Journey to Natural- Personal Accounts

Jan 27

Christa’s Naturally Glamorous!

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 6 Comments

Meet Christa, 21 years old and a recent graduate from Rice University in Houston, TX! Raised in Chicago, IL, she's relocating to Washington, D.C. for a position as a project engineer in July! When and why did you decide to go natural? Throughout high school, I only got relaxers every 3 months, and would love the way my roots felt…

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.…

Jan 27

Jade’s Naturally Glamorous!

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 20 Comments

Meet Jade Davis, 23, Contestant for Miss California USA 2013, First Year Law Student at Loyola University, and a future leader in the legal world. When did you decide to go natural? Why? Did you big chop or transition? My mom hated my hair when I was a child because it wouldn't grow. So, at 4 years old, she gave…

May 04

I Big Chopped- MapStyling

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 24 Comments

via the divas of AroundTheWayCurls Why did you decide to big chop? I wanted to be able to wash, comb and style my own hair. Do you feel less feminine and sexy with your hair shorter? I felt sexy then and I feel sexy now. When you are having a “bad” hair day, it may be less versatile than longer…

Sep 12

The Big Chop Experience

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 29 Comments

Shanee submitted a couple of videos that were instrumental in helping her find the courage to Big Chop. She hopes that it'll inspire you as well! UsNaturalGirls shares her Big Chop with the world! CN Says: The scream! Priceless. Eboni gets the Big Chop while being schooled by fellow CN community member and stylist Ashley Blake-Bates- CN Says: Eboni and…