Journey to Natural- Personal Accounts

Jan 27

On the Couch with Nidsy- A Dominican Curly

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 37 Comments

before On being curly in the Dominican Republic I didn’t always like my curly hair. I’m Dominican and curly hair is not really seen as pretty down here... they call it 'pelo malo' (bad hair), which I find disturbing as my hair didn’t do anything wrong. Straight or straighter hair is called 'pelo bueno (good hair), and is desired by…

Sep 12

Classcie- A Story of Transition

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 13 Comments

CN: Were you a long term or short term transitioner, and why?Initially, I had planned to transition for 2 years. However, it only ended up being 11 months, which is still a long term transition in my opinion. My last relaxer was in August 2010. My reason for the long term transition was simply that I was used to having…

Sep 12

Tigi’s Tauri Talks About Transitioning

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 15 Comments

by Michelle Breyer of NaturallyCurly.comWomen cite numerous reasons for going natural. For Tauri Laws-Phillips, Tigi Haircare’s media and public relations manager, transitioning to natural hair after 16 years of relaxers was prompted by her upcoming wedding. Her blonde, blue-eyed fiancé looked much different than her, and she realized her children were probably going to have hair that wasn’t like hers.…

Jan 27

On the Couch with Daniella

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 32 Comments

My name is Daniella De Jesus and I wanted to share my college essay with the CurlyNikki community. Last year, I spent the entire summer going through hundreds of topics for my college application essay. It wasn't until I stumbled upon your blog that I realized what I should write about. The story of your hair journey and journeys of…

Jan 27

P. Stewart- A Story of Transition

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 4 Comments

CN: Were you a long-term or short-term transitioner, and why?P: I guess I would be considered a long-term transitioner. My last relaxer was in July of 2010. I wanted to go natural for a few years. I love how natural hair looks. My last relaxer just didn't leave me feeling good about my hair. It was thinning and just didn't…