Let’s. Talk. About. 4C. HAIR. ONLY. | An Honest Conversation About 4C Natural Hair

[@mphorebo]

Yes, to romanticising the language for our 4C crowns!!!! My descriptions are "her dark coils fully flowered around her head", or "her glorious black mane flourished like foliage"... For some reason, my hair reminds me of how trees grow- so while it don't cascade, it does lend me shade 🌳

[@tunzlunz]

Yaaaaaaaas

[@3designPhotography]

snapping!

[@sincerelyquiqui]

Love this! The top part of a tree 🌳 is called the crown 👑, so your thoughts are on point. *snap* *snap* 💁🏾‍♀️

[@cecilekoopman8936]

That's lovely... Truly

[@ironfro5683]

Me too. I used to say my fro could recognise a kindred spirit in trees by the lack of bald spots 😊😊

[@SummiIce]

Romantic language? All right you got it: “Her gravity-defying, cosmic curls; so airy, sweet and saccharine like spun sugar.”

[@temia761]

Thisss^^^^ 👏 👏 👏

[@gemmadidit4118]

That's ME baby!

[@MiyaGeorginaJoi]

Poetry baby

[@milenghirmazghi9133]

I’m here for it!!!

[@phillyjawn_lolo386]

Yes to this... I say yes👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@smileallday1188]

To everyone watching with 4C hair you are beautiful beyond words.

[@e.dandfamily673]

Amen

[@taylorlane8257]

Thankyou 🥰

[@shinkojonson946]

Im 18 racism destroyed my believe in my beauty ....so thank you so much for thoughs powerful words.

[@CanadianWhatever]

@@shinkojonson946 I am so sorry you have had to go through that. Is that you in the videos on your channel? Because you are absolutely gorgeous. Stunning in a very natural way

[@shinkojonson946]

@@CanadianWhatever yes uwu thank you so much ''hugs you''

[@emahpurple]

Someone's hair is flourishing. Goals

[@angelharmon2465]

Facts

[@TheStarPuppy]

ayyyy who lol jk thank you!!!

[@kapparhotau181]

Right

[@tmcknight1035]

Her intricate coils surrounded her face in a cloud of delicate spirals.

[@melissaanthony2028]

Yass

[@adriaward4539]

I love that description.

[@KitInToronto]

But 4c hair doesn't "spiral". :(

[@blueanimechick2183]

@@KitInToronto trust me 4c does. 4c is versatile some have those very defined 4c coils and other people don't have visible defintiion. There is a difference between curl pattern and definition

[@moniquemorris5833]

Love this!

[@Crystalthe1st]

Romantic language: “He heard giggling from behind the armchair. He turned to see a wispy brown tuft of fluff peaking at him. “I found you!” From her hiding place, the little girl bounced up. A light brown cloud of cotton candy emerged from behind the armchair. With her strands shining as bright as her smile, she gleefully ran towards her father and leapt into his arms.”

[@adriaward4539]

Love it.

[@mitchierainbow7353]

That was so beautiful💖💖💖

[@SareBear2000]

Wow I love this imagery 👏🏾👏🏾

[@tinkalinks]

😍😍😍

[@Afrothentic452]

♥️

[@breannatinsley4074]

"I was unfamiliar with myself and that made me feel that i was ugly"... YOOOOOOOO.....This line has put into words what I have been feeling for a while!!! I didnt know why I felt the way I did until you just said it.

[@abenaaquan5532]

totally relatable

[@aidam5277]

The words I have been looking for for 36 years

[@lesliemillni4003]

Why would you feel ugly,I don't understand that, I have heard woman of all nationality say ugly I never said anything like that, I really don't understand I'm different anyway,I love myself

[@lolabunny1157]

“Normalize UP HAIR” exactly!

[@kylacooper4215]

“Her hair was similar to a cloud on earth, voluminous yet light and soft”. “The way her coils would catch daylight and make it dance like diamonds were like none other”. How’d I do😶? Edit: I- I kinda got carried away and wrote a love letter to 4c hair. Whoops😶

[@NaturallyDarkBeauty]

I love it 😁💕

[@kylacooper4215]

@@NaturallyDarkBeauty thank you😁

[@ayidas]

Nailed it ☁️ 💎

[@NaturallyDarkBeauty]

@@kylacooper4215 You're Welcome Love😊💕

[@blueanimechick2183]

whoaaa yess I love it

[@johannalouissaint3548]

Lol. The only person I let touch my hair is my husband, and he won’t even touch it cause “he’s too invested in it’s growth and doesn’t want to damage it,” I love him, he wants me to have a mane.

[@slimchica1]

Awww that’s so cute!

[@JasmineRenyse]

So in reference to romanticizing 4c hair descriptions, this is a passage of the YA novel I'm working on: "Her hair was akin to the other side of the moon, dark and majestic in the way it defied gravity. It spiraled around itself the way nebulae coalesced inside of galaxies. And though it reminded him of night, it crowned her head like the sun's corona, eclipsing her already-tourmaline skin. Simply put, her hair climbed to heights that could barely be reached let alone touched, but it melted him all the same, the way cotton candy melts on the tongue on a warm summer day."

[@neo1053]

Lovely

[@kemim3217]

I’m crying right now this is so beautiful 😭😭💕💕💕🧚🏾‍♀️

[@KylaGrace]

O👏kay👏

[@tifdoe2380]

... her midnight strands floated in the air around her beautiful coffee smile and eyes deeper than eternity ... her angelic coils, playful and mysterious like the stars and dreams....

[@ymir2957]

I really like the « deeper than eternity » 🥺

[@brittany2900]

Beautiful! 😍

[@neo1053]

Beautiful

[@nahimgood4]

Jesus...

[@lateefatsanni542]

how about "her calm gaze was framed by a wild cloud of carefully constructed kinks and coils"

[@kelebogilerikhotso4999]

I. Love. This.

[@jessicajovel8194]

"She looked each one of us straight in the eye, and I knew a storm was coming"

[@dublancdedinde]

I love to see these comments making romantic kinky hair descriptions ! I grew up reading books where the love interest always had "wavy, shiny hair falling to her shoulders into loose curls" or some shit like that, and me and my kinky hair were sitting there like 👁️👄👁️ 🧍🏾‍♀️

[@nahimgood4]

YESSS or reading story’s where the love interest wakes up staring at the other with their “Beautiful and silky yet messy hair” While I’m sitting in the bed reading it at night with my Satin black Bonnet on like ◼️◼️◼️◼️◼️ ◼️👁👄👁◼️

[@daughterofsarah2793]

His head crowned with glory and life. Rich and dark with all its shine and splendor. Darker than the stone onxy. Delicate are his luscious locs. My fingers are embraced by a velvety blanket. I respectfully bask in his crown for days. The aromas of sweet butters bless my skin. My bodacious main defies the laws of gravity. Look into my crown and see the fifth dimension. Reaching to towards heaven where my creator resides, my hair is fly!

[@KatLaMuse]

Oh I like this one💜~

[@Indigenousinsight]

😍😮!!!!. 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@kendimwaniki3749]

😭😭😭😭😭😭 🤸🏽‍♀️🤸🏽‍♀️🤸🏽‍♀️🤸🏽‍♀️🤸🏽‍♀️ my reaction to your description!!!

[@thabic2019]

a floating body of hair protected the warm glow of her face the dark abyss of her kinks mirrored the endless depths of her love for shrinkage: his hair clung to his head, like a baby bear to its ma, recognising the love, care and nurturing he gave it. in its clinginess, it hid its large and buoyant potential. the power to block out the sun came as regularly as a solar eclipse, rare but preciously cherished by all those who recognised its beauty. its 4c hair baby. appreciate it.

[@blueanimechick2183]

ugh beautiful

[@permafrost0979]

Owwwwwwwww! 😍

[@KimmieSan97]

Actually got goosebumps reading this 💕

[@lesleyeffah6735]

Periodddddd

[@ifesjournal]

this made me smile. beautiful :)

[@ray0983]

Honestly I was jealous that one of my older sisters hair grows down instead of up like mine. she has 3b-3c and I have 4b-4c. And you know what she told me? she said "I wish my hair grew upward instead of down because I cant do a fro like you can" shock was an understatement when I heard that

[@bunnipop1867]

Idk if it's the same way for your sister as it is for me (my hair is 4a-3c) but I love how 4C hair looks like a halo. Like just having a 4C fro makes a person look angelic and that was why I wanted 4C hair, it just looks like an angelic halo or like a cloud crown and that was my goal until I realized it wasn't naturally obtainable.

[@kapparhotau181]

Right I heard someone say they wish they had my hair to get an afro. I love when I have a wild afro

[@ray0983]

@@kapparhotau181 me too

[@cosmicqueen8632]

I have 3b 3c hair and i looooove type 4 hair. Type 4 hair looks classy, chic. Grown woman vibes. ( I grew up seeing my mom and her sisters taking care of their type 4 hair and being proud of it)

[@tylertheeuchiha]

"The silky soft fluffy cloud of glistening coils"? Maybe? Lol

[@tmcknight1035]

Love the word glistening😝

[@tifdoe2380]

Yes!

[@BlameItOnMercury]

@@tmcknight1035 "Glistening" is everything...

[@jjleb85]

👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@Melody-jc5hk]

@@celi9133 is it not soft to you?

[@lesliewit]

It's really sad that there's been a division like this in the Natural Hair Community. I've had natural hair for about 14 years now, non-stop, and in the beginning it felt like it was all hands on deck with folks like African Export with a 4C texture and Naptural85 with a looser texture and all folks in between. At some point the obsessive need to have the perfect braidout/twistout (which I could never achieve even with 3c-4a/b hair) became a turnoff for me and I wandered away with some core home made recipes and techniques to keep me afloat. But it really sometimes be your own people. The clowning I got from others in the black community for have natural hair when I started . . . . .

[@bre9328]

Have empathy, because we are conditioned to dislike ourselves. I didn't get mad when black ppl disliked my hair, I had empathy, because I know they were unknowingly ignorant, confused, and conditioned to not like who they are as a ppl. I educated them, and kept it pushing

[@aerjones]

This! - old school yt (2008ish-2011ish) was a beautiful thing before the definition/wash-and-go became an obsession. So great to see 4c begin to enjoy our own texture again. And see it celebrated without a heap of gel in it

[@lesliewit]

@@bre9328 Mmmm, I get it, but I come from a time period when white folks could full throat discredit you on the job because of your natural hair, and would get backup from their Black "friends". I'm talking about before Obama was president and Black folks were afraid to say they supported a Black president in public. It was "pick me" white supremacy style and it wasn't cute.

[@bre9328]

@@lesliewit That's the thing, ppl learn more from empathy vs apathy. All the black ppl who said ignorant ish about my hair in 2010, I just dropped some knowledge on them in small doses, and now they natural. They realize how stupid they were on their on now, I didn't have to say anything. I'm came close to going off on them back then, but I'm glad I didn't, because I saw how sick they were as black ppl towards blackness

[@lesliewit]

@@bre9328 In the meantime, I experienced real harm in my life because Black folks preferred to live in their self destruction. If that's your approach, ok, good for you. But it's not everyone's job to educate people out of their ignorance. I don't stick around for folks that undermine me, and I don't encourage anyone else to either. That's why so many folks in the natural hair community got caught up in the hair type competitions, trying to make their 4c hair behave like 3a hair. At some point, banging your head up against a brick wall is going to crack your head open. Choosing myself and my own well-being is not apathy, it's valuing myself above the machinations of others.

[@destini8850]

I'm gonna like this and come back later. You said, "you're still beautiful," and my precarious mental state said, "TEARS!". I still have things to do today, so I'll come back at bedtime when I have all the time in the world for happy tears 😂 Edit: I'm back, and I'm crying again, and I'm happy, and I have the creativity of a spoon, so I have no comparisons, but all the ones you beautiful people made are amazing. Second edit: I JUST REMEMBERED A TIME MY HAIR SAVED MY LIFE! So when I like 6, I fell and hit my head against the corner of a table, and the hospital said that my hair stopped the bleeding and prevented my head from being more injured than it could've been!

[@BossLady_D]

I love how healthy my 4c-4d hair is. Took 3 big chops to finally see that I do have good hair. My hair is lovely , strong , and healthier than it's ever been now.

[@anitahscorner]

Yeah 4c-4d that's my hair too

[@drcorrinesithole]

Finally someone with 4c-4d lol I knew I wasn’t the only one

[@BossLady_D]

@@drcorrinesithole lol girl I hate how 4d hair isn't talked about at all!!! But it's cool. I'm in the works of creating content for 4d girls bc I know we are not the only ones. It's just a lot of ppl saying they have "4c" when they really have 4d. Shit in some parts of my head is like 5a or whatever come after 4d lmao. My hair is THICK THICK .

[@nethaniapierre8149]

Bro I used to think my sister has 4c hair like me when really she has 4d hair. I never knew 4d existed till my mom explained to me .

[@jairuscook4259]

​@Nethania Pierre i know I'm pretty late lol but would you mind explaining 4d hair versus 4c to me? I wasn't aware 4d was a thing tbh

[@inodebbie]

Romanticism of 4c hair is something I hope I can do in my writing. Having 4c hair, how it frames the face. How the hair reaches out to you to focus on the face, but I want to find proper language for it. Like the hair is drawing you in to focus on the face, especially in an afro state. I also think when there are romantic scenes, there should be an understanding of how to sexualize how someone touches it. Just as how you have the bringing of the hair behind the ears for straight hair, something similar for 4c. I want to do that for my 4c hair, and this inspires me to keep on trying to find the best way for me to do that. Thank you for the video!!!!!

[@rachat6303]

4c hair reminds me of flowers, so how about " her hair was a rose bush in spring, blooming around her face", also I know alot of eurocentric wavy hair is described like waves in the sea, so how about "her hair was like the crash of the waves, its power swept you off your feet"- so yeah

[@chericewashington7343]

Love blooming around her face 🥰🥰🥰

[@kemitamenophis3221]

"Nimbus": Her hair formed a nimbus cloud that framed her face like a halo

[@TheStarPuppy]

solid. I like.

[@gabriellamckinley3495]

"Her soft coils pillowed onto her face as she laid her head on his lap" 😄😄😄

[@permafrost0979]

👀

[@kpookiejo3034]

Ooouuu 🥰

[@foggylenses91]

As she rose out of the water her hair returned to its heavenly form, floating upward, swaying like clouds in the sky that it stretched to, the droplets sitting on her strands like stars. How tf did I spell stars wrong 😭

[@permafrost0979]

I LOVE how you describe water having a heavenly effect on 4c hair! Rather than fearing the shrinkage this passage is embracing it!

[@foggylenses91]

@@permafrost0979 Exactly it’s all about a mind set before the natural hair community I didn’t even say I had shrinkage I always thought my hair stretched not shrunk. Words are powerful

[@pepsifan1364]

💞💞💞💞

[@nahimgood4]

I’ve always been scared of wearing my natural hair into the pool because of how weird it might look or it balling into a fist, this just made me more open to the idea, thank you.

[@whyistherumalwaysfinished27]

I swear seeing fluff nugget thrive is giving me the strength to really focus on my 4c hair this lockdown! Also, Danielle, how is your overall health doing?💕 and I LOVE Nappyheadedjojoba! I didn’t find her when she did hair but gosh her social commentary videos are everything!

[@dianeriley7629]

Did anyone recognize how beautiful her singing voice is? 🥰

[@pepsifan1364]

Yessss!

[@israeliana]

It is crazy that it is rare to see 4c hair, especially since most Black people have 4C.

[@TheStarPuppy]

isn't that NUTS?!

[@cmw1336]

I've heard that said a couple times before, but is it really true that most black ppl have 4c hair? I would've thought it was one of the rarest hair types among black folks these days after centuries of racial mixing.

[@miscellaneouslife2778]

cmw 13 black people come from a lot of different ethnic backgrounds so saying most black people have 4c hair isn’t really correct. An example is the diversity of hair textures in Africa alone, not to mention in Eurasia and the “americas.” All people usually have different hair textures throughout their head so it is possible to have 3B to 4c on one head alone(slight exaggeration but I’m sure someone out there has that). The top of my head is a different texture than the back and a different texture than the middle, but none are 4c. Other than my grandmother being half Native American I’m about as “black” as they come for north americas standard of “blackness.”

[@jeannievalcius6431]

@@TheStarPuppy what is rarer... a black woman referencing persona 5.

[@esthelleafana339]

And please people don’t skip the advertisement so our beautiful sis can get her bag. It’s the quality for me 😍 it’s the confidence for me😍 it’s the glowing skin, beautiful smile, gorgeous dark brown eyes and amazing personality for meeeeee 💃🏾 💃🏾 💃🏾

[@jazztoons115]

"Her dark tresses bloomed into a soft obsidian cloud" How is that for romantic language.

[@kelebogilerikhotso4999]

This sounded so sexy until I googled obsidian 😭

[@mphorebo]

That's gorgeous!

[@chericewashington7343]

YASS!

[@chrissiec2123]

@@kelebogilerikhotso4999 What didn't you like about "obsidian"? :'( :/

[@kelebogilerikhotso4999]

@@chrissiec2123 it’s a hard rock 😕

[@LaElijah]

"I was unfamiliar to myself, and that made me feel like I was ugly" WOW so powerful, so true

[@nolwandle6761]

I went through one of the darkest periods of my life, and one of the things that saved me was learning how to love my 4c hair. Watching it grow, learning its temperament, experimenting. At a time when nothing in my life felt like it was going right, actively growing my hair felt like I was growing myself. I love this hun (even though we're currently doing an intense detangling situation right now 😩)

[@Cherrylimeade0235]

I like how you talked about how straight hair is seen as sleek and sexy. Even short curly hair is associated with spunkiness and energetic individuals, but it's not talking about 4c coils . . . we're talking about wavy caucasian hair you know! I get it girl; I'm kind of struggling and toying with the idea of going natural. I'd have to do a chop, and I am NOT ready for it. It's not the idea of cutting my hair off; I don't know if I can deal with the aftermath and continuous maintenance of natural hair.

[@staceyhill6066]

I was where you are about 8 months ago. I just stopped getting my hair permed. As my natural hair grew out, I learned how to care for it. It is truly a journey. What stopped me was I was not sure I could care for natural hair but I learned. Then one day I saw how my natural hair was full and the perm was stringy, that was enough. Take your time and enjoy the ride. Sometimes how you get there is just as important as the destination. Good luck.

[@bambii_thinks3147]

I really encourage you to try...You can stop applying relaxer for a few months to let the kinks grow and then big chop so that u have some length. It is FREE-ING. It's a new type of love i promise you

[@starzzzy22]

I transitioned for a year to go natural 8 years ago, but looking back I wish I would have big chopped. Dealing with those two textures was a job and I wish I would have embraced having fun a short natural cut. Do what feels right to you though!

[@girlmellaceus]

@@staceyhill6066 same here "It is truly a journey", yes! Your words to OP were so kind and gracious, I had to tell you.

[@ImaNamelessDude]

I’ve been natural for 5 years and thanks to lockdown I’ve finally had the time to put more time and effort into my hair✨your content and personality has helped me through this journey ✨

[@abiola33]

Your hair is literally the visualisation of that meme of somebody looking GOOD after ditching a trash partner! Fluff nugget is full, glowing and a picture of a fine recovery!!!

[@victorysampson]

YOUR HAIR LOOKS SO GOOD!!!!

[@TheStarPuppy]

fluffnugget: **happy coily noises**

[@ALove4Me]

As a Black Woman living in Atlanta who regularly wears her hair in an Afro: I know exactly what you mean. Chile...

[@bambii_thinks3147]

Yooo i was looking for this comment! I'm not from atlanta bt i've visited A LOT cause i got family there and yes girl for the short times i'm there I felt it tooooooo.

[@xEDHARDYiSLOVEx]

As a woman that is atl born and raised with 4C hair, I FEEL YOU

[@nadirafant6428]

4c hair takes what you put in. There's so much truth in this statement! I've been natural for years but it wasn't until recently when I figured out I had to eat right, drink water, take my dang vitamins, exercise, and be mindful about the type of styles I leave my hair in before it actually started to flourish and grow past my shoulders! While I can't wear my hair out all the time, I love my twists or plaits as my naturals from the south call them. They're low management and make caring for my 4c way easier

[@mochacholat]

We were Taught to love or take care of our hair. We were made to feel inferior, we were told we had old hair and most of our parents relaxed our hair when we were quite young so we never took the time to know and care for our hair. I did big chop in August and for the first time (I am approaching 50) I am really loving my hair. Although it is totally gray it is thriving and healthy. Thanks to youtuber, I have learnt my hair and what it like and doesn't like

[@mochacholat]

Correction: we were not taught

[@monicathebeautiful6483]

Our hair grows toward the sun like life.

[@afuantics175]

When I was around 15 I made a “Black Girl Magic” Pinterest board that literally saved my life! I went to a really homogenous high school that made a lot of black girls feel rly invisible (not even so bad but just literally invisible) Physically putting the board together and seeking those images helped me understand how important images are in shaping your perspective!

[@lissadorval]

I had to normalize platts for myself. I style it in my twists. It’s a nice in between to dreads and loose hair. I’m a twisted natural lol I love saying that to people and they always look at me like “👀 what”

[@escapade8706]

Same. My hair staaaays in twists and I love that they start to appear like dreads after awhile.

[@serabirembert3383]

Lovefrom 1819 Wow really!?! I do this too. Yay! Pleased to meet another who relates ☺️

[@serabirembert3383]

Awesome! Oh and same!

[@lady7697]

I'd just like to say that I am proud to be part of the 4C-Community.👑 If you're 4c too, drop a like sis... drop a like. We basically fam.💙🦋

[@livinginthenow]

Romantic language: "The sunset glowed behind her goddess halo, crowning her beauty as she radiated power and desire. He held his breath, wanting to burn that image of incomparable womanhood into his mind forever."

[@neo1053]

Lovely

[@charlenelavigne2258]

Her fluffy dark hair was buoyant and beckoned me into her shadows

[@IAmDivaB]

The hair is flourishing. The skin is flourishing! I love to see it!!!! Yes ma’am!

[@shackeina11]

"Undefined hair, being normalised and then praised!!" - THIS IS IT RIGHT HERE !!

[@grrrohmy665]

what you said is so real and true, growing up I hated my 4c hair and my dark skin and beautiful african nose, but i hated it because i couldn’t see it, NO ONE on the tv shows I saw looked like me, no dolls, at the time there wasn’t even a disney princess. when I saw anyone black on TV it was mixed girls or very light skin girls with a looser hair texture, so i hated myself and felt very different and other, it also didn’t help that there were barely any black people at my elementary school

[@noreehix5714]

Even when I found type 4c KZbinrs like yourself, Nappyfu, Chizi and Joyel I still haven’t made friends with my hair. When it’s short I love her but growing it out I am struggling. My afro is not like everybody else, my definition is on and off. I’m at an standstill. Maybe one day I’ll love it. I saw those products on a Facebook ad I’m going to check it out.

[@staceyhill6066]

Your afro is not like anybody else that's why it can never be wrong. That is just another reason you are unique and beautiful.

[@kaimobley5324]

The voluptuous kinky hair radiates the decadents hidden behind StarPuppy's smile of Melanin Pride

[@tunzlunz]

Yaaaaas

[@tifdoe2380]

Beautiful

[@Lauren.O]

Pro-tip these "headband wigs" are just half wigs, hit your local beauty supply, I've found some nice afro textured half wigs there 😊

[@sassys1240]

I recently heard a KZbinr used "juicy" to describe well moisturized hair. I liked that!

[@maryg5982]

What if there was a girl group like En Vogue or Destiny's child named 4C, all with natural hairstyles?

[@R.Yvette.X.]

There was a 90's group called For Real who all had very short natural styles. They could sing too. Here's their wiki en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/For_Real

[@KudukUngol]

@@R.Yvette.X. I remember them!

[@R.Yvette.X.]

@@KudukUngol I thought I was the only one who liked them lol. That's awesome!!

[@janeemcneil389]

Those sound effects took me out 😂. So true what you're saying about normalizing imagery of 4c hair though. I remember 2010 youtube looking SO different and at the time I was constantly focused on trying to make my hair look like the 4a-b women I was constantly seeing then. Thank you for your contribution to the landscape change!

[@adson2516]

I don't know how to talk about our hair in the great way we suppose to talk but... I have to express... StarPuppy, you inspiring me to get back to my routine and keep my curls on point. Seriously. I love how our culture and our ancestors always took care of hair very properly and I hope we all see that another characteristic of our identity is really upon our heads. Like... how their 4c hair curls has the design of the force of nature... WHOOF. We best here. And you BEAUTIFUL.

[@pumpkingill9646]

I love how strong my 4C hair is when it's natural. When it is processed, it is weaker.

[@elfy_642]

I adore seeing more of your wierdness come out as your hair flourishes and develops. It's beautiful, you're beautiful, it's a beautiful development to witness. Fluffnugget is so lucky to have you, and you, her!

[@Ndoniyamanzi16]

I think this is so incredible, because I remember your video titled 'Why you should love your kinky 4C natural hair'. I remember being absolutely blown away by all the things you said, and suddenly seeing it in my own hair, everyday, every time I took care of it. I started to really love my hair because of that video. And now to hear you speak in this way!!! I am South African, and often (especially up until a few years ago) natural hair is not seen as beautiful. Unless you've already grown it to at least medium length, where people can start to see the vision, you'd go through discouragement, hiding, and people telling you how 'hard' or 'difficult' or how much struggle it will put you through. In salons (in townships) they still ask me if I wouldn't rather just relax my hair. Danielle, thank you so much. You and the same youtubers that you mentioned really made such an impact in my life. I hope all your dreams and wishes come true!

[@CentralCityCitizenMedia]

I like "lush" and "warm." "I'm grateful for the lushness of my hair. On 'fro days I take a minute to push my fingers through my kinks and nestle them against my scalp, where it's warm." BTW, Lupita Nyong'o's word is "clay." She told Allure magazine: "I love my hair. It's like clay in the right hands. Clay can be art in the right hands."

[@vinababygirl86]

These comments describing 4c hair gave me life. I do relate to reading a book and then being disappointed when they describe her hair like I guess they aren’t talking about me lol. Thank you for this content!

[@leahfields-nester8309]

my goodness the message in that 'editing Danielle' section was just *cries* *chefs kiss*

[@permafrost0979]

"His hair, now spreading out around his head like a dense fog, reminded me of his heart: though I ran to it, i could never reach it, never touch it, as he kept it tightly under wraps."

[@BossLady_D]

Girl wear your plaits!! I do 💁🏽‍♀️ lol. I love my big beads and then I take them down and wear as a braid out

[@dchead357]

You are so gorgeous and so is your hair. Love your personality too!

[@senamdzakpasu5572]

The hair is popping thooo, we see you fluff nugget👀

[@tspopstar512]

Fluff nugget ain’t no nugget anymore

[@mizztotal]

"The cottony nebula of her hair stood up staunchly on her head, tiny pearls of light streaming through the wispy ash brown strands like so many stars."

[@ornellamayerlee]

I am an undergrad architecture student and my final project for this semester will be a structure that represents my hair. This video helped me so much in remembering the beauty of it.

[@PsychicMediumRebeccaK]

I have straight hair and I envy you for your hair. I hate my hair because it's thin and fine. It doesn't curl unless I blast it with hairspray and even then....it doesn't curl. My pony tails are little...like...a rat tail. I love how your hair has volume and I love how your curls are so springy. I will never ever have that. I'll never be able to do a twist out and get your results. Seriously fuck straight hair, it's easy because you can just brush it.....but that's literally all you can do to it. I absolutely love 4c hair. I think it's absolutely gorgeous. I'm mesmerized every time I see a girl with 4c hair grab a strand of her hair, twist it around her finger and stretch it and let it snap back. Love it.

Facts!!!! Not everyone who wants to wear a weave, wants to embody European standards.

@Victoria Adeyemi not if the hair has kinky Afro texture.... 😑

[@luckychimey]

Coils danced around her smiling face, framing her with as much enthusiasm. Her gravity defying curls reached for the heavens, reminding me that I can too. Each kink smiled back to resemble glitter in sunlight. Standing out with feedom, not with distain. With wonder, not discomfort. As she passed by, a new hope rang within me that I too can spread that joy.

[@cootje870]

You're such a beautiful person, inside and out! Keep doing what you do best, you're an inspiration

[@courtneynel7433]

“I was unfamiliar to myself, and that made me feel like I was ugly-once you internalize enough positive images that look like you, you will start to have an understanding of a beauty standard that you can fit into and *thats* *really* *important*” Danielle you are brilliant and thank you so much for putting into words what many of us struggle and strive to iterate. I’m a light skinned black woman (with type 4 kinky hair-for relevance) that *currently* fits into v many standards of conventional beauty but I didn’t always, and for a while even when I did, I didn’t think or know so. Thank you for always challenging me to see myself and understand how the world sees me and to not accept the limits of what our world teaches us to see or how that informs our self-image! I don’t comment often & I hope you don’t find this one daft, but love your channel and am very grateful for your voice. I’m also a girl who does toooo much. I can’t wait to have some *extra* coins to throw at your patreon.

[@TheRealRenimani]

Am I the only one who actually says "Starpuppy...AWAYYYY" out loud at the end of every video? 😆

[@ayanadixon4763]

Nope!🤣🤣

[@s.williams3251]

Nope, I do that and then sing "don't forget to like share subscribe " too 😅

[@brecoll862]

I do it!!

[@Myrtle2911]

Nope. Sometimes I even do the arm motions. 😁

[@sharkofjoy]

"I had to actively seek my own image" is so powerful of a statement.

[@janinemirandaniie]

I love your energy so much and the fact that your hair is jus like mine.

[@brittanyblack9503]

Her fluffy crown stood still as people watched her in awe. The majestic volume of her luxurious fro left everyone breathless. There was nothing that could lay down the pride of her natural edges as they decorated the frame of her face like a delicious garnish.

[@milenghirmazghi9133]

I’ve only been following for a little while now. I need to say tho: your GROWTH is so freakin beautiful to watch! I’m not just talking about hair length, either (which … dang sis, can you share your retention rates?!) but your love confidence and respect for your #4CONLY ✊🏾 please keep killin the game. Oh, and tell your sister, we’re waiting on her reappearance. Or she can just make a channel, too

[@yahushuaschosen4129]

Our hair "4 C" hair is the only type of hair that defies gravity.. (we are a special set apart people and our represents how special and beautiful we are 😊💗) It is our crown, and grows upward towards The Most High Yah (God) praising him always. It flourishes in its natural state. It requires love, appreciation, attention and acceptance. When we love our hair it loves us back just like yours is doing in this video. I really can identify with you regarding more options like hair bands, wings, that resembles/represents 4 C hair, when needing to put our hair away to protect it. This was a very inspiring and informative video. LOVED IT! loved the transparency and authenticity! I will share it with my daughter. Thank you so much for great content, and all you do to educate the national hair community! You are absolutely beautiful inside and out. May the Most High continue to bless, prosper, and provide you with all you stand in need of and more. Peace and love my beautiful melonated sista....

[@pipermarie8393]

Fluff Nugget looking gorgeous.... I just took my braids out so this weekend...wish me luck lol

[@learningpeace9788]

Girl. Your hair has GROWN and is looking amazing!

[@mayday2509]

"the mahogany coils, which twisted like beautiful flower vines, framed her face lovingly." or "The rich midnight curls, bounced in the air with every step she took, never truly falling, as if not even gravity could hold them down. A errant curl or two whisked in opposite directions, with the voluminous look of a cumulus cloud, delightfully fluffy and full"

[@jess-jd5iz]

May Day that was beautiful

[@KitInToronto]

Omg Fluffnugget looks C R A M A Z I N G! FYI I found you through Nappyheadedjojoba about 3 months ago - so it's fun to hear you mention her. 🙂 I'm a 4b/c girl. Mostly 4 b. 4C on my crown and on my nape. ❤️

[@phyl34]

I've been an ATLien for about a year. Yes, we 4c-ers have an "Exotic Look" 😉

[@SimiplyDiFFeReNt]

I love that my 4c hair surprises me. I don't always get the style I want, but it's a journey every time and I always learn something new about who my hair is 😊🥰 (Yes I meant who, my hair is it's own entity)

[@jojo_jm]

Girrrrl you are GORGEOUS!! I don't have 4C or anything close, but I have struggled to love my hair 'cause it's basically 3 different textures and frizzy and I didn't know how to care for it until the last couple years.... 💖💖💖

[@sandrabenjamin3191]

Wow, what a video! The beauty of her coils lays enticingly one upon each other, forming a pattern of love as she peered into the mirror. She was so tempted to run her hands through her hair to rearrange but did not want to interfere with its delightful texture and natural placing. Each coil was gently being teased by the breeze as she shook her hair. Each coil deftly claiming its rightful position in the formulation of the crown upon her head. Gosh, this is my hair!

[@lolabunny1157]

We definitely don’t have any romantic language around kinky hair 🥴 so sad

[@zzp1758]

How?

[@lolabunny1157]

@@zzp1758 what do mean how? When people talk about kinky 4c hair it’s usually not in a nice way it’s “nappy” etc she explained it very well in the video

[@JBanks333]

Yeah, I am continually reminded that men are n🤢t attracted to women wearing their natural hair.

[@uarestrong76]

@@JBanks333 well my partner LOVES my natural hair. I also prefer to wear my hair short and he thinks it's the most beautiful thing ever. he never seems to care when i wear wigs or braids tho i fucking love braids with my undercut because i love wearing colors and updos. but yeah don't worry about those who don't like your natural hair that's their problem

[@stanfatou2002]

Right! With straight hair women their hair is described as "flowy, and silky ect.) like we have nothing for our afro hair. Let's see. Maybe something like "her soft spiral hair framed her face" lol idk

[@christinayemane6460]

For the issue of plaits in my culture a lot of people do wear them and it’s totally normal but then I saw this trend of hair always having volume and definition so heavily being advertised that you see a lot natural young women doing the same. Also fluff nugget is FLOURISHING and I’m here for it 💕💕

[@permafrost0979]

"Her raven coils, pulled back by a narrow silken scarf, rose above her mahogany brow like the dense canopy of a forest at midnight, illuminated only by a stream of milky moonlight." * "Beneath the familiar halo of woolen hair, her stark brown eyes concealed a well of rage from deep within her ebony visage." * "He ran his fingers through the wiry locs flowing down her back like ivy. " * "A broad sable braid framed her face from ear to ear like a tiara." * "Two thick ropes of plum-colored hair wrapped around her head like a crown of laurels." * "She smiled and drank in his sleepy gaze, running her hand over his velvety crown." * * * This was so much fun! At first it was difficult but then i couldn't stop lol!

[@brysonknoel]

I love Hallease!!! She is such an OG here on KZbin. Been watching her forever.

[@jessie8469]

Editing Danielle has some NICE nails. Damn, lady.

[@maijennasis]

Sooo happy to see 4C Only being amped up like this. I am tired of people sleeping on 4c hair, when it is BEAUTIFUL. And YESS to low manipulation styles, It’s not “lazy” so I’m trying to stop using that term, it’s realistic and effective. The message in this video is so strong, finding some of yourself in others can be life changing which is why representation matters soooo much. I literally learned so much of what I know about hair from Green Beauty’s channel, and then I just went down a rabbit hole of finding all of these hidden gems of content creators with Type 4 and SPECIFICALLY 4c hair. It was beautiful to see but sad as well because they were all so lowkey. I’m loving these conversations that we have been having lately as a community.

[@plantainchips]

"It's not rare, but it is rare to see it" 💯

[@CutieTRP2121123]

Professional/adult braids and beads styles are definitely coming back in style and I’m here for it 🙌🏾

[@taylorl681]

‘I’m SO jealous of Lil Yachty’ out of context is hilarious 😂

[@jcjackson4446]

I just have to say this cause I had a thought outside of the information overload. I'm in my 60's and what I remember about the representation of 4c hair on TV and mags was that it was cool. In the 60s, 70s, 80s and early 90s. 4c black hair was cool many black actresses wore natural hair. There were many products for 4c hair and no one had a problem with 4c hair that I could tell EXCEPT for black people! That "good hair" thang began to grow and grow and GROW! oh she got good hair or he got good hair. The envy and jealousy and longing to have "good hair" among 4c black people just began to become outrageous. Many began to totally reject their GOD given hair! And find alternatives that they deemed more "convenient" though torturous and damaging. This thing grew and GREW, but our hair didn't. This thing is in us and what we see outside of ourself. And oh yes, this want was quickly catered too and our pockets emptied for vanity. Our natural beauty compromised by ourself to attempt to reflect someone elses looks or hair that is not like our own. As if we will look better by trying to look like that other person who ain't trying to look like us I might add. We did this to ourself. GOD does not make mistakes. We all need to learn how to love how HE made us from the top of our head to the soles of our feet and stop letting the system make fools out of us and drain our money because of our physical misplaced vanity. We are black, we are beautiful, from natural hair to dark toned feet we are awesome! Can you dig it? I know that you can❤

[@llorzz]

Watching your vids has definitely helped me love my 4c hair more

[@Double215]

I can never figure out what type of hair I have but watching your progress makes me realize it doesn’t matter what I got. I just need to accept it and see more of it on social media. Which as you’ve pointed out is a rare thing.

[@Sunjamaa]

“Ain’t nuthin cascadin” 😂😭 I love you

[@msshanicegibson]

I just LOVE your personality you are such a joy to watch 😊🙌🏾