Lifestyle Choices

Whether you’re swinging from the chandeliers or swinging with another culture abroad, you’ll need some guidance on how to keep your hair looking fabulous.

It started so innocently. Brotherman asked you out for drinks in s and conversation and the next thing you know, your best jokes are being told from his bed. That’s cool, we’re all consenting adults, but damn, aside from the comb in your chic Dior saddlebag you don’t have a thing to take care of your hair. Don’t fret. Here are some tips on how to emerge from an all-nighter without your hair looking like the rapper ODB.

Cut is key. Even if you’re practicing the Kama Sutra your hair will fall back into place with a little help from a brush or comb. If you’re dealing with thug love (a Bro with cornrows), he should have an extra ‘do rag. Borrow it and put it on when he puts his on.

Pack a “survival kit” If you go out in the morning not expecting to come back until the dawn, pack a bag. Tote at all times a small plastic baggie with hair elastics or a barrette, a few bobby pins, a trial-size packet of shine serum or oil, moisturizer, holding gel, a silk scarf, and a shower cap swiped from the hotel. Heck, buy multiples of each item and stash them everywhere— in your gym bag and luggage. The hair-care package along with your comb will help you create a quick ‘do—a sleek ponytail, bun, or, for shorter hair, seal-slick pixie cut. Natural sisters who are sporting an Afro or a textured ‘do should stuff their baggie with a trial-size bottle of leave-in conditioner.

Rummage around Big Poppa’s house. Er, well, if you want the relationship to progress, ask first. What can be pressed into a tress saver? Improvise! Check and see if he has a tin of that ever-trusty Murray’s Hair Pomade (usually the close-croppe^d guys own this), or reach for your lip balm (preferably in a tin) like Smith’s Rosebud Salve, which can serve as a pomade to sleek hair back and flatten frizzies at the hairline. Shaving cream acts as a mousse and a lifesaver for short- to ear-length retaxed hair and natural styles, for it slicks hair down for a Jo Baker effect. A spritz of Afro Sheen hair sheen if he’s not a baldy. A loud silk tie can be used to wrap around your head as a stylish alternative to a headband. Or lift one of Brother’s brims—be it a logo’d bucket, Superfly fedora, or a jaunty driving cap—and rock it!

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