So I've literally had every hairstyle you can think of. No. Every hairstyle. The one thing I probably have not done is been blond--But I've tried. Recently, I decided to attempt to see what my curls look like sans chemical.
Let's just say I needed a "little chemical." However, the effects of relaxers and the chemicals that we allow to go into our pores are scary. So how do you cope? I remember reading in a book, that said as an African-American woman you are the only person with hair like yours--why in the world would you want to cover it up? That was so enlightening, but then I remembered the answer was because my curls get unruly, nappy and "dry as a biscuit." I don't feel so beautiful after battling that war.
However, I see so many women out there embracing their curls, fighting each day, finding products that work for them and as I stylist, I said, "You know what! I can do this, let's try this"! And then I wake up with these curls and I get out my fatigues, army paint, brush and go to war.
So to help the process, I used a texturizer to loosen the curls a bit. So it's been me, some Bed Head and Hawaiian Silky, each morning, getting it in. And it's been working. However, I am afraid when I actually get about 2 inches of hair and it gets to that weird stage...what in the world am I going to do...?
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