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Journey to Natural- Personal Accounts

Journey to Natural hair from relaxed and chemically processed hair

Jada07– A Story of Transition

By Curly Nikki 5 Comments
Meet Jada07... natural and loving it! She was blessed to have the support of her hubby, fam, and friends during her transition. CN: Were you a long term or short term transitioner, and why?I was a long term transitioner. I got my last relaxer in September 2007 and shortly after, I decided that I didn't want to do it anymore.…
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Britt- A Story of Transition

By Curly Nikki 14 Comments
Meet Britt... newly natural and enjoying the ride!CN: Were you a long term or short term transitioner, and why? I transitioned from April 2009 to December 2009. Of course I thought of transtitioning longer to acquire more length, but I couldn't deal with dual textures. Also I couldn't wait until I was completely natural. CN: When did you BC? What…
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Angie– A Story of Transition

By Curly Nikki 5 Comments
Meet Angie... a natural diva whose only regret is that she didn't start her journey sooner!CN: Were you a long term or short term transitioner, and why? I was a long term transitioner-- 8 months. In the beginning I wasn't really planning to transition... I usually stretched relaxers for 5 months at a time. I was 4 months into a…
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On the Couch with Jackie

By Curly Nikki 17 Comments
Meet the lovely Jackie... loving her hair and herself. I begged my mom to let me get a relaxer when I was 10, but she refused. All the other black girls in my school had perms (there were only a handful of us), and their hair was silky and pretty while mine sat in "Pippy Longstocking-ish" ponytails jutting out from…
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