Curl Talk: With Me!

I will be doing a segment called “Curl Talk” with some beautiful Naturalistas, and since I am natural, I should probably start with myself.

Introduce yourself:  I’m a wife and mother of two. Aspiring photographer and writer. I love to cook, but don’t ask for none, cause I’m stingy when it comes to food. Haha! I’ve always had a passion for writing, and I seem to have a lot to say, so I decided to create a blog to get those thoughts out.

How long have you been natural? I’ve been natural for 2 months, I big chopped on April 3 after transitioning for 7 months.

Why did you decide to go natural? I’d like to say I had an epiphany and that’s why I decided to go natural, but that’s not the case. I just got tired of relaxers, and I loved the versatility of natural hair on other naturalistas. So, here I am in all my natural beauty!

Who inspired you to go Natural, if anyone? A lot of ladies unknowingly inspired me to go natural, especially once I joined instagram, that’s when I decided to go full speed ahead with it.

Big Chop or Transition? Why? I transitioned in the beginning because I didn’t think I could handle cutting all of my hair off. But after 7 months I grew tired of the two textures and I really wanted to know what my natural looked like, so I big chopped.

How did family and friends react? My husband and my parents were supportive, so that’s all that mattered to me. I got a lot of compliments, but also a lot of side eyes from people who couldn't understand why I would cut all of my hair off to go natural.

Your Natural Regimen: I don’t have a set in stone regimen, I simply give my hair what I think it needs at the time. I do moisturize and seal on a daily though. And I try to co wash every other day.

Any advice to ladies thinking of going natural? My advice is, don’t expect your hair to look like your curl crush once you’re finally natural, that’ll set you up for disappointment. The idea of going natural is to love what is naturally YOU, not anyone else. So make sure you’re at a point where you’ll still love your hair even if it’s not the “good hair” you wanted it to be.

Where can we find you? Instagram: @Jolieluvlee & Twitter: @Ma_Belle_Ame