Poetic Justice Box Braids

Poetic Justice, poetic justice, if I told you a flower bloomed in a dark room, would you trust it?

I hope you guys have heard the song by Kendrick Lamar as well as seen the popular movie featuring Janet Jackson. Almost 20 years ago, Mrs. Jackson appeared in that movie with her iconic thick box braids which are now called Poetic Justice Braids. 

As a tide of box braids have become popular again, many celebs have been rocking the look. 

Typically I get box braids every year so I can prevent damage to my actual hair while facing the the typical marching band season. This year I have been having trouble tending to my semi natural hair and with all the swimming and work outs I've been doing. It was a must that I'd get braids for the summer. That being said I wanted something that I could easily look posh and professional as well. So I asked for suggestions. I was suggested to get Poetic Justice Braids. I love the braids, it's chic, easy to maintain, and easy to style. The only downside is the braids can be really heavy and an annoyance in this summer heat. New York has been looking at 95 degrees weather for 2 weeks straight 😨.

I suggest getting braids done professionally or as close to professional as you can get. My braids were done by a girl I used to go to school with and she's really good with hair. It took only 3 and a half hours which is quicker than most pros.

But since I workout and swim a lot, box braids have been doing me a lot of justice (lol, I'm so punny). 

What protective hairstyle do you rock during the summer? Leave a comment down below. 

BET is the Biggest Troll

I'm usually not into celeb business unless I'm really passionate. To be honest I haven't watched 106 and Park in 6 years. But I had to watch it for what's going on this week. 

They brought Bow Wow on to the set because they needed a sexy mainstream celebrity on the show. He was joking about hosting the show but the producers took it seriously. Bow Wow knows the industry, he has a tv voice, and he has a huge fanbase who would watch the show just for him. 

Angela being "best friends" with Bow Wow asked him if she could co-host. That was something she was really passionate about wanting to do. 

The chemistry they had on set was just too good. It left the audience guessing. "Are they dating on the DL" or "Are they just really good friends" . Personally I think two ways. Once you friend zone someone, they are permanently friend zone. However there are always exception to that rule. We will never know until they go public with some type of relationship; whether they date each other or date someone else. BET saw this a gold mining marketing opportunity. They decided to get rid of all the other hosts on the show and let Bow Wow and Angela Simmons hold down the countdown. 

They worked well together but its quite misleading. For example this clip from Angela's first visit. 

Then their responses for the fan questions about their relationship.

Instagram seems misleading at most. 

BET however likes to troll us. They will post up pictures like "Angela Simmons sends a smooch to her ex" 

and invite each of their ex's on the shows, respectfully. The picture above appeared on the BET website. 

It's part of a master marketing plan which must be annoying to the ones involved. Worst of it came when poor Bow Wow had both of his very public ex's on set for a whole week...

Despite all that, the whole week went through with upmost professionalism. You don't see any videos or pics of Bow Wow, Ciara, and Angela anywhere near each other backstage though so you can quite understand the relationship  between the three at that point. 

This marketing skill has still brought a boatload of viewers to 106 and Park which at one point was a dying show. I still believe that their is some hard feelings between Bow Wow and Ciara. Well I believe that Bow Wow still has some hard memories and two good hits from that relationships as a good a reminder. Angela just seems to the neutral person throughout that entire week. Ciara was just uber professional and at times it seemed the things she said was very well rehearse and insincere. 

As for Bow Wow and Angela... Lets just say I am rooting for them. Whether they are best friends or a couple, they are have really good chemistry. 

What do you guys think? Leave a comment down below!