And...after 21 Months...i Big Chopped!! Pics!

[tasha5951]

Hey All,

So, I finally did it! After a 21 Month transition, I big chopped. I had made a consultation appointment for last Saturday to talk to a stylist about scheduling my big chop...etc, BUT, Friday night, after I washed my hair, I just decided to go for it! So, my boyfriend and I cut the last few inches (5 or so) of my relaxer off!! I LOVE it!! I still scheduled an appointment for next Tuesday because I still have some uneven parts and straggly ends that need to be chopped and I'm going to get Two Strand twists done. I'm working on learning all about my "new hair" so, I included a picture of my first attempt at a twist out. I twisted yesterday afternoon and wore the twist out for work today.

The first pic is my Before...the 2nd is showing how long my stretched hair is after I cut it and the 3rd is the twist out I did today

 

[Coilystep]

Congratulations @tasha5951 it looks great. It will only get better.

 

[HairPleezeGrow]

Congrats! Looks great hun.

 

[intellectualuva]

Congrats!! Cute hair!

 

[Guinan]

Congrats! ! You have an awesome length to do great hairstyles. Do u have a reggie yet?

 

[caliscurls]

Congratulations! 21 months is a long time, well done!

 

[NappyNelle]

Welcome to the natural side! You and your hair look great!

 

[bluenvy]

Congrats! It looks good. Your texture looks similar to mines

 

[DarkJoy]

Beautiful! Congrats!

 

[almond eyes]

Congrats!!!!!!!!!!!!! Raise a glass!!!!!!!!

Best,
Almond Eyes

 

[prettykinks]

Congrats!!!! I love your hair before and after. Beautiful curls!!!

 

[yaya24]

congratulations!!! 21 months wow!

 

[Nightingale]

Looks great!

 

[IDareT'sHair]

Very Nice!

Thanks for Sharing

 

[tasha5951]

Congrats! ! You have an awesome length to do great hairstyles. Do u have a reggie yet?

I'm still working on one...I already knew that my hair liked coconut oil...For my twist out, I did Kimmaytube's Leave In conditioner mix on soaking wet hair with Kinky Curly Knot Today as the base...then, after I let my hair air dry to damp, I applied SheaMoisture's Curl Enhancing Smoothie then Eco Styler Gel for Hold and Twisted This left my hair SUPER moisturized! I sometimes have to moisturize in the AM and PM but so far, I haven't had to do anything to it in 2 days!

I tried making Flaxseed Gel but the consistency did NOT come out right...I'll try again when I have time

 

[Crystalicequeen123]

WOW!!! Awesome!! Way to go! That's a lot of progress. Congratulations!

Don't you just feel so FREE??

 

[tasha5951]

WOW!!! Awesome!! Way to go! That's a lot of progress. Congratulations!

Don't you just feel so FREE??

At first, it was an ADJUSTMENT! My hair hasn't been 100% natural since I was 7!! LOL!! And I'm using to seeing myself with long straight hair...but now..I'm starting to LOVE it!!

 

[Son26]

Looks great Congrats.

 

[xu93texas]

Congratulations!! Your hair looks great!

 

[BrownSkin2]

Congrats. Welcome to the natural side!

 

[halfindian]

Congr

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So, I finally did it! After a 21 Month transition, I big chopped. I had made a consultation appointment for last Saturday to talk to a stylist about scheduling my big chop...etc, BUT, Friday night, after I washed my hair, I just decided to go for it! So, my boyfriend and I cut the last few inches (5 or so) of my relaxer off!! I LOVE it!! I still scheduled an appointment for next Tuesday because I still have some uneven parts and straggly ends that need to be chopped and I'm going to get Two Strand twists done. I'm working on learning all about my "new hair" so, I included a picture of my first attempt at a twist out. I twisted yesterday afternoon and wore the twist out for work today.

The first pic is my Before...the 2nd is showing how long my stretched hair is after I cut it and the 3rd is the twist out I did today

Congratulation!!!

 

[greenandchic]

Congratulations! Your hair is beautiful.

 

[Guinan]

I'm still working on one...I already knew that my hair liked coconut oil...For my twist out, I did Kimmaytube's Leave In conditioner mix on soaking wet hair with Kinky Curly Knot Today as the base...then, after I let my hair air dry to damp, I applied SheaMoisture's Curl Enhancing Smoothie then Eco Styler Gel for Hold and Twisted This left my hair SUPER moisturized! I sometimes have to moisturize in the AM and PM but so far, I haven't had to do anything to it in 2 days!

I tried making Flaxseed Gel but the consistency did NOT come out right...I'll try again when I have time

I use naptural85's recipe for FSG. The key to making good flaxseed gel is cooking it long enough, w/o burning, to create a thick consistency and also having a good strainer.

 

[tasha5951]

I use naptural85's recipe for FSG. The key to making good flaxseed gel is cooking it long enough, w/o burning, to create a thick consistency and also having a good strainer.

I think the strainer was the problem...I didn't have one so I used the strainer bag that my boyfriend uses for his cold brew coffee which would've worked if I had remembered to pre-wet the bag