On the day I decided I was going to begin this, emotional, arduous, frustrating journey to my natural hair, I realized I have absolutely NO IDEA what my natural hair texture is. So that became my motivation. I need to know what MY hair looks like. I've always heard "OMG your hair is so pretty." Its only now that I'm thinking, "But is it really mine?"
19 yrs old in this picture. This was a time when someone else was the primary care giver for my hair. Its long, healthy, and RELAXED.
20 yrs old and dying my hair was my first act of independence with my hair. Needless to say lots of damage resulted.
21 and I cut off most of the damage. Still relaxed though.
22 and my latest cut also my LAST relaxer.
Each of the changes I made to my hair was my attempt to find my own style for my hair. Not what someone else created or suggested. Something that was strictly me. But the only way for me to truly do that is to get back to my REAL HAIR. I need to find my curl pattern, my texture, my from-the-root color. So when someone says "Whats your natural hair texture?" I'll have something better to say than "Ummm..."
