Hi, I'm Thatiana, and today I'm getting a curly hair chop.
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I cut my hair about three years ago, but
never up to my chin.
I've always let it come down to around my
shoulders.
I'm like kind of tossed up with my hair.
I love that it's long. I love that it's gotten long.
But I don't feel like it's healthy.
My natural texture is actually not straight at all.
It's curly.
I actually grew up with a really curly afro when
I was a child.
But with blow drying for pageants and my mom
always taking me to the salon every weekend
and getting these deep conditioners and going
under heat so much I kind of lost that texture
for my hair.
And I really want to see what it can do with curls.
This is my first year moved out from my parents, so
I feel more sense of independence.
I think it's time to reclaim my curls and kind of give
myself that power with my hair.
Alright so what I'm gonna do is cut a little bit more
of that length off now and then we're gonna cut your hair
wet, okay?
Okay.
I'm ready.
[laughing]
I already feel freer.
Yay.
I bet. Look at all that.
I know.
Looks good already.
Let's get you ready. We're gonna shampoo it now.
Hair is very much prioritized in the Latinx community.
Growing your hair, it's seen as a blessing.
Every time I see my grandmother she would always be like,
"God bless your hair."
And if you cut it, it's seen as being rebellious or
defying what their beauty standards are.
My mom, every time I even told her I wanted to cut my hair
would cry or make this big show and say that
I should not do that because hair is seen as this
ideal, you know our moms always took us
to the salon every Sunday.
I would always get a blowout.
I am nervous because my hair is sort of part of my
identity.
When you go on Instagram, it's just me with this long
straight hair and people are always like,
"I want your hair." You know, "This is my dream hair, please
teach me your ways."
[laughing]
I feel like I'm gonna be, you know,
this whole different person.
But I'm excited.
It's like excited nerves.
I'm most excited about finally getting my hair
back to being healthy
and seeing what my curls can do.
I've never really seen what they've been capable of
since I was a child.
So to finally see my curls back in action and springy.
I know it's going to take a lot of time
because of the number one tip they say when
transitioning hair is patience.
But I'm willing to wait and see what my curls can do.
I'm going to do a little bit more dry cutting
just to enhance the shape a bit.
Almost there.
The back is incredible. You have so much curl in the back.
You ready, girl?
Oh my god.
What do you think?
This is so different.
I love it.
That's my hair.
That's your hair. And it's just gonna get better
from here.
I love my new hair.
I feel freer than ever.
It feels like a whole weight is off of my shoulders.
About to send a selfie to my mom.
Can you check your text messages?
Oh
my
god.
Me getting my curly hair isn't about me defying
my straight hair, it's just more so being able to
do both.
It opens up a larger conversation as well
and getting girls to embrace their hair from a young age
especially Latina girls.
And told that you know long hair is beautiful
and I'm excited to be able to show them
that short curls are also beautiful and that you can
represent the Latina community as well.
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