Going natural

My roots :-

Roots :-

My curls!

When I do the twists and curls

Me with the tracks when I get lazy

Sooooo... I made the conscious decision to go natural. It started out as just something to do, to see if I could do it. It then turned into I want to see what my natural hair is like. I haven't had a perm since August and if you know me I get perms every 5-6 weeks like clockwork. It's now January and I am about five months into my going natural "phase"...I'm going absolutely crazy! LOL! I mean I'm so used to being able to style my relaxed hair, and now I'm dealing with two different textures: nappy and straight.

So far I'm managing to keep my hair decent. For the days when I don't feel like struggling with it on a daily basis, I flat iron it and put tracks in. I know I know I know! The horror! Why go natural only to put tracks in? Well, I put them in to save myself time in the mornings when I have to dash off to work. Besides it keeps me out of my hair for at least a week, and that's a week more that I'm natural and not relaxed! On the other days, I twist the front and have the back in curls (using rod rollers) or I just wear the curls.

It's a struggle. especially when I have to wash my hair. After it's washed, trying to do something with my hair that makes it presentable and professional (to my standards) is difficult because I have high standards and I dont like to go anywhere with my hair a mess. For so long, I've permed and wrapped and styled my hair, now I have to think of new things to stop getting bored with the same old same old. One of my biggest struggles so far is trying to find the right hair products to use to prevent breakage.

Next time I wash it, I'll post pictures of what it looks like wet. Maybe someone will tell me exactly what my natural hair could be like.