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Journey to Natural- Personal Accounts

Journey to Natural hair from relaxed and chemically processed hair

Kimberly- A Story of Transition

By Curly Nikki 8 Comments
CN: Were you a long term or short term transitioner, and why?I was a long-term transitioner. When I first decided to transition, I knew that I wanted beautiful natural hair, but had a big complex about being bald, so I did things the hard way.CN: When did you BC? What was your initial reaction to your natural hair?I did my…
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SweetDrk1’s Natural Journey- Year One!

By Curly Nikki 29 Comments
Sweetdrk1 writes:Curly Nikki,Attached you will find a video documenting my first year via pictures. I must thank you again for your forum. I truly do not know what I would have done. I learned, I was inspired as well as supported. Thank you for creating such an environment for someone like me, who was clueless! I am still shocked when…
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Dionne- A Story of Transition

By Curly Nikki 3 Comments
Meet Dionne... from England and enjoying her first year natural. CN: Have you always embraced your natural curls? If not, who or what inspired you?No, I was always changing my hair from relaxed to curly perm, back to relaxed. I finally decided I had enough of putting chemicals in my hair in September 2008 when I decided I wanted to…
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Beverly- A Story of Transition

By Curly Nikki 12 Comments
My name is Beverly and I live in New Jersey. I am Dominican and received my first relaxer at age 12 for my grandparents wedding. Now at 23, I've cut it all off! CN: Were you a long term or short term transitioner, and why?I consider myself a long-term transitioner. I held out for one and a half years! My…
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Mikel Claire- Tales of a Current Transitioner

By Curly Nikki 3 Comments
Meet Mikel Claire... currently transitioning and loving her new growth.CN: Will you be a long term or short term transitioner?I have been transitioning for about ten months now. I attempted to transition before about a year and a half ago and made it about three months before perming again due to frustration over the two textures. I have had long…
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