Hi. I'm AnonymousNatural, but for more specific identification purposes you can call me J.
One day I want to be able to rock a huge puff like this:
Ok, maybe I'm exaggerating a bit but you get the idea.
My decision to start this blog stemmed from the want to publicly document the progress that I'm making with my follicles. I've followed quite a few hair blogs before and I drool (sometimes enviously) over the lush manes of hair that I come across. However, one difficulty that I have been faced with is the lack of representation for a girl with hair like me.
What kind of hair do I have?
Well, let's see..
Relaxed or Natural?
Right now, my hair is 100% natural. I did have my hair relaxed a few times during my life. I never did a big chop. The relaxed hair either grew out of broke off.
Kinky or Curly?
After a lot of Google searching, blog perusing, and YouTube video viewing, I have lumped myself in with the 4a/4b girls. The looser texture inhabits the top/middle section of my head while the tighter one resides in the back and on the sides. Some strands feel smooth while others feel coarse. I think I'm a little kinky and a little curly all over.
Thick or Thin?
I have very thin, low density hair. So my actual hair strands being quite thin just exacerbates the fact that I don't have that much hair on my head to begin with!
Why do I feel like the odd man out?
It seems like ever since I started college, the right side of my head hasn't thrived in the same way that the left side has. My right side is always shorter and thinner. Two specific areas on the right side of my head that have really suffered from this slow growing and/or easily damaged side are my edges and my nape. My nape seems to have a close relationship with a certain recurring bald spot, and my edges go through a cycle where they'll thicken up and grow a bit but then fall out and thin again. It is quite frustrating. I've searched online hoping to find someone out there who is dealing with the same difficulties that I am but I have had little to no luck. When I do find someone, she usually doesn't keep up with documentation of her progress. Instead I find more regular heads of hair that grow just fine and I start feeling all lonely again. ☹
Since I feel like my experience isn't well represented, I decided that it was important to take that step and represent myself. Perhaps I'll be able to find someone out there who can shed some light on my situation. And maybe I can shed some light on someone else's.
P.S. - While this blog will mainly be centered around hair-related things, please forgive me if I slightly deviate from the main concept. I can't be one dimensional all the time lol.