Crissi
New Member
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh ive been lurking here for ages, like 2yrs! im so so so so happy to be here, anyways let me tell you how things are...
to cut a long story short
I have damage dried up natural hair (due to a heat n cut happy stylist) type 4a/b, on april 5th i am going to shave it all off and start fresh, and i cannot wait!
Howver i am in a dilemma i don't know whether to relax or keep it natural (ive been natural all my life)
I love my natural hair and all but when it was about 8 inches long it too 2 HOURS to comb when dry, and lets not get onto how long it took when i washed it. And the breakage is radicolous (my hair is extremerly thick in strands and i have lots of it) when im combing it because its so 'nuff. Meaning i can't style it how i want to and i always have to keep it in them plaits/cornrows and what not which gets BORING i want to wear my hair out and enjoy it. I know hair can grow ive done my research for about 3yrs (however i keep getting setbacks)
Another thing is my boyfriend like straight hair medium legth+ (shoulders IMO), which im cool with however he has never seen a full black girl with longnatural hair, and he's not ignorant he just doesn't beleive it canhappen because he has never seen it. And i know it may sound silly but i almost feel the need to grow my hair long and natural just to make him see its possible (ten probably relax it) but my hair is so unruly iono if i can do that, and i love seeing natural hair but i just don't think i can do it, yet im petrified of relaxer!
Could some one give me some advice please
THANX IN ADVANCE
Crissi x
ps i also have a fotki the link is http://public.fotki.com/Crissi/
the password for the natural, weave and growth folders is: myhair
the password for the cornrowed and styled "portfolio" is: practice
to cut a long story short
I have damage dried up natural hair (due to a heat n cut happy stylist) type 4a/b, on april 5th i am going to shave it all off and start fresh, and i cannot wait!
Howver i am in a dilemma i don't know whether to relax or keep it natural (ive been natural all my life)
I love my natural hair and all but when it was about 8 inches long it too 2 HOURS to comb when dry, and lets not get onto how long it took when i washed it. And the breakage is radicolous (my hair is extremerly thick in strands and i have lots of it) when im combing it because its so 'nuff. Meaning i can't style it how i want to and i always have to keep it in them plaits/cornrows and what not which gets BORING i want to wear my hair out and enjoy it. I know hair can grow ive done my research for about 3yrs (however i keep getting setbacks)
Another thing is my boyfriend like straight hair medium legth+ (shoulders IMO), which im cool with however he has never seen a full black girl with longnatural hair, and he's not ignorant he just doesn't beleive it canhappen because he has never seen it. And i know it may sound silly but i almost feel the need to grow my hair long and natural just to make him see its possible (ten probably relax it) but my hair is so unruly iono if i can do that, and i love seeing natural hair but i just don't think i can do it, yet im petrified of relaxer!
Could some one give me some advice please
THANX IN ADVANCE
Crissi x
ps i also have a fotki the link is http://public.fotki.com/Crissi/
the password for the natural, weave and growth folders is: myhair
the password for the cornrowed and styled "portfolio" is: practice