So I decided about 8 months ago that I no longer wanted to relax my hair. May 6, 2009 was my last relaxer. Since then I have been researching what it means to be natural, how to take care of my hair, products to use and other girl’s transition experiences. Initially I wanted to transition for 12 months (grow out my relaxer) but a few days ago I got really tired of dealing with 2 different textures. I have never had really short hair and I was scared of what my hair might look like but I decided that there was no time like the present and that if I didn’t just do it I would never do it.
So ……. I cut it all off. Well not ALL off but its a pretty dramatic difference. At first, I felt really liberated and happy that I did it, but then an hour went by and I severely regretted doing it. I knew my family was going to freak out but there was nothing I could do. After a couple of days, Im sure it will grow on me but for now I’m still trying to get used to it. Here are some pictures (click to enlarge)… First are some pictures from before. Then you will see when I did the kinky twists for the first time (2 days, 11 hours). Then are pics from the second time I did kinky twists (1 day, 10 hours). Then you will see pics 2 days after the BC.
Congratulations!!!
You have beautiful curls.