#I always wear it up or straighten it but I have big wavy frizzy hair which is not ideal for the windy seaside

[nipuni]

More photos of our short trip to Galicia last week 🌊 [part1] [part3]

[pie-shenanigans]

How i headcannon every Magnus archives character's hair:

John : he growed his hair out in college, the moment his grandma didnt have a say on it any more. He has a dark rich brown colour with a few grey streaks with a brighter and more prominent one in the front. His hair i quite curly, he doesn't know how to do curly hair and brushes through it dry, so it is frizzy and messy (someone show him the curly girl method please). He usually keeps it in a low back ponytail to get out of the way but it still always does. Secretly jon really loves his hair, and it is the thing he likes the most about his appearance, but he wouldn't say that outloud to nobody. After the apocalypse while still in the safehouse he gives himself an absolute massacre of a haircut, cutting it very short with kitchen scissors, it was very uneven, he accidentally left some longer whispy spots and has some bald patches, Martin tried to help but he only made it worse. It was the first time in weeks either of them laughed.

Martin: has dark blond hair, he always kept it very short in a generic "mens cut" because he never really knew how to do it. He always goes to the closest and cheapest barber he finds. Maybe once or twice he had an idea of a haircut he wanted to try out, but was always to shy to ask for it. Sometime during s4 he stopped getting it cut and let it get kinda long for the first time ever. In s5 his hair gets to around his chin, he discovers that his hair is a bit wavy. His hair is very very soft, he enjoys twidiling with it when he's stressed. John likes Martin's hair like this, he says it frames his face nicely.

Sasha (the real one): she has pin straight shiny brown hair. It is quite long and goes down to her waist. She is painfully trying to grow out bangs she cut while drunk more than a year ago. She enjoys doing all kind of hairstyles and changes them up often. to work she usually puts it up in a bun or a half up- half down hairstyle.

Tim: he has one of those "floppy" haircuts when the sides and back are cropped short and the top is long. He definitely dyed it many different colours in the past, most noticeablly purple. When he landed a job at the institute Elias insisted he would dye it to his natural brown colour and he agrees but is still salty about it. His ends are still very damaged from years of bleach. In s 1-2 he used to take care of it very often, and went to the salon every month and a half to get it re-cut. In s3 he stops caring and lets it get long and messy, he starts wearing it in a bun to get it out of his way. It does not look very nice.

Melanie: her poor hair has not seen its natural colour in years. It has been dyed every colour and bleached way to many times. The thing is damaged beyond repair. When she joins the institute Elias asks her to dye it back to her natural colour, a mousey brown, but she dyes it an electric blue as a big "fuck you Elias". After she leaves the institute she decided to give it a rest and stopped dyeing it. It faded into an uneven green mess. She hasn't have time to redye it since the apocalypse, but Georgie promised her she well help her once they have time.

Georgie: she has very curly and bouncy hair styled into a bob around jaw length with a few face framing strands that maybe could pass as bangs. The ends of her hair are dyed a honey blond, and are the remaining evidence of a questionable dye job from years back, maybe when she was still with John. Her roots are a rich brown, almost black colour.

Basira: Basira is a higabi. For work she usually picks a simple dark (usually black) stretch-cotten scarf that she ties on her nape. She does also have a collection of nicer headscarfs that she wears for special occasions, many of them silk with beautiful patterns. she is also really good a tieing them in creative ways but no one from the archives staff or the police have seen her do that.

Daisy: she has a pin straight, dark blond lob, hitting exactly her collar bones. It is very well kept and always looks stern and tidy, even during a hunt. After the coffin she lets go of her pedantic maintenance routine and lets it grow a bit longer. Everyone, including Basira is shocked to learn that daisy's hair is naturally a warm Auburn that curls slightly. She starts growing her roots out and stops straightening it and began wearing it in a loose messy bun.

Elias: he has a sleek and professional haircut with salt and pepper stripes that look so perfect that they seem dyed. His hair is always in impeccable condition, with never a single hair out if place. Tim and Sasha suspect it's maybe a wig.

Note; i dont have specific race headcannons so i didnt specify any race- specific hairstyle. John, Georgie and Basira are left ambiguous on purpose.

[homesteadchronicles]

It’s not Thursday, but I feel that I must ask a question. Perhaps multiple. I have been devouring your Kingdom Come posts, and have a strong urge to add my illustration skills (slim as they are) to your beautiful world. What do your favorites look like? What do they wear? What lovely sun-bathed situation are we likely to find them in?

First off, please always feel complete freedom to ask questions any day of the week! I, unfortunately, only have times to answer them on Thursdays more often than not. But anyone can shoot me an ask or a message whenever they want to!

Secondly, oh my goodness yes please that would make my entire life!!! Seriously, I saw this message after a very overwhelming day and the thought that someone would want to make art for something I’ve written about? That’s a dream come true, and it couldn’t have been a more timely encouragement to me. So thank you, thank you, thank you for even considering doing so! I’m beyond grateful that you’ve been enjoying all that I’ve been releasing about Kingdom Come, and even more thankful that you’d wish to bring it to life.

Full disclosure: I…kind of suck at character descriptions. Weird, right? For whatever reason, I just am not good at designing what a character looks like, despite my own love of fashion. I spent the night you sent me this making an (admittedly jumbled) list of ideas I had for five out of my seven protagonists, since those were the ones I had the clearest vision on. Feel free to include or exclude whatever details you so choose! I don’t mind you taking any artistic liberties you feel so inclined to take. Draw whatever, whoever and however you like!

Royan: Being born and raised in the frigid North, he has pale skin, often chapped or calloused from spending days outside in training or on missions. Royan might be reluctant to admit it, but Oeden’s all too eager to out Royan as a pretty boy. Thus, he spends a good chunk of time every morning fluffing his hair, golden blonde like his mother. It’s about medium-length, often brushed back - you know, typical male model style. As the temperatures in Aeonor are oftentimes below freezing, he has to bundle up. Probably a fancy tunic, a fur cape (a trophy from the first hunt he and his father, Kaiser Magnus, went on together - sewn from the hide of his prize, by the hands of his sister, Eirys), with a brooch clasping it together in the shape of a wolf. He’s a little lanky, still fully growing into the form of a man, but starting to at least work out with his muscles - mostly to impress people. Lightly toned muscularly, generally skinny, with soft, rounded features. Always wearing a goofy smile. Keeps his longsword at his side more often than not, but conveniently “forgets” to wear his crown - a silver circlet than encircles his head (and makes his head itch). His color scheme primarily sticks with grey bases and accents of purple and blue. On his right hand is the symbol of life.

Medea: Medea has surprisingly strong facial features. She has a pronounced chin, full lips, and, while not chubby by any means, has a healthy amount of meat on her bones. She has a full head of wavy black hair that falls to her chest, often adorned with a golden crown. As is customary for the Al-Hassian people, she has dark skin, burnt by the desert (think more Arabian, not African). Medea’s primary colors are ruby red and gold. Her most iconic outfit would be the red ballroom gown she wears to the Feast of the Five Kings, complete with a chunky golden necklace featuring a set of rubies in the center. She wears a more casual version of this outfit with a flowign red robe under a black undershirt and pants, and a golden sash. For shoes, she prefers heels, but can be found in cozy yellow slippers when lounging about, too. When showing off or in combat, Medea wears a golden gauntlet with a pauldron like a roaring lion at the left shoulder. On her left hand is the symbol of death. Often wearing an obnoxious amount of bangles and rings. Not for any magical purpose, just because she’s gaudy and likes everyone to know it.

Kasumi: Somehow, Kasumi manages to be even paler than Royan. Although her nation’s people can range from light-skinned to lightly-tanned, her time spent almost exclusively in the shadows has made her seem viable to disappear at any moment. Kasumi has not cut her hair in years, leaving it floor-length when not tied back. Her hair, however, is incurably straight and a bit frizzy. Kasumi keeps her hair up in a bun or in braids when working, but lets her hair down when she’s comfortable…which is only when she’s alone in her room. On the job, Kasumi wears a mask, as is customary for the Shadows. Her mask takes the form of a butterfly (akin to Lucina’s from Fire Emblem Awakening), but outlined in gold and the metal is painted in hues of violet, lavender, etc. She is almost always seen wearing her work uniform (think typical espionage-esque clothing). She feels horribly uncomfortable in the patterned dresses she needs to wear to formal events when she is a royal instead of a soldier. She is shockingly muscular underneath all of her armor, but most people wouldn’t see it, and rather flat-chested (…is that weird for me to say?). The most striking feature about her would be the litany of runic tattoos running up her right arm - both alphabetical symbols and images.

Oeden: Unlike Royan, Oeden does not feel the need to be noticeable. He feels as though he attracts enough attention with the rumors circulating around the castle about him, and as such, prefers to remain as invisible as possible. The first thing he puts on every morning is a set of leather gloves - a gift from his father, Knight Commander Elyk - to protect against accidental prophecies from making contact with people. He wears a simple tunic and trousers along with boots that are always laced loosely (he wishes he could wear sandals, but it’s not worth the frostbite). Having been born with vitiligo, he hides a majority of his skin with a cloak around his body. He used to wear a poorly-sewn grey one, but he alternates between a golden one sewn by Eirys for his birthday or a fur robe his mother, Nadielle, bought for him. His color scheme consists of more neutral colors, primarily white, with earthy accents like brown and gold. Being the offspring of a Northern man and a Southern woman, Oeden bears a mixture of their unique features. He has his mother’s sharp bone structure, but inherited his hair from his father’s genes. Thus, the curly orange mop. He doesn’t bother styling it unless it interferes with his sight - who does he have to impress? Can be seen accessorizing only with a number of lucky charms handcrafted by his mother, a surprisingly superstitious woman. The only other thing to note are the shackles eternally wound round his ankles - a symbol of the sacrifice of his freedom to the Sealed God. The sound of the chains rattling against the cathedral’s stone floors precedes his entrance.

Carmila: Here’s the thing with Carmila: she would want to dress differently than how she does now. She wants to look like all those highfalutin nobles, when in actuality, she’s stuck trekking through the mud like a hot mess of poverty and ill-begotten bullheadedness. I’ve always envisioned her in heeled boots, ones she would helplessly attempt to scrape the mud of the swamps off of day and night. She typically wears a brown bodice with a puffy white undershirt, complimented by a faded pink peasant skirt. The jewelry she wears is all fake - fool’s gold necklace, lapis lazuli instead of sapphires in her earrings, etc. She’s a little on the chubbier side (a fact which the noble girls make fun of her for, and her fiancee loves her for), having big-bonedness run in the family. She has dark brown hair tied in a ponytail at the side. She almost never lets her hair down. Her natural hair is curly, but she straightens it to match the Southern noble style, much to Emerico’s dismay.

There you have it! I hope that all made sense? Feel free to ask for any further clarification - I know my late night thoughts were jumbled. I hope that’s enough to work with!

Also, if by “sun-bathed situation”, you mean “can I draw them as if the cast went to on a trip in some sort of anime filler episode to the beach?” then the answer is heck yes you can! There’s a whole lot of beaches in Via Evelis to choose from where they could kick back and relax together in some alternate, probably happier, universe. Just, y’know…keep it classy. I got a family-friendly blog to run here LOL

[whatiputonmyface]

Beauty Bios, Part 1: Kiki, Rachel & Carly

Katherine a.k.a. Kiki

How old are you? 32

Where do you live? Indianapolis

SKIN

Type: sensitive, combo

Tone: neutral

Skin concerns: fine lines, redness, anti-aging, pigmentation, pores

HAIR

Length: Just past my shoulders; growing it back out to Blake Lively greatness

Processed? Yes - balayaged

Type: oily

Texture: wavy. I air dry my hair and get the beach waves everyone craves. Yes, this is a humblebrag but it’s the only thing I’ve got going for me.

Thickness: thin, but loads of it! Hair concerns: body, volume, tangles

FUN STUFF

Favorite beauty area: I love skincare and am always up to try the latest fad!

When did you "get into" makeup and skincare? LOL I just learned how to do my hair a couple years ago. Bought my first curling iron in 2012. I just started buying more and more makeup (especially once I discovered Colourpop) and am totally self-taught.

Most recent beauty purchase: Does dermaplaning count?

Worst beauty/skincare mistake: See aforementioned very sensitive skin. Then add to sensitive armpit skin some heavy duty Nair. I burnt off the top 3 layers of skin in my left armpit. I went to wash off the Nair and my armpit fucking bled. I couldn’t wear deodorant on that pit for a month.

(ed. note: holy SHIT, katherine)

Beauty inspiration/beauty icon: A healthy mix of Blake Lively (I think the ‘why’ for this is obvious??) and Kathleen Turner in “Body Heat”. She was so beautiful and cold-blooded in that movie, and I’ve always envied how she would wear white skirts and white blouses during a Florida heatwave and still be flawless. She was everything I am not.

damn, girl

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Rachel

How old are you? 42 (I am the answer to the meaning of life!)

Where do you live? Denver, Colorado - high desert, hot sun, “It’s a dry heat!”

SKIN

Type: Combination with sun sensitivity (I get sun reactive rosacea)

Tone: Light neutral

Skin concerns: Redness, aging, craters for pores

HAIR

Length: Long! It’s midway down my back when straightened!

Processed? Yes - color for fun and also general enhancement

Type: Dry, fine, but a LOT of it.

Texture: Curly (primarily 3b with spots of 3a & 3c)

Thickness: Thick, but fine, LOTS of it.

Hair concerns: I have curls. They have a mind of their own.

 FUN STUFF

Favorite beauty area: K-beauty and high end. I thrive on getting a good deal on stuff like LaMer.

When did you "get into" makeup and skincare? I’ve always been a bit of a makeup and beauty obsessive, contrary to everyone in my family. When I was growing up, I was trying to take suggestions from Glamour and Marie Claire and put them into practice without any real guidance, which led to some BAAAD makeup results.

Most recent beauty purchase: Drunk Elephant Beste No. 9 Jelly Cleanser

Worst beauty/skincare mistake: I was a goth in a small town. Literally everything about my early makeup/skincare/beauty routine was a mistake. I dyed my hair a darker cranberry red from a box, it always washed out in uneven sections. I didn’t have access to luxury beauty care products and no one knew how to cut my curly hair, so I had either product buildup goopy hair, OR a triangle puffball on my head.

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Carly

How old are you? 28!

Where do you live? America’s Sweatin’ Wang (Florida)

SKIN

Type: My skin has gotten more sensitive with age, but nothing too bad. I would say combo, with my cheeks and chin being relatively normal and my t-zone being an oily disaster.

Tone: I am very pink but somehow also definitely neutral. Can also pull off cool tones, but warm with my complexion is a nightmare.

Skin concerns: My main skin concern is combatting oil and the crater-sized pores on my nose, and evening out my skin tone. I’m a little red at all times, but I’m a ginger so I’ve learned to accept it.

HAIR

Length: Long— right now it’s at my mid-back. Also, you can pry my side bangs from my cold, dead hands. Ha ha, no, YOUR entire self-esteem depends on how your hair looks!!!

Processed? As I mentioned, I am a natural redhead, so at least 4,683 people have approached me over the last 28 years to tell me: “you better not EVER dye your hair!!!”, sometimes accompanied by a slightly-joking threat. Most of them are strangers; one of them was definitely your grandmother. She was super sweet tho!

Feeling rebellious in college, I experimented with box dye on a few times on small chunks of my hair, but have not dyed it/processed it other than those few tragic mistakes learning experiences. Nana was right!

Type: Normal. It gets a bit oily sometimes but such is life, no? I wash it every other day or every 3 days if it’s been One Of Those Weeks. It’s too thin for me to go longer without it getting real flat and nasty.

Texture: If I let my hair dry naturally, which I do not, it’s... a little bit wavy? Mostly straight, and flat, and with weird frizzies everywhere because #florida.

Thickness: Thin, but I have a decent amount of it. Keeping it long also makes it look like there’s More Going On. Illusions, Michael! Hair concerns: With great length comes great effort towards getting enough volume. I also have been battling a super-itchy scalp lately and can’t figure out what’s causing it.

My main “concern”, if this counts, is that... I don’t really know how to do anything with it. Mostly what it does is just… hang out. Someone help me!!!

  FUN STUFF

Favorite beauty area: My favorite thing about experimenting on my corporeal form and its various accoutrements is finding inexpensive products that work really well, whether they’re “dupes” for high-end stuff or just ~doing their own thing~. If a product is really good, I’m not afraid of a splurge, but I am a little afraid to buy an $80 face cream and find (as I feel is often the case) that my skin looked just as good using CeraVe. Ya girl’s on a budget!

When did you "get into" makeup and skincare?  In college, my makeup and skincare routine was as follows: wash face with whatever extremely-stripping face soap was on sale; sunscreen during the day (thank god); mascara; a shimmery white eyeshadow smeared everywhere; reapply badly-matched powder every 30 mins. Now that I’m ALL the way done with school, forever, I’m happy that skincare and makeup are more popular, and I’m loving experimenting and trying to get out of my comfort zone.

Most recent beauty purchase: Makeup Revolution Vivid Baked Highlighter in Peach Lights. This is a repurchase for me, because apparently during the 12 hours that my suitcase was Lost In Transit on the way to New Orleans, it was being kicked around by every person who has ever played in the World Cup. Translation: A lot of my shit was broken! Anyway, this highlighter is fucking PRETTY. I highly recommend browsing this brand the next time you’re at Ulta, it’s affordable but everything I’ve tried is great quality. I also have their bronzer and liquid highlighter.

Worst beauty/skincare mistake: Like most of us, I plucked my brows to absolute fuck and back circa 2003. However, unlike most of us, my brows are literally white, so I basically could have shaved them off entirely with the same overall effect. (I’ve recently gotten them tinted—post forthcoming!)

My most hilarious beauty mistake was probably the several times that I dyed the lower part of my hair—not dip-dye style, but like, the bottom third starting at my scalp to ends— with like, random chestnut-to-eggplant-ranging box colors. I was really into it at the time (probably….. 2010?) but looking back it is SO tacky! Several times it was basically…. black. Not great, Bob! At best—misguided Scene Girl; at worst… well, see for yourself. I combed through my entire Facebook history to find this pic, which was EXTREMELY traumatic, so, you’re welcome!!

Beauty inspiration/beauty icon: I’ve never actually thought about this before! It certainly won’t be a model. I’m a redhead with a big nose and my body is shaped like a potato; genetically, I am probably closer to a sundried tomato than to Gigi Hadid. Such is life!

 One thing I love about my mom’s attitude toward makeup is that, whether she’s wearing it or not, she always looks like herself. And: she is super beautiful! Too cool. Because of my own Mack Truck-full of self-esteem issues, I’ve had to be careful over the years not to get so wrapped up in makeup to the point that I don’t still (for the most part) feel comfortable with how my face looks ~nakey~. (This is no judgment on anyone else, of course; I want everyone to do exactly what makes them feel happy and sexy and glowy and whatnot.) IMO, skincare is a fun and productive way to feel better about Just Your Regular Face!

[aimskyymama-blog]

My Natural Hair Journey

As a Dominican growing up I was always told that sleek, straight, flat hair was beautiful and curly, kinky, afro hair wasn’t. As a child my mom would pull our hair into the tightest ponytails and braids but I hated it. I would literally wear my hair wild and hide when it was time to comb it. Bless my moms soul, she has silky straight hair so she did what she could with hair that she had no clue how to handle.

I’m the unhappy child waiting for cake with the blow dried bangs haha. I saw my mom, aunts, and cousins all have their hair put into rolos and blow dried weekly. If you have ever visitied my country you would quickly realize that there is a bodega (corner store) and salon on every corner. Its no secret that a lot of women will run to a Dominican salon even in the US for a good blow out. I personally believe we perfected it haha. Because of this I hated my curly hair. When I was 13 years old I had a derizado done when I lived in the Dominican Republic. Basically, I killed the hell out of my curls and scalp with a chemical straightener. I remember being so excited. “Finally” I thought to myself “No more nappy hair!”. I thought my hair was beautiful this way. Gone were the coils and curls and here was the dull, lifeless, straight hair that didn’t fight the heat or humidity. I am not saying straight hair is dull, but the chemicals used on my hair made my hair so dull. But I would do anything to look like the women in novelas on the tv with their silky straight hair. I remember freaking out when my natural hair began to grow in and I could see curls at my roots. Clearly, this is where my self confidence started to dwindle. 

Why would I want to wear my natural hair when all of the women around me would strut their blow outs? In my country there is a very sad and obvious push against associating with our African roots. As a child I didn’t understand it but as an adult its impossible to miss. Words like "Pajon" which means afro and “Negra” were used as insults. Dominicans who displayed more of their Spanish roots were envied while those who had stronger African roots were not. My grandmother on my fathers side is what most would call “Morena”. She had the most beautiful dark shade of black skin. I thank her for my melanin (gracias Mama Rosa!)

Fast forward to years later. The flat iron became popular and although my derizado was growing out, I grew a new unhealthy way to kill my curls. I loved it. I was able to get it to my roots and fry those curls straight. I cant tell you how many burn marks I had on my temple and nape of my neck lol. But I didn’t care, my hair was straight! If I heard my hair sizzle or I saw any steam/smoke come out of the iron I would think to myself “Good, hopefully these curls never come back.” If anyone would tell me “I would’ve never guessed you had curly hair.” I was full of joy lol. Im telling you, growing up hearing curly hair is “Pelo malo” (bad hair) really did a number on me mentally. My goodness how I destroyed my hair. My ends were dead and I had crazy fly away’s from broken hair.

It wasn’t long I finally learned a bit more about applying heat to my hair and I started to use heat protectants. Still, killed my hair. Just at a much slower pace. Then I learned about the keratin treatments. I thought to myself “So its like a perm, but healthier? Sign me up!”. Almost $200 later I was back to chemical straightening. I continued to do the keratin treatment for about 4 years. My curls were barely there and this is how it would air dry.

At the time I didn’t notice, but my hair began to thin out because of it. After moving to Hawaii I realized how much I hated not going into the ocean without worrying about my hair. If you have done the treatment you know that salt reverses the treatment somewhat which is why you have to wash your hair with a sulfate free shampoo. I would go take a dip in the ocean and then hate that I needed to do my hair for work again the next day. It started to become a hassle. Slowly I started to get curious about letting my hair air dry more and what my natural curls looked like. I was stuck in this phase for about two years. I started to grow out the keratin but I hated having two textures.

Because of this, I buckled and went back to the hot tools. I wish I just did the big chop then!

 But I was holding onto my waist length hair for dear life (even though majority was so damaged).

I finally realized I would have to cut the dead hair to really style my curls. So I did….

and then like a complete idiot who was still insecure about her own beautiful curls, I did keratin…again…look at how I lost the little bit of progress I had made.

I know I know. WHAT was I thinking? This is where I take a moment to tell you that if you’re struggling with accepting your natural hair, I HAVE BEEN THERE. If you feel like you look a hot mess and that people will judge your hair texture, I HAVE BEEN THERE. If you feel like you are simply not you when you wear your hair naturally so you continue to apply heat to blend in with others expectations, I HAVE BEEN THERE. If you feel like wearing your hair naturally makes you look unprofessional or unkempt.  I. HAVE. BEEN. THERE.

This is what happens when you are growing up in a society that only has straight sleek hair in commercials. When “frizzy hair” is the before photo and “straight hair” is the after. When going to an event means applying heat your “unruly” hair because you want to look presentable. When not one of your dolls has curly hair. This insecurity starts as a small seed and grows and grows until it takes over your way of thinking about yourself.

Believe me. its hard as hell. This is why some people who don’t have curly, kinky or coily hair will never understand how much going natural means to me or anyone else. I not only found a head full of beautiful coils, frizz, and curls…but I found ME. I found who I really was. Going natural opened up a whole other world of self acceptance. I accepted my skin color, my hair texture, and my roots. This is why “Going Natural” is such a big movement! Its all about feeling good in your own skin and not changing yourself to please others.

When I turned 25 I officially said no more. I told myself if I wanted to grow my natural hair out, I needed to really commit. So I started to follow curly haired influencers. Sunkissalba, Shinestruck, lipstickncurls, Charmsie… just to name a few. This is why I can cry when anyone tells me I have inspired them to do the big chop and go natural because I was there once. I know how much it means to draw inspiration and motivation from others! So to you all, damn man. I really appreciate you! Seeing their curls on my feed planted a new seed in my head.  One that screamed “YASSSSS gurl love your curls!” haha. Then I started to look up curly haired big chops. I followed TheCutLife and found so much inspiration. Proir to this I only found photos of wavy hair as inspiration but I knew that was not my texture. I needed to see real curly hair. Then right before my 25th birthday I walked into a super cuts (I know super cuts? But that’s where some of my best cuts came from lol!) and chopped it all off. I still had kertain/heat damage but I felt SO liberated. I wont lie, I cried when I first did it. But as my curls grew in, my confidence in my decision did as well. I have NEVER looked back since.

And alas, here I am now. Four years later back to a big chop because of my texture change due to pregnancy! Left is when I first did the big chop 4 years ago and the right photo is now. Completely different hair texture. I can only hope my curls return but I’ve also made peace with the idea of it never returning like many other mama’s have experienced. Either way, I am so happy to have shared my experience with you all! So many women tell me I inspired them to accept their curl texture and begin their own journey. I am forever humbled by that and I thank so many of you for letting me know that I not only changed myself but I’ve helped change the mind of others as well. I can sit here and wonder why I even went through years of growing my hair back only to lose it all again, but then I remember how many beautiful people I have inspired and I don’t feel so bad about it anymore. My journey was worth it all, even if in the end I have to begin again.

xoxo, Aimee

[down-in-dixie]

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Basics 

What’s your name? Lauren Do you have a nickname? No Do you have a middle name? Nicole Do you like your name? I do. Do people often mispronounce your name? No. It really isn’t that hard to pronounce. Do you like the meaning of your name? I suppose so. When is your birthday? December 10th Do you like your age? It’s only a number. I don’t really care about it one way or the other. What’s your zodiac sign? Sagittarius

Appearance

What’s your hair colour? Dark brown Is your current hair colour your natural hair colour? It is. Do you dye your hair? No. I like it just the way it is. Do you have natural highlights? I don’t think so. When was the last time you had a haircut? A few months ago. What length is your hair right now? Just past my shoulders. Do you have straight, wavy or curly hair? Straight (more or less) Do you have frizzy hair? It does get a bit frizzy when I’m out in the humidity. Do you use a curling iron? No. Do you use a hair straightener? Only on my bangs. Do you braid your hair? I do when it’s long enough. What’s your eye colour? Bluish-gray with green around the pupil. Do your eyes change colour? I’m not sure. Sometimes they look green in photos but I don’t know if it’s because they change color or not. Do you wear contacts? No. If so, do you use colour contacts or regular contacts ? Do you wear glasses? I should but I don’t. Do you have naturally long eyelashes? They’re not that long. Do you wear braces? I’ve never had them. Do you have dimples? No Do you have outstanding cheekbones? I don’t know. No one has ever said anything about them before. Do you have freckles? Nope. Do you have piercings? My ears are pieced- two holes in each ear. Do you have tattoos? None as of right now. Do you wear make up? Yes, but not a lot and not all the time. Do you paint your nails? I mostly just paint my toenails.  Do you wear jewelry? All the time. Are you happy with your height? I’m very happy with my height. I do actually like being tall.

Personality

Would you consider yourself outgoing or shy? Somewhere in between. Are you sarcastic? Me, sarcastic? Never… (and if you actually believe that then you don’t know me at all). What’s your biggest fear? Being caught in a tornado or end up being stranded out in the middle of the ocean. What’s your guilty pleasure? I’ll have to get back to you on this one. Are you religious? Not really. I do think that it’s possible that there’s a God but that’s about it. Do you get along with people easily? I think so. At least I try to. Do you cry easily? I guess I do.

School

Do you go to middle school? I’m old enough to be a teacher at a middle school. Do you go to high school? See above. Do you go to a private school? No. I always went to a public school. Have you graduated from school? YES. What grade are you in? I JUST told you that I’ve already graduated… Have you skipped a grade? I WISH I had skipped a grade, but I wasn’t smart enough for that. Have you been held back a grade? Thankfully, I was never held back. Have you ever failed a class? I failed Algebra 2 my Junior year (math was my weakness) by one point.  Have you been sent to the principals office? No. I always tried to stay out of trouble. Have you skipped school? I skipped quite a few times. And my parents let me. Have you cheated on a test? I did once and got caught doing it, so I never did it again after that.

Family

Do you get along with your parents? 99% of the time. Do you tell your parents everything? Not everything. There’s just some things that they don’t really need to know. Do you have strict parents? No, they never were. Thank God.  Do you have siblings? One younger brother. Are you the oldest? Well, if I only have one sibling who is younger than me, then that would make me the oldest now wouldn’t it? Are you in the middle? See above. Are you the youngest? See above the above question. Are all of your grandparents still alive? All of them are gone now.

Friendships

Do you have a best friend? Yes Do you have more than 10 friends? Yes Do you have at least 2 friends you can trust with your life? Yes Do you have a lot of guy friends, a lot of girl friends or equal girl and guy friends ? More girls than guys. Do you text with your friends a lot? I don’t do texting.

Relationships

What’s your relationship status? Single Have you ever been in love? Yes. Do you believe in love at first sight? No. I think you have to really get to know a person before you can truly be in love with them. Lust on the other hand… Have you ever been in a relationship? I’ve been in a few. Have you ever had a secret admirer?  Yes Have you ever been asked out on a date? Yes Have you ever been kissed? Yes and then some.  Have you ever been cheated on? Not that I know of. Have you ever been proposed to? Yes, but it was done in a jokingly manner. Do you want to get married? Maybe in the distant future. I’m enjoying the single life too much right now to put too much thought into it. Do you want kids? I’ll pass thanks.

Country

Where were you born? North Carolina, USA Where do you live right now? North Carolina, USA Have you ever been out of the country? No I haven’t. I would love to get out of here, though. Do you prefer country or city? The country where it’s nice and quiet. Do you like sightseeing? Yes. Is one or more of your parents from another country? They’re both American. What places would you like to visit? All over the world. Are you fluent in more than one language? I’m only fluent in English. What languages can you speak? Not fluently, but I’ve picked up a few words /phrases in French, Spanish, Korean, Japanese, and Russian.

Health

Do you have any allergies? Pollen. Spring drives me absolutely crazy. Are you lactose intolerant? No Have you had surgery? Never Have you had stitches? No Have you broken a bone? No, just a few sprains. Has someone close to you died of a disease? Two of my uncles and one of my grandmothers died from cancer. Do you exercise a lot? I do exercise but I wouldn’t say a lot. 

Experiences

Have you ever had a near death experience? Yes Have you ever been on a plane? No Have you ever had an all nighter? I’ve had a lot of them over the years. Have you ever been to school/ work after a sleepless night? A few times and it’s not much fun. Have you ever been in a physical fight? I was in a lot of physical fights with my brother when we were younger if those count. Have you ever been to a wedding? I’ve been to a few of them, and I’ve also been IN one. Have you ever been to a funeral? Sadly enough, I’ve been to more funerals than weddings. Have you ever lived in a different country? No. But I would if I could. Have you ever been drunk? I don’t drink enough to get drunk. Have you ever been trick or treating?  Of course, I was actually young once. Have you ever been in a school play? Yes Have you ever been to a camp? I went a few summers when I was younger. Have you ever driven a car?  Yes

Skills

How many languages are you fluent in? Haven’t I already answered this question? Have you ever read a book in another language? I’m only fluent in English, remember? Can you roll your tongue? Yes Can you braid hair? Yes, but I can only do a regular braid. I never learned how to do a French braid. Can you do a handstand? Yes.

Habits  

Do you crack your knuckles? Yes Do you bite your nails? I haven’t done that in years. Do you bite your lips? Yes.

Favourites

What’s your favourite movie(s)? A Walk in the Clouds among others What’s your favourite tv show(s)? Once Upon A Time, Supergirl, NCIS, Smallville, among others. What’s your favourite book(s)? Gone with the Witch by Annette Blair among others. What’s your favourite song(s)? I don’t really have one.  What’s your favourite colour(s)? Black, purple, turquoise, blue and red. What’s your favourite animal(s)? Cats (big and domestic), dogs, wolves and horses What’s your favourite season? Fall

This or that

Summer or winter? WINTER. I hate Summer. Day or night? Night Cats or dogs? Both Rain or shine? Both Coffee or tea? Tea Reading or writing? Both, although I read more than I write. Humorous or serious? Humorous.  Brown or blue eyes? Both are beautiful. Single or group dates? It depends on the person/ people. Texts or calls? Neither Driving or walking? Walking

Last

Last phone call? Mom Last text? I don’t use that feature. Last song you listened to? Where You Belong by Kari Kimmel. Last thing you ate? An oatmeal cookie. Last thing you drank? Sunkist (orange soda) Last purchase? Groceries Last time you cleaned your room? Yesterday Last time you’ve been on a date? I think it was about eight or nine years ago. lol I really don’t get out much.

[daddyconfessions]

sugar tales: Ms. Butterworth

Ms. Butterworth has been texting me for the last two weeks. Well, I should say a few of those days I was talking to her ex. Apparently, Mr. PhoneSnatch had taken her phone and was pretending to be her. Glad I hadn’t talked about all the nasty things we’d done in the past. He could have really had fun with me.

About a week ago, she text me from a new number, saying the conversation I’d been having with “her” was actually her ex. I was kind of put off by Ms. Butterworth for being so careless. I shield my sugar from my personal life. I expect the same in return. I admit it wasn’t the first time I’d ran into some SBs vanilla boyfriend or husband and got into a text conversation with them.

But I was hard on Ms. Butterworth because our relationship was never consistent. It’s been off and on for the past year and half so this was definitely not worth the trouble. So when the fuckboy texted me, pretending to be her, I was nonchalant since I had no big hopes for hooking up with her. Thank whatever deities look down on us Daddy’s. He could have set something up and had me meet him somewhere for an ambush.

As I talk to the real Ms. Butterworth, she’s being her usually coy and noncommittal self. She sends a few more text, but I just ignore them. Tired of the games.

Then she starts texting me again on Thanksgiving. I tell her lets meet because she’s been pretty consistent in texting me the last few days. But Ms. Butterworth declines. Says she’s not doing well. Her vanilla boyfriend, Mr. PhoneSnatch, jumped her. He hit her, knocking her to the ground. He followed up with a kick in the back and a few other places she can’t remember. PhoneSnatch got on top of her and then choked her. She fought back after she managed to get up. Ms. Butterworth didn’t say what she did but I gather from her tone, she dished out her own beat down because when I asked about pressing charges, she says she can’t because of what she did. Says the whole fight took about 2 hours.

I grew up hard. I watched my mother get hit by the men she was with. My uncles and male cousins beat their women. Even as a grew into an adult some of my homeboys hit their girls in order to control them and get their submission.  It’s a grimey way to do things. Looking back on it I regret not being more outspoken about how I felt but frankly under the circumstances it was just the way things were done. It was accepted. Thankfully, I learned at an early age there as a better way to do things. : ) Instead of fighting with a woman, I’d much rather spend some money on her. Nothing makes a girl want to do what you want like the two c’s: charm and cash. Much much easier path.

So where do I come in with this Ms. Butterworth chick you might ask? Why is she contacting me? Hell I don’t know. I’m wondering the same shit. Frankly I thought it was over. But one thing about the bowl I’ve learned….a few will always come back.

I’ll go ahead and give you her story but this obviously is nowhere near over.

First, Ms. Butterworth’s not the first to tell me about domestic violence. As a sugar daddy, I’ve seen all kinds of things and situations. I don’t think I have enough time to write and blog about all the experiences and stories but I’ll try since some of you want to read about it. Sooooo much goes on in the world, not the sugar bowl.

Someone once asks me an anon about exclusivity with my SBs and I said then and I’ll say now. There’s no need to be exclusive. These lame sugardaddies and fuckboys will do all the work for me.

I met Ms. Butterworth about the tail end of my relationship with Bottlecap. By the time things had washed up with Bottlecap, I was well on my way to getting to know Ms. Butterworth…..so I thought.

We went back and forth a few emails before she sent a pic. Black chick from New Orleans. Big and thick. Kind of country too. Naturally curly, wavy hair like she’s got Indian in her family. Creamy caramel skin tone. She was a sharp contrast to the 5’2, thin half Filipino, half Mexican Bottlecap and the 3 or 4 chicks before her. As I recall, I hadn’t seen many thick chicks in prior several months. So I was looking forward to meeting Ms. Butterworth.

As it were it took over 6 weeks to actually meet. Not sure what the problem was. We’d talk incessantly for a day or two then she’d stop responding. Then we’d do it all again and then nothing. A painful cycle of wait and see. One thing about the sugar bowl is patience. Lots of patience. Any sugarbaby or sugardaddy who’s being doing it long enough will tell you. You got to be patient. You’d think with a generous offer on the table, a young girl would be clamoring to have it. But more often than not, it’s a waiting game, painfully moving pieces on the chess board, and lots of persistence if she’s resistant.

Finally I get dinner setup. I put on some nice clothes and cologne. Got my hair cut. I wanted to leave nothing to chance. I’ve learned long ago just because I have some money that doesn’t mean I’m going to pull some young 20 something. I’ve learned long ago not to take her for granted. And certainly don’t take the money for granted. So I took a moment to adequately prepare.

I took my older car, my baby, probably older than a lot of you reading this. I wouldn’t have done it ordinarily but I was in such a rush and fuss over myself, I didn’t realize I was in it until I was almost to the restaurant. Shit. I park far away from the restaurant so she can’t see it. It’s not a bad or ugly car, just doesn’t convey I’m a guy who can pay all your bills and give you a generous allowance. Sugar chicks are forever checking the finer details of a SD like where do you work, what kind of work, what’s your position, what’s your zip code, and more importantly, what do you drive. And I knew I needed to take my main chariot but forgot and it was too late to turn around.

Ms. Butterworth shows up at the restaurant looking unimpressive. Hair was frizzy and all over her head. Later she told me she was doing the natural thing. That was bullshit. I can tell the difference between doing the natural thing and being to lazy to comb your hair or straighten it. She had on regular shirt and jeans. About the only thing done was her nails. Guess she wasn’t taking this too serious. Bad sign. That should have told me everything. As we start to eat, I’m a little peeved that I put so much preparation into myself.

We have a decent dinner. Nothing eventful. Basic get to know you conversation. Towards the end, I ask if she’s ok with the allowance and the sexual part of our relationship. She’s cool with everything. She even seems excited about it. I was excited too. Despite her basic appearance, I could tell some beautiful curves and voluptuousness was under them clothes. I knew she was young and tender and I could just imagine kissing all over that big body. Damn. I’m getting turned on just writing this.  

We wrap up dinner and head out. Damn. She parked right by me. We give pecks goodbye and I grudgingly walk to my car, hopefully she takes off before I do. Nope. By the time I’m in my car she’s still there. Finally as I back out she back s out.

As predicted, emails go unanswered. I think she responded once after that. That’s about it. We go almost 2 months without talking. I threw in the towel after about 3 unanswered emails. I have her cel to text but she never answered that way. She only used email. Not sure what that was about. Then one day, a few months after I gave up, I was going through my old email and saw her name. I click on her email and briefly relived our brief time getting to know each other. I click on a few of her pics and decide I can’t let this thick muffin go without another chance. Even if its just one time….I just wanna fuck.

I send her an email and get a response after about two days.  And then we spend another 3 weeks emailing and texting (which was a first) before we finally decide to meet.  During those 3 weeks we’re pretty playful. She sends a few more pics which serve to solidify my quest to get the kitty.

We agree to meet at 11:30 that night. Its too late for me to meet but I’ve now been waiting on this kitty for 3 months. Exceptions had to be made. I’m expecting nothing less than that pink muff to float in the air like some magical entity at this point. I know. Corny. But this is my life dammit! And that’s what I was thinking at the time.

The wife goes to sleep around 10ish, as usual. I leave the tv on downstairs and sneak out into the night. As long as the tv is on, she thinks I’m down on the couch watching tv so she won’t bother to get up and check on me.  I take her car which is pretty quiet compared to mine. I creep out of our cul-de-sac and over to the motel.

I remember the night because it was right after I first joined SA. I hadn’t had much luck with the site to say the least. I had met this chick I’ll call Babydoll. She was a thin model and commanded a hefty allowance. Smitten with her looks and flattered by her willingness to kick it with me, I was all in. Long story short. We went to the room twice and I couldn’t get an erection. Not sure what that was about. This chick was flawless from head to toe….but for some reason I just couldn’t get it up when it came to her.

So as I go into my hookup with Ms. Butterworth, I’m nervous old Bart won’t act right. Plus I was out of Lamar Odom’s so it wasn’t looking good.  It was a late October night and pouring rain. So much that I was worried she might not come and probably cancel. Ms. Butterworth arrived about 30 minutes late. She comes in wearing a long black dress with a big heavy coat. Nothing sexy.

Inside the room, we kiss for the first time and then again. And again. Before long were exchanging saliva and thrashing tongues like teenagers. She starts taking off my clothes as she kisses me. My coat and shirt are gone. She struggles with my belt and when she can’t get it off she tells me, “Take it off. Now.”

Bossy. I like this shit. I unbuckle my belt and start unbuttoning my pants. “I got it,” She tells me. She unbuttons my pants and squats as she pulls them down. I step out of my pants, shoes still on. “Get them off,” she tells me. Off with the shoes.

I start working on her clothes. I remove the dress and find she’s wearing no panties and some Victoria secret stockings. To make things weird, one  leg is a red stockings, the other is black. But they are identical. I’m like did she buy this shit like this? I’m to horny to care really.

She goes over to the bed and sits down. “Get over here.” I walk over like a little man bitch, doing what he’s told. As I stare at her body I realize the culmination of months of waiting and persistence is all about to pay off. “Get hard,” she tells me. I’m pick Bart up wiggle him and drop him. “Um can I get a little help?”

“No.” she replies. “Get that dick hard. You been talking shit so let’s see what you got.”

She’s right. I had been talking mad shit about how she would get sprung. How I was going to whip the dick on her and make her fall in love. How much money I was going to spend on her….Even told her she was scared which is why she hadn’t been seeing me. Looks like she was calling me out on my bullshit.

I get on my knees and try to go down on her. “No,” she tells me, pulling me backup.  “No”.

“But I want to do it,” I say like a baby asking for candy.

“No. I might let you next time. Not tonight. Now get up.”

As I stand up I realize my dick is a bit hard. She reaches out suddenly and grabs him. She pulls me to her by using Bart then puts him in her mouth. With 3 to 4 good deep throat thrusts my dick is hard as a rock.

She stops and lays down on the bed. On with the raincoat, and then I climb onto the bed.

She raises her legs up high, and cups her hands underneath to keep them big thick creamy thighs up. I enter the pink slice of heaven, and right away I started pounding the kitty like I hadn’t had any in years. 3 months of waiting for the kitty will do that to you. She’s unbothered by me, though. She wraps them legs around me and squeezes tight as I go nice and deep inside her. I’m closing to cumming when she tells me “Get up.”

WTF? I do as I’m told. Ms. Butterworth gets up and gets on her knees. She wants me to hit it from the back. I oblige, and I marvel at the way her ass wiggles as I slam into it over and over again. “You like that shit don’t you?”

“Yes,” I whimper. “Yes.” I’m just so happy to be getting the kitty I don’t know what to do. I move my hips so that I’m going in at different angles, just playing in the pussy like a kid with a new toy.

We switch again, this time she wants to be on top. The motel has a mirror to our left and I watch her big thick body as it bounces up and down on me. I watch as the big ass slams up and down on me. God I’m getting turned on just thinking about it. Before I started writing this I wasn’t interested but now I’m having second thoughts. I cum unexpectedly, the culmination of months of pent up anticipation burst into the condom.

I fall off her and lay to her side, enjoying the orgasm. Ms. Butterworth starts talking shit. “You done? “ she asks. Chuckling. “Knew you wasn’t ready.  You going to have to get that dick back hard again.”

Are you kidding me? I came enough to cum 3 times in a row. No way Bart was getting back up. The conversation shifts away from her needs and we manage to have a fairly decent after sex conversation. Ms. Butterworth tells me she got turned on and felt challenged by all the shit talking I was doing. As it were, she likes to conquer men. Especially older men. Go figure. 15 minutes later I get up and wash up. Then it’s her turn to clean up while I get dressed. When we’re at the door we kiss again. She tells me, “Next time don’t talk so much shit.”

We kiss again and head out. By the time I get home is almost 1:30. Wife and kids are still sleep. I manage to slide into bed without waking her up.

I don’t get another shot at Ms. Butterworth for almost a month. When I did, it went about the same as the first time. Mostly her telling me what to do. By this point we were just doing some pay per meet thing. Another couple of weeks go by and we hook up for a third time.

We start our normal way. First she gets undressed. God I love her big thick body. Curvy and fat in all the right places. I’m seated on a couch as she straddles me. We do a lot of kissing. I love the way she kisses by the way, like she’s trying to suck my tongue out of my mouth or something. She starts taking off my shirt and then kisses my chest and neck. I remember this because I had to push her away from my neck. She almost gave me a hickie. Trying to set a brother up.

We move to the bed and I try to go down on her. She pushes my head away but I tell her she’s not in charge any more. I am. I go back in and she doesn’t fight this time. I lick the clit in several different patterns but she’s not quite responding like I like. So I start a combo a approach, I like the clit while simultaneously sucking it. Now she’s shaking and grabbing my head.

Bingo.

I was determined to shift the tables and establish my sexual dominance over hers. I use plenty of saliva while I lick it, getting the kitty nice and wett. But despite my best effort, she doesn’t cum from it. So I stop, strap up, and go in. Once again she wraps the big pretty legs around me sans stockings this time. I don’t hold back either….I go hard on her, digging deep for the gspot. I figure she’ll tell me to take it easy but nothing of the sort happened.

She moans and growls in my ear, “Run this pussy nigga.” That’s all I needed to hear. I give her all I got, trying to knock the bottom out of it, maybe feel her ovaries or something.  And I go on “running” it for another minute or so until the inevitable happens. I cum and I cum hard. I let out a weird yell/moan that makes me sound like a bitch.

When I’m done, I look down at Ms. Butterworth and she’s smirking, laughing at me. “You my bitch,” she tells me. Yea, I did some bitch shit. Don’t judge.

That was about December last year. She hit me up a few days late for some cash. Her car note needed to be paid and her gym fees. She swung by my job to pick it up. It was good seeing her in a cute lil workout outfit but no makeup.  But,  I wouldn’t see Ms. Butterworth again until about March. In between December and March there was a bunch of emails and text back and forth. Going nowhere. She’d emailed me several times to hook up in Jan and December, but come the day of she’d go MIA and not answer my emails. This went on until March when we finally hooked up again. After March saw her one more time in May and then I haven’t seen  her since. She sends a random text here or there. Mostly to setup a date she has no intention of keeping.

As it were, with Firecracker being in the pic now, I just pretty much have quit even answering her text since about August.

So it was a bit of a surprise that she texted me after 2.5 months. After hearing about the big fight, she seems to be a little more adamant about having something with me. When I asked why the inconsistent lack of communication, she said “I guess I keep telling myself I’m messing up a marriage”

Now she has my attention. This is the first time she’s been that open. Generally when we talk it’s a bunch of head games. Buuuuuuuut, she has no idea my marriage has been fucked a long time ago.

Anyway, we’ll see. Stay tuned. I’ve been fancying a trip to Ohio as of late otherwise Firecracker is keeping me busy at the moment.

[halloweeniegal]

BTS: Reaction To Their S/O Having Curly Hair

(I don’t know why I decided to make them to where they’ve never seen her curly hair before, but I hope you enjoy (((: )

Seokjin:

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You sighed heavily as you stared in the mirror, absolutely despising how your curly hair didn’t suit how you looked. Your nimble fingers messed with the frizzy locks of hair, trying to get them to a place where it looked relatively nice on top of your head, but it wasn’t working. You cursed at your parents for dooming you with the endlessly wavy hair before grabbing your straightener, plugging it in and waiting for it to warm up.

You hated your curly hair, it made you feel so unappealing, even though your boyfriend Jin had told you countless times that you were beautiful. After a few minutes of waiting you grabbed the straightener, about to put it to your hair until you were stopped by a hand on your wrist.

“Don’t straighten your hair jagi,” you looked up in the mirror, seeing your boyfriend standing there with a small smile on his face. You groaned at him, carefully trying to tug your hand from his grip.

“I’m straightening my hair and you can’t stop me. I look so gross with curly hair,” you grimaced, your face as stoic as ever.

“Baby girl, you look beautiful. In fact that’s one of my favorite parts about you,” his fingers softly started messing with your curly locks as you set down the straightener momentarily. “I love messing with it at night, when you’re laying on my chest and trying to fall asleep. Not to mention you look super adorable with it.” He smiled lovingly as he kissed your cheek, discreetly reaching over to unplug your straightener.

“You look so very beautiful to me, and that’s all that matters princess. Please, never say you look ugly because you are the most beautiful thing I’ve ever laid eyes on. Now put on an outfit and come on, we’re going to dinner with the boys.”

Jimin:

                                                         ~~~

You groaned loudly as your hair went up into it’s usual frizz as you tugged a brush through it. You hated your curly hair, and it highly annoyed you every time you looked in the mirror, thinking you looked absolutely hideous. You tossed the brush back onto the bathroom counter before moving into your bedroom to grab your hair straightener. You were going out with your boyfriend Jimin tonight and he has never seen your natural hair.

As you began heading back to the bathroom your heart jumped at the voice that came out of seemingly nowhere.

“Holy shit, baby girl what did you do with your hair?” You failed to notice the excitement in your boyfriend’s voice and began thinking he thought it looked unpleasant. You turned around and looked at him sheepishly, not knowing exactly what to say, feeling extremely self conscious in front of him.

“Well, this is my natural hair,” you shrugged, attempting to make it seem like it was no big deal for you, but Jimin was really happy to see it.

“Why don’t you wear it like this all the time? Oh my god, it’s so cute.” Jimin praised, wrapping his arms strongly around your waist. “I love your hair like this, you know that?” Jimin smiled before turning you around and kissing you all over your face.

“I’m so lucky to have you as a boyfriend,” you smiled, “I’ve always hated my hair, but I might like it a bit more now that you said that,” you shamelessly admitted, grinning happily.

“That’s a good thing, you should love your hair because it’s super cute.” He started messing lightly with your curly locks as you stared up at him lovingly.

Min Yoongi:

                                                        ~~~

You screeched as the rain suddenly started pouring down onto you and Suga. You scurried to pull your hood over your head, not wanting the rain to touch your hair, but you were too late causing an angry groan to escape the bonds of your lips as you felt your hair begin to frizz from the wetness that connected with it.

“Why are you yelling, it’s just hair?” Yoongi questioned, raising a curious brow at your reaction to the rain.

“Nothing, I’m yelling over nothing. Can we just keep walking?” You made sure to stay behind him after he agreed, not wanting him to see your overly curly hair that you were very self conscious about as you made your way to your shared apartment, just leaving from spending time with the boys.

When you finally reached the apartment, you hurried in leaving Yoongi very confused as he walked in behind you, closing and locking the door. He moved into the bathroom, seeing that the door to the bathroom was closed and locked. He walked forward, knocking softly on the door to check on what you’re doing, becoming increasingly worried about your behavior.

“What’re you doing jagi?” You turned towards the door, not wanting Yoongi to open it and see your frizzy hair.

“I’m showering, leave me alone,” you spoke nervously, fidgeting as you waited for your straightener to warm up enough.

“I don’t hear any water,” he spoke, looking suspiciously at the door. He grabbed the handle and opened the door, surprised and definitely pleased with what he saw. “I didn’t know your hair was so curly, it’s so cute jagiya.” He praised, moving behind you as he began playing with your hair softly. It’s wasn’t often Suga acted squishy like he was now, but it was obvious to him that you were very insecure about how your curly hair looked, and he wanted to reassure you that you looked very beautiful.

“Thank you baby,” you smiled lovingly at him, not being able to help the swelling of your heart at his words. You knew you were special when Yoongi showed you his soft side.

Jungkook:

                                                      ~~~

You dragged the straightener carefully through your frizzy hair, satisfied as it completely straightened the locks of hair between its hold. You pulled the brush warily through the straightened hair before leaving the bathroom to check the time before returning to your previous activities, your unstraightened hair sticking out in a few places.

You stopped in your tracks as your boyfriend Jungkook bursted into your bedroom. You stared at him wide eyed before turning around to scurry back into your bedroom to straighten the rest of your hair.

“Did I just see you with curly hair?” Jungkook shouted out happily, excited about seeing the hairstyle that was new to him.

“No!” You yelled, attempting to straighten the last of your hair before Jungkook bursted into the bathroom.

“I knew I saw it, you look so adorable jagiya.” His fingers tangled in the remaining curly locks, loving the feeling of it against his skin.

“No it doesn’t, it looks gross. Now leave so I can finish straightening it.” Kookie remained behind you, wrapping his arms around your waist, squeezing you lightly as he kissed your cheek lovingly.

“I think it looks cute, you better keep your hair curly the next time we hangout because it looks so adorable on you.” He smiled up at you in the mirror before kissing your cheek once again and trailing down to your shoulder. He carefully moved away, smiling gently at you once again, allowing you to straighten the rest of your hair so it looked semi-normal.

“I love you Kookie,” you said as you ran up to him and hugged him, enjoying the feeling of being in his arms.

Hoseok:

                                                    ~~~

“(Y/N) wake up!” Hoseok’s shrill voice cut in through the silent morning as you groaned loudly, turning over in your sleep and swatting your boyfriend away from your bed.

“Go away I’m sleeping,” your voice was hoarse from the tiredness that was enveloping your body at these early hours. A sharp yawn escaped the bonds of your lips before you face planted in the pillow, attempting to sleep longer despite Hobi’s grip on your arm as he shook you.

“Come on (Y/N), you’re supposed to be meeting GOT7 today you butthole. Now get up.” A pillow connected harshly to your head causing you to groan louder and throw yourself out of bed. Glaring menacingly at Hoseok. You shook your head before rubbing your eyes and collecting clothes to take a shower. J-Hope joked about joining you but you ignored him as you closed and locked the bathroom door, still way too tired to comprehend anything you were doing.

You dried your hair and tugged on your clothes tiredly before moving back into your room, throwing your towel in the laundry before yawning loudly as you tucked your phone into your pocket. Turning to look at Hoseok, you were confused at his bewildered state as he squealed happily.

“Since when did you have curly hair jagiya?” He raised an eyebrow, grinning largely at you.

“Shit…” you groaned, hurrying into the bathroom, upset that you completely forgot to straighten your hair before leaving the bathroom. Hoseok moved behind you wrapping his arms around your waist as you attempted to untangle the wire to your straightener, quickly becoming self conscious about Hobi seeing your curly hair.

“No, don’t straighten it you look so cute with curly hair oh my god.” J-Hope excitingly messed with your hair as you stared at him in the mirror.

“I need to, I can’t have my ugly hair on show when I’m meeting GOT7,” you groaned, trying to push him off of you so you could straighten your hair. Hoseok lightly smacked your arm at your words.

“Shut up you are completely beautiful, now put down the straightener so we can go meet your second favorite band in the world,” he demanded, kissing your cheek lovingly.

Kim Namjoon:

                                                       ~~~

“Babe, I think you would look really adorable with curly hair. Why are you so self conscious about it?” You had both been in the middle of a deep conversation where you finally admitted to the fact that he’s never seen your normal hair and eventually told him it was originally really curly.

“Because it looks so gross on me, I look better with straight hair,” you said as you messed with your previously straightened hair.

“Oh shut up, you would look absolutely cute with your normal hair. Now you have to show me since you brought it up,” you groaned loudly at his words, angrily walking into the bathroom so you could wash your hair, allowing it to return to its original style.

“Happy?” You said loudly, exiting the bathroom with your hair in a large poof of curls. You couldn’t help but smile yourself as a large grin spread across Namjoon’s face when he took in your features carefully.

“How did I manage to get a girlfriend so beautiful?” Namjoon spoke softly before leaving your bed and walking up to you to mess with your luscious curls. “You are literally the most good looking woman I have ever laid eyes on.” He smiled down at you as he kissed you sweetly, curling your hair around his fingers softly.

“I love you Namjoon,” you informed as you grinned happily at him, enjoying the compliments and love he was showing towards you.

“I love you too (Y/N).”

Kim Taehyung:

                                                     ~~~

‘Oh my god, your hair is so curly!!!! Is that the normal style?’ Taehyung messaged you causing you to squeak out loud as you realized you sent him a selca with your curly hair instead of your authentic straightened hair. Your fingers moved quickly against the screen, messaging him back quickly.

‘Shit, you weren’t supposed to see that…’ you said, groaning as you face palmed, throwing yourself against the bed.

‘Shut up you look adorable. I’m coming over. (:’ Your boyfriend responded causing your annoyance with yourself to heighten, knowing there was absolutely no point in straightening your hair before he came over. You buried your face in your pillow, patiently awaiting the moment your boyfriend showed up at your house.

A groan of pain escaped your throat as your boyfriend threw himself on top of you, instantly messing with your curly locks.

“So cute, so cute, so cute! You should keep your hair like this all the time.” His grin reached his eyes as he buried his face in your shoulder, kissing your skin lovingly.

“But I don’t want to. As of now, I’ll only wear my hair this curly around you.” You informed, bending your arm so you could play with his hair simultaneously.

“I’m cool with that,” he smiled largely again, turning you around underneath him so he could kiss you on the lips endearingly.

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We Tried Out Pinterest Hair Tutorials And This Is What Happened

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We Tried Out Pinterest Hair Tutorials And This Is What Happened

Looks like things are about to get Pinteresting.

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2. With Pinterest being one of the most popular beauty resources, we got five women with different hair types to try out the most popular DIY hairstyles.

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Macey J. Foronda for BuzzFeed

  Macey J. Foronda for BuzzFeed

Macey J. Foronda for BuzzFeed

Macey J. Foronda for BuzzFeed

  Allison: I’m Jewish so I got that Jew hair: longish, darkish, curlyish, frizzyish.

Kirsten: I have short, thick, wavy hair. I’ve never been very into doing my hair, so this is going to be interesting for me. I’ll be excited if I can find some quick, easy hairstyles.

Candace: Ever since I was a little kid, I’ve been “blessed” with more hair than I can handle. It always air-dries into a a grown-ass Simba mane.

Kristin: I have long, fine, curly hair. If it’s too long I look like a cocker spaniel; if it’s too short, it frizzes up and I look like a clown. I am bad at Pinterest, so I do not have high hopes for this.

Sheridan: Well, I’m black. But really, I like to describe my hair as “What the fuck are you?” It does this weird curly-wavy-straight thing and there’s a reason why I see my hairdresser as often as possible.

4. The Half-Crown Braid Tutorial from Hair Romance from the front…

Christina Butcher / hairromance.com

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Macey J. Foronda for BuzzFeed

  Macey J Forornda for BuzzFeed

Macey J Forornda for BuzzFeed

Macey J Forornda for BuzzFeed

  6. …and from the back:

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Macey Foronda for BuzzFeed

  Macey J. Foronda for BuzzFeed

Macey J. Foronda for BuzzFeed

Macey J. Foronda for BuzzFeed

  Allison: Not to be Allison Bragg, but I was pretty sure this one was going to be easy for me since I’ve been known to dabble in the braid crown. My technique is typically the poor man’s version of this, so I was a little thrown off, but overall it was pretty easy.

Kirsten: This one isn’t bad. I mean, I am pretty bad at hair, but I can conquer a braid, so this one wasn’t terrible for me. Though I do wish I had some Rapunzel locks to make this look cooler.

Candace: Braiding is actually a way for me to pin down the puffiness of my hair. It was hard to determine how much hair to actually grab though. I was really proud of my braids, so I discovered I DID get something out of Girl Scouts.

Kristin: I got lucky. I got so lucky. I was not expecting this turn out OK and THEN IT TOTALLY DID. I haven’t seen it from the back, but I suspect I am living the American hair dream. Also, taking this out was easier than putting this in.

Sheridan: Like WTF kind of black magic is this shit? The chick’s hair looks FLAWLESS in the tutorial, and if she’s gonna tell me she didn’t blow-dry, straighten, then perfectly wave the bottom in order to have a good base to do this, then buh-bye. In the end, it didn’t look as terrible as I thought it would, but let’s be honest, this style is for longer hair.

8. The Two-Minute Updo With a Headband from Hello Natural

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Macey J Forornda for BuzzFeed

  Macey J Forornda for BuzzFeed

Macey J Forornda for BuzzFeed

Macey J Forornda for BuzzFeed

  Allison: LOL! We all looked like George Washington or judges from the 18th century.

Kirsten: Is my rat tail out? My ears kept poking out like that girl from Lord of the Rings. Actually, just Orlando Bloom. But like a not-hot version. Also, this did not take me two minutes. This could come out at any second. Actually — like right now, it is coming out right now.

Candace: I think my hair is just too damn thick for the Pinterest lifestyle. I aimed for 1920s chic, but because of how bad I am with hair, I got George Washington mixed with Princess Leia.

Kristin: I think this only takes two minutes if you are good at things, which I am not. Also, my hair is way too fine for this. I feel like I’m wearing a hat. Allison and Kirsten look good, though.

Sheridan: I feel like it’s the Regency era and I’m a Bennet sister but no one mentions me because I’m worse than Lydia.

10. The Easy Hair Bow from Beautylish

Alicia Hentemann / beautylish.com

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Macey J. Foronda for BuzzFeed

  Macey J. Foronda for BuzzFeed

Macey J. Foronda for BuzzFeed

Macey J. Foronda for BuzzFeed

  Allison: I was so excited for this one because it’s a BOW MADE OF HAIR, GUYS! But it ended up looking like three buns on the top of my head. Whatever, I’m not mad at it. Going to try this every day for the rest of 2015 and see if I can perfect it. Hoping to really nail it down as my summer look.

Kirsten: I feel like this is a hairstyle that I would see on Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century. Or maybe Ariana Grande would wear this and people would look at you like, “How does that girl not have a headache?”

Candace: I swear, it is pretty much impossible for me to line something up perfectly in the center of my head. I need to live in the ’80s where everything was to the side. I’m proud because I could actually get a semi-decent bow, but the lopsidedness was so sad, so, so sad.

Kristin: Look, I’ve always wanted to join the Mickey Mouse Club, so this worked out fine for me.

Sheridan: LOL. No.

12. The Half-Up Criss-Cross Updo from Ma Nouvelle Mode from the side…

Natalia Simmons / manouvellemode.com

Macey J. Foronda for BuzzFeed

Macey J. Foronda for BuzzFeed

  Macey J Forornda for BuzzFeed

Macey J Forornda for BuzzFeed

Macey J Forornda for BuzzFeed

  14. …and from the back:

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Macey J. Foronda for BuzzFeed

  Macey J. Foronda for BuzzFeed

Macey J. Foronda for BuzzFeed

Macey J. Foronda for BuzzFeed

  Allison: I don’t get this one at all. It’s just like a half pony thing? Also teasing my hair is a big mistake, and I know not to go there.

Kirsten: When I teased my hair that gave me a nice “after sex” look, but not the kind you want, the kind where you run into the bathroom and fix yourself so the person isn’t terrified of you.

Candace: So, I feel like Snooki pre-baby right now, and I’m ready for my duckface selfie. You’re supposed to tease your hair for more volume in the tutorial, and I should have known not to do that based on how poofy my hair already is.

Kristin: This took me three tries. I tried so hard, you guys, but all I got was mad bumps. My hair just didn’t wanna. No amount of back-combing was gonna make this happen for me. Now I just have a head full of frizz.

Sheridan: So, according to the tutorial, short hair girls can totally rock this hairstyle, and I have to say…doesn’t look too terrible. The teasing was my favorite part — it brought me back to my picturesque New Jersey childhood in which bumps were REQUIRED. I wish I had a little bit straighter hair just so that the sides would look less frizzy and a little more ~sleek~ but I didn’t hate this so SUCCESS.

16. The Straightened Braid Waves Tutorial from Hey Wanderer

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Macey J. Foronda for BuzzFeed

  Macey J. Foronda for BuzzFeed

Macey J. Foronda for BuzzFeed

Macey J. Foronda for BuzzFeed

  Allison: This made me look like I’m in an ’80s hair band. I guess it’s supposed to curl your hair, but it kind of straightened mine?

Kirsten: I think I should have tried larger braids because I kinda look like I got electrocuted. This hairstyle was described as “after beach” wavy and I look like “after I got caught in the undertow” wavy.

Candace: Welp, I was super excited about this, thinking, “YAS I can finally do my hair in under an hour.” Wrong, so wrong. I ended up getting this, like, ’00s middle school crimped-lion hybrid. I made my natural waves turn into teeny tiny riptides. I feel like I have no skill.

Kristin: Yeah, my hair looks the same.

Sheridan: I feel like this hairstyle actually made my hair look straighter. I could totally rock this look normally — no sarcasm. Maybe people will mistake me for Solange Knowles. Don’t white people think that all black people look alike? They’ll be like, “Black girl, big hair, Solange, Solange!” I’m just getting carried away now. This one is an A+, y’all.

18. After putting our hair expertise to the test, we had some final thoughts:

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Allison: I don’t even own a brush, hair dryer, or straightener, soooo I suppose I’m not the target demo here. I prefer to keep my look au naturel, but I am a big fan of all these braids and bows and will definitely incorporate them into my look (summer 2015 here I come).

Kirsten: I’m the type of person that can’t even get all of my hair into a ponytail correctly, so these tutorials were hard for me to say the least. They are advertised as being super easy and quick to do, but if you don’t have fine, long, wavy hair I think they don’t work as well.

Candace: I mean, it’s always been incredibly hard to do anything with my hair, and I know I am an exception, but people still have insanely thick hair like me. I guess there really are hairstyles that are specifically for certain hair, and that’s OK. To those with coarse and unruly hair out there, you’re NOT alone.

Kristin: I think the important takeaway here is that doing your hair is hard, and being good at it is harder, so everyone should just try to be a little nicer and more patient with themselves because we all have to go through a lot of bologna to look good in the morning.

Sheridan: I’m glad I got to be a part of this and represent the awkward black girl who doesn’t know how to do her own hair, but this honestly just reaffirmed my belief that you don’t get in between a black woman and her weekly hairdresser, whether that’s her sister, mom, paid professional, aunt, or even a dad who knows how to wield a comb like no other.

Read more: http://www.buzzfeed.com/candacelowry/this-is-what-pinterest-hair-tutorials-actually-look-like-on

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Your Hair Looks So Good Straight! 

Hair has always been an interesting topic for me. I’ve got naturally wavy, frizzy hair, which occasionally carries the perfect ringlet curl. Growing up, I always wanted to straighten it—all of the (white) girls in my high school seemed to have straight hair and they were the ones who were beautiful and popular. Instead, I grew up with thick Indian hair that was often drenched in coconut oil (a habit my mother got me into doing every week). When I got my hair straightener, though, and applied heat over 200 degrees to my hair, I couldn’t help but to feel more beautiful. Looking back now, it seems bizarre. I remember getting compliments like “Wow, your hair looks so much better straight!” or “You look really nice today!”. Interestingly enough, I rarely got any kind of affirmation when I wore my natural hair down. Recently, I’ve realized how political hair really is. In the book Hair Matters: Beauty, Power and Black Women's Consciousness, Ingrid Banks talks about how hair, specifically for women of colour can affect their lives a lot. For instance, a lot of black women are judged on their curly, kinky hair, and this allows them to fall into stereotypes of being uncivilized (which is total crap). She also notes that what’s considered desirable is measured against white standards of beauty, which includes long, straight hair (and usually blonde). Even though her article is specifically about Black women, I couldn’t help but relate because my hair also doesn’t fit the norms of beauty. It’s almost like a weird double edge sword: when I wear my hair straight, I’m told it looks prettier, but when it’s straight I’m also told that I have such nice thick Indian hair, as if it’s not they aren’t the exact same strands before applying heat. The politics of hair doesn’t just stop at the hair that’s on my head. For a lot of people, women specifically, having body hair can be an issue. Due to stereotypes, it’s pretty common to assume that Indian girls are ‘hairy’—arm hair, upper lip hair, and unibrows. Most of the women in my family have had to deal with unwanted hair, so there might be truth to that stereotype based simply on genetics. Regardless, it can’t be assumed that all brown females have ‘excessive hair’. Anyway, I always remembered seeing white girls in high school with ‘clean’ arms and bleached upper lips. I felt like a freak. I felt like I was an animal in the jungle (actually). For that reason, from a young age, I’ve been doing things like threading and waxing and shaving so that I could fit the white beauty standards that have been established for females: hairless. As well, when I would go to Indian women to ask them to wax parts of my body like my armpits, they would always say that waxing is better because it makes the skin appear lighter as well. 

So why does this matter? 

I never thought that hair could have such a huge impact on the way that people move through life. Reflecting back on my own experiences, I’m really saddened by the fact that I tend to not embrace my natural hair. Instead, I succumbed to these normative beauty standards that completely denoted any sense of my cultural identity, or individuality, for that matter. I even sometimes made up excuses, too. For instance, I would say that I would straighten my hair because it was easier to deal with and manage. That might be true for some people, but for myself it led to the recognition that a lot of stores don’t even sell products to help me manage my natural hair. If they do, it’s not that great. It’s almost as if all the products in the hair aisle are meant for people with straight hair, or hair that’s been styled with the help of a heating device, altering its natural look somehow. In a sense, hair is political, and also a big part of capitalism. According to Banks, people with curly hair are taken less seriously, are seen as uneducated and even unclean. The women in my family all have incredibly, lush, thick hair. They’re all very beautiful. More of the older women in my family leave it natural, and the younger women tend to straighten it or curl it so the waves look smoother. Whenever I straighten my hair now, a part of me gets really sad, mostly because I start to look less like the powerful women in my family. For me, my hair has always been a big part of my identity, and as a Hindu woman with ancestors in Fiji and India, the women in my family have been known for having amazing hair. That being said, it’s like hair is the only physical trait that can be appreciated. Even though most of the comments I get on my hair come from when it’s straight, I sometimes get them when it’s curly, but it often sounds like a fetishization. For instance, people will say things like “I wish I had brown hair” or “Brown girls have the nicest hair”. While these are technically compliments that I won’t argue, there’s more to us than hair. As well with the body hair, it seems as though from a young age I’ve been training to fit into the white standard of beauty for women. As a result, this made me feel less attached to my cultural identity, and even ashamed for being a ‘brown woman’, because a brown woman was associated with excessive hair, which was frowned upon (and still is). For me, the politics of hair intersects with a lot of things: race, gender, and class. Due to my skin colour and culture, it’s assumed that I look a certain and different way and because I am a woman I need to change the way I look to fit in. At the same time, it’s pretty hard to keep up with these beauty standards, and I’ve never critically thought about the money and time spent in ‘fixing what’s wrong with me’. In a way, it makes me realize my privilege for being able access these services, but it also makes me feel less privileged because I am being forced by society to look a certain way.

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We Tried Out Pinterest Hair Tutorials And This Is What Happened

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We Tried Out Pinterest Hair Tutorials And This Is What Happened

Looks like things are about to get Pinteresting.

View this image ›

Nathan W. Pyle for BuzzFeed / Macey J. Foronda for BuzzFeed

2. With Pinterest being one of the most popular beauty resources, we got five women with different hair types to try out the most popular DIY hairstyles.

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Macey J. Foronda for BuzzFeed

Macey J. Foronda for BuzzFeed

  Macey J. Foronda for BuzzFeed

Macey J. Foronda for BuzzFeed

Macey J. Foronda for BuzzFeed

  Allison: I’m Jewish so I got that Jew hair: longish, darkish, curlyish, frizzyish.

Kirsten: I have short, thick, wavy hair. I’ve never been very into doing my hair, so this is going to be interesting for me. I’ll be excited if I can find some quick, easy hairstyles.

Candace: Ever since I was a little kid, I’ve been “blessed” with more hair than I can handle. It always air-dries into a a grown-ass Simba mane.

Kristin: I have long, fine, curly hair. If it’s too long I look like a cocker spaniel; if it’s too short, it frizzes up and I look like a clown. I am bad at Pinterest, so I do not have high hopes for this.

Sheridan: Well, I’m black. But really, I like to describe my hair as “What the fuck are you?” It does this weird curly-wavy-straight thing and there’s a reason why I see my hairdresser as often as possible.

4. The Half-Crown Braid Tutorial from Hair Romance from the front…

Christina Butcher / hairromance.com

Macey J. Foronda for BuzzFeed

Macey J. Foronda for BuzzFeed

  Macey J Forornda for BuzzFeed

Macey J Forornda for BuzzFeed

Macey J Forornda for BuzzFeed

  6. …and from the back:

Christina Butcher / hairromance.com

Macey Foronda for BuzzFeed

Macey Foronda for BuzzFeed

  Macey J. Foronda for BuzzFeed

Macey J. Foronda for BuzzFeed

Macey J. Foronda for BuzzFeed

  Allison: Not to be Allison Bragg, but I was pretty sure this one was going to be easy for me since I’ve been known to dabble in the braid crown. My technique is typically the poor man’s version of this, so I was a little thrown off, but overall it was pretty easy.

Kirsten: This one isn’t bad. I mean, I am pretty bad at hair, but I can conquer a braid, so this one wasn’t terrible for me. Though I do wish I had some Rapunzel locks to make this look cooler.

Candace: Braiding is actually a way for me to pin down the puffiness of my hair. It was hard to determine how much hair to actually grab though. I was really proud of my braids, so I discovered I DID get something out of Girl Scouts.

Kristin: I got lucky. I got so lucky. I was not expecting this turn out OK and THEN IT TOTALLY DID. I haven’t seen it from the back, but I suspect I am living the American hair dream. Also, taking this out was easier than putting this in.

Sheridan: Like WTF kind of black magic is this shit? The chick’s hair looks FLAWLESS in the tutorial, and if she’s gonna tell me she didn’t blow-dry, straighten, then perfectly wave the bottom in order to have a good base to do this, then buh-bye. In the end, it didn’t look as terrible as I thought it would, but let’s be honest, this style is for longer hair.

8. The Two-Minute Updo With a Headband from Hello Natural

Hello Natural / hellonatural.co

Macey J Forornda for BuzzFeed

Macey J Forornda for BuzzFeed

  Macey J Forornda for BuzzFeed

Macey J Forornda for BuzzFeed

Macey J Forornda for BuzzFeed

  Allison: LOL! We all looked like George Washington or judges from the 18th century.

Kirsten: Is my rat tail out? My ears kept poking out like that girl from Lord of the Rings. Actually, just Orlando Bloom. But like a not-hot version. Also, this did not take me two minutes. This could come out at any second. Actually — like right now, it is coming out right now.

Candace: I think my hair is just too damn thick for the Pinterest lifestyle. I aimed for 1920s chic, but because of how bad I am with hair, I got George Washington mixed with Princess Leia.

Kristin: I think this only takes two minutes if you are good at things, which I am not. Also, my hair is way too fine for this. I feel like I’m wearing a hat. Allison and Kirsten look good, though.

Sheridan: I feel like it’s the Regency era and I’m a Bennet sister but no one mentions me because I’m worse than Lydia.

10. The Easy Hair Bow from Beautylish

Alicia Hentemann / beautylish.com

Macey J. Foronda for BuzzFeed

Macey J. Foronda for BuzzFeed

  Macey J. Foronda for BuzzFeed

Macey J. Foronda for BuzzFeed

Macey J. Foronda for BuzzFeed

  Allison: I was so excited for this one because it’s a BOW MADE OF HAIR, GUYS! But it ended up looking like three buns on the top of my head. Whatever, I’m not mad at it. Going to try this every day for the rest of 2015 and see if I can perfect it. Hoping to really nail it down as my summer look.

Kirsten: I feel like this is a hairstyle that I would see on Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century. Or maybe Ariana Grande would wear this and people would look at you like, “How does that girl not have a headache?”

Candace: I swear, it is pretty much impossible for me to line something up perfectly in the center of my head. I need to live in the ’80s where everything was to the side. I’m proud because I could actually get a semi-decent bow, but the lopsidedness was so sad, so, so sad.

Kristin: Look, I’ve always wanted to join the Mickey Mouse Club, so this worked out fine for me.

Sheridan: LOL. No.

12. The Half-Up Criss-Cross Updo from Ma Nouvelle Mode from the side…

Natalia Simmons / manouvellemode.com

Macey J. Foronda for BuzzFeed

Macey J. Foronda for BuzzFeed

  Macey J Forornda for BuzzFeed

Macey J Forornda for BuzzFeed

Macey J Forornda for BuzzFeed

  14. …and from the back:

Natalia Simmons / manouvellemode.com

Macey J. Foronda for BuzzFeed

Macey J. Foronda for BuzzFeed

  Macey J. Foronda for BuzzFeed

Macey J. Foronda for BuzzFeed

Macey J. Foronda for BuzzFeed

  Allison: I don’t get this one at all. It’s just like a half pony thing? Also teasing my hair is a big mistake, and I know not to go there.

Kirsten: When I teased my hair that gave me a nice “after sex” look, but not the kind you want, the kind where you run into the bathroom and fix yourself so the person isn’t terrified of you.

Candace: So, I feel like Snooki pre-baby right now, and I’m ready for my duckface selfie. You’re supposed to tease your hair for more volume in the tutorial, and I should have known not to do that based on how poofy my hair already is.

Kristin: This took me three tries. I tried so hard, you guys, but all I got was mad bumps. My hair just didn’t wanna. No amount of back-combing was gonna make this happen for me. Now I just have a head full of frizz.

Sheridan: So, according to the tutorial, short hair girls can totally rock this hairstyle, and I have to say…doesn’t look too terrible. The teasing was my favorite part — it brought me back to my picturesque New Jersey childhood in which bumps were REQUIRED. I wish I had a little bit straighter hair just so that the sides would look less frizzy and a little more ~sleek~ but I didn’t hate this so SUCCESS.

16. The Straightened Braid Waves Tutorial from Hey Wanderer

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  Allison: This made me look like I’m in an ’80s hair band. I guess it’s supposed to curl your hair, but it kind of straightened mine?

Kirsten: I think I should have tried larger braids because I kinda look like I got electrocuted. This hairstyle was described as “after beach” wavy and I look like “after I got caught in the undertow” wavy.

Candace: Welp, I was super excited about this, thinking, “YAS I can finally do my hair in under an hour.” Wrong, so wrong. I ended up getting this, like, ’00s middle school crimped-lion hybrid. I made my natural waves turn into teeny tiny riptides. I feel like I have no skill.

Kristin: Yeah, my hair looks the same.

Sheridan: I feel like this hairstyle actually made my hair look straighter. I could totally rock this look normally — no sarcasm. Maybe people will mistake me for Solange Knowles. Don’t white people think that all black people look alike? They’ll be like, “Black girl, big hair, Solange, Solange!” I’m just getting carried away now. This one is an A+, y’all.

18. After putting our hair expertise to the test, we had some final thoughts:

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Allison: I don’t even own a brush, hair dryer, or straightener, soooo I suppose I’m not the target demo here. I prefer to keep my look au naturel, but I am a big fan of all these braids and bows and will definitely incorporate them into my look (summer 2015 here I come).

Kirsten: I’m the type of person that can’t even get all of my hair into a ponytail correctly, so these tutorials were hard for me to say the least. They are advertised as being super easy and quick to do, but if you don’t have fine, long, wavy hair I think they don’t work as well.

Candace: I mean, it’s always been incredibly hard to do anything with my hair, and I know I am an exception, but people still have insanely thick hair like me. I guess there really are hairstyles that are specifically for certain hair, and that’s OK. To those with coarse and unruly hair out there, you’re NOT alone.

Kristin: I think the important takeaway here is that doing your hair is hard, and being good at it is harder, so everyone should just try to be a little nicer and more patient with themselves because we all have to go through a lot of bologna to look good in the morning.

Sheridan: I’m glad I got to be a part of this and represent the awkward black girl who doesn’t know how to do her own hair, but this honestly just reaffirmed my belief that you don’t get in between a black woman and her weekly hairdresser, whether that’s her sister, mom, paid professional, aunt, or even a dad who knows how to wield a comb like no other.

Read more: http://www.buzzfeed.com/candacelowry/this-is-what-pinterest-hair-tutorials-actually-look-like-on