I remember how I would get irritated when my mom asked me to stop using relaxers on my hair and to just grow out my natural hair. I would angrily tell her that I wouldn't look good with natural hair and that my hair was too coarse for my liking. I didn't think I was beautiful with my natural hair, fast forward to 2012 and I became completely in love with every strand of my hair. I wish I could tell my younger self that my hair was never ugly, that society and it's ridiculous beauty standards are what's ugly, I grew up thinking straight hair was the epitome of beautiful hair because that's what the media force fed us, day in and day out. I wanted my hair to look like the girl on the hair relaxer box, bone-straight and beautiful with no kinks in sight but being young I didn't know how much damage I was actually doing to my hair. As I grew older I realized there was absolutely nothing wrong with my hair in the first place and that moment came when I realized how badly damaged and thin my hair was, so I cut it all off and started my natural hair journey and it has been such a beautiful 6 year journey. After years of reflecting on what beauty meant to me I realized that beauty was what I chose it to be and for me wearing my natural hair was the start of me defining what beauty was in my eyes not in society's eyes. My hair is much healthier and fuller than it has ever been and I have dedicated a lot of my time and energy into taking care of it. Next month marks 2 years since I did the big chop but my natural hair journey has been going on for 6 years now and I've loved every moment of it.
I really love it when someone goes out of their way to show how much they appreciate us as a business, one of our clients gave my partner and I personalised diaries and we love them! I really love that the diary has my name on it and the soft pink colour looks so pretty. I was never a fan of pink but I find myself drifting towards pink especially when it comes to small things like accessories.I haven't written much about the start of this new year because the start of my year was bit rough but I am looking forward to this year and what it has to offer.I really feel like it's going to be a great year, It's just a gut feeling I have. My greatest character trait is being able to remain positive even when things are not going so well, that's the one thing I love about myself, I believe that everything will work out in the end and that even bad situations prepare us for the best and greatest times of our lives. May this year be full of love and light for everyone.
I finally got my hands on the Eco styler gel, all thanks to my sister and I say finally because I have been looking for it everywhere and couldn't find it, except overseas but I wasn't prepared to pay the hefty shipping fees. I had given up on finding it in SA till I saw a post on instagram of a natural hair account that's based in SA, they were having a sale of all their natural hair products and I asked my sister to get it for me. I've heard good things about this product, especially when it comes to laying down edges. A lot of ladies with natural hair swear by it, so I cant wait to try it on my hair. I am not really a fan of trying new products out but I really want to see how this one will work out for me, I will do a review once I've tried it out.
