4C hair appreciation post
Hey lovelies!
It's been ages, I know I know! Life has been happening but I'm still on top of things.
Now, as you may have seen on my Instagram page, little old me was made into a meme!! I was surprised to see how many Instagram pages shared the photo, the Twitter retweets and how many people related to the meme. While scrolling through the comments, I resonated with the majority of them and at the same time, I could sense that people didn't understand what the meme was saying.
"I love this. Normalise this. I shouldn't have to gel my edges and baby hair down all the time for my hair to be accepted in society."
The key word here for me was "all the time." You can gel your edges however times you want and whenever you want, BUT you shouldn't gel them because you feel like people will judge you for not doing so. The main culprits of 'judging' others are actually black people. We should learn to love each other regardless. In God's garden, He made different flowers, some have large petals, some have small ones, some have very soft petals and some have very rough petals BUT that doesn't disqualify them from being beautiful in their own right! Likewise, 4c hair is just as beautiful as the 3c or 4a or 1 or 2 or whatever type the other person has.
Personally, I used to be that person who would scroll through Instagram or Pinterest and wistfully admire other hair types and wish my hair was as beautifully coiled as them. Being in Australia, hair products are hard to find, so imagine my joy when I finally came across a bottle of Eco styler gel - of course, I immediately bought it! I got home and tried it like I've seen other YouTubers do (but who had curlier hair than mine). Unfortunately, my hair didn't turn out like theirs because obviously my hair type was different and responded differently to the same product. From that day, I learned to embrace my hair as it is, it is the definition of who I am and Now I wear it proudly.
So, don't be afraid to wear your hair whatever way it comes out of your head. The only approval you need about how you do your hair is from YOU!
Remember,
It's been ages, I know I know! Life has been happening but I'm still on top of things.
Now, as you may have seen on my Instagram page, little old me was made into a meme!! I was surprised to see how many Instagram pages shared the photo, the Twitter retweets and how many people related to the meme. While scrolling through the comments, I resonated with the majority of them and at the same time, I could sense that people didn't understand what the meme was saying.
"I love this. Normalise this. I shouldn't have to gel my edges and baby hair down all the time for my hair to be accepted in society."
Personally, I used to be that person who would scroll through Instagram or Pinterest and wistfully admire other hair types and wish my hair was as beautifully coiled as them. Being in Australia, hair products are hard to find, so imagine my joy when I finally came across a bottle of Eco styler gel - of course, I immediately bought it! I got home and tried it like I've seen other YouTubers do (but who had curlier hair than mine). Unfortunately, my hair didn't turn out like theirs because obviously my hair type was different and responded differently to the same product. From that day, I learned to embrace my hair as it is, it is the definition of who I am and Now I wear it proudly.
So, don't be afraid to wear your hair whatever way it comes out of your head. The only approval you need about how you do your hair is from YOU!
Remember,
BEAUTIFUL = BE YOU TO THE FULL!
Peace out,
Jo xoxo
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