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Fairy Knots!
Single Strand Knots, Fairy Knots…whatever you want to call them. I simply refer to them as THE DEVIL. I never knew about these buggers until my fro started growing and I felt these little bumps on some hair strands. The first time I noticed one, I stopped and asked myself, “WHAT THE HELL IS THIS?”…
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What’s been your biggest hair challenge?
For some people the biggest challenge of dealing with their hair is trying new styles and learning how to manipulate your hair to get it to do what you want. I think that’s true for both men and women and has certainly been a part of my struggle, but for me the largest challenge I…
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Curly Nikki visits NYC!
This past Thursday NYC had the honor of hosting Ms. Curly Nikki herself! Unfortunately, I didn’t make it to the Mizani sponsored event earlier in the evening but I had to check out the after party at Pranna Restaurant. I met a lot of wonderful (and incredibly smart) people and had a great time. It…
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Natural Hair = Unprofessional? NEVER!
From time to time people ask me if my hair has hindered me in my career. The short answer is no (at least, not yet). But, I think it’s a bit more complicated than that. I think there are several things to consider when one decides to wear their curly/kinky hair. While I have run…
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An Open Letter to the Natural Hair Community
One of the reasons I started this blog was because of all of the support I had received from women in the natural hair community. Over the past few years I have gotten a lot of support from women in the movement and I’ll always be grateful for that. Although I have had a different…
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Does it really work?!
I recently stopped in to Afrigenix to get my hair cut which you might have seen from my previous post Chopped! Well another part of my experience that I did not write about before was my stylist fawning over how much length I had achieved since I started to grow my hair out. Now, I…
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Product Review: Donna Marie Miracurl Curling Gelly
I’ve managed to use the Donna Marie Miracurl Curling Gelly and unfortunately at this point, I’m only mildly impressed with the product.
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Chopped!
I cut my hair! I still have plenty but you might know that lately I haven’t really been feeling my hair all that much. It was getting too hard to deal with and I felt like I needed to switch it up a bit. Plus, my hair does this weird thing (which apparently isn’t all…
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Fro in the City: Sinful Saturday!
This past Saturday night, my friends and I enjoyed what can only be described as Sinful Saturday. There were plenty of spirits and good time had by all. As far as fro maintenance goes, I washed in the morning with Kinky Curly Come Clean, used Aubrey Organics Honeysuckle Rose Moisturizing Conditioner and then raked in…
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What’s in a name?
Go to Google. Type in “what’s in a name” and you’ll find everything from links to baby names to people seeking purpose in life through their given names. Hell, you’ll even see a passage from Romeo & Juliet.
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