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DECEMBER ISSUE

2010

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TSEMAYE BINITIE

‘TIMELESS CLOTHES’BY DARRELL PEACOCK

BY DIAMOND SUAVA

NEWYORKDRESS.COM

INSIDE!HOLIDAY HAIR TIPS

photography by ALEXANDRA ROYALS

LAVIE NOIR

MISTYBLAK COLLECTION

HIM/HER

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MUST HAVE’S SHOES, BOOTS, WATCHES, BAGS, & JEWELRY!

GSU FASHION SHOW

RACHAEL GALLAGHERKASMO HUXTABLE

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EDITOR IN CHIEF MANAGING DIRECTOR

FASHION EDITORASSISTANT EDITOR

PHOTOGRAPHERS

STYLE EDITORS

MODELS

CONTRIBUTING WRITERS

SM INTERNS

SPECIAL THANKSFASHION DESIGNERS

SHARAE GIBBSPAMELA GIBBSDARRELL PEACOCKSIMONE TUBBS

ALEXANDRA ROYALSBEVERLY HOLDERMALENA GALLOWAY

SIMONE TUBBSDARRELL PEACOCK

STEPHANIE GIANCOLAESTEFANY FUNEZ

IZIEN OVBIAGELE

DIAMOND SUAVAJULIUS ANDREWS EVANS NEWYORKDRESS.COMRACHAEL GALLAGHERTSEMAYE BINITIE

ESTEFANY FUNEZ wearing a JOVANI black laced gown, courtesy of New York Dress.com Stylist Simone Tubbs Photographer Alexandra Royals

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THIS ISSUE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE HELP OF: SHARAE MAGAZINE’S NYC TEAM, ALEXANRA ROYALS, NEW YORK DRESS.COM, SM INTERNS DIAMOND SUAVA &

JULIUS EVANS, SPECIAL THANKS TO EVERYONE INVOLVED

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Diamond Suava New Book! ‘She’s Bad”

by Kasmo Huxtable

18Tsemaye BinitieMistyBlak CollectionInterview Rachael Gallagher

24Lavie Noir

‘Timeless Clothes’Holiday Hair Tips

Fear Article

Boundless ClothingL’Creme Clothing10+ Gifts for HIM

10+ Gifts for HER

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Michael Kors Rose Gold watch

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1 3DECEMBER for her

5 Michele Tahitian “Car-ousel” White Watch with

Jelly Bean Strap

6 Tory Burch Mini Bag-with chain strap:

7 Rebecca Minkoff Stud-ded Rockette Crossbody

8 BARLEY over the knee Leather Boot topshop.com

9 MARC by Marc JacobsPretty Nylong Comp. case

10 Crystal Row Bracelet Rachel Roy

Aqua Quilted Rabbit Fur Aviator Hat. The aviator hat gets a luxe update with sumptuousrabbit fur with quilted fabric & an adjustable chin strap.MICHAEL

Michael KorsHamilton Quilted Small Crossbody BagA lustrous quilted leather crossbody from MICHAEL Michael Kors.

ELSY Blue Suade Rachel Roy

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Sherri Hill 2203 Red Dress Styled by Simone Tubbs, Curtesy of NewYorkDress.com Accessories by Bloomindales

Bring haute couture style straight off the runway to your prom in this amazing Sherri Hill 2203 evening gown. A billowy sensation, this dress boasts a full length bubble ballroom skirt that will have you floating around the room all night long. The strapless rosette

bust is an amazing feat of high-style tailoring, and the shimmery beaded waistline adds the right amount of coy sparkle. Styled by Simone Tubbs of Sharae Magazine.

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Show that you are a shining original in this evening gown from Jovani 153050 Prom. This strapless dress is embellished with an array of sequins

that shimmer to create fabulous dimension. A tulle overlay throughout the gown adds texture. The dress is streamlined through the bodice and flares at

the knees for a slightly full skirt that will look elegant for prom 2010.

Jovani 153050 Black Dress Curtesy of NewYorkDress.com Styled by Simone Tubbs

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Georgia State University’s

Black Student Alliance fashion show was noted as one of the biggest yet. Named”Fashion Reel,” the show remained true to its theme from the popcorn provided at the door to the movie clips introduced before

each scene. Walking into what students know as the ball-room, the room was lavishly transformed into a scene one may only encounter during fashion week. Lights dimed, loud theatrical introduction, surrounded by top Atlanta designers , artist and photog-raphers, it became hard not to notice the intenseness in the air, but as soon as the first

model entered the runway everyone was connected by one factor, the love for fash-ion. A long three tier runway showcased Atlanta designs from La Bella Vie, Contro-versy, and many more. The pieces effortlessly moved from large army cargo pleated pants which modeled the “Army” theme to following themes such as “Why Do Fools Fall

GSU FASHION REEL BY DIAMOND SUAVA

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In Love” ,“Do The Right Thing”, ”Burlesque”, “ The Madhouse”, and “Sex and The City”. The fashion show was a venerating experience, but what sets this show apart from many others is that it was also created with charity as a top priority. Shoes and clothing were collected for Solesforsoles Charity and Boys and Girls Club Atlanta. Do not worry if you missed out this year, Included in my interview with Director Tre’Von Williams he explains that this is only the beginning. How would you define the theme of the show?The title of the show was Fashion Reel. We wanted guests to feel as if they have just

stepped into a movie theater, and each scene was a different film. Each scene was represen-tative of a different genre of movie. We had an Action scene with very militant fashions, a romance theme filled with beautiful gowns, an urban scene in which we showcased differ-ent t-shirt designers, a burlesque scene with sexy clothing, a scene for drama which we had very dark, avant –garde clothing, and a classi-

cal, glamour theme, in which we incorporated everyday wear with a vintage twist. To play with the theme, we gave our guests candy, and popcorn, had searchlights and just did what ever we could to perfect the ambiance.What were the inspirations for the theme of the show?Being that this was my very first show I di-rected, I wanted to do a very simple, easy, yet entertaining show. We tried to make each scene cover a different genre of movie so we can have a bigger variety of designers be used for the show without the show looking in-consistent. Not only that, I’m a big fan of the

whole experience a movie theater provides and I think people often forget how closely related fashion and film are.What sets this show apart from the other Georgia State fashion shows?This show was completely different from any GA State production ever seen. Even though people always think that college fashion shows are strictly about the clothes, its not. You have

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to keep guests entertained and interact with them whenever you can. I don’t think any show at GSU had the perfect balance of guest entertainment and true fashions besides this years charity fashion show. Also, we actually are giving back to the community while keep-ing our guest entertained which is something

that rarely happens in our community. Not only that, most shows at GSU usually just throw models on the runway without really using designers and using solely pieces bought from a local store or out of their closet; We made sure that we had legit designers.

Who are some the main designers being fea-tured in the show?The designers of this years show were La Bella Vie Boutique, Controversy Boutique, Rafael by Rafael Cox, Vallie Clothing, The Sugar Mafia, Bliss Skate Co, Pryourity, Vintage Chips, Stitches, Poor Little Rich Girl and my

personal favorite Designs by Fho-nia. Make sure you all vote for La Bella Vie Boutique, Controversy Boutique, and Rafael Cox who were ALL recently nominated for Atlanta fashion awards. Who or what are some of things that have made the fashion show successful? The primary thing that made our show so successful was how close-knit our production staff was. We assembled over the sum-mer, some of us just meeting, some of us knowing each other for 5 and 6 six years. Despite all of our discrepancies and disagreements, we came together and made the show happen. Our models were also some of the most polite, hard-working models I have EVER met. Some days we spoiled them, and other days we really let them have it; they were whipped into shape by November 13th, 2010 and were probably the highlight of my entire experience. I really want to send a special thanks to Aundrea Mckeev-

er, Crystal Johnson, Emore Campbell, Iesha Cooper, Kiara May, Marquis Laurent, Carter James, Shavonne Verdee, Jena Alford, my co-director Jillian Keyes, all the volunteers, all of the models, the president of the Black Student Alliance Maurisia Stansil, Matthew Braham,

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Kasmo Huxtable is my alter ego. He’s

very similar to Kasim Dyson which is my real name. Kasmo is more of my wild uncen-sored metaphoric side. I got the name from doing radio hosting. It sounded catchy so I ranwith it. The Huxtables were from Brooklyn just like me so I took that since every-body is familiar with the Cosby show.

Ever since I was young, I was always witty with my words. I used to write people essays for money during my childhood years. My teachers growing

You can purchase my book

‘She’s Bad’ at my personal site www.KasmoHuxtable.com.

‘SHE’S BAD’ KASMO HUXTABLE

INTERVIEW BY PAMELA GIBBS

up inspired me to be a writer by putting those 90’s & 100’s on my english papers. I would also say Hip Hop artists in-spired me to play with words also. The book is entitled “She’s Bad” and it is based around the life of a NYC chick name Charlene Gon-zalez. She’s pretty much uses her beauty and intelligence for all the wrong reasons. Karma eventually starts stalking her life in the worse way.

Doing radio for the last 5 years have allowed me to brand myself to the point that I can independently release a book and become successful. I plan on letting a major distri-bution company re-releaseit this Spring. My next project will be a book of short sto-ries. I’m not sure of what the title will be just as of yet. It’ll probably be 40 stories starring people that I actually know personally. All of the stories will be non-fiction. Some of them will have parts of real life stories. I plan on releasing this in July around the time of my 27th birthday.

Dr Derby, Tari Wimbey, Elana Wilder, Brian Patrick Davis, Ree Davis, DJ Mike 3g, anyone else I might have for-gotten that was worthy of an honorable mention and most importantly, God for making my first ever show possible. I hope you all follow me as I take over this Atlanta “fash-ion” scene and turn it into a real fashion scene. This was my very first show, but DEFI-NITELY not my last. My next show will take place in the spring, and I will definitely keep everyone posted. Please check out heybandgeeks.com as well as Vallie Cloth-ing. I appreciate everyone who attended the show, or at least tried to. Thank you all so much.

Photography by Terence Rushin www.flickr.com/phots/terence_rushphotography

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When I came across the work of Coe & Waito, whose porcelain jellyfish

installation. I studied these jellyfish in their underwater habitat, a sort of visual art while fluorescent lights shone through them. Their tentacles, texture, transparency and form in-spired me. These qualities helped me to deter-mine the silhouette, fabrication and details of the collection. I had always wanted to be a de-signer...ever since I discovered Gianni Versace.

A simple look that is utterly complicated and luxurious in its construction. The key to devel-opment was also the need to offer more variety to the customer so the collection grew this sea-son to encompass jackets, tees, leggings, a scarf and a pair of jeans as well as our dresses. Every detail about each piece relates back to jellyfish from the pleated frills. These frills were sourced from Japan to the fabrics, prints and silhou-ette. or skinny.

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Pieces are featured in nude, black, grey, white, navy and electric blue with fabrics ranging from silk organza, silk crepe, grosgrain, leather, wool, jersey, denim and printed velvet.

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The collections appeal to a modern icon of strength,

and the women who under-stand that their beauty has

power. The clothes will be an extension of her beauty, per-

sonality, and life.

To purchase Tseymaye Binitie’s colletion you can visit

http://www.tsemayebinitie.com/

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Dark Abyss: Fear UNCOVERED

INTERVIEW

ST:Where do you get your inspirations for your designs from?RG: I draw a lot of my inspi-ration from history and other cultures. I am an anthropol-ogy minor here at Marist so I love to pull from cultures that I learn about there. The menswear collection I sent you was inspired by armor exhibits in Warwick Castle and The Tower of London from when I spent the semester in Lon-don last fall. In my portfolio I have collections inspired by things like Topkapi Palace in Istanbul and an early human fossil whose clothing beads were fossilized with him.ST: Who are three designers

that you look up to?RG: My favorite would have

to be Madeleine Vionnet, I also love Alexander McQueen y roommate says I remind her of Vivienne Westwood

ST:What do you hope to achieve in the next 7 years?RG:Well first I have to gradu-ate... I would very much like to have my own store, or at the very least my own line by then. I know I will probably work under another designer for a few years but I hope that by then I will be able to do my own thing. While interning with Nico Didonna last fall in London I fell in love with the boutique in front, studio in the back kind of shop, one where uniqueness really mat-ters, so I would love to own a shop like that someday (pos-sibly also in London? who knows!)

Fear is nothing more than a nightmare ap-pearing to be real. In this case many of us fall victim to allowing our negative thoughts stream into our lives. Thus, ultimately altering our performance in the workplace; school; re-lationships; and most importantly in ourselves. Being afraid to express your ideas at your workplace because you feel that another col-league may possibly take your idea and make manifest in increased capital is ludicrous. Holding back essential elements of informa-tion due to thoughts of what others may think

of you only leads you to the downward detri-mental escalator of both disappointment and regret. When promotions are given to other colleagues, don’t feel as though your time will never come. I won’t tell you to refrain from asking yourself “Why not I” because I know we are humans who yearn to question. This is what we call critical thinking. Each of our advancements and successes, are randomly set; you be the judge of whether it comes by coincidence, or pure-sweat from hard work. to be continued pg 32

Written by IZIEN OVBIAGELE

Designer Rachael Gallagher INTERVIEW BY SIMONE TUBBS

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NO BOUNDARIES ...WHILE WEARING BOUNDLESS

Our Fashion Coordinator Darrell Peacock styled for Boundless, a New York based skate/street brand from Brooklyn. For more information visit www.boundlessny.com

Photographer: Christopher ‘Skrillz’ Fields

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LaVie Noir Collection – ‘Timeless Clothes’

LaVie presents to you their Noir Collection which is part of their winter ’10 collec-tion. This collection consists of an ‘All Black Everything’ theme. The collection consists of various pieces that can be worn in any setting. You have a trench coat, which can be compared to any high quality

brands trench coat or you can pick up the graphic tee which can be compared to any of the top street wear brands out. So what box to put LaVie in? After sitting down with Chris Hostos and Fausto Montano to discuss the Noir Collec-tion, I realized LaVie is in a league of its own. The Noir Collection is the stamp that makes this opinion of mine true. The Noir Collection has

a little bit of everything for every genre of fashion. The detailing on this collection is on point as well. A lot of hid-den gems like a store pocket or just a simple detail trim that is added to the back of a crewneck. When I pointed these specific details out, Fausto asked me, why, why did we put that their? Hon-estly I did not have an answer. There isn’t any reason to add

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continued from pg 22Since the last economic downfall which re-sulted in the country’s recession; the pressure of going to college and getting a degree, pref-erably a bachelor’s or higher, is becoming an increasing factor of ensuring stability here in America. Getting accepted into good schools are getting harder than ever before, but that doesn’t mean don’t bother applying because the chances are slim anyway. If you don’t bother taking risks in order to make your life better, then you’ve just guaranteed yourself to 100% failure. This is why we must put forth our po-tential energy into something kinetic, for this is how you make your dreams become reality. If you fail a test, don’t withdraw; keep pushing forward, because when the going gets tough, the tougher get going (English proverb). If you have to spend numerous nights without sleep in order to perfect your skill, or the lessons given to you to comprehend, go for it. Success is not to be feared, but reached; a powerful truth that many fail to acknowledge.Relationships. Have you ever asked yourself why we hurt the ones we love, and love the ones who hurt us? Ironic isn’t it? The answer is quite simple. We are too afraid to accept some-one who sincerely loves us because the last spouse had done us wrong, and many forever hold that pain for the next man or woman to burden. It seems so much easier too stay away

from love to protect our hearts, but when you love, you risk every emotion, and every wall to be exposed to the other partner is naked, vul-nerable. We have become a society that deeply fears marriage, because of the commitment one makes to someone the day they say, “I do” forever. If you’ve been cheated on before by someone you have truly loved, our mind refus-es to allow the next person in because we have literally skinned ourselves down to flesh and bones only to be broken down again; but this is with time, should be the moment when we are resurrected. Many of us yearn for love, but yet we say we are “content” with being alone. There is no such thing as being “content”; it is something people tend to say to keep them barricaded. This all goes back what fear really means, and the toll we allow it to take on our lives. Many of us are infatuated with the char-acteristics of an individual that do not exist. Mind painted images of how we want people to be are what a lot of us inadvertently ac-knowledge. We live in a society that is notably suffering true injurious consequences. Fear is nothing more than a nightmare appearing to be real. The human mind is the most delicate organ in the body, so potent yet subtle. Once you begin to distinguish the real from the superficial, fear is no longer a barrier of concern.-Izien Ovbiagele

contithese little details to each garment. It does not help with the functioning but it does let the customers know that they are getting garments that are well thought out.

LaVie is the true essence of a ‘lifestyle’ brand.

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L’Creme ClothingInterview by Darrell Peacock

DP: What is L’Creme Clothing and L’Creme Nation about? DJ: L’Creme Clothing is brand that fuses sports, music, and pop culture together. L’Creme Nation is basically the supporter of L’Creme. I named the blog “L’Creme Nation” because it was made for people to gain a lil insight of my brand and myself an individual. DP:What are your personal career goals? DJ:Become a mainstay in the fashion industry, being mentioned among the popular street urban brands. If I could do that, I’d be happy. Oh and get paid as well.

DP:What is or where do you get your inspira-tion from? DJ:I’m an avid sport fans, music lover and a pop culture junkie, so a lot of my inspirations come from there. I may come up with a concept from listening to a song and

use colors from a sports team. I believe that anything the eye can see can be interpreted and made into clothing.

DP: You recently did collaboration with up-coming hip-hop artist Eric Sosa, how was that experience for you?

DJ:It was an honor working with Eric Sosa on the collaboration. Being relatively new to the fashion game, it was a major boost to have such a dope up and coming artist not only cosign but take a part in L’Creme.

DP: What is next for you and L’Crème cloth-ing? DJ: Well, I am working on a few new projects, such as ad campaigns and the look book, but the main goal is to capitalize on ev-ery opportunity that is presented to me.

David Joseph is truly a comedian. Well not professionally, just an overall funny guy. When he enters a room, his presence is felt, the room is illuminated and the fun times begin. David is not just a good person to be around; he is also a business

man, embarking on a positive venture as the owner of L’Crème Clothing.

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In her latest single, Willow Smith says, “I whip my hair back and forth….”. Let’s make sure that when we whip our hair that is healthy and worthy of whipping. Everyday, when we look around, we see many types of people; various shades, heights, and sizes. The same can be said about the hair styles we wear. We wear natural afros, short spiky cuts, asymmetri-cal bobs, flowing layered cuts, locks, twists, braids, and weaves; all of which are different textures and colors. The societal trends continue to change and so does the hair industry. We have advanced from Marcel stove irons to ceramic-heat styling tools and healthier hair-care solutions. I would like to share some healthy hair-care recom-mendations to help you main-tain the integrity of your hair.

Me, Myself, and IChris Rock directed the docu-mentary “Good Hair”, which suggests there is good and

bad hair. I choose to sug-gest that hair is neither good or bad, but rather healthy or

unhealthy. Texture doesn’t de-termine if the hair is good or bad. There are different fabrics or textures of hair. Some hair has a tight curl pattern, which some refer to as nappy. I do not like using that word be-cause it carries a negative con-notation. Some textures have

a looser curl pattern, while other fabrics are naturally straight. Some are finer, while

other textures may be thicker or coarser. We all want what we don’t have. Embrace what you have and find the styles and products that work best for you and your texture. The best way to find the best hair-care regimen for you is to seek pro-fessional advice from a stylist.Go Green, Go NaturalEveryone wants to go natural these days. It’s the new hype. I love natural hair and spe-cialize in natural-hair pressing. However, there are different ways to go natural

and different looks to achieve based on the hair texture. I recommend that individuals with tight curl patterns and coarser hair texture wear their hair in natural styles such as afros, two-strand twists, locks, braids, or knots. While this hair can be pressed straight, it

‘Whip My Hair’BY JULIUS A. EVANS

ARTICLE

Left, hair by Celebrity Stylist Marcia Hamilton. Right hair by Derrick Monroe Interview in Oct. Issue

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will not have a silkiness and flow to it. Individuals with looser curl patterns that can be stretched while the hair is wet are the best clients for natural-hair pressing. The hair has to be stretchable to straighten its natural curl. So its fine for one to go natu-ral, however she needs to be mindful of the best styles for her based on her hair texture. Going natural doesn’t mean getting the natural curly hair pressed straight. Pressing the hair straight is just one styl-ing option. Going natural means embracing your natural curl pattern wheth-er it is tight or loose.

So Fresh and So Clean“When’s the last time somebody combed her hair?” (Celie from The Color Purple)When was the last time you shampooed your hair? I believe that your hair should be shampooed once a week whether by you or a professional stylist to main-tain a healthy scalp. A healthy scalp promotes healthy hair growth. The hair should be shampooed twice with a clari-fying or detoxifying shampoo. These are cleansing shampoos that are normally translucent in color(not creamy or cloudy

looking; these are moistur-izing shampoos). The second cleansing shampoo can be followed up with a moistur-izing shampoo or anti-itch shampoo for individuals with dry scalp issues. Then, follow the shampoos with a condi-tioner and comb it through the hair. Combing the condi-

tioner through the hair pre-vents it from being so tangled. Rinse the conditioner well and follow with a lightweight leave-in conditioner. I prefer to use spay leave-in condition-ers rather than creams. Some cream leave-in condition-ers can be heavy if overused.

After the leave-in conditioner is applied, comb the hair out and proceed with your dry-ing technique, either air-dry, blowdry, or hood dry. After drying your hair, style as usual either by wearing it natural or straightening and curling it, if it hasn’t been wet set.

Stylin’ and Profilin’

I recommend wrapping your hair with a paddle brush ( the brushes with the white tips that rest on a cushion pad) and wear-ing a bonnet. The paddle brush glides with the hair and the bonnet allows the hair to breathe. Scarves have the tendency to flatten the hair and trap in moisture. If you are a heavy sweater, I would recommend sleeping on a satin pillow case to al-low the hair to breathe and glide smoothly while you’re resting. Another so-lution to maintain body in

your hair is to finger-wrap it instead of using the paddle brush. In addition, I do not recommend heat styling the hair everyday. If you find your hair is too flat in the morn-ing, I recommend using Velcro rollers to give a bump to the hair. Excessive heat styling dries the hair out, which even-

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tually causes breakage.

UnbeWEAVEable

Is that a WEAVE? If people have to ask, it could be that it looks so good. I’m not op-posed to weave. Just be sure that you’re maintaining the integrity of your own hair underneath the weave. Be-cause guess what? The weave is temporary, but your hair is permanent. When you take the weave out, your hair is what is left. A sew-in weave is the healthiest option for the hair in my opinion, rather than a quick-weave or bond weave. However, a sew-in can also be damaging if the braids and the sewing are too tight. The bond-weave method uses glue to adhere the hair to the scalp, which may cause you to loose your own hair in the removal process. If you would like to use the bond-weave method, I recommend using wig caps over your hair to pro-tect it from the glue. There are also silicone-based solutions that can be applied to the hair as a protective coating before applying the glue to the head. With any weave service, if left in the hair too long, the hair can begin to matte, causing excessive shedding and break-

age in the removal process. I recommend seeking a profes-sional stylist for weave services to guarantee the integrity of your hair is maintained.

Getting to the Root of the Matter

The hair grows from the root, not the ends. Therefore, regular trims every four to six weeks are recommended. If the hair has been cut sig-nificantly, you can wait a little longer. Let go! Stop trying to hold on to that “see-through” hair on the ends to maintain length. If you can see your shirt or skin through your hair, it needs to be cut. This hair is damaged and will only contin-ue to travel up the hair shaft, causing shedding and break-age. Because the damaged hair will continue to travel up the shaft, the longer you hold on to it, the more hair will have to be cut when you decide to let go. Think healthy first, rather than focusing on length. It’s not about the length, but the strength of your hair.

Let It Flow

Embrace the head of hair you have and the beauty of its texture. As you embrace your hair, make the health of it your priority. Its not about the tex-ture (straight, curly, or wavy), but about what works best for you and your personality. So I encourage you to whip your hair back and forth; but only if its healthy! Like India.Arie suggests, you are not your hair. You are a beautiful per-son. You should have healthy, beautiful hair to compliment the beauty you already exude.

* To maintain your styles and keep your hair in healthy con-dition, I recommend seeking a professional stylist for your hair-care needs and services.

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3 Billionaire Boys Military Trench: The militant look as been a staple for the past 3 years, but this piece as been modified with a detachable

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