What did you notice about your face after your BC ?

[BEAUTYU2U]

I realized when I wore t-shirts, I looked incredibly masculine from a distance. I also noticed that my eyes popped more, so I started wearing more mascara. More blush for my cheeks too!

Yes, the t-shirt thing. Especially since I'm a thick girl. LOL.

As for the positive: I would say - again - my smile. And second, I was a little surprised about how confident I felt. Right after my BC, I went to the store with my mom. I felt beautiful without really knowing why. I guess I just knew that I could still be me without the hair.

 

[MyAngelEyez~C~U]

wait wait wait ! i dont want to scare girls from BCing & all im mostly hearing the negative. come on girls lets not do that, BCing was the BEST thing ive ever done.

It was the best thing I've ever done (next to my kiddies) as well. I love me natural.

 

[Janet']

...Great thread...One thing a long-term transitioner can't relate to...The closest that I come to is wearing my hair back in cornrows...not exactly the same!!!

 

[FRESHstart101]

Yes, the t-shirt thing. Especially since I'm a thick girl. LOL.

As for the positive: I would say - again - my smile. And second, I was a little surprised about how confident I felt. Right after my BC, I went to the store with my mom. I felt beautiful without really knowing why. I guess I just knew that I could still be me without the hair.

im still confined to the four walls of my room i like my cut, dont get me wrong, it just takes some getting use to. any tips to a sort of .. confidence booster ?

Janet', how long have you been transitioning ? and why did you choose that route instead of BCing ?

 

[Laela]

I didn't have any scary moments after the BC... it was the best few years of my hair life.. but I started to miss my hair and grew it out...

When I did the BC, I realized my eyes and cheekbones are my best facial features (they got the most compliments as well), so I learned to accentuate them, something I didn't do before. I think sometimes hair will do that...hide great features we never really give a second thought to.

 

[Janet']

im still confined to the four walls of my room i like my cut, dont get me wrong, it just takes some getting use to. any tips to a sort of .. confidence booster ?

Janet', how long have you been transitioning ? and why did you choose that route instead of BCing ?

I have been natural for about 5 years now. I transitioned for over 2 years and my reason was because I have always had SL and beyond hair, and I wanted to retain as much length as possible, so transitioning was my only option (as far as I was concerned). I figured that I would have the rest of my life to be natural, I would enjoy the growing out phase.

 

[BEAUTYU2U]

im still confined to the four walls of my room i like my cut, dont get me wrong, it just takes some getting use to. any tips to a sort of .. confidence booster ?

Janet', how long have you been transitioning ? and why did you choose that route instead of BCing ?

Fake it `til you make it. Some big earrings, a smile, and don't look over your shoulder every time someone walks past you (lol) like you stole something .... people will notice your confidence and then the compliments roll in. I know I was surprised that so many women kinda "looked up" to me. I had done something they - felt - they could never do. And I don't live in the most progressive community around so .... yeah.

 

[Bublin]

I always knew I had a big forehead...but my tiny fro seemed to emphasized it more, so I tried to make a fro fringe to soften the dome.

Hi, How are you doing the fro fringe?

 

[LaToya28]

I noticed how beautiful and clear my skin was. Like Bublin, I also realize that I need to lose weight because my head looks super small without hair.

 

[MaintaintheSexy]

It ain't cute! LOOOOL That is why my protective style is a full sew in weave and my hair has grown to neck length since my big chop in January.

 

[maxineshaw]

I can see my grandfather in my face. His cheekbones were really prominent, and I never noticed I had the same feature until I cut all my hair off.


Oh yea, and I have a really big forehead. People have been telling me that my whole life, and I just didn't believe them until my forehead was all I had to look at in the mirror.

 

[Fiyawerks]

Ive noticed my cheekbones, the hereditary moles are more prominent, and my eyes have dark cirlcles(I nvr noticed how dark my lids were).