Toupee Troubles

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Whether you believe that the devil is after Bishop Eddie Long and he's being wrongly accused or you believe that the devil got into Bishop Eddie Long and he did something to those young men, one thing you must agree on is this - EDDIE LONG IS WRONG for wearing this new Toupee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm not going to talk about how a man who allegedly makes a few million a year should have a better hairpiece. I'm also not going to talk about how a religious man should not be so into his appearance as to wear such a horrible hairpiece. That's not what this post is about. This is about wearing a blatant lie on your head!

You may be wondering what the heck does his hair have to do with anything, it's just hair. Well, it's a matter of the appearance of deceit! Studies have shown that some jurors will be biased for or against a defendant based on looks and that their emotions will trump rational thinking. (For more see here and here.) And let's face it, there's a negative association with bad toupees and untrustworthy men. You would think that a car salesman with a bad toupee and in a cheap suit is trying to sell you a lemon, right?

I know what you're thinking - Judge not, that ye be not judged. Well, unfortunately, in a court of law, as I stated above, for some people who may end up being jurors, emotions and bias win out over clear judgment. So, the lesson here is -- there's nothing wrong with keeping it real. It may go a long way in your credibility.

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almost A-B-C... just almost

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Gugu Mbatha-Raw premiered in Undercovers last night! A hit show in my opinion, and I'm not just saying that because of all the face and some body shots of the dreamy Boris Kodjoe. (He is sooooooooooooo fine. Wooooo!!!! Fanning myself.) Okay, where was I? Yes, Gugu. For all the naturals and curlies out there she might be the closest we get to Another Boldly Curly on mainstream TV. Her hair through the show was mostly natural looking, with her natural waves, and then straight and curled in one scene. No, she's not doing it like our girl Solange, but for mainstream TV, I'll take what I can get. I hope she encourages you to keep it real and keep it curly.

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Whip Your Hair!!

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It's only proper that after I post about Rihanna, I post about her little competition - Willow Smith. Okay, maybe not real competition, but after listening to her song, Whip My Hair, you might think so, not to mention she was recently signed by Jay-Z, who years ago signed Rihanna. Whip My Hair is now officially stuck in my ear and best of all it's about hair! Check the link and share your thoughts.

How do you solve a problem like Rihanna.....

How do you solve a problem like Rihanna?

How do you make her hair (and style) go back the old way?

(Think Sound of Music, people)

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Let me just get right to it - this recent VMA look is not cute!!! Rihanna in years past has blown us away with her hair. I mean every young woman I'd see would rock this mohawk style after she did it.

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And they are still rocking this style! Let's not forget the sweet yet edgy bob she used to rock.

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So what's with this red hair? Honey, you have dyed it blonde, dyed it black, worn it long, worn it hacked. This red mess needs to go, pronto!!!

So how do you solve a problem like Rihanna? Shave her head bald and make her a NATURAL. We know she has the face for it. After a few months, she can rock a cute fro. Do it, do it, Rihanna, so I can put you in the A-B-C file, like I did Solange. Oh, I know what you're thinking, you don't want to copy Solange or Sinead O'Connor. That's fine. It's okay, go bald and blonde and rock it like peach fuzz. And do it soon before everyone goes natural. Don't want to make the decision to cut it all off? That's fine too. After all that you've done to your hair, it will probably fall out, and any good hairstylist well tell you to cut it all off and start again.

Okay - one comment on Jerseylicious!!

I just posted about Jerseylicious and I thought I could move one without a snarky comment - but I can't - Is it me or does Tracy look like John Travolta's love child?







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Time for Things that Bling

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Last night I watched Jerseylicious. (Yep and you can keep your comments to yourself. In my defense though, I am the HAIR AND THINGS girl, so I have to watch such a show. Keep those comments to yourself).

One of the lovely ladies there, named Gigi wore prettiest things I've seen in a hair piece - a sparkly hair bow. But, it wasn't just any bow. It was the perfect bow!! Why? Because her big hair (I mean that as a compliment) and the bow were in the right proportion to each other. Her look was perfect and it should have been - she's a hairstylist. Now, I do not recommend trying this at home at all. You have to make sure your hair is in proportion to the bow. Gigi's hair was thick, dark, and straight, and the bow didn't overpower her hair and the hair didn't swallow up the bow. The best I could find is this bow below.

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Even this doesn't do Gigi's look justice. You just have to watch the show. Yes, I said watch the show. If not, fine - you can find some blingy bows here.

Iconic Hair: No taming needed

A friend of mine requested I write about Slash's crazy untamed hair from Guns N' Roses.




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Slash's hair is beautiful!!!! Rock that hair like you don't care, boy! I love it. Honestly, he's the only one of Guns N' Roses whom I always liked and identified with because his hair was more like mine, well actually more like what I wanted mine to be (a little curl pattern jealousy there for you I admit - not to worry, I have embraced my curl pattern, but I digress. )



I couldn't imagine Slash with a blow out or a relaxer (see post below) or some sort of heavy product in his hair. His bold sexy persona would be in question. I mean he could end up looking like this





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Oh sexual chocolate!! How funny, greasy, and unsexy you were! So, Slash's hair is who he is. He should never change it. So I say to my Sweet Child O Mine out there - love your hair and rock it like you don't care!!

Question to the Men with Relaxers

I saw a man today with a relaxer. His shiny black sweat laden hair distracted me. One question bounced around in my head and screamed for an answer like a two year old throwing a fit - WHY? WHY? WHY?!!!!!

I was quickly reminded of the Ivory Coast FIFA soccer player Didier Drogba whose distractingly shiny relaxed hair caused the soccer ball to slide a few times when he hit it with his head. (By the way, shout out to African countries in the world cup! Cue the vuvuzelas! Good job). Back then, I was asking the same question - WHY?




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So to the fellas with relaxers, my question to you is WHY?!! What would drive you to put the conk in your hair? Were you frustrated with pressing your hair? Would it not stay straight after hours of blow drying and curling? Did you want your bangs to stop frizzing out on you on a rainy day? I really can't think of a good reason for a man to get a relaxer, except if your name is Prince (formerly the symbol, previously Prince, originally Prince Rogers Nelson). There's nothing wrong with relaxers of course. But on a man, it's just so questionable. For the fellas out there, do you make time to get touch ups when you have a relaxer? Do you get it done for certain performances, musical, theatrical, auditions for reality shows like Drag Race? If the latter, then I understand and you better work!


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For the A-B-Cs - Another Boldly Curly

Every once in a while a woman comes along who decides to rage against the machine and do it her way. She decides to go BOLD and go CURLY and get back to the basics!!! I call that the ABCs - Another Boldly Curly!!!! That woman is Solange!!! Many of you know that a while ago she cut off her long tresses and went au naturale!!!! How inspiring! I was pleased to see that she's got some growth and she's been rocking her natural hair pretty free, without the wet look. Thanks Solange. Keep it curly! (Fierce outfit too!!).




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Secretly Curly

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E!'s Fashion Police Joan Rivers was giving my girl Julianna Margulies of The Good Wife (good show by the way) some hate on her dress and her hair. The dress is interesting but her HAIR was great. It was a little more curly than she normally wears it, especially in the roots. I say she should have let her naturally curly thick hair loose in all it's glory.

Keep it natural!!

Forget the dress - what about her hair!!

Lots of people have weighed in on Anna Paquin's gladiator style dress at the Emmys. She was voted worst dressed by E!'s fashion police.

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Worst dressed? Pish Pawsh!!! I loved the dress! And I LOVED HER HAIR STYLE!! I'm on the search for someone who can replicate that style in a braided style or in a curly hair style. I bet it's possible to do this hair style with finger waves swept into an updo. Imagine this in the front and the rest tucked in the back.

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HAIR - THE ORIGINAL ACCESSORY

In my posts a long while back, I blogged about accessories. I love accessories. I can feel my blood pumping when I get around them. But you know what else gets me going? HAIR!! It's the best accessory - you can dye it, fry it, curl it, plump it, braid it or bald it. When you have a hair style that you love, you feel confident, don't you? It's a great compliment to an outfit and other accessories. I could go on and on.

I'm passionate about naturally curly hair. Just to be clear, naturally curly hair is hair that comes out of your head not straight. So that would probably be a majority of us. Not to worry, I won't tell on you secretly natural curly head people. (But you know who you are).

Some of us have wavy hair, some of us have kinky hair, some of us have cottony hair. Let's just lump it all into one word CURLY. Here's a pic of my friend who's hair I love. Don't you just want to touch her hair? It just looks soft!

I'M BAAAAAAAAAAAACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Guess who
Guess who's back?

It's me, it's me! TILshopgirl is back!!! I have been away for too long pursuing my other passions in law and travel and best of all HAIR - the God-given original accessory!! I spent some time trying to figure out which passion drives me and in the end, HAIR has won out. Not to worry, I haven't quit my day job. :)

So I will be bringing you posts on hair, hair, and more hair, and some fashion (but I'm really leaving that to my fellow blogger Sassy ;). Thanks for holding it down ladies!