Giselle St. James

Me and my stylist have been experimenting on different styles to wear as I’m moving somewhere with a colder, wetter, climate. I had to be realistic with myself about my hair texture, and the styles that I wanted overseas. There’s no way I could upkeep straight or wavy.

I made the decision to get bundles that match my natural hair to do a leave out sew in. We decided to do session 1/2 to see what we liked about this and what we want to change before the final install. After traveling the city we’re heading to, I realized how many people embraced their natural texture, so I chose to as well.

O.M.G. The amount of compliments I get! My stylist truly knew how to embody what I wanted. My mentor signed off on the style and said that it truly captured me in the best way. I trust the opinions of older black women over anyone else. Especially with me wanting to push for more in my career.

I did not spare any expense when it came to bundle prices. Many times good hair does cost more. I did shop around though, don’t get me wrong. But I quickly realized it was going to be a pretty penny. Like when I say, girls, I still can’t believe how it frames my face so well. My coworkers all asked where I got the hair and I DONT gatekeep. But of course, they kept bristling at the cost. Hundreds now saves you hundreds later.

Next time I’m absolutely leaving more hair out to be more versatile, but I’m glad she suggested a test pilot with this hair.

And most people would say, 4c is so hard! I literally get up, mist my hair with water, hand rake some moose and gel through my hair and I’m ready to go! I absolutely did lots of research on this hair before I got it, and realized quickly that 4c hair loves moisture.

I also researched products that interact well and define curls perfectly. I took my time for weeks researching this style. This actually led me away from black owned products, but I’ll explain that another time.

That said, unless you’re willing to cover your hair completely (wig) or do a chemical treatment to match the texture you’re using, you will be doing your real hair a disservice.

I want us all to explore different styles and etc. but take care of your hair. No wayyy you should be flat ironing your hair every day on HIGH HEAT to match silky tresses when your hair has more texture.