Although this website is dedicated to complaining about my hair, along with the occasional epiphany about actually having nothing to complain about, online I'm generally better known as WorthyOnTheWeb. I build websites for a living and SuburbanAfro was a project I started because I wanted to experiment with some WordPress themes and wanted a blog to play with. I have several personal websites and blogs dotted around the internet, most of which need to be updated including the WorthyOnTheWeb … [Read more...] about WORTHYONTHEWEB
SUBURBAN AFRO POSTS
I DON’T HAVE TO LOVE EVERY LAST INCH
For those of you in a hurry I'll condense this post into the following sentence: Disliking my hair doesn't mean that I don't love myself. For those of you with the time and inclination to indulge my ramblings here's the longer version: There are certain aspects of my physical being that I like and some that I don't. I also have certain physical aspects that I feel completely neutral about. As I've got older certain things have moved from one list to another, but despite disliking various … [Read more...] about I DON’T HAVE TO LOVE EVERY LAST INCH
FAREWELL, PARTING IS SUCH SWEET SORROW – SAYING GOODBYE TO YOUR HAIR EXTENSIONS
No matter how happy you were, the day your stylist put them in, eventually you reach a stage where it's time to remove your hair extensions. If you are one of those well behaved types this will be at the appropriate time, as suggested by your hairdresser. Many of you will have taken a small detour via the delay zone and then there are some of you, whose hair extensions have been there so long that they've been taken hostage by your own hair! I'm not going to judge, you know who you are and I'm … [Read more...] about FAREWELL, PARTING IS SUCH SWEET SORROW – SAYING GOODBYE TO YOUR HAIR EXTENSIONS
IT’S ANOTHER ME – MY SCARY BROWN DOLL
One of my most treasured possessions is a baby doll. By modern standards she's not the prettiest of dolls, but she means a lot to me because I've had her since I was very small. My doll is made of hard, dark brown plastic, her straight hair is molded into her mainly bald head and for some reason her eyes are orange and they close noisily when you lie her on her back. My children think she's scary and one in particular regards her as the sort of thing more at home in a horror film than a … [Read more...] about IT’S ANOTHER ME – MY SCARY BROWN DOLL
BLACK HISTORY MONTH
October is Black History Month here in the United Kingdom and so far I have spent it all with my natural hair. It isn't a deliberate statement but the timing does seem to work. I still scowl at my reflection in the mirror first thing in the morning, but I'm OK with it. My hair looks the same as it did when I was eleven, but the main difference is that I now bother combing it properly and putting a bobble in it. As per usual there are people wanting to know when we'll be celebrating white … [Read more...] about BLACK HISTORY MONTH
SEEING DOUBLE. THE CURSE OF THE DOUBLE HAIRDO
There are lots of ways to have hair extensions. Quite often my go to solution is to bury my natural hair under my shop bought hair. There are various methods, but the end result is that you only see my new (and allegedly improved) hair. This period of equilibrium exists for a brief time until eventually we witness the return of the original hair, peeking out from under the shop bought hair, giving rise to the dreaded Double Hair Do The good news is that for a while I'm the only person who … [Read more...] about SEEING DOUBLE. THE CURSE OF THE DOUBLE HAIRDO
I SHOULD BE GORGEOUS BY NOW
I'm average looking. That's not a good thing or a bad thing, it's just a thing. Most people are average looking, it is quite unusual to meet people who are either truly beautiful or hideously ugly. The trick is to make the best of what you have. I looked my best when I was 25/26. I was young and slim. I was old enough to know what suited me and I was earning enough money to buy the clothes, products and hairdo's that flattered me most. I had my first management position and was driving around … [Read more...] about I SHOULD BE GORGEOUS BY NOW
THE DELAY ZONE – NOT GETTING YOUR HAIR DONE ON TIME
OK so today's D-Day. You've taken your fro to the hairdressers, your hair looks amazing and you've had the chat about when you need to do your roots / remove your extensions / redo whatever you just had done and you nod, smile and enthusiastically agree that you'll be back in four to six weeks or whatever the agreed timescale is. Then you strut your way out of the salon looking amazing. Fast forward three months and you still haven't been back. The Delay Zone is the gap between when you … [Read more...] about THE DELAY ZONE – NOT GETTING YOUR HAIR DONE ON TIME
NEW CLIENT SYNDROME – SALON CUSTOMER SERVICE
I have very strong views on customer service, which almost certainly stems from spending several years as a customer service manager for a very large company, and means that whenever I come across poor customer service I notice. There are lots of ways that hair salons can display good customer service and over the years I've experienced both fantastic customer service and terrible customer service. The frustrating thing is that sometimes you get both ends of the spectrum from the same … [Read more...] about NEW CLIENT SYNDROME – SALON CUSTOMER SERVICE
IN DISGUISE
For the next few days the site is going to look a little bit different. I built this site on WordPress and there have been a couple of updates which mean that the theme which controls how this website looks has changed - and not in a good way. It's the digital equivalent of dying your hair blonde and having it turn green! So until I finish rebuilding it, I'm going to have to go with something safe and plainish. Technically this shouldn't take very long but when you're self employed you … [Read more...] about IN DISGUISE