All of you should calm down. Everybody feels pain differently. Pain is relative. I have a low threshold for pain and I'm super sensitive so I become a big baby when I feel a tiny discomfort. Some people aren't the same. I indicated clearly that the hair wasn't painful until she got to the front, but a lot of you 'hair coaches' listen to respond only. Smh
I too have a low threshold and let me tell you, different hands matter. I find in Africa where I too am from, they believe grabbing the hair harder will help it stay. I’ve found madams who don’t do that and the hair comes out beautiful and lasts just as long. It’s the technique in each person.
@@Israel_ILY whatever you want to think you can think. I've never had my hair bleed cos I braided it. You're clearly not black. Asides that it's my hair not yours so rest
@@CharityEkezie Just like Maureen said, it depends on the technique. I've gotten my hair braided by Africans and Black people who are heavy handed. I also had braiders who were more gentle. Tight hairstyles can cause tension on the scalp, which leads to traction alopecia. It's not like most of these comments about tight styles are just making things up. It's your hair, that's correct, so do what you will. However, it's okay to not always be so defensive when you see a comment you don't agree with 🤷♀️. The end result was beautiful.
An African sister braided my hair in cornrows, and when I tell you Sis pulled my soul up through my brain. She gripped my thoughts, scalp, and hair all together. I was in that chair looking like Denzel in Glory
@@HostaMahogey Most people who wear those tight braids don’t get traction alopecia because their hair is made for that kind of style. Traction alopecia happens when someone with hair unfit for the strain it can put on both the hair and scalp, like most Europeans and Southeast Asians, tries to put their hair in that style. Please do your research before you get on your high horse and try to put down these beautiful women ❤️
Many black women have very sensitive scalps too, it's more about your hair texture and how tight the person is braiding your hair. Many black women end up with receding hairlines because they get their hair braided so tight because they think their scalp is invincible
Black women have the most beautiful hair, and they have the most amazing hairstyles, and i absolutely love it. I have a couple friends that are black and i cant help but admire how far they go to not only take care of their hair, but also how amazing they manage to make their hair look. Truly beautiful, and truly amazing, so much respect to these ladies.
Black hair is just amazing. I think Black hair is proof God is an artist. I never understand anyone who discriminates against someone Black for their hair style--rows or braids or natural or whatever they choose--because why would you not want that amazingness in your workplace?! I feel awful that the poster feels the need to say she still leads an awesome life DESPITE never having been outside Africa because it shouldn't be that way. The world needs to be more educated and I applaud this lady for being willing to take on that work.
as an asian girl with balding, thin and straight hair, i have so much respect for my black sisters. you guys go through the most. But i want you guys to know, you guys have the most prettiest braids, the most luscious lips, the prettiest curves, the most beautiful supple skin and also, the most graceful voices. LOVE YOU
Thankyou so much I really needed that . I respect my Asian sisters too. From the East to the west Asia is filled with the most attractive, charming and gorgeous women. Take care of your pretty straight hair❤. Love you too!
It doesn't have to hurt as much as she said it does tbh. I'm mixed and get my hair braided in my country try and it never hurts. Also Asian hair can be braided too, however for it to last longer you'd want to add hair, however it won't last as long, but it is still doable. In my country many ethnicities braid their hair, including some Asians. I myself am part Asian!
I went to an African run salon to get micros. I started to cry in the chair silently, they were so sweet asking me if I was okay, I was just embarrassed I was crying
I was having the Masai braids ... I had been brave until the last 20mins last 10i was crying.... Long story short a woman comes in and laughs telling me to be strong baby girl labour is worse... 10mins in her appointment she was crying..... The other ladies laughed at her... I was too traumatized to laugh.... 😅that was the last time I did those braids😂😂😂😂
@@coolbeebts7335I have a question for you? Is it okay for a white woman/girl to get box braids. My friend has wanted them for so long and I wanted to hear some opinions.
Can we talk about how absolutely gorgeous her accent is!? Like girl, if my voice was that pretty, I would talk 24/7 just to hear the sound of my own voice.
If someone said this about me I would be so creeped out. I’m not the catcall police, but I think it’s weird how people leave these extremely intimate bordering on fetishizing/sexualizing comments without even thinking about it.
@@DustyHoney have you never heard of a compliment? I'm just a woman complimenting another woman, because I think she has a pretty voice. It's the same thing as if I were to compliment her hairstyle or her outfit. It's simply a compliment.
@@amira_856 if you feel bad because of that idiot's comment, don't. I don't know what people think when they say stuff like this. There was no sexualization, you just said her voice was beautiful. Just saying this incase you feel bad.
I can’t imagine how painful that is! I’m white, so I’ve never had braids apart from your standard French braids, and I’m autistic and the amount of pain I feel just 5 mins to do a French braid makes me cry and have to take it out after like 30 mins, I can’t imagine having this many braids done so tightly all over! It’s so impressive! And yes that pink really compliments your skin, you look so beautiful! ❤
fellow brown person here. i’m half black and half white and i grew up around mostly white people, and most of my friends were/are white. i spent a lot of my younger years wishing i looked like them, but after hearing “i wish i was as tan as you!” so many times i realized we always want what we don’t have lol. love, or at the very least, ACCEPT who you are. there will always be someone who envies you.
Though I’m a Latina white American, I feel this pain, and it brings me back to my childhood. When I was young, I had a black nanny, and I LOVE her. One thing that I will always remember is her doing those braids on me. She obviously didn’t put extensions because I was like 3 or 4, but she would make a bunch of tiny braids like this on my hair, and I still vividly remember the PAIN. She’s retired now. I miss her so much. At least we keep in touch!
That sounds amazing! I always wished I could get my hair in braids like that, but then I learned from my friend that this could be a 8 plus hour event... and it costs substantially more than in Africa... put in on my no go list... just wishful thinking for me now. lol. Glad you got to have that experience and keep in touch with such a special person!
She shouldn’t have done that. Tight braids are for black hair only because it’s a different texture. Straight or wavy hair which almost all non black people have can just be braided in big chunky braids which is better for the hair and scalps of everyone else.
it's the confidence & the sense of you being a confidant. asmr isnt just a trend, its a function in your brain :) she is triggering it, meaning you feel safe listening to her.
It looks amazing!! The curls definitely make it even better then it was before, and you were correct when you said that this color looks amazing on you!!
It’s honestly amazing how far African women and men have came and figured out how to care for their natural hair 🙌🏽 love it and mass respect Y’all I didn’t mean this in a bad way at all it’s just that y’all are very talented when it comes to hair and expressing it through your hair. As someone with straight hair we don’t have to do anything to our hair, so I find it amazing how much y’all care for your hair also i meant from literally the existence of humans like duh we been around long enough for us to know stuff can’t y’all take a compliment
Africans always knew how to care for their hair. We literally have the best hair. Western world black people are the people truly learning how to care for the natural hair
@joytaboh1219 bcs other places in the world dont know how to tk care of their hair,lmao! And tking care u mean torture the hair,adding fake one and not keeping the natural very heavy and very curly hair u hv,right? Wow- on point🤣👌 Please,just please🤣🤣🤣🤣
I’m sorry but what? I understand that you meant well, but people in general find way to take care of themselves. We are smart beings. But I understand that you meant well, but your comment may lead to misunderstandings 😅
@@andrajurubitamarin5379 I mean taking care of natural hair. For the longest time people in Africa used wool to stretch their hair and had the most natural oils for the hair. My grandma always took the best care of my hair. Most Africans wear their hair out or they have lower cuts based on preference. I believe the original comment made a very wrong analysis. If anything people are falling away from the roots of before. The way we used to care for our hairs back then with minimal manipulation. Most older Nigerian movies even show this so well with the ladies and the Bantu knots in their hair or the cornrows. Or even the thread method. That is what I mean when I say we Africans have always known how to care for our hair
I can’t understand why women equate the two! My Mom could braid your hair and you can’t tell she’s braiding! It’s unnecessary, and it’s not cool to put people through that torture. That’s why I don’t get braids done by these shops.
@@aissatalandoure367 I took me almost 10 years to grow my edges and bald spots back. I only braid my own hair. No African salon comes near my hear anymore. I would rather let my hair braid by a white girl…
" now I chose this colour of extensions because it makes my skin pop, like I love the colour of my skin" Just made my day😊 edit: I wasn't trying to be mean, its just that I have seen many people (including myself) having a hard time on loving their skin, and I just see this as a encouragement. btw tysm for the likes I have never had so much
My mom would take me to an African-run salon to get my hair braided and it was one of the most painful experiences of my childhood. It’s like a thousand tiny people pulling your hair 24/7, but at least I looked cute 😭
I was so bitchy abt it as a child that my mother shaved my hair and i was just bald till i was like 6 years old and entered my bougie princess phase (daddys money 💀💀)
I am a white woman and don't know a lot about black women's hair, but I always find these types of videos interesting and I always learn something. Thank you!
Please someone tell me that why they need to do this to protect their hair. I always thought they do this because that is very fancy and stylish but now i am curious to know. Please tell meeee!!
@@user-wv3mf1xh9zI think it protects it from mechanical damage and manipulation. But I also don’t really get it because the hair styles pull so tightly on the scalp which is really bad for the hair follicles
@@user-wv3mf1xh9z These styles can help, but they can damage hair too. I don’t recommend the added hair since it isn’t necessary and it can weigh down the follicle. Protective styles are only protective depending on how they're done, but the goal is to protect the ends (the oldest part of the hair) and the rest of the hair, of course. 🙂 The hair can be protected better by simply putting it in two big braids (like Dutch/French braids or cornrows) and wrapping the ends of the braids into their own braided bun(s) since the goal is to protect the hair from heat (damage), chemical(s) (damage), tension (damage), excessive tangling, and to protect the ends- or at least that's how I view it. 😊
I don't do the pain thing anymore. I'm very open about when I am having pain, especially seeing all the traction hair loss we often experience. I was open with my braider (we're both African, me from the West, her from the East) and afterwards, I never had the same pain again, some discomfort but once she realised where I was feeling pain, she was able to braid more gently and avoided my edges to prevent damage
I completely understand. I used to SUFFER in silence but once it started using the internet more as a kid and seeing how black American woman speak up about their “hair horror stories” I started to speak up for myself but I wish I would have done that earlier because now I have a permanent bald spot from when a girl braided my hair way too tight. When my mom picked me up she was pissed! But I lied and insisted I wasn’t in pain because she paid for it😭. Ever since then I speak up if it hurts too much and I separate my edges before going so that I can protect my hairline lmao
Right. But the beginning part where your hair is twisted and the extension is added in for the first time always hurts cos it slightly tugs your hair. But when that part is over the rest really doesn't.
Had my hair braided in Ghana 🇬🇭 this past April and it didn’t hurt. The braids depend on who’s doing them. Looked amazing, lasted for almost 2 months and were cheap. Would definitely get my hair braided in Africa again.
Everything is perspective. Your level of sensivity is not the same as every other person. Had braids done in Ghana and it hurt like hell. I barely kept it in for a month because I have every sensitive scalp. The pain is relative to sensivity for sure.
The beauty and culture of black hair is on another level! I love seeing people get their hair done like this! Your stylists slayed and so do you sis 💅✨🩶
As a African lady getting ur hair braided in africa is amazing (minus the pain) it’s always so beautiful and although I’m not in Africa I have always loved getting my hair in africa, luvvvvv ur vids ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
I never been to the mother land 😅..but...I got some "Cleopatra bob" braids back when I was 8/9 yrs old (99ish) and THEY HURT SO BAD 😢...headache bad..u touch a braid it'll snap bad..u gotta keep oil sheen so they don't sting bad..i can't wear a scarf all night bad 🤦🏾♀️but they were so neat.. even sized..smelled like tea tree oil..laid and fit my face. Will I do it again?! Nope. that day I realized what "tender headed" was. I can't do braids but they look beautiful 😩🤌🏾💎🙋🏾♀️
I was about to type the same thing, and you beat me to the jump! Also, It's not worth losing your edges: Your hairline should NOT start behind your ears!
I can't help but think how skilled the braiders are; as well as the endurance and patience on both parties- the person with the braids and the braider. It looked so pretty when you are done!
Man, all these people in the comments I have a disorder that sounds made up called “hair grooming syncope” where if I am in a certain position for too long, and my scalp is being pulled + heat, I PASS out As a kid, my parents and grandma used to give me so much drama for not letting them do my hair. Then picture day 5th grade I fell to the floor while my mom straightened my hair. They all thought I had diabetes 😂 Moral of the story, people’s scalps are at different sensitivity levels, from hard headed all the way until it’s a literal medical condition Be kind y’all :)
I lived in Nigeria. I used to visit my neighbor when she got her hair done. She had so much hair, some styles would take 2 days to complete. The styles were always amazing!
I got my hair done in Uganda, and it did NOT hurt. I asked the young lady not to braid it tight, and she did NOT. My hair lasted for a long time without her trying to pull my brains out! Yes, very inexpensive!
When I was a little girl I had very long hair (down past my butt) and we visited Lanzarote and there were many older ladies offering to braid hair very cheap and I remember going up to them with my little purse of holiday money and saying “Mum says that our hair won’t hold the braids, but I would really like to try. Can you braid my hair?” And she span me around to look at my hair, an uncared for frizzy mess that should be curls, and sat me down saying “Your hair perfect, very thick, care for it you get curls, okay?” And braided my hair and I will never forget that. It was so fun, the braids lasted most of my vacation and I remember her sweet smile over 10 years later. I’m a dude now, transitioned, but she was so lovely.
As an African, what I love with our hairstylist is their low prices (you can litteraly get waist length braids done for less than 10 $) and the variety of styles you can afford with them (cornrows, african threading, bantu knots, braids, twist, ...). They can literally do everything for you no matter your hair length. I also appreciate the fact that they can just braid on your natural hair without having to blow dry it or relax it like most western hairdressers. But I hate the fact that conditioners and finger detangling aren't part of African culture to this day because getting your hair braided can hurt if you have low pain tolerance.
@@CharityEkezie I am African, and yes, braids hurt. However, we have been going through that pain for so long that if it doesn't hurt, you think that the braids won't stay for a long time. You feel like you have been ripped off😂😅😂
@Shay Shay That's the point. They shouldn't hurt, but they do, especially if you are tender headed. Was it an African shop anywhere else other than Africa? If yes, then they may have adjusted to suit the environment where they are braiding.
"The pain we have to go through as black women". No. We dont HAVE to go through that pain, we choose to. If my hair style hurts, it probably isn't good for my hair or my scalp.
fr i got mines done on friday… i asked for knotless but the aunties was braiding my thoughts i was whimpering and we had to take a break it has NEVER hurt like that
I’d like to commend all the beautiful black women who stay committed to taking care of their hair! It looks like it takes a lot of hard work but it pays off because the styles are gorgeous!
AMAZING is an understatement!! Your braids looks so good!!! I understand that there is a difference in prices between countries, but those women did a 😘, priceless job!! ❤
