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It took Natalie Ambersley ten years to fall in love with her hair, now she wouldn't swap her 'natural bounce' for anything. When I came of age and was old enough to take on the responsibility of taming my tresses myself, my mum was more than happy to place the afro comb securely into the hands of its new owner: Me. The result of this natural transition was that I was now spending numerous mornings crying into the mirror because my hair was big, curly and never styled the way I had instructed it to. I wanted flat, straight hair like all my friends, not a huge pile of frizzy curls that resembled the likes of Diana Ross during her Supreme days. So my way of dealing with this was to cut it off, something I undeniably regret. Going for the big chop made no difference, the dreaded curl was still there ingrained into my scalp, and I was still reduced to tears every time I looked in the mirror and wondered 'what am I going to do with you today'? Now, after ten years of fighting it, I have grown to love my curls and wouldn’t want rid. I spend most mornings trying to make my hair look bigger, rather than trying to make it look as flat as a piece of paper! For me, it’s a case of the bigger it is, the more confident I feel. The general assumption with such a style is that I must be bold and confident if I can wear my hair so dramatically, none of which is true. I just like to be a bit different and not succumb to the norm. So it’s no straightners, relaxers or hair dryers for me, just a natural bounce that I wouldn’t swap for anything! Click here to read more Leon Mann interviews:
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