***Responses to this question have been coming in fast and furious on the BGLH Facebook page. Check it out HERE.*** Krianne submitted this question: “So I have just done the BC (big chop) and I was wondering if girls that have done it could give some general advice on how to take care of the [...]
For someone who is considering going natural, what are the benefits and disadvantages of doing a dramatic big chop versus a gradual transition, and vice versa. Which did you do when you transitioned? document.getElementById(“post-11442-blankimage”).onload(); Tweet This Post
Lately I’ve been getting a lot of emails from transitioners… so I’m curious to hear how our transitioners are doing! Why did you decide to take the plunge and go natural? And how is it going so far? Do you plan to transition gradually or do a big chop? And for the ladies who are [...]
Wow, y’all have been really active sending in questions, news alerts and thoughts. Keep ‘em coming This question was submitted by BGLHer Crystal. “My name is Crystal and I have a question… With an oval shaped face should I have my hair cut short or should I wait to grow it out? I would really [...]
It’s the first of the month! Email photos of your hair before and after you went natural to blackgirllonghair@gmail.com and I will post them throughout the day. The giveaway will end at midnight or when we get 40 entries — whichever comes first. So you know the drill. Send in your photos, then help me [...]
Where are you from and what do you do? L: I live in London and I work as a User Experience Consultant. That probably doesn’t mean much to a lot of people (I always find it hard to define!). I basically work with digital products (mobiles, websites, touch screen ticket machines etc) and help to [...]
So it’s official; After debating for several weeks our in house designer, Shari, has decided to do a big chop. That’s a foot of relaxed ends gone. She’s been blogging about her transition experience (here and here), and now she needs our help to figure out where to get her chop done. Read on… My [...]
*This is not an exact hair measurement Bublnbrnsuga has been kind enough to share her amazing hair journey with us over the past several weeks — from relaxing her super long natural hair in October 2008, to not liking the relaxer, to cutting it all off in March 2009.Some reading to get you caught up:Part [...]
so, we recently discussed the “it’s just hair” attitude versus the “it’s not just hair” attitude.a lot of people talk a big “it’s just hair” game… but honestly, from here on out, i am using bublnbrnsuga as my personal standard for the “it’s just hair” attitude. so i recently profiled her, because she was able [...]
another question for jenteel, our resident hair expert… Q: What’s the most effective way to transition into natural hair? Jenteel says: How you decide to grow out your relaxer/texturizer is largely dictated by your lifestyle and/or hair texture. In regards to hair texture, if there is a significant texture difference between your new growth and [...]
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