My Natural Hair Journey!
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- Опубліковано 12 вер 2024
- My Natural Hair Journey -
Began August 2008
BC January 2009
I wanted to post my journey because I took a lot of inspiration from the other movies I saw here on UA-cam..When I thought "I can't do this, I'm going to relax it," all I had to do was go online and see all the other stories, and know that what I am feeling is natural and I WILL get through this. So thank you to everyone who posts natural hair care/journey videos, you really do make a difference and inspire women like me who never knew they could make it this far and feel so free!
Music:
Janet Jackson, "The Velvet Rope", The Velvet Rope, 1997
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India Arie, " I Am Not My Hair", Testimony: Vol. 1, Life and Relationship, 2006
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FTC Disclaimer: I don't receive free products and I've purchased everything featured in this video myself.
6 years later and you're one of the most famous and most inspirational natural hair girls on youtube with beautifully growing hair!!!!
Fiesta Dog
11 years now!!!
Lover of Jesus yo meaning she cut the hair she been growing for 11 years 😳... no way
Fallon RDC
when did she cut it?
Lover of Jesus last week I think it’s on her channel
Fallon RDC
omg no!!!
Please do not delete any of these videos. I love looking back at them and I use them for reference when speaking to my family members.
Wow, 2009 before it was a gig. When melanated girls were in the dark about our natural hair. Whitney was the perfect person to lead this journey. Woman, you bring so much to this community by being daring, caring, truthful and an excellent student and teacher. Your flourishing curls are a gift well placed. Thank you!
I'm sitting here shocked at the length of your hair now because I didn't know that you started with a big chop. I'm looking at your progress and I bet you didn't even know that your natural hair was this beautiful and could be this thick and full. Every time I visit a sisters channel about natural hair no matter what length different emotions well up inside of me. The power of suggestion is so powerful that the world and society had us believe that our crowns are not beautiful which is such b.s.. Our hair is so unique and special we should celebrate every time we see a sister sporting her natural crown. I'm not against a sister with a weave or a wig or a relaxer but I am sending a special shout-out to my natural sisters. Keep going look at the possibilities!!! We are all beautiful the way GOD made us!! Peace
I watched this vid around the time you uploaded it and it's crazy to see how far you've come. The fact that you're STILL making new content and now you have your own hair company is AMAZING. May GOD continue to bless you and your family.
I watched this again after 8 years. It made me cry. You've been through my whole journey with me. Helping me along the way because I had no one to turn to in regards to my hair. Thank you!!! 🙏🏽😇❤️
and five years later....
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10 years later...
11 years later
14 years later…
1:01 old school whitney and filipe...... too cute.
Wow .. I've been following you for months and just went back to see your "original journey" ... my goodness, you are such a natural, beautiful sistah. Thanks for inspiring me to keep the natural journey and for the great tips!
I'm just like all the other ladies-shocked and still inspired. I've seen your hair mid-length and the luxurious long beautiful length that it is currently. But Whitney I look up to you all the more, because you've believed in your hair, and kept the faith. It's a struggle to break away from someone else's programming on how you should look and embracing your true self. You rank up there with the stars!
I'm 14 and when I was 12 I asked my mom to cut my hair so I could start going natural and surprisingly she said yes without a fight. I cut it and I've been growing it since. I love watching you on UA-cam (on all your channels) and you are a true inspiration!!! You inspire me to keep going on my journey. Thank you!
Nai Anderson 6 years later...are you still on your natural hair journey?
@@tianae6734 I'm curious too!
you and so many others are so inspirational. i'm wearing my natural hair now and i get silly looks from men and ladies but im gonna keep trying until i find what works for me. thank you
Thank you so much for making these natural hair videos!!!! I was a worried mom and have been looking for inspirational hair videos. My little girl is 9 years old and I refuse to start making her feel like her hair isn't pretty just the way it is!! She watched this video with me and got really excited! She hoped in the shower so I could help her detangle her hair and wants to do a hot oil treatment! I want her to be proud of who she is, exactly the way God made her and I appreciate the videos you make because they are an inspiration and great help to people of many different races and ethnicities!
Enjoyed looking back on your natural hair journey.. I must tell you how much you have inspired me! You are my hair crush!! LOL. I started going natural in May of 2012 because I noticed how thin my hair started getting after going to get my hair blown out at the Dominican Salons where I live.. loved the body and sheen but wasn't used to the thinning hair.. Once I decided to go natural.. I didn't know what to do with my hair until a co-worker of mine suggested UA-cam tutorials.. and I was HOOKED.
watching your channel has inspired me to keep my natural hair, because it hasn't been an easy journey.. at one point I was ready to give up. but now, I love my curls...learning about the different products and what works for my curl pattern..., now, I just have to learn how to manage my hair during the hot spring and summer months.
Oh my gosh! You just celebrated 10 years since your big chop! Congrats girl!🎉
Thanks for sharing! Very inspiring!... Makes me feel like my hair goals might ACTUALLY be realistic knowing someone with such long beautiful healthy hair started exactly where I am now!
I love how she shouted out the girls that have been inspiring her throughout her hair journey! Loves you naptural!!
Here I am in 2020 scrolling through the archives trying to remind myself that you have to start from somewhere. But it doesn't matter where you start, as long as you JUST START! So thank you UA-cam algorithm (for dropping this video into my recommended section lol) and THANK YOU WHITNEY!! You inspired me to take the leap (big chop) in 2012, after about 3 months of transitioning, and I haven't looked back since!! Currently I've been looking to you as a shining example of what a successful business woman, mother, and resilience looks like in real life. You're so freaking amazing!! 💖💖💖
Hello! This is how much my husband to be loves my natural hair.We will be married next year in October. I'm looking now for some new natural hairstyles to wear for our big day. He prefers me to keep it natural as possible he loves the way it feels and smells. He loves the Shea butter creams I've made and use so much he uses it himself in his hair LOL. I watched you and now make my own organic hair products from your information link you've provided for anyone to try. I've also talked my daughter into going natural, She loves it and will never go back to the creamy crack LOL. Keep up with the knowledge of natural hair. I support what you do. I love your beautiful family, your daughter looks like the both of you. Love is so beautiful.
Thank You
Shawn BKA Patience
And it’s 2019 and I’m just not finding you...saw a video of your products that’s how I found you..you hair is absolutely gorgeous and flowing with manageability 🤗🤗🤗...I’ll get there one day
I've been following your journey for over a year and this is the first time I've seen this video. It's so inspiring! Thank you for sharing :)
aww Whitney! lol this is funny look at felipes long hair! You have come so far this is great so much inspiration
I have been a subscriber for a while now, but I am just seeing your hair journey! So beautiful! I love that your sweetie was there with you from the beginning! I love a man that loves his woman no matter what! You guys are a beautiful couple and I applaud such a young and loving couple supporting one another! GO 'HEAD! Thanks for being MY inspiration!
Omg! Please do an updated hair journey when you get a chance! That would be amazing! Love you, you continue to inspire us!
Every so often I come back to this video. I am so so so happy for the journey and accolades you got throughout this Whitney. And now even with Melanin haircare, 👌🏾👌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾💙💙.
I am revisiting some of ur older videos, and i just realized i hadn't liked a bunch of them. I really wasn't into youtube like that back then to like comments, i didnt even have a youtube account. So, i just came back to like this video lol
I had to go through that from birth up. People looking at my short hair, and all wondering why my hair is so short. I didn't really accept my natural hair until my junior year in high school. Now I'm in my first semester in college and I'm really trying to get to know my tresses, something I should've did instead of hating it my whole life.... and while i was going through low-self esteem woman were joining the natural hair boat Thanks for sharing this vid, brought up some memories!!! :)
Aww she's such a sweet happy girl I don't have no where near as many pucs of me smiling! She's a beauty ❤😍
O my gosh ok I have bee following yoy on you tube for forever and I never watched this! Let me tell you this is beautiful. No lye I cried you are such an inspiration thank you so much for your help and sharing your journey. 💜💛💚 love ya girl!!!
So glad to see I'm not the only one that cried. LOL!!!
Erica Bonnee' lol! Im a big bby
Seeing your current videos I was getting discouraged. My hair is looking so funky and I love your tutorials but it's so hard being natural when your hair is short and you don't feel pretty but seeing this really gave me hope. I've only really been natural for 3 months but this has really inspired me to keep going thank you so much. Currently making your african black soap shampoo 😊
It was so great to see where you started from and to see your beautiful hair now....amazing!! I am inspired to keep going!! :-)
It's nice to see where she came from and how far she's gotten.
Not sure why this brought tears to my eyes, but I love the freedom and love for self that resonates from your videos. We are not our hair!
Hey Whitney can you do an updated natural hair journey video? You've come so far since this one was made it would be amazing to see one that brings it all full circle! :)
Love this video wish I had seen it 6 years ago
just did my BC three days ago and I'm not really feel in it. I like seeing people who have been natural for years and where they are now and also where they started, its encouraging. Im sticking with it!
Thank you Whitney for sharing your experience.
That was me at 12-14. My mom began relaxing my hair. Then texturizers. At 14 I said Enough. There wasn't any advice on natural hair care so I was on my own. I grew it out, went through a lot of breakage, but never looked back (I wore extensions and lots of cornrows. That album was the one I was jamming to Freshmen year). 10 years later, still natural, and I'm so happy I found your channel! It has helped me better take care of my God-given curls that I love so much.
You're helping me reach hair goals I set years ago. Thank you thank you thank you!
Wow, what an amazing journey. I thnk subbed you when you were mid length so this is my first time seeing you with shorter hair. Unbelieveable what your hair has become w/o a perm....You did an awesome job growing your hair out!!!
I don't usually comment but I had to just take a minute to thank you for this video. I am transitioning and I have been watching a lot of videos (especially yours) and think, "how am I ever going to get to that point" because I feel like my hair is too short to do anything with at the moment and it's two textures so it's a bit wacky at the moment. Your video was a nice reminder that everyone starts somewhere and things will get better. I just have to take a deep breath and learn to love what I've got. :-) Thanks again!
I love discovering your hair journal video. Yay! You are so badass Whitney. And you and Felipeeee 💜
Im glad you went natural your hair looks so much healthier natural then when it was relaxed.
Whit, I don't know if you'll ever see this, but you're this video here, is why I started to not only cut off all of my perm freshman year of college, but to love myself. I ran track all through high school as well and it broke my hair off so much. But, I found you and your channel and I'm so happy that I found your first video all those years ago and now I have locs that are down my back and without realizing it, I'm still using your methods til this day. Thank you, for you and I hope to see your business soar.
You and many others have helped me in my own hair journey back in 2014...thank you all for so much.🎉❤
Funny thing you first posted this video about 5 months after I did my big chop. I felt as if we were walking side by side in our natural hair journey as i would watch all of your tutorials and blog post. Since I decided to chop my hair off and relax it in a short pixie cut about two years ago. I am back watching this video again as I start to transition to be natural again! You have changed the natural hair game and rly have been an inspiration to not only myself but many! Rly this is to say thank you for all that you have done Ms. Whitney.
can't believe your hair was that short! wow...just had my big chop, fingers crossed now
I had to watch the beginning again. I love it!
This video totally made me cry I just made the BG and so self conscious and this has given me to the strength to love me natural hair even if someone else doesn't
Whitney
9 years later .... I started watching your videos when you first started and I gave up and stopped taking care of my hair... now I’m getting back into the routine.. I have hope
Hi, I'm 27 yrs old and I finally chopped my hair off in Jan 2019. Still learning and GROWING. These videos are very inspiring. Thank u sista
I've been following you since just under a year then subscribed somewhere shortly after. My hair was cut short for about the forth time because was making it fall out at the back. Now after transitioning for almost 3 years, I've just completed cutting my perm ends about 3 inches. So now that i'm determined to go natural for the 5th or 6th time, i'm going to start watching your videos from the start a free at a time. I have daughters to work on my hair, but I like having choices. I'll have questions now and then. You looked so nice during your school days. You don't look much older now, but still beautiful. Your guy have changed since then. Anyways, nice video.
Yessssss, start it off with that Janet Jackson quote. One of my favorite Janet songs! By the way I love watching these throwbacks😊.
You are beautiful. .I started my journey 3yrs ago and I am loving my natural hair..I wish I had started my journey so many years ago. .but its okay I'm here now. .thanks to a lot of you all videos. .thanks for the inspiration. .thanks for being who you are..Natural girls rock♥
So glad I found this channel. I've had locs for a decade now but my daughter, is sporting a fro. She's getting to age where she is begging me for a perm. Vlogs like yours are helping me show her how to care for and love what God blessed her with. A thick, beautiful head full of naps :)
LOVE SEEING THESE LADIES... SUCH MOTIVATION...
I'm new here and I can't stop watching your videos.
Just went natural about 5 months ago, trying to grow out my hair again and I'm learning a lot from your videos.
Thanks
I look at your videos and know that there is hope lol.... I've been natural my whole life but I had pretty bad heat damage and stopped flat ironing my hair and my hair has grown and looks so healthy.. I love watching your videos so I can learn how to take care of my hair properly 😍😍😍😍😍😍
Hi. Even though this was 8 years ago. You should know that you are still inspiring people. I have been binge watching your channel because your hair looks just like minds (when I stop perming and chopping). I miss my hair so much. I tend to go through these phases of braids and weave. And you know what kind of weave I get? Curly, big, JUST LIKE MY HAIR! So here I am again missing my hair. starting from day one...Again.
This is hilarious! I had to roll back to the beginning cause I am trying to start taking care of this 'fro the second time around "going natural." You have had the humor, wit, and been as free with your sharing and tips since the very beginning! So glad you posted this way back when and you've stuck around with us. Definitely a pillar of the natural hair/self love/creative/artist communities. Wishing you and yours the best!
I have been following Whitneys channel for about 2 or 2 and half years and I finally found Whitney's hair journey video. I am so used to seeing her with long hair lol but either way she looks nice. seeing this videos and seeing where Whitney's hair is now is an inspiration for women all over the place. Keep up the good work Whitney.
Wow I love seeing this being subscribed since 2015. Women need to understand everyone has a starting point in their Journey.
Are we the same person? Lolol the majority of the things you had in the video are my life right now! I was so over relaxed hair but I never noticed how nice my curls were until I big chopped after like 16 months or so. I just did my BC on March 4th, 2016 and I'm happier with it than I thought. However, I did get box plaits right after lol. This video was great and it's great to see how far you've come! :))
+Alicia A. I agree. I love to see her journey.
I did my big chop may 29,2016 and I went really low! And it's growing! I haven't wore any braids yet! 😝 it's gotta get longer first!
You are such an inspiration to women, of all ethnicity, everywhere. I'm doing the big chop tomorrow and I truly love you, your style, your mannerisms, and everything else that makes you...well you! Thank you and I will continue to pray for you.
I love your videos and all your tips for natural hair. I just started watching your channel and I'm already a fan!! I love your natural hair story! I felt like I could really relate to it. I went natural last year around April, but it wasn't because I wanted to. I had long, silky hair and I loved having that straight hair look. What made me have to go natural was the damage I did to my hair with over heating it. I was flat ironing it too much and using it always at its highest level of 475. I ended up melting the cortex of most of my hair follicles , so my hair was falling out in chunks. My mom, grandmother, and beautician had helped me get started with going natural with tips and LOTS of support. After all the braiding and learning what my hair likes and dislikes (trust me there was a lot of times I ready to go get a perm back in) I finally can say that I love my healthy natural hair, coils, thickness, and all!
What an inspiration to those just starting out as well on their healthy hair journey. There is light at the end of the tunnel. Thanks for sharing and your hair is beautiful.
this vid of yours has made me truly happy--i just did the big chop 1 week ago and im sooo thankful to God that i did!!!!!and with you and the other ladies here in youtube i feel like i can do it!!!!! thank you!!!!!
You have truly paid it forward and become a hair inspiration yourself! Thank you!
this video gives me so much hope...you dont understand! Thank you soo much! :')
Wow...I started tearing up viewing your hair journey...absolutely inspiring....you let go of what others may think of your hair decision and embraced your natural beauty....love it...thanks for sharing
OMG.. I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THE WAY YOU NARRATED THIS>> When India Arie started playing i almost Cried!! I got Chills! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! LOVE THIS!
i have been watching your channel for about a year now and i just now decided to watch your journey. it's so emotional! this is such a big deal for us and i'm so glad you take time our or in to show us what's up! thanks!
Awww so nostalgic! Miss these days❤❤
I like your honesty when you mentioned that you were a bit apprehensive when you first got it cut. The humor of the braid falling out kept it really down-to-earth :-D Thanks for sharing the beginning of your journey with us.
(btw, you hair has always been beautifully cared for, even when it was relaxed) Glad I'm not the only one who loves taking care of my hair.
Thanks Again, Keep the camera rolling chica.
Thank you sooo much!! I'm a natural newbie, and you have just inspired me to keep on doing me. We have family pics with my dad this weekend, and I was thinking about straigtening for one day because I didn't think I could do my hair nice enough for the photo. Well I'm going to work this natural twist out on Saturday with the sass I know how to bring. Thank you again for ALL you do to help us rock what we have, and don't forget to let us know when the little one gets here.
Thank you so much for sharing this video! I just went natural a couple weeks ago and this video is such an inspiration. Thank you again!
This video was so inspirational. I have followed you for quite some time now. You have become my inspiration for not puttng heat on my hair. My BC was 3/18/11. I do not plan to put heat in my hair until at LEAST 2014. I am seeing the difference and look forward to the future. Thank you for sharing.
you were inspired by many others, but you are so very inspiring yourself! I haven't relaxed in over a year but wear sew ins, and although i'm still not ready to show the world yet, I think I'm going to do a big chop to even up what I've started, as my have had thin parts from stress and pulling in the past, although it is growing very well now....keep doing what you are doing and inspire even more!
Ok, Wait, wait, wait... what?!?!
I have never seen this video before either and I feel as if you posted it back up in a timely fashion.
I was inspired before but now ☆☆☆ I just feel like Luigi when he found the fiery flower and merged w/ it and had for that breif moment reached his maximum potential heading towards a whole new level ☆☆☆That is how this video made me feel. ♥☆♥☆
Secondly, Jajajajajaka look at Felipe w/ the long hair... ♡♡♡ it!
Lastly. I beleive you have satiated my need to see your hair straightend. Now I can close my eyes and imagine it doubled.
All in all, it was an awesome day... because you made my day.
Thank you
BESOS!!
OMG, I loved watching this video and I am soooooooo glad I found your channel! I thought it was very nice of you to share and thank the ladies who inspired you as well. BEAUTIFUL you are, and I love your natural too!
you are an inspiration. i've been natural for most of my life but i always wear braids because i couldn't do anything to my real hair, now you've opened my eyes.
Awww, I've been following you for 10+ years. This video makes me emotional.
Thank you so much for all of your videos. You dont know how much you have helped me and others transitioning. Im only 7 months into my journey and im still going strong because of you. Keep inspiring people!
Man, Oh man chica. I love seeing how you started and where you have gone in your journey!
You are a HUGE inspiration to me and my sister! Keep it up!
I cannot believe I've never seen this. It is so inspirational and honest. I love you even more now.
Okay so you and two other ladies on you tube are my hair crushes. I wanted to see your journey from the beginning and watched them all and I am more encouraged then ever now. Thanks and the hubby I think he is one incredible dude and kiss the princess for me.
Thanks for always being positive and encouraging.... Peace and love baby girl!!!
re-watching this vid is giving me so much inspiration.I first decided i wold stretch my relaxers, then i thought i can't even remember my natural hair. Eventually i said to heck with relaxers, i'm now 8 months post and not looking back. im planning to transition for 3 years, i know utubers like you will keep me strong xxx
So happy that you're filming again. I understand the difficulties of separation and eventually divorce, it's like a death of some sort. But from that death life emerges and you find out just how powerful you are, smart, time manager and all the things that you weren't sure you knew how to do. Don't be too hard on yourself things take time.
Thank you so much for sharing! Beautiful then, beautiful now!
Hey Whitney! I have been watching your channels for quite some time now and I TRUELY enjoy every last one of your videos! Your hairstyles are awesome and your personality is addicting (not to mention, you remind me of my cousin visually and personality wise) but after seeing this transitioning video, I without a doubt love, love, love the information that you are sharing. Sometimes, I get so wrapped up, I feel like I am right there! I say all of this to simply say thank you!
i just felt like visiting old videos. you are so inspiring.
Oh my God I love you already! I just discovered your channel TODAY!.The first video i saw of you was your latest video with your hair all grown out. Now watching your journey video, I really believe in love at first sight. You are so beautiful and inspirational beyond measure.
Yours truly, your newest teenage female subscriber.
i have chills and tears in my eyes because i am about to start my jouney and am a little worried... i know its just hair and its how i want my hair to be but i am anxious. i love how you gave a shoutout to the women who helped you embrace the natural you because kinkycurlyqueen, you and others have me itching to let my curls rejoice! love your hair and the joy you have wearing it.
Incredible - I watch all your current vids, but first time seeing these old ones. I feel reinspired that i can achieve healthy full and maybe long natural hair!
i love how when the pics of your natural hair hair began to show, "I am not my hair begins to play." That song kept my spirits up, the first few months of my BC.
THAT WAS AN EXCELLENT VIDEO!!!! Humorous and inspirational all at the same time. Thank you for being so honest about journey.
I remember watching this video last year. I had just cut all my hair off and I was in tears. Then I watched this and got the strength to keep my head up. Now I'm here watching again today. My 1 year napiversary was last month and my hair is not bra strap length. I do not think I would have made it this far without your inspiration. Thank you Whitney
I definitely am! Crazy to see her natural hair journey - where she began to where she is now. Beautiful hair!
Thank you for sharing. I am at my 6 month of transitioning trying to make it to May and then BC. I thank all natural hair and transitioning youtubers. I would not have a clue of what to do if not for you. I am still very nervous about this tremendous change and trying to imagine what it will look like, but I am also very excited and looking forward to it.
This video is very inspiring for me. What a journey to where you are at this moment. This shows hard work & dedication
I’m here in late 2019 because I did my big chop recently and u r forever my hair goals
and look! now we are thanking you, as you did your inspiration . You're our inspiration now