Natural Queen of the WEEK: Celeste

NAME:  Celeste

TIME NATURAL:  A little over 2.5 years

WHY DID YOU GO NATURAL:  I begged my hair stylist to switch my brand of perm for months in 2005 then against her better judgment, she finally granted my wishes.  My hair ended up coming out from the root which resulted in a short hair cut.  After a year and a half of rocking the short cut I decided to have my last perm in February 2007.

DID YOU BC, TRANSITION OR BOTH:  April 2007 I began a braid TRANSITION then that summer I did a SEMI BC so I wouldnt chicken out.

WHAT RESPONSE DID YOU GET ONCE YOU BC'd:  I still kept my hair in braids so no one really saw the results of my BC.  After a year of braids I finally decided to even the hair out and MOST people LOVED my fro.  Those that didnt were those that forgot that "IT'S ONLY HAIR"!

WHAT IS YOUR HAIR CARE REGIMEN:  I wash and condition my hair every week unless I am wearing a braided style, then it's every 3 weeks.  Recently I have been wearing my hair braid-free and do more TWIST OUTS and the CURLY FRO.  I also NEVER go to bed without a satin scarf or satin bonnet on my hair to protect from the damage of cotton pillow cases.

WHAT IS YOUR HAIR TYPE:  I THINK my hair is 4a with a few 4b sections

WHAT WORKS BEST ON YOUR CURLS: My 2 favorite products are AVOCADO SHEA HAIR BUTTER by SAFI NATURAL HAIR CARE (for moisture) and HAIR MILK by CAROL'S DAUGHTER (for curl definition).  These products are very light when everything else seems to weigh down my hair.

WHAT MAKES YOU A NATURAL QUEEN:  What makes me a NATURAL QUEEN is that I went from saying I would NEVER go natural to EMBRACING & LOVING what GOD has given me and to ROCK RUFF & STUFF WITH MY AFRO PUFF! I INDEED ROCK ON WITH MY BAD SELF!  :)