Being comfortable with what you were born with....​

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It's not easy growing up as a little black girl with nappy hair. It hurts when others tease you because you don't look like them. So it's only natural that the same little girl grow up trying to look like everyone else. First it starts with pressed/hot combed hair. Then permed at an early age. Lastly the installation of fake processed hair. Women in general try so hard to look like  what society thinks a woman should look like. African american women took drastic measures to have straight hair.

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From the age of 6, my hair was introduced to perm/relaxer. Twenty years later, I am finally accepting the fact that I don't need to fit into what other people think is beautiful. The definition of my beauty lies in how I love myself for who I am. I was NOT easy leaving the bone straight hair behind. Its a daily struggle. My goal is to have my hair be as long and natural as the model on the left. 



It looks like going natural is the new trend.  This is a trend that I am proud to follow. I personally thing that being natural brings out a woman's beautiful facial features. Don't get me wrong. I'm not against women who still swear by the "creamy crack" and the endless tracks off weave. I myself sometimes wanting to return to that life. But I really want to give my hair a break. I also want to see what my curl pattern looks like once my hair reaches a certain point. 



I'm currently having trouble finding different styles for my hair. It's at an awkward stage.....half natural half permed. Because of this I mostly do a frohawk.  Gets Boring after a while. To find new styles, I have turned to youtube. It has also helped me with finding products that are all natural based.  I encourage the Au natural movement. i say try it out. If you don't like it, you can always go 

Au Natural