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Journey to Natural- Personal Accounts

Journey to Natural hair from relaxed and chemically processed hair

Kyara- A Story of Transition

By Curly Nikki 9 Comments
Meet Kyara... a natural beauty hoping to inspire her niece. CN: Were you a long term or short term transitioner, and why? I was a short term transitioner, I big chopped 4 months after my last relaxer. When I first decided to go natural, I didn't have any plan. Then I decided to document my journey in my blog and…
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CurlySwan- A Story of Transition

By Curly Nikki 22 Comments
Meet CurlySwan...she decided to go natural after an accidental relaxer stretch!CN: Were you a long term or short term transitioner, and why? I was a long term transitioner (one year). Why? Because my head is too big for a TWA.:-CN: When did you BC? What was your initial reaction to your natural hair? I BC'ed May 1, 2009. My reaction?…
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HomeGrownHairGirl- A Story of Transition

By Curly Nikki 7 Comments
Meet the lovely HGHG... actress, model, blogger, and die hard natural!CN: Were you a long term or short term transitioner, and why?I was a somewhat long term transitioner; I grew my hair out for 8 months before doing the BC. The reason I transitioned for that amount of time is because I wanted to take the necessary steps to learn…
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Chinwe- A Story of Transition

By Curly Nikki 23 Comments
Meet Chinwe...took a leap of faith and hasn't looked back!CN: Were you a long term or short term transitioner, and why?My transition was 10 months because I wasn't comfortable big chopping so soon. Actually, my intention was to transition for a year or longer, but the BC bug got to me big time.CN: When did you BC? What was your…
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Niki L.– A Story of Transition

By Curly Nikki 15 Comments
Meet Niki... a South Beach curly with a low maintenance regimen. CN: Were you a long term or short term transitioner, and why? Short, I couldn't stand the condition of my hair so I went ahead and BC'd to about 3 inches maybe less. CN: When did you BC? What was your initial reaction to your natural hair?I BC'd May…
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