My hair, my glory

Feb 22, 2008

AS the saying goes, ‘a woman’s hair is her glory’. These days, everyone can have fine, long hair, thanks to weaves. Ladies throw some light on why weaves are such a craze:

By Christine Kintu

AS the saying goes, ‘a woman’s hair is her glory’. These days, everyone can have fine, long hair, thanks to weaves. Ladies throw some light on why weaves are such a craze:

Betty Nafuka, hairdresser and beautician, Daisy’s Arcade, Buganda road:
Weaves help my hair grow fast and they give me a new look. I usually keep my weaves for two months.

I like this style because it’s not heavy. You could alter the look of the same weave by setting it in any style you like. It can be plaited as a bob, set with tongs and or can also do as an afro depending on ones taste. It cost me sh15, 000.

Hilda Mutonyi, journalist:
It can go to work or for party. It is neat and decent, looks very natural, is comfortable because it is not heavy and also makes me look younger. It looks like the afro of the 70s. Its care is also undemanding. I trim and level it weekly, otherwise I just spray it in the morning.

With the kind of work I do at times I am forced to get onto a bodaboda but the wind does not disorganise it. It is called vibrations and plaiting it cost me sh15,000.

Martha Baguma, Banker, Garden city: I must say it looks nice on me and does not look so artificial. My style is all-round and suits all occasions, depending on how you style it. I hold a puff to church and in office I put a hair band and let it out. It’s called Mystical. The hair piece goes for sh30,000 and the plaiting was done at sh30,000.

Dorothy Nabuyondo, hairdresser
Its neat and one cannot easily tell that it’s a weave. Mine is called Baby Cut. It cost me sh20, 000 altogether. Its look is decent and unsophisticated, therefore simple enough for work. It is also soft and not weighty on the head. I don’t feel like I am carrying a basket on my head as with some hair styles. I use bees wax to oil it.

Juliet Kembabazi, hairdresser
It’s called Wa-wa weave. I like it because it is long lasting. One have it for up to three months. It just took me one hour to get it fixed onto my head and I did it myself. However, depending on the salon one visits, the plaiting may cost sh15,000 and the hair piece sh10, 000. You just have to keep washing, drying and then oiling it. I use pink oil for mine.

Daphine Karungi, teacher/ preacher (main picture Page 13)
My style is the human hair weave. It is simple and easy to maintain. I maintain it by taking it for treatment once in a while, otherwise I just apply hair oil. I also believe its curls and make me beautiful. It cost sh18,000 to have it plaited. It can even go as low as sh10000, depending on ones bargaining power and the salon. Plaiting took 30 minutes.

Jennifer Namutebi
My style is called gypsy. I like my hairdo because it does not bother me and it makes me look chic.
It does not need any combing; when I wake up I just touch it slightly as I pass my fingers through it and then I am ready to get on with my day’s activities.
I use olive oil to keep its shine. I don’t need to comb it I just use my fingers to shape it then I go. Plaiting it cost me sh25, 000.

Sarah Natale, Multiplex street parking usher
My hair it makes me look good and it is easier to comb than my natural hair. With the kind of work I do, I need short decent hair. I use movit hair oil.

Susan Asiimwe, Cateress
I just call it a weave. I like it because it’s easy to maintain. It took me just two hours and sh10,000 to have it fixed. I use pink lotion to keep its glossy look.


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