My natural hair journey has been a long one. I started out in 2004. I decided that I wanted something different than what I saw everyday and something that would truly express me. At the time there weren't many with natural hair, and I was in high school searching for a new look. I decided I would go natural, but first I wore kinky twist to transition. In Oct. I cut my hair off, and it was lovely. However, I had so much to learn. In the first pictures that you'll see my hair was dyed many colors, I wasn't informed on product (except for moisturizer) and so much more. Take a look....
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| This was maybe a month or so after my Bc |
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Color, Color, and more color I absolutely loved dying my hair. While I liked the look, I think my hair suffered. |
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| I know this is a small picture, but here I have golden blonde on top and an auburn/ reddish in the back. |
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| My first time getting my hair straightened. |
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As you can see that I decided to keep color but dye the front black to keep from dying my roots often.
Btw this is my basketball pic from my Jr. year of college |
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| That same year I decided to go back black. even though it was still more color. lol |
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| Straightened after going black. |
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| Still no product here. Only a little moisturizer used on a twist out |
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| A wash and go using Cantu leave-in conditioner. That was the most I knew about natural hair products. |
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| Straight by me. |
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At a Mardi Gras parade with my nephew. Still no product.
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| At a store in the French Quarter rocking a fro. |
This time I flat ironed my hair a bit and used rollers to get a curl.
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| I discoverd Kinky- Curly products and fell in love! |
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| Still new to the KCCC |
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Straightened by a stylist.
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My trusty KCCC. I probably used Giovanni direct leave -in under it.
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| You can see some growth here. |
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| I was at the gun range, but it's a pretty good pic of my curls. lol |
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| KCCC |
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| Basketball hair. The ponytail holder is actually a big rubber band. I didn't think my hair was long enough for a real ponytail. |
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| Basketball hair again. |
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| A twist out on an old wash and go. |
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| I cut bangs. My hair was well past my chin and I thought I wanted something different. I was wrong! |
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| I tried to make a style of my unwanted bangs. KCCC again. |
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| Basketball hair again! lol As you can see having natural hair definitely is a great thing when working out and sweating a lot. |
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| It was game time. I loved my ponys. |
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| Side pony with KCCC. |
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| This was a Bantu Knot-out with KCCC |
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| Once my hair began to grow I felt comfortable wearing hats. |
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| I used a banana clip here |
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| Going to a fashion show and a ball. (this is when I got engaged!) I have KCCC and Miss Jessie's curly pudding in. |
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Twisted up
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| Most recent flat iron. |
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| Long Pony. |
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Most recent pic with damp hair. I used Knot-today and IC Fantasia Gel.
For the most part I use a variety of conditioners for co-washes. Hello Hydration, Pantene ProV, Aussie Moist, Tressemme, and Giovonni are the usuals. I absolutely love KCCC. It's my favorite styling gel hands down. I've tried a couple of Miss Jessie's products, but my hair doesn't seem to like them much. I very rarely use heat. Only when I decided to go straight and in dire times when my hair is too wet to leave the house. I love wash and gos, but lately I've tried twist- outs, twist and curls, and bantu knot-outs. They give more curls and last long. I plan to try more styles using rollers, flexi rods, ect. and I'll be sure to share it with you guys! I hope you like the pictures and info on my journey. If you have any questions feel free to ask! Chow! |
