Journey to Natural- Personal Accounts

Sep 11

Bianca Alexandra is Naturally Glam!

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My name is Bianca Alexandra, born and raised in England and currently living in Puerto Rico. Curly Nikki was and has been one of my favorite "go to" websites that helped me learn as much as I could about transitioning from relaxed to natural hair. I’m pleased to say that one year later I am rocking my natural curls. Were…

Jan 27

Gradia is Naturally Glam!

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Were you a slow transitioner or a Big Chopper & why? I transitioned for 17 months. My hair was just past shoulder length and I wasn’t confident enough to rock a TWA following a Big Chop. I first considered going natural when I saw Tanika Ray on the TV program Extra. I loved how she rocked her natural hair with…

Jan 27

Caribbean Meets CurlyNikki– Monique Rose

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Caribbean Meets CurlyNikki-- Monique Rose of Kingston, Jamaica by Sharifa Grant I chatted with Monique for an hour and immediately I felt like we were long time friends. We had a lot in common. And our journeys to going natural were alike, in that, they were a natural progression--just another step on a path we both already seemed to be…

Jan 27

Get Empowered by Your Afro!

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Hi CurlyNikki community! Our names are Mariama and Zainab Marfo and we're two students from London who have our own hair blog. The following is a piece about Zainab wearing her natural hair out for the first time. by Zainab Marfo of http://themafrosisters.blogspot.co.uk/ It seems like just yesterday I forced myself to stop hiding behind the various head gears that…

Sep 11

On the Couch with Brenda- ‘It’s a Love-Hate Thing’

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It is a Love-Hate Thing by Brenda Fadeyibi of CakeandEggs One of my friends who recently BC’d decided that natural hair was not for her, “I haven’t felt pretty since the day I cut my hair.” She told me over brunch. She made an appointment and slapped in a perm on hair that I thought was gorgeous in all of its…