Musings of a First Time Mom

Sep 11

Oprah Magazine Shouts Out CurlyNikki.com

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 28 Comments

Yesterday evening, I received this tweet- Random and friggin' awesome, right?! I had no idea. After inquiring further, Kiva sent me several images of the mini shout-out. Apparently, 'online natural hair support groups like CurlyNikki.com' inspired Dominican artist, Firelei Báez to begin sketching portraits of women with natural hair. I checked out her website and *in my Oprah voice* LOOOOOVE it! …

Jan 27

Sunglasses and Advil…

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 30 Comments

...last night was #MadReal The hurr... 4th day? The fit... Urban Outfitters, save for the COMBAT BOOTS! The crew... The gettin' it... they messed up and played, 'Go DJ'!... um...photo bomb, much? So yeah, clearly I don't get out much. The whereabouts of my scarf are still unknown... if you or anyone you know has seen it, holla.

Sep 11

Hair Today and Weekend Plans… (Updated)

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 61 Comments

3rd day hair. I did 'The Tracee', rinsed, smoothed in hella Ouidad Hyrdafusion and got out of the shower. While standing in front of the mirror, I sectioned out the upper most layer of hair that frames my face, as well as the upper most layer of the crown. I created 4 two-strand twists (medium size)- two on either side…

Sep 11

Party Animals.

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 54 Comments

So I dog State College at every turn, but it hasn't been all bad. Besides discovering a funnel cake delivery service, we've also been lucky enough to make a few friends, and you know what they say-- 'a place is only as good as the people you know'. Well, that coupled with hard learned lessons from attending college in the…

Jan 27

Imma A Diva.

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 84 Comments

"you used the quick dry top coat, right?...'cause I've got a lunch date in a bit..." The fro- Braid-out using SheaMoisture's Curl Styling Milk + SheaMoisture's Curl Enhancing Smoothie