Comments on: Great Hair by Nick Arrojo

By: djwavy

djwavy — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:04:15 +0000

I cannot speak on what the books says as I have not read it. But for those who said he always straightens curly hair on WNTW, do you even watch the show? I have seen numerous times where he has styled curly hair - without straightening it and it looks great. He also will take frizzy hair and make beautiful waves.

By: Hollis

Hollis — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 19:15:05 +0000

Based on the cuts he did on WNTW, I woulnd’t trust him with my hair. He was forever straightening curly hair, which is so unrealistic on a day-to-day basis, and doesn’t respect AT ALL how beautiful curly hair can be. And now (off on a tangent here) the new stylist on WNTW is doing the exact same thing. Ugh! So frustrating.

By: Chevelure

Chevelure — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 17:01:38 +0000

“Identifying your hair type and how that impacts cut, color, and styles - including ethnic hair”

It’s 2009, and a bit late in the day to be taggin on “ethnic hair’ at the end. On this basis alone, I’m not interested.

By: eastcoastwaves

eastcoastwaves — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 16:15:23 +0000

This book is a joke. The one model with gray or graying hair had a mullet. A MULLET!! Really? As a young woman choosing not to dye my premature grays, this saddened me. What about those of us with long waves, like waist length? No artfully layered long wavy cuts, just bobs. Sad.

By: naturallyTava

naturallyTava — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 23:03:33 +0000

If it is how KinkyKeeper says I am appalled by Mr. Arrojo! His ignorance is sickening…Why does everything have to revolve around white peoples’ hair. Everyone deserves to have a beautiful crown…nothing is wrong with kinky hair…up your’s Nick.

By: Ladytron2000

Ladytron2000 — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 20:51:14 +0000

Granted I have not read the book, but based on what I saw on WNTW, I can say that I would NEVER allow this man to touch my hair, much less take advise from this man.

By: TaraVictoria

TaraVictoria — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 18:19:20 +0000

I too shouldn’t speak - since I’ve not read the entire book as of yet… but, on the show, he almost always straightens curly hair - unless it’s short, then he tries to play up the curl… sort of sad…

By: KinkyKeeper

KinkyKeeper — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 03:13:34 +0000

This book has no idea what it’s talking about when it comes to kinky/ethnic/Black/nappy/4B hair. I can’t speak to how it addresses hair types 3C and under becuase I couldn’t bring myself to read anymore after my head exploded from what he thought of type 4 hair. Too coarse/thick to style, not versatile (bs, if anything kinky hair is the most versatile hair type and can hold any number of styles), not modern (WTF, if something comes out of my scalp and is not modern does that mean I am not modern?), unmanageable, can’t be combed.

It all reads like someone who has not been made aware of the fact that there are many 4Bs out there right now combing their hair with easy to do techniques, has not bothered to learn about the many myriad options for kinky hair like twists, braids, buns, as well as it’s natural beautiful afro shape. So he writes what he knows. Becuase HE can’t get a comb through kinky hair it must be impossible. Becuase HE must not know of any styles for kinky hair there must be none. Becuae HE can’t concieve that afro hair might belong somewhere outside a 70’s disco club, it must not be modern.

And to add insult to ignorance, he tops it off with suggesting a relaxer for afro hair types.

I am thouroughly dissapointed such nonsense as “Great Hair” got featured on such a progressive site as naturallycurly.com with it’s outdated and unresearched claims on Black hair types that kink rather than curl. Seems Nick Arroyo can only appreciate looser curl types.

By: shelley

shelley — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:04:14 +0000

I haven’t read this book yet, but I love the way Nick does the wet to dry sets on curly hair. I just posted in the 3c page asking if anyone has tried his wet set method with success.