Question of the Day - CurlyNikki

Jan 27

Curl to Curl- What Would You Do?!

By Nikki Walton Curly Nikki 60 Comments

Terra D writes:So you're flying from New York to Los Angeles (to visit me, hehe). When you land in Los Angeles, your luggage is no where to be found. Not only are your clothes, shoes and laptop in there, but all of your hair products and accessories are in there! After a 6 hour overnight flight, your hair looks a…

Sep 12

Is Relaxing Hair Child Abuse?

By Nikki Walton Curly Nikki 79 Comments

Is Relaxing Hair Child Abuse?by Maria of tobeanaturalista.comAs we wrapped up my women’s studies course for the semester this week, I was to report a summary of my action project to the class. My action project was the very beginning to creating the Naturalista’s student group which has now, rather quickly, sprung into many different things. My class is small…

Jan 27

Natural Hair and Self-Confidence

By Nikki Walton Curly Nikki 25 Comments

Fake it till you make it...Adrien's insightful recommendation hit home for me-- '...even if you have to fake it a little bit at first... wear your natural hair with confidence.' I truly believe she hit the nail on the head. That's exactly what I had to do! Like other things in life, you must tell yourself the lie (in this…

Sep 12

Will the Real Hair Gurus Please Stand Up?

By Nikki Walton Curly Nikki 13 Comments

Terra D writes:There is an abundance of natural ladies, sharing their hair, tips and styling secrets with us, through the web, youtube, and various blogs (Shout out to Nikki and the little one!). Though most are very well versed in hair care, many aren't (to be frank) and many pretend to be.What criteria do you use to determine which videos,…

Sep 11

Do You Cone?- Natural Hair Products

By Nikki Walton Curly Nikki 18 Comments

Moisture Lock Leave-in ConditionerNaturallyCurly.com writes:Many curlies are concerned about using products containing silicones, for fear of having to use a harsh sulfate shampoo to wash the ‘cones out.However, many curlies have found that there are a couple of cones that they can reasonably tolerate without buildup: amodimethicone and dimethicone. So NaturallyCurly.com put together a list of CurlTalkers’ recommendations for conditioners…