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The Big Chop {About Me}
I did it. The Big Chop. All of my hair is gone. I’m not sure if it’s liberation or panic that I feel. Probably a little bit of both. Two years ago, I started transitioning from relaxed to natural hair. It wasn’t a political statement, it was more of a I~don’t~feel~like~bending~over~that~tub~to~wash~that~stuff~out~of~my~hair kinda thing. Or call it lazy. Either way, I just didn’t want to do it anymore. So I quit. Transitioning to natural hair wasn’t a difficult process for me. Yeah, I had mixed textures and there were days when I threw on a headband and called it a day. But, for the most part, I was cool. Then I…
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I Did the Big Chop…Kinda~Sorta
I started transitioning from relaxed hair to natural hair in July of last year. I am totally enjoying the freedom and liberty that comes with natural hair. Last week, I cut the last bit of relaxed hair off (I was so incredibly frustrated and tired of dealing with dual textured hair). Before I cut it, I had to either braid it or twist it every night before going to bed and that was incredibly time consuming. Now that I’ve cut off relaxed portions, I can just go to bed ~ no worries. In the morning, I can either wash my hair or spritz it with water to “reactivate” the curls.…
