On the Couch - CurlyNikki

Jan 27

On the Couch with StillPrettyinPink

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 8 Comments

I decided to “go natural” out of curiosity. I‘d never had a problem with breakage from relaxers or color and I’d managed to maintain both health and length despite retouches every 6-8 weeks. My choice to stop the relaxers was not linked to any notion that I didn’t love myself because I liked straight hair. Having a relaxer did not…

Jan 27

On the Couch with Niah

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 46 Comments

My “Happy New Year” Story Most people typically celebrate the new year in January, but me on the other hand, celebrate on my born day. Granted, it's still in a new year, but I was born on March 12, 1979 at 5am and that is when life begin for me as I know it, so when better to celebrate newness?!?!So…

Jan 27

On the Couch with Devon

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 9 Comments

Dear Nikki & CN Community: Learning to accept the natural state of my hair and all of its ups/downs had been an issue since I was a kid. My mother always combed my hair in plaits, pigtails, and for special occasions a roller set. I wanted to be like the other girls who wore their hair down their backs straight…

Jan 27

On the Couch with Alyssa

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 10 Comments

For years, I have been searching for ways to do my hair. I was so glad I found your website that I just wanted to thank you for your hair tips and also thank your sister for the post she did about the flexi-rods!I am mixed, and my hair is super thick with a wavy curl to it. When I…

Jan 27

Natural in Russia- A Blessing and a Curse

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 60 Comments

A little background first: My name is Jacqueline Bailey-Ross. I am a junior at Swarthmore College, studying abroad for a year in St. Petersburg, Russia. I have been in this country for 9 months already. I am two years natural. I started off with a head full of brown hair (bleached) and due to harsh Russian water and limited care…