Guest Blogger - CurlyNikki

Sep 11

FlaxSeed Gel (FSG) Benefits and Recipe

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 27 Comments

by Shelli of Hairscapades Early in my discovery of this little online natural hair community, I came across the acronym FSG on a thread on naturallycurly.com. I think I was in search of something to enhance my curls. Anywho, it took a little digging, but I learned that FSG stands for flaxseed gel, a natural and nourishing alternative to commercial…

Jan 27

Tried and True… and Not For You?

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 50 Comments

From oil rinsing to pre-pooing, naturals all over the world swear by routines that their hair loves...but we all know what works for one head of curls may not work for all-- so I wanted to put it out there...What tried and true routines have you had to throw by the wayside?Jamila says: I have tried and tried to section/…

Dec 19

Jess, aka MahoganyCurls, is Naturally Glam!

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 21 Comments

by Alex of The Good Hair BlogPlease, introduce yourself!Hello Everyone! My name is Jessica and I am 25 years old, some of you may know me as MahoganyCurls from YouTube. How did you fall into making YT videos and becoming a “guru?”I decided to go natural in late 2008 and did the big chop in 2009. Hair care has always…

Sep 12

More Than Just Hair!

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 14 Comments

by Natalie Phillip via ThreeNaturalsWhen my daughter Trianna was born, she had a head full of hair. As she grew, the hair went in the opposite direction. Once she learned to move her head side to side, she developed that bald spot at the back as some babies do. Then she started pulling it out…just because. What wasn’t pulled out…

Jan 27

It’s Their Hair, Not Yours…

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 28 Comments

by Jor-El of ManeManBlogHow can we create a sense of a natural hair community when we continue to “police” one another? By “police” I mean how we (try to) keep each other in line so we don’t break those so-called rules that “naturals” are supposed to live by. I bring this up because I recently had a conversation with a…