Guest Blogger - CurlyNikki

Jul 20

Straight Natural No Chaser

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 23 Comments

By Dr. Kim HodgesWhen you ask a natural why they decided to go or stay natural you will more than likely receive a laundry list of responses. These responses range from damage from chemical processes to spiritual renewal. However, do we really understand the power in deciding to go and stay natural in a world filled with relaxers, wigs, and…

Sep 12

11 Curly Hair Resolutions for the New Year

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 5 Comments

Alyssa writes:Every year women around the country make New Year’s resolutions that they simply can’t keep. This year, instead of making the resolution to lose 20 pounds in the next 2 days, I decided to make resolutions that any curly girl could keep, and that will also benefit my hair. What a concept! So here is a list of 11…

Jan 27

GG Reflects on Her Natural Hair Story

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 9 Comments

GG of The Write Curl Diary writes:"My whole family has good hair, except for me."Please excuse the term, but this is how I used to talk. What is "good" hair anyway? When I was a little girl, good hair was silky, wavy, and definitively curly. I clearly remember wishing my hair was silky and straight like all the women on…

Jan 27

Handling Your Parents- Curly Teens

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 20 Comments

by Chelsea of Curly and YoungSo you’ve made your decision to go natural, now what? If you’re like many young women I know, you will be met with some resistance. I often find that much of the resistance comes from within the family, more specifically the parents, and even more specific than that, the mothers. I’m speaking from first hand…

Sep 12

Why Black Hair is Curly, Kinky, and/or Nappy

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 39 Comments

by James Collier of Acting White The single biggest driver in human evolution was the challenge of matching the demands and capacities of our out-sized brain against the relative limitations of a weak physique. When researching the ‘whims of mother nature’, nothing is arbitrary. Sure, there are variances and distributions, but you can be sure that somewhere in the mix…