20 Things I Wished I Knew Before I Went Natural
1. That I would love my hair so much that I would protect it like a mother Lioness over her newborn cubs
2. That my boyfriend and now fianc茅 would love it and be protective of my hair like a Lion over his Lioness
3. That my mother would apologize for putting chemicals in my hair and say while touching my hair 鈥淚 never knew it could look like this鈥?and become completely natural cutting out her texturizer
4. That I would no longer be jealous or envious of body else鈥檚 hair. I love mine so much I can appreciate theirs for what it is HAIR. Not a symbol of beauty that I could never live up to. Not that some days I wouldn鈥檛 prowl the hair galleries and get lost in all the other textures until I would find some one with texture like mine who had grown it out 12 INCHES and I thought I can have hair like that!
5. That I would be someone that other women looked to for hair advice鈥 had a co-worker whose huge puff I ADORED. She has gone on to another company and now people tell me they ADORE my hair
6. That people would tell me they wanted my hair texture! Me the girl who relaxed her 4c kinky short hair incessantly (with probably explains what it was always short, besides the fact that relaxer is a acid)
7. I would feel sexy, confident and free and people would want to touch my kinky hair
8. That I would have so many hair style options
9. That I would have a 5 min morning maintaince routine (Like a white girl)
10. That my hands would stay in my hair and I would have to chant 鈥?I will not touch my hair, I will not touch my hair鈥?br> 11. That my natural hair looks like me and fits my features
12. That my fianc茅 loves to stick is hands in it and hold on for dear life!
13. That my hair would teach me how to care for it if I would listen to it and respect it
14. That my hair styling techniques would get better with time. I would have some rough spots (trying to wear a puff on 1 inch of natural kinky hair, having grease all down my forehead, being up late doing my twists, using too much product and noticing in a meeting that my hair had dirty product balls all through my head, I would get headband headaches for wearing mine too tight,
15. That I would devote 1/2 of my dresser to hair care products, I would spend obscene amounts of money that claim to turn kinky to curls and my kinks would win)
16. That it would take hours to two strand twist my kinky hair and that I would have toned and strong arms because of it and lots of patience
17. That I would keep an emergency relaxer under the sink in a bag in the bathroom for months (for emergencies) and never use it.
18. That I would by an electric hot comb, use it once to straighten one section and have my fianc茅 act like I was burning him saying almost to tears 鈥?You are messing it up, You are messing up the fro!
19. That I regret not doing it sooner
20. That I would feel a kinship with other naturals I see, meet and know. All of my close friends went natural a year before me and I know that my hair could be longer.
21. That I would be at peace with God and know that he didn鈥檛 give me bad hair. He gave me good healthy hair (yes even short kinky off black 4c hair! Can be good hair)
22. That I would get more complements on my hair than ever
23. That men YES even black men love it and find it strangely exotic and as natural as rain
24. That my hair is completely unique and completely mine.
25. That I was fearfully and wonderfully made. From the top of my Fro to the bottom of my feet. And I鈥?juslovinit
Not a questin.Natural or people planing to transition read this i liked it sooo much? AAAAAMMMMEEEENNNN!So many black women have been raised to be ashamed of their natural hair. I'm not! I just regret taking the plunge two years ago, then going back to what I call "the white devil cream"lol. I went back to relaxers because I had a baby on the way and could'nt afford to get my hair done. It's quite expensive to maintain natural hair in the south. All of this is coming from a licensed cosmetologist, but they don't teach you natural styling techniques in school. If you want that knowledge, you have to get it on your own time. But I learned so much while I was natural. I'm happy to anounce I 'm natural again, and I can't wait to get that Foxy Brown fro I had back!This time I'm not going back! Power to you sista! It's about time we embrace our natural beauty! If you know any good tips and products, please share the wealth, I'm still kinda new to the vast world of natural hair!Peace!!
Not a questin.Natural or people planing to transition read this i liked it sooo much? i'm happy for you and ur hair but some ppl just enjoy doing their hair and changing the style. i'm not natural but i love my hair and really enjoying doing my hair in all different styles because i uuse my hair as way to express myself and everytime i change my hair i show another side of my vivid personality and another depth of my endless talent. when you at other women hair type and style envy should never be the feeling that comes over you only admire because you will never be the most beautiful woman in the world because every woman in all their shapes and sizes are just as beautiful as you and every other woman
i dont think black women are ashamed of their natural hair if they choose to relax it. i think its more of a preference just like clothing style cars u drive type of house you like. nothing wrong with natural hair just like their is nothing wrong with chemical pressed or curled hair or dyed hair long hair short hair its all preference. its just as wrong to say blk women that relax their hair are ashamed of their hair or use the "white devil cream" to be "white" woman and want to have "white" hair as it to say blk women that have natural hair are prejudice and think they better then white ppl and are trying to keep us seperated as a race. its just not true or fair to judge or make that assumption. think about what u say b4 you say it.
Not a questin.Natural or people planing to transition read this i liked it sooo much? I Loved It! Keep It Movin'.
Not a questin.Natural or people planing to transition read this i liked it sooo much? I love it!!!!
Not a questin.Natural or people planing to transition read this i liked it sooo much? Stop obssesing over your hair.
You need to get a life.
