How MY Big Chop Started a Self Love Journey

A lot of people talk about how going natural is a journey, but I don’t think newly naturals don’t quite understand what this means. For me, going natural taught me self-acceptance and confidence. I have experienced an enormous about of personal growth since embracing my curls. Before January 2014 (my big chop date), I was very self-conscious that fell victim to Eurocentric beauty standards and used use my hair to hide my individuality. I didn’t see the beauty and uniqueness my natural hair gave me.

Cutting off my heat damaged ends only made me feel even worse about myself…AT FIRST, but then I was forced to rock this fierce new teenie weenie afro I was left with after big chopping. I kept trying different methods to make my hair grow faster! I was obsessed with getting LENGTH FAST and not with more important things like the health of my hair. This part of my journey taught me patience! I knew my hair wasn’t going to grow back overnight and I knew I wasn’t going to magically know exactly how to style my hair either. Accepting what I looked like at the time and beginning to love it was the start of my GLOW UP.

I will never be against perms/straight hair or weaves because if I wasn’t so terrified of heat damage I would most definitely find myself all up in the Dominican salon getting my hair SLAYED, but I do believe that your natural hair is important to who you are. YOU are the only person in this world that has the same natural hair texture as you! That’s something special! Rocking your natural hair shows the world that you’re not afraid to go against the “norms,” and let’s not forget how amazing our products smell; you won’t have to worry about perfume!

#NaturalHair #SelfAcceptence #SelfLove