When you're trying to find yourself as a young girl it can be a little difficult to really
understand how you're supposed to feel.
Interesting would be a really great word to describe my hair journey
Having short hair has taught me how to truly accept and love myself in the rawest form.
My name is Asia and I'm getting a faded pink wig.
I'm a fashion designer.
I design women's wear and do some custom men's pieces, but mainly
women's wear.
My hair underneath this wig is curly and it's about this long.
And I love my hair underneath, I just don't want to do my hair all the time
and I don't have time in the morning to do my hair.
I want to do the faded pink look because one, I've never had pink hair
and I really love pink.
To be honest, I am a little nervous about this faded pink wig option because once it's
on, it's on.
Growing up, I was modeling as a teenager
and during that time I was also coloring my hair a lot and it became really, really, really
over processed.
So, I came to a point where I had to pretty much just cut my hair off to start over.
I've had a difficult time, I've went through many different ups and downs, but actually
my hair had become an outlet for me.
It was a way for me to express an emotion whether I wasn't feeling good about myself
or I had control over it.
So, when that moment happened, everything changed for me.
I always felt confident, even if my hair is a hot mess, I feel good.
When I get the wig, I'm definitely facetiming my best friend because we're obsessed with
Alonzo and she's jealous.
Hi!
Hey girl, how are you?
I'm Alonzo.
Nice to meet you, I'm Asia!
Nice to meet you too, girl.
You ready?
Yes.
I'm so ready too, girl.
So, what we're gonna do is a rose faded pink.
My name is Alonzo Arnold and I am a hairstylist to the stars.
Wigs to me mean...
Personality, versatility.
You can be fun with a wig, but wigs can also mean bad things;
wicky, humpy, horrible.
Who wants that?
Not me.
So, now we're going to start coloring the wig and I know it's really bright but
y'all are gonna see how it's gonna turn out.
Okay?
The process is very tedious.
First, you have to measure your client's head.
You have to look at your client's skin type.
Look at the undertones or color variations to see what specific colors go with the client,
because sometimes that is, you know, a job in itself.
I did bring in a pre bleach unit.
I bleached it about 2 days ago and I let it soak in conditioner just so that the hair can retain
its elasticity and that way, the hair doesn't break while depositing the color on it.
Alright y'all.
So, this is the fun part, we're about to rinse the color out.
We're going to give it a good shampoo and we're gonna see the results.
This is like really, really full circle for me because during the age when I first cut
my hair, all I wore was pink.
My nails were pink, my hair was pink.
I mean, my hair wasn't pink but pink barrettes, pink clothes.
So it's like I'm living my youth in a new way, which is really cool.
This is my tinting technique that I like to do.
I’m ready!
Me too, girl.
All right, guys, so that process is now complete.
So, now what have to do is let it dry
and we're going to apply this wig.
When I first heard the word 'godfidence', I was at church.
It's like another level of confidence.
When it's from God, it's from within.
So, it's heightened.
So, it kind of brings everything full circle.
From what I've learned from a little girl learning to love myself deeply and not just
from an outward perspective.
The active adhesive is really good for again, clients that sweat a lot, who workout.
Do you work out?
All the time.
So, this is a perfect adhesive for clients that do workout and that love to workout.
Now we're trying to see what part we're gonna do, middle or side.
Now what you got?
Middle.
Oh!
That sounds like fun.
My clothing line's name is TLZ L'Femme, which means to live
zealously femme.
And this kind of ties into like what I've been talking to you about, having that confidence.
I want to share with women my journey and also be able to give them inspiration and
living in your glory and your power is really important.
So, go for it and be that feminine woman energy and embrace it.
I can't wait to see!
Show me!
Are you ready, honey?
I'm ready.
Let me see.
Here you go.
Oh, my gosh.
It's so you!
Stop it!
Baby!
I told you.
Ok, bounce!
Gimme that face!
Heyyyyy!
This look makes me feel like a completely new, youthful woman.
Oh, give me a hug!
Thank you, honey!
I love you!
I love you, too!
Answer your facetime, I have something to show you!
Yes, girl!
I told you I was going to get the Alonzo lay, baby.
You like it?
Look at this hair!
You love it?
Yeah!
It look good, don't it?
I loved working with Asia, she is such a sweetheart, she's open to anything.
You know, I thought she was going to be like, "I don't want to I don't want to pink."
She took it in and she loves it, all smiles.
It's working in her favor well, honey.
Her new look is everything.
I love it.
It is so sickening on her.
I was really nervous about what it was going to look like because I wasn't too sure if
it was going to fit me.
But when I saw it, I was shocked because it's so hot.
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