What do you think of natural hair?

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What do you personally think of natural hair, i.e, African American hair with no chemicals, relaxers, blowouts, texturizers?

Ugly? Unattractive? Nasty? Beautiful? Sexy? Indifferent?

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Anonymous · Accepted Answer

If I let my hair grow out, never cut it, never washed it well or combed it, it'd be pretty dang gnarly. It grows very bulky and dry and voluminous, has big nasty curls and just looks like a mop on my head, not pretty.

However when I look at certain races, namely the Japanese and certain Native Americans, they can wake up every day without touching up their in the slightest, and they look good. How much upkeep your hair requires depends on your race, and how good you want your hair to look. Certain races require more upkeep or perhaps different upkeep.

Some black women try to be natural just like certain french women neglect to shave their legs in the name of being natural, and I just don't think it's a good thing for everybody. Granted some women can pull off a tight fro prettty well, but I'd say that most girls can't because there are so many more beautiful hairstyle for a woman to have other than an afro.

Every race, age and gender has different strengths and weaknesses, and I think that most black women have come to the agreement that most of them want their hair to be really different than what they were born with.

CHRIS ROCK, "HAIR": YouTube.co

m/watch?v=1m-4qxz08So

BTW, I have been a bit overbearing to certain members on this site, telling them or deeply suggesting to them how to look and what to wear. I just need to let it play out naturally as she likes it to without judging.

foolycooly1001 · Accepted Answer

I am not usually as attracted to black women as I am to others, so my opinion might not be that important, but ever since I saw Good Hair, I can't look at a black woman with straight hair without thinking about it.  It doesn't seem worth it to me.  Natural black hair looks fine to me as long as it's hanging down, like in the first and third links there.  I also like dread locks styled like this:     and

blufrenzy93 · Accepted Answer

I love natural hair. I am natural, going on three years now ? I see a lot of people online and hear some people out in public say that natural hair is too hard to manage or looks messy. I beg to differ. I'll admit, I struggled my first year post-relaxer because I simply was not educated on this topic - how do I manage it, what products do I use, etc etc. But now, I realized I do less to my hair than I did when I had a relaxer, all while using organic and/or natural products. I've even learned to try different styles and techniques.

My hair has more sheen and is so much softer. Not to mention, I get compliments on my hair. (: Whether someone is natural or not doesn't matter to me. What I do notice is damaged, fried, dirty hair...in other words, someone who didn't give a damn about what their hair looked like before walking out the house.

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

i love natural hair :)

on myself and on other girls. I'm bi as well so I'm attracted to girls with natural hair too lol I'm not into all styles, but that's secondary - its the being natural part that I love. I even like dreads on some girls. I watch lots of hair videos on YouTube. love it ha ha

i hate the racist beauty standards that say we have to change our hair to be attractive. f*** that.

sidenote about guys: I'm not really into black guys to begin with, but I notice, in my own experiences and the experiences of my friends who are also natural, that guys who are not black like natural hair more than black guys do, on average. so weird, right? well, not really but yeah.

sammy_31 · Accepted Answer

I think all hair is beautiful as long as it is kept healthy & clean you know :D

definebeauty · Answer

I'm natural. However unlike many of my natural sisters, I have never had a relaxer or perm. So I've been natural all my life. I never really payed much attention to my hair when I was younger. It wan;t untill I was around 14 that I started to care a bit. Before then I just sat down in from of my mom or nanna at let them work. Now a days I'm doing my own hair. I like bantu knot outs the best. I think natural is beautiful. It's not what you have, it's what you choose to do with it. If you have slave hair, don;t feel defeated, spic it up. do some elaborate designs, add scarves, be creative. that's what I love about being natural. there's so much room to let your imagination run wild. hope I helped you.

Aizou · Answer

your hair is part of you

wether someone find exactly your

hair pretty or sexy or whatever,

can be changed according to how the person

handles herself/himself I think. <3

I don't think any kind of hair is unnatractive

like that, but I'm usually pretty indifferent about

what kind of hair someone has, as long as it's not

a complete mess (not taken care of at all, never washed etc..)

swiftsaver602 · Answer

I personally think it's gorgeous. Quite jealous of it, actually. I'm white and my hair is a weird/gross wavy that's neither straight nor curly.

I could see using relaxers so it's easier to manage, but if it's for looks...definitely leave it natural!

Croutons · Answer

I love it. I have it. I wear it. If it grows out of my scalp that way, I don't see what could be ugly about it. It's curly, it's clean, it's big and.. it's mine. I can straighten it and sometimes I do, but when it's straight, I don't really know what to do with it, it's just.. there. My natural hair is easier for me to work with.

mormollio · Answer

I keep my hair natural (no chemicals whatsoever), but I still straighten it. I think the natural look can be very pretty if done right (nappy isn't a style, for those who try). I feel like I look better when I keep my hair straight. Also I can't have bangs if my hair is natural, I love my bangs...

curlysmuuve · Answer

i think its beautiful! I have really curly hair and I usually straighten it or do the brazilian keritan blowout just to manage it. I think natural ANYTHING is better than having fake ANYTHING...i really can't stand fake nails, hair, anything really. all these girls are gorgeous!

palek · Answer

When we're just hangin at the house, my girlfriend is happy to be nappy and that's fine with me. I'm not a big fan of tight Fro's, but I like the way a lot of the women in your pics wear their hair. Wild and natural is good.

Anonymous · Answer

It's pretty. A lot of girls have been going natural lately. Mine is like this girls     but I have only worn it curly a few times, most of the time I straighten it.  I feel like I stand out too much with natural hair

rfanm · Answer

I love it. Especially when it's afro-y like in the 1st pic and some others. It looks so carefree and fantastic.

paigems · Answer

I think it looks really pretty. If I was African American I'd rock my natural hair, but I'm not, and on me that kind of hair would look ridiculous lol.

Anonymous · Answer

That's not even full african a mercian hair. That hair is from mixed people. This is african American hair 100%. Personally I don't like this type of hair

Stacyzee · Answer

I have natural black hair and I think its beautiful and very unique.

CaptainA99 · Answer

It's very attractive, natural is always best and I like dark hair the most

sephora · Answer

lol at all the people calling these hairstyles nappy -_-

Camilus · Answer

The style in pic #2 is not that great, but the rest of them looked good.

FierceMegan2 · Answer

Personally, I love curly hair like that. I think it is gorgeous.

RedThread · Answer

I think some of those hairstyles look really good. I'm kind of indifferent to hair textures though.

Anonymous · Answer

I think straightened hair looks much better. the hair you posted looks unkempt and messy IMO. scientifically spoken men prefer wavy hair then straight and then curly

Red_Raconteur · Answer

I personally think the hair in your links is beautiful.

AliciaJ1 · Answer

Well I like it. I decided I want to go natural a few weeks ago :D

Anonymous · Answer

Not to sound racist, but I don't find the natural look of black women hair attractive at all. It looks like wool/wire strands and way too puffy.

Anonymous · Answer

I like it, because its unique these days.  I don't see natural hair much, I always see hair that has been damaged due to the chemicals they through in their hair or wild colors that don't even look good.

Olivia9 · Answer

I think natural is beautiful. I think its sill when black girls wear blond wigs and weaves and all this. Black is beautiful.

livi23 · Answer

I would not be able to deal with that o.O I like my hair 'cause I can just brush it and it's all straight and stuff. I hate fussy things.

musiclover100 · Answer

I don't really like it because it looks messy and course. Not attractive in my opinion but I wouldn't call it ugly.

xilixili · Answer

i don't like  the hair in the pics . is that narural hairstyle ? it look not natural ,its  like  they get  an electric shock.

menina · Answer

I love it! It shows that any kind of hair is beautiful.  And sometimes a woman doesn't need to have straight hair to look good. :)

Anonymous · Answer

I love it! I really love all of Alicia Keys' hair styles, especially her older styles with the braids!

ShaneT · Answer

a girl that shows of her natural her is brilliant because I love that in a girl and they look good without all of that conditioning stuff :) xx

baliguy11 · Answer

like the look.  depends on the girl. some pull it off better. some need to relax it down.

jossya · Answer

ur hais is SUPER cute but I prefer it to be lng, it'll be much prettier

Anonymous · Answer

Not sure what relaxers, blowouts or texturizers are... but on some black girls I think it looks hot. Others not so much. Hayley Marie Norman hair looks amazing on her.

heavensgift2girls · Answer

I don't care for it. I prefer straight hair. Wavy also looks nice though.

Anonymous · Answer

Honestly I don't like that fluffy, curly look it has to it. I like it when it's relaxed and straight down.

LoveBambi · Answer

My hair's like a combo of #1 and the last link. I think natural hair's gorgeous

stillagoodgirl · Answer

I wish I could see it more often because I usually just bun mine up

Love_is_in_the_air · Answer

meh some look good, some look they rolled down a hill, depends on the person

G-Daz · Answer

I actually like it, I think its very unique

MisBHaved1 · Answer

I am black and I like it but I still get relaxers because it is more manageable.

xzinax2 · Answer

abso-f***ing-lutely gorgeous

Dragan · Answer

All hair is beautiful and sexy.

Anonymous · Answer

OMG the second woman is from the movie "Why did I get married" I love her <3

Anonymous · Answer

eh well I think curly hair can be gorgeous but not when its puffy and nappy like the ones in the photos.

c7777 · Answer

Not a fan to be honest

Xx_DRE_xX · Answer

I like it because its one kind of its own.

Anonymous · Answer

If my hair wasn't heat damaged id rock braid outs 24/7

jasonmal · Answer

it depends. it is sexy, usually

No1Listens21 · Answer

depends on the person

jokersgirl · Answer

pretty sure NONE of those photos are natural..  they've all had something done to it to look "natural"

SeaGlass · Answer

I think natural african hair is beautiful

Anonymous · Answer

I wish my hair was long enough to do a wash and go

Broseidon · Answer

I can't stand girls with curly hair sorry.

Anonymous · Answer

I prefer beautiful long, clean hair.

Alpha93 · Answer

Not a fan.

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