Guest Blogger - CurlyNikki

May 04

“Hair Braiding, Miss?”

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 115 Comments

by LoveBrownSugar.comIf you're a curly-haired black woman walking down 125th St in Harlem on any given day, you will inevitably stumble upon traditionally dressed West African women soliciting you with this dreaded question. Though innocent and for most of them a necessary question for survival, these words have become the bane of my existence. Let me clarify one important thing…

Jan 27

It’s Hard Out Here Fo’ a Teen Natural

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 75 Comments

By: Rebecca Haynes from DanceOnTheSkylinesTeen naturals. We lurk, we post, and we are all around you. We enviously read the reviews of our older counter parts, gazing longingly at the pricey products they can afford that we, on our junior high/high-school/college budgets, cannot. We try desperately to find products that work for our own natural strands, without angering our mothers…

Sep 12

Homemade Skin Care Recipes

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 2 Comments

Valmy Beauty of NaturallyCurly writes:The mere mention of winter can conjure up thoughts of the holidays and chestnuts roasting on an open fire, the smell of wood smoke and pine, bright sunshine on a clean white blanket of newly fallen snow, festive decorations, brightly wrapped gifts, cookies and eggnog, or perhaps a long-awaited getaway to an island in the sun.…

Jan 27

Can’t Keep My Fingers Out of My Hair

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 27 Comments

by Jenee of Cocoa Fly"Don't touch your hair for five minutes. Go!" That's the challenge I give my mother since she went natural earlier this year. Mom loves her hair and constantly touches it (a few times she didn't make it to five minutes). She's not alone. For some of us neo-naturals, our kinks and curls are like new discoveries…

Sep 12

Hair Matters… Even at Church

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 3 Comments

Amy Ford of Brown Babies Pink Parents writes: I learned my lesson—the girls' hair must be done, no matter how big a rush I'm in...I’ve learned a lot over the years about combing black hair. It all started when I picked Madison up from day care when she was about 3 months old and, much to my surprise, she had…