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Jan 27

Holiday Hair Game

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 70 Comments

Hola Chicas,This is so my time of year. I love everything about it... the joy, the giving, the food, the music, the fellowship... and with all the company parties and family gatherings, I have a legitimate excuse to 'get cute'. So, I'm on the lookout for a holiday hair style. And while I'll more than likely fall back on my…

Dec 18

A Day in the Life of a Straight Haired Curly Girl

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 85 Comments

Being natural in a relaxer dominated society is challenging at best, but facing scrutiny within the natural hair community is another issue. It’s like being a minority within the minority.A few weeks ago I chose to straighten my hair. Yeah yeah, I know heat is the devil, yada yada yada. We all know the threat of heat damage that comes…

Jan 27

Brazilian Woman Takes Story of Racism to Press

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 37 Comments

via BlackwomenofbrazilEster Cesari0Following up on a story I posted a few days ago, the black woman who accused her employer of demanding that she straighten her hair in order to conform to the institution’s standard of straight hair has taken her story to the press. Maintaining her recollection of the story, the woman, 19-year old Ester Cesario, said that the…

Sep 12

Are you Heavy Handed?- Natural Hair Products

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 21 Comments

via TheManeSourceWhen it comes to applying products to our natural hair most of us are heavy-handed. It seems that there’s an unspoken notion that you have to use a lot of product in order for it to “work” on natural hair. I’ve seen tutorial after tutorial of women globbing TONS of products on their hair. I have to admit that…

Dec 18

You’ve Got Mail- Reader Chronicles

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 17 Comments

by Tammy Goodson of CurlychicsThe relationship between women and their hair is a complex one. It is linked to self esteem, and to some it is a powerful indicator of identity as well as a major physical attribute. As such it is a very personal and touchy topic. This dynamic is particularly interesting because it involves an impressionable young child…