Hey Everyone,
Today on my blog I have the Gorgeous and Fabulous
Chelsea, sharing her natural hair story with us. She is a fellow Vlogger who not only does
natural hair tutorials but she also sneaks in some beautiful makeup vids as
well. I simply love her humor and of course
her curls, so I am super excited to have her here today.
So without further ado, let’s get started.
Hi Chelsea….Thank you for taking time out of your schedule
to share with use today. Can you start
by telling us a little bit about yourself?
I’m Chelsea! I’m
a 25 year old natural from Mississippi. I just entered my third year of my
natural hair journey. I affectionately refer to my hair as Chaka.
Yes you do….and
might I add that Chaka be doing the dang thang. LOL!!! Okay so you mentioned
that you are going into your third of your natural hair journey. When you went natural did you transition or
did you do the big chop?
I began my transition in November 2010. This past November I celebrated 3 years since I decided to return to natural. I transitioned because I wasn’t comfortable chopping all at once.
You said you weren’t comfortable chopping it all of it at
once, so how did you actual feel once you did go completely natural?
I made the decision to return to natural
because I spent all of my teenage years as a natural, even though I didn’t
really know what that meant. Then, on a
whim, I relaxed before entering into the first year of undergrad. When I began my graduate school journey I
began to notice that my big bouncy curls were no longer present. I missed my
curls terribly! I researched and found that I could start a process known as
“transitioning” to return back to my beloved curls. After completing my
transition and chopping off my relaxed remnants I felt AMAZING!
How did family and friends react to your decision to
return back to natural?
Overall I was met
with support. Of course, there were those who don’t understand my decision but
I don’t let anyone else affect my decisions. I appreciate those who support me
but I don’t allow those who don’t to harm me.
Can you describe your hair for us?
My hair is
predominantly 3b with one section near my crown that tends to lend itself a
little closer to the 3c texture. I would
also describe my hair as fine and dense.
Chaka, as I affectionately call my hair, behaves quite well with proper
care. I really can’t complain!
I love how you named your hair. I believe a lot of women have, I have yet to
find a good name for mine. LOL!!
Well can you share how curly hair routine with us?
I begin by deep conditioning
my hair with a mixture of TreSemme Naturals, coconut oil, and olive oil. I do
this because I use shampoo regularly which strips my hair so I would like to
pre condition my hair in order to lessen the effects of the stripping. Then I shampoo with either Giovanni 50/50
balanced Clarifying Shampoo or Shea Moisture Curl and Shine Shampoo. I then
leave in Paul Mitchell’s The Conditioner. I am a bit of a product junkie when
it comes to styling products so the products I use to style vary quite a bit. I
love wash and goes so typically I just apply my product and let it air
dry.
What are some of your favorite products?
Some of my staple
styling products are Eco Styler Olive Oil Gel, Shea Moisture Curl Enhancing
Smoothie, Miss Jessie’s Quick Curls or Curly Meringue, and Flax Seed Gel.
I see a couple of my favs on the list.
With all of that hair of yours how do you maintain your
hair at night?
PINEAPPLE! PINEAPPLE! PINEAPPLE! I can’t
stress how important the pineapple is!
Yes ladies….the
Pineapple will be your best friend at night.
Not the fruit, but a technique that calls for you to pull your hair up
to the top of your head and secure it loosely with a head band and then wrap a
scarf around your head or you could put on a bonnet. This technique will typically give you great results in the morning for
any loose hairstyle when you take the hair down. Just give it a shake and shape it a bit and
you should be good to go.
Thank you so much, Chelsea for taking time out to share
Chaka’s journey and how you care for her.
I know you are a busy woman, but before you go can you tell us what the
best thing about being natural is?
VERSATILITY! I can wear my hair huge and wild one day, twisted the next, and straight all in one week.
Well there you have it ladies and gents. To see more of Chelsea and Chaka you can check
them out below.
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