The Journey Continues

It has been almost a year since I last posted but my hair journey continues. It has a little over two years since the Big Chop and it has been over three years since my last relaxer. My hair is growing. It has grown a lot since I last posted pictures. I will eventually give you an update when I start taking more pictures. I have grown to love my hair and I can't see myself going back to a relaxer. Natural hair is so versatile. I can go from curly hair to straight to wavy to spiral curls. I love it so much that I don't want to get braids or weave. I just feel  that there are too many restrictions with those hair styles. I just really love my natural hair and I am embracing it to the fullest extent. The only problem is that I run out of hairstyles to put in at times. I have gotten a bit creative with some styles but then I go a couple of months of wearing nothing but ponytail puff balls on the top of my head and my mind is blank.

But I can truly say that I finally love my hair, unlike when I first started the journey.

My Hair Update

It has been eight months since the "big chop" and my hair has truly grown. I am very happy with the results I have gotten from my natural. I had no idea how curly my hair would be when I first began. I am still shocked when I look in the mirror and when I wash my hair. I am very happy with the choice I have made. 


In August, it will be two years since my last relaxer, however; it have been natural for eight months. You are probably wondering how is that so and if I haven't had a relaxer in two years that should mean I have been natural for two years. Actually, I decided to let my hair grow out for a year and after that year, i was finally ready to cut the relaxed hair. Unfortunately, I haven't taken many pictures of my hair and the length of it now but for my next entry, I will definitely post some pictures of my hair now. 

Natural Hair will be Televised!!!

Maybe it's just me, but I have noticed that commercials are starting to used more natural hair women. Of course, I think it's great. I love the fact that the natural hair movement is spreading to television. Even shows and movies are using women with natural hair. What do you guys think of this? 

I noticed on the McDonald's commercial for the happy meal, they used both woman and child with natural hair. 

 Well, I couldn't find the original commercial I was referring to, but this one works just as good. My point is that it seems to me that the message of going natural is spreading not just by word of word and videos on Youtube, but companies are starting to advertise it by using a kind of subliminal messaging through these commercials. What do you guys think? Or am I reading too much into this?

How Can I Style This Hair?

For those of you who are wondering how can I style my hair with it being so short and curly. Well, here is a video of a few ways I style it. Some of you have probably seen this video, but if you haven't I hope you enjoy.

http://youtu.be/GSG8wwwMj7s

The World's Largest Afro

I was wandering around on Youtube, as usual, and I stumbled onto this video of a woman that has been put in the Guinness Book of World Records for having the largest afro in the world. This woman has inspired me to continue my natural hair journey. 

I just thought this was awesome.

My Hair Journey

It has been 6 months since the "BIG CHOP" and I can tell my hair has grown quite a bit. I have used multiple products since then but the best products I have used are the Shea Moisture hair line. I love the results I have gotten from the Shea Moisture products I bought about a month ago. These products have made my hair extremely soft and more manageable than it has been. it has even helped my hair to grow faster than its original rate. I would recommend these products to any natural hair women. The line has different product lines depending on the type and texture of one's hair. 

This set is for curly hair.

This set is for thin and fine hair.

This set is for dry and damaged hair.

This set is for itchy and flaky scalp. It also treats dandruff, eczema and psoriasis.   

The best thing about this product line is that women can mix and match the products that works best for them. I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE that I can customize the products for my hair. These products are great for natural hair. They don't strip moisture from the hair like most shampoos do, it constantly adds moisture to the hair no matter what product is being used and you never have to worrying about rather or not your hair is dry. For me, my hair stays moisturized all day and it adds so much body and shine to it. This product line is wonder. I would tell anyone with natural hair to at least try it.

The Movement Continues

I want to continue speaking on the same topic I spoke about in my last entry. The natural hair movement is making a big impact in the black hair community. It has also brought up a little controversy about what hair is good hair to grow it out in its natural state. Honestly, it doesn't matter what texture a woman's hair is as long as it is healthy. That's all people of any race wants is healthy hair. For some women, their hair is best relaxed but others might do better with natural hair. All that matters is healthy hair is the best hair.

Anyway, this movement is not just nation wide but world wide. Black women from the U.S. to Europe to Africa are making the decision to go natural and are loving it. Besides my blog, their are multiple blogs websites, and plenty of videos about the movement. Although I do not know what brought on this change in the hair community, I do know that this movement is to better black women in terms of empowerment, encouragement, and confidence as well as getting back to our natural roots.