MY CURLY HAIR JOURNEY (w/pictures & big chop footage) | Layanne 

"Your natural hair is the best hair for you" Amen to that & can't wait to see you irl with curly/your natural hair then :o !

Anybody with straight on top and curly ends ✋🏻

“My whole look make no sense” LMAOO me on a daily basis

“I feel like I’m more myself, I feel like this is how I suppose to look like“ I love when you mention that!! Looking lovely!! 🙏

i can’t believe i finally found someone who had the same hair texture as me!! the straight ends and the curly roots with hair curled in the bottom layers!! after the chop and how u look now really motivated me!! i have been 2 months heat free and i cannot wait to make use of this quarantine and be curly headed again!

Her story spoke to me on a spiritual level I swear i was freaking BULLIED for my curly hair!! And it's not even extremely curly! But now I totally love my hair

this has motivated me sm!!! I wear the hijab and never really learnt how to take care of my hair. constantly wearing something on my head and tying it up tightly def ruined the texture and loosened the curl pattern so im working on reviving it. also about being hard on yourself, I feel like ur being super genuine in ur video and I love that about you! youve got yourself a new subscriber

She has a little bit of Vanessa Hudgens looks in her..

I have the same exact hair texture as you! I just transitioned for almost a year now. I was a religious hair straightener gal just like you but I decided to embrace my natural hair. I honestly didn’t think my hair could be as curly as it is now, because I went so long with styling my hair straight. Now that I’m seeing results from my hard work, it motivates me to keep my hair healthier. I honestly did straighten my hair a good number of times during my transition period because of how easy the process is compared to putting a bunch of curly hair products on., but every time, I honestly regret it and guilt trip myself. I’m happy this quarantine has helped give my hair a break, so at least it’s in a bun when I don’t wanna style my hair curly hahah

OMG finally someone who is going through the same thing. I am transitioning as well, trying to grow out my natural curls that i have been straightening for 20 years. The transitioning texture is so funny. I look horrible, but i cant wait to get my full curls back. i have to be more patient. your video motivates me. " you don't have to straighten your hair to be beautiful".

your story is the exact same as mine... i started straightening my hair at a very young age (around 8-9 years old) and i got it relaxed when i when i was 11 years old... i only got it relaxed once because like you said in the video it's a completely different feeling then when you normally straighten. i would also straighten my hair right after i washed it on the weekends so it would be straight for the rest of the week. that continued for 5 years, and now im on my journey to healthy, curly hair! anyways, thank you for sharing your story, it was so relieving to be able to finally relate to someones curly journey!! your hair is beautiful i cant wait for mine to shine as bright as yours:))

“I feel like this is what I’m supposed to look like” I FEEL THIS ON A PERSONAL LEVEL my god I love your vibe. First video I watched of yours and I subscribed xxx

Your hair looks amazing

The curly hair journey is REAL. I followed the same path, but have been natural for over 10 years and haven't used heat in that time either. Even for my wedding! I felt so powerful in wearing my natural hair because that's what I look like! Curly hair looks just as professional and beautiful as straight hair and should be treated as such!

Currently in my transition after straightening for years and years and yeaaars as i hated my curls. I want to embrace them now, i realise now they are beautiful!! 💚

Totally feel you on this! I'm going to start documenting my curly hair journey too :)

I love those youtubers who are always grateful to the people and give them heart for them posting comments

I'm soooo related to you! I started to straightenen my hair since I was 10! Your experience was an encouragement to me. This requires patience and careful selection with products to use. Thank you for this video. I didn't start to go on with CGM yet but right now I thought of having big chop!!

Finally someone that used to straighten their hair for a year 😭 i used to do it and i haven’t straightened it for a year in a half and I’m still tryna find curly hair tutorials. your channel still gives me hope 😂

With multiple keratin treatments my hair pretty much looked like yours before ‘the big chop’. Best decision ever! Transitioning back to my curls- which are also very similar to yours (more curly in the inner-most layers), has been made sooo much easier with short hair. By the time my hair grows long again, I will know exactly what products to use, lol..

Girl!!!!!! I am at the same stage as you were before your last big chop. Lightly wavy on top, but really wavy/curly below. I just started embracing my curls again. I tried over and over again, but always ended up with my curls losing their shape, even when I cut it. But now my hair is pretty long and they are still at least wavy. Cannot wait to go to the salon and let go of some length and get more layers. It sounds stupid, but your journey really gives me hope!! 😘😘

Please do a curly hair tutorial!!😍😍

I moved in with a girl recently that told me about the curly girl method. I went on here and chose your video, because you have such beautiful curls... thank you for posting about this! I did Keratin in the PH and also have been straightening my hair for many years. Your experience is inspiring and I can't wait to start! Xx

I just love your curls 😍 I can’t wait to see how my hair will turn out. I’m still transitioning.

What I needed to start my curly hair journey. YOU LOOK BOMBB!!

you have motivated me so much for my curly journey & to be patient i fully started in january or february bc i think i straightened my hair on new years. but i also would straighten then curl too AHH I CRINGE AT THAT NOW. but i am just doing what’s right for my hair using shea moisture staying away from sulfates parabens silicon etc. but i see slight change i have the straight parts too except they’re wavy. so hopefully a year from now things are looking up for me. anyone reading this don’t be discouraged we’ll see our results one day love the skin your in be patient 🤍🤍🤍🤍

This is exactly my hair texture. I have been looking for this type so long on youtube. Thank you !

Ahhh this video is so inspiring! I relate to your hair story so much. Thanks so much for sharing💓 pls keep posting curly hair related vids

My hair looks exactly the way yours did before the final chop; mostly curly with sporadic straight ends. Whenever I look at myself in the mirror I have the urge to grab a pair of scissors and chop all the straight ends off because they’re such an eyesore. After seeing your video, I might actually go for it 😅

the exact same thing with my hair, i just turned 19 a few months back and I just started to accept my natural hair, it looks curly from the inside and on top straight. I'm looking forward to making the big chop but yet not confident

I did keratin treatment since i was15 yrs old , i goT pregnant last year, and i stopped, my baby girl is 7 month today, so its been 16 months no keratin no heat, my hair is turning to his nature again but i still have some straight ends, i wil cut them out .. thank you and you have a new follower :) LOVE FROM ITALY

First video I watched of yours and omgg im in love with u😍😍😍 this video was such a big help as im on my curly hair journey as well from the keratin damage! And gurl i just wanna say dont be too hard on yourself u did so well explaining!! Keep up the vids❤️

Girl, I feel you. I was the only one in the family with curly hair other than my aunt in another country (or at least until now when my brother grew his hair out. Turns out we have the same curly hair. I realized recently that my dad have curly hair but he keeps it short, brushed out, and apply tons of gel. My mom also have wavy hair but keeps it brushed out). So yeah, I grew up not knowing how to take care of my hair. Early on in my childhood I also kept my hair in buns until I was complimented someday for my curly hair so I realized its not all bad. I know how to take better care of my hair now but I just bleached and colored my hair more than 6 months ago cuz you know quarantine. Its a once in a lifetime choice for me so I went with it. Its really damaged so I decided to give my hair a break amd give it love for still being strong. Im excited to see my curls again after growing it out and some care.

Love it! Finally we get to see! 💜

I love this video!! It motivates me when I’m so tempted to straighten my hair

Your hair looks so healthy and defined❤

Goddd I love you ! As someone who is insecure from their curly hair … you just flipped the switch on me to go ahead and embrace it

I was in your position of wanting pin-straight hair because when I was younger that's what every girl had and I thought I needed that. I'm now 20 and I have stopped straightening my hair recently because it is so heat damaged it dries straight and I'm letting my natural curls grow back :))

Our hair is the same curl pattern type! I’m transitioning my hair too very excited and your curls are poppin! Love your personality too

You are so beautiful!! Those currrrrrlllllsssssss are just... 😍😁😍😭 This picks my hopes up a lot struggling with my own journey right now , thankyouu! Take care pretty xoxo ( *side note:* You look a lot like Vanessa Hudgens ! )

I hope my curls get like yours! They look incredible! You're stunning !

Bravo keep it up girl looks much much better I personally can’t stop coloring my hair which always end up with chemical damage n have to start over but yeah I guess have to put an end n start to love my natural color love love ❤️

I’m a middle aged woman and it’s only in the last 15 years that I’ve learnt how to care for my naturally curly hair. I can tell you of soooo many disaster stories while I was trying to manage my hair. The problem is most hair dressers don’t know how to handle curly hair - so how do you learn?!! As a child most hairdressers would cut my hair so short that I would look like a boy. It took a major mess up from a hairdresser, that I should have sued, that I found the wonderful woman who for the first time in my life knew how to treat curly hair! She cut my hair correctly, I learnt the best type of products to use and what not to do, so now I get compliments about my hair. Which is fabulous as for most of my life I hated and stressed about uncontrollable curls.

Good for you. You look great and your hair looks awesome 👍🏻❤️

Love your natural curls it's so beautiful that way.💜💜💜💜

Wow great video, really inspiring! Your hair looks beautiful ❤️❤️

Your curls are beautiful!! 🥺

your hair is going to be BEAUTIFUL when it grows even more

because of this video I did the same exact thing as you this morning and I’m in love w my hair and I can’t wait to have it long and all curly

I’ve brushed my hair out since 8th grade and always wondered why it was always frizzy and uncontrollable. Summer 2018 I learned about the curly girl method 🙃 and it transformed my hair. I had no idea that I had curls so all of my sophomore year I’ve been working on my curls. Now it’s been a year and my hair is down to my mid Butt and it is weighing my curls down meaning only my ends get curly. So I’m about to go short and donate my hair 🤩

I watched this video and instantly was like “hey I wanna be friends with her”. Loved the video 🐣 Starting my curly journey now, I’m interested to see how curly it actually is because I’ve also been doing everything wrong 😂😂😂

I started to straight my hair when I was 9 years old daily. I‘m 16 and I got the keratin treatment in January but it lastet only a month. Now I really want my natural hair back and I‘m heartless since a month. Thank you for this video, I hope I‘ll get my curly hair back one day just like you.

I have chemically straightened my hair. So currently half of my hair is straight and the rest curly/wavy. I gave myself the big chop but still have plenty of straight hair to grow out. Cannot wait!

I literally decided to chop off the ends of my hair that had highlights in them today. It was pretty short but after watching your video, I'm glad I did it. I bought a satin bonnet to sleep in and everything. My profile picture shows how bad my hair looked before lol

Wanting to do this to get my curly hair back. Great content!

You look like zendaya and Vanessa Hudgens love child

girl...your hair before the big chop looks like mine right now, this video was a huge wake-up call 😂 might have to pick up my scissors

I gave myself a big chop last week because i had long hair and my curly hair got to something like my collar bones and i was sick of going around the house with long straight ends, when I did it I sort of panicked because I had never cut my hair by myself and I also had long layers in my hair that gave my head some "shape" instead of a "triangle effect" and by cutting it i lost the layers and I'm too scared to try the unicorn cut thing because it's so short now (also the shears belonged to my neighbour, i already gave them back) but now that I watched this video my texture looks so much like the one from your big chop! I'm excited on how much it's gonna improve now :)

You’re so adorable and beautiful and funny!! This is going to inspire so many to go natural with their curly hair!!

your hair is so beautiful!

Wow u inspired me to let my natural curly hair breathe

I know this video is old but I’m glad I watched it because my hair looks like your old hair. My top is curly but the bottom is straight due to straightening so much throughout my childhood. I was the only one who had long curly puffy hair in my family so my mom never knew how to deal with it. So she just braided it. Which made me hate my hair as a teen. Straightened for years and bow at 28 I’m finally letting my natural curls out. I don’t want my daughter to think that we have to “fix our hair” even though she has straight hair I want her to be happy. I LOVE YOUR HAIR! 💕

Can't believe after all that damage done to ur hair..it still looks amazing now..u definitely give us hope

Very inspiring and motivating. Thank you for sharing your journey 😊

You are absolutely gorgeous and your hair is GOALS

You’re gorgeous and have perfect curls!

I just found your channel, girl your hair is gorgeous curly 😳

Gurl your so pretty ♡

First of all thank you for sharing your hair journey. Secondly i can literally relate to this so much like even the decisions of using keratin and straightining the hair . I have started using the keratin treatment when i was about 16 to 22 and i have fried my hair a lot bc i would straightining my hair frequently and when covid-19 came i though i will give my hair a break and i didn't even know that my curly hair still exists. Any ways i had nothing to do during lock down so i decided to care for my hair by using oils and masks. And just like you said didn't know that caring for curly hair is different from staight so seeing curly girl videos really helped me so much and now i am 6 months through hair transition planning to get my big chop after few months wish me luck.

my hair is the same as yours! i'm still trying to grow out my straight perm but u helped me a lot much thanks luv.

You are gorgeous with the curls! :) thank you for the help

You're looking amazing, thnx for inspiring me 🇧🇷❤️

We love a well traveled queen ✨

At 14 years u r still same the way u r now .😊amazing ... highly helpful video..

I really can't remember my curly hair anymore. I've been doing the chemical straightening for almost five years now. I have the same hair texture as you did. My roots are super curly but my ends are so straight, it's so weird. I have to always blow dry it. The thing is, I really don't know how to treat my curly hair but I decided to stop straightening my hair and start chopping the ends. I bought the shea moisture products and I'm making this transition to restore my natural hair and have healthy curls. Thanks for sharing your experience!!

Facts growing up n still now buns n braid...def want my curls back

You made a great video. Thank you Beautiful progress. I love all the places you travel to and live. Netherlands is my #1. I live in Hawaii but miss travel so much. Thanks for sharing your journey

I feel your hair type (before) is mine I have straight and wavy mixed hair and when I shower and brush my hair its straight then turns to waves and when its completely dry and I brush it out I have just frizz 🥺 my mom said i used to have really pretty curls so I'm really trying to get my natural color/style back thank you for the video

you are so pretty without make up. and the big chop you decided was great, it doesn't mess up your look at all. very brave to do that though!

‘Girl yo hair is so cute now ❤️

your hair is so beaut!!!

Wow your hair is beautiful and this video was extremely helpful my daughter is 11 and she always wants to straighten her hair. And since I remember what it feels like to be 11 and in middleschool I kinda let her find herself if that makes sense. But in the last 4 months she's begged me for curly hair products she said her hair is damaged and wants to be curly and healthy and just the way it is natural I sent her your video and she is very much motivated and inspired. I appreciate your honesty and footage because I know how hard it is for women to cut they're hair. For some weird reason my daughter is the only person in my immediate family with curly hair my hair is pin straight so that must have been a recessive gene. Either way she is learning to accept herself and realizing that what she doesnt like isn't flaw it just is and she has to accept it. And that makes me very happy ! Thanks for the video. Also she thinks you are beautiful!!

wtf you’re so pretty 🥺

Omg ur hair is exactly like mine length curl and even like u showing the straight parts I have have that too I’m scared to cut those pieces off 😭 is gonna be short love you’re hair u have inspired me

Amaaazing!!!!!❤️❤️❤️

Ok so my hair has been doing that (where you showed your hair curly and straight) so I've always had straight/wavy hair but for some reason now it wants to be curly 🤷‍♀️ so on the curly hair journey I go

From thumbnail I thought you were Manes by Mell with dark hair 😅 btw gorgeous curls 😍

ur hairrrr looks very amazing

I love your energy... you look beautiful either way. Nice video.

your hair is so beautiful now. I want curls now too😁

Omggg first video I watch and I’m trying to transform my hair cause I have the same problem as you I just don’t know how to style curly hair and what products to you !!! Please help you’ve inspired me to continue my curly hair journey also !!!

I had the same problem i had an undercut so bald around the side for like 3 years the top long i would blow dry it so after 3 years i decided to grow it all out i noticed the sides grew out thick and curly i always had straight hair has a kid i grew it all of for 18 months but the sides where thick and curly the top was like rats tails i would blow dry it straight so 7 months ago i decided to shave it all off and start again its the best thing ive done its all grown back so thick and curly and now i know how to take care of my curly hair im loving it

Hey do you mind sharing your “technical details” and tips. I always stay in going to start my curly hair transition but then I go out and use hit again but your girls look so beautiful this video really motivated me❣️

It looks amazing.

Istg she is telling my hair story NGL

This was so helpful, thank you!

Your hair is SOOOWWWWW PRETTTTTYYYY SISSS

Your hair is absolutely stunning ✨ You should do a hair routine vid or how you style your hair to get your curls

Your hair though looks so good at that length!!

I just chopped 8 INCHES off my hair! So liberating!