Is anyone enjoying their transition?

[bluediamond0829]

well this is my 2nd time around...and im enjoying it...im seeing growth and taking more care of my new growth and hair then i believe i did last time...this time i have more knowledge and a game plan on what im going to do...last time i was just jumping and saying ok im getting a sewin..or okay im getting micros(my hair cant handle micros so thats a no no)..

im thinking of doing the same things(sewins and braids no micros) but being more careful and cautious than the last time..i know what has worked before when i wasnt trying to transition so i just have to take those things and use them...

 

[lveurslf]

bumping...

 

[PhoenixRose360]

I actually don't mind the process. I've been wearing wash and go's. Now with winter coming in NY, I have to find some new styles. But I'm impatient, because I want to see how my natural hair looks.

 

[ashiah]

Not particularly enjoying it, but I think I'm passing my hardest months. Last week I experimented with twists and then a twistout. I really loved it, but it's a lot of manipulation and the twists only lasted a week. Most of the times my hair is pulled up with a giant clippy hiding it. I might pull a couple strips of hair out and twist them to give me some kind of style. I never realized how scraggly and generally ugly my relaxed hair is in comparison to the natural hair, but I still don't want to BC. The more and more I revise my regimen to suit my new texture, the more I'm getting used to taking care of transitioning hair.

 

[Ambrosia]

My transition is easier now than it was in the very beginning. I credit more knowledge about my hair and products, plus low heat usage and learning to keep the hair stretched out prevents a lot of tangling issues.

 

[cinnarose]

I had a really hard time at first, but I'm so in love with my curls now its not even funny. I'm still trying to find the right products to define my curls. In the meantime, I've been using falls (and recently a really cute wig) as a protective style until I find the right products.

 

[Likeyouneverseenme]

Depends on what day you ask me.
Some days I love it; I'm in love with my curls and coils
Other days I feel like firing up the clippers and go to work.

 

[1god1]

I am loving this process..although I think I am finished. I've been transitioning for the last two years.

 

[Eisani]

Actually I am. Just enjoying the experience of knowing that change is soon to come! Plus, the fact that I'm not dealing with two drastically different textures helps me out too. I'm the type of person who loves a "project". And this is fulfilling that for me at the moment. haha

This is so me. I think if my textures were too different, I'd be banging my head against the wall Transitioning from texlax to natural is pretty easy but sometimes I just get a craving to put some relaxer on these edges/nape. I just might do that .

 

[Ediese]

I'm loving my transition..well not all the time, but for the most part it's cool.

 

[crazydaze911]

Im definitely loving and APPRECIATING my natural hair right now. But thats it - just loving my HAIR; the actual process of transitioning stinks - lol. cant wait till its over. i havent bc-ed yet and im about 3 months away from my 2 year mark, so i think and hope im over the hump by then. btw - i credit applying conditioner like a relaxer twice a week with my smoother transition....

 

[shoediva2006]

I'm trying to love it. It's my third month. I had kinky twist for the frist two months and I loved them. Now I'm wearing cornrows with a little afro in to back. This is the first month that I was unsure. I liked it when I first got it done but I been getting negative reactions at work. I didn't think it looked that bad but maybe it does. What do you guys think.

 

[Eisani]

I'm trying to love it. It's my third month. I had kinky twist for the frist two months and I loved them. Now I'm wearing cornrows with a little afro in to back. This is the first month that I was unsure. I liked it when I first got it done but I been getting negative reactions at work. I didn't think it looked that bad but maybe it does. What do you guys think.

What YOU think is what's important! Bump the people at work, they have nothing to do w/you and what's growing on YOUR head! I think it's cute, BTW.

 

[caribeandiva]

I am loving it. I love watching people's reaction when they tell me that I need a touchup and I drop that bombshell on them.

 

[TaraDyan]

What YOU think is what's important! Bump the people at work, they have nothing to do w/you and what's growing on YOUR head! I think it's cute, BTW.

Big co-sign! I think the style is adorable. Your hair is very pretty.

 

[lovenharmony]

I just decided to transition for the simple fact that I've enjoyed learning so much on how to take care of my natural hair My hair is fuller, softer, healthier and longer than it has ever been since I started stretching my relaxers for 3 months at a time, so why not take the plunge to transition?

 

[lovenharmony]

I'm trying to love it. It's my third month. I had kinky twist for the frist two months and I loved them. Now I'm wearing cornrows with a little afro in to back. This is the first month that I was unsure. I liked it when I first got it done but I been getting negative reactions at work. I didn't think it looked that bad but maybe it does. What do you guys think.

Your hair is BEAUTIFUL!!! Don't let those people at work make you touch a strand of those cute curly coils on your head with chemicals! If you love it, that's all that matters. Haters better step aside!

 

[shoediva2006]

Thanks ladies for the compliments and words of encouragement. You guys just gave me boost of confidence. I've been have brain washed into thinking that my natural hair is ugly so one little comment sets me off. But I'm not going to let them get to me. Next month I am going to wear an Afro wig with one of those picks with the fist. Now I officially love the transition.

 

[jerjer29]

i'm trying to forget i'm transitioning so maybe the time will go by faster. Instead of being worried about my new growth, i'm worrying about my hair as whole. I'm not focusing on the fact i'm dealing with 2 different textures and just trying to find better ways to style and take care of my hair as 1.

 

[Lynnerie]

I'm trying to love it. It's my third month. I had kinky twist for the frist two months and I loved them. Now I'm wearing cornrows with a little afro in to back. This is the first month that I was unsure. I liked it when I first got it done but I been getting negative reactions at work. I didn't think it looked that bad but maybe it does. What do you guys think.

I think your hair looks beautiful. Everyone will always have an opinion about your hair. You have to do what you want to do.

ETA: I enjoy it some days and other days I get depressed because my relaxed strands are suffering. I also think of how long my hair could be if I just relaxed. But on the other hand I feel like my natural hair is doing much better and I'm curious about it. I'm going for a long transition so I guess I'm just gonna start enjoying everyday!

 

[Chromia]

I'm trying to love it. It's my third month. I had kinky twist for the frist two months and I loved them. Now I'm wearing cornrows with a little afro in to back. This is the first month that I was unsure. I liked it when I first got it done but I been getting negative reactions at work. I didn't think it looked that bad but maybe it does. What do you guys think.

Your hair looks great! That's such a cute style! Forget the people at work. Don't listen to them.

ETA: I was enjoying my transition at first, but lately I haven't been enjoying it. That's mainly because of styling. My braidouts and twistouts used to look great, but they haven't been looking so good lately. I used to do box braids/twists but I recently started trying cornrows or flat twists because of the amount of new growth that I have.

 

[Creatividual]

i'm trying to forget i'm transitioning so maybe the time will go by faster. Instead of being worried about my new growth, i'm worrying about my hair as whole. I'm not focusing on the fact i'm dealing with 2 different textures and just trying to find better ways to style and take care of my hair as 1.

This is what I'm trying to do but I almost BC'd this weekend! I'm only 17 weeks post! For me, it's that I keep playing in my NG and I love the way that it feels so I keep getting tempted to cut! I'm trying to put my hair away in braids ASAP. LOl. But thus far I am enjoying my transition. my hair is doing great, detangling is coo, and manageability is just fine with little to no breakage. I couldn't ask for more!

 

[BostonMaria]

I know other naturals will stone me for saying this, but I thoroughly enjoyed my transition. It was interesting- the two textures were not a hindrance to me at all. I did my best buns and braidouts while transitioning.

I have my rocks ready for you

You couldn't PAY me to transition again. It felt like a bad hair day that lasted 10 months. I learned alot along the way and it was interesting to see my hair change, BUT I hated every moment of it. I'm glad you enjoyed it. You're a pretty sick person LOL

 

[TaraDyan]

You couldn't PAY me to transition again. It felt like a bad hair day that lasted 10 months. I learned alot along the way and it was interesting to see my hair change, BUT I hated every moment of it.

Although I didn't HATE every moment of my transition, I definitely co-sign the statement "you couldn't pay me to transition again". I did it for 18 looooooong months. The first 14 months were actually tolerable, but it was the last 4 that 'bout did me in. It was towards the end that I experienced a lot of breakage ... right at the end of my journey.

 

[BostonMaria]

Although I didn't HATE every moment of my transition, I definitely co-sign the statement "you couldn't pay me to transition again". I did it for 18 looooooong months. The first 14 months were actually tolerable, but it was the last 4 that 'bout did me in. It was towards the end that I experienced a lot of breakage ... right at the end of my journey.

Kudos to anybody that can transition for more than 12 months without going crazy. TaraDyan, you have some beautiful curls!

 

[TaraDyan]

Kudos to anybody that can transition for more than 12 months without going crazy. TaraDyan, you have some beautiful curls!

Thank, sweetums ... you do too! In fact, I distinctly remember stalking your Fotki before I even knew you were a member here.

 

[MrsBurns82]

Sometimes I do. Other times I want to cut somebody (bc Im not crazy enough to cut my hair). I just want to fast forward to a year from now so I can be done with it, i hate having relaxed hair, but I hate having short hair too... so the only way I can get out of this is if I stick it out.

i know the feeling