5 Years Natural!

[SEMO]

It hit me the other day that this month officially makes it 5 years since I big chopped and went fully natural.

So to celebrate, I created an album in my fotki to gather together my favorite hair photos from over the years in one place.

I chose too many pics to post them all in this thread. But here's a few:

7/31/2006:

7/31/2011:

The rest of the photos can be found here: http://public.fotki.com/semora/5-years-natural-1/


(I apologize in advance for any blurry pics. My camera hand is kinda shaky, lol. )

 

[Evolving78]

i can't wait until i make it to the Big Leagues! Congrats of 5 years of progress!

 

[nappystorm]

Why am I just now seeing this beautiful Fotki?

 

[reeko43]

Beautiful hair, it has really grown!

 

[My Friend]

Congratulations! Your hair is beautiful.

 

[lilyofthenile]

Yay! Congrats, looks beautiful!

 

[Ijanei]

Your hair is gorgeous...I went ALL THROUGH that fotki album. You made great progress.

 

[manter26]

Is your hair SL with shrinkage and WL straightened? It's beautiful and great inspiration for us newbies!

 

[keepithealthy]

Pretty hair and great progress! Thanks for sharing.

 

[SEMO]

Why am I just now seeing this beautiful Fotki?

:blush3:

Is your hair SL with shrinkage and WL straightened? It's beautiful and great inspiration for us newbies!

Thanks for the compliment! I'm always flattered if people think my hair is an inspiration. I can remember my own inspirations from when I started my natural journey.

And you're right. When I wear my hair curly it shrinks up to shoulder length (or above), but is waist length when straightened. It's always shocking for people when I transition from one to the other.

 

[greenandchic]

Congratulations on making it this far. Beautiful hair!

 

[Shadiyah]

congrat!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[*SkolarStar*]

Congrats! Your hair is so gorgeous!

 

[NappyNelle]

Looooooooove your hair!!

 

[thaidreams]

Congratulations!!!

 

[MyAngelEyez~C~U]

Beautiful hair! Thanks for the treat of viewing your fotki!

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[Nonie]

:notworthy Beautiful mane! Congratulations on the awesome progress!

 

[Anakinsmomma]

Gorgeous! Off to fotki...

 

[TaraDyan]

Beautiful hair, SEMO!! I haven't perused your Fotki in quite a while. I need to rectify that right now.

 

[wavezncurlz]

SEMO
Didn't you cut from WL a few years ago? Now you're back. Congrats!

 

[Xavier]

Can I be honest for a sec SEMO...

I was like dang 5 years and she is only SL.

Then I looked at that Fotki!!!!

I never knew 3b-3c hair could have that much shrinkage.

Your hair is very beautiful and Congrats!!!!!!!

 

[SEMO]

@SEMO
Didn't you cut from WL a few years ago? Now you're back. Congrats!

wavezncurlz Yeah, I went to Great Clips for a trim (still not sure what I was thinking). She ended up taking off 6-7 inches.

Before the cut:

After the cut (a few months later):

I must say that I am very glad to be back at WL now.

Can I be honest for a sec SEMO...

I was like dang 5 years and she is only SL.

Then I looked at that Fotki!!!!

I never knew 3b-3c hair could have that much shrinkage.

Your hair is very beautiful and Congrats!!!!!!!

Lol, thanks for the compliment. I don't hold strictly to hair typing, but I would actually consider myself a 3c/4a. But yeah, my hair has tons of shrinkage.

 

[wavezncurlz]

wavezncurlz Yeah, I went to Great Clips for a trim (still not sure what I was thinking). She ended up taking off 6-7 inches.

Before the cut:

After the cut (a few months later):

I must say that I am very glad to be back at WL now.

Ahh, I remembered correctly. I think I shed a tear for you on that post. I remembered because we have similar shrinkage. I am WL now and my curly hair from the front is shoulder length (from the back, I have a v that reaches to my bra). I always thought I'd have flowing long curly hair when I got WL. Not so. People are always shocked at my length when I straighten my hair.

Your post shows that it's just hair! Congrats on making it back to WL.

 

[Bnster]

Beautiful
and thanks for sharing!

 

[Beverly Ann Properties]

Gorgeous hair!! I love the comparison photos of your hair, shrunken and stretched. Congrats on your 5 years, keep on growing.

 

[halee_J]

5 yrs wow Your hair is really beautiful. That shrinkage is crazy

 

[Toy]

Beautiful and congrats on making Waist length.

 

[justicefighter1913]

wowza!!! Congratulations!

 

[Leeda.the.Paladin]

Gorgeous!

Can't wait to get to 5 years!

 

[qchelle]

Sooooo freakin gorgeous! !!!!

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