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Sharri // Natural Hair Style Icon

Avatar • Sep 28, 2009


โ€œI love rocking my โ€˜fro. The bigger, the better.โ€ ~Sharri

Where are you from and what do you do?
S: Iโ€™m from New York, currently living in Harlem. I work in retail for the Jean Shop.

When did you go natural? Why?
S: The first time I went natural was back in 2005. The Big Chop had become my only option after months of having my hair sauteed in fire cream and permanent hair color. One day I was washing my hair in the shower and began the conditioner step. I attempted to comb the conditioner through my hair as was my routine back then. While doing so, whatever hair I had from my ears down to my neck politely excused itself from my scalp. Since it wasnโ€™t 1994 and I was not a member of Immature, shaving the back of my hair and keeping the rest was not an option.

After a year and a half of wearing my hair natural, I relaxed it again. I quickly grew tired of how much time and money my hair required. I went natural again after about 9 months.

What style do you love to rock?
S: I love rocking my โ€˜fro. The bigger, the better. I also love up โ€˜dos.

What do you use in your hair?
S: In my hair I use DevaCurl One conditioner for co-washing every 2โ€“3 days. When doing a twist-out I use setting/wrap foaming lotion. When doing bantu-knots I use Avedaโ€™s men sculpting clay. For deep conditioning treatment I use DevaCurl Heaven In Hair creme.

Do you prefer natural to relaxed? If so, why? If not, why not?
S: I prefer wearing my hair natural. Itโ€™s cheaper, requires less maintenance, and my hair is always โ€˜doneโ€™. My hair is truly in the get up and go state when itโ€™s natural. I often think back and am amazed at how much time I used to spend on my hair and canโ€™t fathom ever adopting that practice again. The fact that I couldnโ€™t even do something as simple as wash my hair spontaneously because I needed to have at least 2 hours to wash, blow dry and flat iron is absurd. I donโ€™t know how I was okay with that.

Check out Sharriโ€™s blog here: http://thebriskconvergence.tumblr.com/

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Moni
Moni
11 years ago

Omg, can you get her to do some tutorials? I love her updos and Iโ€™m just terrible at them. I need some more versatility in my (hairโ€™s) life!

sewdope
sewdope
11 years ago

great hair and great style!

Chai
Chai
11 years ago

Yeah, sheโ€™s rocking it FIERCE! Love her style and all the cute hair doโ€™s!

Milan
Milan
11 years ago

Fabulous! Imma have to jock some of those hairstyles. LMAO.

Beautifully.Conjured.Up
Beautifully.Conjured.Up
11 years ago

Excellent interviewโ€ฆit contains a lot of personality, and the pictures are great!

NowIamNappy
NowIamNappy
11 years ago

Wonderful interview, do she have a fotki. I love to peep more photos.

Shell
Shell
11 years ago

Sharriโ€™s hair is beautiful. She is a serious style icon.

luvmylocs
luvmylocs
11 years ago

i love your hair. for some reason when i saw your pics i thought you lived in europe, you have a really eclectic style. i love it!!

DramaBrainiac_Cutie
DramaBrainiac_Cutie
11 years ago

so cool, i luv the last pic

TheDailey
TheDailey
11 years ago

ooooh thats hot she has love for thed up dos like me lol
:]

NewbieNaturalDiva
NewbieNaturalDiva
11 years ago

I love her hair, especially her twist out style.

Brittney
Brittney
11 years ago

the hairdos are so simple, but sheโ€™s really on top of her personal style, which makes her so fab. kudos ^_^

erica
erica
11 years ago

YES!! I love this womanโ€™s style! Thanks, BGLH, for bringing the inspiration.

jenteel
jenteel
11 years ago

love her style

Nika
Nika
11 years ago

sheโ€™s beautiful and stylish

The Fashionstar
The Fashionstar
11 years ago

Omg sheโ€™s fabulous! Her style is so cool and some of these looks reminds me of the 40โ€™s up until the 70โ€™s. I definitely need to step my styling game up lol. I love that our hair can do all of these cool things though.

Kelly
Kelly
11 years ago

Great style icon !

and also I notice that a lot of the featured naturals on this blog are from New Yorkโ€ฆ or just NOT west coast at that. Iโ€™m in Riverside, California and Iโ€™m thinkin are we too caught up in the LA, Hollywood look over here? I know I chickened out and postponed my plan to wear natural hair because every black girl I know rocks a weave and or relaxer..

Urban Fashionista
Urban Fashionista
11 years ago

I definitely have to try some of these styles. Iโ€™d love to see a follow up blog about her or maybe she can do some features on natural hair styles

Da Jadedpoet
Da Jadedpoet
11 years ago

Fierceeee!! About to have me pull a nerve in my neck LOL I love her style its so unique!

Here.She.Is
Here.She.Is
11 years ago

I love the updos she has. I was falling from grace in wht to do with my hair. I was giving up like not having an idea what other updos i could do. but this is an inspiration.

Uniqzoe
Uniqzoe
11 years ago

I love your style! I need for you to get a youtube channel like yesterday to show me how to achieve your awesome looks.

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