My Natural Hair

 Earlier this month, I stopped using heat on my hair. I'm really looking forward to rocking the natural texture of my hair!  I have a lot to learn about my hair, because I've had perms and weaves most of my life. I don't remember when I got my first perm. Unlike a lot of new naturals, I'm not angry at my family do chemically treating my hair. I didn't grow up around a lot of black people, so my childhood vision of beauty meant straight hair. Ironically, no matter what I did to my actual hair; it would never be completely straight! Also, my grandmother has arthritis. Styling my very thick hair was probably painful for her. :(

My mom has straight hair & extensions also. That's another reason  why I think I was so set on having "white girl hair." Our mothers have more influence on our looks than you would think!
If I ever have a daughter, I don't want her to think she has to go to unnatural, drastic and even painful measures to be beautiful. However, if she wants to, that's her hypothetical prerogative!
 I also would prefer if Anakin has an open mind about what is beautiful. I think we are steering him in the right direction on that.








I felt like a hypocrite when I put all this stuff in my hair to straighten it because I try to live a healthy lifestyle. I thought it was silly of me to freak out about organic toothpaste, but put a toxic waste dump & heat in my hair. 
Some days, I don't feel as attractive. But I'm sure that as soon as I learn new hair styles and find the perfect products for my hair, I will feel pretty good all the time. So far, I like twist outs and braid outs. I'm working on mastering flat twists. Even though they're not perfect, I like the way they turn out the next day.  I seriously have so much to learn! I don't even know what my "curl type" is. I think it is a 3C, what do you think?



 I was afraid that Tre would think I was ugly, or not understand why I was changing how I look. Boys actually used to make fun of me because of my hair and so I can be really insecure sometimes about it. If you've ever followed me on tumblr, theres someone that has spent the past four or five years saying how ugly and gross my hair it.   
I'm really surprised how well he took it. Anakin loves playing in my hair. Sometimes his hand will get stuck, but I think he's learning how to touch it without getting hurt!

  Do you have natural hair? What's your curl type? What are your favorite products?