Transitioning into Chanel

Last night, I conducted a miracle with my hair..... I did flat twists, and they actually looked pretty decent! :D (For me this is an achievement because I'm still getting used transioning and using styles that blend the hair, so it's been a little disorienting getting my fingers and hand positioning right >.<) In any case, though, I twisted my hair with the intentions of taking it down later for a twist out. I flat-twisted my hair, spritzed it with some water and put a little oil on it to give it moisture and wrapped it up. I let it sit for more than a few hours, maybe...7-8 lol, and then took them down, put my bonnet on and went to sleep! So, this morning I woke up and took my bonnet off, looked in the mirror and.... I was kind of not satisfied -.- My curles/waves were defined BUT, my hair looked scruched. I tried teasing it with my finger, but my attempts were in vain :'( THEN I got the idea to spray some more water on it and try again... WORK.LIKE.A.CHARM :} And now my hair looks fabulous for Thanksgiving! I couldn't believe how many people looked at me, too. I caught a lot of eyes, which had me thinking, "This whole going natural thing is AWESOME!" Like, really, I'm so stoked about transitioning, because me being 16, I'm still finding myself as a person. I believe, for me, this will help me in this process. Not to mention all the "naturalistas" I've seen on the internet AND in my everyday life. It's going to take me a long while to grow all my permed hair out, but I'm ready!...I think ^_^;. While I was doing the flat twists, I came across the whole tension with the two textures...ughhhhhhhhh. Thats ALL I can say about that, lbs! I'm glad that my natural hair is growing out, but it's this darned relaxed hair thats giving me conflict. (Wow, about a year ago, that was the other way around...glad I'm dropping the habbit!) Now don't get me wrong, there's nothing wrong with girls (and guys!) who get their hair relaxed/texturized, but for me: ITS NOT POPPING NO MORE! AU REVOIR RELAXED! BONJOUR CURLY! >:D P.S.: My bf loves my hair like this <3 #EpicWin

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Hello Everyone! :o) Okay, so far, I'm like 2 months into my transitioning stage. My new growth is an inch long and I think I have atleast 6-7 inches of relaxed hair....I know thats a lot right!? (well for me lol). In any case, I'm currently getting used to doing my own hair, which is a bit of a challenge since I'm ONLY used to the flat iron. NOT ANYMORE THOUGH! It was just....so..liberating to throw that evil contraption away! TRASHED! DUMPED!....I even broke it so I couldn't dig it out xD! So far, I've been wearing protective styles such as flat twists and updo's, primarily because its getting really chilly up here in Chi-Town. To think I used to L.O.V.E the feeling of the fall breeze flowing through my [relaxed] hair. Little did I know, that its was bad for not only relaxed hair, but natural hair as well! I didnt discover this until recent, sadly. Better later than never, though right? I've been putting my hair into updo's, and going as far as wearing my bonnet UNDER my hat (that I crocheted myself ^_^). Since im transitioning, I gotta' keep those ends in check until my next trim! I'm on a full alert! As of late I've been all over Youtube, NaturallyCurly.com, and CurlyNikki discovering new things about natural hair and seeing how completely FABULOUS these beautiful women look! Honestly, my creamy-crack addiction started WAY too young. My grandma took me to get my hair relaxed when i was 6-7 (WHOA right!?), but at the time I didn't think anything of it. I was only a little girl, and as far as the adults were concerned, my hair was "perfect". My grandmother didnt have to hurt her hands trying to get through my think curls every morning for school. As time and hair appoinments went on, I became addicted. Literally a creamy-crack-head lol! It wasn't until 8th grade I began to question about going natural. {FAST FORWARD}- My sophmore year in high school, I tried to go natural and started wearing sew-ins. That did not work...I, for reasons unknown to even myself, despise repetition with my hair. I didn't want to wear it down EVERY darn day! so I just kept on getting them, and taking them down, not knowing all this stress and manipulation was hurting my hair! And to add insult to injury, a few months after all this, I got another relaxer. I wasn't going to actually, but i was on the track team and sweating made my hair my worst enemy. It got so curly in the back, and I knew i couldn't wash it ,or flat iron EVERY night, so I got a relaxer. It made things a little better, but my hair was still unhealthy :(. So, finally in my junior year, I am a full-fledged transitioner. I plan to chop off all the relaxed ends on Labor day of 2013. I want to rock senior year with a new fresh attitude! Sorry for making your eyes hurt. Once I get going into a subject, there's nearly no stopping me lol! That's all for now readers, I'll catch up later with more news and maybe some photos :) PEACE AND BLESSINGS <3

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