For the summer, I wore my hair curly/in it's natural state and loved it. Yes it was a little more work on a daily basis than I'm use to but it was a nice change from wearing it straight all the time. I received a lot of compliments on my curly mane. Once the weather became a little frigid, I straightened it and it felt different, a little healthier. Since then, I've been on a mission to wear it au naturale. I only had one perm in my life which was done by my aunt. My hair felt silky smooth but curled up not too long after. I never bothered to perm it again. I think it was due to the horror stories I heard in the girls bathroom at school. Or maybe it was because my mother never permed her hair either. Today, I have a decent head of hair but due to constant application of heat in various forms (curling irons, flat irons, hair dryers and hot rollers), I now have heat damaged ends which gave me a hard time when it was time to wear it curly (you can see this in the above picture...
A day in the life of an Empress.