Tiera
Where are you from?
T: I’m originally from Cleveland, Ohio, but I’ve been living in the country lol, Hattiesburg, MS for the past four years. I’m in my sophmore year of college : )
When did you go natural?
T: A few weeks after I graduated from high school I decided I would go natural.
It seemed like I was always having a bad hair day. I would go three months at a time without a relaxer because I hated getting them and I hated paying for them. My beautican at the time was natural and would always tell me that the relaxer wasn’t me and that I needed to go natural but I told her my head was to big and i couldn’t wear short hair : ) But after joining her church, I was surrounded by women with a variety of beautiful textures, and I decided I was done with the creamy crack. After doing more research, I started to realize, I never needed a relaxer in the first place.
Was it difficult at all?
T: Transitioning was slightly difficult, but I feel like I was at an advantage because I was used to going without relaxers for long periods of time. The hardest part was being patient and letting it grow. I was checking my new growth daily lol. I think my family didn’t take me seriously because I can be wishy washy at times. They were all for natural hair, but they didn’t really support me cutting all of my hair off, which I did a week before we went on a cruise to Mexico : )
What do you like about being natural?
T: It’s me. I have never been so confident. My hair fits me, my personality and my features.
Even on days that I THINK I’m having a bad hair day, I still get compliments, and when I had a relaxer, if I was having a bad hair day, I really was having a bad hair day! Natural hair is just fly. It’s unique. I believe that we are wonderfully made and that we should celebrate what our maker has created.
Has anything in your life changed at all since going natural?
T: I think my overall style has changed along with my hair. I feel free. I’ve also opened my eyes to see the way that society looks at Black people, and what black people see in themsleves. I see beauty in all people and I feel the need to encourage more people to love themselves and love each other.
What style do you like to rock?
T: I mostly wear twists and twist outs. I pin it all sorts of ways, use humps, or simple head bands.
Lately I’ve fallen in love with Bantu Knot outs ; )
What do you use in your hair?
T: Shea butter!! And I just got some of Sunshine’s Hello Sweet Thing Whipped butter and its great! Somedays I spray with water and olive oil. Organic’s Leave in Liquid Hair Mayoniase is really good as well.
If your hair had a nickname, what would it be?
T: hhhmmmm…. maybe penny, because it has a copper color ; )
Tiera, I have to say that you are such a cute style icon!! The hair fits your face so well!! And I added your fro pic to our gallery cuz it’s so bomb.
Tiera, your so cute! I love your hair! I think it perfectly matches your face and EVERYTHING! I’m drooling over your hair!
Love the hair and I especially love the big red hair clips! Where could I find clips like that?
And your hair definitely fits you and your style.
Go head tiera!
you look fierce…and we have the same hair type so seeing your afro pics is making me impatient to see my hair when it grows out. lol
I agree with Leila, you are so CUte! You have such a baby face and I love your hair
and that last pic with clips is adorable! Where can I view the gallery Leila?
@Amma… check in the ‘gallery’ tab under ‘fro’. It’s kind of a ‘Hall of Fame’ for the dopest hair on BGLH.
Tiera, your hair is more or less the same texture as mine. I love it & agree with the other ladies, it really suits you. Was it blow-dried on the 2nd last pic?
I just saw it, very nice! All the girls look lovely
Thank you all so much : ) and thanks 4 putting me in the gallery! I got the big clips from claire’s with their ten items for ten dollars deal! and I don’t think I blew my hair out that day, I think I just picked it out really good..something I NEVER do lol. By the way, I have a blog : http://www.peaceloveandnappiness.blogspot.com