Lace Eyebrows - extensions for the eyebrow

Yawn!!
Lace front wig-wearing babies are so yesterday. And, just to add my two cents worth to that topic, I have no problem with putting on a cute wig on a baby FOR PHOTO SHOOTS ONLY!!! If you're doing that for day to day real life scenarios, then you need to get a life.
That out of the way, let's move to today's business.
You know that I've been raving about lace front wigs and the all natural look it gives to wearers since it came out right? But it was only until recently that I discovered lace eyebrows - extensions, of sorts, for your eyebrows.
Don't laugh! I kid you not! They are as real as the hair underneath my 10 inch straight weave. If you are like me and you are lacking in the eyebrow area, lace eyebrows may suit you. As those of us with scant eyebrows know, no matter how much waxing you get done, hair on the eyebrows never seem to multiply. Don't get me started on arched eyebrows. Everytime I go to the salon to ask that they be done, I am always reminded that I don't have enough hair to work it.
The lace eyebrows, much like the lace front wig, are sewn on lace net.
The strips are then adhered to using adhesive and the result is just as seamless as the lace front wig hairline.
Prices of the lace eyebrows, from what I have seen so far, range from $25US and upwards. The eyebrows are made of human hair and come in the colour ranges just like hair extensions and buyers can also choose the style they want for their eyebrows .
Reviews from actual wearers of these brows range from fair to outright disgust. Men hate them, of course and can't seem to understand why women would go to so much lengths for beauty.
You know I am an extension wearer but lace eyebrows seems a bit much to me. Still I'll try any hair extension, just once.

Gabourey Sidibe - The hair , not the woman

OMG!! It's like Gabourey Sidibe can't seem to catch a break. She is a plus size woman who is now seen as a breakout star without the star presence - she's more like girl you can kick it with on a stoop in the hood - and, with the latest Elle cover, she seems clearly in need of a hairstylist too.
Don't get me wrong . I am not one of those hate-Gabourey-because-she-is-fat, persons. But as a plus sized woman myself I love to see big women looking their best. And even if you have to wear a sack and nothing else, I have found out that it's how you wear your hair that often pulls you out.
Ever since Gabourey attended her first red carpet do I have been paying attention to her extensions. On the night that Monique won the award for the movie Precious, of which Sidibe was a supporting actress, her extensions were wavy, unbelivably shiny and doll like like a ghetto Barbie!
It was undoubtedly synthetic hair she was wearing that night. And what we were seeing was a "melt down" of sorts with the plastic hair caused by the hot lights of the tv crews in attendance and the steaming Los Angeles sun.
I watched her again on Saturday Night Live. It was the same wig but this time it looked brushed out and messy.
Now this cover.
While I applaud Elle for celebrating Gabourey in the way they did, they should have at least done something about her hairpiece. In the past the mag has done so for Sidibe's fellow extension wearers Jessica Simpson and Britney Spears .
Instead, they airbrushed Sidibe so that she looked shades lighter while her hair stood big and tall and stiff like those wire pot scrubs. She may not be an A- Lister star yet but with her the little star wattage she's got Sidibe needs a professional hairstylist to guide her, particularly for cover shoots.
With all those lace fronts wigs selling a dime a dozen, Remy weaves in various colours and even braids, Sidibe should at least wear a style that would make her stand out. (Like the Black and White photograph of her attached)
Personally, if I was Sidibe's hairstylist I would give her one of those curly styles like Oprah's or curly micro braids with hints of honey blonde (see how honey blonde brings out her features in the photo).
I wait with bated breath to see who is up for the challenge of uncovering the hidden beauty that is Gabourey Sidibe.

Hair extensions "star" in hair show

I went to my first hair show two weeks ago and was amazed at the many ways one can use those tacky coloured synthethic braids.
Students from the beauty department of the Civilian Conservation Corps were challenged to create their masterpieces using mainly hair extensions and their choice of accessories.
I must say the girls brought their A-game and really dug deep into their bag of tricks.
Synthetic braids were coiled, stretched out, twisted and fanned out with stunning results.
Weave pieces were also used , although not much as I thought it would.
Accessories included plastic fruits, beads, straw, a light bulb and even a plastic bird.
In the end it was the girl with the simple design who won out for her creativity. And given that the competition is held in a Caribbean island, one would almost expect that a hair style of coconut trees with a hammock swinging freely between them would get the judges nod.
Photos: Jennifer Watson