Journey to Natural- Personal Accounts

CN: Were you a short-term or long-term transitioner, and why?E: I was definitely a long-term transitioner. The last time I used a relaxer was in September of 2008, and I transitioned for 16 months. I have always had long hair. So, I couldn’t fathom walking around in public with short hair. My long hair was pretty much my identity. As…

CN: Were you a long term or short term transitioner, and why?I was a short term transitoner, I transitioned for 6 months. My last relaxer was on December 21, 2009 and I big chopped on June 24, 2010. Originally I planned to transition for a year, but after I took my last sew-in out, I was overwhelmed with the two…

Check out Natasha's aka SCRUG_A_LICIOUS' journey to natural:CN: Were you a long-term or short-term transitioner, and why?N: I was a long-term transitioner. I transitioned for a year. I did not want to just cut all of my hair off, but now I wish that I could. All of the TWA's that I have seen are so fabulous. I wish that…

CN: Were you a long term or short term transitioner, and why?E: I was a long term transitioner. I travel a lot from Los Angeles to Mississippi and the African-American Hair world in the West and the South is a "Tale of Two Cites." After living in Los Angeles for 5 years, I noticed that hardly any Black women were…