Big Chop... 1 Year Transition is Over

[tfashion19]

how many months post relaxer were you before you did the big chop?

[admiralcandy]

What is the name of the song?

[TheBronzeTrinity]

you have great music taste!

[Purplestarso]

welcome to the natural hair world.

tangles are everyday life *sigh*

the longer your hair gets the worse it becomes lool

love the music btw

[caole88]

I love your videos!! I am trying to keep my hair healthy and natural too. Continue your good work.

[kharyzma4u]

I LOVE it!! I have love 4 natural hair!! It is pretty its big its versatile its amazing!!!

[Onegurrrlrev]

Your able to move it when you shake your head because now your have volume and body. Most permed girls don't have that thickness.

[vanessalewis72]

Thank you for keeping your post real as some many people have this impression that having natural hair is easy to manage and that you will automatically have all these creative styles and that one should wear their hair curly. I'm in the process of transitioning and I have a feeling that I will probably flat iron my straight. But having the knowledge that there are no chemicals in it will keep me going chemical free!

[mzmadder1]

OMMMGGGG, i looooooove your hair :)

I pushed my bc date up 3 months....why 9 months when I can add 3 and make it a year :D

[Msluxor26]

i am doing the BIG chop tonight with my husband's help!!! you look great and i have only been growing it out for 6 months. thanks for being an inspiration!!!!

[sultrydoll]

you get 5 stars from me for keeping it real and putting yourself out there to let other people be prepared. hopefully my hair will be that long in year. 5 more months to go. (transition)

[brokencrayolazs]

omgg your hair got so straight! you didnt need a relaxer in the first place!!

[earthrabbits]

that puff was SO cute, it looked really nice on you

[Relaxed2Natural]

MOST HAVE SONG!!! NAME???

[mskinkybeauty]

wats the name of the song on this video?

[ebochica]

I've decided to go natural. My last relaxer was on 11/4/09. My plan is to gradually transition to natural hair. Can you suggest some hair styles I can wear while transitioning.

[Relaxed2Natural]

check out my transition video

[ATLady21]

I saw your comment and had to tell you to type in twistout, braidout, transitioning and natural in youtube search box. You can also look at all the people I suscribed to which are mostly naturals and transitioners talking about products and hair. LOL

[al00fone]

lyndaespratley is the user who started the challenge and she has a video for it. I did a video response to that video called I'm on the Healthy Hair Challenge

I did a video and joined the facebook group, you dont have to do a vid, but you can just join the facebook group- a lot of people are already on there now

[jgmm96]

dont make fun about nigerian hair im nigerian n i take it personallyyyy

[al00fone]

Um yea I'm Nigerian too...

your point?

[jgmm96]

just saying i take it personally WOW

[al00fone]

You shouldnt lol...

[jgmm96]

oo lol luv ur hair im transitioning too

[candyjones]

so am I, seems like there are a lot of Nigerians on youtube, especially ones who are going natural. what ethnic group are you?

[michikobll]

what flat iron do you use?? your hair looks like it was permed it's so straight

[al00fone]

Its called an ION

[itscomplicated011]

mine was a bag full

[itscomplicated011]

your hair wasn't much of a change...be glad u waited

[al00fone]

yep! I am!

[natrlchallenge]

WOW! Simply gorgeous!

[Beingmeloveliving]

I love that song in the begining whats the name of it? I love your hair and hhj!

[al00fone]

Grip It Like a Vice

by The Go! Team

[js2091]

very pretty hair!

[Oliviababygirl91]

Hell Yea that shrinkaGe is Somethin KrayZiE..Great viDD luVVd iT :)

[deeshock]

Great job

[808758]

Personally i like u with the fro =D

[sunnieg83]

Ps I forgot I asked about the song the name is grip it like a vice

[al00fone]

thanks, now I can find it on my computer, I still didn't remember lol

[tine864]

for someone who transitionned for a year your hair growth really fast it's okay!!

[miscellaneousable]

Your blow-dried natural hair is going to be totally different than your relaxed hair. You've just got to learn to love and rock what you have!

[TheLeodiva88]

WOW... is that MONIE LOVE!!!! LOL I love monie love .... your hair is beautiful tho. keep it up

[BlackNailsnCocktails]

your hair is beautiful! We are texture twins i think.

[spicyeve]

god ur crazy! i would KILL to have that much hair, lol.

i'm only on 6 or 7 months of growing out my hair and i only have like 2.5 - 3 inches.

u look goooood, homes.

[collegecloud]

I luvv luv luv the music! And congrats on having the guts to BC!

[3CONCRETEROSE]

lmao.....what the hell have i done!

[snackbagger]

you look beautiful

[nbuddington085]

whats the name of the song that you have playing... Its cute!!

[sunnieg83]

What song is that in the beginning? I love it!

And also that is awesome growth for a year

[al00fone]

I forget the name but Ill look it up. its by The Go! Team. theyre awesome

its pretty average for about 14 months, it may look longer but its layered and all the hair is about the same length as my bangs (maybe 7-8 inches)

[Godsflame1]

You did a great job on your hair. That is actually where i'd like my new growth to be when I BC, I was going to go 12 months but I may have to do 14 or 15mos. hubby doesnt want me to BC at all, so I dunno it's going to be long road it seems. I better busy my self with other things! Great job, so much body too!

[al00fone]

definitely keep busy with other stuff, I spent too much time preocupied with my hair and wound up giving up one time because I was trying too much stuff

Im very self conscious about my small ears so a big bald head wouldnt work for me, which is why I transitioned for more than year--- if you go that long you will have plenty of hair to work with

[ATLalana87]

That much growth in a year?? Whoa. maybe I will have that much growth on November 13th when I will be one year post relaxer

Congrats. You look great!

[al00fone]

actually it was about 14 months (i just rounded it out to a year) but yea... it was about 6-8 inches of hair

I still had some straight ends sticking out in the back that I chopped off the next day. So after I did that my hair was about an inch shorter than in this video.

[lolipop2004]

your hair is so pretty!!! congrats on the bc!

[LilmiszKissa]

OH Girl!!!!! i could never cut my hair!! atleast not as much as u cut urs(i'd probably only cut my ends). LOL, im scared of the "BIG CHOP".

but u have some gorgeous thick hair!

[al00fone]

it used to be hard but after I have cut it so much in 2 years I just got used to it. I been at the same hair length since like 2007 but I have a whole different head of hair. This "big chop" is just the final cut after all that time, I would have been scared as hell to have cut off 9 inches of hair when I started lol... this time it was only about half that

[PrettyBrownEyes718]

Lmaooooo at 0:58!!

[supagurl220]

wow! your hair grows very fast 4 a year of transition!! Was it only a year!

[al00fone]

I stopped getting relaxers after March 1st and I did the big chop in the middle of April--- so it was about 13 and a half months (roughly a year).

My hair was about 6-8 inches all around so yea I think Im right on track, pretty normal

[monkeymanfetus]

detangle it with a very thick moisturizing conditioner

[pinkrosesfly]

Gorgeous hair..

* we have the same taste in music*

[al00fone]

you like The Go! Team?

they are just awesome :)

[pinkrosesfly]

LOL, thanks!

Please keep us updated

on your progress!

* Can't wait to do my chop*

[amhiggs17]

congrats!! it's still pretty, thick, and long! you'll get used to it...thanks for being honest about how you felt after the big chop...not everyone is happy immediately after, and it's good to know in case i have the same kind of feelings when i'm done transitioning. enjoy your natural hair!

[al00fone]

yea thanks Im definitely still getting used to it. Im soooo glad its over though. Once you do it you cant go back and all you have to do is wait for your hair to grow out

[browntee7]

you have beautifully thick hair, wish i had some of your thickness.

[al00fone]

thanks--- sometimes I have no idea what to do with it but Im glad its there mostly

[LadySneaux]

great hair...just like u im going to do a 'big chop' idk when but maybe around december!!

[al00fone]

Lol I thought u were already natural!

[prettyprincess1140]

Hi, congrats on the BC...your hair is beautiful, Im also going to big chop after my one year in Sept... Subcribing for updates......Thanks alot...hhg

[al00fone]

thank you!

I hope your BC goes well, its scary at first but I'm SOOOO relieved that its over now

[mamie4784]

girrrrl u got oprah hair; i love it!!! and when u straighten ur hair how long does it last and what do u do to keep it straight as long as possible

[al00fone]

usually like a week, i put coconut oil on it while its straight. i used to use serums but now just coconut oil

[dreamyx01]

I remember you from LHCF. You were one of my favorite posters. I just came across your videos from doing a search for Brazillian keratin treatment. Anyway great progress your hair looks nice. I like the background pic of you in the black and white striped shirt. You look pretty that's a good picture.

[al00fone]

Aww thanks, that keratin treatment sounds scary I was researching it too. I wont be trying it, I saw somebody died from the fomaldehyde fumes because she slept on it for 3 days without washing.

Thank you, for the compliment too. :)

[chappy2468]

I love the puff...you just need a little help with it. Check out my "How to do a puff video" . Your hair is a wonderful texture!!!

[al00fone]

Thanks I appreciate the advice