Let's Get To Know One Another

[hopeful]

I didn't realize there were so many ladies from St. Louis! I also think its interesting that everyone from St. Louis ends up leaving lol. (I'll be included in that group within the next year)

Hey Candycane, St. Louis is my hometown as well. I've moved away a couple times, currently living in California. I wonder why so many of us have moved away :scratchch. Btw, I love your siggy pic.

 

[SUZIEq]

Hi all,

My name is Suzie and I am married with 2 kids (a boy and girl). I currently live in NY but originally from Jamaica. I have a B.S in legal studies but am currently pursuing a bachelors in nursing (switching careers).

I like shopping on the internet, self help and coming up with ways to make more money (lots of failed home businesses). I am also into holistic health and raw foods and am a bootleg herbalist on the side.

I take pictures of my hair but my husband just hasn't gotten around to putting them on the computer. I guess I'll have to be more self reliant. I am natural now and it is a struggle to find the right products to have the perfect hair I will carry on though!!! I grateful for this forum which I found through someone's fotki for helping me tremendously

 

[MissBCurly]

Hi EVERYONE

MissBCurly/Simokon...

Found LHCF on accident when I first decided to go natural
From-Cali..Lived in japan,,NC,SC,DC,FL,MD currently Northern VA

Im a natural, CBL I BC'd on 4-8-08 and like to KISS

Hi! My name is GoingNatural/NaturalGoing/Curly Bear

I found LHCF when I was contemplating going natural and I was looking up scab hair on google.

I'm usually posting in this forum, OT, or ET.

I've lived in Panama, Germany and DC, and currently live in Northern VA.

I work for a nonprofit, college honor society.

I am a natural head, with 3b/c curls.

I was at BSL, but I recently got a trim (first time scissors have touched my hair since Nov 2006) so now I am about half an inch from BSL stretched.

My fotki is my siggy

I just saw a pic in ur fotki and u must live close cuz I recognize kurt shep! newho HELLO!

Hello Hello Hello everyone!!! My name is Kieva im 20. I've been a member for almost 4 months. I BC on 4/4/08 after transitioning for almost 6 months. I want to be SL by the end of the yr and APL on my 1st Nappiversary..yepppp I've got high hopes. I love lhcf!!!

dont we!!! hehehe

 

[kawista9]

Hello,

My name is Karista.
My forum name is kawista because that has always been my nick name for forever.
I am from Houston, but I currently live in New Orleans.
I am single/dating......still working on it! No children.
I am in undergrad at Dillard University majoring in Psychology...
I have been here for some months and I really am serious about growing my thin hair out!!!! I know my hair grows, but I know alot about relaxer stretching, but that usually came with a lotta breakage on perm day, because my hair would have matted up into a major dread locke...I was BAD, but I am learning and I have had some major success while on this forum and I am looking forward to more.

I have just starting a year of no heat and my hair is already feeling great!
Big ups to LHCF!!

what else? I don't know...i will just stop here.

 

[misspriss]

Fun thread OP! I'm misspriss. Texas girl born and raised, now living in LaLa land. Hard to believe I've been a member over 4 years now! Found LHCF in college when I was inadvertently "stretching" my relaxer.

I grew my hair to brastrap, chopped it to ear length and went natural. Was natural for about 3 years, texturized with Affirm, and now I'm trying Phyto for the first time this weekend. I've colored, bleached, and heat styled my hair to death over the past year. Now my plan is to put my hair health first and try Ayurveda.

Nice to meet everyone

 

[Pheonixx]

********WAVES at EVERYBODY********​

There are so many interesting people on this board.
Shout-out to all the mamas and the ladies in school doing they thang!

Thanks I'll be sure to check it out
I'm not sure about the hair type thing either, but I'm willing to go through trial and errror finding out what works for my hair. I have to reeducate myself. I got to the point where I'm no longer even bothering to wear a satin bonnet on my head.lachen:

I feel you.
A time or two I just went to sleep with my hair out.
I knew better...but I'm stubborn.
'I do what I want'.

Next morning...
Woke up with my hair all 'cross my dern head!
Never again.

 

[Pheonixx]

Hello Everyone!

My hame is Puffy.
I started LCHF in 07 and when I found this site I didn't think twice to join. Did not even take time to be a lurker. I knew this was going to be good.
My hair was jacked up, I wore braids for 10 years, maybe longer, it was uneven, dry and brittle, and my ends were raggedy. When it started to grow I had to keep cutting off the growth to get the ends, hince just now thriving and getting to be a full APL.

Career wise:
I work and go to school full time. Working on MBA Technology Management, I have a couple of degrees but that is not important.
I hate my tech support job and the only reason I stay is 1. the pay is good, 2. the benefits are good, 3. I have to finish my Masters degree to get the job that I want. I graduate October 09 and I can freaking wait...my job SUCKS!

Personal:
I am in that 40 something group, looking like Im in the 20 something group...heyyy....
Former Marine
Happily Divorced
Getting paid, want more money
Need a Sugar Daddy...can't find one because I moved to this hell..hole to help out my mom and these country a$$ folk down here bout' to get on my last nerve
Anyhoo, enough of that. Moving movin on....as long as I pick up my paycheck every 2, I'm straight.
Im laid back and easy going and like to be around people who are positive and trying to make a better life for themselves...I cannot STAND negativity, or gossip, or any of that dramatic bullshyt because everybody has flaws.
My philosophy: if you cannot say something respectful, intellegent or something that would help somebody else, KYDMS(Keep Your Damn Mouth Shut)....No bunk...You cool.

One thing that I like about this forum is that I really like how everybody gets along. It is very easy to feel like a lonesome dove in here so I can def. see why someone may be intimidated. I post all the time and people just wiz my my post.... Nothing big...you know what they say about too many sisters in one kitchen (not that kitchen..lol).

And yes, damit I talk alot..:blondboob

Great Thread!

Smooches

That's funny as hell!
I can't talk about no country ppl---they all up and through my family. These dern 'bamas make my nerves bad!
You talk a lot? Thank God....I ain't the only one.
I regularly type novels.
I can't help it.
I'm just so dayum thorough!

 

[PuffyBrown]

Humm interesting.
Maybe it is a suthern thing...just kidding.

That's funny as hell!
I can't talk about no country ppl---they all up and through my family. These dern 'bamas make my nerves bad!
You talk a lot? Thank God....I ain't the only one.
I regularly type novels.
I can't help it.
I'm just so dayum thorough!

 

[chokolate miss]

hi, i go by chokolate miss. i currently live in columbus. i will be starting my masters program in the fall in social work. i have been lurking since august and just came out of hiding a couple of weeks ago.

i have multiple shades of brown in my hair (no more home color for me even though it looks nice). it's natural, about cbl, and i dont know what texture it is. but i would say about a fine 4a 4b if i had to label it. i am reeaaalyy working on getting a digi cam. i know how you ladies feel about pics...

i LOVE this board!!! it ROCKS, lol! okay i'm done...

 

[Eisani]

Uh, how did I miss this thread? Introduce yourself...

My name's Eisani (yea)
I live in Michigan (yea)
I hate it here (yea)
*sorry had that song in my head*

I have a 10 y/o daughter
I'm loss prevention specialist for a health insurance company (if you're a shady dr, I'll find your @zz!)
I have an unhealthy addiction to watching football and baseball. Mainly for the bodies, not the love of the game!
BFF and I plan to open a boo-teek-wa (boutique) in the future. Website coming soon!
Thinking about relocating to either Phoenix, Tampa, Houston or NY (luv em all for different reasons!)
I love HGTV too
I love to shop, travel and run my mouth
I lurked here for about 5 or 6 months before joining
I've met some really cool people on here

...am I talking too much? It's a habit of mine...

and oh yea, I'm officially MBL!!

 

[Lady Esquire]

Uh, how did I miss this thread? Introduce yourself...

My name's Eisani (yea)
I live in Michigan (yea)
I hate it here (yea)
*sorry had that song in my head*

I have a 10 y/o daughter
I'm loss prevention specialist for a health insurance company (if you're a shady dr, I'll find your @zz!)
I have an unhealthy addiction to watching football and baseball. Mainly for the bodies, not the love of the game!
BFF and I plan to open a boo-teek-wa (boutique) in the future. Website coming soon!
Thinking about relocating to either Phoenix, Tampa, Houston or NY (luv em all for different reasons!)
I love HGTV too
I love to shop, travel and run my mouth
I lurked here for about 5 or 6 months before joining
I've met some really cool people on here

...am I talking too much? It's a habit of mine...

and oh yea, I'm officially MBL!!

Heeeeeey! MBL, huh? Stop showing off, with that purty hair color....
Good luck on the BOO-TEEK-WA!!!

 

[Eisani]

Thank you Lady E!

 

[cecilie]

Good thread , it' s strange I've noticed that europeans ladies didn't post here .....
Hello girls from UK, France and others ....
I'm cecilie I'm belgian , born in Cameroon central Africa , live now in Belgium , I have two girls .
I joined LHCF in 01/2006 but became a paid member in september 2007 , I'm happy to be here .....

 

[Channie]

Ok I'ma chime in first before the post gets absolutely TOO long for me to read through. Then I'ma go back and see who I have some things in common with.

My (nick)name is Channie IRL. How you pronounce it depends on who you are. My father says Shawn-ee while my mother says Shan-ee. Eh...

I'm 23, umm I guess I'm engaged (LONG, but not so long story). No kids. I'm a super-senior/freshman simultaneously (Yeah, can't keep a major for nothing erplexed) I was born in TX, raised in MI. I hate it here as well, looking to relocate to any thriving city. Job sucks (you know anybody hiring with good pay ANYWHERE, let me know!) I have one lil sister who beat me to the baby thing (though I always knew I'd be an aunt before I'd be a mother). I'm slowly trying to convert her to the LHCF way of life :assimilat as she is balding because of her antics.

Oh yeah, my hair...
My hair...

I came to LHCF in October 07 (Paid my $ in February) because I'd ignored my hair after a honey blonde dye so of course *break break, snap snap*. I BC'd way before I heard of this place and couldn't cut it natural cause I didn't have the knowledge. So relaxer it was, then color, then breakage. I thought I wanted to continue relaxed, but I'm tired of touch ups. So, I'm transitioning. I don't wanna BC again but I can hear my strands snapping where the color starts. *sigh*

I just had my relaxed reggie all figured out, now I'm on the search again.
I'm looking for a mentor & a buddy too. Somebody natural or transitioning with type 4 hair please & Thank u!

Oh yeah, I'm a Libra, now does all this indecisiveness make sense?

 

[htown2DAboot]

Hi!

I'm Traci...My friends all call me Trai (pronounced trey lol)...I lurked for like two months (may and june 2008), because I needed major help with my hair...I joined july 4th...

I'm relaxed, neck length (and growing)...I'm also transitioning...My best friends all see the natural, fly, afro-curly haired chick in me....I decided to bring her out lol...

I'm 26...no kids, never been married...I'm sorta single...I mean I'm dating a guy...but who knows where it's going...I'm from Houston (which I love and miss), but I now live in Louisiana...(I've been here since Nov 2007)

Any transitioners care to mentor me?

 

[Eisani]

Ok I'ma chime in first before the post gets absolutely TOO long for me to read through. Then I'ma go back and see who I have some things in common with.

My (nick)name is Channie IRL. How you pronounce it depends on who you are. My father says Shawn-ee while my mother says Shan-ee. Eh...

I'm 23, umm I guess I'm engaged (LONG, but not so long story). No kids. I'm a super-senior/freshman simultaneously (Yeah, can't keep a major for nothing erplexed) I was born in TX, raised in MI. I hate it here as well, looking to relocate to any thriving city. Job sucks (you know anybody hiring with good pay ANYWHERE, let me know!) I have one lil sister who beat me to the baby thing (though I always knew I'd be an aunt before I'd be a mother). I'm slowly trying to convert her to the LHCF way of life :assimilat as she is balding because of her antics.

Oh yeah, my hair...
My hair...

I came to LHCF in October 07 (Paid my $ in February) because I'd ignored my hair after a honey blonde dye so of course *break break, snap snap*. I BC'd way before I heard of this place and couldn't cut it natural cause I didn't have the knowledge. So relaxer it was, then color, then breakage. I thought I wanted to continue relaxed, but I'm tired of touch ups. So, I'm transitioning. I don't wanna BC again but I can hear my strands snapping where the color starts. *sigh*

I just had my relaxed reggie all figured out, now I'm on the search again.
I'm looking for a mentor & a buddy too. Somebody natural or transitioning with type 4 hair please & Thank u!

Oh yeah, I'm a Libra, now does all this indecisiveness make sense?

Hey Channie I see another Michigander hating this dirty mitten...anyhoo, one thing that helped me come out of blonde hair w/o a lot of breakage was when I started getting cellophanes/rinses, which I still do religiously. PM me if you need more info.

 

[rhon2993]

good idea for the thread, becuz i was a little nervous to post.
my name is rhonda im 25 years old, i just had my first child 1/1/08
i enjoy doing real estate, traveling, and spending time with the fam.
i've been SL since forever, my hair grows slowly, and my goal is APL. i'm hoping to get there by at least next year. i just started learning and absorbing all this information on hair care, its very interesting, and i'm excited so count me on some challenges.

 

[Kay.Dee]

K.D.
Former military brat living in Texas
Senior in college majoring in Mass Communication/Media Studies, graduating (I think/hope) in Dec. Not sure of what I want to do
but can't wait to get out of Texas (I hate the weather)

I first began looking into black hair care after I got a few track sewn about 2 years ago for more fullness. For some reason I listened to my beautician and let her touch me up a few times with the tracks still in. I honestly thought it sounded like a bad idea, but didn't speak up. Needless to say after taking them out my hair was FUBAR .

I've had 2 failed transitions and I'm finally natural as of this year and learning how to properly care for my hair again.

 

[Lady Esquire]

good idea for the thread, becuz i was a little nervous to post.
my name is rhonda im 25 years old, i just had my first child 1/1/08
i enjoy doing real estate, traveling, and spending time with the fam.
i've been SL since forever, my hair grows slowly, and my goal is APL. i'm hoping to get there by at least next year. i just started learning and absorbing all this information on hair care, its very interesting, and i'm excited so count me on some challenges.

I see you only have 2 posts! Hey girl, welcome!

Congrats on the NEW YEAR'S BABY!

 

[Lady Esquire]

Hey Ladies!

I've been lurking for about 3 months and then joined in Jan 2008. I was born and raised in Queens, NY. Moved to Miami when I was 15. Lived in Minnesota for 2 years and now I'm back in Miami. I am a CPA and right now a SAHM. I have 2 young boys and now a baby on the way. I'm engaged to a wonderful, very supportive man.

I started the forum with collarbone length hair and now my hair has been striving thanks to this board. Boy, I wish I knew about this board sooner! There's so much wonderful information here and I've learned so much. I owe it all to the wonderful ladies here who have been so helpful! I'm literally addicted to this forum!

Miami74, I had no idea you're pregnant! CONGRATS!

 

[ChelzBoo]

hey ya'll.. im chelsea but ya'll can call me chels.
im 20 years young.. (21 in 4 months).
im from california but i live in nc.
no children, no boo.. just doin me and havin fun..(and tryin to stay out of trouble)
ive been lurking for some time now and finally decided to give ya'll my $6.50 to join.
im a recovering PJerplexed..i decided to finish the products i already have before i go out and buy more....im atleast trying to.
i LOVE anything and everything hair
ive learned so much form this forum and i thank you ladies.
im currently a little past apl...ima get to bsl if it kills me.
my ultimate goal is to have full, healthy, mbl hair. that would be great!
im currently relaxed, but ive been thinking about transitioning alot lately. but honestly, idk if i can handle my hair curly. i think i have 3/c hair..maybe a tiny bit of 4/a in the crown... i have little cute spiral curls but its thick and idk if ide like how it would look without that creamy crack on it...o well.. ima keep on thinking.

nice to meet ya'll

 

[Candycane044]

Hey Candycane, St. Louis is my hometown as well. I've moved away a couple times, currently living in California. I wonder why so many of us have moved away :scratchch. Btw, I love your siggy pic.

Hopeful!! I didn't know you were from St. Louis! I loveee your hair so much. How cool you're from here lol. BTW thanks for the compliment!

 

[BeautifulFlower]

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[Determined22]

Hello! My name is Ayannah but like to use my last name as my short name, BUFORD! I was born and raised in DC but I now live in PG County.
I am 22 going on 23 and still petite. I love Jesus. I love being positive and l learning to love the way God intends for his children to love. I love to learn new things. I am ALOT of interest from hair, to dancing, to trading, to meditation, to space exploraation, to music, cognitive science, to human computer interaction. I am like a chic geek.

I am an introvert by temperment. Somehow, people believe I am really smart , and I think it has to do with me being so quiet.
I graduated from Bowie State Uni. in 07, John Hopkins in 08, and I'll be going to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute class of 2010.
I currently work for Lockheed Martin in Bethesda, MD as a IS LDP Asc (basically I do IT and computer stuff).
I am teaching myself to trade the forex market.
I plan to travel to Dubai in 2010 as a graduation/forex reward/honeymoon with my best friend/future husband(?). (cross fingers)
No children, no husband (for now), just me and Jesus.

I work for Lockheed Martin too, I'm with Missiles and Fire Control in Orlando.

Congrats on RPI, that is a great school!

 

[chebaby]

hi all
i am chebaby
i am 21 yrs old
i am apl and i am transitioning, have been for almost 11 months.
cant wait to hit mbl.
i am in dc

my favorite products are as follows:
paul mitchell moisture mist
hairveda cocasta oil
hairveda whipped cream
ojon restorative treatment
ojon hydrating conditioner
ojon hydrating shampoo
aphogee 2 minute
aphogee green tea spray
aveda brilliant conditioner
mizani moisturfuse
keracare oil sheen
keracare creme hairdress
keracare 1st lather
keracare humecto
salerm 21 b5
and redken all soft heavy cream

i love to flat iron my hair and will continue to do so even when i am fully natural.

 

[Angkin73]

My names Angel. I'm a counrty gurl, living in North Carolina. I have lived here my whole life.

I'm 34 yrs young, getting ready to turn 35 in August.
I'm a Leo. :2cool:
I did the BC in March of this year. I decided to go natural after a bad dye job and my hair was breaking off really bad. Plus I had wanted to go natural for a while. I did some research before I went for it. Its not one of those thing you decide on in the spur of the moment, IMO. I must say I am loving the natural journey.:reddancer:
I work with people that have mental and physical handicaps, and I luv em to death. I really believe working with these people is one of my callings in life.
I'm not married and have no kids. (hope to someday).
I just got out of a 7yr relationship, an enjoying being single.
Lets see, what else, I Love My Hair!!!

 

[miami74]

Miami74, I had no idea you're pregnant! CONGRATS!

Thanks girl. I recently found out. I've been feeling sick alot, but now it's starting to subside.

 

[BrownBetty]

Hola!

I am MissVee... nerd extraordinaire... I am in technology and like what I do. I live in New England!!!!! LOL. I am trying to figure out what to do next. You ladies make me want to go to grad school. No kids no husband, just me doing me.

 

[Nightingale]

Hello,

I'm Nubianqt, soon to be first year law student and breathing on BSL. I like running, reading, music, and meeting new people. I'm from and am currently living in the wonderful state of Texas.

ETA: I started my transition from relaxed to natural in February of 2005, BCed in May 0f 2006, and texturized my hair in October of 2006. My goal length is to be waist length straight and since I usually wear it curly my second goal would be MBL curly.

 

[blair]

Great Thread!

Hello Ladies...

My name is blair. I'm 35 years old and live in Chicago.

I joined LHCF in Sept 07 and have continued to lurk since this is my first post

I am married (6 years in Sept) with no kids.

I'm currently neck length and my goal is mid back length by 2010.