July 26, 2007, marks the date Elisa Dobbins got her last chemical relaxer and she hasn't looked back since! After 20 years of relaxers, over processing, and heat damage, she decided to take matters into her own hands, chronicling her natural hair journey through a blog, From Dyed and Fried to Happy and Nappy. She is also contributing writer aka the ingredients connoisseur for The Coil Review where she focuses on getting to the bottom of ingredients in hair products, as well as, products that can be used in homemade mixes. Elisa is a self-proclaimed product junkie and loves to try to share products in hope of helping other curlies make educated purchases. When it comes to hairstyles, she will try it all and share the results whether good or bad! If you aren't paying close attention, her hair color and style might change with the blink of an eye!
Elisa lives in the Washington, D.C. area near family and friends. She has a great boyfriend and is in the process of applying to business school in hopes of pursuing a career in both beauty and marketing.
December 7th, 2009 at 10:52 pm
Love the twist outs
December 8th, 2009 at 8:43 am
This was a great vlog!and you have gorgeous hair. This will help me with different styles and the twist out is going to be my favorite. I’m really excited because I too have 4b hair type and once I do the BC I plan on coloring as well. You have been a real inspiration. I look forward to more of your vlogs. God Bless.
December 9th, 2009 at 1:03 am
Love the vlog. It is one of my favorite hairstyles and always good to see a different approach. Thanks for sharing!
December 9th, 2009 at 3:13 pm
Cute! I’m transitioning now and always on the look out for new styles. Thanks for the vlog.
December 28th, 2009 at 6:41 pm
This is exactly what I need for my transition period! This is going to be the style for me! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHOWING ME HOW TO GET IT DONE!
January 1st, 2010 at 12:42 am
so let’s say you go swimming, will ur hair go back to normal?
February 19th, 2010 at 1:36 pm
I chopped my hair in August 2009 and have tried a lot of different things. I realized by accident that my hair came out of twists better if I started with dry hair. But I didn’t know if I was ’supposed’ to do it that way. I am so glad for your tips, especially about ‘retwisting.’ Great idea–I never thought of that! I loved how it turned out.
February 19th, 2010 at 3:28 pm
gmystery92 - Hello! If you wet you hair, your hair will revert back to it’s natural texture. If you buy a really good swim cap, you may be able to avoid that.