HOTD: Naptural85's Summer Beach Curls on Short Natural Hair

 
Watch the video below to see how I recreated this style...
 

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  1. mscarcepearlJune 3, 2013 at 1:21 PM

    i saw her video and i thought it was not possible on short hair but you did it! :) it's very nice on you!

    are you fully natural now? for how many months now are you natural?

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    1. DiscoveringNaturalJune 3, 2013 at 10:48 PM

      Thank you. Yes, I am fully natural now. I did my transitioning Big Chop on November 17th 2012.

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  2. Del Natural | All Things HairJune 8, 2013 at 5:58 AM

    oh wow! I also figured this was impossible on short hair after watching Nap's video..Next summer I'm so rocking this!

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    1. DiscoveringNaturalJune 8, 2013 at 6:55 AM

      I always want to challenge myself. You never know when a style will work or not. Happy Hair Growing!!

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