blackbarbie
New Member
I went to get my usual flat iron and curl this past Friday (although since most of my hair is thick and there are very few relaxed ends, I could have gone for just wearing it straight) and I was looking back through my pics on photobucket and realized that I have a picture that was taken just about a year ago with the same style.
The first pic (which is also my avi pic) was taken March 1, 2008, 13 months into my transition. The second pic was taken this past Friday, February 20, 2009, approximately 25 months into my transition (a little over 2 years)
I just looked at how much relaxed hair I cut in just a year's time frame. Whew! It's a lot, but guess what? I am just 4 more inches closer to my goal of being 100% natural!
Both the styles were done by blow drying my hair straight, flat ironing it and then curling with the flat iron. I maintain the curls by making sure the hair is moisturized very well, sealing the ends with coconut oil and using one big jumbo flexi rod nightly. The curls last for about 2 weeks.
THEN: March 1, 2008 (13 months into my transition)
NOW: February 20, 2009 (24 months into my transition)
I must say that I still miss the length and I thought once I got a chunk of the relaxed ends off to where you couldn't see the contrast in the natural hair and the relaxed ends, I would enjoy wearing it straight again, but I am not so sure. I have gotten used to wearing it curly.
The first pic (which is also my avi pic) was taken March 1, 2008, 13 months into my transition. The second pic was taken this past Friday, February 20, 2009, approximately 25 months into my transition (a little over 2 years)
I just looked at how much relaxed hair I cut in just a year's time frame. Whew! It's a lot, but guess what? I am just 4 more inches closer to my goal of being 100% natural!
Both the styles were done by blow drying my hair straight, flat ironing it and then curling with the flat iron. I maintain the curls by making sure the hair is moisturized very well, sealing the ends with coconut oil and using one big jumbo flexi rod nightly. The curls last for about 2 weeks.
THEN: March 1, 2008 (13 months into my transition)
NOW: February 20, 2009 (24 months into my transition)
I must say that I still miss the length and I thought once I got a chunk of the relaxed ends off to where you couldn't see the contrast in the natural hair and the relaxed ends, I would enjoy wearing it straight again, but I am not so sure. I have gotten used to wearing it curly.
And this isn't the first time that I've seen your hair, so I'm not just saying that! Talk about a transition inspiration! 
@ my "rollerset"
SC!!!
for me.
