Comments on: Oprah: “My Hair is not a Weave”

By: Madame Assafi

Madame Assafi — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 05:19:45 +0000

Oprah is not really lying.
It is NOT a weave, but it is a “Fusion”.
Point of the matter-It is NOT her real hair.
Fusions can be washed just like your own hair. It can be comed through from the scalp to the roots. You can even perm the new growth.
Butttttttttttttt……….Who cares really?

By: keta

keta — Thu, 14 May 2009 02:59:25 +0000

How do i find a good stylist in Kansas City Mo.
My experience has been that stylist
dont care about the health of your hair
anymore. They are more concerned with
charging for things that use to be expected
to ensure healthy hair. For example, it use to
be that after a relaxer you expected your ends to
be trimmed, not cut, no extra charge.

Now days they want to charge you $10 to $15 just to trim your ends. If someone knows of a good African American stylist that is truely comitted to healthy hair please email with the name and address. I am also
willing to travel a little further. I have relaxed hair that
is in the middle of my back.

By: Fed up observer.

Fed up observer. — Sat, 09 May 2009 00:44:36 +0000

Oprah looks too cute with the new hairstyle! And kudos to our Black female BILLIONAIRE for putting the haters in their place!

By: Lois

Lois — Fri, 08 May 2009 18:50:26 +0000

Dark skinned black women CAN grow long hair. My granddaughter has a beautiful curly mop of natural hair on which she refuses to use chemicals. She went natural 2 years ago, and last summer she was a brides maid for a friend. When she rolled her hair on heated rollers to style it, it was below her shoulder blades.
Our hair will grow, no matter our skin tone, IF we will learn to shampoo and condition it properly with products formulated for our hair type.
All is not lost.

By: Lois

Lois — Fri, 08 May 2009 18:41:54 +0000

Please let me introduce you to my hairdresser who as a rule does not weave or all the other “modern” types of hair styling.
I have a healthy head of thick graying hair, which has continually grown. I am soon to reach the 75 year mark and don’t have a problem with my hair. Those of you who live in the Los Angeles area,try Presitta Hair 4 you in Toluca Lake.
Penny, as she is fondly known, will restore your damaged hair. She uses only the best products and cares for and about your hair. Call her at 818-631-4653. You won’t be sorry. Just don’t try to take my standing appointment. LOL

By: Tracy

Tracy — Sat, 02 May 2009 22:41:47 +0000

Go La!! I think Bromer Bros. and Johnson (Fashion Fair) are the only black family owned haircare companies around that haven’t been bought out.

But I gotta say that our “Mi Ling” is a sweetie and their family is very respectful of their clientele…

By: La

La — Fri, 01 May 2009 23:50:37 +0000

I get the weave accusation all the time, especially when I used to rinse my hair black. As for black women spending “all that money” getting their hair permed, weaved etc. I don’t have a problem with it, I think the problem is the fact that black people, or black women especially don’t have the control to capitalize and reap the financial benefits from “our” own hair industry. I won’t mind supporting a black family owned chemical relaxer, hair rinse, or hair accessories store/factory.

In other words, it doesn’t bother me to see “Laverne” spending her money to get her hair permed or weaved, it more concerns me that she buys her perm and weave from “Mi Ling” and the rude husband.

By: Shecodes

Shecodes — Fri, 01 May 2009 13:49:43 +0000

I always thought that her hair was real. She has had thick, healthy hair for a long time now. I didn’t really like the Shirley Temple ringlets though — that’s more for younger women IMHO.

I stopped straightening my hair at first because I was sick and tired of the rude speculations and ‘weave accusations’. (Didn’t you know that it’s genetically impossible for dark skinned black woman to have long hair?) I guess it’s a strange kind of improvement now that young people are sending ‘weave compliments’.

I think that the younger kids have a better approach toward black hair in all of it’s forms than we did.

Perhaps things have improved now that young people are ‘complimenting’ her weave. My only beef with weaves is the gigantic chunk of black female money that’s getting funneled out of our circles.

Some of us need to start selling that hair.

By: Sandra

Sandra — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 16:55:35 +0000

Kelvin, I don’t care how anyone wants to wear their hair. Each person has full rights to decide how to wear their hair (including weave). My issue is that the popularity of weaves is causing a dearth in hairstylists who know how to care for relaxed ‘unwoven’ hair. Hairstylists (particularly younger ones) are so accustomed to full head weaves with just a little bit of relaxed hair left out at the front and the back (just enough to conceal the weave) that they are no longer versed in hair care for relaxed hair. You can mistreat and neglect a weave as much as you like – when it looks raggedy you just change it. You can apply as much heat and as much product as you want as often as you want to a weave, style it however you want, and it ultimately does not matter. Not true for relaxed hair. I have moved around a lot for work, and each new city I go to, I have a heck of a time finding a hairstylist who really knows how to take care of relaxed hair. I usually end up with an “older” hairstylist – which is fine, but the downside is that she’s not always up-to-date with the latest cuts and styles.

By: Tiffany

Tiffany — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 13:41:49 +0000

Thats right its just hair, get over it.. Its not important.