My Natural Hair Straightening Extravaganza--Celebrating 2 Years Relaxer Free

[Victorian]

I DID IT!! I blowdried and flatironed my natural hair myself for the first time. It took me forever but I did it.
I've put all the details of what I did in my journal, complete with pictures of the process and results.
Click here to join in the fun: Celebrating 2 Years Relaxer Free!

 

[angellazette]

I just love your progress!

 

[foxybrownsugar]

Excellent progress pics BC! You are one of my favorite posters keep up the good work!

 

[rai]

Love the details. The same thing happened to me when I tried to blow dry my hair for a BAA.

 

[ThursdayGirl]

Looks Great Cardinal ... congrats!

 

[Netta1]

Cool, I'm coming up on on 2nd nappiversery next month.... and you give me a really good idea of what my actual length could be. Natural hair is so beautiful and unique..Shrinkage is amazing. I just found out that my hair shrinks more when I use shampoo... Anyway keep up the good work.

 

[mkstar826]

congrats on 2 years

 

[Cheleigh]

Congrats Black Cardinal--I have enjoyed looking at your albums and following your progress. Your hair looks great. I think my hair texture might have a couple of similarities to yours. 80% shrinkage huh? Golly gee, won't that be fun to look forward to?!

 

[locabouthair]

your hair is very full. i hope one day my hair can grow like yours. good progress.

 

[Enchantmt]

Great progress!! Congrats on your two years! !

 

[Victorian]

Thank-you for your compliments and encouragement, ladies!

My hair scarf slid off last night and my hair was all over the place this morning But i think the wgo actually helped it stay relatively smooth because I was able to brush it back into the bun pretty easily today, and it feels really soft and moisturized. I think next time I might use the wgo to blowdry it :scratchch

 

[debb]

Beautiful!

 

[nurseN98]

Congrats on your 2 year nappiversary!
Your hair looks great, keep up the good work!

 

[deedabug]

great pix....great progress and thorough post

 

[MeccaMedinah]

Congrats!!! I too am coming up on 2 years relaxer FREE

 

[hiza]

Congrats Black Cardinal!!
Your hair looks great.

 

[Chanteuse]

Your growth is amazing!! I am so impressed!

 

[nfynit_812]

Like I mentioned in your journal, I think I found my hair twin!!!!!! Our hair is thick and beautiful! I celebrate my 2 year relaxer free anniversary in November! Gorgeous!

 

[Peachtree]

Wonderful progress. I luv ur hair BC!

 

[CarLiTa]

wow! great progress!! but man... shrinkage sucks, it doesn't do justice to the beauty of your hair! it's so thick! in no time you'll be at BSL natural... i love it!

 

[Shalilac]

Luv your hair! you're one of my transitioning idols! Your growth is amazing and I hope I do as well!!!

 

[Victorian]

Thank-you!!
You know, shrinkage isn't a big deal for me. I wear my hair in a wash 'n' go puff all the time so shrinkage is a good thing It also makes my hair look much thicker than it is. I actually have fine, thin hair, but the natural texture makes it fluff out a lot and makes it look thicker than it is. If you see my relaxed pics, or look at the size of my ponytail (where the holder is) in my transitioning pics, you'll see the difference.

Wow, there are a lot of us hitting the 2-year mark!! Congrats to everyone and good luck to those of you still transitioning


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My blowdrying/flatironing job is actually holding up ok, but I can feel isolated coils that have already reformed at the root. My hair used to feel like this all the time when I was blowdrying during transitioning--memories... I put some Elucence Silk Hydrating Elixir on it this morning so it's pretty smooth and shiny for the time being. We've got the windows open in the house and the attic fan is on right now, though, so we'll see how long it lasts.

 

[Healthb4Length]

very nice, I just tried the giovanni leave in the other day and I'm in love! Anyways your hair truly looks healthy and beautiful!

 

[MissJ]

Congratulations! Your hair looks great.

 

[Ayeshia]

great progress for two years!