I Big Chopped - CurlyNikki

Jan 27

I Big Chopped-Reanell Frederick

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 11 Comments

CN: When did you BC? What was your initial reaction to your natural hair? How do you feel now?R: April 9, 2011 was the day that I chopped it off. I was actually planning on doing my BC in September. However, the day I BC’d, I had just finished washing my hair, started blow drying it, and became so frustrated…

Jan 27

I Big Chopped- Neomi

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 6 Comments

CN: When you first chopped, what were your thoughts and feelings? How do you feel now? N: When I first BC’d, I was extremely excited. I felt overwhelmingly renewed and regenerated. It was such an empowerment for me because I felt like I had let go. Today that same feeling still exists. I am so in love with my hair…

Jan 27

I Big Chopped- Onyeka

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 4 Comments

CN: When you first chopped, what were your thoughts and feelings? How do you feel now?O: When I first chopped, I was so nervous and scared. Now, don’t get me wrong, I was happy to be natural, but I felt overwhelmed. I didn’t really know what to do. I wasn’t ready because I chopped my own hair at the spur…

Jan 27

I Big Chopped- Miriam

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 6 Comments

CN: Were you a long-term or short-term transitioner, and why?M: I intended to be a long-term transitioner. I wanted to transition for about a year, but that didn’t happen. I made the decision to go natural on December 1, 2010, a week after my last perm and then cut half of my hair off in February 2011. About 2 weeks…

Jan 27

I Big Chopped- Eli Monroe

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 14 Comments

CN: When you first chopped, what were your thoughts and feelings? How do you feel now?E: I wasn’t scared at all when I chopped. The only thing I worried about was my head shape, and I was a little bit anxious to see what the cut would look like on me. After I chopped though, I loved my new hair!…