Natural Hair in the Media

Jan 27

CurlyNikki & Natural Chica ‘Leaders of the Web Pack’

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 23 Comments

@ItsJustHair tweeted that I was mentioned in Essence's 'Hot Hair' issue and sent along a snapshot. Sweetness!*high fives Natural Chica, brushes off shoulder*Have any of you picked up a copy? I heard the natural hair community is represented well...

Dec 19

Why I’m Grateful for Isaiah Mustafa

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 42 Comments

by Jor-el of Manemanblog.comI’m grateful for Isaiah Mustafa. During a recent interview with E! entertainment reporter Giuliana Rancic, Isaiah Mustafa caused a bit of controversy when he stated that his ideal woman must have “good hair”. Whoops! According to the Huffington Post article, Rancic went on to ask Mustafa if the hair had to be real to which his response…

Sep 12

Casting Call- MTV True Life

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 27 Comments

Hola Chicas,Earlier this week, a casting agent (who had been all over the site and had clearly done her research) reached out to me in hopes that I could lead her to someone having psychological and practical difficulties with their hair... someone in the throws of a rocky transition or early in their journey. Or a curly dealing with disapproving…

Sep 12

typeF Responds- ‘We’re Reviewing and Auditing’

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 83 Comments

FYI I'm sure by now you're aware of typeF.com's now viral natural hair Youtube videos. I only watched the first minute or so of one, and was also disappointed in the suspect recommendations provided by the stylist.Having previously spoken to them about working together, I reached out to my contacts at typeF (to ask WTH?! and to recommend Naptural85 to…

Sep 12

Sherida’s Puff and Airport Security

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 43 Comments

By Sherida of Coconutandcream Ghana is pure awesomeness. I just came back from The Motherland so experiences are still fresh as ever.Before I went, there was a story going around the natural hair community of guards patting hair down at airports. I didn't think of it as anything major and besides, all the stories I'd heard were from across the…