1. Tell me a little about yourself and your hair journey. (Name, where you’re from, etc) Hello! My name is Nadia Feracho and I am from Brooklyn, NY! I am a student studying communication arts with a concentration in film and a minor in Acting. I'm a lover of natural hair and I love to explore the beauty in women of the African Diaspora. 2. How long have you been natural? Have you always embraced your curls? I have been natural for 2 years. I haven't always embraced my kinks and curls. I … [Read more...]
Naturally Fierce Feature: Natalie
1. Tell me a little about yourself and your hair journey. My name is Natalie and I'm a college student from NY. My healthy hair journey started when I was relaxed about 3 years ago, after suffering from heat damage and excessive styling. My hair was thin and broken off from relying on stylists and not doing anything to take care of it. Since then, I've gone from relaxed to tex-laxed to transitioning and I couldn't be happier with this journey and how far I've come. 2. How long have you … [Read more...]
Naturally Fierce Feature: Nakia
1. Tell me a little about yourself and your hair journey. (Name, where you’re from, etc) My name is Nakia Spann, I'm from Columbus, Ohio. I'm 26, I love to travel and experience different cultures. 2. How long have you been natural? Basically all my life. I had a couple of relaxers in high school, but I didn't like them so I stopped getting them. 3. What motivated you to transition? Were you a transitioner or a Big Chopper? Why? Since I never really got relaxers my hair always … [Read more...]
Naturally Fierce Feature: Summer
1. Tell me a little about yourself and your hair journey. I'm Summer. I'm from Louisiana. I'm 34 year old and I am married with one child. 2. How long have you been natural? Have you always embraced your curls? I've been natural for almost 2 years, 22 months to be exact. I don't have many curls to embrace, but I have plenty kinks that I love. It took me about 6 months to totally embrace what was coming from my scalp naturally. 3. What motivated you to transition? Were you … [Read more...]
Naturally Fierce Feature: Lauren
1. Tell me a little about yourself and your hair journey. My name is Lauren and I am a native of Dayton, OH. I am a senior psychology undergrad student at Ohio University. Although I have been natural for some time, I think my hair journey is still developing. However, the beginning of my journey was very difficult because I knew nothing about natural hair care and had no one to help me with my transition. So let’s just say there were a few times I questioned my appearance lol. I soon got … [Read more...]
Naturally Fierce Feature: Sydney
Tell us a little about yourself. I'm Sydney Symone Sexton (yes, that's my real name, lol) and I am from Houston, Texas. I have been getting perms since I was 4 years old, so that was all I knew for a long time. Then, I started wearing weave in high school, spending hundreds of dollars on curly hair. I finally realized I'm paying for something I naturally had. So once I turned 18, I did the big-chop only leaving a little at the top, kind of like a edgy mohawk. I have a picture showing my growth … [Read more...]
Naturally Fierce Feature: Robyn
1. Tell me a little about yourself and your hair journey. Hi! My name is Robyn, and I live in Atlanta, GA, but I was born and semi-raised in Columbus, OH. As far as my life goes, I’m a serious nerd by day and a fun nerd by night. I am so happy I decided to embark on a hair journey. I have learned so much about myself and others along the way. 2. How long have you been natural? Have you always embraced your curls? I have actually been natural all of my life. I want to thank my mom … [Read more...]
Naturally Fierce Feature: Vivian
1. Tell me a little about yourself and your hair journey. Hi my name is Vivian McCollum. I was born in NY, but I've moved a lot due to my parents various travel habits. Right now I reside in Philadelphia. My hair journey has been a roller coaster ride due to self-esteem issues that came with learning to love my hair in its natural state and understanding that my fro is okay and nothing to be ashamed of. 2. How long have you been natural? Have you always embraced your … [Read more...]
Naturally Fierce Feature: Jaylynn
Tell me a little about yourself and your hair journey. My name is Jaylynn, I go by Jay Tee and I am a freelance makeup artist from Va. I've been natural 14 months. My natural journey was very impulsive. I didn't plan on going natural. I was going to get my hair retouched with a relaxer and randomly decided while in my hair stylist chair to cut it all off. How long have you been natural? Have you always embraced your curls? It's been a little over a year and I always embraced my … [Read more...]
Naturally Fierce Feature: Luna
Tell me a little about yourself and your hair journey. Luna is my name. I am from Phoenix, AZ. I am mixed with African American and Mexican. Raised by my mother who was Mexican so you can imagine how much fun it was figuring out this hair. I hated when it was time to get my hair done...Dreadful! Going natural was the best decision I made. You really never know your potential until you really let go of societies idea of acceptable hair. How long have you been natural? 5 years … [Read more...]
Naturally Fierce Feature: Frankie
1. Tell me a little about yourself and your hair journey. (Name, where you’re from, etc) Hey Curls! My name is Frankie Monroe coming out of Houston, TX. Born but not completely raised, I grew up all over Texas, so it's all about southern hospitality for me. So I guess that makes me a true southern belle. 2. How long have you been natural? Have you always embraced your curls? I went natural in 2010 and never looked back, but that was after several attempts and failures through my teen years … [Read more...]
Naturally Fierce Feature: Christy
1. Tell me a little about yourself and your hair journey. My name is Christy, but my YouTube name is Curly4Christy. I am from Haiti originally, but I currently reside in Florida. I started a channel on YouTube documenting my journey and my natural hair growth back in 2013 when I big chopped. Being natural is one of the best things that have ever happened to me because it allowed me to embrace who I truly am and to love myself more than I ever have. It's not just about hair, it's about … [Read more...]
Fashionable Friday Feature: Zoé
Hi there! I’m Zoé, a twenty-something curly girl from L.A. that now calls NYC home. I’m the founder of CurlzAndTheCity.com, a blog that chronicles my naturally curly crop, my style and my everyday adventures in the Big Apple. How would you describe your style? I’d sum up my style in about three words: Colors, Prints and Thrifts. I love wearing bright colors all year round. Prints are commonplace in my wardrobe, and I’ve recently had big obsession with contemporary styles in African prints. … [Read more...]
Naturally Fierce Feature: Kathleen
1. Tell me a little about yourself and your hair journey. My name is Kathy (a.k.a Urban Beauty Within on YouTube). I was born and raised in Detroit, MI. My hair journey started because of poor hair care decisions I made in the past. 2. How long have you been natural? Have you always embraced your curls? January 2015 I will be natural for 3 years! I have not always embraced my curls. When I was growing up in the 90’s, the Spice Girls were very popular. I loved Scary Spice and the aspect … [Read more...]
Naturally Fierce Feature: Octavia
1. Tell me a little about yourself and your hair journey. My name is Octavia and I live in California. I'm premed and I love all things hair. 2. How long have you been natural? Although I've never had a perm, the heat damage I've acquired over the years still did a number on my doo. I've been heat-free for a year and 9 months! 3. What motivated you to transition? Were you a transitioner or a Big Chopper? Why? I initially decided to go without straightening my hair just to … [Read more...]
Naturally Fierce Feature: Reneè
1. Tell me a little about yourself and your hair journey. Hello!! My name is Reneè Dumas also known as Shanna Reneè. I am 24 years old. I currently live in Edgard, Louisiana. I attended West St. John High School and am an alumnus of the Class of 2007. I also attended Southeastern University in Hammond, Louisiana to major in Mass Communication. I graduated from River Parishes Community College (in Sorrento, La.) in 2011 with a degree in Liberal Arts. I am also a freelance makeup artist, … [Read more...]