Guest Blogger - CurlyNikki

Sep 11

Self-Concept Thursday!

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 7 Comments

Letting Yesterday Go.by Leandra of What My World's Likesnatch tomorrow out the sky and throw it away. essentially, that’s what happens when you live in yesterday. the moment always passes in a blur and before you know it, chunks of time have fallen out your hands to the ground, shattered. even if they can be pieced together, the cracks always…

Jan 27

Handling Diluted and Homemade Products

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 2 Comments

Tonya Mckay of Naturallycurly writes; This month I want to address a topic I see pop up on the message boards pretty frequently: use of homemade or diluted products. I pretty frequently read of products such as hair conditioners or styling products being diluted with water and used as daily leave-in treatments. Many people also enjoy making some of their…

Sep 12

What Does Your Hair Mean to You?

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 9 Comments

by GG of the Write Curl Diary When I was a little girl, I discovered that I could get attention with my hair. Good attention, bad attention - it didn't matter. People always had something to say about it. I was never the coolest, best dressed, or the prettiest - but my hair was always a distinguishing characteristic. So, I…

Jan 27

Cleansing Agents in Shampoos

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 4 Comments

Tonya Mckay of NaturallyCurly writes; Many people with naturally curly hair are practitioners of shampoo free hair care routines. This is an abbreviated term for a regimen that eliminates or reduces the use of traditional shampoos for hair cleansing. While many curlies have known for years that shampooing too often can be detrimental to our fragile hair, the idea of…

May 04

Amped up Cheapie Conditioner- Natural Hair

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 18 Comments

photoby Kurlybella of K is for KinkyCheapie conditioners don’t really work well on my hair. And when I say cheapie I mean the 1-2 dollar bottles like suave and vo5. They do okay, but it’s surely not anything to write home about or leave me impressed. Some naturals love these conditioners off the shelf, but they don’t really work that…