Rock Your TWA

Last week, Kim Coles and a line up of relaxed and naturals discussed the natural vs. relaxed hair debate on Dr. Drew's Life Changer show. Check out the slide show in this Huffington Post recap . I say DO YOU! If you want to rock your natural hair, long short, medium, twisted, coiled, straightened or whatever way pleases you, do you. if you want to rock your hair relaxed, weaved, waved or whatever do you. Just don't forget to love yourself. That's what it's all about. Do it for you!!!!

Me after the blonde was put in my hair . A couple of months ago, I decided to go blonde in order to deal with the gray hair that I have. Bad idea!!!!! It came out a firey orange and my edges, which are naturally lighter anyway, were really, really yellow and made me look ghostly. I also had pink highlights. My head was a mess. I rocked my orange TWA for a couple of days....even received some compliments. But I hated it. So I set out to find a resolution on Google and learned that I could fix it myself. And, that's just what I did. Here's how. Have you ever experienced a bad dye job? How did you fix it?

We all know how important it is to protect our curls...especially at night when we are asleep. To help, here's one of my early You Tube videos. How to make your own satin pillowcase.  Check it out.

First Lady Michelle Obama Photo courtesy of whitehouse.gov First Lady Michelle Obama’s stylist, Frederic Fekkai has said her beautiful, silken hair is all-natural and relaxer-free.   I think it’s wonderful that she’s a natural sister.   She’s beautiful and her hair is beautiful. But as I think about her hair I wonder…. What if Michelle Obama decided to show her natural curls? What if she did the big chop? What if she decided to rock a TWA hairstyle? First off, my opinion is that her hair would be fierce in its naturally curly state. And, I think a TWA would make her already polished appearance shine. But… What would the different “establishments” have to say about it? Would the republicans, democrats, tea partiers and the Obama haters take issue with her rocking not only a natural hair style but a TWA hairstyle? Would they spew hairisms and call her character into question? Would a teeny weeny afro be viewed as an acceptable hairstyle for an active First lady? Wh...

Yvonne's Rockin' TWA Today at work, I met this nice young lady named Yvonne. Off course, she is rocking her TWA. She was kind enough to allow me to take a quick head shot of her on her way to lunch and share her TWA story with me. Thanks, Yvonne!  I have been natural for about 1 year, I got so tired of the chemicals, allergic reactions, and my hair growing a certain length and falling out.  So when I went natural, I didn’t do a big chop.  I had just taken braids out of my hair and was dissatisfied with my own hair, so I went to the barber and took it from there.   I am definitely going to keep my hair this length, not only is it a blessing on time, but I think it gives a woman’s face definition.  I always say, any woman can wear long hair, but not every woman can rock short hair!!!!   I am originally from Flint, MI and short hair was always a favorite in the Midwest. . .especially during the fall, your hair is a part of your wardrobe, you dress aroun...

Jenee enjoys the scenery. Way to Rock that TWA Jenee!    I interviewed newly natural Jenee Taylor. She's rocking a fierce TWA thanks to her big chop. She took the leap, and it's paying off big. RYT: Why did you decide to “go natural”? JENEE: I'd been thinking about going natural for a long time. I actually tried it once several years ago, and failed, because I wasn't knowledgeable enough about maintenance for natural hair, how to take care of it properly, hair products to use/purchase, etc. I really wish that I knew then what I know now. I'd be about five years in on my natural hair journey! RYT: Was the decision to big chop a hard one for you? Jenee when she was relaxed. JENEE: Yes, the decision was a huge one for me. I've wanted to do this for some time, but because I dont have a wavy or curly texture, every time I would tell someone what I wanted to do, I'd receive lots of "oohh girl, you sure you want to do that?" and ...

Curly Nikki | Natural Hair Styles and Curly Hair Care: Nine Months In: You No Longer Have a TWA If... : by TiAnnaMae of The Fab Life for... Free For all of you who are not in the know, TWA stands for Teeny Weeny Afro, which is what I have...h...

Curly Nikki | Natural Hair Styles and Curly Hair Care: Malinda Williams- Natural Hair Celeb Interview : "If you follow hair blogs and forums, then you've surely seen the recent pics of actress Malinda Williams, from her photo shoot for Denim Ma..."

Curly Nikki | Natural Hair Styles and Curly Hair Care: Is Your TWA a Pain in the Neck? : "Autumn T. writes: Honestly, when I was relaxed, I was totally oblivious to whether or not my HEAD was leaning a particular way… leaning..."

Curly Nikki | Natural Hair Styles and Curly Hair Care: Sweetdrk1- My Daughter Did the Big Chop! : "Every parent wants the absolute best for their children! As a woman with a daughter, you yearn to be someone she can look up to, someone t..."

Did you just go natural and had your first big chop? Did you go through a hair change and decide to start over with a new natural TWA style? If so, we are looking for stories about the big chop. If you’d like to submit your own stories, please complete the Big Chopper interview questions and email a few pre- and post-big chop pictures to  twahairaffair@gmail.com .    Please enter “Big Chopper: (Your name and City)” in subject line.

I love my TWA hair. The funny thing is I didn’t realize how much I loved it until I went natural and tried to grow out this full head of flowing curls. I’m not a very patient person at all, so trying to grow my hair out was not the best idea. First of all, I hate the in-between stage which is right around six months post-big chop. Second of all, I hate trying to style my hair. I like to wash and go. Also, about 60% of my hair is a wavy texture so the ends are really straight. Finally, I just look really good (at least I think so) with TWA hair.  So how did I fall in love with TWA hair? Continue reading to find out .

If  you don't know by now, Taren916 did the big chop a few weeks ago. Because she had long hair for so long, she received mixed reviews. Some of her followers loved it; others hated it and were very critical. Personally, I feel it's her hair. And, she looks great with it. The one thing all naturals should do is DO YOU . If long hair is  you, rock it. If short hair is more you, Rock Your TWA . Forget the naysayers and do what makes you happy. After all,  it's YOUR hair. Check out Taren916's video and share your thoughts.

This is not a TWA Hair post but  I had to shout out Beyonce for the cute curls and doing this video for the First Lady, Michelle Obama's Move Your Body Campaign. i <3 it.