? for all relaxed homegirls!!!
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Topic: ? for all relaxed homegirls!!!
Posted By: lyrical27
Subject: ? for all relaxed homegirls!!!
Date Posted: October 27 2006 at 4:36pm
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do you like your hair the way it is now (relaxed)? or do you like the way it was when it was natural? since i am posting this question, i should be kind enuff to answer it.
so... i like my hair now, but i think that i would like it more if i would have kept it natural. it like the texture the most, soft and silky rather than damaged and harder to manage.
oh yeah... before i forget, i want to also thank all of you out there that are giving your 411 on hair care/info.
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Replies:
Posted By: Claudie
Date Posted: October 31 2006 at 10:20pm
I like my relaxed hair, my hair has not been natural since I was about thirteen years old. That was many years ago  . I also like the natural look, but I am trying to gain length now. So, I am not going to try to go natural at this time.------------- |
Posted By: LadyEsquire
Date Posted: November 01 2006 at 12:32pm
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I absolutely love natural hair. I went natural last year for 12
months. I felt self-conscious because it is a hereditary thing -
small portions around my temple are extremely clear and see-thru.
So it was really hard to disguise it when I was natural. I had to
resort to wigs. But now I am relaxed and there are so many ways for me to disguise and feel confident. Girl, if I could choose, I would have Tracy Ellis Ross hair...!!!! ------------- journal: www.fotki.com/ladyesquire email: ladyesquirehair@yahoo |
Posted By: kathyblack
Date Posted: September 13 2007 at 6:47pm
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I like my hair both natural and relaxed only I would pick relaxed because I can't take care of my hair natural and wouldn't be able to achieve the lengths I want because that would be too much hair. ------------- MY mother bids me bind my hair With bands of rosy hue, Tie up my sleeves with ribbons rare, And lace my bodice blue. http://public.fotki.com/kathyblack/ |
Posted By: cmesweet
Date Posted: September 14 2007 at 6:49am
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I enjoyed my hair in both, relaxed and natural. However, I feel that my natural hair suites me and my lifestyle better. ------------- Natural BC May 9, 2004 |
Posted By: ccmuffingirl
Date Posted: September 14 2007 at 3:49pm
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I like my hair relaxed. I've experienced no hair breakage or other upsets with relaxers other than the occasional burn here and there. I get my relaxer done every three months, and in the future I hope to stretch this to just twice a year. I love the variety of different looks I can achieve with straightened hairl. I can wear it curly, straight, wavy--it's very versatile. But I do admire the beauty of natural hair. I feel as long as hair is healthy and you keep it well-conditioned (especially if it's relaxed) any kind of hair can be beautiful.
------------- "And forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair"--Kahlil Gibran http://public.fotki.com/ccmuffingirl/ |
Posted By: kimanve
Date Posted: September 16 2007 at 4:28am
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I liked my hair better natural, even though relaxed is easier for me to manage |
Posted By: HairTopia
Date Posted: September 23 2007 at 9:55am
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My hair has always been unmanageable, I would love to experience both my natural hair as well as my relaxed hair, together, but having 4B hair will not facilitate this. I have been relaxed since a kid, and I would have to say, I like my hair best, when relaxed or straightened. I love the thickness of my hair, which, it achieves thickness before length, so to get the length, I wear it in twists or braids. Did that for 6 months, now my hair is past my chin, with the sides on the shoulder. ------------- Make Lemonade from Lemons. |
Posted By: lsw722us
Date Posted: September 28 2007 at 2:02pm
I've always had relaxed hair so I don't know how having natural hair even looks or feel. I like relaxed hair. You just got to know how to take care of it! 
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Posted By: angelninjachick
Date Posted: November 09 2007 at 2:19pm
I like my relaxed hair better My natural hair was to kinky to mannage i was always fighting with it
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Posted By: ladyflash
Date Posted: November 11 2007 at 8:48am
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Now that I know how to take care of my hair, I like both! I like the texture of natural and I like the versitility of relaxed. As long as the hair is healthy it will be easier to manage. I don't think manageability has to do with whether it is relaxed or natural ------------- CHECK OUT MY PHOTOS! http://public.fotki.com/quietladyflash/ - My Fotki Album |
Posted By: cmesweet
Date Posted: November 11 2007 at 12:26pm
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I agree with you Ladyflash. Manageability is a relative term, I believe both my relaxed and natural hair were manageable, just in different ways.
I'm sorry some of ya'll don't know what your natural texture look like. I didnt get my hair relaxed until highschool...everyone should have some type of sense of what their natural hair looks or feels like, IMO. ------------- Natural BC May 9, 2004 |
Posted By: angelninjachick
Date Posted: November 13 2007 at 8:45am
I know what my hair looks like natural its not a pretty sight i tried to go natural one time its like my hair was a sponge every time I would moisturize it my hair soaked it up and talking about tangles and knots my hair would knot up in a heatbeat, and taking about uncomable every time i would try to comb my hair the comb would stop it wouldn't even go through
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Posted By: Deon09
Date Posted: November 26 2007 at 10:31pm
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I LOVED my natural hair but me bein so young and lots of the styles I want its just better for me to have my hair relaxed. I just relaxed my hair for the first time in 10 months about a month ago. I love the way my hair looked during the last 4 months since i had most of my relaxed ends cut but I just didnt know what to do with it. ------------- I'm not gonna give up this time!!! My hair is gonna grow no matter what they say!!! |
Posted By: sassybeauty
Date Posted: December 19 2007 at 11:04pm
I prefer my hair relaxed. It is easy to maintain as far as no kinks and no ouches for me. I am very tender headed. ------------- It's better to be an old man's darling than a young man's slave. Quote by my late great grandma Garrett |
lyrical27 wrote: