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going natural: a hair story ~by Sunshine A. That was me with the last weave and relaxed "do" that I ever got. It was the summer of 2008 and you couldn't tell me nothing! I was happy with my weave. Not too thrilled with the price tag though. That one cost me a whopping $400 for the hair (had to be Remy) and the application (full sew in with a little out at the top to achieve that natural look). I can say that I was truly addicted to weaves. I was smack dab in the middle of my Beyonce phase where I truly thought we were friends. I was in love with her. Her hair, her wardrobe, EVERYTHING! B was my pimp, my pastor, my dealer... whatever she was selling I was buying, right down to her "freakum dresses"! Underneath the weave was some pretty damaged hair. I had gone from the full thick upper middle back length hair of my youth, hair which my mother was against perming (but not pressing) to hair that was above my chin and was honestly an after thought. I never re...

Jaybaby's box braid style as featured on Nov. 14, 2008 So, one day, I am hanging out with a friend of mine, and her college friend. “Did you know that L blogs about natural hair?,” my friend says. “Really?” her college friend replies. “I’m natural.” “Yeh,” I say, looking sideways at college friend’s hair. “I do. It’s interesting.” College friend's hair is straight, maybe 3 or 4 inches long, with straw-like texture. College friend asks for hair advice. Says she wants to stop flat ironing it every morning, but doesn't know which other styles to try. “Oh man," I think to myself. ”She should definitely check out the Monday Style Icon section, there are tons of ide--" “Except that I don’t like how twists look on me. Or box braids. Or cornrows. Really, I don't like anything except a fro,” says college friend. [insert L's blank stare] "Oh okay," says L. "Just make sure it's well-moisturized."