Natural Hair Journey Thoughts 2009

My hair journey begins this year 2009. After many perms, wigs and other hair styles of have come to grips with the fact that I had loss my true sense of who I am. On my Journey I decided to shed my slavery to weave and the black hair care industry by going all natural. I am taking back my freedom and loving the locks and curls that come from it. My main inspiration was while caring for my daughter’s hair that I truly noticed the definition of the curl that we as black women possess. It made me think of what my hair would look like in its natural state before of the perms, weaves, and pressing combs.


My first style I decided to try was the Bantu knots in which I untwisted them for the twist out affect. I love this hairstyle. I have worn this style all twisted out and also with braids in the front. I have gotten good feedback from this transition style. I recently purchased tons of headbands and scarf’s to try new styles. As I do I will update my journey with new finding and experience to document my spiritual growth and my self love journey.
As of today I have been perm free for 4 months. I did break down and buy a perm but I resisted the temptation and threw it out and vow never to perm my hair again.  After months of contiplation  I did my big chop on October 18, 2009. I was not ready. I hated it but I am finally coming around to it Ive been wearing my hair on the weekends to get adjusted to the shock of losing my shoulder length hair.

My goal is to let it grow out a little bit more be for I release the transformation on the people in my workplace. I know it will come as a total shock and will probally be the talk of the office seeing how I am the only black woman in the office.

But I will continue posting my Journey.