In 2017 Are You .. Natural, Relaxed, Transitioning?

[MileHighDiva]

I am of the nappy 4 life brigade.

Are you a life long napp, like @Froreal3?

 

[Sharpened]

Are you a life long napp, like @Froreal3?

No, I wish! I got my first lye relaxer at age 7, broke my hair off no matter how much Perm Repair, VO5 Hot Oil Treatment, bergamot grease, placenta conditioner, etc my mother used. Next, was the curl; I was the first in school to get one. That was my staple for the rest of my teens and 20s. I had a feeling even in my teens at I would go natural, not under mom's roof, though. I tried the no-lye for 3 years, broke my hair off, no matter what I had used (Dudley's was the tops back then and not cheap) or what my stylists tried (weekly professional deep treatments, for example). Went back to the curl all by my lonesome, until I got sick of getting my hair done and wasting money. Grew and cut out the curl and tried to switch to texturizing... broke my hair off. I was done for life.

 

[VimiJn]

Natural for 4 years. Relaxed a few months ago.

 

[sgold04]

Natural for 10 years and will remain so for life.

 

[Rastafarai]

Nappy and happy.

 

[wheezy807]

OMG, a lot of naturals thus far!!! I'm very surprised, I dunno why though. I am natural but I must confess, I think about relaxing on a regular basis.

 

[rileypak]

Natural since July 2016

 

[Miss617]

Step into the bad siiiide, step into the bad, bad siiiide

This is gonna be stuck in my head now. Thanks LOL!

 

[B_Phlyy]

Natural since 2007 and staying that way for life. My transition was short but brutal, I don't have it in me to do that again.

 

[beauti]

Natural since 2014

 

[ItsMeLilLucky]

This is gonna be stuck in my head now. Thanks LOL!

You're welcome

 

[KiSseS03]

Natural off and on for 15 years. This time feels permanent.

 

[beingofserenity]

Natural for life

 

[Froreal3]

Natural.

 

[lavaflow99]

transitioning. last relaxer was Jan 2015.

 

[Daina]

Natural since 2008

 

[Lissa0821]

Natural since March 2016, transitioning from heat damage back to fully natural at the moment.

 

[ms.blue]

Natural since 2008. Transitioned multiple times from different forms of damage/breakage. Not sure if I would remain natural for the rest of my life.

 

[Dee-Licious]

Last relaxer 2011... Idk.... maybe transitioning to relaxed... I'll decide by the summer

 

[Rocky91]

Natural for life. the closest I've been to relaxed is heat trained in my teens. I don't see a point in using a relaxer tbh, my hair gets super straight when flat ironed

 

[divachyk]

Natural since July 2016

+1

 

[beingofserenity]

Natural for life. the closest I've been to relaxed is heat trained in my teens. I don't see a point in using a relaxer tbh, my hair gets super straight when flat ironed

same. and clay is making my hair more manageable now, so I feel almost no reason to want to chemically alter my texture.

 

[*CherryPie*]

Natural for the second time.

 

[VinDieselsWifey]

Transitioning
Last relaxer was May 2015
This is my 3rd time transitioning. I don't plan on relaxing again cause I'm tired but we shall see.

 

[ladybevy]

I'm relaxed and have been for a very long time. I plan on staying relaxed.

 

[GettingKinky]

Transitioning since June 2014. I'm planning to be fully natural by June. The only reason I would go back is that wearing my natural hair straight doesn't go well with regularly working out.

 

[Crackers Phinn]

I'm relaxed but I might be transitioning. I don't know. I got 13 weeks of new growth and I'm ready to big chop.

Why do lace fronts hate my edges? I could just wear those for life and be happy.

 

[Queensheba88]

Transitioning 13 months post...hoping to get to 2yrs...but thinking i may just bigchop in august at 20mo. Post

 

[GGsKin]

I'm relaxed but I might be transitioning. I don't know. I got 13 weeks of new growth and I'm ready to big chop.

Why do lace fronts hate my edges? I could just wear those for life and be happy.

So soon? How come?

 

[Crackers Phinn]

So soon? How come?

I may be at the point where a twa is calling me. I think I've been tired of long hair for a while now but scared to commit.