Question of the Day - CurlyNikki

Sep 21

Are you Too Concerned with Curl Definition?

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by youfrogirl via GlobalCouture Ummm YES!! No ifs, ands or butts about it. We, for some reason, are conditioned to think that only the spiral, loose, bouncy, soft, no frizz having curls are perfect, and if our hair isn’t like that then it’s bad. Do me a favor and look in the mirror. Now, repeat after me; “My hair is…

Sep 21

Mixing Hair Products- Avoiding Flakes & Residue

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Save the Snow fo’ “Outdowrs”: Avoiding the Dreaded White Flakes by Shelli of Hairscapades Get it?! Like, “Save the drama fo’ yo’ mamma?” Anybody? Anybody? No? Alright, moving along. LOL! So, I had to do this quick post to share a video that I found via DiscoveringNatural.com. You see, I’ve often been asked or seen the question, “I get flakes when…

Sep 21

New to Natural Hair?- What to Expect

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by GG of Peace, Love, and Pretty Things When I decided to stop relaxing my hair, I had many ideas about what it would be like to be natural. Now that I'm about five years into my natural hair journey (that includes transitioning), many of these ideas have been proven quite wrong. I absolutely love the fullness and versatility of…

May 04

Curl Envy and Hair Texture Discrimination

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by Susan Walker of DrWalkerWellness.com So this is going to be a bit controversial. No, a lot controversial. I don’t really want to go to where I’m taking this to be honest. However, in the upcoming weeks I’m going to be discussing a topic that can be compared to nails on a chalkboard in terms of the effect it has…

Sep 21

Type 4 Hair- Tips for Chronic Dryness, Breakage and Styling

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Glam Idol, Felicia by Jamillia via AroundTheWayCurls Question: I’m having a hair crisis. I have 4c hair and I don’t know what to do with it. When I try to do a twist-out, the style only lasts for a day. Any time I try to manipulate my hair, it is so dry that hair is just falling off. I’ve tried…