Transitioning w/ Apryl! (Introduction)
Hey guys!!! It's Apryl. You're probably wondering "Who's that?" Well, I'm a very close friend of Nile's, and she has asked me to come on here and introduce myself, so here I am! I, too, am natural, and I believe that transitioning into a natural was an experience that I will never regret. I know that Nile has posted a lot about transitioning and big chopping already, but I wanted to share my experience with you all! Maybe you're thinking of transitioning into natural hair, but you just don't know yet... or maybe, you're just tired of relaxed or damaged hair, and you need a change. Well, loves, this is the blog for you! Stay tuned.
And if there are any questions/comments/anything, tweet me (@pennyroyalpry), or tweet Nile (@NaturallyNi or @NerdsUnitedInc).
My natural hair journey started around October 2012. I was 13 then, and my hair was relaxed. When I was little, my mother used to relax our (my sister and I) hair on and off, so I guess I could say my hair has been through a lot. My hair has always been very short. I have never had hair past my neck-length, and now I know that relaxers were what was breaking my hair off.
I think that I started transitioning one day because we didn't have enough money to get my hair done. So, I was left for a long period of time, begging my mother to get my hair relaxed, but we just didn't have the money at that time. My natural hair started to grow out. One day, I was surfing YouTube and somehow I came across natural hair tutorials and styles for transitioners. By the time we had money to actually get my hair done, I didn't even want the relaxer anymore, I had gotten too caught up in this natural hair stuff.
I started doing twist-outs and bantu-knots with my half-and-half hair. My mother loved the styles, and she said that they suited me very well. I always went on YouTube to learn new things about natural hair from Naptural85, iknowleee, etcblogmag, and many more! I had always grown up scared of my natural hair. I am African, and I always thought that my natural hair was rough, dry, coarse, and nappy. But, as I learned more and more, I realized that that might not be the case. And even if it was, I was so fascinated and wanted to learn more about my hair.
I finally cut off the relaxed ends of my hair in April 9, 2013 (my birthday), after 6 months of transitioning. I had a really short cut, but it wasn't too bad for me because I could still achieve some styles, and I did a mini fro-hawk to compliment my birthday outfit that day. Many people at my school were fascinated by my hair because they could see that I had already come a long way with my hair. I actually haven't really got any negative comments about my hair, but if I had, it's obviously irrelevant if I can't remember.
I love my natural hair. I have never done a length check, but I would consider my hair right now as short/medium, although it's more short in it's natural state and medium when picked out or blowed out. I always get compliments on my natural hair because it is rare to see a young girl rocking a fro these days. I love it!
I encourage you to go on YouTube and on the internet and search everything about natural hair. I'm sure you'll fall in love with it as much as I have.
This was more of an intro than an informative post. Thanks for reading, loves!
Apryl ♥
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And if there are any questions/comments/anything, tweet me (@pennyroyalpry), or tweet Nile (@NaturallyNi or @NerdsUnitedInc).
My natural hair journey started around October 2012. I was 13 then, and my hair was relaxed. When I was little, my mother used to relax our (my sister and I) hair on and off, so I guess I could say my hair has been through a lot. My hair has always been very short. I have never had hair past my neck-length, and now I know that relaxers were what was breaking my hair off.
I think that I started transitioning one day because we didn't have enough money to get my hair done. So, I was left for a long period of time, begging my mother to get my hair relaxed, but we just didn't have the money at that time. My natural hair started to grow out. One day, I was surfing YouTube and somehow I came across natural hair tutorials and styles for transitioners. By the time we had money to actually get my hair done, I didn't even want the relaxer anymore, I had gotten too caught up in this natural hair stuff.
I started doing twist-outs and bantu-knots with my half-and-half hair. My mother loved the styles, and she said that they suited me very well. I always went on YouTube to learn new things about natural hair from Naptural85, iknowleee, etcblogmag, and many more! I had always grown up scared of my natural hair. I am African, and I always thought that my natural hair was rough, dry, coarse, and nappy. But, as I learned more and more, I realized that that might not be the case. And even if it was, I was so fascinated and wanted to learn more about my hair.
I finally cut off the relaxed ends of my hair in April 9, 2013 (my birthday), after 6 months of transitioning. I had a really short cut, but it wasn't too bad for me because I could still achieve some styles, and I did a mini fro-hawk to compliment my birthday outfit that day. Many people at my school were fascinated by my hair because they could see that I had already come a long way with my hair. I actually haven't really got any negative comments about my hair, but if I had, it's obviously irrelevant if I can't remember.
I love my natural hair. I have never done a length check, but I would consider my hair right now as short/medium, although it's more short in it's natural state and medium when picked out or blowed out. I always get compliments on my natural hair because it is rare to see a young girl rocking a fro these days. I love it!
I encourage you to go on YouTube and on the internet and search everything about natural hair. I'm sure you'll fall in love with it as much as I have.
This was more of an intro than an informative post. Thanks for reading, loves!
Apryl ♥
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