Have you washed it yet? Let us know how it feels after your first wash. Mine always feels different after getting it straightened.
I can't believe that I missed this thread. Dr. Mwedzi... all I can say is that not only are you and your hair beautiful, but also, I genuinely feel a deep sense of pride when I see these pictures. As someone else so rightly stated, there's no way that Reniece could have done what she did if she didn't have such healthy hair to work with. What inspires me the most is that you took care of your hair through the rigors of graduate school and moves to different countries, plus any number of events that life itself tends to throw our way. This serves as a very strong sign to me that there's no excuse. I am saying what others have already said: your hair is beautiful, marvelous, stupendous, impressive - words fail me! And the best part is that any one of us can look at this and know that we can achieve what you've achieved - even us 4B girls - if we're willing to take care of our hair.
This is truly awesome. Thank you so very much for blessing us with these pictures. They are a harsh rebuke to every lie that any Black girl has grown up believing about the "limitations" of our hair. There are no limits to what we can do.
OMG!!! your hair is absolutely stunning! u need to cut it off and send it to me!!! LOL j/k Do u think you could post the number or maybe pm it to me? I've been looking for someone trustworthy to do my hair in the DMV area! I just recently moved here (kind of)...
Thanks!
Then she put curls in it:
Side view:
Then she directed me to flip it and shake it for a video. I was really awkward. I'm not used to straight hair was afraid I was going to mess it up or tangle it. But I tried.
And from the front:
I even did a bun drop, with video from that hopefully coming soon!
I don't know what to do with straight hair, so I wore it down for a couple of days and now it's in a bun.But I think I will try a bantu knot out or put some curls in it or something. All the same, I'm glad I got it done and glad to find out that there is at lease one stylist out there who is gentle, skilled, and open to learn more if she thinks there are any gaps in her knowledge. I highly recommend her.