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Journey to Natural- Personal Accounts

Journey to Natural hair from relaxed and chemically processed hair

Brittany- A Story of Transition

By Curly Nikki 4 Comments
Brittany dishes about her transition and Big Chop!CN: When did you BC? What was your initial reaction to your natural hair?Brittany: I BC'ed November 16, 2008. For the first 2 months I didn't like it because it wasn't what I was used to. I had always had long hair so it took a while for me to get used to…
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Lost_One- A Story of Transition

By Curly Nikki 28 Comments
CN: Were you a long term or short term transitioner, and why? I was a short term transitioner. When my hair was relaxed I desperately needed a change. I began to change on the inside (spiritually) so I wanted my outer appearance to also reflect it. My hair was mid-back length and I cut it into a pixie cut. My…
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KeetaRay- A Story of Transition

By Curly Nikki 24 Comments
Ladies, meet KeetaRay. A 2008 transitioner with a head full of lovely kinks and curls!__________________________________________________________CN: Were you a long term or short term transitioner, and why? I guess you could consider it long-term. I went 8 months. My last perm was March 2008 and I did my BC in November 2008 with about 4 inches of new growth. I wanted…
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Ruby Danielle- A Story of Transition

By Curly Nikki 7 Comments
CN: Were you a long term or short term transitioner, and why? I guess I would say that I am a long-term transitioner; I have for the most part of my life wore my hair pulled back into a pony tail, if it wasn't styled/straightened for a special reason; I starting noticing the sides and top of my hair thinning--I…
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Ebony- A Story of Transition

By Curly Nikki 20 Comments
CN: Were you a long term or short term transitioner, and why?I was a short term transitioner. I was a SLAVE to the salon from the age of 9 until about age 24, (I'm 32 now). I was getting my hair done EVERY week to 2 weeks depending on the style I donned. It was cool when I was in…
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