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Dec 18

A Natural Hair Story- On the Couch with Tammy

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 10 Comments

What An Accidental Hair Cut Taught Me About Self Esteem – A Natural Hair Story by Tammy Goodson of CurlyChics Growing up I was never a standout beauty. With odd facial features and short stature, I was teased a lot as a little girl. Many kids experienced teasing and strikes at their still growing self- esteem during their grade…

Sep 11

6 Reminders for Bad Days

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 23 Comments

by GG of PeaceLoveandPrettyThings It doesn't have to be hard. It's okay if it's easy. Where did so many of us get the idea that if we are too happy, something terrible is going to happen? We can't enjoy ourselves, can't let our guard down because we think that being hyper-vigilant will protect us. We can't ward off disaster by not…

Sep 11

Love Yourself Enough To…

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 9 Comments

by Taneica of ShatterProofGlassDolls With the every day hustle and bustle that life tosses at us, the average woman is still nothing short of Superhuman. Juggling your career, your kids, and your spouse with one hand and “everything else” with the other, it’s easy to forget about the most important part of the entire equation: YOU. It’s so easy to find yourself exhausted,…

Sep 11

Is Your Hair A Reflection of Your True Self?

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 26 Comments

by Sherrell Dorsey of OrganicBeautyVixen My hair has taken me on a journey through self-love, self-hatred and self-awareness. My bathroom has been both a sanctuary and purgatory as I picked, prodded, primped and shouted to the mirror at myself. Both praises and curses flew from my lips in the direction towards the kinky, curly, dry and complicated strands that grew from my…

Sep 11

Inner Pretty: Giving Back

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 19 Comments

by Kim Jackson of PeaceLoveandPrettyThings Yesterday afternoon, I had the opportunity to speak with a group of middle schoolers at Camp Font-Tastic at Morgan State University, my alma mater. I showed up with my social media etiquette presentation notes in hand and a small hope in my heart that at least a couple of the campers would be willing…