A Boost of Confidence

It was something that needed to be done. I hated my hair; it was not growing, and I disliked the length. A month ago, I went to get my hair done and the stylist mentioned that I had a lot of damage in my hair. For the last three years I have worn my hair up in a bun which has caused parts of my hair to break off tremendously. You could tell that I wore my hair up a lot by looking at the back of my hair (which is where most of the breakage was).

I was embarrassed when she pointed this out to me. I have been natural for almost FIVE YEARS and I have seen people that have natural for a shorter amount of time have more hair than myself. That’s when I realized something was wrong. I even asked my peers on their opinion and they stated that they haven’t seen much of a growth spurt with my hair. That’s when I realized I needed a change.

No, it was not peers that swayed me to chop my hair. It was my self-esteem that persuaded me to do this one. I was frustrated with my hair. I never knew what to do with it which led me to not taking care of it properly. I have tried multiple hair styles and none of them I was truly comfortable with.

Thinking long and hard about the decision I reached out to a friend of mine Jordyn and asked her who cuts her hair. She recommended me to her former stylist and I quickly made the appointment. When I was on my way to the salon, I was a little scared and when I walked in I became a little anxious. But Tamika made me feel very comfortable and was supportive of my decision. She gave me the upmost confidence while cutting my hair and gave me the cutest hair cut ever!

When I looked in the mirror, I felt liberated. I automatically knew I made the right decision. I will admit my hair cut is taking some getting use to. Some days I absolutely love it and other days I question if I look to manly or not. But what I do know is my hair is in a much healthier state right now than it was before and I could not be happier about that.

(Thank you to everyone that has been supportive and given me compliments. It honestly means a lot because I’m a bit self-conscious right now).