Question of the Day - CurlyNikki

Dec 18

Not Feeling Comfortable in My Hair…

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by Tammy of Curlychics Facebook question: I have been natural for 3 years now after wearing my hair in a perm all of my life. In that time I’ve experienced growth like never before which is great. I receive many compliments and most days I think it looks ok. I guess I am still not used to it and don’t really…

Dec 18

Not Feeling My Curls…

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by Tammy Goodson of CurlyChics My hair is super thirsty….whatever is going on must come to an end. Lately I am not feeling my curls. When I say lately I mean the last few weeks. We all have those days intermittently but mine seem to be occurring more frequently and I don’t like it. Yeah, it’s only hair but it’s…

Jan 27

The Definition of Natural Hair

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by Jor-El of ManeManBlog If you do an internet search for “natural hair definition” or any combination of the forms of those words you will end up with millions of results. Most likely they will put you in the direction of the best products, tools and methods to define your natural hair. But for me lately, achieving that great definition…

Jan 27

The Emancipation of Black Hair

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by Kelcie Owens of Spiraled There's an old saying that people have quoted for decades: Variety is the spice of life. Yet for so long black women have been made to feel that wearing their hair in its natural state is unacceptable. As I was growing up I do not recall ever encountering even one black woman that proudly…

Jan 27

When ‘Keeping It Real’ Goes Wrong…

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Brittney writes: I am an avid reader of the CurlyNikki website and I love it so much. This website has literally been my go to since December of 2010 when I Big Chopped (pictured above). I have a major dilemma. I love my mother to death. She goes above and beyond to provide a wonderful life for my sisters…