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Sep 12

Brown Babies with Pink Parents

By Nikki Walton Curly Nikki 32 Comments

Maria of tobeanaturalista.com writes: Amy Ford is a new blogger on NaturallyCurly.com. As conotated by the above title, Amy is white and her adopted children are black. Her contribution to Naturally Curly is to write about the things she learned to be able to properly care for her girls naturally curly hair. I've been coming across many stories as of…

Jan 27

Have you Ever Felt Pressured to Big Chop?

By Nikki Walton Curly Nikki 42 Comments

Pressured to Big Chopby SuperCoils of It's a Crazy, Coily LifeWhat's up, World?As a long term transitioner, I've gotten used to people asking when I'm going to relax my hair again and why I was sacrificing all of my "pretty hair" to go natural, but once I give them my reasons for making the switch and tell them I like…

Sep 12

Carol’s Daughter Giveaway

By Nikki Walton Curly Nikki 146 Comments

For your chance to win an 8oz bottle of Carols Daughter Khoret Amen Hair Oil, respond to the following in the comments section below:If time travel was possible, what would you tell your transitioning or newly natural self that would help with overall hair health, length retention, or styling?On Monday August 9th at 5pm, one curly will be chosen randomly…

Jan 27

Big Chop and Improved Self-Esteem

By Nikki Walton Curly Nikki 27 Comments

In the previous post, Ebony states:Since my BC, my self confidence has really improved. I do realize that it's going to be something that I have to keep improving and keep working on, but since going natural, I have had nothing but good days. I rock my TWA with pride, knowing that I can honestly say I love myself, making…

Jan 27

Early Hair Memories

By Nikki Walton Curly Nikki 15 Comments

Early Memories of Natural Hair: Extensionsby Curly Film Chick of Yourafricaisshowing.blogspot.comRelaxers (or perms as I knew them growing up) were not a normal thing in my family. Women in my family wore their hair natural but not necessarily loose. After being part of the natural hair community for about a year and some months now, I've come to understand that…