I took out the kinky twists after 5 weeks since they were slipping out far too much.  I went to the salon, twice, to have sections redone but they still kept slipping out.  I was afraid of losing twists as I walked down the street so I just took them out. I found a new braider who appeared...

By the time I was 61 weeks into my transition from relaxed to natural hair, I had a mini chop but I still had a significant amount of relaxed ends that I needed to blend with my curly hair for the times I decided to wear my own hair out.  More often than not during this time, I relied on full...

At 49 weeks and 5 days pot relaxer I picked up a new wig, Freetress Bali Girl in 1B/30.  It was a lot of hair but I made it work by wearing it half up and half down. As you can see, wearing hair that is not my same length nor my natural color (or that has highlights) is not an issue for me....

I picked up a new wig called Sarifa by Vanessa while wig shopping with my mom, around 48 weeks post relaxer. I had been wearing a synthetic lace front for a while but Sarifa is not a lace front.  It’s a full wig.  I simply put my own hair in cornrows and pinned on the wig with bobby...

I’ve had this kinky twist protective style in for just over two weeks.  I have been back to the salon, twice, to have sections replaced that were loose and nearly slipping out.  I have photos of one example of a loose twists below. This is my first ever single braid/twist extensions...

      PHONY BUN I picked up a phony bun filler as a protective style.  It was only $2.99.  I decided to it lower on my head. I was 7 weeks and 4 days post relaxer at this time.  It goes on like a pony tail holder and the hair is fanned around it. It’s made of a...

      CORNROWS – Protective Hairstyle I found this cornrow, silky dread & two strand twist style and decided that I had to have it done, but that I did not want to travel to Connecticut.  I had never worn cornrows or braids in my adult life until this style. I found...

      TREE BRAIDS – Second Attempt A protective hairstyle that I tried during my transition from relaxed to natural hair is tree braids. It was not a successful style for me (tried twice), but if it was done properly, I think tree braids would have worked well for my...

Tree Braids – First Attempt At 26 weeks and 6 days post relaxer, I made the mistake of trying tree braids.  The stylist that I used was recommended by a friend; however, the stylist obviously was not honest about her experience with tree braids.  I was looking for a style that was...

        Phony Ponytail –  Protective Hairstyle for Natural Hair –  37 Weeks Post Relaxer I was looking for a protective hairstyle for natural hair to give myself a break.  I was debating buying the clip on hair piece called “The Mane Clip” and...

          Spring Twists aka Curly Twists – Crochet Braids on Natural Hair- Protective Hairstyle for Transitioning Hair I had this style in from 93 weeks and 6 days post relaxer through 103 weeks.  I had a new style done, crochet braids done as curly twists. I...

        Half Wigs – Great Protective Hairstyles for Transitioning Hair I decided to try half wigs for the summer.  I was 75 weeks and 2 days post relaxer. The wig is called Aisha and the brand is Outre.  It looks much better on than in the promotional photos.  This...

      Washing Natural Hair in Sections – 17 weeks and 3 days post relaxer I had previously stretched my relaxer until 18 weeks and 3 days (just prior to my transition from relaxed to natural hair) but I had not started to wash my hair in sections until I was 17 weeks an d3...