Confidence or Self-Loathing

What does hair weave represent to you? Some people are under the impression that when women wear weave, we do it because we do not like ourselves. We believe that "nappy" hair can't possibly be beautiful, hence, the reason for wearing weave. Tell me what you think.

Some Truths About Weave

"Weave Come A Long Way Baby!" This was the slogan used by Virginia Slims cigarettes for years to signify the empowerment of women and how far we'd come. Today, this slogan is more than appropriate for us weave divas that adore our hair extensions.

In the 1980s the average person among us had no idea that the likes of Tina Turner, Diana Ross, and Tina Marie were rockin' weaves! We thought to ourselves "Man I wish I could get my hair to grow that long..." Now we know the truth. We too can have our hair that long! But we also know some other truths. All weave is not created equal! We can see that by looking at the celebrities of the day and comparing them to our sista girls wearing their weaves that are shelfing in the back and shedding on the floor. I say enough is enough! It's time for us to know the whole truth about weave, it's time for us to share in the feel good nature of rockin' GREAT weave and it's time to share the good news.

Here are some truths about weave:
1. All women are wearing weave! Black, White, Hispanic and any other ethnicity you can think of.

2. Weave is an accessory not a neccessity. Even those of us with adequate amounts of our own hair LOVE to rock weave!

3. We are not being taken over by a Korean conspiracy! There's room for all of us.

4. We are not left at the mercy of bad weave that causes our scalps to break out and sheds like my dog at the change of season.

These are just some of the truths about weave. These truths we hold to be self evident...oh my bad...wrong document! At any rate, tell me about your truth, what you think about weave and share with us some of your stories.

Stay tuned for more truths and mouthwatering tidbits about what we LOVE...Weave Come A Long Way Baby!

Sincerely,
Ama