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Wigs are protective styles and head coverings.  Not only do they protect the head or hair underneath them they’ve also been found to miraculously protect women from shots. Essence Wigs 100% Human Hair Indian Remy A wig saved a woman’s life last Saturday in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.  A dark colored car approached the woman near the corner of Ross street and Bedford Avenue in New York and suddenly opened fire.   The 21-year-old Orthodox Jewish woman normally wears a wig for religious reasons.  That night her wig absorbed the blow from gunfire. This is not the first time that a wig has protected a wearer from harm.  20-year-old Briana Bonds was shot by her boyfriend in 2009 as she was driving away from a convenience store.    The sew in that she was wearing became a shield against a bullet when it became caught inside of her sew in.   After the incident, she testified saying that she spent a great deal of money on the hair and thankfully, it ...

Alopecia is the loss of hair from parts of the body. More than 50% of women will have experienced noticeable hair loss by age 40.    Some 30 million women have experienced hair loss in the United States. By age 60, 80% of women will have experienced noticeable hair loss.  Natural life events such as pregnancy and menopause can also bring about hair loss in women.  The facts surrounding hair loss in men are a bit more surprising.  One in four men begin balding before age 21 and 66% of men experience hair loss by age 35. What Are The Types of Alopecia and What Causes It ? Age, genetics, hormone and other lifestyle factors are the culprits in those who’ve been diagnosed with Alopecia.  The most common form of alopecia is known as “androgenetic alopecia.”  This type of alopecia is hereditary.  Individuals may notice prolonged thinning of hair around the crown of the head or on the hairline.   Alopecia areata is an autoimmune condition that h...

Blue Ivy stepped out with her dad, Jay-Z for some daddy daughter time at Game five of the NBA Finals.  Blue looked so fly in her leather jacket and brown skin girl t-shirt.  Blue's appearance comes just as Saucy Santana's old tweets resurfaced where he referred to the young baby's hair in a negative light.   Blue is setting an example for other little young brown skin girls worldwide and her message is loud and clear: She loves to rock kinks and curls and you should too!  Look at the proud dad! Blue is looking so much like her mom with this hairstyle. She is totally Beyonce's daughter!!   She looked confident, proud and at one moment, as her father placed an arm around her while smiling, it seemed like she said, "stop, my hair!"  Alright  now! She's serious about her kinks and curls and we absolutely love that for her! She's so cute and she is also growing up so very fast.

Saucy Santana’s old tweets about Beyonce and Blue Ivy magically re-appeared last week just as he released his “Crazy in Love” sampled track titled, “Booty.”  One of the tweets, which was four years old, criticized Beyonce during her pregnancy.  A person tweeted that Beyonce was glowing and Santana responded, “she look dry to me.” The most horrible statement of the old tweets was when Santana compared Blue Ivy to North West and horridly called Blue’s hair nappy. The tweet dated, Sept 17, 2014, said, “I just wanna be Blue Ivy (insert laughing emojis) nappy headed….”  A second tweet came a month later and Saucy Santana was bold in saying, “I’m sorry but North West clears Blue Ivy.  Have several carseats Blue.” Saucy Santana’s tweets are a classic example of why many women in the Black community are hesitant to embrace who they are.  These are the types of statements that become ingrained in little black girls minds which lead them to think that they and their Afroc...

An incident happened at the Oscars Ceremony this past Sunday and it was due to a joke that Chris Rock made about Jada Pinkett.  Rock compared Jada’s shaved head to the fierce and femme warrior, GI Jane, who sports a shaved head in the original movie starring Demi Moore.  The joke was offensive on two different levels. The first reason why it was insensitive is because he chose to compare a woman who struggles with a condition called Alopecia to GI JANE.   Alopecia is a condition where an individual’s immune system attacks the hair follicles and results in hair loss or bald patches. There are various forms of alopecia including traction alopecia, scarring alopecia, Chemo induced alopecia and alopecia areata. Many individuals were not aware that Jada suffers from Alopecia and it is not her actual desire to wear a shaved head.   The second reason the joke was offensive (which no one is really talking about) is that the original 1997 film GI Jane did not do wel...

Essence Wigs Jewelry Is Here 😁 This collection has been in motion for some time.   Some of you have reached out over the last few years to inquire about jewelry pieces on our mannequins and have wanted to purchase them.  EW founder has loved jewelry since forever and started designing and creating pieces several years ago.  An Ndebele style cuff was the first piece of jewelry that was listed for sale in the shop and it was always a plan to put together a collection with unique, enticing and culturally focused pieces.  And so folks-- it's finally here: The Bohemian Elegance Collection! We’re excited to introduce a few pieces from our first jewelry collection.    This collection is inspired by the ocean, beach and ancient African culture.  It includes pieces made with cowrie shells, pearls and rhinestones with a dash of elegance.  We definitely use the word bohemian quite a bit for some of our products so let's just explain what it means to be...

Afros have been the hairstyle of choice for black women dressing up in costume for Halloween.  Every year, both celebs and non-celebs flock to the almighty fro as a final touch for their Halloween costume.   Now she styled this right! We stan an afro barbie alright! What’s the obsession of wearing an afro during Halloween?   Many black women who choose to wear an afro during Halloween are usually not typical wearers of kinky or afro hair and they aren’t usually seen sporting afro textured hair on a regular basis.  It’s possible that women who wear afros during Halloween may not be as comfortable wearing afro texture during daily life and see it as a chance to release their inner tigress.    Throughout history, afro and black hair have sometimes been considered taboo and other times—wild and animalistic! A black woman getting dressed up as an animalistic character during Halloween, will likely choose to sport an afro.    The decade of the...