The Best Thing About Growing Out My Natural Afro Hair? Acceptance

This perfectly coiled tiny baby afro might look natural, but it's not. I wasn't ready for a big chop because I still got a lot of my self-esteem from my hair. So I kind of fooled everyone and myself by using medium-size sponge hair rollers paired with either Creme of Nature Argan Oil Style & Shine Foaming Mousse ($5) or DevaCurl Styling Cream ($28) every couple days to achieve a faux-afro look. This really helped me ease into my natural texture, but you can see that my edges are still chemically straightened.