This lovely natural lady has been natural all her life! She was sitting out on a Sunday afternoon with her two lovely children. Her lovely corkscrew curls perfectly highlight her natural beauty. Bonus: her little girl is also a "Lola". Amazing all round!

Now on to the fun stuff! For the budding - and recovering - product junkies...   
What are you favourite: Shampoos, Conditioners, Leave-ins and Oils!
My favorite shampoos are SheaMoisture Moisture retention shampooand Trader Joe's Nourish shampoo.  My favorite rinse-out conditioner is Trader Joe's Nourish conditioner.  My favorite leave-in conditioner is Kinky Curly Knot Today moisturizing conditioner.  My favorite stylers/refreshers are Kinky Curly Curling Custard, ShidaNaturals Moisturizing Curl refresher spray, Olive oil Ecostyler Gel and Coconut oil.  I also like  MyHoneyChild Olive You deep conditioner.

Walk us through your regime for styling and caring for your hair. 
I co-wash my hair once a week (shampoo once a month) and then I rake and smooth in my leave in conditioner.  Next, I scrunch in a tiny bit of gel and blot out some water with my flour sack towel.  I then diffuse my hair half time right side up and the other half upside down.  When it is about 90% dry, I simply scrunch and fluff up my hair and shake my head like a crazy person and then I'm done. 

At night, I pineapple my hair and wear a silk bonnet, I also have a silk pillowcase in case my bonnet falls off at night.  The next morning, I refresh my hair with some spray and I just shake it and fluff it with my hands and go.  I'm obsessed with wash n go's.  I'm normally able to get about 4-5 day hair and then after that, I wear my hair in a ponytail/puff until I wash it again.  I also deep condition my hair about 1-2 times a month as needed.  I wear my heat therapy wrap when I'm deep conditioning.

Any words of wisdom for ladies starting on their hair journeys? 
I want to be a role model for those seeking or considering going natural.  I have a youtube channel based on natural hair where I do product reviews, tutorials and more.  My youtube name is IvyCharlaine if you're interested.  Society has taught us that there is a cookie cutter ideal of beauty, and my goal is to change that way of thinking.  It's so important to embrace and accept what God has blessed you with.  We were all made unique in our own way.  I'm not bashing anyone who gets a relaxer or anything like that, I just want you to love yourself and not feel like you have to change in order to be beautiful.  There is nothing wrong with enhancing your beauty, but you also need to love who you are.  Outer beauty fades over time, but inner beauty shines through until the end of time.

Ok, here's a natural whose wonderful head of hair helped me to finally say, "Yep, I'm transitioning long-term!"
She has been amazing at keeping her fotki page updated with tons of hair pics to keep us hoping and she now has a youtube channel: HairCrush

Here she is: ManeChick (Haircrush). Her fotki is here (for more pics)

Are you natural or transitioning?
I am 100% na-tu-ral!

What is your hair type?
 4a and 4b.

What made you decide to transition and why long-term?
Something just clicked! I realized as an African American woman my hair was never meant to be straight; I would never fit theEuropean standard of beauty. I was killing my hair with chemical relaxers and decided to leave my hair in its natural state the way God intended it to be.

I transitioned long term because I didn't want to go through a phase of wanting to hide my hair because it was too short and I wanted to give my hair time to grow to a length where I would be comfortable. And I have a big head....lol! A TWA (teeny weeny afro) would not have been hot on me, lol!

How long did you transition for?
I transitioned for 2 years and 3 1/2 months.

Did you have a goal length for ending your transition?
I wanted the hair around the nape of my neck to be at least past my collar bone.

Are you natural or transitioning?
I am officially rocking 100% natural hair. I did my BC/Mini chop two days before I reached 15 months post on October 26, 2010. I think my hair type would be considered 4a.

What made you decide to transition and why long-term?
Believe it or not, it all started when I wanted to stretch my relaxer for 6 months. Then I remembered that I had done that when I tried to transition a few years ago. I figured if I could make it so 6 months then I could go for a year, and if I make a year than I might as well go natural. That's how I made my decision to go natural.

How long did you plan to transition for?
I decided on transitioning for 2 years but I was happy with the amount of hair I had at 15 months post.

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