Boys with long curly hair not Allowed / Chicos con Cabello largo y rizado, favor no entrar

When I first met Jeshua in Miami, I was captivated by his unique personality and long curly hair, well of course, you know I am crazy about curly hair, but most of all it is not common to see a guy wearing long hair these days, specially not curly. We automatically connected, maybe because of our big curly hair.

Jeshua Viveiros is his name, he is a 23 year old  singer, dancer, and a part time blogger. Jeshua always went against all odds, coming  from a traditional Latino upbringing where the mindset is that only girls danced or that it just wasn’t for boys. Being a dancer was out of the question, the reason why he formally started his training at the age of 18.

It took a while for my parents to get used to the idea but they finally came around! I still think they are hoping for me to settle down and do something more traditional lol, but they are very very supportive and I couldn’t be more grateful.

Jeshua spent most of his middle-school/ High School career with either a huge puffball or a greasy crunchy jerry-curl, because he went to a very strict conservative school where his hair had to be really short: I fought my texture for a long time but when I graduated, I decided to grow my hair out. I was amazed that my hair was actually…nice… hahah. Who knew?- he says

I really like Jeshua’s hair, don’t you? so let’s ask him some curly hair questions, let’s talk curly hair:

Some people think curly hair is difficult to manage, is it for you?:  I think curly hair just needs a little more love, but once you know how to do it, it’s pretty easy to manage.

What are your favorite products, your regimen, etc? My best friend’s mom is a hairstylist so she always hooks me up with bomb products! I use Moroccan Oil brand Shampoo and conditioner every other day and I deep condition with this L’oreal total repair balm once a week. After shower, I use a little Moroccan Oil Argan oil then Mixed Chicks leave-in conditioner, then I just let my hair dry naturally. I try not to use heat because my hair gets really dry and breaks if I do.

Do you get stereotyped because of your long curly hair?: Yeah, all the time. It’s kind of unfortunate but as soon as people talk to me, I think their perceptions change.

Is cutting your hair on the horizon?  uhhhh….nooooo. hahah Not in the near future at least.  I love my hair and I think it represents a lot to me.  It represents so many things that I once hated about myself that I have grown to love and embrace.  People are always asking me to cut it, especially for industry jobs. The agents say I would be so much more marketable with average length hair, but ew who wants to be average? not me hahahah plus I like to throw it around when I’m singing and dancing on stage so I think I’m going to keep it around for a while.

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Tomó un tiempo para mis padres acostumbrarse a la idea, pero finalmente cedieron! Sigo pensando que están esperando a que algún día yo siente cabeza, tome el camino del bien, y ejerza una carrera mas tradicional, jejjejej pero al final me apoyan y la verdad, no les pido mas, son maravillosos.