Question of the Day - CurlyNikki

Jan 27

How does Your Curly Hair Hold Up on Windy Days?

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 11 Comments

How Does Your Curly Hair Hold Up on Windy Days?by Barbara of Barbara Naturally SpeakingHey Curlies,I've been thinking about how I proudly state that my naturally curly hair holds up in the rain. I love how I don't have to run from the rain. I have noticed that there's another element that may effect my curly hair. It's the wind!!!…

Jan 27

Diving in Head First- Natural Hair Research

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 44 Comments

Y.M. writes:When I decided to go natural, I did it blindly. I just let my perm grow out until I had 4 months of new growth, a head of un-combable hair, and a lot of frustration! Instead of going back to perms I went to Google, where I was introduced to sites like Curlynikki, NatuallyCurly, and Hairlista.My question for you…

Sep 12

The Infamous Relaxer Dream

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 56 Comments

LV Burns writes:I decide to visit a beauty salon for the first time in two years. I can’t even remember what made me decide to do it. I don’t really give the cosmetologist much instruction on what I want done to my hair, I just sit in the chair and trust her instincts. As I’m sitting there, she brushes my…

Jan 27

Feelings of Resentment- The Straight Hair Standard

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 35 Comments

swoodward writes:Hi Nikki,My last relaxer was in June of 2009 and I BC'd in March. I had awful hair when it was relaxed. My daughter summed it up brilliantly - my hair looked good the day of my relaxer and the rest of the time it looked like "dry straw". At least it did to me. I received my share…

Jan 27

Is Sweat Damaging My Natural Hair?

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 18 Comments

BarbaraNaturallySpeaking submitted a question she received from a reader, along with her detailed response. Check it out!__________________________________________________________ Question submitted via email: I have been natural for two years now, but still learning how to work with my hair. For the most part, I wore my hair in braids during my transition period and only wore my hair out long enough…