So make yourself comfortable, and dish!
One of the missions of CurlyNikki.com is to provide a platform for YOU, the reader, to be able to share your natural hair stories and experiences. We're all here to motivate, educate, and inspire one another! Plus, you'll get to show off your fabulous hair to thousands of women-- CurlyNikki.com receives 750,000 views a month!
I'm doing an all call for the following:
- Guest Bloggers- CurlyNikki.com is now taking articles from guest bloggers. Please be sure to first submit a proposal of what you plan to write about. If it's a re-post from your blog (which I gladly welcome!), send along the article, a link to your blog, and a pic of yourself. Upon posting, you should experience a pretty good flow of new traffic!
- On The Therapist's Couch- Tell us your hair story as it relates to your image, and self-esteem. What have you learned? What would you share with someone just starting out? Read, My Story, for an example. Pics are welcome!!!***
- Curl to Curl- Submit a question you want answered by the CN.com community!
- Style Ideas- Submit pictures of your signature style, complete with instructions for the rest of us!
- Show & Tell Fridays- Throughout the week, send in pictures of your hair looking its best, or your 'total package' photos from head to toe. I'll post ten each Friday for your viewing pleasure. Send submissions to nikki@curlynikki.com, and use "Show&Tell" as the subject line. Be sure to include a brief description!
- Product Reviews (complete with pictures and your personal experience)
- Work/Corporate Hair Style Ideas (How-to and Pics)
- Nominations for Naturally Glam Natural Hair Idols (if you think your hair is fab, send pics and your contact info to nikki@curlynikki.com)
- Walking Down Memory Lane (A pictorial of where you've been, and where you are now)
Later Gators,
Nik
**I don't post nakey pics, lol, or pics of ladies with texturized or relaxed hair that aren't planning on transitioning. All healthy hair is gorgeous, but this site is purely for the naturally glam divas!
***Submit your story today! You never know who you'll inspire :)
28 comments:
LOL @ no nakey pics...gotta put that disclaimer in there though..I feel yah! LOL
-prettysunshyne
I plan to submit my journey as soon as I can get my hands on a good camera lol Mine is awful :-( I'm looking forward to contributing as sooo many women and their stories have helped me!!!
Hey Nikki,
gurl, I love your site, I'm a college student who has always had natural hair, but I've always worn extensions since I can remember, and I've spent the last six years growing out my one failed perm experience. In the last six or so months I've spent a lot of time on your site, henna for hair, nappturality, and naturally curly, and I just took out what I hope will be my last set of extensions for a LONG time. Anyway, I remember a few weeks ago, you had a post that you started by saying you know your hair is more than just a hobby when you count the days of the week by the days your style lasts. Well, I think it would be awesome if you start a message board highlighting the crazy way our hair takes over our lives, in a good way of course, but it is hard to justify to a non-curly the idea that I would subject my body to skin numbing sub zero temperatures in the shower just to keep my hair softer, but I would and i do and i ask myself every time if I'm losing it, then I get out of the shower and see the curls and suddenly it's all worth it. Anyway, I think it would be a good way for all of us to have a laugh over how crazy we really get over the hair on our heads
Later!
I'm glad you added the part about not posting texturized pics. I don't have a problem with them but when someone says they are a 4b I perk up and pay more attention to what they are saying b/c my dauhter is 4b and I'm always looking for products or styling techniques. but if the speaker has a texturizer her 4b hair will have a different reaction than non texturized. It's easier to know what is a realistic outcome if you know the nature of the hair to begin with.
Love the site, very entertaining and informative.
I cut all of the relaxer out of my hair about a month a go and lovin your website. It is so real and I don't think people realize the negative influences that have been given to our young children about what is beautiful. Thank you for providing this forum. I am rockin a twa and plan to grow my hair a long and strong all natural from here on.
Hello Nikki,
I love your blog. I am slowly learning what products are good for my hair. I recently have run across a couple of articles concerning Black Jamacian Castor Oil and its ability to aide your hair in growth and volume! Can you fill me in?
Hey Nikki,
I love this site and have gotten a lot of ideas. I have been natural for 7 years now. I have to honestly say, I am just getting to the point where I LOVE MY HAIR!!!!! I have tried your tnc and love it. I was a maid of honor last week and everyone thought I hd a roller set. Plus, with the products I use everyone couldn't figure out how my hair had not fallen yet after dancing.... I'll keep that mystery.. I use products that no one has ever heard of and they are absolutely wonderful!!
Keep inspiring us!!
Hi Nikki,
I just found your site this week...I am the mother of a set of 2 year old twin girls. They have very different hair textures not to mention the quantity of hair. I am white and they are black. I like their hair down and in fro's. I have had a few black women come up and chastise me because I don't have their hair in braids. I really like the natural look.
They are gorgeous girls and the hair suits them perfectly. I would like to ask your advice on products for their hair. Right now I am using Pantene for ethnic hair to wash and condition - every 7 or so days. Then I use a mixture of baby oil, water and It's a 10 Miracle Hair Mask to comb through it every other day. What else should I be using? I am going to braid their hair for the summer...too hot not to. But I really like the natural look of their hair.
Please help. Thanks Cailin
I have gray hair and have been using Ms. Jessie's products. I was trying to use the products that you use but the refined shea butter I found is a green color. Are there other options. Gray and Proud
Anyone in LA with a good stylist for cut and conditioning treatments? I can't afford $100 plus for a haircut but wish I was rolling in money like that! LOL
Thanks
I havent dyed my hair with chemicals in bout 3 months and its still has it highlights with my roots brown and my tips is blonde n goldish color. i was thinkn bout tryn henna and i was wondering what should i use so it wont look crazy. I am all natural no perm in 1 year and a half
I enjoy your site mostly because of the variety of hair types discussed. I have type four hair texture and I get tired of looking at web sites that show all natural hair women with curls and waves. That is not my reality and I appreciate your recognizing women with kinky/ tight curl pattern/nappy hair!
I have been transitioning for 3 months and your site has been very helpful.
Oh, wow
I love your blog. i'm doing my own little hair journey and I'd love to get some tips for my own little blog :)
Just a thought: Transpose the two by placing the new logo overtop of the old one. I really like both and think this might look hot.
Hi Curly wurlies:)
My name is Tiffany and I have been natural since 2007. I decided to go natural after a relaxer episode left my hair shedding. I'd always wanted to be natural but didn't really think about it seriously until two years ago
I have to say I did not do the big chop. My transitioning period actually was mostly wearing half wigs or ponytails that was easily blendable with my natural curly hair. That's one move I regret because I actually was not taking care of my hair. I had no clue where to start except to trim the straight ends off every two months or so. I also did not know that they had blogs and websites that existed that caterd to the natuaral woman.
I also figured that since I wasn't wearing my natural hair out; washing would be just fine and putting as must gel as possible to keep my hair from being frizzy. FOR THOSE NOW TRASITIONING DO NO SUCH THING.
Right now, my hair is extremely dry. I'm in a trial and error mode and the temptation to relax is soooo itiching but i know it'll get better. I went to the hair salon recently and got a blow out and suprisingly my hair was below my shoulders but my hair poofed in no time. I was talkin to the hair stylist and asked her for product recommendation for my hair and she said "gel and water girl". I was soooooooo annoyed and felt like I wasted my money.
I started taking biotin to help with hair growth and I'll be trying a couple products I saw Nicky is using and see of it works for me. I've trid so many different products and none really work. I want to get to the point where i don't have to apply get to keep my hair from frizzing and i have a regimen that works. I wish to color my hair at some point but until it's healthier i'll hold off on that. The ends of my hair are very bushy and drive and last few months I've cut off (not trimmed) alot of my hair. It grows back but the ends stay busy and don't curl like the roots of my hair.
As of now,I'm thinkin about doing an actual big chop and get a sew in wavy weave while I let my hair grow up.
I really appreciate this website because I get to see so many other ladies and their transitions. There's also great product recommendations. Up until today, I had no idea what a cowash was (i googled it) and now i found out. Alot of the the hairstyles, i used to do on my relaxed hair like bantu knots and braids outs but i didn't know there were names to them. Think I wrote enough soooo any advice and words of encouragement r more than welcome and once again thanks for a great website.:)!!!
Hi Nikki,
My name is Paula and I have what some would probably call virgin hair. It's never been relaxed or texturized or anything. Just hot combed a few times and weaves.I'm 18 yrs old and in college, so I really don't have anyone to do my hair now. I was thinking about wearing my actual hair out, rather than a weave but I have no Idea where to start. My hair is just a big huge afro of non-curliness. So how do I achieve this curly look? Would I have to chop it off or just use certain products? By the way,I'm also afraid of cutting my hair.Lol. Please help!!
Hi,
This is my first time on your site....I'm so sick right now. I've been transitioning for the past year and 2 mos yesterday and this weekend while I was doing a DC, I found that I have major breakage on one side of my head! my hair is about 17/18 inches long (healthy, nice) except for the back left quarter of my head which completely broke off to the NG which is about 6.5/7 inches long......After thinking about this since Saturday I CANNOT BC yet. I've never had short hair not even while I was damaging my hair with relaxers and flat ironing everyday my hair was atleast SL. I'd cut my hair as it grew but appartently that wasn't enough! This has been a bad week, I guess it's back to the wig store for me...:( Thanks for listening, I just needed to vent!
I am so happy to know I am not alone with this issue. I have always had short hair, I have drastically damaged it and just decided to go natural. Currently I am wearing kinky twist,I went to my doc which said i am suffering with trichorrhexis nodosa,I have grown the perm from the back of my hair and currently am trying to do the same with the front. I have extremely dry hair that needs oils twice a day. I would like to know if anyone has any suggestions on deep conditioners and shampoos. My hair is approx 1 inch in back and 3 inches in front just enough to braid. what is the easiets way to transition and keeping my hair moist?
I need advise, my hairdresser just wants to add relaxers so i'm avoiding her and desperately trying to find additional help.
Hi Curlies,
I am newly natural for the 3rd time around. The first 2 times I tried I simply did not know enough to deal with the texture of my hair, however I simply loved the feel of my hair in its natural state and I could picture all that potential natural hairstyles I could wear. So for the third time I decided to transition, this time for a full year. Only to discover that I had heat damaged my hair using a wet/dry flat iron. Now I have chopped but my hair is so uneven due to the spots of heat damage at the crpwn. Nappturals please be careful with heat styling! I learned this lesson waaay to late. Tasha
Chan (Curly nelly)...
hi this is not my first time viewing this site but i must say i think i found this site too late :( last 2 yrs i cut off all my hair and went back totally natural my hair grew back in about a year and half but my curls were really tight and im really not good at combing /styling hair so i texturized my hair and it has been gettin curly slash straight. To add more injury i went to quebec this christmas and left my hair open in the cold and now one side of my hair is broken up in a patch so one side is thick and the otherside is thin and limp. Im going through a a hair NIGHTMARE. Curly Nikki i need your advice PRONTO!!! i recently tried to stop worrying ...(TRYING.....)and started steaming my hair with olive oil replenish packs, organic scalp scrub.....i have like 2 inches of new growth...idk if to cut all off again start over or just let the hair grow back slowly...curly nikki idk what to do!!!!! please help me....anybody i have been wearing my hair in a pony tail for about 2 weeks now i cant dear let anyone see 'my past complimented on hair' looking like this... thanks and like the writer above i just really needed to vent!!! thanks... Cuddos to the ppl who hair is growing back lovely!!! :)
Hi Nikki and Other Naturally Beautiful Sisters
My name is Jameelah and for a long time I talked about going natural. Four years ago I did just that and shocked a lot of people in the process. However I didn't know how to take care of it and was taking care of my hair as if it was still permed. BIG MISTAKE. Thanks to this site and others on Youtube I know better and I am doing better with my Natural Happy Hair lol. I am still learning but loving every moment.I am moving towards living natural in every way and... What better place to start...With my Head!!!!! ;-)
Thanks Ladies--Living Natural
Jameelah
Hi everyone....I have a problem...My hair is natural and has been for about two years...it is to my ears and is healthy but it is becoming straight on the ends and I have no idea as to why. I was thinking it may have been because I was experimenting with blowouts at my local Dominican salon bugt I talked to a young lady who is growing hers out too and she says she has the exact same problem..The longer it gets she has some straight areas and some curly how can I rectify this situation. Help! email me please with any suggestions cnicolemurchison@live.com Thanks!
Hello Ladies,
My first time gracing this site was just 2 days ago, I think, and clearly I'm already addicted. Been natural my whole life, but also been lazy that whole amount of time too, so this site is refreshing and is forcing me to try some new thing. I used to have bra strap length, and would bounce between two strand twists, mini box braids, and a good ol' home press with the Gold N Hot. Then I cut it ALL off just cuz I was graduating college and went through my "hairevolution" as I affectionately call it. Grew it back out since then (4 years ago now) and I've got about 3 or 4 inches past my shoulders, and feeling like cutting it all off again. I'm ready for somethin new, and I think that somethin can be found here. Thanks for sharing your experience. Even us lifetime natural girls need the help obviously.
Hello ladies,
My name is Amiko, i've been re-reading this site for a while now. I would like to go natural and curly. Naturally my hair is curly when wet, fine and sorta thin. Im looking to thickin up my hair and also have it grow out healthy and curly. I would love it if someone could give me some feedback on how to start. I'm willing to buy whatever products I need, no matter the price. One of my biggest questions would be braiding the hair to leave over night? For the past year now i've been maintaining a short haircut, so i'm not sure how to braid it up with my hair being so short? Any tips or suggestions?
Hey Nikki!
I'm so proud of you. Your site is phenomenal. I remember you from naturallycurly.com. You were our fearless leader. :)
As usual, your hair is gorrrrrrrrrgeous.
Roccmycurls
Yah! to natural hair!!!! I've been wearing my hair all natural for 7 years and it's been liberating.
Let the revolution begin!
I am loving your website and your hair is beautiful! It is very informative and inspirational. I would love to submit an article from my own website to your website, but I wasn't sure where to submit. I'm sure I missed it, so I'll keep looking around. Anyway, love your site, keep up the great work!
Ah ha! I just found where to submit. LOL It's amazing what reading a whole post will do for you :) Have a great day!!
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