Stages Of Dealing With Natural Hair

It may be hard, but you got this!

1. THE BIG CHOP

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YOU FINALLY DID IT! You chopped off all your hair and you're starting from the top. It was a big decision, but its done!

2. Hair product everywhere...

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You buy as many natural hair care products as your bank account can afford.

3. Buy! Buy! Buy!

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You buy as many accessories as you can to make your new haircut look good.

4. Ready.Set.Go!

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Now you're ready to take off on this journey!

5. BFF!!

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YouTube becomes your best friend and you find a new world of hair tutorials.

6. CUTE!

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You find a few that are simple to do...

7. You go girl! FIERCE!

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...and you are just working this natural look.

8. A few months go by and things are great until...

9. Awkward.

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You reach the awkward length when twa styles don't really work and medium length styles don't either.

10. Broke as a Joke

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Eventually you realize all those products are too expensive and resort to DIY products

11. Stress!!

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It becomes too much to deal with...

12. Wild and Freeee

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You thought your hair would be fun and free...

13. WRONG!

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...but instead its really really time consuming and takes much more work than you assumed.

14.

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You contemplate if going natural was really worth it...

15.

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you even consider going back to the creamy crack.

16. Keeeeep Hooolding on

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But you hold out and figure out different ways to cover up this awkward stage.

17.

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You get by with hats and sometimes manage to look cool.

18. Wrap it Up!

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You no longer just wear your scarves around your neck.

19. Fierce Diva!

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You're back to feeling fierce. *Snaps in Z formation*

20. Tender, Love, and Care

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You realize natural hair is hard, but as long as you care for it properly eventually you will move past that awkward stage.

21. Dream Big!

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You'll get to the big and fluffy stage one day :-)