Hair Journey - Almost 1 Year Post Big Chop - Pic Heavy

[leona2025]

Hey yall. I big chopped last year in August. I transitioned 1 year. Here are pictures from then to now. After the chop everything has been pretty easy. I haven't had any real problems. I have heat and chemical damage in my bangs where a stylist bleached them twice on the same day and then I tried out weaves for like 3 weeks. Wasn't for me. So this is about 8 months of growth. I believe I am a 3c/4a.

My natural reggie is simply. I wash in the shower. Use Design Essentials Almond Express conditioner or if I need protein I used DE 6n1 protein conditioner. For my wash n go I use Mane choice leave in and orchid gel. I recently started using Mielle leave in. My wash n gos last me 1 week. I don't moisturize unless I spritz my hair with water to refresh my wash n go. I prepoo if I feel like it.
@Chicoro

 

[leona2025]

Sorry about the pic size. Here are some from the first days of my big chop.

 

[Alma Petra]

I love your curls, your clumpage, your definition and your color

 

[HisBestFriend]

I miss post like these!! Although I haven't posted my own -

Your curls are gorgeous!

 

[leona2025]

Thanks! This was the shortest my hair had ever been. I did braids and faux locs a few times until I felt comfortable!

 

[I Am So Blessed]

Beautiful!!!! Excellent progress in 21 months post relaxer. Congratulations on almost two years natural!!!

 

[I Am So Blessed]

@snoop waiting for a progress thread from you too.

 

[Atthatday]

Your hair is beautiful!!!

 

[leona2025]

Beautiful!!!! Excellent progress in 21 months post relaxer. Congratulations on almost two years natural!!!

Lol when I first joined LHCF I was adamant that I would never go natural lmao!

 

[snoop]

@snoop waiting for a progress thread from you too.

Haha! My hair progresses sooo slowly and it would just be pictures of my boring two strand twists over 12 months.

 

[snoop]

@leona2025 Great progress!!! I like that your regie is very simple. That colour is pretty hot, too!

 

[I Am So Blessed]

Lol when I first joined LHCF I was adamant that I would never go natural lmao!

Isn't that something? You just can never say "never." But here and now I declare that I will never relax mine.

Keep up the great work!. All those pretty curls you had underneath the relaxer.

 

[Daina]

Great progress!

 

[Coilystep]

You've had great progress. Keep up the good work.

 

[leona2025]

You've had great progress. Keep up the good work.

Thanks for talking me down from being a heat trained natural and being a product pusher, LMAO

Thanks everyone!

 

[blackeyes31626]

Beautiful thick hair!

 

[Chicoro]

Beautiful hair! I love pic heavy posts. This post was deliciously satisfying!

 

[Rocky91]

Your hair is lovely and your progress is awesome!

 

[Aggie]

........................Wrong thread so sorry

 

[brownb83]

Beautiful hair op congratulations! I was just like you and swore I would never go natural. I did.

 

[WaistLengthDreams]

Beautiful hair and great progress! Thank you for sharing this with us!