popwife's Hot Produx for 2009

When it comes to a time of gift-giving we don't see why Christmas is any different from New Years, or Sweetest Day (Detroit, stand up!), or an off day for that matter. A gift is a gift for all seasons. With that in mind here are a few favorite produx that Popwife has featured throughout the year. Enjoy.

The coolest phone. Ever

And by cool we mean that quite literally, as this 'Weather Phone" mimics the temperature so you can really feel what it's saying. If it's foggy outside, you can expect the phone's glass to fog up; if it's rainy expect water droplets between your letters. Izzat cool or what?

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The Nipple Bra

Now everything you say will be "on point," if you get our drift. Speaking of drift, people will mistakenly do that as well as think that one has affected you. Oh, I meant draft. Drats!

Knuckle Comb: Give yourself a hand

Ever felt like you needed some protection and all you had was an empty can of Mace on a keychain?
Now, you can literally knock a mofo out and comb your hair at the same time.
The Knuckle Comb, designed by the Kosmos Project, combines elegance with an iron grip for the anticipating woman.
Somebody talking reckless in the movie theater? BOP!
Problem solved.
Hair stylist cut too much off "this time"? BOP!
Problem solved.
So, when are you ordering your Knuckle Comb?

Coocoo for Coco Chanel

When I first caught a whiff of a woman wearing Chanel No. 5, it took me by surprise: She flew by me -- we were passing through a duty-free shop in Toronto -- in such a hurry she didn't even notice she scarf whack me in the face.
Upon further realization, it wasn't the scarf, but the Chanel.
Debuting in 1921, Chanel No. 5 has been dubbed "the world's most legendary frangrance."
It gets its name from French madame Gabrielle "CoCo" Chanel.
Before Chanel, most perfumes were derived from natural oils such as balsam and flower extracts.

LED lashes: Bat an eye (or blinker)

The Korean art-design collective known as SooniPark has come up with a novel way to stand out at the club: LED lashes.
If you want to order some of these, please hit me up via email. Feel free to do it yourself, but you'll need to know some Korean.

The water-resistant iphone: It's (gurgle) great

If you're like me you have your Iphone connected to your hip 25/8. Instead of encouraging a balanced detachment from such electronic devices, the cool folks at
Sanwa have come up with a friggin' waterproof communication apparatus.
Now, while I don't know how much it costs (I don't speak the language), another site says it retails for $32.
Want me to get you one?

The Rise of Dudes Wearing Wigs

You thought it was just the girls with the weave?
So did I, but apparently, there is a burgeoning demand for hair pieces for men. It may come from the underrated market for men's hair due to male pattern baldness, but whatever it's sources. It's here to stay.
Now, don't get me wrong; men have been wearing wigs for years, but it's never been a huge market for young people. Now, it's growing Lfrom the retirement set down to young people.
But, you, what about you? Would you be cool with dating a man who wore a wig?

TV's top prime female: Tyra is No. 1

First of all, we can't count Oprah Winfrey, because her show is not considered "primetime." If it did, then this wouldn't even be close.
But Tyra Banks is the No. 1 earner among women on primetime TV, according to Forbes.
While there are other aspiring media moguls out there, none of them have pulled it together across such a broad spectrum as T. Banks.
Tyra, who has become a poster child for fake hair and real shapes among women, pulls in $30 million for her talk show, endorsements, and of course ANTM. She was followed by Katherine Heigl, who pulled in $18 million. Check out the top woman earners list and see if you're on there (wink).

'Good Hair': Is Chris Rock's Wife Unbeweavable?

As the audiences hee and haw at Chris Rock's "Good Hair," a look inside the hairstory of black women, many are taking aim at someone on the sidelines: Chris Rock's wife.
Malaak Compton-Rock has been scrutinized heavily (and that's putting it nicely) since her husband's film came out. She's notably absent from the documentary, many say, and it's because she wears exactly what Rock makes fun of in the film: A weave.

Comments range from: L"I didn't know his wife had 'good hair.'

Others say: "His daughters don't like their hair because their own Mamma is sporting weave and a perm..."

The posts can get pretty brutal.


I say give the woman a break. It's not her documentary, it's her husband's, and he's a comedian.

P.S: Ashanti's hair looks mighty "good," too, don't it?

Hair Wars: Cut it Out, Already

Amber Rose is ground zero of the revolution that has taken hold of black women's hair this summer. If you've got a mane of curly locks or even a slick-back style that has never hurt anyone, you've found yourself on the frontlines this time.
You've been told for ages how bad a perm is for your hair, but now the debate has switched to plain ole long hair. PERIOD. Nothing is safe.
Do you shave it all off, and come on over to the Dark Side?
Or is not shaving it off considered the Dark Side?
Should you adopt an alter ego you know very little about?
What the follicle is going on?

Is it a Wrap for Weave?

It's been the summer of the shave-off for many women across the land. First the celebrities, (Cassie, Rihanna, etc.) then the regular folks.
Is this the end for the long, luxurious weave?
Women have been wearing it extra long since the 1970s, when posters of the lion-like mane of Farrah Fawcett used to be in every bar, restaurant and male teenage bedroom.
The long weave in essence owes its popularity to the European archtype of beauty, glowing locks of tuft curls or stalks of straight hair all down the back.
But now things are changing.
Women have pretty much rebelled against the acidic perm and are going au naturale with abandon.
Is it a wrap for the long, European-style weave?


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Police: Hair weave stopped bullet

A woman in Kansas City, Mo., is probably in church this morning bowed in prayer ... or at her hair salon crying and hugging after her hair weave stopped a jealous ex-boyfriend's bullet.
I didn't know weave could be woven so tight, but if so, then perhaps bullet-proof vests could be layered with the material (Nothing like that good "Indonesian" to stop a crazed madman).
Evidently, the ex-boo thought that since he couldn't have her, nobody should and took a shot at her head. What's more disturbing is that she was apparently set up! Read the account right here. We knew there were bullet-proof bras out there, but now is this now an incentive to wear tightly woven weave?