On the Couch - CurlyNikki

Jan 27

On the Couch with Natasha

By Nikki Walton Curly Nikki 36 Comments

Hi Nikki,I've been natural for about 10 years. I started off with locs, cut them all off, and then went back to locs again. I decided to comb out my 2nd set of locs after about 2 years......a very time consuming and painful task.....and I lost a lot of hair in that process. As a result, my hair has become…

Sep 16

Natural Hair Celebrity- Chrisette Michele

By Nikki Walton Curly Nikki 73 Comments

Grammy award winning singer, songwriter, poet, and actress, Chrisette Michele, is naturally curly... again! The industry mogul has Big Chopped for the third time and looks stunning and all the more confident. In an exclusive interview, she reveals all, and the best part is that she answers YOUR questions!For Freedom Not For BeautyThere’s a beauty that lives so deep inside…

Jan 27

On the Couch With Jacqueline

By Nikki Walton Curly Nikki 18 Comments

Jacqui, an illustration major, recently did a piece about hair and societal pressures. She shared it with me... and I'm sharing it with you!"Societal Standards" by Jacqueline D. Moranti The point of my illustration was to show a conflict one might struggle with. I chose to make it about hair. I've been natural for about 14 months now, it's a…

Jan 27

On the Couch With HzlGrnExoticButterfly

By Nikki Walton Curly Nikki 12 Comments

Meet Ms. Exotic Beauty... after a relaxer disaster she found that rocking her natural hair makes her feel 'unique, fly, sexy, beautiful, exotic and glamorous'!Nikki! I'm finally going to sit on the couch after stalking you for a year and a half. Lol; I'm so creepy. I've been completely natural since August 1, 2008 when I did my BC. My…

Sep 12

On the Couch With Jamaicanmecurly

By Nikki Walton Curly Nikki 7 Comments

Flat Twist-OutIt was November 11, 2009 and I was once again torturing myself with a touch-up relaxer. Eight times out of 10, a touch up relaxer meant pain for me but I did it—because “a woman’s hair is her beauty.” That’s what I was taught to believe by the adult women in my life. I have been putting chemicals in…