Tierra Skye: Kinky Twists

On Friday, I went to get my hair braided! I left work early and made it to the salon around 10:30. This was a new stylist to me (Sheba) so we talked for a few minutes about my transition to natural hair and the most important thing to remember: moisturize, moisturize, moisturize!

For those that don't know, braiding takes HOURS to do. I knew I was in for a long haul, so I brought sustenance with me--my 80 ounce jug of water that is always with me, a peanut butter and honey sandwich, rice krispie treat, banana, and a little white cheddar popcorn.

About 8 hours in.

Since I was in a joint salon/barber shop there was plenty to entertain me! (I also had a magazine and book in my purse) The barbers were hilarious! Talking smack, flirting with random women that walked in, and the funniest of all: their reaction when they saw Beyonce's new video "Best I never had". You would think they had never seen a woman in lingerie (pronounced leeng-err-reee) before!

One woman came in with her drunk friend. She had bright, kool-aid red hair, and a tight, supershort sundress. She sat around for an hour or so and then left in a huff because the men weren't paying attention to her!

Are we done yet?

Anyhoo--I digress. So I have to tell a "not-so" secret. I have an unbelievably large head. Seriously. I get it from mi padre.The crazy thing is that you don't realize how large it is until you're actually doing my hair. So a few minutes after the 1st picture was taken, I had to go to the store and buy 2 more packs of hair (my stylist doesn't provide hair-you bring it with you). That gave me a nice little stretch---sitting still is not a strong point for me.