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Journey to Natural- Personal Accounts

Journey to Natural hair from relaxed and chemically processed hair

Jazrin- Tales of a Current Transitioner

By Curly Nikki 27 Comments
Meet Jazrin... long term transitioner from Long Island, NY!CN: Are you a long term or short term transitioner, and why? I am a long term transitioner. My last relaxer was in December or January of '09/'10, I can’t really remember. I just can’t cut it- - I haven’t trimmed in over a year! I always had long thick hair and…
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Margaret- A Story of Transition

By Curly Nikki 8 Comments
Meet Margaret... a gorgeous long term transitioner!CN: Were you a long term or short term transitioner, and why? I was a long term transitioner of 22 months, with my last relaxer being July 17,2008. I have had long hair all of my life and did not feel I could work with short hair having a round face. I will say…
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Lillian- A Story of Transition

By Curly Nikki 11 Comments
Meet Lillian... a gorgeous natural who made the transition due to her workout schedule.CN: Were you a long term or short term transitioner, and why?I was not a long term transitioner. I transitioned from May 2010-Sept 2010. My last perm was at the end of April 2010.CN: When did you BC?My BC was Sept 18, 2010CN: What was your initial…
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On the Couch with Teyah

By Curly Nikki 21 Comments
I've decided to go back to my au naturale roots. YES! Now just a little background on my hair journey:I've ALWAYS had long and extremely thick hair. I'm talking so thick that my ears would becomehot and flushed when my hair covered them. I was that girl in school whose ponytail was bigger than her body. (don't laugh...ok you can…
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Lanae- A Story of Transition

By Curly Nikki 6 Comments
Meet Lanae... Fierce and Fabulous at 30!CN: Were you a long term or short term transitioner, and why?I would say that I was definitely a short term transitioner. I made the decision to go natural about 6 months before I did the big chop. I had been wearing braids for four years and when I finally decided to remove them,…
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