1. What's your name and where are you from?
Hi beautiful curlies! My name is Tiffona Fontee' and I'm from Brooklyn, New York. 2. What is your hair type? My hair type is a cocktail of 3a with a splash of 3b!
3. When did you go natural and what made you do it?
I did the big chop on October 31, 2010 after transitioning for a year and a half. I was tired of my damaged hair. Years of relaxing and excess styling turned my healthy coils into thin strands. I wanted my sexy back! 4. What was the most challenging thing about going natural? The challenges arose from criticism from friends and family about cutting my hair etc. I just ignored them and kept it moving. Now they love my natural hair! 5. What is your weekly regimen? I'm currently wearing a protective style. I cleanse once a week by rinsing with Apple Cider Vinegar. Then add leave in conditioner and cocunut oil. When my hair is loose, I co-wash weekly with Wen, deep condition/hot oil treatment every two weeks and try to keep my ends protected twice a week with an easy style like a bun. 6. What is your daily morning regimen? In the morning, with a protective style, I'm up and out. Very little maintance needed there. With loose hair, in warmer months, I wash and go. In colder months, I usually take down my braids or twist for a twist/braid out add some oil , leave in conditioner and fluff. 7. What is your daily night time regimen? At night, I'm a bonnet/ silk scarf girl. I'm still working on a sexy night time regimen. The Celie braids and bonnet aren't exactly the sexiest. What's a girl to do when she has late night company? wink wink 8. Do you use heat on your hair at all? Yes I use heat but I make sure to use a heat protectant. I also try keep the heat low or cool.
9. Do you braid your hair? If so, how often do you do so in a year?
Yes I do braid my hair. I've been on a roll and have been able to do protective styles once every quarter. So I'd say I'm in braids at least 3 times a year. 10 Wide-tooth comb or Denman brush? Wide-tooth comb 11. Is your hair normally loose or in a protective-do? It is normally loose. I'm working on being a person who rocks protective styles more than loose hair but it's hard to keep my hands out of my curls. Am I alone ladies? 12. Have you ever had a hair tragedy? What was it? How did you recover from it? Oh yes hunty! I had extreme heat damage. My hair would not revert back to curly after wearing it straight for 3 weeks and subjecting it to curling irons, blow dryers and flat irons. To recover, I went on a heat strike! Then I deep conditioned my hair daily to add the moisture back. Most of my curls bounced back but there were a few casualty strands that I had to cut. Yikes! The lesson there was loud and clear. Make sure to use a heat protectant and use low heat/cool heat. 13. What's your biggest tip for maintaining healthy or long hair? I've seen my hair at it's healthiest and growing most when I leave it alone. Try to do more protective styles. Reduce excess breakage by manipulating hair less. Make sure to clip your ends. Find products your hair loves and keep it from being overly dry. Oh and STAY AWAY FROM TOO MUCH HEAT! 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?
BkAphrodite from Brooklyn, New York 2. What is your hair type? 3B-4A
3. When did you go natural and what made you do it?
I transitioned for 11 months in 2011 and then did my Big Chop on March 16th, 2012. I decided to transition because I had never had short hair and was scared it wouldn't look good. Though I got the courage to cut of my permed ends but instead I ended up with a big chop. I embraced it none the less. 4. What was the most challenging thing about going natural? Getting to know my hair again, it is still bit of a challenge today trying to learn my hair. It has a mind of it's own, so listening to what it wants can be challenging. 5. What is your weekly regimen? I usually shampoo and condition my hair, detangle, add a leave-in, oil, followed by a style(mostly a puff). 6. What is your daily morning regimen? If I have a puff, which most times I do (sadly), I'll just hop in the shower let some of the steam get in my hair and fluff it out. 7. What is your daily night time regimen? I pretty much just put a satin bonnet or scarf on and dream on. 8. Do you use heat on your hair at all? I try not to add heat but getting my hair done with some braided styles have led me to apply heat occasionally.
9. Do you braid your hair? If so, how often do you do so in a year?
I try to have my hair braided up as much as possible , to retain length and moisture. I would say about 70% of the year I have a braided style. 10 Wide-tooth comb or Denman brush? I usually stick to my wide-tooth comb. 11. Is your hair normally loose or in a protective-do? Most of the time it is loose, but I will be trying to keep it in protective styles most of the time. 12. Have you ever had a hair tragedy? What was it? How did you recover from it? OH GOSH!! I think about it every time. When I was transitioning, for the first time ever, I had gotten box braids. About 3 months had passed and it was time to remove the braids. I did that and hopped in the shower to wash. Little did I know that I would be in for the trashy of my life! I hadn't combed out the build up lint and dirt that had accumulated, so detangling was heart breaking. I literally was detangling for 2 hours and yes, I shed some real tears. I may have even destroyed some strands. It was one of the worst hair moments EVER! 13. What's your biggest tip for maintaining healthy or long hair? I'd say getting to know your hair and what it likes. That will keep you on the path to healthy and happy 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 LaShunda Ford and I am from Long Island , New York. 2. What is your hair type? My Hair Type is 3C
3. When did you go natural and what made you do it?
I reverted to natural hair on January 19th, 2011. At the time I was living in North Carolina and had become frustrated because I was unable to find a Dominican Salon. My hair was relaxed and was trained to get a wash and roller set and then blow out. After not having a salon nearby for a while I began to allow my hair to grow out the relaxer, and wore a full sown in weave. After many months of frustration I decided to shave all my hair off and start my journey. Recently in December 2013 I did my 2nd Big Chop. 4. What was the most challenging thing about going natural? Although it was not a low period for me, the hardest part was transitioning and the different textures. 5. What is your weekly regimen? My weekly regimen is to pretty much wash, and deep condition every seven days. Before each wash I style in either wash and gos or two strand twists. 6. What is your daily morning regimen? My daily regimen is style and go, take off my bonnet and allow my hair to do it's own thing. Of course if it was a look for twist out, I separate the twists and style. 7. What is your daily night time regimen? For my nightly regimen if I don't sleep with my satin pillow, I sleep with a silk bonnet. 8. Do you use heat on your hair at all? I have used heat on my hair in the past prior to my 2nd big chop. Since big chopping in December 2013 I am growing off my hair and will not be applying any heat this time around.
9. Do you braid your hair? If so, how often do you do so in a year?
As for braiding my own natural hair I tend to braid for desired braid outs often. Braiding with extensions is my go to protective style, which at least four times out of the year I wear. Mostly box braids and just alternate the length, from very long to shoulder length. 10. Wide-tooth comb or Denman brush? Wide-tooth comb 11. Is your hair normally loose or in a protective-do? My hair is usually loose 12. Have you ever had a hair tragedy? What was it? How did you recover from it? My Hair tragedy was when I decided to use color. After going to a professional salon my natural hair was stripped and bleached. From that point on my curl pattern changed, although I was in love with the bright color, my hair changed completely. The best thing for me was to just grow the color out. 13. What's your biggest tip for maintaining healthy or long hair? Since Big Chopping a second time I've learned less is better. We often think that the more products we apply the faster your hair will grow. In all reality the less you do, of course wash n deep condition but just allow your hair to grow. Take the best care, set a regimen, love it and it will grow. 14. Where can we find you online? (blog, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube etc).
Myavana Hair App (Free download able to upload as well see other natural and relaxed hair styles.
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1. What's your name and where are you from?
My name is Michaelle Vilsa and I'm from Spring Valley, Ny 2. What is your hair type? My hair type is 4a/4b
3. When did you go natural and what made you do it?
I went Natural May 2012. My hair was severely damaged and my dear good friend was telling me how severely damaged it was and telling me I needed to big chop and go natural, but I was scared! So later on she found an alternative and started braiding my hair with yarn...basically I was transitioning and I never looked back! 4. What was the most challenging thing about going natural? Transitioning and people questioning my hair. People would like the new do, but there would be people that would question what was on top of my head. It became hard and humiliating, like they would make fun of my hair. And transitioning, I would have to cut my hair every time I took out the yarn cause of new growth, but I knew at the end of that humiliation...The prize was grand! 5. What is your weekly regimen? Well I spray my water bottle every 2 days, put shea butter every 2 days, put oil every 3 days and wash my hair every week. 6. What is your daily morning regimen? As of now I have yarn so I just put it in a bun, lol! 7. What is your daily night time regimen? I put a satin scarf around my hair and a satin cover on my pillow... Don't wanna be too careful! 8. Do you use heat on your hair at all? NOOOO! I refuse! Never again... I cannot!
9. Do you braid your hair? If so, how often do you do so in a year?
If so, how often do you do so in a year? Well I keep it in every month and when I do take it out I leave it out 3-4 weeks and back to yarn... I've had the yarn since May 2012. 10. Wide-tooth comb or Denman brush? Blue wide tooth comb. 11. Is your hair normally loose or in a protective-do? Protective do, everyday! 12. Have you ever had a hair tragedy? What was it? How did you recover from it? Yes!! OMG like I was in the city and I had a college audition and my hair was in twistout but it was snowing really hard and it was blowing everywhere. When I got to the building, I felt like the snow did something to my hair. As I entered the bathroom, my twists were done! Unraveled! Ugly! So I basically put it in a ponytail and did two bangs. Nailed my audition! 13. What's your biggest tip for maintaining healthy or long hair? L.O.C: Liquid, Oil, Cream. 14. Where can we find you online? (blog, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube) Most likely:
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1. What's your name and where are you from?
My name is Samantha, and I'm from the Bronx, New York. 2. What is your hair type? 4c
3. When did you go natural and what made you do it?
I went natural in September of 2011 after watching tons of youtube videos on hair care and figuring that natural was best for me. I've never had really healthy hair and my hair would always break off. Relaxers and improper hair care techniques made my naturally thick and coarse hair prone to breakage and thinning, so I spread out the time between each relaxer I would get and noticed my new growth was healthier and my hair began to grow past it's usual length. I decided to do the "Big Chop" after 8 months of transitioning, I cut off most of the natural hair I grew because I couldn't find the right style until hair cut #3, but it was well worth it because I loved the hair style. 4. What was the most challenging thing about going natural? Dealing with everyone else's perception of my hair. My family is west indian (from Saint Lucia), so they tend to be a little more vocal than other people about how they feel about my hair and how they perceive it, but I was so happy about my new hair journey that I didn't let it get me down. It's almost 2 1/2 years into my journey I've won most of them over. 5. What is your weekly regimen? I co-wash with Giovanni Smooth as Silk Conditioner every other week and sometimes once a month. When I co-wash I deep condition with olive oil for about an hour with a shower cap on. I then rinse it out with conditioner and then apply conditioner, let it sit for about 10 minutes and then rinse it off. After that I do an Apple Cider Vinegar rinse and rinse it off with cold water. After that I let my hair air dry while in twists and in a t shirt. Moisturize with Kinky Curly Knot Today, then Shea Moisture's Curl Enhancing Smoothie (or one of my products) and then Seal with Castor oil. 6. What is your daily morning regimen? I moisturize my scalp with olive oil and Curl Enhancing Smoothie or Kinky Curly Knot Today and then seal in the moisture with castor oil. 7. What is your daily night time regimen? The same as my daily regimen, I moisturize my scalp and hair and then seal it in with castor oil. After that, I tie a satin head scarf over my hair. 8. Do you use heat on your hair at all? No
9. Do you braid your hair? If so, how often do you do so in a year?
Yes, I get my hair braided (and sometimes twisted) with extensions about 3 or 4 times a year. 10. Wide-tooth comb or Denman brush? Most of them time I use neither, I finger comb my hair, but if someone else is working on my hair I use a wide-tooth comb. 11. Is your hair normally loose or in a protective-do? My hair is usually in a protective style either with extensions or my own hair. 12. Have you ever had a hair tragedy? What was it? How did you recover from it? Oh yes, I had a "fake" henna accident. I used this semi permanent henna has a hair dye (it was supposed to dye my hair light brown, and of course henna does not do that and I should've known better, but I used it anyway). The color did not take, and made my hair feel dry and loosen some of the kinks (a tiny section) in the back of my head, that were already looser than the rest of my hair. With deep conditioning treatments overnight and shampooing the "fake" henna out of my hair i was able to restore my hair back to normal. I was lucky, many people just cut their hair off after. 13. What's your biggest tip for maintaining healthy or long hair? Always use the LOC or LCO method and protect your ends (including trimming when necessary). It's important to listen to your hair, it will tell you when it needs an ACV rinse or a Protein or deep conditioning treatment, when you figure out how to listen to it, health and length will come. 14. Where can we find you online? (blog, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube etc) Here is where you can find me:
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1. What's your name and where are you from?
I’m Toia B. and I’m from Brooklyn, NY via Barbados, W.I. 2. What is your hair type? I actually prefer not to categorize my hair using the hair chart or typing system. I simply describe my hair as “kinky” in most areas, “coily” in others.
3. When did you go natural and what made you do it?
I started the journey to return to my natural texture in early 2009 and cut off all the relaxed hair in October of that year. I was just tired of the constant routine of relaxing which always involved a burning scalp! My husband would always encourage me to stop. When the week came for me to apply the touch-up, I didn’t. I decided I was done with chemically straightening my hair for good! 4. What was the most challenging thing about going natural? First, there was actually learning about my hair and how to properly care for it. I made a lot of mistakes that first year! I also had to overcome a bit of hair envy, watching as the hair of certain YouTubers seemed to grow at alarming rates while mine seemed to be stuck in one place. I quickly learned and accepted that we’re all different and that comparing was counterproductive. 5. What is your weekly regimen? Every week, I moisturize with SheaMoisture Extra Moisture Detangler and use Jamaican Black Castor Oil on my scalp. On wash day (every 2 weeks), I’ll use the same detangling product along with my Q-Redew hair steamer to detangle prior to washing. Makes life MUCH easier! Cleansing products differ from week-to-week but generally, with my hair in about 7 sections, I shampoo, deep condition, apply Karen’s Body Beautiful Sweet Ambrosia Leave-In Conditioner and then seal with an oil or butter. I’ll usually then plait my hair to give it some stretch and let it air dry. On days that I blow it out, I use grapeseed oil as a sealant and heat protectant. When I feel I need some extra moisture, I may steam even on weeks that I’m not washing or to refresh a style. 6. What is your daily morning regimen? If I’m wearing my hair in a loose fro, I’ll refresh with some Sweet Ambrosia, then seal with her Butter Love, shake and go. If I’m rocking a protective style like Marley Twists, I apply my spray bottle mix to my scalp and the length of my hair, then follow-up with either the Butter Love or an oil to seal. 7. What is your daily night time regimen? Depending on how tired (lazy) I am, I may apply the aforementioned detangler and either loosely twist my hair in 6-8 random sections and cover with a bonnet or pineapple the hair (gather hair at the top of my head) with a scarf & cover the loose ends with my bonnet. I always wear a satin head-covering to bed! 8. Do you use heat on your hair at all? Yes, but I try to keep it as minimal as possible. I blow my out hair no more than twice a month and always use medium heat, never high.
9. Do you braid your hair? If so, how often do you do so in a year?
About twice a year, maybe three, I’ll install Marley twists to give my hair a rest. On occasion, I’ll do a few cornrow styles. 10. Wide-tooth comb or Denman brush? Neither. I either use my fingers or my Tangle-Teezer… love it! 11. Is your hair normally loose or in a protective-do? These days, I keep it in protective styles way more than I do loose. It really helps me retain length and get out the door quicker! 12. Have you ever had a hair tragedy? What was it? How did you recover from it? I once had a professional color put in my hair and then I relaxed my roots exactly one week later. I was able to do that with box colors with no problem so I didn’t think there’d be an issue. Well, my hair was coming out in clumps! Surprisingly, given the areas from which the hair fell, I was able to camouflage so no one was the wiser. It all grew back just fine. :-) 13. What's your biggest tip for maintaining healthy or long hair? Healthy hair starts from within! Drinking lots of water, having a balanced diet to include fruits and veggies, exercise, plus taking a daily multi-vitamin will aid in healthy hair growth. Once you achieve and maintain healthy hair, length will follow, if that’s your goal. 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?
MelissaChanel! I'm from South Carolina, but I currently reside in NYC. 2. What is your hair type? Honestly, I have several different types of hair so just classifying it to one type would be unfair. I'm like a 3b in some areas and a 4 in others.
3. When did you go natural and what made you do it?
I started my natural hair journey in 2008 after graduating from college and my stylist explaining that I didn't need relaxers. 4. What was the most challenging thing about going natural? Getting my family on board, they weren't fans at first. 5. What is your weekly regimen? I wash my hair twice a week (sweaty head from the gym) and deep condition once a week. Using Kurlee Belle's natural hair care line. 6. What is your daily morning regimen? I recently chopped all my hair off so my regimen is get up and go!! (Be jels, lol) 7. What is your daily night time regimen? I grab my bonnet and slap it on. I'm very minimal when it comes to night time care and again, I recently cut my hair short so this makes it much easier. 8. Do you use heat on your hair at all? When my hair was longer I would twist on blown out hair once a week, as long as I used a heat protector no damage was caused.
9. Do you braid your hair? If so, how often do you do so in a year?
I tried box braids last year and fell in love, I say I get my hair braided about twice a year. 10. Wide-tooth comb or Denman brush? Wide-tooth comb 11. Is your hair normally loose or in a protective-do? Loose! 12. Have you ever had a hair tragedy? What was it? How did you recover from it? OMG, when I first went natural I thought I could just get up and go, I hadn't combed my hair in MONTHS! I remember cutting and detangling my hair for hours. 13. What's your biggest tip for maintaining healthy or long hair? Wash, YES WASH your hair, deep condition weekly and get those ends trimmed! 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 Jennifer a.k.a Akushika GoneNatural, originally from Ghana, West Africa but currently live in New York (US). 2. What is your hair type? Proud 4C ;)
3. When did you go natural and what made you do it?
December 1st, 2011. I was curious to come to terms with the real me, au naturelle, kinks, coils and all. I was also tired of the constant breakage I experienced with my relaxed strands. 4. What was the most challenging thing about going natural? Learning to embrace my TWA (teeny-weeny-afro), especially after my Big Chop...it was a drastic change to what I was used to. 5. What is your weekly regimen? My schedule is pretty busy, so I wash/shampoo my hair every week and a half to two weeks with either my Shea Moisture Moisture Retention Shampoo or Black Soap Purification Masque. I sometimes do a pre-poo with Aubrey Organics GPB conditioner and oils. After shampooing, I do Deep condition with a DIY Avocado, olive oil, mayonnaise mask, or use my Jane Carter deep conditioner. For a leave in conditioner, I use the KimmayTube leave-in or Aloe vera gel mixed with oils. For moisturizer and sealant, I use my Shea-Aloe butter mix or my Shea Moisture Deep Treatment Masque. I keep my hair in two strand twists most of the time, and wear my FingerComber unit as a protective style especially during the old winter weather. 6. What is your daily morning regimen? I moisturize and seal my two strand twists with the Shea Moisture Curl and Style milk and avocado or emu oil. 7. What is your daily night time regimen? I spritz my hair with my Shea Moisture Curl and Style hair mist, and seal in the moisture with it's Curl and Style Milk and an oil. 8. Do you use heat on your hair at all? I try to stay away from heat styling most of the time. I do use a Huetiful hair steamer and Laila Ali Bonnet Hair Dryer to infuse heat to enhance penetration during my deep conditioning and hot oil treatments.
9. Do you braid your hair? If so, how often do you do so in a year?
I do braid my hair in senegalese twists, kinky twists, puffy/fluffy twists from time to time. I still haven't perfected the technique for flat twists, but when I do, that will be a handy protective styling option. 10. Wide-tooth comb or Denman brush? Both, depending on what exactly I'm trying to achieve during my regimen. I first use my fingers to detangle before using any combs or brushes though. 11. Is your hair normally loose or in a protective-do? I love to keep my hair in protective do's especially two strand twists because it prevents excess manipulation and breakage. 12. Have you ever had a hair tragedy? What was it? How did you recover from it? How did you recover from it? : Yes, once when I got my hair blown out and braided for a weave for a friends wedding. It was a horrible experience, they were not gentle at all with my natural strands, and I did loose a little hair off my edges because of the tension from the tight cornrows. I vowed never to go get my hair done in the salon, unless it's a natural hair salon. 13. What's your biggest tip for maintaining healthy or long hair? Moisturize everyday, or every other day, and protective style, whether it's roll, tuck and pins, braids, buns, etc...it helps retain length. 14. Where can we find you online? (blog, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube etc) My Youtube channel is AkushikaGoneNatural: I can also be found on: One of your most viewed YouTube is STYLING Senegalese Twists / Braids (15 OPTIONS) : Scroll down to watch it.
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