The reveal at the end was WOW!! STUNNING!!! You definitely made LEMONADE! The short cut looks bomb and you’re beautiful!!!

Currently going through the same situation sis. I agree. No more heat. It's really not worth it. But I must say, You are absolutely stunning with your new cut! You can definitely rock anything! 😍

I’m So glad that as a black woman you definitely understood the “it’s hair it’ll grow back “ , as a community we need to help other women understand that the length of your hair means nothing if it’s lifeless and damaged . Let it go !!! trust me cutting off my hair was amazing I didn’t even know my hair can curl fr . Y’all would literally see and feel how healthy and strong our hair can be if y’all just let go and understand the length of your hair , or having hair period really doesn’t define who you are !

I LITERALLY LOST MY BREATH AT THE ABSOLUTE STUNNING SHORT CUT!! QUEEN YASSSS!!!! I was soo with you throughout your process, my heart was really with you. Wow, this journey, thank you for being so vulnerable and sharing your experience ❤️.

I’m a professional stylist and I could tell during your blow dry, you were going to probably get heat damage. When your hair is not thoroughly cleaned and there is still a lot of product in the hair, you’re bound to get heat damage. All that smoke during your blow dry was indicative of too much product in your hair. If you are using thick oils and creams in your hair when it is curly, it is hard to get a lot of that product out of the hair. I don’t know if this was your case, but it’s just some ideas. I’m sorry this happened to you 😰. Next time tho, don’t cut your hair with paper scissors, you need professional hair shears. Paper scissors cause further damage to the hair with unnecessary split ends. You look beautiful with the short cut 💇🏾‍♀️

Heartbroken about your heat damage. The pixie cut was cute but I LOVE this Big Chop. You literally look like a model. You can still make content with short hair. Hair is hair and length shouldn't matter. Your positivity is contagious

You are absolutely stunning in that short cut! Flawless! I cannot do the silk press.

Same happened to me, the hairdresser tried to blame it on me whereas I minimally used heat on my hair. Silk press was a once a year 'treat' and this never happened before, this one turned into a nightmare. My hair was finally long and healthy. Trying to salvage what is lost but I know I will eventually have to cut it because it is severe. Cried for a few days as well 😭😢, it just hurt to realize how much I cared for my hair and just from one time going to a hairdresser it got destroyed.

Damn that was way too much heat. You can literally see the smoke coming from the blow dryer and flatiron. This is why I always do my silk press at home. I can control how much heat goes on my hair. And my curls always revert back.

Girl, my mouth fell open and I got chills when I saw the 'post-big chop' transformation. You are the very definition of "stunning". Black girl magic and strength never diminishes even in the face of adversity, sweetheart. Thanks for inspiring and educating us on this hair recovery journey, love.🙌🏽

You are gorgeous! But just so everyone knows, you don't have to cut your hair. This has happened to me twice and each time I gave it time to revert. It could take a few months to revert as mine did but it eventually did. My hair reverted faster when I put it in braids for a while. My stylist didn't use heat protectant so I would apply it before I showed up but it wasn't enough. Hugs to everyone :)

I am bawling right now. Cryinnggggg 😢after being relaxed for almost 17 years, I finally big chopped last year. It was such a huge part of healing and loving myself as I am. I then decided to get a silk press on my 4c hair so I could see the length and get my ends trimmed. Thick, kinky, coily, curly amazing hair. It is in ruins now. I’m a complete mess. After finally growing to love my natural hair and feeling so proud of it, it’s like I’m experiencing death. Just mourning and moping. Seeing your video and you getting to a positive mental state again gives me hope. Thank you for being vulnerable and open. I’m not at the point for a big chop right now, I’ll keep wearing wigs during winter and hopefully by spring I’ll be brave enough to start over💕

I’m a licensed stylist and none of my clients get heat damage. I only go over the hair once with a flat iron, I could tell they used way too much heat on you. I’m sorry this happened but not all stylists will do this to you

As a professional hairstylist, I am so sorry that this happened to you. However, You look stunningly beautiful with your short hair!!! I also agree with you that getting rid of it so that you would not be constantly thinking about it was a very good choice. It allowed you to mentally heal from it.

thank you for your vulnerability and for NOT trying to sell straight, heat damaged hair as BETTER than what we grow from our own heads/ancestors. you are and icon. much love

When I started watching this, I felt like I was watching a horror film, especially when it sunk in that the hair wasn't going to revert (I have 4C hair and know what it would've taken to grow your hair to that length. In fact, I haven't even reached the length you did prior to your chop). I'm glad the salon took responsibility and hope they do not do that to any other customers. I've toyed with straightening my own hair, but this terrified me so that may never happen! I'll blow dry it at the most, I think. All that being said, you looked STUNNING at the end!!! Your short, natural hair is beautiful and so are you! It was so vulnerable and thoughtful of you to share this as a cautionary tale with us all.

THE AFTERRRRRR 😍 (the short curls)

I’m glad the salon took responsibility for the damage it’s just no reason that should’ve happened. I’m glad you went ahead and big chopped. I’ve big chopped 3 times so far so I understand. You look amazing with the low cut, I love it I’ll definitely be following you journey.

Omg the end result - gorgeous!!!!

Your positivity is so admirable!!

I'm so sorry you lost your hair. It must have been so difficult for you, but I'm glad you're bouncing back from it, and you're happy

Such a shame! Reason why I don’t like people in my head, yes I understand that heat damage is unpredictable but I also felt like it could’ve been avoided better. You’re still super pretty even with the cut, no doubt your hair will flourish and come back better than ever 💖 Stay positive queen and hope life treats you well and safely 🙏🏾

Your are absolutely, hands down, THE MOST beautiful woman I've ever seen in my life! A real like Barbie Doll!!!! You are truly blessed beautiful woman! I'm sorry that experience happened, I'm sure it was very traumatic. You made the cut work however. I'm excited for your new journey, you've gotta new subbie! And pleeeaaaseee give us a makeup routine on this look!💖

Im just mesmerized by how beautiful you are, im watching and just appreciating every feature of her because she is stunning!! Her lips her nose her eyebrows her teeth her pointy chin and her dimples honestly everything about her is perfect!!! You’re GORGEOUS god bless

My word! You are literally a model. When you showed up at the end with the short hair, my breath literally stopped. I know this was a bad experience but wow, you have the face for short cuts 😍😍

It’s so devastating when you spend years caring for your hair and getting it healthy to then have it all go to waste with just one silk press. Im currently transitioning because of the same thing. 😩 anyway, you bounced back gracefully! the short hair looks amazing on you 💕

You are Beautiful! 😍 I love your short natural hair- absolutely stunning on you! Can’t wait to watch your other videos and see the growth xx

You are incredibly stunning ✨ I’m so sorry this happened to you. It can be difficult not to take it personally when we experience a setback with our hair so I truly admire your ability to move forward and make the healthiest decision for you and your hair. I have to echo everyone in the comments as well. You look phenomenal with your hair cut!! 😊

So sorry about the heat damage but I must say, You look absolutely AMAZING with short hair. You have such a gorgeous face and bone structure and this haircut brings so much more focus to that. You are straight up model material!!

Reading the comments I can’t believe how many women this has happened too! Hair is such a personal thing for so many of us having to chop of all your hair can be so devastating. I absolutely LOVE the end result it suits you so well, it brings out your natural beauty 😍Documenting the journey will help so many other woman going through the same thing

My goodness what a natural beauty! You are stunning!! 😊

Girl you are gorgeous with short hair! Everything happens for a reason and I’m here for your new journey!

I feel so bad damn! The part where you said you cried made me tear up because who wouldn't? You look incredibly beautiful with this new look though. I'm here for whatever content you bring from now on. Go girl❤

I love how graceful you were and how accountable the salon was. This happened to me years ago and the salon acted like they didn't see a problem when I went back in smh! This was about 8 years ago and I've straightened my hair maybe 3 times since. Your hair looks 😍😍😍😍😍 OMG looks sooo good

Absolutely stunning final result. ❤

omg the end results were stunning 🥹

I know that the hair has already been cut and it is beautiful - I would like to add that I’m a hairstylist for over a decade and truthfully I didn’t think the damage to the hair warranted a complete cut . I think a few weeks of regular washing and conditioning with protein and hydrating treatments would have allowed the natural bonds in the hair to return to the original state. Heat styling physically changes the physical bonds within the hair that cause it to curl . Sometimes , just wetting it one or two times after a heat style is not enough to revive it . It may take several washes for the PH level to reach what they were before heat styling and introduction of smoothing products. I recommend doing several clarifying shampoos and an intense oil treatment to really remove all product and allow the hair to become really fully saturated with moisture .

You look gorgeous with the TWA. You have the face for any hairstyle. It’ll grow back and your content can now focus on your new hair growth journey

Thank you for showing such a vulnerable experience! But this short cut is STUNNING!

Looking at this video made me want to cry. I sustained heat damage four years ago to this same degree all over my head and fell into a natural hair depression. I neglected my hair, I didn't know what to do and I dreaded cutting it and starting over. Even when I did cut my hair I still neglected it. I'm just now getting back to taking cafe of it and I'm happier than ever because even after ignoring my hair the damage somehow grew out and my curls have returned to their natural state and my hair is back to where it was before the damage, 10-11.5 inches all around. But girl .... You are stunningly gorgeous! My jaw dropped when you came back with the baby hair curls looking like a model! Even with short hair you are so beautiful. I wish I had your courage! If I was brave enough I would have cut my hair and started over as well. Your hair looks so good! I hope that you are happy and feel better. Even though it takes time to grow our hair, I've learned that the best thing we can do is enjoy every stage.

This happened to me two weeks ago! I had been growing my hair for three years. They were healthy so I thought it would be fine. I go to wash my hair, and the curls did not come back. I also had to cut my hair as short as you. It sucks but hair grows back. We will be fine. You look beautiful by the way!

I silk press at home like 4-6 times a year but I never got heat damage. I have fine hair and never trusted a hair dresser to not damage my hair that's why I do it myself. My coworker went to the salon for the first time a few weeks ago for a silk press and now she has severe heat damage. I think a lot of these stylist are after results without caring for the health of the hair.

You look so beautiful with the short hairr!!!😍😍 I’m happy I wasn’t the only one who experienced this. Thank you for sharing❤️🥰

Jesus your stunning!!! I love this new journey for you! Pulling high-energy your way Deb!

I was sooooo blown away at the ending when you showed the finished look! You can hang around at this length for as long as you want. It is so unbelievably beautiful. I was beyond blown away!! I feel like I was able to really see your beautiful face and the hair complimented it perfectly! I can go on and on🤍🤍🤍

This is my exact same experience! After two years of no heat styling and growing out hair color to go completely gray, decided to go to a professional stylist for silk press. Two weeks later washed my hair only to discover extreme heat damage throughout with absolutely no curls in the nape area and left side. Eventually trimmed off about 2 inches but after two months now going thru major shedding. Extremely disappointing.

Amazing video. Amazing journey. Loving the end results! ❤️👏🏾

Ahh I loved how you flipped the script, so excited to see your progress!!!!❤️❤️

I’m really sorry about this Deborah…what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. I’m rooting for you and your new journey ❤️❤️

Oh my gosh the reveal is EVERYTHING!!! I understand what you did. I went through two years of being natural and I got a silk press and it never reverted I waited until it grew out more before I cut it off. You look phenomenal with long and short. Yesss you are rocking it for sure.

Girllllaaaaaa!!! You are GORGEOUS!!! I’m sorry this happened to your hair but I am digging this short cut on you too!

I think this was a blessing in disguise because you look soooo beautiful!

You were so magnanimous in how you responded to the salon considering the damage to your hair. I can imagine you were devastated but handled the whole situation with grace and lots of courage. You look AMAZING with the pixie curls by the way. Thank you so much for this video. I've also been looking at silk presses and now I think I'll just find new ways to enjoy my curly, natural hair. Many blessings to you on your hair journey!

A silk press uses heat plus silicones/heat protectants. Heat should be no higher than than 450F because this is the temperature at which hair gets irreversibly damaged. If you suspect you have heat damage: 1. Do at least two shampoos with a clarifying shampoo to revert. Some of these heat protectant and silicone products are designed to stay in your hair for multiple washes. 2. Use bond repairers, not protein treatments. K18 for the internal structure of your hair, Olaplex or Curlsmith for the cortex (middle) and then PCA bond repairer for the cuticle (outside). You might need multiple washes/uses. Cut as a last resort.

WOW! You look amazing!! 😍😍 That hairstyle works so well with you!

Omg that reveal was EVERYTHING 🥰😍🥰. The short looks soo good on you.👍🏾

This video was suggested to me and just tugged at my heart. I also suffered from heat damage and cut all the heat damage about 3 weeks ago. I struggled to cut mine for about 7 months but got tired of the different textures that I knew were created by silk presses. I will be following your journey ✨️

Man what is up with these hairdressers these days? This is the second time I’ve seen a young woman with beautiful hair get their hair ruined because the hairstylist’s mistake. 😢 But either way, you still look stunning and I hope your hair grows back stronger and healthier. 🦋

i'm so sorry you had this experience! also i have to say you are stunningly beautiful, i gasped when you did the final big chop reveal. you also have a great attitude about life and your hair journey.

I’m so sorry you had to go through that BUT the short cut is stunning on you!!! You look absolutely beautiful ❤️❤️❤️

So sorry that happened to you. I had heat damage about a year ago and my curls have bounced back like they never left. I love how you are taking advantage of your new look. You look beautiful by the way.❤️

This happened to me October of 2020. I didn’t have the confidence to cut it all off so I transitioned for a year and then got it cut into a bob. Now in 2022 I still have a small amount of damage but about 95% of my hair is healthy and curly like it was before. You look amazing 🤍 and cheers to your new natural hair journey.

Holy cow, you’re absolutely stunning!

You are rocking the world with this hair style. Absolutely owning.

I had a similar experience last year 😭. Having a stylist damage your hair is actually traumatic. With that being said, you look so beautiful with this new cut, and it will grow back in no time ❤️

honey, you are gorgeous!!, the hairstylist did you dirty with that silk press but the way you pulled through with this with your positive mindset is amazing cause a lot of people would have had a very different reaction. definitely routing for your new hair journey 😍

Omg SIS😍 my eyes litterally opened up wide you look so good with the cut

you’re so gorgeous! you pull it off so well

this is heartbreaking!! the smoke that was coming out of the styling tools actually scared me! i did a big chop and didn’t put any heat on my hair for the past three years and got mild heat damage after straightening it once just recently. the sadness i feel sucks, but girl.. i can’t even imagine how disappointing this was. wow. 💔 you look absolutely gorgeous though! i’m wishing you well on your hair journey! ❤️

I’m actually so proud of you. And yes, you are rocking it well and I’m in for all of the beautiful content you’re going to be creating with this. 🧡🧡🧡

You’re stunning 😍 this pixie cut is so gorg!

I was in the same position as you a year ago, I straightened my hair for the first time EVER and was repaid back with it getting heat damaged. I absolutely *refused* to cut my hair. I wore box braids religiously because of school, so I never really had my hair out. I decided to just leave my hair as it is and just moisturize it and constantly put it in protective styles. It's not until recently I noticed my hair has fully reverted back. I guess I'm just one of the few lucky ones but I completely understand how frustrating the different textures would've been

Sometimes salons use strong silicons that prevent the hair from reverting...sometimes several clarifying shampoos sessions over the course of 3 months might help. After 3 months then you know if its permanent. Alot of times it slowly reverts back.

Yep, you’ve just confirmed for me that my hair was heat damaged when i got a silk press in January. I blame myself because I went to the saloon to get my daughters hair styled for her birthday. My hair has been natural for 6 years. I am very careful with what goes in my hair because I have Rheumatoid Arthritis and one of the side affects of one of my meds is thinning hair and possible hair loss. I have had very thin hair for the last 10 years. When i went to the salon, my intention was to have my hair shaped and a colour. But the girl persuaded me to have a silk ores. My curls have not returned. When my hair is dry it looks straight and thin. My new growth is normal grey 4c. I am returning to the salon end of this months and i will tell them to give me a moisturising treatment and a cut to the new growth, then shape it. I thought the salon responded really well to you. Did they know you were a content creators? Because o have never heard of a salon acknowledging their mistake and compensating their customer with free treatments and products ! They normally argue with customers. 🤣🤣

Aw I’m so sorry for what happened to u but the hair cut literally looks like the BOMB 💗💗 in the end

The short cut is absolutely gorgeous on you and fits your face so well. It accentuates your features😍

This popped up on my recommendations. You made me laugh, cry and subscribe. A “heat damage caused big chop” happened to me as well. I’m looking forward to cheering you on during your journey. And learning how to better care for my own hair along the way. You are gorgeous btw💕

The low cut looks really really good on you 😍. And we definitely need the finger coils tutorials

AHHHH! You are so beautiful!🧚🏾‍♀️😍😍😍 love the finger curls! Best of luck with your new hair journey 💕💕💕

The content was genuine and thorough. Subscribed!

I’m so sorry this happened to you. For what it’s worth, I liked that you got rid of the damaged hair right away instead of holding on to unhealthy strands just for length like some others do. To me that’s what makes a good natural hair influencer ❤️

Awww I’ve always been a fan of your natural hair, you look beautiful even with the big chop🥰. You’ve got this!

Yes, Im scalp bald and I want to see your content. You're so adorable, Sis!!! Ancestors shinning on you girl.

Your new style is GORGEOUS!!! It suits you!

I’m so sorry about the heat damage 😣 and how you said it can affect your KZfaq Chanel… good that the salon took responsibility! but OMG that final reveal? 😍 the short cut looks so stunning on you! You’re the definition of gorgeous! Good luck on your new journey that I’m sure will be a success!

Omg, you are sooooo cute and that short hair really suits you. So sorry you had to go though this but my goodness please model that new hair cut with pride!! 😍

Wow you look so beautiful with that big chop! I’m so impressed at how calm and positive you remained in such an unfortunate situation.

Your hair is EVERYTHING!!! LOVE IT!!!

Deciding to cut your hair must have me so hard but I’m super proud you were bold enough to take the step. I’m here for the new journey and I’m glad you’re in a better place mentally. Your hair is looking beautiful and your skinnnnnn. Excited for you new journey ❤️

Just went through the same thing, sis. I had thick, long healthy type 4 hair then I went to go get it bleached and my hair fell out and was broken all over and just opted to cut it. It hurts the first couple of days but we here! Baldie gang, sending love!

Girl you look BEAUTIFUL🤩 I was like OMG😱 after I see the final result. It’s perfect😍

Absolutely gorgeous!! Your long hair was beautiful, but that short cut is simply lovely! Thank you for sharing with us, and I’m glad you love your new look 🤗

Thank you for sharing your experience. My hair gets killed by heat so easily so I would have had the same. Your new cut is bomb girl. Please don't let anyone touch your hair every again. We all want to go on this new journey with you, so keep going sis. I have subscribed!

The new look is FAB-U-LOUSSSS!!!

Wow, I really appreciate this entire video. This journey and I really give props to you for staying calm and just doing you❤️🌟✨

Just subscribed to your channel as this was a recommended video and I got to the big chop!!! 🤯 And I am excited to follow a "back to square one" journey of natural hair in 2022!

May I just say that you look stunning! I know the pain of losing hair to damage and the alternating panic and denial about what just happened. I’m sure you’ll be back to your goals, but in the meantime, you rock this look!

I was not ready for the short hair reveal! Girl u look gorgeous 😍

OMG that looks gorgeous and you are drop-dead beautiful.

Our natural hair is traumatized by all that heat. I'm glad I saw this, just going to leave my hair alone & keep doing what I do. I aiming for waist lenght hair & dont want nothing to get in the way of that. Your TWA is cute on you. All the best with growing it...thanks for the video...you stopped me from going outside of my routine.