Welcome to Luvin'My Curlz!!!
I believe that every curly girl, no matter what her curl type, should always feel 100% satisfied with the feel and look of her natural hair. It is for this reason and this reason only that I am so passionate about sharing my knowledge of natural hair care with the world. It is fact that what you don't know WILL hurt you..and in this instance, will hurt your hair. I hope that you enjoy learning from me just as much as I love showing the way.
Thank you for staying tuned. Enjoy!
♥CoCo Danielle♥
The Journey...
Well, well, well...would you look at me now... who would have thought that my perm-lovin',bone straight hair desiring self would not only go natural but also encourage others to do the same. I used to HATE my curly, wavy and seemingly unmanageable hair. I couldn't quite figure it out. It wasn't fine enough to be Caucasian hair, and it wasn't thick enough to be African-American hair. People around me called it "Good Hair". I've always thought they were full of it to be honest. If my hair is so good, I thought, why is everyone getting relaxers to straighten their own hair, or covering it up with wigs and weaves??? I was so confused for the longest time. Going into adult-hood, I stuck to what I knew: The straighter the hair, the better. So needless to say, I permed it, flat ironed it, wore wigs and weaves, and I did all of this quite often. Insanely, while doing all of this, I desired long "REAL" hair and wondered why it wasn't growing. Constantly buying weaves and getting people to put them in became VERY costly, but since my real hair wasn't growing, I felt that I really had no choice in the matter. One day in July of 2011, right after slapping yet another relaxer in my head, my hair began to fall out in clumps. I cried in my bathroom as my hair went sliding down the drain. It was devastating to say the least. That was a hard pill to swallow, but I had no one to blame but myself. What did I expect? Relaxer eats away at metal, what makes me think that it won't destroy my hair? That day stands out, as that is the day that I reached the turning point. I vowed never to put chemicals in my hair ever again. I wore sew-ins until the bald spot at the crown of my head was no longer. I noticed the hair (in exception to the new hair that grew back) on my head was lifeless. It didn't even curl up anymore. I knew that it was dead. I tried every restoration product on the market to try to bring life back into my hair. Nothing worked. I became so frustrated that in October of 2011, I finally decided to face reality. I had no choice but to cut it all off and start over from scratch. I cut ALL of my hair down to the length of the new hair that had filled the bald spot. There wasn't enough hair left to grip. This time, I didn't cry. I smiled knowing in my heart that I had done the right thing.
At first, I felt so uneasy with my hair being so short. I started wearing wigs until it was long enough to get a sew-in, which to my surprise came very quickly. Two months after cutting my hair, I got a sew-in. The sew-in was up for a good 5 weeks. When I took it down I noticed that my hair had grown an inch and a half. Not only was my hair growing, but it was HEALTHY. This is when I first fell in love with the natural curly hair that I used to hate. Friends and family were amazed at how fast my hair was growing and SO WAS I!! I mean, it was taking off like Southwest! I was soooooo excited and heart happy. I knew that it was only going to get better.....
At first, I felt so uneasy with my hair being so short. I started wearing wigs until it was long enough to get a sew-in, which to my surprise came very quickly. Two months after cutting my hair, I got a sew-in. The sew-in was up for a good 5 weeks. When I took it down I noticed that my hair had grown an inch and a half. Not only was my hair growing, but it was HEALTHY. This is when I first fell in love with the natural curly hair that I used to hate. Friends and family were amazed at how fast my hair was growing and SO WAS I!! I mean, it was taking off like Southwest! I was soooooo excited and heart happy. I knew that it was only going to get better.....
So as you see, healthy hair is prettier, more manageable, and grows LONGER and FASTER! Women of color CAN grow long healthy hair. All you have to do is treat it, nourish it , embrace it...and it all begins with luvin' it! I'm luvin' my curlz....and I encourage you to love yours too!!
♥ CoCo Danielle ♥
♥ CoCo Danielle ♥