LaNatural: You Can't Be Natural and Lazy

Hey everyone!!!
As you know hair can be overwhelming PERIOD. Especially for natural hair. Depending on ones hair type natural hair can seem impossible. Well my dear friends I'm here to shed some light.

During my time in Antigua I had difficulties with my hair. Upon my arrival back to the states I realized I STILL was having difficulties. I wasn't really staying ontop of my regiments. I would do great one week and not so great the next. I was VERY inconsistent. WAIT I have an excuse!!!!!! I just started working again after two year and not one job BUT two yes I was one job away from being called a Jamaican (hehe). Between both jobs I became lazy. Not keeping up with my current regiments, too tired to even brush, detangling it, hell I was too lazy to do anything. I would slap a head tie and push the loose hair up and walk out the door! That became my regiment. Which resulted to my hair being hard and breaking off UGH *flashback*
You know I can't really call it being lazy per-say because I did have day offs but I spent most of my day off sleeping!! Hey don't judge me!!! Yea I was still being lazy

A few other things that contributed to my lazy factor was that I didn't have a car so I was spending most of my time getting to and from work on the transit system and let me tell you MARTA is not SMARTA all the time. It was taking me nearly two hours on some days to get from work to home and vise versa. I KNOW right TWO WHOLE HOURS!!! do you know what I can do in TWO hours??!?!?!? So by time I reached home all I wanted to do crash on my bed face first. I swear I would do the bare minimal and doing the bare minimal was not cutting it. I would go on Hairlista and youtube and see other peoples hair and the length they were achieving and was getting the natural hair woos. I was ready to slap the creamy crack on it and call it a day!! I was starting to regret my decision on going natural at this point. It was like WHYYYYY!!???! Sweet baby Jesus this is not what I expected at all!! Can you say blind sited. I knew going natural would be the best thing but DANG!! I need a lifesaver MAN OVER BOARD!!!!

It wasn't until one day while I was on work browsing youtube on my phone (A NO NO to be on your phone at my job..sshhhhh) and checking up on my subscriptions that I ran across Black Onyx Sealing in the Moisture post. I heard the Heavens sing!! That post jump started and recharged my natural hair ambitions. That same day I went home and began the L.O.C. Method. Since doing that I noticed a BIG difference in my hair oh wow!!!!! Each day I would make sure I L.O.C.'D twice a day. I didn't care HOW tired I was or HOW much I wanted to stay that extra 10 minutes in bed and we all know what that feels like. I knew that I need to Pop, L.O.C. and drop it before I left my house and before I went to sleep.
Can you say that there was a big difference on how my hair felt!!! I was so happy. I had ALL day moisture in my hair. Bye bye dry natural hair and HELLO moisture. L.O.C.'ing was essential to getting my hair where I needed o be. I can do all the pre-poo's, DC, treatments but if I wasn't doing anything else out side of that how was I expecting for my hair to grow?

I became active again with my hair. I have noticed how much my hair responded to the new methods I started to do. I was kicking the LaNautral habit. I was made anew!! After a week of being active it started to become second nature. Yes I know I said that I would have a on week and then an off week. Well its been nearly two months since I started to L.O.C. so I'm going strong baby!!!! *Sticks Tongue out* lol

Here is one more factor that contributed to the LaNatural tendencies..........watching people on Youtube who had completely different hair types than mine, which ultimately made me mad because what they were doing was working. I would be like WTF I so did that and WHY didn't my hair come out like that UGH!!!! So that's when my operation Find type 4c youtubers and Listas STAT!!! Push one 100cc of Shea butter lol I really didn't do enough research before my Big Chop (BC) I just woke up one day and did it and semi did research....see that's that lazy thing. I guess i figured I cut my hair off and everything will flow naturally*SIDE EYE* ladies you GOTS to put in WERK especially with 4c type hair, but don't be discourage once you get it trained to do the things you need it to do it will be a breeze.

So what have we learned here today?
1. Do your research!!!
Although I did slight research I didn't do enough before waking up one day and driving to the barber shop. It is important to really do your research on what you are about to get yourself into and that's in ANYTHING you do. It is not as easy as it seems. Because soon enough your going to be begging for the creamy crack!! I know I was but once I got the hang of things and get a regiment down it all she wrote!

2. Going natural means you have to be active with your hair.
Its not like being relaxed were you can slap it up in a pony tail and call it George (W.I. saying) unless you just have that kind of hair that you can do whatever you want to it and it still grows (Low key jelly)

3. Know your hair type and what your hair type needs.
What works someone with type 3 hair will not be the same for type 4 ect. So get to know your hair because your stuck with it!

Till we meet again
Natural Luv

Resurrection of Natural Luv

So its been a while since I have shared my thought on my Natural Hair Journey. I figured it was time to get back on the saddle and start back writing about natural hair.

So here is a re-cap:

As you recall I began my Natural Hair journey on December 19th, 2009 (Yes its been that long) A month later I went away to Antigua and Barbuda for almost 6 months. While I was there I realized that my hair was not growing and I didn't know why. I noticed excessive hair shedding. After returning to the states my hair began to shoot out of my scalp! This was an odd surprise. It wasn't until one day I was speaking with a mother and daughter who are also natural. They talked about their trip to Antigua as well and they too realize excessive shedding while on vacation. We came to the conclusion that it HAD to be the water. Not only it was the water but also there we resources that we didn't have to our disposal or they were far too expensive. Yes I know it sound weird but that was the only explanation (water). I thought it was something that I was doing. I came back to the states and my hair began to rapidly grow. Now remember I still was doing the same thing I was doing in Antigua here in Georgia. So I let it go and move forward.

After my hair debacle in Antigua with my hair I began to look more deeper into my hair. While in Antigua I found the Holy Grail of hair knowledge Hairlista.com WOW can you say that this site blew my mind!!! I'm not going to lie it WAS overwhelming with information that was on the site. Women around the world talking about HAIR. The hard part was sifting through all non-relevant post. Each day I would go into the chat and talk with other Listas (members) about hair. What I noticed was I was giving all the great advise BUT I wasn't really doing them myself. You might want to know what advise I was giving that I was not using myself. Well here we go:
1. Regiments
2. Deep Conditioning
3. Vitamins
4. Products
5. Treatment, just to name a few.

I thought to my self.....SELF why do you have all the knowledge but don't do it. Frankly the only thing that could explain that was being lazy!!! Yes people LAZINESS was my down fall for my hair not doing so well. Well let me re-phrase that laziness was my downfall PERIOD!!! Now I can admit my hair was very healthy and still is. However my hair can be a lot more longer than it should be. Especially going into two year natural.

Now we are in the present day August 27th, 2011!! After dropping off the radar I am back to fill you in on some great information that I have discovered on the web and through trial and error.

Here's some backdrop on who I am:
Natural Luv
Natural since December 19th, 2009
Hair type: 4b/c
I am currently Ear Length ( EL) Sidenote: I have had my hair cut down twice
I want to be Bra Strap Length (BSL)
I am looking forward to start my new regiment from the NEW knowledge that I have obtained.


Well that's it for now stay tuned for updates on my NEW hair journey.

Love Always,
Natural Luv

6 Months Going Strong

Hello everyone,
I know it’s been a while since I last wrote but I am Happy to announce that I am 6month Chemical Free and my journey has been a great one. I'm not going to lie its been rough on some days because I really don't know what to do with my hair lol some days I get so lazy that I DON'T want to do anything to it, not even grease it!!! Yea I know how did I not even want to do that simple task. Although I knew going into making the decisions to do the whole natural thing its can be quiet over whelming at time and I feel like I want to slap some relaxer in it (trust me ugh) However, I would NEVER regret my decision in doing so. If you looked at my hair you would think that my hair hasn't grown much in the last 6 months, I DISAGREE because when I comb it out or just stretch it out, it almost double in size. If I were to blow it out you can see the true length. I'm not going to lie I have slack on my regiment a bit and I know that if I were to stick to my regiment my hair would probably NO it would have been much longer than it is now. But I know why I haven't been on my regiment, it’s because I have been staying in Antigua for last 4 months and Antigua is a little bit different than in the states! Some day I want to wash my hair and water is off (government regulating times each area will receive water, but their time schedule is never right) lol which results in me not washing my hair regularly like I normally do. OH WELL as long as it gets washed lol Going natural has made me, no it has FORCED me to see my true beauty and accept all of me NAPPY HEADED and all lol So to all my Natural Hair DIVAS don't get discourage when at things get rough soon your hair will be so long and beautiful that you wishes you would have thought about doing it a long time ago! Till next time
*Double xo*
Natural Luv =)

10 reasons I Enjoy Being NATURAL and LOVING IT

1o. Hair growth: now that my hair is natural my hair ahs been growing faster than it eve has. I love looking on the growth of my hair. Its been 3 months since my BC and its had grown tremendously.

9. Chemical FREE: Having chemicals in my hair did its justice on my hair. Although my hair was nice when it was relaxed it just feels great to know that my hair can be healthy and beautiful just the way God made it to be.

8. New Products: Since i have gone chemical free its exciting to try new products in my hair and seeing how well it take to my hair. Even the products that they say are for Caucasians. I don't study that because I'm NATURAL!!! That is applied to people who put chemicals in their hairs

7. Accessorizing: I love getting new things to put in my Inny Tinny Winny Afro (ITWA) because my hair is short using accessories just helps put that extra umph in my curly ITWA but its not that INNY lol so its a TWA

6. Time; They say time is of the essence well time for me is nothing now when it comes to my hair. My hair is short so if i get up and i m running late it nothing for me to jump up run some water through it and put a leave-in- conditioner and be out the door! ITWA rocks lol

5. NO wraps: I can be a wild sleeper at night and when i had wraps on i always had to sleep still so that my wrap doesn't come off because that meant waking up blow dry and then pressing it out all because my wrap came off and my hair got messed up yet again. Now i can sleep with out on and sleep as WILD as i want to lol  i just get up run some leave-in- conditioner in it and everything is AOK

4. Conversation Starter: Since my Big Chop (BC) people has asked me questions about what i do as my hair regiment and products that i have used. I love getting new information on what i can use and gaining more knowledge on this hair journey.

3.BLOGGING: I enjoy blogging about natural hair and helping other gain knowledge as i have gained knowledge from other Natural Hair blogger and vloggers, lets no for get those as well!!!

2.H2O: OMG i no longer have to worry about my hair getting wet!!!! I can take a shower without having to avoid water hitting my hair because that means having to pull out the hair dryer to dry it and then the flat iron to press it back down. When it rain all my friends run but i just walk and enjoy the rain. I can also go to the beach and enjoy the salt water rushing through my hair. Why go to the beach and cant get your whole body wet! That's the FUN in going to the beach or even the pool lol and because there's no chemicals i can wet it and not worry about my hair messing up or anything WWOOOOO HHHOOOOOO Gotta Love It!!!

1. SELF LOVE: After cutting my hair I felt like I cut off all the drama and past  struggles in my life and as my hair continues to grow I feel that I'm growing along with my hair. Cutting my hair was like a new start for me. I learn a lot about beauty and natural beauty and learning to love that hair I was born with and acceptance of who I was as a person and not wanting to change what was naturally given to me because its the style or because I feel that in order to be beautiful I had to have a relaxer in order to have “good hair” I have learn to acceptance with my Natural Hair =) 

As always thanks for reading and supporting me on my natural hair journey! What's one thing you enjoy about your natural hair or going natural

*double XO* Natural Luv

My Big Chop

Hey guys this blog is about my journey on going natural! On December 19th, 2009 I finally did it, I cut ALL of my hair. I didn't want to do it, but i was fed up with the state of my hair: short, dry and damaged. Before i cut my hair i spoke with someone and got a consult. lol the next day i was at the barber shop sitting nervously waiting for my turn in the chair. When I finally got in the chair a lady was sitting across from me under the hair dryer and all i saw was her eyes get really big when the barber made his first cut, I almost cried because I couldn't believe that I was really doing this. After all was said and done I got up out of the chair and looked to see my new look. At first, I was thinking OMG i look like a dkye lol what am I going to do get look like a woman? I am not the girliest of girls; trust me I'm not, but I still want to look like one lol

My first two weeks with my short look took everyone to get use to. I got great compliments s about my hair, most people did believe me when I told them what I did and had to send pictures to confirm it lol after browsing a few videos on youtube and speaking with some friends I finally got my hair care regiment on lock!

My Hair Regiment:
Co-Wash every other day
Shampoo once a week ( to clean dirt)
Deep condition once a month with special recipe(in early stages)
Apply leave-in-Conditioner after every wash
Oil my hair every morning and night and apply my special hair grease *will fill you in on my recipe
Wrap hair in silk bonnet or scarf

REMINDER: Find what best works for you


It will be a month on January 19th, 2010 and my hair has had some growth. Now that I found out what works for me I'm sure that my hair will grow even faster now. The picture above is about a week after I cut it off!

I'm glad that I finally made the decision to go natural and I'm sure you will too!
*double xo* Delca J