Tell me about yourself! I am a Detroit native who loves all things hair and beauty related. Three years ago I was sick of frying and dying my hair. Excessive heat and color damage led me to take the big chop plunge. A couple of months post big chop I turned on my camera and decided to share my successes…
My name is Miranda Jaleisa and this is my transition story! Were you a long term or short term transitioner, and why? I transitioned for a total of a year and 2 months before I went ahead and big chopped. I have had long hair for as long as I could remember so the idea of me having short hair…
Hola Chicas! For those of you that are new to CN, Fierce Friday is a way to celebrate our natural hair, displaying our dopest styles and best hair days… for inspiration and motivation. Wanna be featured? All you have to do is upload your favorite pics to Instagram with the tags #FierceFriday and #CurlyNikki. Be sure to share a brief…
Tell me about yourself! My name is Dayna. I am a wife and mother. I work full time at the corporate office for a large sporting apparel brand. Outside from my full time job, I blog abut fashion and natural hair on my blog CHICNaturalistas. I am originally from Cleveland Ohio, but I currently reside in Baltimore, Maryland. My hair…
Were you a transitioner or a Big Chopper? What was your journey like? I transitioned without even knowing it. I wore weaves forever, and had my last relaxer in 2006. But I wasn’t taking proper care of my hair, so while I wore weaves all the time I never deep conditioned. I washed my hair only when I removed my…
Tell me about yourself! My name is Dorcas. I am proudly Nigerian-Canadian. Born in London, England and living in Toronto, Canada. I am a creator, writer and strive to educate and empower. I’m also currently wearing mismatched socks. Were you a transitioner or a Big Chopper? What was your journey like? I’m both! My first go at the natural hair…
Were you a slow transitioner or a Big Chopper & why? I transitioned as well as big chopped. I decided to go natural back in July 2010 after discovering your site, CurlyNikki.com, as well as one of my biggest hair idols Corinne Bailey Rae who reemerged on the scene with massive and luxurious hair. All my life, my hair was a…
Tell me about yourself! I am an artistic soul, a full time higher education professional by day (working in multicultural student success and access) and a writer / contributor for a variety of platforms by night & weekend. I truly love to laugh and drink tea. I blog on topics like style & style politics, womanism & feminism, faith &…
Tell me about yourself! Hello naturals! My name is Tracee and I am from northern California. What was your journey like? I started off as a straight natural, and I let my perm grow out for 18 months before I cut the rest of the perm off. From then I was a straight natural for 8 years. Three big…
Tell me about yourself! Hey! My name is Kanisha Pitchford. I’m 22 years old, and I am an Educational Psychology major at Mississippi State University. Were you a transitioner or a Big Chopper? What was your journey like? I transitioned for 1 year and 5 months. My transition was not hard at all because I used a lot of protective…