Heres a quick update

This is October 2008

January 2009

Twists with Shea Butter ( New Staple) I rocked this for about 4 days. I also trimmed my hair in the same day.

This is a twistout fro, I rocked this for like a week moisturizing with Cantu Shea Butter.

My hair so far is making great progress and Im extremely happy. I'll post my regimen in another post.

Hair Update...

Still no pics!!! :( well look... its growng ok! LOL no but seriously it is. I have no camera right now... I gotta fix it :(  Yesterday I dedicated the whole day almost to my hair. I washed it, deep conditioned it with LeKair's Cholesterol. After that I moisturized it with Cantu Shea Butter.... That stuff smells like heaven and it truly IS moisturizing. I then sectioned my hair into four sections detangled, moisturized and trimmed (dusted actually) each section one by one. I needed a trim because my hair kept getting those little knots at the end. SO after I trimmed tiny little sections and twisted it after I trimmed... My hair was still damp. I did that over the whole head and then I waited until each twist was dry. Then I took each twist out made them into smaller twists. I used 100% shea butter, i found lying around my house, before twisting each tiny section of hair. So the result? My hair feels gorgeous. Can hair feel gorgeous? HELL YEA it can! I shook my hair and it felt SUPER light. 100% shea butter is AMAZING! My hair doesn't feel oily, it feels super light... I LOVE IT. Ive heard about shea butter before and have used it on my relaxed hair, but didnt like the results... but my natural hair adores it. A new staple. So far, the products I use are Cantu Shea Butter Leave In, S curl spray and Gel, cheapie conditioners for cowashes, wide tooth comb, soft bristled brush, LeKairs Cholesterol, and now shea butter. Simple. Trying to keep it that way. Oh and Im on 3 challenges at LHCF this year, two of which are hair. Im shooting for APL length hair for December 2009. So far the back is touching my shoulder blade and the amd the rest in different areas to frame my face. Im also stepping it up on the growth aids and Im using MN. So I have been using that for the past week and will continue. But thats all for now!!!!! PEACE

Back to Hair...

So, my hair is about 3 inches all over (stretched). I most definitely helped myself to my sister's ruler and measured. So as of right now, my hair is 3 inches long. I am hated by some for cutting my hair but, heeeey like I said, they'll get over it. They can buy their own Kleenex because i ain't supplying. We have some mad people, and many supportive, so the supportive to mad ratio is like 12:1. That's good enough for me. So I noticed, that I have been pampering myself more... Taking care of my skin, wanting my nails done more often, wearing unnecessary makeup (Mary Kay all the way... well almost) dammit i feel like I look my age now!!! LOL I get IDed a bit less and people think I'm at least 20 something (which I am) rather than 14. That gets a bit annoying after awhile. This mail lady refused to let me sign for certified mail (i think it was ) because she thought I was 14. When I told her my real age, she was floored. Why floored though? Sheesh. AAAAAnywho... i used the Lekair's cholesterol and my hair feels soooo good. I left it on for the night and washed it out in the morning. It usually doesn't work out well, but it did with my natural hair. I am coming to find that products that my natural hair likes, my permed hair HATED. My natural hair is way cheaper to maintain as well (as far as products go). I use V05 and Suave for my Wash and Go's and Lekair's for my deep conditioning. Infusium 21 Leave In is what I also use as well sometimes after my cheapie conditioner Wash n Go's. Anyway, thats all for now, Im tired.

Here... Some more!

As promised, here are some more pictures of my new cut. i love it. Of course my regimen has now changed, I co-wash my hair EVERYDAY now. Co-wash is a term that means conditioner wash. Instead of using regular shampoo, I use the cheap conditioner's such as V05 or Suave and it keeps my hair nice and moist instead of dry. If you look at it, conditioners have suds, so it gets the hair clean. Smells good as well. I love the wash and go look so, I wash my hair everyday. I only comb my hair when I am washing my hair. I use S-curl to moisturize and fantasia aloe gel to the curlies a nice hold. I deep condition my hair once a week. My natural hair loves moisture, so I use a light protein conditioner such as LeKair's cholesterol conditioner. I absolutely love my natural hair and I don't quite know what my hair texture is so lets just say i'm a 4a/b. Its not the kinkiest texture there, but from the 4a's I have seen, I can conclude that i am not a 4a. My hair goal is BSL stretched and my ultimate goal is BSL UNSTRETCHED. I LOVE big hair and I am just too happy to be nappy! I am gonna applaud TKeyah Crystal Keymah for her beautiful natural hair and a gorgeous braidout! I can't wait....

The REAL Me

I dedicate this post and lyrics to myself and to others who cannot and understand and accept this change. You can Like it, Love it, or Hate it. Cuz I LOVE it. I never thought I would feel this good, this empowered, this feminine. I was scared because I thought I wouldn't look right. But I look and feel great. Thats the thing with the Big Chop, many come to realize, "hey I look better than I thought!" you not not only surpass your image of how far your natural beauty can go, you also feel this beauty on the inside. Not your normal standard of beauty huh? Thats what I love MOST about it. I'm not here to live up to other peoples standards. I live up to MINE and what god gave me. This is me... take it, or leave it. If you think less of me because I cut my hair, you weren't that important anyway. Re-evaluate your frame of mind and love yourself. PEACE.



Take Me As I Am
[Verse 1:]
She's been down and out
She's been wrote about
She's been talked about, constantly
She's been up and down
She's been pushed around
But they held her down, NYC
She has no regrets
She accepts the past
All these things they
helped make to make she
She's been lost and found
And she's still around
There's a reason for everything

You know I've been holdin on.
Try to make me weak,
But I still stay strong.
Put my life all up in these songs
Jus so you can feel me.
so you can get the real me

[Chorus:]
So take me as I am,
or have nothing at all.
Just take me as I am,
or have nothing at all.

[Verse 2:]
Now she's older now
Yes, she's wiser now
Can't disguise her now
She don't need
No one tellin her
What to do and say
No one tellin her
Who to be
She's on solid ground
She's been lost and found
Now, she answers to G-O-D
And she's confident
This is not the end
Ask me how I know
Cause she is me.

You know I've been holdin on.
Try to make me weak,
But I still stay strong.
Put my life all up in these songs
Jus so you can feel me.
so you can get the real me

[Chorus:]
So take me as I am,
or have nothing at all.
Just take me as I am,
or have nothing at all.

[Bridge: 2x]
So it's all or nothing at all,
All or nothing at all
Don't you know I can only be me.
(I can only be me, yeah)

[Chorus:]
So take me as I am,
or have nothing at all.
Just take me as I am,
or have nothing at all.

Take me as I am.
Take me as I am.
Said it's all or nothing at all
Said it's all or nothing at all

Just take me as I am,
or have nothing at all. (This is me)
Just take me as I am, (take me as i am)
or have nothing at all.
Just take me as I am, (take me as i am)
or have nothing, nothing at all.
Take me as I am.

BIG CHOP!!!!!!

I did the big chop! July 7th 2008. It looks soooo good and I feel so free! Now I know what everyone was talking about. I have never felt sexier and thats weird lol Au naturale! Excuse my excitement I just feel so good. I have no pics but I will have pics up tomorrow hopefully. I am now officially Nubian Princess :) Hubby loves it and I got so many compliments. I got a bit of negativity but, it does not phase me one bit because shoooooot i know I look good! You dont have to like it, but guess what? I LOVE IT! :-P The natural journey begins now.

Sorry I havent written in awhile I have been hard at work with this internship and I love it as well. I will keep up the blog but not as often (everyday) as I would like to. But keep your eyes open for the next post! It will be full of pictures.

Newgrowth shot for May

Here is a quick post for the newgrowth shot for May... Not much IMO... but now, for the month of June, i'll wash it every two weeks and use  Boundless Tresses. Hopefully we see faster progress. I will take them out at the end of June.

Braid Pics

Here are some pictures of my senegalese twists as promised... They are small! But I like them. I'll be keeping these in for a month to a month and a half. I wont be getting my braids this small ever again... I just hope my edges can maintain! Finally got my digital camera working with some rechargeable batteries, what a great investment. So now I'll be a snapping fool. *Oh a tree, *snap*. But Im as happy as can be. What a beautiful day in NYC! O yea and Hillary won WV... whoopee. Means nothing because, Obama basically has the seat. Play your cards right Obama. He is not even phased LOL. Now onto the big dogs.

From Sxyhairfetish, to Nubian Princess: My Permed to Natural Hair Journey.

Hi this is sxyhairfetish also known as NubianPrincess718, here to document my Hair Journey. From Permed to Natural. I am currently Transitioning to Natural to get to know my roots, the real me. While I loved the manageability of having relaxed hair, I think its about time I saw a new side of me. This is the second time I will be going natural. I went natural back in Jan 2000, but I didnt know how to take care of my hair. Despite that my hair grew from a TWA to shoulder length (stretched in 6-7 months). Thanks to the wonderful S-Curl :) But I permed it in Sept 2000. I have had the perm ever since I have always been a fan of long hair, hence the name sxyhairfetish... So I will show u guys how I went from (relaxed) barely shoulder length to armpit length and from there to brastrap.
I had a mishap, so I am back to shoulder length after cutting it chin length and now I am currently transitioning to Natural. Here are my hair goals
NATURAL HAIR STATS
Type: 4a ( as of what I know now)
Length: 1 1/2- 2 inches of new growth
Last Relaxer: January 10th 2008
Staple Products: S-Curl, SCurl Gel, Kemi Oil, MN, Boundless Tresses, CON Shampoo (Green Label), LeKair's Cholesterol, Wide Tooth Shower Comb