Thursday, July 24, 2008

the transition



the front section is straight from having pressed it over the past year...


after the (big) wash...

the "big chop"... (not really, just cutting off the last 2-3 inches of perm)



this is my third time trying to grow out my perm. the first time was right after junior year at spelman, when i found a fabulous hairdresser who could press the hell out of my roots. then i decided to get a perm before leaving for a summer program. the second time was my first year at UT... until the texas humidity left my hair in an unmanageable puff/roots + dry straight ends... again, i RAN to wal-mart to get a dark and lovely perm kit. this time, however, my infatuation with my wavy roots motivated me to hold out. i became curious to know what it would look like completely natural. my last perm will be a year ago this coming monday.

SO, last week i told the beautician to cut the rest of the perm off before straightening it. this morning, equipped with my carol's daughter's hair balm (i think that's what it's called - shout out to lauren), i washed my hair and saw it "as is" for the first time. i'll admit - i had no idea what i was doing... or what i am doing, but i'm excited to experiment. more pictures to follow when i figure out an actual style

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I love it! Congratulations! No more creamy crack . . .