1. What's your name and where are you from?
Christine St. Vil; originally, my family is from Uganda, East Africa. I was born in DC and raised in Maryland. 2. What is your hair type? I've never really studied the whole hair type thing, so can't honestly say I have a favorite. But I do love my tight kinky coils :).
3. When did you go natural and what made you do it?
I did my BC in March 2012. I had been transitioning for about 6 months at that point. But when I washed my hair, I realized too late that I had not completely detangled it beforehand. The result was that my hair was completely tangled in lumps where my new growth met the perm. I had no choice but to sit on my bathroom floor and take scissors to my own hair. I may or may not have shed some tears in the process. 4. What was the most challenging thing about going natural? For me, I felt like I was exposing myself because I could no longer wear bangs or have hair cover any part of my face. I also had absolutely NO clue on what to do with my natural hair, how to style it or keep it moisturized. Thank God for natural hair girlfriends and YouTube! 5. What is your weekly regimen? My weekly regimen generally consists of a co-wash and twistout. If I don't have any events, then I'll wear flat twists and slap a bonnet and scarf around my head. 6. What is your daily morning regimen? If my hair is out, then I'll "fluff and go". If it's not, I'll untwist and moisturize. 7. What is your daily night time regimen? I know I probably should twist my hair every night, but with three kids and a business...it just doesn't happen. So I try to at least spray my hair with a homeade concoction of coconut oil, olive oil and filtered water, before covering it with my bonnet. 8. Do you use heat on your hair at all? I rarely use heat. I made the mistake of allowing a so-called professional (and natural) hair dresser to straighten my hair and I ended up with bad heat damage. So now, IF I use heat, I have my blow dryer on a very low setting and even then only until it's just a little damp, so I can elongate my twist-outs.
9. Do you braid your hair? If so, how often do you do so in a year?
I don't braid my own hair. But I do get it done about once a year. I'm currently rocking Senegalese twists because I was on a cruise and have been doing a lot of traveling and taking the kids to the pool and water parks. So, usually it's once a year but generally not more than twice. 10. Wide-tooth comb or Denman brush? Definitely my Denman brush...the comb just doesn't do it for me, I'm better off finger detangling because my coils are so tight. 11. Is your hair normally loose or in a protective-do? When my hair is free from braids, I'm generally either rocking a twist-out or an afro puff. And if I do a protective style, I'll usually throw on a cute head wrap and call it a day. 12. Have you ever had a hair tragedy? What was it? How did you recover from it? I briefly mentioned both: The first being my accidental big chop (it was a serious tragedy, complete with tears, I'll admit). And the second being the heat damage I received as a result of a blow out. 13. What's your biggest tip for maintaining healthy or long hair? I'm still researching and studying this as well. However, once I understood that I my hair needed as much water as possible to maintain moisture, that's when I started to see a change in the health and length of my hair. 14. Where can we find you online? (blog, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube etc).
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1. What's your name and where are you from?
My name is Crystal, and I am from Baltimore, Maryland. 2. What is your hair type? I'm not one who follows the hair typing rules. I just know my hair is super coily all over, with a looser curl pattern at the top of my head. Others have told me I'm a 4C, but I've never verified that.
3. When did you go natural and what made you do it?
I returned to fully natural in November 2011. I stopped getting relaxers in April 2011 because I had a severely dry and flaky scalp. I attributed that to relaxer and eventually just decided to see how long I could last without using relaxer. 4. What was the most challenging thing about going natural? Learning to deal with my hair. I was used to seeing my stylist bi-weekly, but when I went natural, I decided to maintain my own hair. I had to discover what products and methods worked best for me. I have learned to be much more patient. 5. What is your weekly regimen? I shampoo and deep condition my hair weekly. I do practice the LOC Method every time I moisturize to seal in the moisture. 6. What is your daily morning regimen? I take off my bonnet, moisturize if needed, fluff, and go about my business. 7. What is your daily night time regimen? I throw my bonnet and sleep well. 8. Do you use heat on your hair at all? Occasionally. I've been unsuccessful with it when I did it on my own, so I let a professional heat style my hair now.
9. Do you braid your hair? If so, how often do you do so in a year?
I try to throw in some marley twists up to three times a year. Just to give me a much needed break from managing loose hair. 10. Wide-tooth comb or Denman brush? Wide-tooth comb to detangle. Denman brush to detangle, remove any shed hair I missed with the wide tooth comb, and to smooth my hair before styling. 11. Is your hair normally loose or in a protective-do? I mostly use protective styling in the colder months. I wear it loose during the warmer months. 12. Have you ever had a hair tragedy? What was it? How did you recover from it? I wouldn't call this a tragedy, but I decided to dye a patch of my hair blonde (I didn't dye it, a pro did), but that blonde was always so dry. No matter how much I moisturized it, it just felt rough. SMH. 13. What's your biggest tip for maintaining healthy or long hair? For healthy hair, I recommend moisturizing frequently with a water based product, but be sure to incorporate protein treatments for strength. Also, protective styling will help prevent breakage. 14. Where can we find you online? (blog, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube etc).
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1. What's your name and where are you from?
I'm Dominique, from NC residing in Maryland. 2. What is your hair type? 3c/4a although I do not classify my hair in type. My curl pattern fits one category but texture fits another 3a
3. When did you go natural and what made you do it?
I received my first perm at age 13/14 because my older cousin was getting one. I went natural at age 16 until about 18/19 in college then returned at 24. When receiving perms my hair looked the same natural so I went natural. 4. What was the most challenging thing about going natural? Finding the best products and creating a consistent hair regimen. 5. What is your weekly regimen? Wash/condition on Saturday or Sunday with a style. Lightly oil throughout the week. 6. What is your daily morning regimen? Normally take bonnet off, use a light deep condition and gloss. 7. What is your daily night time regimen? Night time consist of pin curls, foam satin rollers or bantu knots. 8. Do you use heat on your hair at all? I used to blow dry and flat iron every 3 weeks. I have cut out flat ironing; now I only blow dry.
9. Do you braid your hair? If so, how often do you do so in a year?
Last year I wore weaves And protective styles such as marley twist or big braids. They are my in between styles I wear only for a month. 10. Wide-tooth comb or Denman brush? Wide tooth comb and a soft brush for edges. 11. Is your hair normally loose or in a protective-do? Mostly protective styles but in 2014 I want to wear my hair loose much more. 12. Have you ever had a hair tragedy? What was it? How did you recover from it? I had a hair tragedy once in college, 2005. I bleached blonde my hair. Eeekkkkk 13. What's your biggest tip for maintaining healthy or long hair? Hmm consistency is key, you have to create a hair regimen that works for you and maintain it over. 14. Where can we find you online? (blog, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube etc) Not at the moment. Get your FREE ebook on How To Grow Long, Healthy Natural Kinky or Curly Hair. Want to be featured as a Queen of Kinks, Curls & Coil? Here's how to apply. |
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