seraphim712
Well-Known Member
Is what my neighbor stated last night when she was staring in disbelief at Balisi's facebook salon photos.
I was setting up my appointment online and decided to take a look at hair photos of her clients. Believe me when I say every woman's hair in that gallery is absolutely gorgeous and a work of art. Balisi does an excellent excellent job.
I knew my neighbor was having hair problems of her own and needed someone to do her hair. Of course I suggested Balisi and gave my neighbor one of her business cards. I also explained to her that she would receive a free consultation first before an appointment is set.
My neighbor of course was still unsure, so I showed her the salon website and the gallery of women who had their hair done. My neighbor kept staring at the BSL ladies and shaking her head saying "That's a weave, there's no way black women can grow their hair that long." I was like "No that's their hair, even Balisi's hair is that long, and yes black women can grow their hair that long."
She kept looking and said, "Black people's hair doesn't grow that long." The only pics she found to be believable were the ladies that their hair straw set, or was above shoulder length and the hispanic lady's hair pics. I then told her that if black people's hair didn't grow that long, my hair wouldn't have grown to the length it has now(believe me, she's seen my hair much shorter than it is now) or black guys wouldn't have cornrolls down their back let alone dreadlocks.
Even my neighbor's hair is shoulder length when unstretched, so I'm thinking that her hair is actually APL if she had it flatironed. I really want her to go to Balisi's Salon so she can be a believer and have confidence that her own hair can get that long. I notice that she is balding slightly due to tons of stress, and I mean tons!!! She doesn't have time to nuture her own hair because she runs her own limo business and has to take care of her handicapped brother who can't do much for himself. So she just puts a curl activator and a straw set in every few weeks to save her time to handle other matters.
I really want to help her out, but it's diffucult trying to convince a person much older than I am. I am glad that she is getting the consultation though so that is some progress made.
I just wanted to share this, since I'm use to reading you ladies' testamonies on here about how your friends and loved ones take the 'black people's hair don't grow' myths and run with them until you come around to debunk these false assumptions and do your best to educate and help them.
I was setting up my appointment online and decided to take a look at hair photos of her clients. Believe me when I say every woman's hair in that gallery is absolutely gorgeous and a work of art. Balisi does an excellent excellent job.
I knew my neighbor was having hair problems of her own and needed someone to do her hair. Of course I suggested Balisi and gave my neighbor one of her business cards. I also explained to her that she would receive a free consultation first before an appointment is set.
My neighbor of course was still unsure, so I showed her the salon website and the gallery of women who had their hair done. My neighbor kept staring at the BSL ladies and shaking her head saying "That's a weave, there's no way black women can grow their hair that long." I was like "No that's their hair, even Balisi's hair is that long, and yes black women can grow their hair that long."
She kept looking and said, "Black people's hair doesn't grow that long." The only pics she found to be believable were the ladies that their hair straw set, or was above shoulder length and the hispanic lady's hair pics. I then told her that if black people's hair didn't grow that long, my hair wouldn't have grown to the length it has now(believe me, she's seen my hair much shorter than it is now) or black guys wouldn't have cornrolls down their back let alone dreadlocks.
Even my neighbor's hair is shoulder length when unstretched, so I'm thinking that her hair is actually APL if she had it flatironed. I really want her to go to Balisi's Salon so she can be a believer and have confidence that her own hair can get that long. I notice that she is balding slightly due to tons of stress, and I mean tons!!! She doesn't have time to nuture her own hair because she runs her own limo business and has to take care of her handicapped brother who can't do much for himself. So she just puts a curl activator and a straw set in every few weeks to save her time to handle other matters.
I really want to help her out, but it's diffucult trying to convince a person much older than I am. I am glad that she is getting the consultation though so that is some progress made.
I just wanted to share this, since I'm use to reading you ladies' testamonies on here about how your friends and loved ones take the 'black people's hair don't grow' myths and run with them until you come around to debunk these false assumptions and do your best to educate and help them.
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...be patient, she'll come around when you start popping apl and bsl
