Ashley Reese's discussions

Yeah, I’m In NYC. Read more

I worry that home appointments will put stylists at risk. If we had better safety nets for them, they wouldn’t even have to contemplate risking it, but I’m sure many will. Read more

The irony of using a Karen reference to exhibit misogynoir too is.......something! Read more

And nowhere in this article was it implied that hair health trumps bodily health, just that hair is a thing that black people are worried about right now for a myriad of cultural and physical reasons. Read more

And what I said negates that...how? Read more

I don’t! Coconut oil has had mixed results in my hair, but I’ve never tried avocado or grapeseed oil. Which do you rec? I’m very low maintenance but I think I might try to be a little more proactive and try a hot oil treatment? The only oil I stay away from in my hair is argan oil, doesn’t agree with my curls at all. Read more

And black people face disproportionately grim economic outcomes, particularly in times of crisis. This article is about black people and specifically black women, not “everyone.” Read more

There are a lot of black women (and men, for that matter, and non-binary folks) who are worrying about a pandemic AND their hair. This includes black people who are essential workers. Read more

Yeah, it’s kind of like... I really worry about the women who do hair and aren’t making money right now, but I was also alarmed that so many salons were open until the states told them to shut their doors. It makes sense, they gotta get paid, they have bills to pay and mouths to feed, I get why they were reluctant to… Read more

This comment section, however, is Karen central. Read more

I’m going to finally use some deep conditioner packs I bought and deep condition the hell out of my hair this weekend. Read more

You do realize there are black women out there who are essential workers and are putting themselves at risk every single day as this pandemic carries on who still think about their hair, right? Read more

Yeah, no, it’s not petty to think about black American women who do hair for a living and no longer can due to this crisis and will likely risk their health to do housecalls thanks to a lack of safety nets put in place in this country. It’s also not petty to consider what this pandemic cutting off black women’s access… Read more

It’s not. Read more

Woosh. Read more

Every single covid-19 article must be about death rate and abject suffering, never about how it’s impacting other aspects of people’s day to day lives or routines. Read more

Black people can worry about the state of a global pandemic and their hair breaking off at the same time. Read more

: ))))))) Read more

I just need her to stay the fuck HOME and do a YouTube workout. I’m TIRED. Read more

thank you very much Read more