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May 04

Juicy Lip Stains and Gloss Hybrids : The New Clean Beauty Trend You’ll Actually Love

By Nikki Walton Skincare, Wellness and Beauty No Comments

Why Juicy Lip Stains and Gloss Hybrids Are Finally Worth the Hype By Danielle Cox for CurlyNikki.com I’ll be honest. Lip stains used to be my toxic relationship. They’d sweep me off my feet with that rich, red pigment, give me Tracee Ellis Ross levels of confidence, and then leave me high and dry. Literally. By lunchtime my lips were…

Dec 19

UOMA Founder Sharon Chuter Dead at 38: The Woman Who Changed the Face of Beauty

By Nikki Walton Wellness and Beauty, Curly Nikki, Natural Hair, Skincare No Comments

image from IG Sharon Chuter’s Death Shocks the Beauty World: A Tribute to the UOMA Founder Who Changed Everything Danielle Cox I still remember the first time I wore UOMA’s “Diana” lipstick. I had just gotten back from a solo coffee run, the kind where you’re trying to feel like yourself again...trying to feel alive again... any semblance of human.…

Sep 21

Brown Mascara Is the Move, Sis! And Here’s Why I’m Not Going Back.

By Nikki Walton Curly Nikki, Clean Beauty, Skincare, Wellness and Beauty No Comments

pinterest Brown Mascara Is the Move, Sis! And Here’s Why I’m Not Going Back. I didn’t mean to fall in love with brown mascara. It wasn’t on my beauty bingo card this year. But one Tuesday afternoon, running late for a quick coffee catch-up, I grabbed the wrong tube. I thought it was my tried-and-true jet black. It wasn’t. It…

Sep 21

Rejuran Skincare Trend 2025 : What Black Women Need to Know

By Nikki Walton Curly Nikki, Skincare, Wellness and Beauty One Comment

Rejuran Skincare Trend 2025 : What Black Women Need to Know I am quick to jump on a trending skincare situation. Especially if said skincare trend is out of Korea because they've got the game and ran-ran! But I've been pretty deligent lately about sticking with what works-- Mad Hippie + 8 Saints (oil)... cold water, and Love. So when…

Feb 02

My Eight Saints Review : High Society Skincare Oil for the Win!

By Nikki Walton Wellness and Beauty, Curly Nikki, Skincare No Comments

To help to stretch my expensive oils, I dampen one hand with rose water (or tap water if I'm traveling), and put the oil in the other hand and then rub together before applying to my face. This gives me moisture + the sealing action of the oil, while also helping the oil to go further (I require fewer drops…