-How long have you been natural?
I’ve been fully natural for 10 months (I transitioned for a year).
-What is your regimen?
It depends on how I’m wearing my hair at the time. When I wash n’ go, I conditioner wash every morning. When I do twists, I do them on damp hair with Cantu Shea butter leave in. While in twists, I generally just leave my hair alone for that week or two. Same thing for braidouts/twistouts. I deep condition maybe once a month, and I rarely use shampoo. I use the Kiya Fizzle method (mixing salt with conditioner and applying to the hair) when I want some extra moisture.
-What is the one thing you’d tell a newbie to help her on her journey?
Don’t be discouraged about your hair’s “limitations”. What seems like a limitation at first is really just your natural hair telling you what it wants to do. Listen to it and your life will be so much easier!
-How do you maintain length?
I don’t trim. I dust ever so often when I flat iron, but I believe in just letting my hair be. I’m very laid back when it comes to hair.
-What’s the best thing about being naturally glamorous?!
*blushes* Aw thank you! I’d love to say it comes naturally, but…LOL. I am very focused when it comes to what look I’m going for. I wear makeup and different earrings, but most importantly, I tell myself that I’m beautiful and that my hair is beautiful. If you aren’t confident, it shows all over you. When you walk out of the house feeling good and knowing that you look good, it doesn’t matter whether you have long straght hair or a shrunken fro because you will project the image that you are confident and fly.
OH MY…I LOVE IT! You go head on with your bad self!!!
OH MY!!! Loving it! You go head on wit yo bad self!
After some searching I found her fotki! http://public.fotki.com/lauren450/
I looooovvvvveeeee your hair. I am also 4a and my hair is almost identical to yours. I am planning on a long transition and would love to know more about how you maintain your hair. Thank you so much for sharing your story.
I love her hair!! And its so full too. I wish my hair would grow into this shape. It’s currently in a 4B/Z pattern but a girl can dream, can’t she? 😀
Her hair is beautiful and it looks so nice and full. Lauren you should model!
She is one of the reasons I decided to BC. She and her hair is gorgeous!
Beautiful hair.
Lauren I simply LOVE your hair, its incredibly thick and lucious looking. I have 4a/b hair and I am hoping (and praying!:-D ) that when I finally get my optimal regimen going it will be very similar to yours. Thanks for sharing.
Jx
Wow! I love your hair soo~ much! I’m transitioning and a few parts I cut off look just like that so I can only hope they look just like yours when they grow up!