sosgemini said:

I could say the same thing for you. I still say it's pressed.

alwayslate said:

I think it's pressed also. And said so earlier in the thread. I don't think the 'fro was a wig though. Not that I'm saying he and I have the exact same grade of hair but when I went from perm to natural my hair looked like a wig also for a while also.

Whatever he's doing, he needs a kickass hair stylist and a backup kickass hair staylist for when the first one is unavailable He's too fine to be runnin' round looking crazy. I did not like the hair on AI - that long piece in the front was just tragic

OK, I am totallly uneducated when it comes to this subject and I am not trying to upset or offend anyone, but could someone please explain to me the difference between perming and pressing and maybe post a pic to show me an example? Thanks. I'm lost right now...

Perming is a chemical straightening of the hair and is permanent. As new hair grows in the new growth must be chemically straightened to mix in with the already straightened hair. That's commonly called a "touch up".

Pressing is taking heat to straighten the hair and it's only temporary. How long it lasts depends upon the texture of the hair and humidity. If you wet straightened hair it reverts back to it's original curl or form.

Even though chemical straighteners are better than they used to be, there can be breakage over time because it's hard on the hair.

They don't look much different if done well, but pressed hair can quickly look fuzzy if you have coarse hair and you there's enough humidity in the air. Permed hair will tend to go limp in humidity.

This is in general and there's always an exception.

hokie1 said:

Pressing kinky/curly hair with a heated comb will temporarily straightened the hair. It will revert back to it's natural state once the hair is wet, sweated out or exposed to humidity.





Permed/Relaxed Hair is acheived by chemically straightening the hair.

Thanks guys for the hair lesson! Now I'm not so lost.
[Edited 5/28/06 21:47pm]

IMO, there is no way that he's getting his hair pressed. That is way too old school and not very versatile.

I think he's getting his hair permed, but just not as straight as usual. Really, he's what they call texturizing. It's the preferred method when you want more fullness, as is the case when your hair is thinning.

I thought about this the other day. If Prince is a vegetarian/ vegan he is doing it for health reasons. So more than likely he has stopped perming his hair because your scalp is one of the places on your body that the pours are really open. If you perm your hair, the chemicals from the perm go straight into the blood stream. That's why a lot of Black women do not perm their hair when they are pregnant. I think his hair has more to do with his health than style.

BUT HE SHOULD NOT BE AFRAID OF THE HOT COMB! CUZ HIS HAIR LOOKED A STONE COLD MESS ON AI! lol

SlamGlam said:

Really?? I thought all of it was his.
[Edited 5/29/06 9:54am]

kookie said:

Yep, he was definitely wearing a weave.

Perm? Press? Weave? Screw it all.

He needs to shave his head bald or wear an Afro or mohawk.

I'm tired of these girlie do's . I wanna see something butch.

PurpleCharm said:

How can ya tell?

kookie said:

check the gallery pics. the long tips hanging down are sewn, not grown...

I made me a rhyme...

is that how you spell "rhyme"??

All I hope is Prince will grow out his hair and wear in long again. He looks soooo good with long hair. Please Prince.

kookie said:

I can tell by the length and by the thickness and bluntness of the ends in this picture. Prince has never worn his natural hair that long.


Grafitti Bridge weave

[Edited 5/30/06 11:57am]

jonnymon said:

As a stylist who deals with hair replacement systems, I can spot them no matter how good they are. Prince is wearing very good ( unlike Michael jackson ) lace hair replacement system.

CalhounSq said:

Thanks, Calhoun and yes, you spelled it correctly.
[Edited 5/30/06 11:50am]

PurpleCharm said:

Oh,ok

Hey Purplecharm, how did you become such a profound hair expert?

kookie said:

I'm no hair expert.