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Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow (Random Hair Thoughts)

Ask Kcurly-Self Concious

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Email from Ashley: Hi kcurly, Im ashley (age 18) and I am thrilled to be going natural. The problem is, I dont know what protective styles to use because I’m sooo self conscious about my forehead! It may sound a bit miniscule to you or even absurd but my forehead is what’s holding me back from embracing the [...]

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Homework? Forget that! My dog ate my hair product!

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Right before my daughter was born this past winter, we had to say goodbye to my dog of 7 years because of aggression issues. I loved him very much but just could not trust him around my children. He is currently being rehabilitated. My DH went out and got a puppy shortly thereafter. We christened [...]

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What’s so bad about plaits?

March 27, 2011

I’ve been wearing my plaits for the last week. I won’t call them braids because, to me, braids are much smaller. “Plait”, to me, means some old school (possibly randomly parted) big braids. In the past ,it has also been a style that I would never wear out in public. I think most of you [...]

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Have a question about weaves and hair extensions?

February 17, 2011

If you do, lay them on me! I have an expert on such matters waiting in the wings to answer them for you! Post your questions in the comment section.

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Mini update on Kcurly

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First thing’s first: I’m still trying to compile the twisted hair styles . It’s coming along at a steady clip, but I need more! I would especially like some shorter hairstyles, but all are welcome Here are two of my own that I just recently added. And In other news, I’m still working on my [...]

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Kinky Mommy in the News

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I saw this article on CNN.com and thought I would share it here. It’s a human interest story about a mother who decided to go against her doctor’s wishes and have a vaginal birth after having had Csections. Why are you posting about this, Kcurly? you might be asking. Well, this mom has a beautiful [...]

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Where in the world is Kcurly?

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I’ve been birthin’ a baby!! Whew! It’s been a while! As some of you may have guessed, I’ve had my little baby girl! She was born December 1st around 6pm. I was induced and a few hours later, there she was! This particular induction process was something I never wish to go through again: my [...]

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Baby and Hair Updates!

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I have to start this post off by saying how thankful I am for all of the wonderful people in my life who are helping me celebrate the addition to our family. As someone who has had to grow into adulthood without the typical familial support, it means a lot to me. My coworkers threw [...]

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New hair care line alert for naturals

November 2, 2010

Looks like all the companies are hopping on the natural hair bandwagon. I was sent this press release for a new line from Avlon, the creators of the Keracare product line. From the release: Leading Multi-Cultural Hair Care Company Expanding to Include Scientific Product Line Precisely for Women Seeking Natural Hair Texture Maintenance Avlon® creates [...]

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Stuck in a rut? It’s not always a bad thing…

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Some would say I’m in a rut. I twist my hair, wear those for a while. Untwist, rock that for a while. Rinse and repeat. Is it a rut? Perhaps. Would I have it any other way? Probably not. Ruts happen, but it’s not always the end of the world. Here’s why a hair  rut [...]

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Afroveda Poll

October 14, 2010

The recent Afroveda incident has really set the hair community (both relaxed and natural) afire with complaints, anger, and vows of never purchasing online hair care products again. “C” sent me an email today about how she wasn’t going to be using Zenzele, the new product line I’ve just started reviewing. In the email, she [...]

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My hair in review…

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Yikes, where have I been? Time is flying right about now, so I didn’t even really notice I hadn’t updated in awhile. Gosh! Anyway, here my last few styles since I haven’t done a “Today’s Hair” Post in a while. As I mentioned, I did straighten my hair. How did I mostly wear it? In [...]

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Updates, future reviews, and a giveaway!

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So…I’ve been hanging on to my twists and twist outs for the last few weeks. I tell you and anyone else, that I’ve never had it so easy with my hair. It might take me hours to do a style, but the wear that I get out of it is unreal. I didn’t take any [...]

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Bare Naked Kcurly

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Um, my hair that is. I rarely do the wash n go thing anymore and I certainly don’t let my hair dry very often without being stretched or a moisturizing product on it. However, I decided to just let my hair dry naked to see how it looks. I DC’d, detangled with my Aveda Paddle [...]

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It’s a…

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Girl! I had my big ultrasound yesterday and, in addition to being healthy, Kcurly Jr is also a little girl! She’s going to have great hair, I can already tell My 3 year old son was present at the ultrasound and in response the to fact that it was a girl he said “I said [...]

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