My Hair Story
OOOWWW! "Mommy you burned me on the ear..again!", I whined at 6 years old with tear filled eyes. She calmly replied, "sometimes as women we have to suffer for our beauty." At nineteen years old I have realized that as women we put ourselves through beauty regimens that seem to fall short of a tickle. Waxing, and botox are just the beginning. But why must we suffer for the beauty of our hair?!
I remember begging my parents to allow me to relax my hair so that I wouldn't have to spend hours on end getting my hair braided or flat ironed. (Thankfully I'm glad they denied my requests) Over the course of the past four years I have set out to embrace my naturally curly hair in an effort to make it more healthy, diverse, and manageable.
It is my greatest hope that I can a share my various techniques to creating styles that I create for myself that people tend to greatly enjoy from my braid out fros, to my Lady GaGa hair bow!
About My Hair
Naturally curly African American hair can be challenging to deal with. I often get many questions concerning my natural hair and how I style it. I found it appropriate to show you my curl pattern after I wash it, (which is a tight wavy pattern) so that you can understand the techniques I use to style it. I will dedicate this section of the blog to those dealing with African American hair, or to those who just simply have thick curly or coarse hair.
How long have you been natural?
I have never permed, relaxed, colored, or dyed my hair, therefore since birth.
Do you always wear your hair naturally curly?
I flat iron my hair in the colder months, and I wear it in it's natural state as pictured above in the warmer summer months.
