Guest Blogger - CurlyNikki

Jan 27

Is Sweat Damaging My Natural Hair?

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 18 Comments

BarbaraNaturallySpeaking submitted a question she received from a reader, along with her detailed response. Check it out!__________________________________________________________ Question submitted via email: I have been natural for two years now, but still learning how to work with my hair. For the most part, I wore my hair in braids during my transition period and only wore my hair out long enough…

Sep 12

Teaching Self Love

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 9 Comments

Teaching Self Loveby LV Burns of Natural-nessThis article was originally posted on September 3, 2007, a few weeks before my daughter (now almost 3) was born. I still believe in its message, so I wanted to share it again:In a few short weeks, I will be the mother of a little girl. I feel honored to have the opportunity to…

Sep 12

On the Couch with Danielle Belton

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 20 Comments

My Life As Chaka Khan (A Hair Story)by Danielle Belton of Black SnobTwo weeks ago I took out my two-strand twists. It was agonizing. I complained about it over and over again. I kept having dreams where someone else would do the dirty work of detangling my hair, washing it and styling it. But in the end, the person who…

Jan 27

Natural Hair Styling- The Process

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 25 Comments

Sunday's Bestby Chai of Back to CurlyEach Sunday for the past couple of months, I’ve set aside a block of time devoted solely to get my hair did. The actual time varies each week depending on the errands I have to run in the morning or the afternoon, but nonetheless it’s come to mean ‘me time.’ On any given Sunday…

Sep 12

Natural Hair Salons and Segregation

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 91 Comments

by Charnika of Shrink Grow and LearnAs my transitioning journey came to a close in July, I started looking for natural hair salons in my area to visit for my long-awaited Big Chop. After calling several shops that not only questioned me when mentioning “B.C.” and “co-wash,” and were also rude when I questioned their understanding of natural hair “lingo,”…