Journey to Natural- Personal Accounts

Meet Taniesha... gorgeous natural who has NO plans of returning to a relaxer. CN: Were you a long term or short term transitioner, and why?I was definitely a long term transitioner. I was skeptical about having very short hair (it would be the very first time in my life), so I figured a long transition was a way for me…

Lynnieluve writes:On August 9th, I celebrated one year being natural. I have to give the CN.com community credit for the progress I've made. I don't know what Roxie (my hair's name) would look like if it wasn't for your blog and the forum. I wanted to share my natural hair journey in hopes of inspiring others. Thank you again for…

CN: Were you a long term or short term transitioner, and why?I was a long term transitioner (15 months)…my last relaxer was March 13, 2009. Why…good question. I’ve had long/med length hair all my life and going short was an extreme decision for me to make. I usually stretched my relaxers for 3 to 4 months so I knew I…

Meet Barbara... she lived by the motto, 'If you don't believe it no one else will' in order to adjust and find confidence in her new look. CN: Were you a long term or short term transitioner, and why? I was a long term transitioner. My last perm was in October 2007. I transitioned for 14 months before chopping off…