So, I was actually inspired to write this by my last entry, which featured a natural with a โpunkโ look.
I talked earlier about how all natural women are presumed to be neo-soul sistas, although there are actually lots of different categories.
There are, of course, the NEO-SOUL natural sistas. A lot of dreadlocks and sisterlocks here. A lot of African inspired jewelry, head bands, etc.
There are the FLY GIRL naturals (a lot of soror sisters and corporate women in this category ๐ Hair is always really fly, real impeccable, and goes perfectly with outfit and jewelry.
Thereโs the PUNK natural. Rockinโ the fro-hawks and the crazy colors.
Thereโs the CLASSIC, CONSERVATIVE natural. Cornrows and twists are always really neat. No fuzz to be seen.
Thereโs the ROOTZY natural (thanks for the word Marissa!) Not afraid to rock the Iโve-never-taken-a-comb-to-my-head look.
Thereโs the GODDESS natural. She just has a whole lot of hairโฆ like epic amounts of beautiful kinky/curly hair.
Thereโs the INTERNATIONAL natural. Natural haired women from Europe, Canada, Africa, the Caribbeanโฆ
These are just rough categories based on my untrained observations. My question is what kind of natural are you?
wow this is a great question!!!
iโm a bit of all
but i donโt go 2 hard on any front!
but if i had to pick 3(lol):
fly girl/caribbean/goddess
iโm only neo-soul w/some of the music and def thinking
but not w/ the clothing
and i do headwraps on occasion
i like the hair big
but not 2 funky
& iโm definitely not conservative anything!lol!
Yeh, you are definitely in โnatural goddess territoryโ. i am a punk, wannabe goddess. iโd like to think of myself as a โnatural goddess in training.โ i have the โtude downโฆ now i just need the hair to go with it ๐
To be honest, Leila, I just did the big chop yesterday (!!!), but Iโd like to think of myself as an International Neo-Soul Fly Girlโฆor as Iโd put itโฆa rootzy afro-jamerican glamazon ๐
hey girl โ this is an interesting post. I consider myself probably a classic/goddess natural, with a little bit of neo-soul in spurts..
I def agree with Sandra that there are few natural blogs and even less showcasing all types of natural hair styles and textures.. SO please dont let your voice fade ๐
Much love,
Lina40
Peace and Blessings
I just came across this post and as a Gemini โthis is a really tough question.
I think that on any given day I can be all of them depending on how much hair I have on my head.โฆlol
Great post ๐
Iโm def a Neo-Soul natural, blooming into a Goddess and topped with a lil Punk
I find this quite funny because Iโm African but have lived in UK for a while. I donโt really understand what an โinternationalโ category is because it has no definition except where Iโm from (nothing about . I think that categorising myself in any form means that I am trying to fit a stereotype. Anyway, I could go on forever but Iโll stop here
erm i donโt think any of these fit me. the closest one would probly be the fly girl one but i dress down a lotโฆso that one probly doesnโt. hm. interesting. if i had to invent a categoryโฆiโd say iโm a Relaxed natural lol I just do whatever the minimum is to make sure my hairโs presentable in the hopes that it doesnโt take more than likeโฆ5 to 10 minutes or so of my time. And then i keep it moving, not worrying about frizz, and if it comes my way to an annoying degree, well, thereโs nothing an elastic… Read more »