Natural & Thrifted in the Workplace
This entire outfit is thrifted, and my hair is as natural as it comes (minus those pesky bleached patches that are almost gone). All too often I’ve heard horror stories of black women being told they have to change their God-given hair in order to continue to work at their current job (that is called discrimination and it is illegal, folks). Also, I still hear from folks that they “could never shop at a thrift store.” So… basically that means I look like a mess? WRONG! I look and feel great in this outfit and in my natural hair. If being natural and thrifting are things that you want in your life, you should, too!
photos by Rhedeont Photography
About the Natural Hair:
This hairstyle is a fresh twist out that I achieved using my usual homemade oils and sealant. For the oil I mix Almond Oil, Jojoba oil and Lavender Extract. I use it on my scalp and all over the actual strands of hair. For the sealant I simply use the Alaffia brand shea butter and apply it to the strands of my hair. Afterwards I put several twists in my still wet hair and let it dry over night. When I took them down, my hair was super curly and moisturized. I picked it out a bit, made a flat twist in the front, and threw the rest of my curls up in a loose ponytail to achieve this look. This up-do is the perfect professional curly look. If any of these terms confuse you, I suggest looking up natural hair terms and tutorials by bloggers and vloggers, such as Curly Nikki and Naptural85.
About the Thrifted Clothes:
The dress is Zara and I recently thrifted for half off of $12.89 (less than $7!) during the Christmas sale at Thrift Giant. The Simply Vera Wang shoes, which you’ve undoubtedly seen before if you’ve been following me for a while, are thrifted and gifted from a thrift store in Arkansas. These two simple pieces come together to create a flawless professional outfit with style and grace.
How do you wear your natural hair and thrifted finds to work? Your “natural” hair doesn’t have to be black girl curly hair like mine, either. It could be bone straight, slightly frizzy, a bright red or a sandy brown color. And your thrift finds could range from vintage looks to modern finds such as this one. Is there something holding you back from it? Give it some serious thought and a chance, you can rock it! I can’t be the only one who does it. Let’s start a natural hair and thrifted clothes revolution! Dare to be yourself and take a chance at thrifting.
xoxo, dolls & dudes
The Comments
Natural411
Awesome post and I love the Entire look…
Elle Spann
i wear my hair natural most days 🙂 just sleep on it wet and ready to go the next morning, haha!
elle
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Brianne
You look fabulous girl!!
Xo, Brianne
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Simply Sabrina
Your natural hair is so pretty!!! Love it!
Adaleta Avdic
Loving this look, and I just can’t ever get over how amazing your eyebrows are. Look at them! ahhhh #browenvy xx adaatude.com
Charlene
Your hair looks gorgeous like this and I love your dress!! I scored a few pieces from zara at my look thrift shop before the holidays and i get so many compliments when i wear them.
Charlene xo
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Cori
Very nice look.
Victoria
You would never guess this is thrifted! So fabulous 🙂
Ariel @ Keys to My Life
I love that dress! And rock the hair, girl.
Brittany
I wear my hair NATURAL most day. I think you look gorgeous!
Xo,
Brittany || http://www.prettyandsassy.com
Amanda
Definitely a perfect look for the office! You could also pair it with a leather jacket a some black booties for an edgier look.
xx,
Amanda || http://www.fortheloveofglitter.com
Addie
AmandaThat would be such a good edgy component for this look! Good eye, Amanda! 🙂
Cameron Proffitt
This dress looks amazing on you. It’s so versatile, I feel like you could wear it styled differently every day in a week. You look amazing!
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Mary
What a great find! This dress is super chic! You look amazing!
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Courtney
Wouldn’t have guessed that your outfit was thrifted! Looks amazing! You look great girl! 🙂
Addie
CourtneyYep, you’d be surprised the beautiful treasures you can find at thrift stores. Thank you, Courtney! 🙂
sevi
I wear my hair natural every day to work and have yet to receive any type of negative feedback. I am very fortunate for that because i know it was a huge fear of mine when I first cut my hair. thank you for sharing this post!
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