Journey to Natural- Personal Accounts

Jul 20

Nicole- A Story of Transition

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 25 Comments

CN: Were you a long-term or short-term transitioner, and why?N: I was a NO term transitioner. I was living in Japan when I chopped and was completely unaware of the natural hair "movement" happening in the States. I chopped because of my daughters.In the summer of 2008, my oldest daughter, who was 3 at the time, came home from a…

Jan 27

Danni- A Story of Transition

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 10 Comments

CN: Were you a long-term or short-term transitioner, and why?D: I was a long-term transitioner mainly because I have never had short hair before and was scared that it would not look right on me since I have a long face.CN: When did you BC? What was your initial reaction to your natural hair?D: I BC’d in June 2010. I…

Jan 27

On the Couch with Tyesia

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 7 Comments

by Tyesia of A Blues for Nina I semi-big chopped about 3months ago. I did not decide to go natural for any deep political reason or as an attempt to make a statement. I honestly did not know the first thing about obtaining healthy hair or how to even care for my curls. Going natural was something I thought about…

Jan 27

Jess is 2 years Natural!

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 41 Comments

CN: How long have you been natural? February 15th makes 2 years !!!CN: Were you a long term or short term transitioner, and why?Short term. Very short. I BC'd after 8 weeks into my "transition." I wanted to transition for a long time but I quickly realized that patience wasn't exactly one of my primary virtues.CN: What is your current…

Jan 27

From Loc’d to Loose- Natural Hair Tales

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 12 Comments

Julia writes:I've BCd a few times in my life - the first time was in college. But until April of 2010 I'd had locs for 7 years. I loved them, but it was time for a change. I didn't find out until a month later, but when I was having these strong feeling of needing to move out of this…

Journey to Natural- Personal Accounts

Nicole- A Story of Transition

Danni- A Story of Transition

On the Couch with Tyesia

Jess is 2 years Natural!

From Loc’d to Loose- Natural Hair Tales

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