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Sep 12

Our Kids: Avoiding Curly Hair Bullying

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 15 Comments

by Tracey Wallace via Naturallycurly.com We all know it’s true: kids can be cruel. The media coverage on the effects of bullying from this year alone have proven that being the brunt of cruelty, especially at a young age, can have lasting effects, and can even lead to tragedy. Being different than the status quo can ruin a children’s memories…

Jan 27

Tenderly Tending to Brown Girl Hair, With a Smile!

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 27 Comments

Little Dolls: Tenderly Tending to EveryStrand of Brown Girl Hair, With a SmileBy DENENE MILLNER of My Brown BabyGood grief, why didn’t anybody warn me? I mean, I had a bazillion dolls—most of them black with coarse hair that I spent hours combing and washing and pulling into ponytails and meticulously parting into perfect and perfectly fabulous rows of cornrows.…

Jan 27

Big Stretched Out Curls- A How To

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 16 Comments

Turning an old twist out or braid out into big stretched out curls is easy as 1, 2, 3. This gives the hair a different look but doesn't include all the tangles a regular wash n go typically would. I breiefly posted about this back in May but I wanted to add a little more detail.Get the look:Your hair will…

Jan 27

Do It Yourself- Natural Hair Dolls!

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 81 Comments

by NikG of Beads, Braids, & BeyondI was so excited to try the Natural Hair for Dolls Tutorial that I went out yesterday and bought a couple of straight haired So In Style Barbie Dolls. I did it a little differently than Kristl but all methods produce beautiful results. A absolutely loves all her new dolls!Below are the two dolls…

Jan 27

On the Couch with Karen V.

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 46 Comments

A Hair Storyfrom Bright Beating HeartsYesterday I took my girl to the hair salon. It was our first trip together, and the man who ran the shop came recommended by another local adoptive mom. Ava is fairly tender-headed—though she's developed some real endurance over the last two years—and I wasn't sure how she'd hold up with a stranger taking hold…