About My Journey

I've never had a perm a day in my life, thanks to my knowledgeable father, however, I used to mainly rock the press and curl. My press and curl was a "HARD" press, and many people would ask me if I had a perm or if I was mixed and I'd be like "no".

So over the years my hair grew but it also began to lose the natural curl that came when it got washed, and some straight pieces would still be visible at the edges. I had a close friend who would do my flat twists (in beautiful styles, I might add) who noticed my hair was almost torn at the root. So, after some deliberation I decided to cut my hair in the summer before my senior year. I wore individuals with hair added soon after to let it grow some, but the African salon I went to braided entirely too tightly and one of my braids fell out completely. 

The reason it fell out could have been a myriad of things but that was the first time a braid had ever fallen out and I was like uh uh never again. So, I found a natural hair place named Urban Nature in DC, which I absolutely love and would recommend to anyone transitioning or full natural, they also have two locations in MD if I'm not mistaken. When I originally went to Urban Nature I would get flat twist in the front with my deep-conditioned afro out and free in the back. Since the length was short I felt like I couldn't do much with it. I actually went back to pressing twice, and I had weave for my senior prom, which was a cap with and some of my hair in the front, you know how that goes.

I guess I should rewind just a little. I had always admired locs and planned on getting them eventually, but when I realized I did not know how to manage my hair at all without the help of a salon, I decided to get locs much sooner. Soon after I would realize all of the natural hair vlogs and blogs out there I had available to me if I would have kept my fro. That being said, I do not regret my decision to get locs. It is really a journey and a maturation process. Sometimes you'll have those days when you're just like eff this, or "I don't feel pretty", which are the times when you really pull from inside of yourself and see how strong you really are. If you and I stick in there, I'm sure the journey will be worth the destination! :)