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Nikki’s Life and Curly Hair

Applying Product to Damp Hair for Chunky Curls

By Curly Nikki 96 Comments
hair today... like, literally 10 minutes ago My natural pattern consists of super skinny, piecey 's-waves' with a sprinkling of coils here and there.  While I totally heart my stringy ass defined waves & curls, I sometimes try to smooth a few of them together to achieve a chunkier look.  But no matter how heavy or tacky the styling cream…
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Wash & Go’s and Combat Boots

By Curly Nikki 93 Comments
My fam is still in town and yesterday I forced requested that Aunt Toney (fellow natural diva, henna'er and Twist-n-Curl rocker) take my new Wash & Go routine for a test drive.  She used Tresemme to detangle, rinsed thoroughly and then applied Living Proof's Thickening Cream prior to plopping.  She then added As I Am gel to the frizzy bits…
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Snip Snip- Keeping the Shape Tight!

By Curly Nikki 54 Comments
So I was hella excited to find out that my STL stylist would be in NYC during my visit for the E.P.I.C. Tracee meetup.  I called ahead to make an appointment but it wasn't until she arrived at my condo that I spontaneously decided to forgo two inches.  So after a quick wash and a very light diffusing, she began…
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Blinded Me with Science- ‘Make My Hair Thicker!’

By Curly Nikki 153 Comments
and the winner is... Vanessa B. email nikki@curlynikki with your address!!!  On my forever and impossible quest to discover the product to gift me (at least the illusion of) that naturally thick hair that I was supposed to be born with, I stumbled across this blurb--  MIT researchers discovered the secret ingredient:  poly beta amino ester-1. According to the February…
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