline and it was really cool learning about where the hair comes from and I was blown away by how much weaves actually cost.  And units?  Wow...chicks were spending $1,000 - $3,500 on one and one chicks unit was so dusty looking in cut AND color that I almost fell out my chair.

Chris Rock always does something that makes me laugh my azz off and when he was riding on the "cab" in India...that was my part in this movie that broke me down.

I loved how tongue-in-cheek it was and it was funny as hell to me.  It showed that hair really shouldn't be all that serious...do what you do with your own hair and embrace and rock your own style. 

Who won't like this movie?  Hair High Priestesses and women who are PRIVATELY embarrassed they wear a weave.  LOL!  IN MY OPINION.  Dude...it's just REALLY not that serious.  Hair grows.  If you're going to watch this movie thinking it's going to showcase your "Blackness" you're going to be disappointed.  If you're going to see this movie because Chris Rock is a fool and you feel like laughing...yup...this movie is for you.

Now...lemme go moisturize my Dooby Don't (Dallas Pen 2009) and go to sleep.

I'm old.

Oh...and I like my hair just as it is (cept for the front layers).  :)

From 1969: BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

BILLY SUNDAY'S Guide to Black Women's Hair

Sooooooooo...which style were you?  ROFL!

Paper Bag Curls

My mother used to roll her hair this way when she wanted big loose curls. She did with her hair dried. According to her this is the way EVERYBODY rolled their hair overnight in the country back in her day. I believed her. LOL! (Yall know I picked this video cuz this chick and her music made me HOLLER right?)

Tell the truth and shame the devil!

Have you ever used brown paper bags to roll your hair?

Oprah's show about hair! ROFL!

Oprah just FLIPPED her head upside down and let Chris Rock check her head for tracks. ROFL! AM.DYING!

BAM!

Cole-Smith Celebration Breaks Barriers

The Talk of the Town Salon

Tell the truth and shame the devil!

Have you ever slept with a pair of underwear on your head?

Trusted Stylist Oopsie

Have you ever had a trusted stylist make an oopsie with your hair?  What did he/she do?  How did you handle?  Did you continue going to him/her?

Hair Randoms of a Creole Princess

My hair is relaxed and I don't care if your hair isn't so don't start none won't be none...mmmkay?  We off that.

When I flatiron my hair I never use the iron hotter than 300 degrees.  I know my hair and what's best for it.  My flatiron is a fancy one but I don't think you need a fancy one as long as you can control the temperature and the plates are ceramic.

When I'm wearing my hair big I don't use ANY heat and since I keep my ends right I'm good.

If you keep using heat regularly you will probably never notice growth even though your hair is growing cuz it's breaking off from the abuse of heat.

Try to get your deep condition game on once a week.

Learn YOUR hair and treat it accordingly.

Healthy hair looks and FEELS good.

You probably don't need to touch up your hair as often as you're currently doing. 

Clean your combs and brushes on Sundays.  It doesn't take much time to do.  I put mine in the sink with a cap full of bleach.  My wooden handle brushes I just scrub with the water/bleach after removing the hair.

The best brush in my opinion is this one:  Aveda Paddle Brush

Invest in a good moisturizer. 

Think REALLY LONG AND HARD about color before you get it.  If I ever changed my mind and decided to get color I'd go to Aveda to have it done by a color specialist no matter HOW MUCH it cost.

As with anything...the more you nurture it...the better off it will be.

If you want your hair to just keep growing...moisturize, moisturize, moisturize...and stop getting trims and cuts.  LOL!  Common sense-i-cality.

If you prefer a more tailored look (as I do) keep your hair trimmed neatly once it is the length you want it to be.  I like the length of my hair and it doesn't need to get any longer so I keep it trimmed up.  (I'm going to let the front layer grow out though cuz I'm STILL feeling some kinda way about the front layer.  Humph.)

If a TRUSTED stylist ever fugs up your hair...side eye his/her azz and let her know IMMEDIATELY.  They will never do it again especially since you will bring that shit up early and often.

::WILL BE SIDE EYEING THE SHIT OUTTA MINE FOR A WHILE::

I usually put my hair up for the Winter cuz I love rocking cute knit hats.  Hey...I gets cold as HELL!  Oh...and I already have some REALLY nice new knit hats!  ::INSERT GREAT BIG HUGE GRIN HERE!::

If I could only have one hair product for the rest of my life it would be coconut oil.  My hair LOVES coconut oil.

I love the feeling of my hair wet.

I love the feeling of my hair air dried.

I remember my mother asking me what I was doing once and I told her..."I just blew drew my hair."  I still think of that every.single.time I use a blow dryer and laugh at her reaction.  LOL!

I have a lot of gray and I have no plans to mess with it.

I have an aversion to CRUNCHY hair and have to bite my tongue every time I see it.  Crunchy hair?  Over-processed to the point of it being broken off, dry and lifeless.  Just...CRUNCHY.

I go through spurts of going to the salon weekly for MONTHS...and then...hardly ever.

I'm weird.

My neighbor is always commenting how my hair is always different.  The last time she said it I told her it's one of many things that makes Black hair so fricking FABULOUS cuz we have so many OPTIONS!

I think she's gonna stop saying that shit to me.

I remain a Phyto girl.

Affirm is my relaxer of choice.

I don't like the color of the ends of my hair.

Hair grows.

A sign of an unhealthy scalp is if you lightly pull a small section of your hair from root to end and more than 6 strands come out.

What's going on random with YOUR hair?

Hair High Priestess

Do YOU know any Hair High Priestesses? 

You know her.  The chick who has gone natural and now feels like she's prouder, Blacker, more WORTHY because she has decided not to use chemicals again (I guess they don't consider dye chemicals) and is now on a spiritual journey to find herself.  She now looks down on all other women who aren't being their natural selves and takes every opportunity to try and turn everything around into being reasons why she went natural and why you should too.

Where does this come from?  Do you believe she never believed in herself before?  Do you believe she never felt confidence before?  How did it come that her hair was now her Samson-ite?

Have you ever encountered this woman?  Has she ever said something to you that made you side eye her azz?  Have you ever had to check one of them?  Have you ever simply broken it down to them by saying..."Look...you do you and Imma do me...okay?"

If you are natural...do you think you're this way?  Or do you *BLINK* at their azzes too?  How do YOU deal with the HAIR HIGH PRIESTESS?

Tyra's Hair Issue...

...is puzzling to me.  Seems people are mad at Tyra Banks because she's relaxed and not natural under her wigs, weaves, etc.

REALLY?

Why folks can't do what they want with their own hair? Why someone else's hair is an issue with YOU...and Ricky Martin?

Tyra's REAL Hair

What say you about this? Do YOU think it was important for her to show?

Best Weave Techniques

What do you think is the best weave technique? I just watched a couple of videos after BINGING and I'm like...wow...I didn't know you could do all of that!

HAIR LOCKS

STRAND BY STRAND

Interesting huh? Have YOU ever worn a weave? What technique was used? How long did you wear it? Did you have any damage to your own hair after? Would you do it again?

Relax

Are all relaxers the same?

What kind do you use?

How long have you used your current kind?

Why did you switch?

How often do you get a touch-up?

My Deep Condition Cocktail

I'm deep conditioning today by using the above amounts of these two products: 

PhytoSpecific Multi-Regenerating Cream Bath

PhytoSpecific Intense Nutrition Mask

I call this my super hair cocktail and it works wonders! I'm planning on getting a deep cut in a few weeks so I'm trying to hold out doing too much styling currently because my hair is 11 weeks post touch-up and the difference between my new growth and my already relaxed hair is such that it could easily break where the two textures meet.  

I often get people in my inbox who are wondering whether or not spending this kind of money on products for our hair is really worth it and I always tell them that from MY experience with MY hair...yes.  It's worth it.  I can feel the difference when I'm using something different and it's not a GOOD difference either.  But again...all hair is NOT the same and I know my hair really well and don't know a thing about yours.

At all.

Whenever the sun is out I try and get at least 20 - 30 minutes of sun so today, after I put the deep conditioner in, I put on a plastic cap and then one of my sleep skullys and relaxed on the deck.  Yall know I'm vain as hell so the kid was NOT sitting on the deck in just a plastic cap even though nobody is out this early this morning but me.

I tries my best to keep my stride STANK throughout it all.

I'll probably leave this on for about an hour or so and then rinse and air dry. 

How often are YOU getting your deep conditioning in?  What are you using?

Do YOU get any sun INTENTIONALLY throughout the day?

Regarding Madame Obama's New Do...

Um...I'm confused.  Anyone care to explain it to me?  How to do Mrs. Obama's new do?????

Question about color and Black Hair...

Those of you who successfully rocked color on your hair...how did you do it and not have breakage and damage?

Interesting Comment

cube1067 said on "Hair Envy is REAL" post..

I stumbled into this don't-hate-me-cuz-I'm-beautiful long-hair angst-in. Of course we envy long hair! Natural long hair trumps average-black-girl hair every time! Natural, long, and straight? Average-black-girl-hair hasn't got a chance in hell to attract the attention of the alpha-male. First thing I ask when I hear some high-earning Black male has married: "does she need a perm to make her hair straight?" If our men did not prefer long hair so much, the envy would not exist. Some black women will never have naturally long beautiful hair, so we buy it. Face it ladies. Your beautiful long hair is an asset, in many ways. It'll land you the man, or the job..so stop pretending that you don't understand the envy.

What say you?

Braiding Daughter's Hair a Labor of Love

Erica B. sent me this and I smiled reading the entire article.  Braiding daughter's hair a labor of love

By the by...do NOT expect The Robinator to EVER comb his future child's hair if we have a daughter.  He AND the child will be traumatized for life.

Vacation Hair - From My Inbox

We are going on vacation in a week for 10 days to a beach resort where I plan on doing lots of swimming and relaxing.  I was just looking at some FB pictures of someone on vacation and some of the women's hair was looking very bad.  Do you have any tips for being on vacation for that long and still being able to maintain cute hair?  I don't want my pictures to look bad too.

CreoleInDC TV

I'm running late...it will load when it's finished processesing!

Simulated Wild Child Day 2

My Air Dried Twist-Outs!

My twists came out pretty cool.  A couple of folks asked me about technique and um...erra...I have none.  LOL!  Sorry.

I washed and deep conditioned my hair and then coated it pretty well with Fekkai's Glossing Cream.  Then...while it was still a good damp (not wet mind ya), I put a headband on and simply twisted my hair all over.  I didn't do anything to the ends to secure and it seemed to be okay.  I'm cool with wearing my hair big and air dried anyway so I wasn't worried if it didn't look great cuz during days like today the wild child look suits me.  LOL!

Fortunately I didn't have to go wild child today as it air dried quiet nicely and then, using my fingers with a bit of jojoba oil rubbed into my fingers, I pulled the twists apart.  Then, using my Goody Ouchless Detangling Comb from their Mosaic collection, I combed it all out and VOILA!  The wild child looked as if she MEANT to do that.  ROFL!

(I make me laugh if no one else does that's fo sho.)

Do YOU do air dried twists?  What do you use on your hair when you do?  How long does it last?  How do you sleep?  I plan on doing some big twists tonight and rolling with the punches.  :)

Hair Style!

How are you rocking your hair today?  I'm air drying in twists.  Got any pics?

How to Wrap Your Hair

I shared this with Miss Ali D today and wondered aloud if I'd ever shared it with yall.

I didn't.

Me sowwy.

The knot from my headscarf was causing breakage at one point so I stopped tying the knot and instead I started wrapping my scarf around my head UN-tied and then securing it with this velcro wrap thingy I got at the beauty supply.  I buy white because the fabric is cheap and the dye rubs off on your dang linen.  You can get the same results with a satin skull cap over your silk or satin headscarf. 

:)  Yup...I'm always thinking.  Hope this helps you too!  Remember to check the Black Hair section for more healthy hair tips!

I hope yall appreciate when I post these candid but crazy azz pics of me.  LOL!  Who BUT me shares pics of themselves looking a HOT.FONKY.FRIED.MESS when she KNOWS she looks a mess?  I mean yeah...I know lots of folks post pics when they DON'T think they look a mess but kinda do...but to have that knowledge as you're doing it?

Man...that's powerful.  ROFL!

I ROCK.

(Yes...I'm tipsy.  I ROCKIPSY!) 

Humidity

How do you wear your hair when it's ridiculously humid out?

When Vanity Calls

There are certain things that I am good at that I just don't like to do.  Cleaning is one of them.  I'm RIDICULOUSLY good at cleaning because I have germ issues and I'm anal.  Because of this it takes me three times as long as it takes the average person to clean.  You know...cuz I do too damn much.

Doing my own hair has become another of those things that I'm good at but just don't like to do.  I got skillz as a kitchen beautician but the kid ain't trying to do it herself anymore because of the current way I've been rocking my hair.

Long layers require roller setting to be at their optimal.  The curls are soft and full of body with a lovely sheen especially when followed by a light blow dry and pin curls. 

I'm good at roller setting but it takes me a long azz time.  I have to have the rollers spaced just so and they have to be tight.  (It's the tension that creates the body).  I'm good at blow drying it and I'm good at pin curling it.

Because I do all of these steps in the MOST anal of ways it takes me a good four hours to do my own dang hair because I always deep condition and my Daisy equivalent ion home hair dryer takes FOREVER to dry my dang hair.  Hey..it takes an hour and fifteen minutes on a salon dryer so you KNOW what I'm in for at the crib.

So I go to the salon.

Often.

This morning I got up and washed my disgusting land fill-like hair that hair dirt in it from Maryland, Virginia, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and DC in it.  (Can you say ewwwwwwwwwww!)  I'd had it washed the day before I left last week and waiting to get it washed today since I wanted fresh, bouncy curls under my hat.

I got up this morning and do as I usually do.  Washed and deep conditioned my hair (I only like to use PhytoSpecific products on my hair and it's a pain to take my products with me), kept it under a plastic cap and put on a cute hat, my shades and rolled out to be there when the salon opened at 8:00am since it's first come first serve (I think all salons should be this way by the way).

I get out my truck and noted some puzzled looks on some folk's faces.  Turns out MY stylist wasn't there and the last time I let someone else do my hair there it didn't end well.

Shit.

I head back home to rinse, roll, dry, blow dry and pin curl myself.  *sigh*

It's 9:44 am and I'll be under this damn dryer till at LEAST 11:44 am.  (I'm trying to make it go faster by using my bonnet hair dryer first.) It will take me at least an hour to finish it and since I was trying to leave my home at 1:00 pm to head to the city for our Tea and Hat party...I'm going to be pushing it for real...for show.

The kid ain't please with this turn of events. 

The kid ain't pleased at all.

Do YOU like doing YOUR hair?

Hair Styles

I'm getting that "change" itch I always get this time of year.  How are YOU rocking YOUR hair these days?  Any pics?  Any suggestions for me?  Keep in mind I have a puny head. 

Organic Root Stimulator *BLINK*

Am I the only person that saw the damn weave lumps up top on her head?  Why couldn't they get someone with real  hair if their product is sposed to work so well?

I'm mad.

Big Hair in a Headband!

I'm letting my hair air dry today so I'm well on my way to a big puffy do in a headband!  LOL!  How are you wearing your hair today?  And plans on getting a new style or some color soon?  Whatcha thinking about doing?

From My Inbox:

Hey!

I just found your blog today and I love it! I have had lots of problems
with my hair, and also battling conventional "wisdom" (which is often
not wisdom at all).

I'm mixed race and my mom is white and growing up she did *not* know
what to do with my hair, lol. This was a sort of blessing in disguise
because even though I grew up hating my hair, we steered clear of
relaxers ( I didn't get my first relaxer till I was 15), and my mom was
really good about moisturizing. As a result, until my late mid-teens
(I'm 21 now), I had an *huge* head of hair, I had so much hair that it
gave me a headache to put it in a bun. It always annoyed me, but now I
have the opposite problem.

As a result, I think, of puberty, my hair just doesn't grow like it
used to. Also, during the past few years I've had the wrong attitude.
Because I always had so much hair, I never worried too much about
shedding/breakage. Now it's getting to be a serious problem, and I can
see the difference in my hair from month to month. It can't go on like
this! To top it off, I got a bad perm last winter and this really made
things worse. My hair is not super curly and I relax it *very rarely*
(like once in five months), and I always spring for the phytospecific.
Last time, though, I got it done during my study abroad in Paris (where
Phytospecific is made) and I decided to trust them. Big mistake!

Basically, in light of my problem, I have three questions for you:

1. I have been using Aphogee's Protein Treatment lately, and I am not
sure if it is helping. Do you think it is a good idea for my hair
problems? What do you think of the Aphogee line in general?

2. As a result of my bad perm, several inches of my hair are dry and
brittle. I don't want to cut it all off at once, but gradually. In the
meantime, I need to encourage growth and try to nourish even the
damaged hair as best I can. I know and fully acknowledge the glories of
natural, high quality hair cair products, but I am a student and I just
can't afford a whole line of top quality products. Do you recommend
buying certain products directly (buying pure coconut oil or rosemary
essential oil, for example), and using them in my hair? If so, what
would you recommend?

3. What moisturizing products do you use on a daily basis, and what do
you do with your hair before bed? How often do you deep condition your
hair?

Thanks for your help and for your blog!!!

From Erica B.:

Oprah discusses hairstyling secret

Bumpits

Madame Obama Relaxes Her Hair....AND???????????????

What say YOU about this article?  First Hair

I hardly ever share with yall what opinion is on something but Imma do it this time cuz I'm curious as to how yall think about what I think. 

From a "convo" I was having with Nichelle:  When I read that ish earlier I got annoyed. Madame Obama is like many other professional women who simply made a CHOICE about how she wanted to have her hair based on what SHE felt were the maintenance needs. She hasn't relaxed her girl's hair, just as, I'm sure, MANY Black women don't and who wait until their children are a certain age before they even CONSIDER it. It grates my gotdamn nerves how Black hair is so dissected. Nobody sits down and wonders what it means if a White woman with naturally curly brunette hair is saying about how she feels about herself if she chooses to have her hair straightened and colored BLOND.

Seriously. It's ridiculous and insulting to me. Everyone has CHOICES regarding their beauty maintenance. Why must a Black woman's choice be one that MEANS so damn much about her self esteem?

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr......

From My Inbox:

Hi,

I've been wrapping my hair around my head in the "doobie" style (I think that's what it's called) and always using a satin scarf or just a really soft scarf when I didn't have one, but lately I've been noticing some damage to my hairline and the hair on the back of my head isn't as full as it used to be. Besides that, whenever I do it, my scalp sort of hurts... I don't know how to describe it but I never took the hint. I guess my scalp is just really sensitive and my hair's not that coarse, not even when my hair's not relaxed. So, I guess what I'm asking is if there are any alternative ways to wrap my hair for the night... I looked at the crown and glory method but I don't really see anywhere that tells me how to wrap my hair unless I'm missing something.

Thanks in advance!

Workout hair!

This is how I wear my hair to workout most days.  It's wrapped around a roller and pinned down.  The hair is arranged to conceal the roller completely so my mother doesn't come down from heaven and church pinch me.  LOL!  I don't take it down until any sweat I've worked up doing cardio is completely dry.

How do YOU wear YOUR hair when you workout?

Per Oprah Winfrey: Hair Envy is REAL!

Oprah's Hair 2009

I remember being a little girl and being instructed by my mother to never let anyone play in my hair.  I thought it was because of how difficult it was to tame my hair in the Louisiana humidity so once she had it as she wanted it...she didn't want me to let anyone mess it up. (More than the humidity would that is.)

My mother didn't really get mad in public that much.  She kinda had that super nice lady thing going for her.  I saw her get mad once when a chick she saw out and about reached over and grabbed some of her hair talking about how soft it was. She jumped back like the chick had burned her and snapped her in two with sharpnessI'd never seen her display outside of our home.

When I asked her why she got so mad she said that her mother told her that when folks do that they are coveting your hair and wishing it was theirs and they could wish your hair away leaving you bald headed.

*BLINK*

Now I never told yall my mommy knew everything or even that she made sense most of the time.  Hey...we're from Louisiana.  We got some crazy azz superstitions.  ROFL!

But hair envy is REAL!

Oprah on Twitter: This is NOT a Weave!

Oprah defends her hair from folks who claim it's not hers.  (Like they'd know...sheesh...)  Oprah Defends her hair!

From My Inbox: Black Hair Care Advice

Hey there Ms. Monica,
I was reading your hair regimen and it seems great and I really want to
try it! I just came across your page by randomly searching for good
hair products to use for black hair. I really want to try it however, I
have 2 concerns. Firstly, I have a condition called seborrheic
dermatitis--sometimes its bad sometimes its not, it's just real big
flakes its annoying and sort of gross haha. But I was wondering if you
had any advice as far as what I could add to the regimen to tame it?
and Also, I noticed that you said something about using a dryer after
conditioning your hair and what not. But I don't have a dryer so I do
not really know how to go about that. Thank you so much. And please,
ignore the haters, if they have a problem with what you are saying they
need to make their own damn page! Thanks so much, there need to be more
people like you, you were really helpful. I am going to sephora this
weekend and picking up some things.

Sincerely,
K

Oprah's Hair 2009

I had a discussion today about Oprah's hair.  We discussed whether or not, at her age, longer hair is flattering and...if it was all Oprah.

My opinion was that her hair is EXACTLY what hair looks like after you've had protective, healthy styling and maintenance for over a solid year plus (she was wearing that curly style for a while now) and you can tell that it's her, ESPECIALLY after today's show.

The person I was talking to suggested that older women need to have more "structured" cuts that frame their face and accentuate their positives.  My opinion was that longer hair is more versatile and EXACTLY what an older woman should rock to keep her options fresh and give more depth to her appearance.

What say you?  Do you think it's all her?  Do you think longer hair on her is good?  What do you think of longer hair on an older woman period?  Are you of the mind that the older you are the more structured your cuts?

Johnny Wright has Moved to DC!

Man I bet his cuts are $400 and the wait list is prolly 9 months long already.  Yup...The Man Who Styles Madame Obama is in DC!  And baaaaaaaaaaaaaby!  He was on Regis and Kelly this morning doing a makeover and it was hot, hot, HOT!  Dude got them hands.  If you're looking for a big treat for your birthday I say save you cash and call him up!  I'm sure it will be worth EVERY.PENNY!  Whew!  My tresses are twitching just THINKING about calling.

(Yall know I ain't paying mega moocho like that for my hair right?  Right.  My husband is NOT the President.  LOL!)

Corte Salon on U Street

Big Hair

Do you like big hair?  Have you ever worn big hair?

Hi Hair!

How are you wearing your hair today?

Alicia Keys' Wig

Can ANYONE explain the wig to me?  Thank you in advance.

From My Inbox:

Would you mind asking your readers if any of them have ever did the big chop and what I should do in order to prepare to do one?  My hair is currently damaged but I could cut off only two inches of it if I wanted to and keep a chin length bob but I am considering going natural.  I get confused with all of the information on hair boards and just want some normal people to tell me how they did it and how long it took for them to have a measurable length to be able to do twists and then possibly dreads.

Also, can they tell me what type of products I will need in the beginning and I'd like to know how their work responded to them once they started the process.

EXCUSE ME?

Text on my BB:

Friend:  Robby didn't say anything to you when you wore that satin bonnet to bed?
Me:  Excuse me?
Friend:  Did Robby say anything to you about your bonnet?  I know some men make jokes about how we wrap our hair.

I have not answered.

What would YOU say had the question been posed to you?