I Big Chopped - CurlyNikki

Sep 11

Ashlei’s Naturally Glam!

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 17 Comments

Meet Ashlei. Originally from Charleston, SC, she currently lives in Chicago, IL. She's working toward a master's degree in Fashion Merchandising and has a fashion + natural hair blog - Kinks Are The New Pink, that y'all should totally check out! How long have you been #TeamNatural and why did you do it? I've been natural for a year…

Jan 27

On the Couch with Shakele Seaton

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 47 Comments

I cut my hair. All of it. It was crazy. It was maddening. It was risky. It was liberating. Everyone had something to say about it. Upon the frenzy I was experiencing while donning my new hairstyle, my encounter with a friend is something that sticks out the most. He asked "What are you going to do with it now?"…

Dec 18

Going Natural 101- The Big Chop

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 7 Comments

CN interview w/ Bre Scullark by Tammy Goodson of CurlyChics In part 1 of the Going Natural Series, we talked about what is known in the commonwealth of natural hair as “the big chop”, which is the act of cutting all of the relaxed hair off in one fell swoop, and leaving only the new growth. In terms of…

Jan 27

I Big Chopped- Alex

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 22 Comments

As a person of mixed race, I always looked at my white mother's beautiful curly hair with envy and wondered how I got stuck with this kinky, messy, birds nest of an excuse for hair. My aunts, cousins, grandmother and even great-grandmother all had these manageable manes that seemed to glow in my eyes. And because I didn't have my father or his family in…

Jan 27

Alicia Keys ‘Big Chopped’!

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 176 Comments

Since it seems that hair trims and cuts are the subject of the day, shall we take a moment to admire Alicia Keys' big chop? According to Necole Bitchie she chopped just in time for her track release, 'New Day', and tweeted the pic below along with the message- “Look what I done did!!;-))) its an ‪#aknewday‬ in EVERY way!!!!…