After a frustrating year and a half, Jihan Thompson is finally rocking a fully natural look.
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SINCE I DITCHED my chemical straightener and started growing out my natural hair almost 18 months ago, I’ve had a love-hate relationship with the process—minus the love. There were so many days when I questioned why I ever started this journey, days when I cringed at the way my hair looked, days when I was close to saying to hell with it all.
Thank God I didn’t. Because now, finally, I feel mostly wonder and appreciation. With the last of my relaxed hair snipped off, I’m no longer dealing with two textures. When I emerge from the shampoo station at the salon, I’m stunned by the ringlets that spring up. My stylist holds up a mirror so I can get a glimpse of the bounty in back. Look at these curls! We’re both shocked. I’m 100 percent natural, and I love it.
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