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Journey to Natural- Personal Accounts

Journey to Natural hair from relaxed and chemically processed hair

Fatima- Tales of a Current Transitioner

By Curly Nikki 13 Comments
Meet Fatima... currently transitioning to natural due to heat damage.CN: Were you a long term or short term transitioner, and why?Long term, I started my journey in Nov. of 2009 and I am still transitioning almost a year later. I've always loved the idea of having long hair, short hair isn't for me. So instead of cutting off all my…
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Tiffany- Tales of a Current Transitioner

By Curly Nikki 2 Comments
Meet Tiffany... re-excited about natural hair after finding the CN community!CN: Are you a long term or short term transitioner, and why?I'm definitely a long term transitioner. I'm almost 7 months in, and I don’t plan to do the BC until I've hit at least a year, maybe more. The reason I chose to go long term is because I've…
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On the Couch with Christine!

By Curly Nikki 11 Comments
My name is Christine Louis-Jacques, 22 year old young woman born and raised in Massachusetts and an Economics graduate from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Class of 2010! I am a newbie to the natural world, got my BIG CHOP on August 21, 2010. I love the natural me and I'm so happy those creamy crack days are over!! LOL!I…
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Jamilah M.- A Story of Transition

By Curly Nikki 3 Comments
Meet Jamilah... newly BC'ed after experiecning breakage and general frustration dealing with two different textures. CN: Were you a long term or short term transitioner, and why?I'm not sure what is considered long term, but I was growing it out for about 6 months and was discouraged by all the breakage. So I did a major cut to make my…
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Keshsa- Tales of a Current Transitioner

By Curly Nikki 5 Comments
Meet Kesha... a long term transitioner who for a while, didn't even know she was transitioning! CN: Are you a long term or short term transitioner, and why? I am definitely a long transitioner! This month ‘officially’ makes 1-year. But as I write, I realize that it has been more like 14-months! I had braids for most of the summer…
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