NATURALS: Before and after textures.

[Nice & Wavy]

The first pic in my siggy shows my relaxed hair, the second is when I was in transistion, the third is after the BC.

 

[Southernbella.]

Your hair is sooooooo gorgeous, and you will be MBL again in record time (I'm claiming the victory for you and me too).

Lauren, do you use growth aids or vitamins? If so, which ones? Thanks!

Thank you girl, I touch and agree!

I take Biotin sporadically, but I'm not sure how much of a difference that has made.

 

[tocktick]

Gosh, I'm always in love with your hair!!!

thanks so much . i love your hair too; your puffs are always so pretty!

 

[gymfreak336]

I love it Q! You can really see your texture well in the white tee pic. When are you going to move closer to me so you can help me transition

Here are mine. Q
Before:



After:

 

[MrsQueeny]

I love it Q! You can really see your texture well in the white tee pic. When are you going to move closer to me so you can help me transition

Unfortunately we are staying put for at least another year. We still have Vegas!!! ***** you always talking about transitioning!! Q

 

[gymfreak336]

Unfortunately we are staying put for at least another year. We still have Vegas!!! ***** you always talking about transitioning!! Q

I have no guts

 

[MrsQueeny]

I have no guts

You sure don't. You need to give me a ring real quick. Q

 

[BrockStar]

Ok here's my hair with a relaxer...

And here it is natural...

and natural and straightened...lol...def. doesn't look as great straight as it did with the relaxer but oh well..lol

 

[Mystic]

Queeny - wow!!

Here are mine. Q
Before:



After:

 

[LynnieB]

I started transitioning in feb. 06, the earliest photo i have is oct. 06 and it's in my fotki.

11/06 - transitioning


2/07 - transitioning coils

03/07 - bunch of new growth

03/07 - flatironed


5/07 big chop


6/07 - one of the first twist styles

2/08 - flatironed

 

[adw425]

Everyone has such beautiful hair.

 

[CandacyEliz]

Everyone has such beautiful hair.

I agree. Everyone's hair looks really good & healthy

 

[thefineprint]

Relaxed

Natural

Locked Up

 

[**Glamourlicious**]

Great thread!! Very inspirational! LOVE the pics! Can't wait til I can add some.

 

[theprincess098]

So many beautiful heads .

 

[AtlantaJJ]

This is <soft core> hair porn!!! -

ETA: I mean that in the most positive way, everyone's hair is so lovely!!! There is a lot of insipiration in this thread

 

[AtlantaJJ]

I actually don't have any pics of my hair relaxed since I stopped relaxing back in 03/04 BUT i do have pics of my hair when I flat ironed it to death:

Jan 05

Sometime last year or the yr before

I think I found my hair twin!! Your hair looks so healthy and THICK!! Love the color too...Rock it girl.

 

[AtlantaJJ]

Relaxed hair​

March 2006

November 2006

Natural Hair
January 2007 days after BC

October 2007 Flat Iron

November 2007

January 2008

I honestly miss my relaxed length but I am in love with my natural Hair!!!​

You will have that length again soon!! Your hair looks so healthy and thick, just beautiful !!! I love it!!!

 

[AtlantaJJ]

Relaxed (actually, I was transitioning but kept the newgrowth flat ironed. This is mostly relaxed hair):

Way too darn thick

Transitioning

Natural

ETA: Any time you see defined curls, there is product in there.

Ohhh Lauren, nail AND hair idol !!!! Simply beautiful !!!

You must give me the scoopage on the products you use because I find when I use IC gel, I can bring out the ringlets in my hair, if I air dry only get the ringlets in the back. My hair is some kind of weird straight / wavy course texture in the front with the 4a ringlets in the top back and sides that can be coiled with a pencil the front just stays that strange wavy textured. I haven't used heat since the BC, if I didn't know better, I'd think the hair in the front had heat damage becausei it won't coil. I'll take pictures soon...

 

[vestaluv1]

Loving these photos. Congratulations to everyone who is transitioning or has transitioned (with or without the BC).
I can't wait till I can post some b4 and after pics as I am so early on in my transition.
But I've never really had nice relaxed hair so it wo't be anything amazing or anything!

 

[aprilj]

Looking at all of your beautiful heads is driving me one step closer to transitioning. Being nervous and all about the whole thing I just want say that you guys are truly an inspiration .

 

[issidoll]

Four months in and just loving it. I hope this continues.

 

[sky035]

Lauren,
Congrats on your BC...botb you and your hair look absolutely amazing!!!

 

[half.cadence]

bumping............I really like this thread

 

[lilsparkle825]

glad you did, i had no idea it existed.

ETA: i wanna play:

april 2005 (sorry about the flash)

may 2008...ugly relaxed ends, 11 months into transition

june 2008, bc

january 2009

 

[tatambabyy]

bumpingggg

 

[TeaKyoo]

I don't have many pictures but here are the ones on my album>

Never had long hair when I was relaxed. My hair is the longest its ever been.

TQ

 

[Kurly K]

RELAXED!!

RELAXED WASH N GO

TRANSITIONING

NATURAL!!!

SORRY ITS SO PIC HEAVY!!

 

[tatambabyy]

kurly k, I love stalking you're fotki!!!! seriously. beautiful curls.
was ur hair blue while transitioning or is it just that one picture?

 

[Kurly K]

kurly k, I love stalking you're fotki!!!! seriously. beautiful curls.
was ur hair blue while transitioning or is it just that one picture?

thanxxx lol it was just the lighting and a bad camera phone pic