Maaaan, Atlanta has been on my radar quite a bit these last few months and y'all keep it rockin' no stoppin'! I touched down in the A once again, this time to kick it with Keshia Knight Pulliam and Dark and Lovely at the super posh Havana Club.  I must confess, trying not to call Keshia “Rudy” was more difficult that I’m willing to admit, but hey I’m an 80’s baby. #DontJudgeMeKeshia :)

Suffice it to say, we had a grand old time, or dare I say, E.P.I.C. even!  You know... 'everything possibly imaginable, cuz' type EPIC, I mean, 'every photo is cute' type EPIC, or better yet, I mean 'envious people were instantly concerned', type EPIC.  Enjoy!


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Hola Chicas,

Last night I brought the international 'Better Than Good Hair' book tour to my hometown of St. Louis, Missouri!  More than 600 curlies from as far as Memphis (hey Lisa, boo) and Kansas City, turned out and turnt up at The Coliseum.  The very classy affair, complete with signature cocktails, appetizers, gift bags and some wobbling morphed into a 'bout it ass party by the end of the night!  Warning... this post is incredibly pic heavy as it was another E.P.I.C. night!  I'm talking 'everything possibly imaginable, cuz' type EPIC, I mean, 'every photo is cute' type EPIC, or better yet, I mean 'envious people were instantly concerned', type EPIC. Enjoy!

So last night was EPIC. I'm talking 'everything possibly imaginable, cuz' type EPIC, I mean, 'every photo is cute' type EPIC, or better yet, I mean 'envious people were instantly concerned', type EPIC. No matter the anagram... (I plan on copyrighting them all, lol), we had a GREAT night last night.  NY, we always do it big!

HUGE thanks to Dark & Lovely and Marsha Ambrosius for a fabulous time.  With free Dark & Lovely products, styling demonstrations, stunning models, Amanda Seales on the wheels of steel, an open bar and a house full of gorgeous curlies, good times were had by all!  I remember looking up and everyone in the venue was dancing to old school MJ.  Priceless.

The homie Chrisette Michele was supposed to be in attendance, she writes:

'You have no idea how badly I wanted to be with you and the curly girls last night. I was rushed to the hospital and had an emergency surgery. I even asked the doctor... can I go to the Curly event and come back? 

Guess what??? His assistant was like "A CURLY NIKKI EVENT?" I was like YES GIRL!! 

Need a tutorial on hospital hair stat! Giiiiirl this "non-silk" pillow? Momma had to bring me some coconut oil!'

Boog and I have been up and at 'em since 5am, and after a not-so-unexpected hour long taxi at the State College airport (because, you know, they’re SOOO busy -__-), I found myself running through Philly International, beasting through the crowd with an umbrella stroller, in an attempt to make our connecting flight. Somehow we made it and I'm glad we did because one of the flight attendants was #teamnatural and a CN reader to boot, and asked me if I wanted to take home a bottle of wine. I was all like, 'HYFR' and she was all, 'red or white, and it has a screw cap so you can get to it quick!' All was peaceful and serene, and then we arrived:



Looks totally normal right? Just wait...theeeeere’s more! Anyway, here I sit in Chicago, home to the Afrobellas and BGLHs of the world, checking in with The CurlyNation, 'cause this-


 finally happened! *grabs tambourine*

4th day?

they messed up and played, 'Go DJ'!...

So I know y'all are thinking I'm all Hollywood now, but lettuce keep it real: I'm not. I'm just Nikki from the block, and yours truly has found a way to crash the VMA's here in LA tonight. *insert Kevin Hart voice here."  It's about. To go down. Me, the crew, and the lovely Kimberly Elise are going to be kicking it tonight. And not just regular kicking it. I'm talking kicking it like Bruce Leroy when he got the glow. Can I get a "Shonuff?" Now you know, if they've got reception in the Staples Center - I will definitely be tweeting my behind off, so stay tuned as you flip back and forth between MTV and the DNC, to watch BO rep for the USA. *throws up the west side and c-walks away*

p.s.  There will be another EPIC Beautiful Textures giveaway tomorrow so stay tuned and watch my tweets!