ThisYouTuber talks about her view on professional natural hair.Go check it out, tell me what you think.
"Is Natural Hair Professional?"- by holyghostcarrier
ps- my youtube channel (which has no natural hair posts *yet*, but I have favorited a lot of natural blog videos that you may be interested in checking out.)
~Lista~
Saturday, March 13, 2010
Friday, March 12, 2010
Braid outs :-D
I did my hair in box braids (which I didn't take pics of *fail*) and left them in for about a week.
This is how the Braid-out turned out. ( I like how the lighting gave different definition to my hair.)
Products used for Box Braids & Twist Out:
1. Garnier Fructis Moisture Works shampoo
2. Garnier Fructis Moisture Works conditioner
3. Cantu Shea Butter leave-in conditioner repair cream
4.African Royal Hot Six Oil
~Lista~
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Blackness in the Workplace: My Hair/My Career
One of my favorite bloggers, Little Golden Lamb, recently wrote a blog post about changing her hair style for her job.
Here is a quick blurb from what she wrote:
"Stereotypes abound around the world, no country is immune. More often then not, I defy them in the lives of people that I meet from outside of the United States. I have changed the opinions of many people of a variety of countries on matters pertaining to Black Women, specifically. To do so, however, requires that I talk to them on a regular basis. That we do life, somewhat, together. In the case of getting hired at a company based in East Asia, Japan specifically, that requires having your application considered, let alone selected for an interview. Why am I seeking work there? It relates to my degree, current skills, skills I want to gain and my future career path (that’s all for now ^_~). I have been “written off” because of my Afro before (surprisingly, not as often for my skin tone but, my HAIR). I don’t intend to let it cause a potential “Gate Keeper”, if you will, to balk, who may in time come to find his or her thoughts about Black Women where wrong. Not in this economy, beloved readers. He or she may continue to be a prejudiced idiot, true. Either way, I get paid! Baa, baa, baa. ^_~ Is it right? No. Is it fair? No. I know this. This isn’t the blog for discussing those issues. Yes, beloved readers, I am dancing around the thorny issue of changing my hair texture to get hired, to start my career."
Here is a link to her blog on Wordpress (she does wonderful informational reviews about hair products, and just awesome research in general. Her blog is for all hair types, relaxed and natural, so check her out!)
But I digress, the reason I am re-posting her blog post is because her story really hit home. I am currently interviewing for a job at a financial services company, and I have definitely been wondering what I am going to do about my hair. Since I've started my hair journey late in the game (my last year of college), I'm still working out the kinks of managing my hair in different social situations. In the career field I'm going into, I will be expected to look professional. This presents a challenge, when some people may not think that natural hair looks "professional."
I went to a job shadow for this position a few weeks ago and tomorrow I will be going for my office interview. While I was there, I for one noticed that there was not a single African-American person there. I don't know if that meant there were no Afr.Amer employees or they just weren't in the office at the time (and I was not about to ask). But I also noticed that I didn't see any minorities, i.e.- the office was a majority Caucasian office.
Bloggers, in going into my major (Accounting), I knew that I would be a minority on two levels: as a woman, and as a black woman. So this really doesn't surprise me at all. But going into my major, I was not thinking at all about having natural hair or how that would impact my career. Now I actually have to think about it hard core.
It's getting close to spring and summer. This is the time that my hair is at it's worst (when relaxed) and at it's best (when natural). When my hair was relaxed, I always had to fight with it getting wavy and frizzy when I wanted it to be straight. This frustration lead to many unhappy days. But since I've gone natural, I can just do a wash-and-go and happy go about my day with a curly fro. But will that be appropriate in the work setting my going into? Will they want me to have straight hair?
I don't know guys. I went in the first time with my hair in two-strand twists. Tomorrow I will be going in there with braids (and forgot to take pics of before I took down, my bad). I've come to the decision that I most definitely have no intentions of relaxing my hair. I am not opposed to getting it straighten, but I know I'm unable to straighten my natural hair myself. So that leaves me with only a few options if they oppose my natural look in the future: Get my hair braided (with extensions), splurge on going to the salon to get my hair straightened, or always have my hair in two-strand twists. (That is, until I learn how to do more creative styles with my hair).
So I dunno, I wish I knew natural women who are in the accounting or financial services field (or i guess just business in general) who could tell me their thoughts on the matter.
Until next time
~Lista~
Here is a quick blurb from what she wrote:
"Stereotypes abound around the world, no country is immune. More often then not, I defy them in the lives of people that I meet from outside of the United States. I have changed the opinions of many people of a variety of countries on matters pertaining to Black Women, specifically. To do so, however, requires that I talk to them on a regular basis. That we do life, somewhat, together. In the case of getting hired at a company based in East Asia, Japan specifically, that requires having your application considered, let alone selected for an interview. Why am I seeking work there? It relates to my degree, current skills, skills I want to gain and my future career path (that’s all for now ^_~). I have been “written off” because of my Afro before (surprisingly, not as often for my skin tone but, my HAIR). I don’t intend to let it cause a potential “Gate Keeper”, if you will, to balk, who may in time come to find his or her thoughts about Black Women where wrong. Not in this economy, beloved readers. He or she may continue to be a prejudiced idiot, true. Either way, I get paid! Baa, baa, baa. ^_~ Is it right? No. Is it fair? No. I know this. This isn’t the blog for discussing those issues. Yes, beloved readers, I am dancing around the thorny issue of changing my hair texture to get hired, to start my career."
Here is a link to her blog on Wordpress (she does wonderful informational reviews about hair products, and just awesome research in general. Her blog is for all hair types, relaxed and natural, so check her out!)
But I digress, the reason I am re-posting her blog post is because her story really hit home. I am currently interviewing for a job at a financial services company, and I have definitely been wondering what I am going to do about my hair. Since I've started my hair journey late in the game (my last year of college), I'm still working out the kinks of managing my hair in different social situations. In the career field I'm going into, I will be expected to look professional. This presents a challenge, when some people may not think that natural hair looks "professional."
I went to a job shadow for this position a few weeks ago and tomorrow I will be going for my office interview. While I was there, I for one noticed that there was not a single African-American person there. I don't know if that meant there were no Afr.Amer employees or they just weren't in the office at the time (and I was not about to ask). But I also noticed that I didn't see any minorities, i.e.- the office was a majority Caucasian office.
Bloggers, in going into my major (Accounting), I knew that I would be a minority on two levels: as a woman, and as a black woman. So this really doesn't surprise me at all. But going into my major, I was not thinking at all about having natural hair or how that would impact my career. Now I actually have to think about it hard core.
It's getting close to spring and summer. This is the time that my hair is at it's worst (when relaxed) and at it's best (when natural). When my hair was relaxed, I always had to fight with it getting wavy and frizzy when I wanted it to be straight. This frustration lead to many unhappy days. But since I've gone natural, I can just do a wash-and-go and happy go about my day with a curly fro. But will that be appropriate in the work setting my going into? Will they want me to have straight hair?
I don't know guys. I went in the first time with my hair in two-strand twists. Tomorrow I will be going in there with braids (and forgot to take pics of before I took down, my bad). I've come to the decision that I most definitely have no intentions of relaxing my hair. I am not opposed to getting it straighten, but I know I'm unable to straighten my natural hair myself. So that leaves me with only a few options if they oppose my natural look in the future: Get my hair braided (with extensions), splurge on going to the salon to get my hair straightened, or always have my hair in two-strand twists. (That is, until I learn how to do more creative styles with my hair).
So I dunno, I wish I knew natural women who are in the accounting or financial services field (or i guess just business in general) who could tell me their thoughts on the matter.
Until next time
~Lista~
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