My last relaxer was June 2011 and I transitioned until December 2011 when I did a mini-chop. In January 2012 I cut the rest of my hair. I began this blog July 22, 2011 as an online diary to chronicle my "hair journey" as I transitioned to natural hair, my hair growth and related topics such as hair care, products, and styles. While you're here join my blog, and happy reading. :-D
Saturday, January 28, 2012
My Natural Hair
I am a bit disappointed in my hair. It is not as curly as I would have liked. There are a few patches that are curly all by themselves and the rest is just a poofy afro. My hair is too short to do much with besides maybe coils (which I don't like because it greatly diminishes the length and fullness of my hair) and an afro which I'm not too fond of because it's just frizzy looking. What to do, what to do...
Monday, January 23, 2012
Bye, Bye Relaxed Ends: The Final Big Chop
Well I finally did it. 22 days after my initial kind of a big chop I have now freed myself from the remaining relaxed ends. It just looked funny to me to have the short natural coils in the back and then to have those relaxed ends half curled sitting on top of the poofy natural hair. I've been rolling it around in my head for awhile now and tonight I finally did it. I started with the edges and then just cut the rest. I wet the hair first so that I could differentiate between the natural hair and the straight hair since natural hair curls when it is wet. I have been transitioning since June of 2011. About five months shy of a year.
I'm glad I transitioned slowly to get my mind ready for cutting my hair the drastic length change. I am glad that I cut my own hair, I didn't feel violated, I felt liberated. Dealing with two textures was not horrible, however as my relaxed ends thinned in the back the more I felt a need to cut them, so I did. This made it a little weird when I stopped rolling the back and opted for twisting instead. So then I had this natural style in the back and these curls in the top. I'll wear it in coil outs and an Afro until it grows out.
I'm glad I transitioned slowly to get my mind ready for cutting my hair the drastic length change. I am glad that I cut my own hair, I didn't feel violated, I felt liberated. Dealing with two textures was not horrible, however as my relaxed ends thinned in the back the more I felt a need to cut them, so I did. This made it a little weird when I stopped rolling the back and opted for twisting instead. So then I had this natural style in the back and these curls in the top. I'll wear it in coil outs and an Afro until it grows out.
Snip Snip |
It was probably about three inches of relaxed ends per section. |
I used the Curling Custard to make my coils. |
Bye, bye relaxed ends |
100% all natural. |
Monday, January 16, 2012
Hair growth
My last relaxer was June 2011. That's about six months ago. The back of my hair is totally natural and my husband just measured a pulled curl at 2 1/2 inches. That's just the back. The top is a little longer although there are still some relaxed ends up there. At this rate my hair should be 5 inches long in the back once I reach a year (June 2012) and perhaps 10 inches long after two years. I'll keep my fingers crossed.
Saturday, January 14, 2012
Kinky Curly Curling Custard and Coils
Just a reminder the back of my hair is 100% natural now! Yay no relaxed ends in the back. I recently tried the Kinky Curly Curling custard to create some coils. I still rod set the front because I still have relaxed ends in the front. If I cut it then it'd be way too short for me.
Wal-mart now has organic coconut oil for $10 in the pharmacy |
Sunday, January 1, 2012
Kind of a big chop
I cut the back of my hair today after I washed it and did my natural laxer. So the back of my hair is officially all natural. Yay. I am glad that I didn't cut all of my hair though cause its awfully short and I was only able to get it around a little roller once.
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