Volume!

As I've said before, I love the pineapple!! It makes my hair so voluminous, but manageable at the same time. It has gotten to the point where I cannot wait to go to sleep and have second, third, and fourth day hair because that is when the curls truly seem to come alive! My first day hair is okay, but nothing compared to second day hair with the pineapple. It makes sense, though, because when I had straight hair, my second day was always better than my first.

I must say, I have wholeheartedly embraced my roots, so to speak. I love my curly hair and to be honest, I'm not sure I'll ever go back to having straight hair permanently. There is just this confidence that has be awakened in me since I decided to go natural. I have always believed it took a certain level of confidence to walk around with a head full of curls and know that you don't look like most others. I used to admire the girls I'd see at school or around town who were brave enough to embrace their natural beauty and rock a fro, wishing I could have enough assurance in myself to do the same. Going natural has different connotations for all who choose to do it, for me it has several meanings, one of them being that I needed to understand that I was beautiful no matter how my hair was flowing. I've reached that point, and I am so happy. It also means that I was ready to step away and stand apart from the straight hair movement. It's not to say I'll never straighten my hair again, just that I don't urgency to in order to feel beautiful.Follow @AlexiaaBrooks