2 Yrs Natural and LOVIN every minuet of it!!!! Super pic heavy!

sunnysmyler

sunnysmyler

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Ladies, this is my absolute first post with pictures and I am so excited, I'm sorry the first set were so big, but I've resized them and now they look like they should. I have so many more pics and now that I know how to post pics, look out! Imma be a postin fool!:lachen:


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So this is where I started 03/30/09 Fresh after my BC headed to a Funeral

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This was 2 days later on my birthday going out to dinner, I was starting to feel more confident about my bc :grin:

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This was a few weeks later

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My first "professional" hair style, it was a Hot Mess, so spacey and my puff felt like a brillo pad. When I did my own hair, with the products I was learning about on this site my hair was so soft. They used JAM, I mean really, Jam. It was then I vowed to learn to do my own hair

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Another view of the brillo pad do! :lachen: I took that mess down quick!

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One of my first set of self done twist, I was so proud of myself, they were so pitiful, :lol:

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Feeling overwhelmed, I tried another "professional" to twist my hair. They left a lot to be desired. She blow dried my hair pretty straight after I asked her not to. I had to wet them to make them fat like I envisioned.:look:

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Up close of the twist

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Tried yet another "professional" for my 1st yr naturalversary and this one I actually liked, even though she used gel for the twist. I find that when you use gel, as they dry and get crunchy, they unravel.

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The other side of the 1 yr do!

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The back.

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One of my first twist out that came out really nice, 05/2010

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Wash'n Go that turned out pretty good (I hate that my hair looks like a jheri curl when I try to do w&g's)

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I finally found someone to go to when I need a really neat style, here is my hair for my sister's wedding, all tiny twist in pin curls. it was so pretty, I received so many compliments.

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The front

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My daughter and I at the wedding, she's on this hhj with me, she's rocking a twist out bangs on a twist out pony tail.

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Me and my 90yr g'ma

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Twist out Feb 2011

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Hair today 03/29/2011 Twist out

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Hair today 03/29/2011 Very pitiful length check :lachen:
 
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Very nice progress !! I especially like the Feb. twist out. I'm still workin' on perfecting my twist outs...

Happy Growing !!!
 
Thanks for sharing your journey! I love that picture of you and your daughter! She looks just like you and the hair styles you two have a really nice. Grandma is looking great!
 
OP, you have some nerve approaching APL after 2 years. :rolleyes: Who do you think you are Speedy Gonzales Growing Hair Lady? :rolleyes:

On a serious note, awesome progress. :notworthy and you do look like you're having a blast every step of your HHJ. :yep: So darling that your daughter is enjoying the ride too; she looks like she's having a blast as well. My cheeks hurt from smiling so hard looking at the pics.
 
Nonie said:
OP, you have some nerve approaching APL after 2 years. :rolleyes: Who do you think you are Speedy Gonzales Growing Hair Lady? :rolleyes:

On a serious note, awesome progress. :notworthy and you do look like you're having a blast every step of your HHJ. :yep: So darling that your daughter is enjoying the ride too; she looks like she's having a blast as well. My cheeks hurt from smiling so hard looking at the pics.
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Aww shucks Nonie for that wonderful compliment, cause I sure feel like I'm making very slow progress. SN: My daughter's pet name is Noonie, so I love your screen name :yep:

She's a true tween and she doesn't really appreciate all my hard work. She says she's going to perm it cause I told her I won't be investing any of my money in a relaxer (and my mother's a hairstylist). Nope, plus my mommy wouldn't do it anyways :nono: I'm stressing to her that she should wait until she's out of college and has the money to maintain it to keep it as healthy as possible. I let my mom flat iron it from time to time for her, she could care less about "heat damage" :ohwell:

Also, I had a hysterectomy in June of 2008 and everything grows slow on me now, even my nails! I feel like I'm in mid-life crisis, :spinning:
 
Wonderful progress....love ur smile, seems like u were having fun with it. Congrats on your journey
 
sunnysmyler said:
Aww shucks @Nonie for that wonderful compliment, cause I sure feel like I'm making very slow progress. SN: My daughter's pet name is Noonie, so I love your screen name :yep:

She's a true tween and she doesn't really appreciate all my hard work. She says she's going to perm it cause I told her I won't be investing any of my money in a relaxer (and my mother's a hairstylist). Nope, plus my mommy wouldn't do it anyways :nono: I'm stressing to her that she should wait until she's out of college and has the money to maintain it to keep it as healthy as possible. I let my mom flat iron it from time to time for her, she could care less about "heat damage" :ohwell:

Also, I had a hysterectomy in June of 2008 and everything grows slow on me now, even my nails! I feel like I'm in mid-life crisis, :spinning:
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Girl, you are doing so well. If you see the threads on 2 year progress pics, most folks were at SL at 2 years--including me! And if it's any consolation, a lot of the people with hair most would kill for coz it's long and healthy looking are the ones who claimed the slowest growth rate. And like I've told folks, when you reach your goal, all people see is the long hair. How long it takes to get there doesn't really matter--although they may ask out of curiosity. It's like when someone wins an Oscar, that it took years to finally get recognized doesn't matter. That they got recognized at all is all that matters the night they take the stand to accept the golden dude. And that you're enjoying the journey is most important of all. Coz each stage is soon gone and it'd be a shame not to enjoy it. You're a good example for your daughter, who is getting to that stage where she swears she knows more than you do. :look:
 
Nonie said:
Girl, you are doing so well. If you see the threads on 2 year progress pics, most folks were at SL at 2 years--including me! And if it's any consolation, a lot of the people with hair most would kill for coz it's long and healthy looking are the ones who claimed the slowest growth rate. And like I've told folks, when you reach your goal, all people see is the long hair. How long it takes to get there doesn't really matter--although they may ask out of curiosity. It's like when someone wins an Oscar, that it took years to finally get recognized doesn't matter. That they got recognized at all is all that matters the night they take the stand to accept the golden dude. And that you're enjoying the journey is most important of all. Coz each stage is soon gone and it'd be a shame not to enjoy it. You're a good example for your daughter, who is getting to that stage where she swears she knows more than you do. :look:
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Don't you know it, she say's I'm going to cause our hair to fall out with all the oils and aloe juice I use, ms smarty pants. :lachen:

Thanks again for the encouragement, you are so right!
 
I love it!!! You look so happy!!! Loving your hair especially the 03/29/11 twist out! Can't wait until I have enough hair to do this. Keep up the good work!
 
:congrats: on being 2 years with natural hair! Nice styles you have created! It's good to hear that you are lovin' it!
 
OOOOHHHH! Lovely pics and great progress. I have yet to be brave enough to allow someone to style my hair other than do a weave for me. Even though you didn't like those styles they look great based on the pics but I know how it is.

Please feel free to share more pics at any time!!!
 
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