my natural hair journey!
some context: the last time I tried to start my natural hair journey was during quarantine. unfortunately, I didn't have the patience to learn all the trials and errors that came with walking that road, so I went back to relaxing. i have been relaxing my hair basically all my life up until this point.
I started this journey again just wanting to reset for the new year. my hair wasn't growing the way i really wanted, as I had constant breakage and a ton of split ends (as you can see). not to mention it was just getting irritating and difficult to manage/style my hair with two DRASTICALLY different textures. and the worst part? probably the HUNDREDS i spent getting braids done for the year just for the growth to be stunted by heat damage, over-manipulation, and not even using a bonnet before bed most nights.
so I said f*ck it and just cut off all that dead weight.
I think the biggest surprise of this journey has been the emotional (maybe even spiritual?) connection i've made with my hair. If I skip wash day for an extended period of time, it's like all my inner demons and bad thoughts cling to the strands and weighs me down like nothing I've ever felt before. it's wild, do any of you ever feel this way? let me know in the comments!
I'll make another post about what products I've been using to get to this point. I'm happy with the results so far, and I can't wait to see what it looks like in another 3 months from now. thanks for reading!
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