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My Journey To Loving My Curly Hair Reminds Me That Self-Love Is So Important

2021 is the year of embracing my natural hair.

Grace McLaughlin

Jan 16, 2021

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My Journey To Loving My Curly Hair Reminds Me That Self-Love Is So Important

I still remember one of my classmates telling me that in order to get my crush to like me, I should straighten my hair.

All my life, I always thought that my curly hair was ugly. A lot of my "friends" and classmates would always comment when I would straightened my hair saying, "OMG it looks so good" or "You should straighten your hair more often." This quickly got ingrained in my mind, and I always believed until recently that it was true that I am only attractive if my hair is straight. It also didn't help that I hated how frizzy my hair would get when I brushed it out and how it looked when I would just leave it be after a shower. It didn't matter how many times my sisters or my parents told me how amazing my natural hair was. I still refused to not straighten it. My family would constantly tell me that I looked beautiful regardless of my hair style, and that if the only thing holding me back from leaving my hair the way it is was because it looked bad then let go of that mentality. However, like most people, it's hard to take compliments from your family because they're your family. They have to say something nice.

It wasn't until I stumbled upon a YouTube channel called Manes by Mell that I realized that my curly hair is something to be proud of.

So many women curl their hair on a daily basis or get perms. Meanwhile, I was spending so much time straightening and damaging hair, simply because I thought that curly hair was something that no one liked because it looked unkempt or untidy. I was so wrong. Curly hair is so hard to maintain and to keep healthy. Curly hair is a science that curly haired women learn to make their hair look that good. I literally have learned so much about hair care since embracing my natural hair, and 2021 is going to be another year of me embracing my natural hair. So the next time you see someone with curly hair, give them a compliment. I promise you it will make their day. Actually, compliment anyone on their hair because every hair style and hair color is beautiful.

Check out this video below that forever changed my life!

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