i'm quitting my natural hair journey | responding to your comments 

Girl, you good. There are a ton of us straight naturals out here in real life. We need more straight hair naturals here on RU-vid. These natural nazis will say you hate yourself for straightening but then wear makeup. Well does that mean they hate themselves too for not walking around with their natural face? I'm done with them. I just upgraded all of my heat tools and ready to go in 2022! Your last video was 🔥. I listened to it twice and was like "yeah girl, that's right!". 😂

Sis, for those who prefer your hair curly, tell them to like & keep re-watching ALLLLL your old videos and help you get them views and cointz UP! 😆 Love YOU, Candice! 🥰

That self esteem comment was something else! ‘Why do I have low self-esteem because I don’t want to wear a afro?’ THANK YOU!!! Just do what you want ladies forget explaining yourselves, it’s YOUR hair!!!

We need more straight hair naturals on RU-vid! I just transition to wearing my hair straight and it’s hard finding tips for us. Keep going sis 🤍

So sad that you even have to explain this to people. Granted, I get that’s why you started your page, but as every natural knows, it’s hard work and we don’t always want to do it. So do you girl! Love your hair both ways. It’s beautiful!

Girl you are beautiful straight or curly. Straight hair is literally JUST a different style for natural hair. The only place where I draw the line is relaxers. I haven’t had a relaxer since 2008. And people talk about rain. Chile whether you curly, straight or straight- relaxed RAIN will mess up a black women’s hair period 😂

Why would ppl be fine with rolling out of bed with messy hair? Talking about she fine with being unkept, girl bye!!! Don’t let these people get to you! It’s your hair!!

No seriously, I feel like some of those comments are just someone being envious of your beautiful hair. Because even if you look like a mother of 3….you look GOT DANG GOOD. That volume, sheen, length, integrity even as it’s straight……..Something I DREAM over 😩

Exactlyyyyy why we gotta look like that just to say we apart of a community. I’m sorry, it’s too much work, the styles don’t last long, I got chronic neck and back pain from it. I’m over it, I’m mad cute EVERYDAY of the week now 💁🏽‍♀️ Your video gave me the push I needed and now I’m 2 silk presses in!

Whew child it is amazing to me how women will attack other women if their choices are different from theirs. Thank you for sharing your journey. As a straight hair natural I can relate! I know you don’t want to do hair videos but I would love to get updates on your hair growth, hair coloring, and overall hair health.

I feel so much less alone after these videos. From the feeling of like you’re giving up on your blackness to feeling obligated to want to keep your curls alllll the way from being straight, popping in to the movement in 2016 and now choosing heat. I’m going back too! Got a press in November and was obsessed with the ease of it and how I felt about myself. Thanks for your videos!!

I recently just quit mine as well, glad to see I am not the only one going through this. I love my curls but it’s just too much and personally I saw more breakage from wearing it curly. I started blowing it out and my hair started growing so, I’m just going to do what’s best for me!

People just need to be kind and mind their own business honestly. Your hair looks amazing

I’ve always looked more sexy with my straighter hair but I’m sure there are women who have a sexy look with curly hair. But to each it’s own. I LOVE the straight look ❤️

The opening…. People be trying it! Do you girl. 😂😂😂 Your straight hair looks pretty & healthy.

The reason why I think “hair can’t just be hair” is because women, BLACK women especially throughout history have been oppressed due to their natural kinks and coils, and still continue to be to this day. The problem is when black women feel “prettier” with straight hair. The reason this is is because throughout most of our time growing up (until very recently) natural black hair was not represented in the media or pop culture so we were socially conditioned into thinking that Straight Hair looked prettier because we were not represented as such. At the end of the day everybody can do what they want but this is why hair IS political and this is where the “guilt” comes from. 🤞🏽

Trust me, if Al Sharpen doesn't feel guilty for how his hair is then you shouldn't feel guilty either (and nobody questions his blackness). It's your hair on your head, on your body, and the time and effort it took to straighten out or define the curl patterns. It's your hair to flip in the faces of all the haters and really rub it in their faces!

“A life of leisure!” Lol 😂! I feel you girlfriend! I’ve been natural for 12 years and I just recently got locs because I just didn’t want to deal anymore. Especially being pregnant with my 4th. Now my sister does my retwists and all I have to do is wash it. It’s been SUCH a relief for me 😌. Glad you’re happy with your decision as well 🤗. Thanks for sharing ❤️!

I personally prefer my hair in its curly state because it appears much thicker than when straightened… I have fine, medium density 3type hair & when it’s straight (or when I used to attempt twist/braid outs) my hair be super flat 🤦🏾‍♀️ Wash & gos are bae, but I love living vicariously thru thick-haired chicas like yourself. It’s healthy, beautiful, & most importantly YOURS!!! Do you boo ✊🏾

Good for you for doing what's good for you!

Girl keep being you.💞💞💞Ignore the hate comments. Pray for them and keep it moving.

You relaxer free!! Still natural just heat trained

Honestly, it’s whatever works for you, your hair is beautiful both ways and people need to stop trying to imprison people to just one style. The real point is to keep hair healthy and honestly your hair looks amazing ! God bless ! ❤️

You are so beautiful & I love your transparency in all of your videos. 💙

Girl you are BEAUTIFUL!!! Haters never stop. You keep going ❤💕🥰 Black beauty should be appreciated in all our forms!

I’ve been wanting to wear my hair straight more often too. I love my curls still but I’m tired of shrinkage and I like the versatility since I’ve been wearing my hair curly 90% of the time for years

Great video sis ! You look pretty either way straight hair or curly hair ! Do you sis and whatever makes you happy😀 And I feel you on being tired of doing your own hair because I hate doing mine.. straight or curly it’s just a lot of work 😩

The beginning clip got me 🤣🤣

New subbie!! Happy I found another straight natural!!!❤️

Love ur videos...the faces u made with some of those comments are EVERYTHING! You are gorgeous and entertaining either way so continue to do what makes your heart sing, and those who rock with you will tune in regardless.

That’s your hair!!! You do what you want to do with it♥️

I love your hair and your Chanel. I'm sorry you had to deal with some stupid comments about your hair. I was relaxing now I'm straightening my hair every month. You have people like me to support you . All The Best...

I keep coming back to this video just for the first 10 seconds. Always makes me smile! 🤣😅💕🥰

i love watching your videos cause im going through the same thing at 21, i went 3 years no heat at all and i am TYED over it, ready to fry this hair wear the styles i actually want to wear w out fear of heat damage and then cut errything off

Thank you for this!

Bump the haters you year round fine!!! If you don't have haters you aren't doing something right!!!

All I gotta say is thanks for not losing your sh*t on those non sense comments, YOU DO YOU BOO BOO😃

Natural hair movement started to take off on 2010-2011

Girl, I understand!!! I got hydrofatige from doing all those tips for curly hair. My hair was breaking so much that, I had to book an appointment with a cosmetologist to salvage the hair I had left. I could feel the difference, my end felt way more thinner than the roots. The cosmetologist told me to quit air drying, set my hair either straight or curly. Air drying weakens the hair. I wash and blow dry my hair every week, and brush it hair daily, girl, my hair is so healthy, better than when I wore my hair curly. My scalp and hair are not dry anymore and, my hair does not get tangle bacause, I brush it everyday. I blow dry my hair bacause it is more practical for me, and I don't have heat damage 🙃. I wear my curly hair once in a while.

Girla you look great, dont listen to the struggling haters

I love your accent. Omg ur too adorable!

Can you do a series on how you maintain your hair and how you keep it healthy with your new style?

Comments were soooo out of order my gawd!!!! I was a straight natural since 2009 didn’t know anything about a “natural hair community” I now wear my curls but definitely like switching it up, it’s sad how others project🤦🏽‍♀️ you look great either way continue doing youuuuuu

We can wear our hair curly or straight. It's about your schedule. Sometimes you don't have 30 hours to style it lol.

Hey Candice I think you look amazing either way. I try to wear my hair in its natural curly state so that my daughters will love and embrace their naturally curly hair. However I do prefer my hair silk pressed. It's less maintenance and also healthy as long as your not continuously applying heat, plus the bonus is I feel more attractive with my hair straightened. Regardless do what makes you happy, I think you look beautiful either way. P.S. say hi to storm.

You should never be so attached to an influencer that you are literally shaking them for making decisions that make them happy! If the content is not what you want to see just unsubscribe and move on it’s not that deep 😂😂

you look beautiful either way, curly or straight. it's YOUR hair however you choose to wear YOUR hair it's up to you!!

Agree with you. I’m going back to getting my natural hair straighten. Especially since it’s winter. I started my natural hair journey because my hair was unhealthy, breaking off and getting thin. I learn so much about how to care for my hair with deep conditioning, hair and scalp treatments etc. During my journey I would always wonder what would happen if I go back to my hair stylist to get my hair straighten, but continue doing my deep conditioning treatments at home. So that’s exactly what I doing now. I’m grateful that a learned how to care for my natural hair. I now take some responsibility for the health my hair, not just leave it all up to my stylist. If I could afford it I would pay my stylist to do it all. I have been inspired by your videos period. It’s doesn’t matter to me whether our hair is straight or curly. I’m so glad you made the video about wearing your natural hair straight. It has set me free. We can say it’s a hair journey whether it’s straight or curly. During the summer I plan going back to my natural curly hair, mostly because I bought way to many natural hair care products and would like to use them up Anyway thank you for sharing I really appreciate it👍🏽

I love to go to the salon to get natural hair straightened. It's the best part of my week.

Candice I love your hair either way!! You have a beautiful spirit and you are a gorgeous young lady. You do what you feel is best for you!! You are the one that has to maintain it and no one knows what your lifestyle is like! Be blessed💕🙏🏾 #teamlessmaintenance

I can relate to this too . I prefer my hair straight its so easy and convenient.

I been over my hair since 7th grade but I also don't have edges so I've had to learn to be creative with my hair- no matter how I do it

Candice you are a beautiful young lady God created. Just be yourself do what is best for you to make you happy 😊 ok you still look good with and without natural hair.

You look beautiful either way but I love the straight hair. I also prefer that skunk strip on your straight hair more than the curly hair. But I’m biased because I also straighten my hair lol

You are so pretty some ppl are just mean spirited.

CC..Do u girl! Icd with them negative comments smh! Chile...like it aint even that deep.lol.You and your hair are just lovely no matter what,and we all here for it! Period!💯👌🏾👍🏾🤗

You look beautiful either way 🥰🥰

I originally went natural (in 2014) because I dye my hair a lot, and got tired of keeping track of the last time I got a relaxer, just so I can get my hair dyed without it falling out. I believe, I intended on still wearing it straight. But, then I saw my curl pattern once I went natural and decided to just be "natural" - but throughout my journey, I only wore puff balls, occasionally did twistouts, and constantly cut my hair. I've been considering becoming a straight natural, or straighten my hair more often - as in 2017 I only wore my natural hair straight and saw how quickly it grew. Right now, I want growth and it seems I care/focus on my hair health more when its straight. BUT, I will say, days my hair ain't done, a little curly puff is convenient, lol. So torn! Thank you for sharing your experience.

I’m rewatching this video first thing is you are a beautiful black Queen 👑 but you are gorgeous and very exotic wow 🤩 my doppelgänger Omg

🤣🤣🤣 "Ain tryna do no work!" 🤣🤣🤣

Can you do a video of you getting your hair done at the salon?

Word I’m over it too

Me personally I am a natural who neverrrrr wears my hair in its natural state! It’s either straightened or in some box braids, I’m sorry but I want to live my life I don’t want to revolve my life around my hair. I need something where I can just get up and go and be ready🙂😉

Honestly I can understand why you would be a straight hair natural. I’m in that process of going back to straighten my hair. Natural hair can be a lot and takes a lot out of you. It gets frustrating doing a style and it not working or some styles being hit or miss like mentioned. I’m over my hair not cooperating with me. I feel the pressure of not wanting to because I want to be the naturalist that can wear my natural hair all the time but with thick 4a/4b hair it’s draining at times. I love my natural hair and I wouldn’t go back to perms but seeing your videos gave me a new prospect and makes me not feel bad about wanting to wear my hair straight, and just doing whatever works for your hair. Love the positivity you spread, on not shaming others about how they choose to wear their natural hair. 💕

Your hair is beautiful girl. I cannot wear my natural hair straight living in New Orleans. It's either curly or permed. If I could straighten it I would!

非常好看啦，your hair looks amazing 👌 Be yourself ! 😘

As you said, its your hair so it's your preference. Your hair is great either way.

I gotta agree with everything you said! That comment about the guilt hit the nail on the head for me. At the end of the day, even if our hair has a history of being politically linked and oppressed, we’re all still individuals! And as women we’re gonna wanna switch our styles up. I never see this much commentary on women of other races wanting to dye, straighten, curl, etc their hair, and keep in mind plenty of them get their hair chemically straightened/altered as well. Never seen a nonblack woman accused of self hate and insecurity from rocking extensions, but it’s a crime if we do what’s best for our patience level and personal taste! Personally i’m a stretched hair natural/heat styled natural cus this is how i retain length best, and I care about length. I’m not rocking a fully shrunken fro anymore cus even tho i think it looks bomb on me it causes endless breakage for me, and I personally want long hair. folks need to just mind their business and do them.

I'm this close to becoming a straight hair natural too, I just gotta learn how to do my own silk press

I love your hair! Its giving body! Also where is your shirt from?

Love your hair straight and curly. You don't have to do hair content I am still going to watch. Hair is not that serious.

You free to wear your hair the way you want. I personally stopped being a straight haired natural cause over time the hair gets weakend by the heat but I understand that and it isn’t worth it to me but to others that want to straighten it do you🙁 if you look in the mirror and like it straight that’s your choice.

Most times I do a protective style is because I'm sick of doing my hair

Candice all I can say to you. Go what is best for you.Be yourself because you’re still the beautiful woman 👩 God create.

I love this! I wear my hair curly most of the time but Im getting tired too. I have VERY fine hair and it is also low density, my curls look like Im 5 years old. That's how fine my hair is. It is naturally like thi, no damage. And so having to reapply products every other day, and getting my hair wet so often, and so much manipulation is too much for my hair... it is fragile by nature, and this makes it worse. Sure it looks cute, but I dont always want to look cute. I want to look sexy sometimes, and sleek other times, even wild. My curls are a bit too cute looking. So yeah xd when my hair is straight I dont have to do much to it during the week, I put it on a bun at night, and then just add hair serum or little be of oil in the morning and it is fab! I dont have to get it wet so often, and I can see my length! So ive been thinking about it for a while. Only thing stopping me is that because it is fine hair I also have to be careful with heat. But Im experimenting right now.

You look beautiful either way. People act like you can’t go back to straight or curly hair. That’s the fun part about it. You can switch it up.

I always tell my hair customers choose what they like 👍

I am a straight hair natural I have always been one. My natural hair is wavy.

I don't like unsolicited advice, so I don't give it. Do you, sis. 🌹

OMG...Those negative comments are so crazy and hateful. I absolutely love your honesty, confidence AND knowing it’s your freaking hair (like you said) and you can do what you want to do 🙌🏽 I think some of these people are jealous because you DO have a lot of confidence, can make your own decision about your hair, and do not merely follow pressure from strangers and then be unhappy. The natural hair movement is about a lot of great things like not letting employers be biased against someone who chooses to where a fro for example. Or deeming braids unprofessional. Or the beauty community not being diverse with representation or making products for all types of hair. The movement should NOT be about women bully and insulting other women by making negative judgements about their level of self-worth, accusations about not loving their cultural/being Black or anything else because of how straight or curly they choose to wear their hair. We need to be supporting and appreciating each other and our differences. If we don’t then what is the natural hair movement really about?

The many products, like Earth Supplied Activator &gell-o gave u a week of great looking hair. Why or how is that hard to do? I am not trying to make u go back to curly hair, I have no dog in the fight-just wondering. What so much work? washing every week an keeping the style all week & holding the look?? I am a lazy natural. I do my hair twice a week because I don't use gel. Other than that it's in a pony most of week. I prefer narural over not having heat damage

Omg this video so on point ! The fact that people even think their opinion is even validated in our heads is beyond me. Like mama the hair on your head it’s just hair is not that fucking serious! (Dead ass Protein) Like omg she straighten your hair she a bad person . Some of these people need to dig deep at their Negative judge mental energy .by the way you look great both waysss curly or straight

You look gorgeous no matter how you wear your hair! I get so TIRED of these "SUPER" "woke" people who wanna politic with hair... I don't love me nor my hair any less, but it is time consuming especially if you are closer to the coiler side of the spectrum and this not including length. Length makes a difference too!

I have been natural for over 20 years. I love my hair curly. However, I found a Dominican hair salon in Harlem. The person that does my wash and set is amazing. I've been wearing my hair straight for months now. When summer comes I will return to curly. Listen, it is your damn hair; do what makes you happy.

What product you use in your tratment stray hair

Are you interested in doing how men perceive me straight hair vs natural or any interesting comparisons that have happened? I like watching story times/talk videos about people’s different experiences.

you will always be pretty lol

We are pretty much on the same page girl but now I just want to know is your scalp flaky ? Like I’m mad I got to wash my silk press out after only 2 weeks 🙄 & it can definitely last longer ! I don’t want to wash my hair man 😂😂 I hate doing my own hair !!! & Happy belated birthday!

You beautiful-curly or straight; the opening comment are just projecting.

You are correct!🤓Maybe they just want to comment?

That last comment was wrong ... you answered that comment right. It should get dust ....how dare she just accuse you of low self esteem ...your hair is healthy and gorgeous whether it's curly or straight ...I think you have showed a great example of growing and maintaining healthy natural hair!

Lmao the ignorance in some of the comments you got is wild. Regardless, happy for you and the relief you're getting do what *you* want with *your* hair ! Looks beautiful either way.

Hola hablas español?

“Why I gotta have low self esteem because I don’t wanna wear an Afro?” 😂😂😂😂 Look. Y’all gonna leave Candice alone and let her be great.

I’m tired of the natural hair rules. I think I just want to get back to the straight life. I’ve never experienced straight natural though. I had permed transitioning hair. 🙃

Some of these comments are really degrading. Just like there are many different shades of black, which makes us as a race so unique, but the same goes for hair. We would be a boring race if everyone wore their hair the same. Also, it's YOUR hair! Why are some people so bent out of shape about the hair that grow on YOUR head?

What do you do to your hair when you work out tho?

IAM NOT MY HAIR LIKE ..... SERIOUSLY.

My natural hair attracts hotep/fake woke Ppl. 💀💀💀💀

Some black women do wear their hair straight and even bash other women for wearing their hair kinky because they have self hate against their own blackness. With that being said, that doesn’t mean EVERY black women who prefers their own hair straight hates their curly/kinky hair. There are many reasons other than self hate to choose to wear your hair straight as a black woman. My kinky type 4 hair is a lot of work so I understand women wanting ease.