Alright y'all. It's time for my 1 year update!!! 
I can't believe I've been natural for 1 year. I have to work on the 23rd, which is my nappiversary, so I decided to do my update today. The photos are from yesterday. When I did my BC I was practically BALD. What was I thinking?? Anyhoo, my hair has grown a lot in the past year and I've posted lots of photos. Since my BC, I've probably trimmed off an inch or two. I trimmed when I took these photos yesterday, I'd say I took off half an inch of split ends.
I'm not sure what my length is. I'd say I'm just about shoulder length, but so many people have different definitions of where that falls. Opinions would be greatly appreciated!
Don't mind the dates on the photos, my camera is weird. So here we go:
Right after my BC 1-23-2008
Yesterday. 1-20-2009
Stretched
Profile view.
Trying to get a straight shot in the mirror. Failing miserably. lol
Pretty good texture shot. I'm definitely 4a with some 3C spots in the front.
This is usually how I wear my hair stretched.
Semi-straigtened.
erplexed
My ends are so frizzy! I couldn't get them smooth. Oh well.
This was after a trim. My hair looks dry and frizzy, but it's quite healthy and soft. If you're natural, you know how hard it is to get our hair smooth with a flat iron.
I'm very happy with my progress. I've gone from less than 1 inch of hair to almost shoulder length in one year after trimming almost two inches along the way!
My regimen (if you can call it that) is pretty simple. I co-wash with a cheapie condish a few times a week. To style, I almost always wear my hair out in a curly fro. I have a spray bottle with half water, half pure glycerin. I spritz my hair with the mixture and then rub some Cantu Shea Butter Leave-In throughout my hair. That's it. I DC when I feel like it, but I'm getting better about that. I may need to up my protein treatments too.
I will be going back to rollersets in a few weeks. I haven't done one since I was relaxed, and I used to love how my hair would turn out. I want to wear my hair stretched for the rest of the winter and the rollersets will be a healthier way of achieving that look.
It was a great year, hair-wise. Going natural was very difficult at first and the psychological transition was the hardest. Now I can't imagine wearing my hair any other way!
Any questions or comments would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for all of the help/tips/advice that you all have been so generous with.
I can't believe I've been natural for 1 year. I have to work on the 23rd, which is my nappiversary, so I decided to do my update today. The photos are from yesterday. When I did my BC I was practically BALD. What was I thinking?? Anyhoo, my hair has grown a lot in the past year and I've posted lots of photos. Since my BC, I've probably trimmed off an inch or two. I trimmed when I took these photos yesterday, I'd say I took off half an inch of split ends.
I'm not sure what my length is. I'd say I'm just about shoulder length, but so many people have different definitions of where that falls. Opinions would be greatly appreciated!
Don't mind the dates on the photos, my camera is weird. So here we go:
Right after my BC 1-23-2008
Yesterday. 1-20-2009
Stretched
Profile view.
Trying to get a straight shot in the mirror. Failing miserably. lol
Pretty good texture shot. I'm definitely 4a with some 3C spots in the front.
This is usually how I wear my hair stretched.
Semi-straigtened.
erplexed
My ends are so frizzy! I couldn't get them smooth. Oh well.
This was after a trim. My hair looks dry and frizzy, but it's quite healthy and soft. If you're natural, you know how hard it is to get our hair smooth with a flat iron.
I'm very happy with my progress. I've gone from less than 1 inch of hair to almost shoulder length in one year after trimming almost two inches along the way!
My regimen (if you can call it that) is pretty simple. I co-wash with a cheapie condish a few times a week. To style, I almost always wear my hair out in a curly fro. I have a spray bottle with half water, half pure glycerin. I spritz my hair with the mixture and then rub some Cantu Shea Butter Leave-In throughout my hair. That's it. I DC when I feel like it, but I'm getting better about that. I may need to up my protein treatments too.
I will be going back to rollersets in a few weeks. I haven't done one since I was relaxed, and I used to love how my hair would turn out. I want to wear my hair stretched for the rest of the winter and the rollersets will be a healthier way of achieving that look.
It was a great year, hair-wise. Going natural was very difficult at first and the psychological transition was the hardest. Now I can't imagine wearing my hair any other way!
Any questions or comments would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for all of the help/tips/advice that you all have been so generous with.
she is gorgeous! Good job on your progress... your hair is really growing good.
I stopped reading right at that point~ Thanks! 
