1. What's your name and where are you from? 

My name is Evani Hawkins and I am from Doylestown, PA in the US.

2. What is your hair type?

I believe I have 3c/4a and some 4b textures. But I don’t really like to hair type because it doesn’t give you any valuable information. I have normal to fine hair (fine hair along the sides of my head near my ears) and also normal to low porosity (finer hair has lowest porosity). 

3. When did you go natural and what made you do it? 

I big chopped February 29, 2016 after transitioning for 1 year. I decided to go natural because after 4 years of texlaxing it was hard to maintain a consistent texture, because my hair naturally has many different textures. I found myself wanting either bone straight relaxed hair or natural hair, and I picked natural. 

4. What was the most challenging thing about going natural? 

The constant styling, and how time consuming it was at first, the more you do it the better/faster you’ll be, but I also think ease comes with length and knowing which products work for you.

5. What is your weekly regimen? 

Wash with ACV and shampoo
Deep condition with a hair masque (sit under dryer for 30 min)
Moisturize with aloe vera juice, oil with coconut oil, and seal with styling crème (LOC method)
Style based on however I am feeling that day or what events I have coming up that week J
*Repeat every week*

6. What is your daily morning regimen? 

Nothing, I usually take my bonnet and/or scarf off use bobby pins, or coordinating hair accessories and go.

7. What is your daily night time regimen? 

Depends on the style, but usually nothing, I put my bonnet and/or scarf on (scarf for my edges) and go to sleep, or I use my satin pillow case if I had a late night. Ill add coconut oil if my scalp feels dry whenever necessary.

8. Do you use heat on your hair at all? 

Nope!

1. What's your name and where are you from? 

Kilsi Rodriguez. I was born and raised in New York City.  

2. What is your hair type?

My hair type is a mixture of 3C & 4A but leaning more towards 4A

3. When did you go natural and what made you do it? 

I've had an up and down journey with my decision to go natural. I first decided to go natural at the end of sophomore year in college because I went away to school and it was to expensive to get a relaxer where I went to school. Even though I stopped relaxing my hair in college I still straightened it every week.

​The summer after graduation I started to enjoy my curls so I decided to wear them. I went on vacation to Dominican Republic and they put something in my hair that took all my curls away and made my hair fall out. So when I got back I cut my hair into a bob. I no longer relaxed my hair, but continued to straighten it every week. Because my hair was "natural" my hair would get frizzy, so I decided to do a Brazilian straightener. Once again, my hair wasn't natural anymore. One day, I was looking at my hair and started to cry because I remembered I had curls and was actually natural. So I decided to stop doing anything to my hair and go back to how it was after I graduated from college. I transitioned for about 2.5 years and last year I did my official big chop. I haven't looked back since

4. What was the most challenging thing about going natural? 

The most challenging part is that I am Latina and as a latina, specifically Dominican, my type of hair is not viewed as beautiful. I do not have the "typical" Spanish girl hair that everyone associates latinas with. So getting past that was very difficult. Explaining to my family that my kinky hair was actually something good was difficult because I didn't believe it either. As a kinky haired latina you suffer such an identity crisis and you really have to love yourself and your hair before anyone else can love it too. I did a lot of soul searching after my big chop because moving forward I would have to stand up for my hair and I needed to make sure I was ready to do that.

5. What is your weekly regimen? 

Weekly, I do a style on Sunday. It may be a twistout, braidout, perm rods, etc. and I'll try to maintain it over the week. When it starts to frizzy up I get creative. I try to only wash my hair once a week. So I co-wash one week, and shampoo wash the next week. I also, deep condition weekly.

6. What is your daily morning regimen? 

Let's my hair down a either 1. fluff or 2. create a style

7. What is your daily night time regimen? 

Tie my hair unto 6 ponytails, and sleep with a satin bonnet or on my satin pillow.

8. Do you use heat on your hair at all? 

​No direct heat. The heat I use is from my hair dryer when I do perm rods and its always on low.

1. What's your name and where are you from? 

I’m Bri-Anne Alexis or Bri Classy on social media - I’m from Barbados/Toronto. I currently reside in Toronto. 

2. What is your hair type?

​Aye aye aye, the dreaded question. I’m not really sure. I think I’m 3c/4a. My hair varies from tight s-curls to pen-spring sized spirals. 

3. When did you go natural and what made you do it? 

I’ve always been natural; my mother made it a very strict rule that I could not relax my hair until I was 16 (thank you Mom!) and by the time I was 16, the natural movement was already underway and I was embracing my hair. 

4. What was the most challenging thing about going natural? 

For me the most challenging thing about being natural is understanding what is “normal” for natural hair. For so long, natural hair has been shunned in society and the standard was/is straight hair - so much so, that even when we try to embrace our natural hair we believe it will act similar to straight hair (piling it on your head when you shampoo, thinking you can detangle in 5 mins, using small clips or “surf” spray lol. I’m still learning what works and does not work for my hair, you never stop learning.  

5. What is your weekly regimen? 

I wash once a week. I start by rinsing my hair, sectioning it into 4 then detangling it with conditioner, then I proceed to shampoo, protein treatment and then deep condition. I have a video on my old wash day routine on my channel for a better idea of this. 

6. What is your daily morning regimen? 

It really depends on what I plan on doing with my hair that day. If it’s going in a sleek bun, I use gel and tie it down, if it’s going to be open I just shake and style to my liking. 

7. What is your daily night time regimen? 

Pineapple and satin hair tie! I can’t SLEEP without a satin hair tie! (Maybe because I’m also scared of that spider-sleeping-ear thing I’ve heard…) Anywho, if it’s feeling dry, I like to moisturize at night so that it’s soaked in by morning. 

8. Do you use heat on your hair at all? 

​Yes, I flat iron once a year or so if I build up the arm strength. Other than that, I love to use my blowdryer on it’s COOL setting when I need to speed things up - it’s not heat but it is my blowdryer! 

1. What's your name and where are you from? 

My name's Maiya. I'm from Connecticut.

2. What is your hair type?

​​I have Type 4 hair. 4a, 4b, and 4c. Kinky, curly, coiled. Lol definitely difficult to deal with at times.

3. When did you go natural and what made you do it? 

I decided to do the big chop on September 12th, 2014. It'll be three years this year. I'm so proud of myself. What made me go natural? I became impatient with trying to find hairstyles and haircuts that fit me. It was a lot to deal with and I honestly thought it was more work than being natural. So I told my mother I wanted to cut all of my hair off. Although she didn’t take me seriously. I continued to push the thought and it happened. My older sister went with me to a barbershop. That day changed my life.

4. What was the most challenging thing about going natural? 

The most challenging thing about going natural is having patience. I'm impatient as impatient gets. Learning that the process doesn't happen overnight and disciplining myself to not cut my hair in any way really taught me about growth. Not only hair growth but self-growth. I never had a doubt in my mind that I wouldn't be able to grow my hair back. Since I was so dedicated to having beautiful curls, doubt never crossed my mind. Not knowing what would be ahead of me, I really didn't care because I wanted to prove to myself that I could do this.

5. What is your weekly regimen? 

Wow um, my weekly hair regimen….hm, that's hard. I sleep on a satin pillow case always. It really helps because sometimes I'm super lazy and I don't feel like putting my hair up. Depending on how I feel, I'll wash my hair every two weeks (with conditioner/deep conditioner). I shampoo my hair every 3-6 months. A majority of times, I wash my hair at the end of every month. Everyone's hair care is different. I, personally, don't have to wash my hair as much (blessings). Lol, but when I do decide to wash my hair, I wash with a homemade avocado hair mask. That includes honey, and as many oils as you like. My favorite oils to use are Tea Tree Oil, Moroccan Oil, Avocado Oil, Almond Oil, Olive Oil, Jamaican Black Castor Oil, Carrot Oil, Aloe Vera Oil, Macadamia Oil, Amla Oil (Sally's Beauty Supply sells most of these oils for about $3-5). Hot Oil Treatments are a life saver. I do them every week. I suggest all of my curly gals and guys to do the same. You'll see amazing results.

6. What is your daily morning regimen? 

My daily morning regimen depends on what I have to do that day. So if I'm having a chill day at home, I'll leave my hair up in a pineapple do or two buns. Just to keep it out of my face. If I have to be somewhere whether it be an event or a party or I'm going out with friends, I usually leave my hair out. I don't moisturize my hair EVERY day. I moisturize whenever my hair is dry and brittle or hard to manage. That's every 2-4 days. Plus, always having your hands in your hair causes split ends and breakage, so it's good to just let it be whenever you don't have anything important to do.

7. What is your daily night time regimen? 

I don't have a special night time regimen. I just have to make sure my hair is out of my face. Since my forehead is acne prone. And because I use a lot of different oils in my hair, that shows, so I wash my face twice a day to keep away dirt and oil. If I'm bored, I'll experiment with my hair. Like trying different hairstyles I picked up from Natural Hair Youtubers.

8. Do you use heat on your hair at all? 
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​I don’t use heat often. Only when I want to do a blowout. That's rare. I haven't used heat in over a year. Which is such an accomplishment for me because before going natural I was addicted to using heat on my hair. I love my curls too much to ruin them. Heat isn't bad at all. Just make sure you don't use it a lot.

1. What's your name and where are you from? 

Hello! I'm Cherise from a small city in Pennsylvania. 

2. What is your hair type?

​I believe my hair type most closely matches a 3C curls type with some 4A curls. I've noticed since big chopping my curls have tightened up a bit.

3. When did you go natural and what made you do it? 

The very first time I went natural was in high school. I had been relaxing my hair for years and noticed a ton of breakage. This, mixed with stylists who felt I needed a perm every 4-6 weeks, didn't help and I lost a ton of length. So I transitioned. By senior year I was completely natural and had most of my length back. I decided to go into the military after high school and relaxed my hair. I was worried about being able to care of my natural hair while in training. My worries were simply that; I actually wore braids and took care of my hair no differently than when my hair was natural. Fast forward a few years and I was natural again but wanted a change. So I got a short, relaxed, cut. The maintenance on this cut proved to be too much so I again transitioned for the final time. My hair was finally healthy, long, and very curly. Of course I had to ruin it! Spring of 2015 I decided to get an ombré. I went to a professional and thought my curls would be fine. Unfortunately, the lightened ends straightened out my curls and it was a mess! I tried everything to get my curls back, to no avail. July 2, 2015 I decided to big chop and rocked a tapered cut until it grew back out. Now I'm about halfway to my original length!

4. What was the most challenging thing about going natural? 

Definitely finding the right products. First, there weren't very many natural hair products in the market. This made it hard, and costly, to try products and find what works. I also found styling difficult. In high school I rocked Afro puffs because it was the simplest thing I could do. I also dealt with being "different" since natural wasn't a big thing in 2003-2007. Most of my peers wore relaxers and weaves. I did occasionally straighten my hair and loved the results. Without the relaxer my hair had more bounce and my wrap was much thicker. 

5. What is your weekly regimen? 

Currently, on Sundays, I deep condition with Berry Curly Naturals Berry Mint Deep Conditioner. I leave this on for about thirty minutes to an hour with a self heating cap. Then I wash with As I Am Naturally Coconut CoWash. Lately I've been loving separated chunky curls. I use the LOC method with the Berry Curly Naturals Line. First I use the Strawberry Pineapple Leave In on a medium sized section of hair. Then I use the Wild Berry Growth Oil and the Berry Bliss Butter. I finger curl the section and move on. I'll let it air dry for the rest of the day then sleep with a bonnet at night. In the morning I add a little bit of the Wild Berry Growth Oil to separate the curls. I find this combination gives me a ton of moisture and hold. 

6. What is your daily morning regimen? 

I shower in the morning to allow the steam to loosen my curls/style. Then I add a little oil to fluff with my hands. If needed I'll also use a pick to fluff it out. The bigger, the better! 

7. What is your daily night time regimen? 

At night, I just sleep in a bonnet and on a silk pillow. For now, I don't need to retwist/braid. When my hair was much longer, if my hair was too frizzy I would wet it down and rebraid/twist it. Pretty simple! 

8. Do you use heat on your hair at all? 

​Since big chopping I've straightened my hair twice in the last year. I did this because I needed a trim and mini chop to even out my grow out from the tapered cut. When the weather cools down I'll probably straighten again for another trim and length check. I typically don't straighten in the summer because if the heat.

1. What's your name and where are you from? 

I’m Tiss, from rainy old England. WooooOooOoo

2. What is your hair type?

​​The hair typing system never seems to fit me perfectly, but I’d say I’m a mix of 3c and 4a. It’s all a bit random!

3. When did you go natural and what made you do it? 

I went natural towards the end of 2014, after getting fed up with my horribly damaged hair. School bullies made my relationship with my hair complicated, but with age and exposure to Instagram came more confidence in my natural texture!​

4. What was the most challenging thing about going natural? 

The most challenging thing was definitely balancing my hair’s needs with my disability. I have trouble with using my hands sometimes, and I get fatigued easily. But I’ve managed to devise a system that works for my hair and my body.

5. What is your weekly regimen? 

Wash day is every Sunday, and it looks a little like this (if all goes smoothly!):

• Pre-poo, usually with coconut oil for thirty minutes
• Use a moisturising cleanser like a co-wash or sulfate-free shampoo
•  Slather on the conditioner and finger detangle 
• Time for a moisturising or protein treatment! I alternate between the two every other week. 
• Usually I’ll style my hair into a loose high puff; then later in the week I’ll refresh with conditioner and wear a wash n go for three or four days.

6. What is your daily morning regimen? 

In the morning I spritz my hair with a water and oil mix, and smooth down the front if I’m wearing it up. If my hair is out, I spritz and then shake it around until it loosens up!

7. What is your daily night time regimen? 

At night, I spritz my hair again. If it’s out, I put it into a loose pineapple. Then I tie a silk scarf over it to keep my hair protected and moisturised.

8. Do you use heat on your hair at all? 

​I never straighten or blow out my hair, mainly because I never want to! I used to diffuse it after washing, but now I just sit in front of a fan and read or something—it’s like super-speed air drying and it’s my favourite trick.

1. What's your name and where are you from? 

My Name is Kaya Tomash, (known on the internet as Comfy Girl With Curls). I am born in raised in Vancouver, Canada!

2. What is your hair type?

​Overall 4b, with a very small section at the back of my head being 4a. ​

3. When did you go natural and what made you do it? 

I officially went natural just about 2 years ago. I had been transitioning for about a year already out of sheer laziness, and due to there being no real salon options near me. I had a week off of work, and dove into researching natural hair and how to take care of it. That week was the first time I ever consciously styled my hair and wore it “out”! (It was a twist-out!) 

4. What was the most challenging thing about going natural? 

Committing to a regimen and staying disciplined. I swing between being a very conscious natural, to being a very lazy natural. Whenever I get lazy, I see the breakage and swing back into taking perfect care of my hair again.

5. What is your weekly regimen? 

I give my hair one big wash a week. Usually this is a full-on wash day, including a pre-poo with conditioner and olive oil, a quick shampoo, a conditioner, followed by a very long Deep Conditioning session, followed by the LOC method to wrap it up. Lately however, I’ve learned to shorten my system by Co-Washing, and I’m really enjoying the cut down on time.

6. What is your daily morning regimen? 

It all depends on how well I took care of my hair the night before. But usually I’ll give my hair a sprits of water, and lightly cover it with Argan Oil as a bit of a refresher. Then if I’m rushing to work, I tend to twist it up into a bun, or another easy updo.

7. What is your daily night time regimen? 

When I am completely on my game, I am doing a quick version of the LOC method every night and putting my hair into twists. I’ll spritz some water, put in a light cream, and follow it with a light oil. Then I have to make sure I’ve got my satin cap on before crawling into bed!

8. Do you use heat on your hair at all? 

​Very very rarely. The only time I’d say I really use heat is during my deep conditioning process. I’ve got one of those table-top dryers you can sit under and I find it really helps me get the maximum amount of moisture into my hair.

1. What's your name and where are you from? 

Hey, everyone! My name is Sherelle and I live in NYC.

2. What is your hair type?

​​I'm mainly a 3C curly gal with a front middle portion of my edges that have a mind and curl of their own. 

3. When did you go natural and what made you do it? 

I decided to go back to natural in 2011 after being inspired on Tumblr by HeyFranHey. And also out of the sheer laziness of no longer wanting to spend my Sunday evenings frying my hair with a flat iron.

4. What was the most challenging thing about going natural? 

Finding products, establishing a routine, and figuring out which styles worked well with my lifestyle took quite a bit of time. I only figured out my hair could last in a wash n go for more than a day a year and a half ago and I've been natural for nearly five years!

5. What is your weekly regimen? 

I have more of an every-five-days-regimen right now, haha! Every five days, I cleanse/co-wash my hair, deep condition after every cleanse (ranging from 10 min-3 hours depending on time), apply a leave-in/curl styler, allow my hair to soak in the product and air dry for 30 minutes, diffuse, fluff, then go!

6. What is your daily morning regimen? 

While pretending to be the lead singer at a sold out concert and vibing to my music, I fluff my fro while my hands are coated in a hair oil. If my hair isn't feelin' it that day, I'll throw it up in my go-to half up-do and bang style.

7. What is your daily night time regimen? 

I tie a simple silk scarf around my hair to create a pineapple.
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8. Do you use heat on your hair at all? 

About once or twice a year during the cooler months: Once to straighten and once to make a curling rod style.

1. What's your name and where are you from? 

Lisa Jean-Francois. Boston, MA (Haitian-American)

2. What is your hair type?

​4A

3. When did you go natural and what made you do it? 

I wanted to see if I had a curl pattern.

4. What was the most challenging thing about going natural? 

When I went natural (back in 98), I transitioned with heat styling my new growth. By the the time I was fully natural I didn't know what to do with my hair, and really resented it. I didn't come to fully embrace and  love my hair until I cut short last winter. Now, I'm loving my fierce funky curls. 

5. What is your weekly regimen? 

Twist outs.

6. What is your daily morning regimen? 

Pick out and fluff

7. What is your daily night time regimen? 

Satin Scarf

8. Do you use heat on your hair at all? 

Yup. When I want extra volume I'll lightly blow dry my hair and twist it. 

1. What's your name and where are you from? 

I'm Jasmine but call me Jas. I live in Cleveland, OH

2. What is your hair type?

​​My hair type is 3c/4a.

3. When did you go natural and what made you do it? 

I went natural almost 5 years ago. I damaged my hair so much between relaxers and hair dye. I just wanted my hair to be healthy.

4. What was the most challenging thing about going natural? 

Being patient was hard for me. Natural hair takes so much more time and product. It's frustrating sometimes; you really have to take care of it.

5. What is your weekly regimen? 

The most important thing in my regimen is deep conditioning weekly. I try to only do my hair once a week and maintain that style so I don't have much manipulation. Moisturizing every other day is important 

6. What is your daily morning regimen? 

Hope for the best when I take my scarf off 

7. What is your daily night time regimen? 

I use silk or satin pillow cases. I use a bonnet and/or scarf every night. And I moisturize as needed.

8. Do you use heat on your hair at all? 

​​I haven't flat ironed my hair in 6 months and I don't plan to again for a long time. I do
blow-dry my hair when ever I want to add some stretch to a style. I try to use the cool setting.