Wave your Weaves in the Air

Of all the things that women obsess about their hair has to be one of them. Good looking hair can make a bad  day and a bad outfit look okay, try it and you will see it. Problem is though that some of us women, particularly black women will do anything to look good and disregard having the natural Afro or relaxed hair but would rather have a weave. Between us girls, some of us black women are afraid of winter, you know what they say, "summer time we let it flow, winter time, oh no there it goes!"(In this case your hair)  So much effort is put into the weave, let alone the pain that comes with it. The sowing of your hair braids to Indian, Brazilian, synthetic, or human hair may take very little time but truth is when its time to sleep with the weave on, that's a story for another day. I know from personal experience what its like not knowing how a straightener works, and having to practice because my weave needs it. Even worse is not sleeping at night because of the itch, if not... the pain of my hair being pulled together from my scalp to make this unreal but almost "naturally me" look suit me.

Some women feel the weave is the best thing since sliced bread and saves us from hair despair. I agree and disagree. The weave is a very convenient thing to have on and perhaps undesirable on a windy day but fits every outfit.  The only problem is that even weaves can't combat the issues that we as women have. It is really up to us to make the good of an even worse hair situation and there are so many battles with having a weave.  So many women and South African celebrities have weaves, some have beautiful and natural looking weaves and some have not realised that theirs have reached and expiry date. There is nothing wrong like a sticky, unmaintained, uncombed and fluffy weave. The worse that could happen is hair loss when you take off your weave. Is all the itching and scratching and public patting worth it?

You decide, but the best thing is choosing something that makes you comfortable, makes you feel confident and a hairstyle that describes you best and never gives you hassles. Hair should be the one thing women should never worry about and weaves should be something we should enjoy having on, not enduring its torture.