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Journey to Natural- Personal Accounts

Journey to Natural hair from relaxed and chemically processed hair

On the Couch with Nicole Cox

By Curly Nikki 26 Comments
by Nicole Cox of Bloom: The Naturalista Chronicles  There were several issues I had to settle before I did "The Big Chop"! Issue Number One: "How do I prep myself for the cultural kickback on letting go of my long locks of relaxed hair?" My relaxer was installed every 4-6 weeks by my Dominican sisters (whom I still fiercely believe…
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On the Couch With Jasmine Holt

By Curly Nikki 25 Comments
Jasmine writes: As early as childhood, I remember being a hair enthusiast: mixing up concoctions, spending HOURS in the mirror styling my hair, and losing myself within the pages of hair magazines. Thankfully, my mother and grandmother kept me natural for most of my life, despite me trying to relax my hair and loosen the texture as early as 9…
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I Big Chopped- Alexandria

By Curly Nikki 43 Comments
Meet Alexandria. She currently resides in Fayetteville, North Carolina. She's a single mother, an army soldier, sister, daughter, and friend. The creator of Thenaturalher.tumblr.com, she big shaved and kept a brush cut for sixth months and on March 28,  2011 cut for the last time! What is your current regimen? My routine is pretty simple. For a curly look I…
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Adara is Naturally Glam!

By Curly Nikki 25 Comments
Remember Adara?  She's back On the Couch with updates on her life and hair! When did you decide to go natural? Why? Did you big chop or transition? I was inspired to go natural by my friend Jamila of College Curlies - she had started blogging and turned me onto all the information out there, so I got really curious.…
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I Want Your Story!

By Curly Nikki 7 Comments
jessica h! Hola chicas, At it again! I'm looking for new stories... (1) ladies that are *thinking about* transitioning to natural hair  (2) ladies that are transitioning back to their natural hair color (3) ladies that are transitioning out of dye to embrace their gray hair (4) ladies that are trying to learn to rely less on heat tools (5)…
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