White Celebs Rocking Kinky Wigs

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I saw this picture of Cher today and I just had to wonder: Are white celebs rocking natural wigs now?

Really? Is this a trend? Hold my La Jay wig! Cause it's about to be a run on afro wigs. And the one that Cher is sporting in this photo with Chaz looks an awful lot like a La Jay wig.

I can see the story now on those entertainment shows-- Cher wears natural wig. Hollywood embraces natural wigs. You better stock up now, because they're "in" and the price just went up! Is this what black women in  Hollywood need to embrace their natural hair -- a white woman wearing a wig? I kid, but really, I'm only half kidding.

Really don't know how I feel about this; we say hair is just "hair," but that's not true all the time.

If she likes it, Meh. As long as it's not stereotypical, worn in blackface as part of a stupid Halloween costume, I *guess* I'm OK? Though I've always found it very ironic that some white folks will wear kinky wigs during Halloween and have very negative attitudes about kinky hair. But whatevs.

What do you think?

Kelly Rowland Rocks a Natural Wig?



Kelly Rowland wears a natural wig -- or is it a weave? -- at Essence Magazine's 3rd Annual Black Women in Music Awards in LA on Feb. 8, 2012. Photo: AP


Celebs are like imaginary friends in your head -- only they have better closets!

At Essence Magazine's 3rd Annual Black Women in Music Awards in Los Angeles on Wednesday, Rowland rocks a natural do as she's honored for her achievements in music.

I love the look! I'm a big fan of almost anything Rowland wears. Her clothes and shoe game are always tight. Her  hair is no exception -- I love the fullness of this particular natural style.I can't tell if it's a wig or a weave.

You can tell me, Kelly: Girl, is that a La Jay wig or Creeta girl by Freetress? Either way, it looks great!

What do you think of Kelly's look? Do you think it's a wig or a weave? 

Love it or Hate it? Solange Rocks a Fro

The hair chameleon that is Solange has emerged!

She's now rocking a fro in this magazine shoot, but I don't know if I'm feeling it. It looks .... too ... fake? Can't quite put my finger on it. I know that Solange is the queen of natural wigs, but this choice (I think it's a wig)? Not so much. I had to stare extra hard, because it didn't even look like her.

For once, I just want to see Solange's natural hair.What does it look like? She wears wigs -- most of the time they're very, very cute -- but I can't even begin to tell you what the hair from her scalp looks like. I love how she changes her look up, but this look?

Meh. The wig is just bad and the jacket? Girl, bye! It's even worse. Looks like some of those 80s rejects I see during my thrift store jaunts. The color is awful -- and cheap looking.

The good news: Solange is a new auntie to Blue Ivy Carter and she has just signed to Next Model Management. Go Solange!

What do you think of Solange's look? Can there be a such thing as wearing wigs too much?

The Hair Goes On ...

After a few weeks of wearing the La Jay wig, I'm back to wearing, *drum roll, please* my own hair.

No particular reason, just wanted a change. That, and I missed the feel of my own hair. The reactions to my wig have been great. Got lots of, "I like your hair," "awesome hair," and "love your hair like that," but it still took some getting used to.

My hair was so "big" that a lot of times, it would get stuck in branches and other stuff because since it wasn't my hair, I don't think I really knew how big it was. Was almost like it was another object slapped on top of my head. One day last week on a crowded elevator a white dude said, "Wow, that is some hair!" Wasn't sure what the hell he meant by that, but I took it as a compliment and said, "Yes, it is, thank you! and kept it moving.

Meh.

Went clubbin' with the hubs to celebrate our 16th anniversary and he told me the next morning that I kept hitting him all night with my hair, LOL! Girls were laughing at us, but I was having a good time and didn't notice, nor did I care.

Today, I did a new wash-and-go technique and I'm proud to say I achieved 2nd day hair for, like, the first time EVA!

Here's what I did:

1. Co-washed with Herbal Essence Hydration
2. Sealed wet hair with Dax (yes, I said, Dax, HairNistas!)
3. Applied Eco Styler with Argan oil
4. At night, I put my hair in five or six stretchable hair bands and twisted with no product.
5. Fluffed the next morning

This is big for me, because I've never, ever had 2nd day wash and gos. The Dax made my hair super soft and moisturized, an idea I got after reading it on CurlyNikki.com. I've used Vaseline to seal before, but I'm heavy handed at times and my hair can look dull if I'm not careful and apply too much.

Overall, I like it. Seems like the Dax stretched my hair a bit and I got less shrinkage. This morning. doing my hair was easy. I put a little gel on my bang, since I like it curly, fluffed, and I was done in less than 5 minutes.

I've never used Dax on my hair, so I was a bit skeptical. As a kid, my grandmother always used Ultra Sheen and Bergamont grease. My favorite conditioner is Silicon Mix -- which is chock full of mineral oil. And it does wonders on my hair. I figure my hair will tell me if grease is bad -- despite the doomsday warnings about crispy, dry, crunch hair from those in the anti-grease movement.

The real test will be using it on my daughters' hair, because it's only been a few years since I completely stopped using grease on their hair, in favor of moisturizers. You know, I'm all all about doing me and doing what works for me.

So far, so good. Think I'll see how many days I can wear it like this.

Oh, and about the wig. I'll probably still wear it _- heck, I may put it on tomorrow if it's a bad hair day -- but I'll probably only wear it for a week or so at a time. I'm due for a trim, so I'll probably get it professionally straightened in the next week or so.

Am I the only one who's scared to let a stylist go near my hair? I don't have a regular stylist, and to be quite honest with you, the only person who I trust 100% with my strands is the woman who did my hair for 15 years, since I was 12, back at home in Detroit. Unfortunately, I lost touch with her and don't know if she's even still in the business.

If you're out there, Dorothy, I miss you. She labored with me through all my hair iterations -- relaxed, natural, damaged from relaxers, cried with me when I lost a good 4-5 inches of hair when I didn't detangle it and wore it in a gelled ponytail for months when my kids were babies, refused to cut all of my hair off when I wanted to wear it short, asked me what the hell I was doing when I tried to get the curly look by wearing Creme of Nature shampoo (don't ask, but I didn't know about co-washing in the early 1990s, LOL)... You get the idea.

You were a "natural" stylist before natural stylists were in.

Wiggin' It!

I finally wore the La Jay wig.

I worked with it a bit this morning. Meh. I think I just need to get used to looking at myself with big hair. I left the front and part of the side of my hair out. I pinned back the side of the wig because it was just ... too much. So far, the reactions I've gotten from close friends (who have the heart to tell me if I looked jacked up, lol) have been overwhelmingly positive.

I didn't know how I would handle wearing the wig. What if someone thought it looked nice? Do I tell them I have on a wig? Or do I just keep it moving? Overthinking it, no? Got a few compliments, "love your big hair," to someone else who thought my hair just grew a lot, lol. I fessed up, but if it happens again, I think I'm going to just say thank you and that's it.

It's my hair- - bought and paid for!

The La Jay is still growing on me. I  just have to get used to looking a different way, I guess.

Oh, and I realized I don't have any pics of me wearing my hair on this blog. Here are a few for comparison.

Flat twist on shrunken flat ironed hair

My wash and go curls in an updo