So I recently had the honour of being a bridesmaid (yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay) and as part of the role I was weaved up.  A few weeks before getting my hair done, I realised it was the greatest opportunity for me to treat my hair I was doing my hair with my hairdresser, who originally advised me to go natural (I’ve not visited him since I went natural though  ). In any case I thought I’d share my experience with you

I wanted to get my hair trimmed (more like cut!) because my hair was in a terrible state. My hair was tethering (see below)and in terms of growth, it had stayed the same length for a few months. Why? ….

Here I am before my trim and hair treatment.

Here I am trimmed and ready to start afresh 

My hair was washed, conditioned, put in the steamer…

blow dried…

…and weaved up!

Here’s before and after the trim:

My hair felt great after and I felt abfab because I knew it was a fresh start and now I could really make room for some growth!

Will definitely keep you posted on my progress and I’ll probably be doing a review on the weave so watch out for that

What changes have any of you made or feel you need to make at the moment?

xo-NHB-xo

In LOVE with her hair texture (and her eyebrows!)<3

x-NHB-x

Hey Naturalistas!

Welcome to The Natural hair Blog. Hope you love the site. This site was create to share my experiences when going natural and my progress all in the hopes of it helping someone out there or at the very least being some good fun! I love interaction and that’s what this is all about so don’t be shy!! Feel free to browse through posts, get involved and *Rate . Comment. Subscribe* too. Whatever you do ladies, remember to  Embrace Your Curls 

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Stages: From left to right – Relaxed, Transitioning, BC and ~15 mnths post BC

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1. When & why did you decide to go natural?

I started transitioning from April 2009 but it was not intentional, I just couldn’t be bothered with re-touching my hair plus my re-growth was not too bad. I did my big chop Feb 10 so have been fully natural for 7 months now. Main reason for going natural was boredm of permed hair I just needed a change.

2. What were people’s reactions to your decision?

At first nearly everyone around me was like NOOOOO! Your hairs long, why would you do that?! However, there were a few supporters  

3. Have you got any hairspiration(s)? If so, who?

Would have to say Cindy in my biggest hairspiration, mainly down to the confidence exhibits with her natural hair, even when she had her BC.

4. What’s your favourite hairstyle atm?

Favourite hairstyle right now has to be the tuck and roll, well that’s what I call it I’m not too sure what it’s actually called.

5. What is / are your favourite hair product(s)?

Currently, my favourite hair product is pure coconut oil. It leaves my hair really soft and shiny and has reduced my shrinkage

6. Do you have a certain length of hair you’re aspiring to reach? If so, what is it?

Right now I’m not really to fussed about length, I just want to see what happens as the years go on.

7. What advice would you give to those who are scared to go natural or those who already are but never leave their natural hair out?

For those people who are scared about going natural I would say, first examine the reasons why your scared in the first place. Because im sure most of the reasons will be based on insecurities which need to be dealt with regardless if you decide to go natural or not. And for those people who are natural but never leave their hair out, I would just say love what you have first, embrace your natural hair just as you embrace your weave. Also find about different natural hairstyles, i know sometimes it hard to find people who have the same length as you, but youtube has a range.

8. Have you learnt anything from your experience so far? If so, what?

Going natural has taught me a lot, especially about my negative self image. I always had the view that natural hair wasn’t good enough and with it you could never go far in life. Looking back on that statement now, I realise how deluded i was. Kinky hair is the hair God gave me, and when he made me He examined me and saw that it was good, so who i’m i to say something is ugly when God said it’s beautiful. Now I feel much more confident within myself, and not so concerned with trying to gain the approval and acceptance of man. I AM FREE!

Thanks Elizabeth for your kind words and advice! Lots of love here from The NHB <3