You know that little section around your temples? The part we slick, brush, gel, lay, braid, and sometimes pull until it looks exactly how we want it? Yeah. THAT PART.
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The parts are perfection. The sections are clean. The gel can make or break this situation real quick. Especially when we keep applying and reapplying, trying to capture every little flyaway, and now the roots are getting shinier and shinier without getting any more cooperative.
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Goddess braids are elevated cornrows or protective braids that mix traditional braided hair with loose, flowing curly strands. They make you feel like a Goddess. Like Ariel, a whole mermaid. But you have to have the right hair (and you have to take care of your own underneath!) These three bulk-hair options cost less than $15 per pack. They are…
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Fresh braids and twist extensions are supposed to be cute. They are not supposed to make us spend the first three days wondering if we've made a terrible mistake... if our scalp is in danger, under duress, if you need to get the very expensive, and time-consuming situation removed immediately. I don't wish that type of anxiety on anyone.
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The hair that comes out after braids can look dramatic because several weeks of normal shedding have been sitting there waiting for us. That is exactly why this is not the moment to panic and start combing harder... or to quit and curl up in the fetal position and cry. After takedown, our job is to separate shed strands from…
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