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Sep 12

On the Couch with Danielle S.

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 12 Comments

Big Chop!Pretty, Sexy and Natural by Danielle of Naturallydani76I recently read an article from KisforKinky that made me think. It is entitled "How sexy does your natural hair make you feel?". She was talking about how when she first went natural she hated how she looked with her natural hair.For me when I first went natural it wasn't really that…

Jan 27

The Definition of Progress

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 21 Comments

source: le coilTia writes;I've been doing the same routine for the past year. I oil rinse and wash every week. I follow up with a heated moisturizing treatment and style, usually a wash and go. I have a few staple products that I don't stray from very often. My hair is growing but so very slowly. I guess you can…

Jan 27

Maintaining Moisturized Twists and Braids

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 10 Comments

source: le coil I'm in twists much of the time to protect my curls from myself and from Baby G. We all know that protective styles can actually impede progress if you're not careful. Yesterday, I shared how I keep my chunky twists moisturized, shiny, and neat. Now it's your turn!When you're rocking a protective style, how do you keep…

Sep 09

No Place for Cornrows…

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 38 Comments

Cornrows Illegal at London College by Qalil for CurlyNikki.com St. Gregory's Catholic Science College has dominated cyberspace this morning coming under fire from the High Court in London for its discriminatory practices regarding the hairstyle of one young black boy who was denied admission. More often than their contemporaries of other races, black children are denied education in some colleges…

Sep 11

Fierce Twist-Out Predictability

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 15 Comments

While browsing the forum, I came across Carmella_G's thread about the moment you know your twist-out is going to be fierce. The night before I release my twists, I always take a sneak peak by unraveling one of the twists in the back. My major concern is that the hair will remain clumpy, even after a little fluffing. We all…