by Shelli of Hairscapades I was originally going to call this post, “Afro Puffy Twists or How My Dream Turned into a Nightmare.” However, time has allowed wounds to heal and a level-head to prevail. Now that I’ve sufficiently recovered from my PTSD (Post Twists Stress Disorder), I feel that I can give a breakdown of the Pros and Cons…
photo courtesy: Tichina Arnold IG by Sabrina Perkins of SeriouslyNatural.org The beauty of black women is real, present and in full swing this spring and summer. As warmer weather engulfs us, many celebs are taking breaks from movie, music and the TV so they can soak up the sun and drown themselves in carefree vacations. With social media making it…
by Lisa Michelle via NaturallyCurly I always hear about people opting to wear protective styles during the harsh winter. But what about protecting your hair during the hot summer months? With summer just around the corner, it’s time to think about protective styles during the hot months ahead. I’ve worn micro braids and Senegalese twists, but never tried my hand…
via Jensine of JungleNaps Jungle Naps is sharing her go to method for creating a frohawk. This edgy style is so cute for any event that requires “slayage.” The style is easy to recreate and will give you poppin’ results as long as you follow these steps. Continue!>>> Start off with a method that will give you stretched, yet defined…
source: Natural Hair Kids By: Nikki of BeadsBraidsBeyond Re-posted from 2009 for your viewing pleasure! For those of you with little girl’s, I would like to share some tips for styling and maintaining curly hair. Let me first introduce myself- My name is Nikki (coincidence? lol) I have a 4 year old daughter- “A”, who has 4A hair mixed with…
by Ariane of BlackNaps.org Every time I see Teyonah Parris’ hair she absolutely slays! Her stylist be having that hair laid. Teyonah’s glamorous updo styles are great inspiration for those who have an upcoming formal event (proms, weddings, showers). Here’s a round up of the best Teyonah Parris inspired tutorials that will give you options to work with: Continue!>>> (Before…
Re-Post 5/2/2012 by Jamila of For The Fabulous and Frugal It’s that time again! Graduation is right around the corner, so I wanted to do a special post for you fabulous college curlies preparing to move on to the next phase of your life! My first tip is that you can wear your curly/kinky/coily underneath your cap. I thought it wasn’t…
IG @themindofmutiny By SoIntoCurls via BlackNaps.org So you’ve got split ends and they need to be removed, like yesterday! How can you go about doing this? There are three ways to accomplish this task that won’t require you to lose too much length: Continue!>>> Dusting Divide your hair up into 4 or more sections. Secure the sections with some butterfly clamps….
by Sabrina Perkins Yikes! I’m super late to class and it’s only the first week of college! I heard my professor precisely locks the door at 8 am and I refuse to get dropped from my English class. I’ve got fifteen minutes to make it to class on time and not get embarrassed. That means 3 min to brush my…
Photo from Yelitsa’s Spotlight by Ariane of BlackNaps.org Weaves can be used as a protective style to help you retain more length. However, it is crucial that you take breaks in between protective styling with weaves for the health of your hair rather than installing them back to back or even worse keeping them in for way too long. Continue!>>>…
© 2022 Curly Nikki.
