I’ve been fully natural for over a year now and it’s been great…for the most part :). I love my fluffy braid outs and I can finally achieve my old faithful bun that has seen me through the years. Super excited about that! Natural hair is awesome! Following my big chop in 2016, I spent a good bit of my time watching YouTube tutorials and hair care videos. Having been relaxed for over 7 years, being natural again was definitely a challenge, (especially with short natural hair) and I needed all the help I could get! The videos were definitely very useful in the initial few months but eventually I learned to soar on my own and found my own rhythm and routine with my hair. I recently found myself watching some hair care/hair routine videos online again, not because I was looking for help but because I was bored and got caught in the YouTube trap that is autoplay. This time around I was mostly amazed at the borderline obsession that we have with our natural hair and the lengths we will go to, to achieve long hair and curl definition. In 2017, I’m treating my hair like what it is….HAIR and letting go of the following natural hair trends! 1.) Being a Product Junkie Okay, so I am without a doubt guilty of being a product junkie. I’ve tried so many different shampoos, conditioners,…
