In a sea of relaxed heads!!!!

[shetara20]

Hello everyone!!!! I am back in college and seeing all these black women with relaxers their hair is soooo pretty!!!I go to class and stare!!!!!! Its just a shame. But thier hair is just sleek and SL and Im sitting there with a barely SL bunning it with NG that I have to tame!!! I am 8 weeks post my last relaxer. What should I do to fight the itch to relax????

 

[Prose Princess]

Stalk some fotkis, get a dominican blowout (I've never actually had one, but I hear it's just as good as a relaxer), do a cute braidout. Don't do it girl! Wait at least another two weeks! lol

 

[Lynnerie]

What are you trying to do?

Are you transitioning? Are you just stretching? If so just get some braids or another style where you can still feel cute.

Remember what your end goal is and follow that.

 

[Mook's hair]

What are you trying to do?

Are you transitioning? Are you just stretching? If so just get some braids or another style where you can still feel cute.

Remember what your end goal is and follow that.

my thoughts exactly.

 

[shetara20]

Stalk some fotkis, get a dominican blowout (I've never actually had one, but I hear it's just as good as a relaxer), do a cute braidout. Don't do it girl! Wait at least another two weeks! lol

where i go to school(in a hicktown) i cant get my hair done in a dominican blowout. I dont know how to braid but I have some friends that do. Thanks for the suggestions!

 

[Denise11]

I agree with all of these responses. But I feel the same way----I have APL relaxed hair and I look at these natural heads and dream of having naturally curly hair. But then I come back and KNOW I don't want to change because I love my relaxed hair!

KEEP YOUR EYES ON THE PRIZE !!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[shetara20]

What are you trying to do?

Are you transitioning? Are you just stretching? If so just get some braids or another style where you can still feel cute.

Remember what your end goal is and follow that.

I am transitioning and trying to stay focused on my ultimate goal. It just haird because ive had a relaxer for as long as I can remember. Im waiting for my friend to come back to school so I can rock some cornrows when she has the time to braid it!!!

 

[chokolate miss]

What are you trying to do?

Are you transitioning? Are you just stretching? If so just get some braids or another style where you can still feel cute.

Remember what your end goal is and follow that.

ITA with the bolded. That is what I was going to say.

Whenever I get the itch to relax, I call my friend. She always tells me NO relaxers, even though she has one. She says wait until I reach my goal and then after that do what I want. You know, just to see what I can achieve.

I am about 1/2 inch from APL and my goal is MBL...long way to go LOL!

But when I have that relaxer on my mind I try to fight it. I was natural before and relaxed. I regretted it the week after.

Everytime I go to Target I stare at them...that is why I am getting kinky twists on Saturday!!

However, I have a strong desire to stay natural. If it's not something that you want to do, then don't. It's your head. I think we as naturals get so afraid that we will be looked at as traitors if we go back to relaxers. But I love the fact that when "in a sea of relaxed heads" I stand out! HTH!

 

[DDTexlaxed]

Why not flat iron your hair if you want a strait look without the relaxer? You've been doing a great job transitioning. Keep up the good work!

 

[MissNina]

There are a couple youtube tutorials on how to imitate the dominican salon and do blow outs yourself.

Here...I found one for you: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PVe224cKe4

 

[vnaps]

yah.....i'm sure its hard......

BUT

when you look at their hair....think of yours when it is THICK< STRONG< HEALTHY

AND

LONGER THAN SHOULDER LENGTH!!!!!!!

 

[shetara20]

yah.....i'm sure its hard......

BUT

when you look at their hair....think of yours when it is THICK< STRONG< HEALTHY

AND

LONGER THAN SHOULDER LENGTH!!!!!!!

that is sooo damn true!!!!