Curl to Curl - CurlyNikki

Jan 27

How Do You Dry?- Natural Hair Care

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 31 Comments

Larna asks;How do you dry your hair, especially when you're short on time?Do you plop (with a tshirt), scrunch with a microfiber towel, diffuse, or pull out the hooded dryer?CN Says; If I'm doing a wet set Twist-Out, I'll plop with a Tshirt or microfiber towel for 15 minutes before applying products and twisting. My hair is fine and overly…

Sep 12

Highly Porous Natural Hair: Roll Call!

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 13 Comments

sourceI saw this on Naturallycurly in the General Discussion and thought it'd be fun (and informative) to do here! Below, the overly porous ladies will check in and share their hair biographies and next week, we'll check in with the low porosity divas. Hopefully the responses of others may help YOU and give you a starting place for a routine.Here…

Jan 27

Fly Natural Hair and Sacrifices

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 33 Comments

source: Le CoilMrsCrystal writes; I have been natural all of my life, but there are some things that I dread doing to pamper my hair:1. Ordering products online when the shipping costs half, almost the same price, or even more than the product (Ahhh! That irks me, which leads to me not purchasing what I want, and then going back…

Jan 27

“PC” not “BC”- Accurate Progression Pics

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 33 Comments

Autumn writes;This is for other new naturals, like myself, looking for ACCURATE progression pics! My BC was in November 2010. But more importantly, I have been *PC* since July 2010. Progression: I have almost 4 inches of hair. Which puts me on track for the average 6 inches in a year! As a natural, ONE of my goals is to…

Jan 27

What Have You Revisited Lately?

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 14 Comments

Hola Chicas,I grew bored of my bun last weekend, and did a dry twist-out on my straight-ish, roller set hair. I detangled with oiled fingers and twisted with Oyin's Shine and Define. I think it's been a year or more since I last used this product, but let me just say, I am more than impressed with my results. My…