miznissi is naturally obsessed and loving it!!!!

I have fallen in love with my hair. I haven't relaxed since May 2008 and BCed on November 9, 2009. Best day EVER! I'm so happy that I didn't wait any longer. I canNOT keep my hands out of my hair. I'm in love with all things natural and am having fun finding ways to learn about MY hair. Finally, it's my hair!

Welcome!! Your hair is lovely!

Thank you and thank you.

LOL, is that your little one getting her camera time in??? Too cute!

Congrats on your big chop! I didn't realize how interesting hair could be until I went natural. Kudos for being able to transition for 1.5 years. It took all I had to transition for 1 year

Thank you and yes. The camera queen is the reason that going natural stuck this time.



The year and a half transition was something. I look back on most of my pics and see my hair in ponytails. I was so tired of the relax ends and am ecstatic that I am 100% natural now.

Welcome and let us know if you need recommendations and suggestions.

Naturals rock

Thankies! And I agree. Naturals do rock!

So after reading this board for a good part of the day, I decided to co-wash my hair. I still had no idea what to do with it afterwards, though. lol


Right now I'm only using Cantu Shea Butter Leave-In Conditioner. I have to get my hands on some Shea Butter and Coconut Oil. I'm not that big of a pj anymore.

Some closeup shots before washing





After washing and applying Cantu SB Leave-In Cond. and brushing through




My babygirl Zoe wanted to show her hair, too! lol




Since I have a 1 AND 2 year old, that's the farthest I could get.
But I'll probably periodically two-strand twist it as I find the time here and there.

You hair is so pretty - looks really shiny and healthy!

curlykinks wrote:You hair is so pretty - looks really shiny and healthy!

Thanks so much!

I'm learning that having a 1, 2, and 8 year old don't necessarily allow you to do what you want or need to do with your hair. lol....I always have to re-wet it and finish or re-wash and try again.

Didn't get to finish my twists so I just pulled it up and left a little hanging in the back so I could head to the store. I've always loved messy hairstyles. And messy curly hair is even more awesome!

Love your hair! The shine is ridiculouso! Zoe's hair is super cute, too!

Thankies! I'm surprised at the shine as well. I'm loving it, though!

I see so many hairstyles that I want to try, but can't find the energy.
Then when I do, my mind draws a blank.
I think I'm just going to have to let my hands get to working.

love your hair also it looks really curly and healthy

Thank you very much.

I did some 2 strand twists last night.
They curled up and some came out with this straw curl look.
I did it on dry hair but used my Cantu SBLI to help them hold.







THE NEXT MORNING---they fluffed out a little more

Cute!! I like!!

Thanks ladies!

No change to the hair today. Basically wearing it the same way. I noticed a lot more movement and I love it!

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!!!

your hair is fab miznissi!!
i understand about wanting to find the time to do your hair, i have a 8 yr old, who acts like a typhoon when i want to do something for myself - lol, so BLESS you with 3...you did a really good job

Your hair looks very pretty nice & shiny & healthy! What inspired you to go natural miznissi?

Thanks ladies.



I had always wanted to see what my natural hair looked like. I got my first relaxer in the 6th or 7th grade. It was too big and I had just started doing my own hair. Had no idea how to handle it. So my mom let me relax it. The whole time I was relaxed, my hair NEVER did what I wanted it to do. Most likely because I didn't want to pay someone to do what I felt that I could do. From my early teens on, I had chosen my hair idol.



My goodness I wanted her hair so badly. But even though I could sometimes get it as straight and shiny and flowy as hers, sometimes, it never grew to that length.


Fast forward some years. I went without a relaxer for a year or just under 3 times before this final time. It always got to the point that I got frustrated and would just relax it. This picture shows the day after one of my year long relaxer free hair sessions.




I relaxed it but couldn't get it straight. It took a few relaxers to straighten like I had had it before. I guess my hair was fighting hard to try and stay natural....lol

Anywho. I had always said that if I ever had a daughter I would want her to remain relaxer free. I figured the only way that I could do that successfully is if I was relaxer free. So when I got pregnant in 2007, I was of course hoping for a girl since I already had my boy. So of course, I proceeded to begin my transition into natural hairdom. Thankfully, I didn't have to work so I didn't have to go out with my frustrating ponytails because I had NO IDEA what to do with my hair. On top of that, I was sick for at least 2 months of that pregnancy. So I was going through hair hell.

Once I found out that I was having a boy, I figured that there was no need to continue to go through what I was going through with my hair. Not to mention that I had just cut my hair for the very first time in my
life into a bob and to get the full effect, I needed to relax.



I relaxed and felt sooooo much better, except for the fact that deep down I REALLY wanted to be natural and just not for my daughter, if she ever came. Weeeeell, when that little boy was 4 months old, I found out I was 2 months preggo. Yippy! Yea, it was somewhat of a surprise and of course I decided to continue my "go natural for a girl" campaign.

I forgot to mention that I had this girlfriend that had gone natural. She never, ever wears her hair curly. I went with her once to get her hair flat ironed. I was in AWE of how bone straight and full of body her hair was. That was my new motivation. I wanted to find a stylist in MY city that could do what her stylist did to her hair.



So to bring the story to a close. I found out I was going to have a girl. I was going to go natural and find a stylist to do my hair like my friend up there. And all would be well. The first few months of transitioning was hard. I made it through. MY hair started to grow. I fell in love with my curls. A year and a half later, I did the BC, which was 3 weeks ago. And now, I have absolutely NO desire to straighten my hair. I can finally call it MY HAIR. It is the hair intended for me and I couldn't be happier.