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Journey to Natural- Personal Accounts

Journey to Natural hair from relaxed and chemically processed hair

TBC- A Story of Transition

By Curly Nikki 24 Comments
We've got a live one! This curly diva BC'ed last month!CN: Were you a long term or short term transitioner, and why?TBC: I was a short term transitioner. I went exactly 3 months and did the BC!! My bestie started transitioning because the chemicals in the relaxers were harming her skin.....She shared some vital info about the chemicals and I…
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Serena- A Story of Transition

By Curly Nikki 8 Comments
Meet Serena...military diva, and newbie natural stationed in Japan:CN: Were you a long term or short term transitioner, and why? S: I wasn't a long term transitioner at all. I only lasted for for about 2 1/2 months.CN: When did you BC? What was your initial reaction to your natural hair? S: I did the BC 5 Sep 09. I…
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Shara- A Story of Transition

By Curly Nikki 26 Comments
CN: Were you a long term or short term transitioner, and why?S: I am a long term transitioner. My last relaxer was February 25, 2006, so I’ve gone 3 ½ years without being a slave to the 'no lye', lol! I decided to do the long transition because I knew I had no intention of getting a relaxer again and…
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Kattya- A Story of Transition

By Curly Nikki 22 Comments
Kattya tells us of her self-imposed Big Chop! She's loving her hair so much that she's sharing her story with you. CN: Were you a long term or short term transitioner, and why?K: I transitioned for 8 months. The first 3 months were kind of by accident. Then I fell in love with the curls and decided to grow it…
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Donita- A Story of Transition

By Curly Nikki 34 Comments
CN: Were you a long term or short term transitioner, and why? D: I transitioned for 10 months and I would definitely consider that long term. It got to the point that my new growth was actually eating away at the super stringy permed ends. By 10 months, I had no choice but to chop it off!CN: When did you…
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