New Growth
Loving your pandemic hair + 5 hair tips for all genders
I can safely say, this is the longest my hair has been in a loooong time. Every day I’m considering if I should shave it all off or let it grow and do its thing. In my area there are barber shops open but I am not boo boo the fool, and I refuse to be a test dummy for COVID-19 + I have questions? How good can your haircut be if your barber is standing six feet away? Am I risking my life or my barber's life to get a fade? How can they get behind the ears if I’m wearing a face mask? Honestly, I’d rather not know the answers. I used to be so ashamed of my hair. I have a hair texture that can be hard to style if you don’t know hot to manage it, and growing up as a black boy in the south, if your hair was not a low cut caesar with some deep waves, you would get roasted by your classmates. I always observed this expectation for all black men to wear their hair short and tight to fit in, but I never understood that or gender constructs. So right now I’m basking in the opportunity to finally let my hair grow without people roasting me about it — cause we all know that awkward in-between stage is the stage where everyone tries to make you get a haircut. Here’s a post on how to style your hair at home for all genders. Whether you wanna give yourself a fade or style a new wig, or finally get your beard to connect. These are some things I’ve found to help you get out of the struggle phase.
IDENTIFY YOUR HAIR TEXTURE
Identifying your texture will help you figure out how to care for your hair. By looking at this chart I feel like I am somewhere between a 3c and 4b, which makes people think I’m Dominican. However, I could be completely wrong, it’s still kinda confusing to me. Also, my texture seems to change everyday depending on my hairs mood. If my hair had a zodiac sign it would definitely be a moody ass Cancer. The one question I don’t miss from actually having to interact with humans is “What Are You Mixed With?” To answer that, I am mixed with BLACK with a side of black.
GIVE YOURSELF A FADE
I chose this video because this man is fine, but if you want to try to be your own barber I highly recommend you follow these steps, or see if you can call your barber and have them help you out through FaceTime or Zoom. It’s a good way to support your local barber and let’s face it we all know you miss them.
DEFINE YOUR CURLS
This is a simple straight forward video about how to define your curls. I’ve noticed that a lot of hair tutorials on Youtube are hours long and honestly I don’t have the patience for all of that. The end result will have you looking like a cute fuck boy, and honestly that’s fine just stay out of my DM’s.
WIGS
I’m slacking when it comes to wigs, and I could do a whole separate post about it. (I probably will) Mine come from the beauty supply or online, and I don’t usually pull them out unless I have a gig or a dance floor to go to. However, when I wear them I wanna slay, and I’m always looking at YouTube for inspiration. I appreciate the art of a good wig, and this tutorial will give you ideas on how to style it and make it cute. Watch it and surprise your boss with a LEWK on your next Zoom call.
COLOR YOUR HAIR
If you don’t color your hair once during quarantine are you even homosexual? I’m not gonna lie I was fine with my natural hair color until Rain On Me came out. Now I feel like I need to take advantage of my gay rights and learn Gaga’s choreography while rocking my neon pink hair.
CONNECT THE DOTS
I naturally grow a beard very easily and I hate it because it makes me feel super dysphoric. I’m always debating about getting it lasered off, but a part of me likes to have it just to shit on homophobic people who can’t get their beard to connect. Check out this video above especially if you fall into that category.
Last but not least do not let anyone make you feel pressure to change, remember however you choose to present yourself is valid.
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Kile Atwater