AS A LITTLE GIRL As a young girl my mother would spend a lot of time doing my hair. Her two favorite styles were braiding my hair or having me wear my hair down. People in my family would warn me that some of the girls in my class may get jealous of my hair […]
“BAD HAIR” Jerry curls, phony-ponies, finger waves with corn-rolls and French braids – I have tried it all! Some cute and some not so much. My hair has literally been fried, dyed and laid to the side. If my hair is supposed to be my glory, why do I struggle so much? In fact, I […]
WHY DID I GO NATURAL? Ever since I was a little girl, I always admired straight hair, and deep down I was repulsed by my own hair. I wanted it to be long and very straight like Caucasians. So when my mom gave me perms as early as the age of 6, I didn’t mind. […]
BACK IN 2013 My hair journey begins in 2013, when I decided I would go natural. I had been contemplating going natural for a while. What was holding me back from going natural was the fear of the unknown. Throughout my life I never really had to do much with my hair. Matter of fact, […]
HUMBLE BEGINNINGS I got my first “kiddie perm” when I was around 6 years old. To this day, I don’t know what the word kidde in front of perm means. I really don’t recall my hair’s life before a perm. My mother told me that wash day was a dreaded time for the both of […]
THE BEGINNING I have a beautiful bi-racial sweetheart who was blessed with a head full of natural hair. I had no idea what I was doing when trying to style her hair! All I did was spray water and a leave-in detangler in her hair. As the day progressed, her hair would become frizzy and […]
Natural world of awesomeness! I have been natural for over 3 years. It has been quite a journey. I have experienced pros and cons in being natural. I had to adjust to being natural because I wasn’t use to the kinky textured look on a daily basis. I decided to do the big chop; which […]
What’s up natural beauties! I have been wearing my hair natural for four years and three months. It has been quite a journey. My hair is really fine and coily. WHY DID I GO NATURAL? I went natural because my hair is very fine and I felt that the perms were taking a toll […]