I have decided to start documenting my hair transition journey on Fashion and Style Police. I started the journey to natural hair last year and I honestly can’t remember ever seeing my hair natural look this healthy. I decided to stop using relaxers and other chemicals, and grow my natural hair because my processed hair was so weak and unhealthy. I stopped paying attention to it years ago, and I could see the result of my lack of attention, my hair-line was disappearing quickly, I had to do something about it.
This is the first time I am showing a glimpse of my natural hair on the blog. It is usually braided or buried unde a wig or some sort of hair extensions. I have had a love and hate relationship with my hair since I was young. I didn’t like the way it looked or felt. I guess we women of colour were programmed not to love our kinky hair, because all we saw in the magazines and on TV were the straight, silky hair, which is nothing like the African hair.
I am happy to say I have recently fallen in love with my natural hair and all its stubbornness (it never does what I want it do ever), and I am looking forward to styling it in different ways. But I need to grow it first. I became motivated to transition back to natural hair since having my twins. My daughter’s beautiful African kinky hair is hair goals for me. I love everything about her hair, and I enjoy caring for it. Her hair reminds me of how my hair was as a kid . I had beautiful natural hair that I destroyed with chemicals and lack of care. I am determined to grow my hair back to the original length, and I started this transition journey with a bunch of cool natural hair products, I can’t wait to rave about, so look out for my review posts.
Thanks for reading and have a lovely weekend.
Can’t wait to read more posts about your natural hair. You should also try biotin or “Hair skin and nails” vitamins.
I will try those. Thanks for that.
Good luck on your hair journey – can’t wait to see and hear more x
Thanks Stephanie x
I think as we grow older we do grow into our hair and stop fighting against it – your hair is lovely xx
Thanks Sam xo
I love my niece’s tight curly hair (mum is from ghana) but i know she finds it a nightmare to look after
Ah nice. It can be a nightmare Kara…
I don’t perm my hair but 12 or so years of colouring, straightening, not caring at all, ripping through tangles and tying it back way too tight have finally taken its toll.
So I’m due to get a big chop and go from there. Lots of natural oils and very little tying! I hope it works for you
Emmie xo
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Ah good luck with yours. I am scared of the big chop..
Don’t be scared! Hair grows and it will feel and look so much better for it (as long as you love it properly!). I’ve never had hair that didn’t cover my ears but I’m okay with this. Change is good 😉
Emmie xo
Yea change is good..Thank you xo
I’m glad you decided to give your hair a break and looks like it’s really paying off too! 🙂
Yea it is..Thanks Dean.
Your hair looks great; enjoy your journey!
Thank you..
Looking forward to seeing the outcome. Well done.
Thanks Evelyn.
I am sure with care and nurturing your hair will recover fully.
Yea I hope so. Thanks Nayna.
I’m sure so many of us are guilty of ruining our hair when we were younger. I don’t even know what colour mine is any more!
Lol..I can imagine.
That’s so good that you’re starting to love your natural hair, it’s good you’ve got it starting to look healthy again x
Yea it is..Thanks Rhian x
Love this! Can’t wait to follow your journey xx
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Your hair is looking fab Stella, looking forward to following your transition x
Thank you..
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Very brave move but I am sure you will enjoy it very much. It is looking thick and very healthy already
I am on a similar journey as well not because my hair is unhealthy but because of all I have been reading about the chemicals we use on it.
Keep rocking your hair girl
XO
Thanks hun…I have had enough of the bad chemicals..
I am looking forward to seeing how this works out for you, it must be such a huge change x
Yea it is x
Can’t wait to see your journey!
I am so excited..
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Stella, I’m really happy to hear of your investment into your hair! It’s sure for the best. Your natural hair products review led me here. Will be avidly following your hair journey! All the best!
Thanks Cara. It has been worth it so far but very difficult to manage.
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Good Luck with your new journey! It takes patience and dedication to transition…everything that I lacked! I grabbed a scissors and chopped my relaxed hair off in 2009. I was left with 2 inches of hair lol. I cried after. But I never looked back after.
Thank you. I am trying really hard to be patient. I hope I can keep at it.
I have just started too. Loving my natural hair. Will closely follow your journey.
Thanks Ermz.Good luck.
Lovely! I started my natural hair journey over 4 years ago, and I was nervous at first too. I eventually fell in love with my hair, and now I’ve started on my loc journey, which I, like you, am documenting via my blog. Good luck on your journey! I know you’ll love it!
I am loving it so far. Thanks x
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Good luck!
Thanks.
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It takes patience but I’m sure your hair will flourish. I actually just wrote about this myself because sometimes people don’t talk about some of the real challenges you run into as you go natural. I wish you the best with your journey! Hang in there. Don’t be surprised if you run into the urge to big chop. I did after 3 months of trying to transition lol but I don’t regret it at all!
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Thanks Rachel. I am still holding on to my hair but may do the big chop soon..
No rush! Do it when you feel most comfortable. I got fed up with trying to cater to 2 textures but I know other naturals that have a LOT more patience than me to have done it for a long time that I do admire!
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Hello, what a great post! I totally understand what you mean by a “love/hate” relationship with your hair, I experienced it as well and look back at my transitioning photos and laugh. The journey is so worth it. Keep up the good work! 🙂
Thanking you..
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The best thing so far for me has been black Jamaican castor oil… It has grown and strengthens my hair. Good luck and great post!
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Thank you..
Congrats on your journey in embracing self naturally! I also went through a transitioning phase and four years later I am now on a semi free form loc journey. I do believe that we are programmed from an early age on what beauty is by tv, magazines, even loved ones. Once I began rocking my natural, I suddenly felt free. I look forward to following you on your journey.
Thank you so much.
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