Happy September + The Natural Hair Epiphany

Almost 11 months natural & loving it! 

Hi loves,

I want to apologize for neglecting my blog for a few months. I want to share that this blog has made it to 1 full year as being an active website. I started this blog back  in 2010, and did not expect to learn and grow through my adventures of writing. Happy September 1st everyone!!! I can't believe the year is almost over. I have been extremely busy, and it's taking a bit of a total on my overall wellness... I will pull through this though!


I want to share with you all my journey with my hair as a young woman with natural hair. On October 30th, I will be 1 year natural! This has been an amazing journey. I did not expect to make this this far. There were days where I would literally battle my hair and love it the next day. I went through a phase for a couple of months after the big chop. I felt my hair should have been a 3c texture all over. I have learned to embrace the different curls and coils that roam through my lovely 'fro. My hair is a mixture of 3c/4a with more coils that curls. I noticed my hair has a lot of shrinkage, that can only be combatted by twisting/braiding and using gel to weigh it down. I'm happy with my curls and coils, and wouldn't have it any other way!

My curl pattern 

This was my hair yesterday with Kinky Curly Curling Custard (KCCC). I did not use a leave-in product... I just spritzed my hair with water and applied the KCCC to my hair in small sections. My hair dried with less shrinkage. My hair was a little over a week old (dirty) in this picture. My hair is more of a 4a texture with a few sections of 3c.

The products I currently use are as follows:

• Karen's Body Beautiful's Sweet Ambrosia hair milk/leave-in
• Kinky Curly Curling Custard
• Shea Moisture's Raw Shea Butter Retention conditioner 
• Extra Virgin Coconut Oil (Any brand that is USDA Organic) 
• Curl Junkie's Curl Rehab deep conditioner 
• Camille Rose Naturals Curl Love hair milk (I haven't used it all summer, will return to it in the winter). 

My list of products are pretty simple and short. I can't have too much products in my hair because I get build up very easily. I still consider my hair in the TWA stage however, it is gaining length rapidly. I do not have any intentions of straightening my hair or doing a blow dry, as of right now. I'm just happy and content with watching my seed grow into a blossoming flower. Ladies, do not give up on the journey. Natural hair takes time, care, love, and most importantly patience!