Best Black Celebrity Hair Styles of 2009

It's coming to the end of the year and Black Hair Blog in Macon,GA is in reflection of what was hot and not in Hollywood with Black hair. Of course there are hits but there were some misses also, the best advice that BHMG would give to African American/Ethnic Starlet in 2010, is to be futuristic. Rhianna, was the one muse that really brought inspiration to the hair world for editorials, hair salons, and even the wig companies cashed in on her inspirational look. As did Beyonce with her sleek and glamourous looks,Beyonce's stylist Kimberly Kimbel (which I have had an opportunity to meet and sit in one of her classes) has the talent to deliver hot looks for Mrs. Knowles in every way. Some celebrities that have kept me in the balance is Mary J. Blige, I think that Mary J. Blige has kept it safe these last two years and she was definately giving us the hotness in previous years. Although, Mary J. Blige, shares the same celebrity Hair Stylist as Beyonce, Ms. Kimberly Kimble. However, the color is always a cut above but on the same note Mary J. Blige needs to let Kimble get creative. With no futher delaying this is the top ten heavy hitter Starletes that brought it in 2009!

1. Oprah Winfrey- This year Oprah inspired us to go without the weaves/wigs and just let your hair breathe. When Chris Rock was a guest on her show promoting his movie "Good Hair", she was fearless when she allowed him to dig down in her scalp and feel how healthy and beautiful her hair really was. !
2. Taraji P. Henson- Taraji gavec us the classic look of the Bob at the Oscars, when she attended for her first Oscar nomination for her portrayal of Queenie in "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button".
3. Halle Berry- I was so excited to see that Halle made a hair comeback on Jay Leno's show last month. Short, sexy, and sleek hair is for Halle and her fans.
4. Rhianna- This girl is always evolving her hair styles, she leaves the public wanting more. Whether it's her sleek bob or her edgy punked out look. Rhianna is always making waves with her looks.
5. Nene Leakes- I was so glad to see the transformed short blonde hair style that she had sported all season in "The Real Housewives of Atlanta". The reunion show of season two really showcased her new reinvented look for what's to come in her life. So whatch out America Nene Leaks is coming with her best.
6. Sheree Whitfield- Another "Atlanta Housewife" that gave us a beautiful sleek and sophisticated look with her straight tresses and edgy bang. Her Hair Stylist Lawrence is really talented in her precision in hair motion.
7. Queen Latifah- This sista took a risk and cut if all off, her sharp razored cut was a glorius change for a woman that can look nothing less than regal.
8. Keisha Knight Pulliam- This charming Atlanta socialite is all about body moving hair. On Tyler Perry's "House of Payne", she plays Amanda Payne and her hair is always neat, flowing, and it has the perfect sheen.
9. Chrisette Michelle- As she belts out her melodic tones, Chrisette Michelle is inspiring Black women to be bold and courageous with their hair tattoo. Chrisette, makes no apologies for her punk-glamed look.
10. Mary Mary- They're always giving us a new look to their trademarked looks. It's not easy finding a cohesiveness for individuality. However, Mary Mary dosen't hold it back in color and sharpness to their style.

11. Michelle Obama- "What can I say, the First Lady is bringing in first rate style".

Bonus: An additional honorary nominee that really made a bold statement this year is Amber Rose. Girlfriend to Kanye West and born in the Virgin Islands this celebrity was scene in all of Black Hollywood this year. She is our honorary nominee because she did what a lot of African American women would not do in Hollywood and that's going bald and beautiful.

But the award of Best Hair from Black Hair in Macon Georgia goes to none other than, Oprah Winfrey, because she let millions of Americans know that Black women have some of the best hair in the world. She used her daytime platform to give many to see that Black women can have the man and the hair too.

Well there you have it the top ten best celebrity hair styles of 2009. We were so dissapointed that no one gave a bold statement with their natural look this year. I know celebrities like Ledisi, Erika Badu, and Jill Scott have set the natural bar high but now it's time for another celebrity to be bold as these three ladies.

Black Hair in Macon Georgia will contact all of the winners presenting them with an award. We'll keep you posted!

Beauty Supplies Uprise with Black Hair on the Down Fall

Don't get me wrong I enjoy beauty supply stores, beauty supply stores have become a staple in the uraban community. These stores have products, household items, telephone services, among other things. your loval beauty supply carries hundreds of affordable hair products, hair weave, beauty utensils, and tools for you and your family hair care needs.

However, did you notice that before there were local beauty supply stores, African-Americans had healthier hair, but now in this day and age you can maintain you family's haircare stock just as if you were a professional Hair Stylist, but our hair is steadily declining in health in the African American community.

As a professional I can say, it can become frustrating for a professional hair salon to be forced to deal with new clients that have over long periods of time, practiced abusive hair product damage. Their home-styled hair, along with not finding a balance with professional haircare can lead to irreversible damage to their hair and scalp. African-American consumers that fatten the pockets of these local beauty supply stores tend to shop for quick, self-appliying hair products that cuts out the need for a professional.

When your damaging your hair it's one thing but now it's even small children. I see young girls as young as four with no edges, because their mothers purchase 'Kiddie Perms' from their local beauty supply and perform relaxer treatments like every two or three weeks. "WE MUST STOP THE MADNESS".

The Solution: Well the obvious solution would be to find a good Hair Stylist that will help you maintain your trims and maitnence needs that your not going to do 100%, your Hair Stylist will help you to choose the better choice of hair products. It may even be more economical to purchase hair products from your Hair Stylist and get the same shampoos and conditioners that they use on a daily basis, versus buying hundreds of dollars of cheap products from these beauty supply stores that carry only stock and not qaulity. You may happen to see professional hair products at these stores, but their carrying them illegally and over charging.

Yes, there are a handful of bad Hair Stylist in the industry but their are also two handfuls of good Hair Stylist that have the skills to get your hair on a road to success. This will give you the service you deserve and dollars that can be saved by excessively shopping at the beauty supply every time you want a change with your hair.

"Why We Love & Hate Our Hair"

For so many years African-Americans have had a yin & yang relationship with their natural tresses. There are so many generations of cultural and environmental influences since slavery that have passed negative connotations of derogatory terms in regards to black hair. There is forgiveness but still no resolve to the constant self- acceptance of a European ideology of beauty.

Ironically we now have a new culture that accepts their natural curly texture but almost in a rebellious outward expression, there is a movement of dread wearing, fro rocking, and textured low coifs. However, some of these individuals will overcompensate that hairstyle with a more Afrocentric style of fashion or sometimes a t-shirt that expresses their need to be, "nappy but happy". It's as if they need to explain their culture for others to accept their hair.

Some may argue with this opinion but that's their right. while others may express that they're completely comfortable with their natural textured hair as an African American and there is nothing to prove to anyone for their decision of choosing a hairstyle. But, then I would like to ask those individuals that are militant about their choice to be natural, whether there natural hairstyle decision are dreads, fros, or either braids. I would address those individuals that have a : I don't have to prove anything to anyone",kind of attitude. Did they really attend their interviews with the complete certainty that the interviewer will judge them only according to their natural hairstyles or be accepting to know that hair is just that, hair. After you left out of that office thinking the interviewer felt they're qualified to perform the job?

This is why we hate and love our hair, because we know that our hair is so beautiful, less maintenance, and versatile. But, other cultures are sometimes ignorant to that fact. As if our locs and braids are going to Afrotize the image of the work place. African American natural hair expression can at times give us an unfair first impression and can sometimes make others blush. Their facial gestures can read like there thinking "why would you want to wear your hair like that"?

I mean let's be honest it's a hidden joke in the African American culture that, you just don't go to a job interview with braids. Rather, you wait until you have received the job and after a few months you start to express your choice of braids to your co-workers and employer so that your ethnic look does not overwhelm non-Blacks in a sense. Dread wearers will sometimes tie down their locs down a little tighter to seem "more professional looking".

It's a sad thought but its' true, this all goes back to the generational influence since slavery to blend in to be accepted and look to look befitting in the sight of a European influenced environment. I know that there are other races and cultures that face this issue in other forms and they to probably make similar judgments to blend in with society. know that many Americans of other nationalities and even Whites face discrimination about their choice of hairstyle but, unlike African Americans we're discriminated on our hair texture and not our hair hue.

How do we progress? We begin to love our hair. We love our hair and we love the way hair is such a Av ant Gard in the Black community we hold our heads up high with our dreads, braids, low cut coifs, like peacocks competing in the wild. If African Americans are going to buy one thing that is going to be one thing that has to do with our hair. Not in a narcissistic investment but a love investment that embraces beauty of our hair to make ourselves feel good. Whether your relaxed, locs, braids, lo fro, or whatever. Start to tell our sons and daughters that the African American hair is unique and versatile. Start to take back the market of Black haircare by inventing your own hair products and marketing those products. Support those already established companies that advertise the beauty and importance of Black hair, like Namaste, Avlon, Mizani, Black Earth, Mango n' Lime and so many others. Find yourselves a good Barber or Hairstylist to groom and maintain your hair so that Black hair won't be unhealthy hair, whatever style you choose will look it's best.


Stacy Jenkins
Cosmetologist and Chief Editor of 'Black Hair in Macon Georgia'


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Hello, my name is Stacy Jenkins i'm a liscenced Hairstylist for the last eight years. I currently co- own CBS Beauty Supply & Salon on 4490 Columbus Road. A native of New York but I now reside in the beautiful city of Macon, Ga.

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