Natural Queen of the WEEK:Dawnyele

Beautiful People!

Here is my NNQ of the week.

I LOVE her story and I hope you will too.

Check it out below...

1.  First and foremost I'm a mom which is one of the greatest experiences and role in life anyone can have!  I love everything natural especially my hair.  Going natural was not an easy decision for me having been relaxed for over 15 years but once my hair started to shed tremendously and break off from all the damage, it was time for a major change.  Its the best decision I have ever made and I'll never look back...

2.  My hair regimen has been the same ever since I started transitioning:
* Co-wash every 7-10 days with V05 conditioner
* I deep condition for 1 hour using avocado, mayo, olive oil, coconut oil, and some essential oils
* I rinse then use Lekair and my homemade shea butter mix for overnight conditioning
* The next morning I rinse and detangle using Aubrey Organics Honeysuckle Rose conditioner and a Denman brush
* My final rinse is using cold water leaving a little conditioner in and then for my leave-in conditioner I use Qhemet Biologics Cocoa Ghee Detangling Tree and Giovanni Deepest Moisture leave-in with a dab of oil
* My staple and protective style is two strand twists and twist outs
Sounds like a lot but it works very well for me and my hair loves it!

3.  My hair is definitely 4a-4b very kinky and some curls but not a lot without product so heavy cremes, thick conditioners, and oils work best for me.

4.  My friends were very supportive of me going natural, my family on the other hand had to get used to the idea.  When I first chopped my friends loved it and my family was like "Oh ok, well if that's what you want", didn't really care what they thought because I loved it and that's all that mattered.

5.  I transitioned for 10 months, I tried to go 1 year and planned to BC on my anniversary but I couldn't take the two textures anymore!  I just co-washed, picked up a pair of scissors and started cutting away.  My natural stylist finished the rest and I felt so free and beautiful :)

6.  I don't know if I consider myself a natural Queen only having been all natural for 7 months now but I've learned quite a bit about my hair and myself through this journey.  I stick to my regime, my staple products, I do not manipulate my hair too much, I keep my ends trimmed and my hair moisturized, and I take care of my health which plays a huge role in growing and retaining natural hair.  My goal is to have beautiful natural healthy hair and so far I'm very happy with the results :)