On August 14th, I will be celebrating 6 years of chemical-free hair. Wow! Where did the time go?
I cut ALL my hair off after 2 years of serious consideration & introspection, so there was no transition for me. My reasons were simple - economics and time. I spent hours in the salon every 2 weeks, I wasn't working out because I didn't want to mess up my hair and I dropped off a duffle bag at every appointment. I just had enough. I took the leap and haven't looked back.
When I started my natural hair journey, there wasn't a nationwide movement or support system like there is today. Many African-American women sincerely want to be free of the creamy crack (aka relaxers), but don't know where to start and have fear about the transition process. Thank God for Rachel Odem as well as the national network of natural hair stylistas that are leading the movement and helping to educate woman on what to do and how to do it. Rachel founded the Chicago Natural Beauty Meetup, which hosts natural hair and beauty events throughout the year.
I absolutely loved the event on July 29th. There is something about being in a room of approximately 100 natural women with no airs and no pretense - just warmth, sharing, and sisterhood. We all embraced and celebrated our natural hair. It was great.
Below are some pix from the event.
Enjoy!
Tamika
itgirlrules.com
Ken Burkeen, founder of Huetiful (creator of Huetiful Hair Steamers)
& Rachel O, beauty expert & founder of Chicago Naturals
Sponsors included
They are a dynamic duo that blog and vlog about their natural hair
experiences, products, etc. and are national speakers in the space.
They were super sweet and gave us valuable info!
Ms. Vaughn is on my right & Meechy is on my left.
Aren't they beautiful?
Octavia Hooks is a subject matter expert and salon owner.
Octavia educated us on natural hair products, hair textures, and styles.
Her models are sisters.
It was a cool way to demonstrate how the same exact style
can look different depending on your hair texture.
Sista TV was the event's MC. Love Love Love your energy!
She made the program come to life.
In between education sessions & live demonstrations,
participants could network, chill out, or check out the vendors.
Some of the vendors... It was a bit quiet,
because I shot this while a session was in progress.
ⓒ It Girl Industries 2012
I like your post about "Chicago Natural Beauty Hair Event...A Celebration and An Education " very nice post. It is very helpfull.Also, we can know about School of Hair Design & hair education
ReplyDeleteKenneth, thanks for visiting the blog and I'm glad that you found my post helpful. Tamika
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