Home Shake Your Beauty: Real or Weave? ESSENCE.com's Beauty Editor Tia Williams takes on the streets of Harlem to see if men can tell the difference between real hair and weaves. Tia Williams Real Weaves 260 Jpg By Tia Williams · Updated October 29, 2020 ESSENCE.com’s Beauty Editor Tia Williams takes on the streets of Harlem to see if men can tell the difference between real hair and weaves.