In 2006 I got serious about my natural hair growth. I grew my hair out to BSL but was stuck there for several years. I tried coloring my own hair and it left me with damage so I had to cut it out- I maintained my natural hair at BSL while I cut out the color because I did not want to do another chop. I wore my hair in twists most of the time.
Fat Twists 2007-08
Flat ironed hair 2007
Left– The fat twists shown above was one of the main natural hair styles I wore in 2007-2008.
Right– My straightened natural hair in 2007. It was BSL (bra strap length) and looked pretty healthy but the combo of color and heat left me with breakage.
Flat ironed 2008
This is my semi-straightened natural hair in January of 2008, it was flat ironed without blow drying first. As you can see it is about the same length it was in 2007. You can see the damage to my ends. Right after taking this picture I trimmed about 2 inches off.
By the end of 2008 the color was gone and I started inching toward waist length. I limited my heat use to 2-3x per year for length checks.
2009- Hair is healthy, free of color and heat damage. I was nearing waist length because my un-straightened hair was past BSL. I really started focusing on healthy hair instead of length. Fat twists pinned up in one way or another was my main natural hair style for 2009 & 2010. I wore my hair loose often on the weekends in twist outs and would put it back up again during the week. This helped prevent hair breakage and keep my ends moisturized.
Fat twists 2009-10
Twist out 2009
I decided to do a length check in the middle of 2010 and was excited to see that I had actually reach my original goal length of waist length (at my natural waist). Many times confuse hip length which is at the top of the pants with waist length. I don’t know if I can handle hip length hair!
Waist length hair 2010
Waist length Post Trim
Hair Updates and Current Goals
Well I recently cut my hair (as of February 2014). The center of my hair is waist length and the sides are midback. I am happy with the length and think I will maintain it. Here is a picture of my hair set with bantu knots after the trim.
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Bantu Knots 2014
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This style can be done on short,medium, or long natural twisted hair. This style probably works best on mini to medium sized two strand twists. You will have to vary the rod size used based on the length of hair. In this picture I used medium sized orange flexirods. 1) Take a section of […]
This twist hair style can be done on short, medium, or long natural hair. I actually think it looks best on shorter to medium natural hair because the twists kind of stick out instead of hanging to the side. 1) Grab a section of hair in the front to include about 5 twists. Fold the […]
This simple natural hair style can be done on medium length or long hair. Pull all twists to one side of the head, I used the right side Leave out 3-6 twists to serve as bangs on the preferred side. Roll hair inward as if to do a french roll or twist. Pin hair […]
This bun takes about 45 minutes to an hour to do because I have to twist my hair first, however it lasts a whole week. When my hair was shorter (apl-bsl) I could do this style for natural hair in 30 minutes. Since the twists are pulled up into a bun do not worry about […]
The straight bun is any easy style for natural hair, it can help keep your natural hair straighter for a longer time. Start with hair that has been blown out or flat ironed. To minimize heat use stretch your hair using rollers and sit under a hooded dryer instead of straightening. Watch my video here […]
This is a super easy and quick style I do pretty regularly on my twisted natural hair. I can do this hair style in under an hour and it lasts me a week. Then I take the twists loose and wear a twist out. 1) Put your hair in loose jumbo twists. I do […]
This natural hair twist style can be done on medium length or long hair. It generally takes me about 1.5-2 hours from start to finish but it lasts a week or more. (edited: on my currently length this style takes about 30 minutes longer) 1) Start with dry or slightly damp detangled hair. I prefer […]
This natural hair style is basically two big flat twists and a bun. It is simple to do and usually lasts me about 3 days. For this style you will need large bobby pins, a pony tail holder, a brush and gel. I typically do this style on my natural hair that I have stretched […]
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