Heyyyyyy Allll...
So anyone who knows me knows I love everything hair! I change my hair alotttt! I think probably every month I do something new because I get bored, (but that's another whole post). I wanted to do a post on my natural hair journey because I have gone through major transformations YO!
Sooo... I have been natural since my ninth grade high school. I had my last perm when I traveled home to Nigeria December 2005. The end of team sleek and smooth. I did not go natural for any deep, neo soul, afro-centric, black beauty reason, I actually do not remember why I stopped using relaxer. I had no idea how to transition, what natural hair meant, How to take care of my hair and all that jazz so, I wore my hair in braids ALL THE TIME! my hair was always protected. when I took my braids out I would just wash blow dry, hot comb and then braid it up again.
My junior year of High School I discovered youtube and the natural hair craze! After watching video after video of natural hair journeys I was like oooowweeee...let me rock my natural. So I finally did the big chop(which was small, because most of my relaxer broke off and I was like 2 years transition), bought some products and in like two weeks I was tired of my hair and went back to braids.
After High School I discovered weave! I was in love. Our love affair caused heat damage. Though I rarely wore my hair out I still wanted to preserve my curls.
I started doing full head weaves, pick and drop, wigs and using textures that did not cause me to use to much heat. once in awhile I would crave for the long straight look, so heat damage continued.
Like November 2011 I decided to document my hair progress, and treat my hair with some TLC. this is my hair right after a co-wash heat damage in the front :-(
A few months later after I took out my previous weave. I washed my hair in plaits so my hair is a little more stretched out.
A month or so later, I wanted to challenge myself to wear my natural. I did for a little, and then did this bun with extensions. You can see my heat damage in this pic.
My hair a little blown out and braid out pulled into a pony.
the blow out shrunken.
I decided to do a very small trim and EMBRACE MY SHRINKAGE! I love my shrinkage. I know its rare but I just loved it! wash and go's poppin!!!
Soooo! I was really enjoying my shrinkage and wash and go's. They were soooo easy. I am starting school next week and moving into a dorm :-( womp! I really wanted something simple and low maintenance because I did not want to have to explain weave, and hair and blah blah blah to my dorm mates. I wanted to stand out. I wanted to be striking! I was tired of the typical weave (dont get me wrong I will def be back to my lucious locks). I was tired of braids, they can be quite boring after a while. I think I was just tired of my hair. I cut it off 0_0!
the first day I was really insecure about my look, but I am loving it! its so easy and unique. My face stands out I feel like clothes look better on me lol (especially little party dresses)...Anywho I am not sure what will happen from here, I will let it grow out small, and continue to taper my sides.... Welp, that's my natural hair story there will be more pics of my cropped do to come :-)
