Guest Blogger - CurlyNikki

Sep 12

Top 10: Styling Tools for Natural Hair

By Nikki Walton Curly Nikki 17 Comments

NaturallyCurly writes:Who says our curly, coily, and kinky hair has to be unmanageable? With the right techniques and tools, maintaining your natural hair is a breeze. Here are the top 10 tools that you may need to get started on your healthy hair journey.What are the top 10 styling must-haves for your curls, coils & kinks?Click to find out!What are…

Jan 27

Early Hair Memories

By Nikki Walton Curly Nikki 15 Comments

Early Memories of Natural Hair: Extensionsby Curly Film Chick of Yourafricaisshowing.blogspot.comRelaxers (or perms as I knew them growing up) were not a normal thing in my family. Women in my family wore their hair natural but not necessarily loose. After being part of the natural hair community for about a year and some months now, I've come to understand that…

Sep 12

‘Nappier Than Expected’ Syndrome

By Nikki Walton Curly Nikki 65 Comments

Nappier Than Expected by LV Burns of Natural-NessOkay...it's confession time. Here goes...When I first BCed, my hair was nappier than I expected. Go ahead - get your grunts, moans, head shaking out of the way, but please keep reading. Yes, it was nappier than I expected. You see, before I BCed, I visited a lot of hair albums. Looking at…

Jan 27

Curl Becomes Woman

By Nikki Walton Curly Nikki 23 Comments

Curl Becomes Womanby NefertitiIf I'd heard the phrase "big chop" two months ago, I would probably think it was some kind of kitchen appliance. But, in recent weeks, I've become acquainted with all sorts of natural hair jargon and acronyms, and now fantasize about things like reaching "APL" in 2011.Indeed, I'm new to the natural hair community, but I'm definitely…

Sep 12

Simplistic Living- Simplistic Hair

By Nikki Walton Curly Nikki 30 Comments

"Simplistic Living - Simplistic Hair"by Sheena of Sheenalashay.comA woman at work asked me why I didn't wear my hair straight. I said 'it doesn't grow that way and I'm too lazy to make it do that'. She asked what I use in my hair to create the funky styles I wear. I said 'hardly anything'. (The style in the picture…