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Jan 27

Shelbey and Gaye, One Year Later…

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 26 Comments

SweetDrk1, aka Gaye, writes: Last year, around this time, I very proudly shared a picture of me and my daughter with our TWAs. Now y'all know I Big Chop annually and it's about that time. So here we are and have somehow survived the-- Me: Shelbey, did you use the last of my Koils by Nature leave in? Her: *silence*…

Jan 27

Brittney Celebrates 3 Years of Natural Hair!

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 18 Comments

Brittney writes: **BLOWS CANDLES OUT** Happy anniversary to my beloved natural hair. How long has it been? Three glorious years. On June 26, 2009 I walked into the salon and had my hair chopped off. It wasn’t until April 2011 that I actually told my “big chop” story here on CurlyNikki, and now I’m back again to reflect and reminisce.…

Feb 02

Naturally Blonde Hair Around the World

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 44 Comments

Naturally Blonde Hair Around the World by Naturallycurly for CurlyNikki.com Hair is simply amazing. The human body and the mechanisms by which it adapts to its environment are mind boggling, and our hair color, texture, porosity and everything else plays a massive part in how well we succeed in a particular environment (or at least it did before we started…

Sep 12

ChrsLvsBks Chops for a Good Cause

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 62 Comments

chrslvsbks writes:Ladies, have you ever considered donating your hair? Yes, cutting your hair and sending it to a cause who makes wigs for those who lose their hair due to illness. Well, I did just that Saturday, March 31. Here are a few pictures.blow out pre-chopthe ponytail!the resultThe rules are pretty simple for the causes I am familiar with--Locks of…

Jan 27

Happy Birthday to Venetta!

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 36 Comments

Aloma writes:Hi CurlyNikki,My best friend, Venetta Brathwaite (from St. Croix USVI), has been a fan since your initial blog post... today is her 34th birthday and I would like for you to give her a shout out! She is into her curls and is on your site daily to read about new updates. She encourages all of her friends to…