Question of the Day - CurlyNikki

Sep 12

Natural Hair Stylists Needed in the Fashion World

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 8 Comments

by Kristian Richards via NaturallyCurly.comLast week, Supermodel Jourdan Dunn unleashed her frustration at yet another fashion industry failure through a tweet that simply read: “I swear some people need to learn how to do black hair/skin.” She made this comment from Paris, where she was taking part in two high-profile shows for designers Emmanuel Ungaro and Giambattista Valli. Although no…

Dec 18

Reasons Not to Relax Your Daughter’s Hair

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 20 Comments

by Sherrell Dorsey of OragnicBeautyVixen.comI mention all the time the Just For Me story that too many of us recollect. That dreaded moment of sitting in our mama’s kitchen saturated with the creamy crack waiting for the burning to begin before she would wash it out. A ritual that’s been practiced in the black community that has dire consequences I’m…

Sep 12

Are You Discriminating With the Hair Advice You Receive?

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 225 Comments

And the winners are... Nkoyo RobinsonRhonda C.Shakiraqubilah shabazzTiaCongrats divas!!! Shoot me an email with your addresses and I'll connect you with Threadmill so you can pick out your hats!**********************************************************by Kurlybella of Kisforkinky.comWhen mentally going through my roster of friends who are as crazy about hair as I am, I realize that MANY of my naturally curly and kinky girl friends…

Sep 12

Thinking Beyond Self-Acceptance

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 4 Comments

by Bennii of The Culture Pine Since turning 21, I have un-subconsciously been taken on a journey of self-discovery, recovery and self-acceptance. The first part, self-discovery, invited me to re-acquaint myself with the wiser and, slightly less naive individual staring back when I looked in the mirror. The second part, recovery, allowed me to move past the image of myself…

Sep 11

Side Eye Moments- Natural Hair

By CURLYNIKKI Curly Nikki 35 Comments

Skinny-Kenny writes:I'm sure you all have had some side eye inducing moments in regard to your hair. Maybe someone said something outlandish like "girl gon' some where with that fro", as they brushed aside their permed hair, maybe you were playing Basketball and Don Imus called you "a nappy headed hoe". Or perhaps someone did a 180, and just stopped…