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Ask Kcurly–Storing Products

September 28, 2009

An email from Paula: Hi kcurly, i wanted to ask a question but didn’t know where to ask it on the blog. I see you’ve started doing an ask kcurly type of thing and thought it would be perfect to ask you. (I got your email from the giveaway). How do you store all natural [...]

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Another way to band

September 21, 2009

So if  I am styling dry hair, my main method of stretching my hair is to band it.  I normally do it with smaller sections, but found myself  short of time once. My hair is now long  enough to band two large sections of hair. After rinsing out my DC, I moisturized with a homemade  [...]

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Wash n go tip

August 17, 2009

If you want to get off some excess water from your wash n go and you don’t have a microfiber towel or t-shirt that you want to use, you can also tie your wet hair up with a satin scarf (covering it completely) and then use a regular terry cloth towel on top of it. [...]

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Organization Part 2

August 7, 2009

I recieved some emails asking me if I use a shoe tree to organize my hair accessories as well. The answer: No I don’t. I been there done that and it works ok for accesories, especially scarves, but I just wasn’t able to see my smaller accessories well in a shoe tree. Unlike products, it [...]

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Organization

July 8, 2009

Hello, I’m a PJ. I have a lot of products and they can get out of control. Hello, did I also mention that I’m a clutterbug? I tend to have a lot clutter unless I am actively trying not to. Which is most of the time. So when I started seeing that my newly acquired [...]

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Afro Kinks Beauty Supply Store: A Multiethnic Beauty Supply Store

July 7, 2009

I found this site while playing around online. I’m pretty impressed. It carries a lot of product lines. Here are some other things it has to offer: Wish list and gift registry Free shipping on all orders of 50 bucks or more (using a coupon code on checkout) Loyalty coupon points for repeat shoppers Platinum [...]

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The effects of chlorine on skin

May 27, 2009

I know I was so concerned about my hair while swimming and the effects the chlorine might be having on it. However, I neglected to mention that the health and appearance of the skin can be disrupted as well by swimming in a pool. Just as chlorine is drying to the hair and can cause [...]

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Oil Rinsing

May 15, 2009

In my recent post on protecting the hair while swimming, nzinga left this comment: this blog entry is right on time! Thanks. I’m going to the D.R next month and was wondering what I’m going to do with my hair! However, what is an oil rinse? do you just pour oil on your hair and [...]

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Aveda Paddle Brush Review and Yesterday’s Hair

May 14, 2009

Awhile back I mentioned that I was going to try the Aveda Paddle Brush. A lot of kinky/curly headed folks love this brush and I wanted to see why. Now I have fallen in love! Yes, I do love the Aveda Paddle Brush for styling. I will still continue my love affair with the Denman [...]

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Old and busted twist out

April 30, 2009

My twist out was leaving much to be desired yesterday, however, I did not have time to wash it, DC, etc, like I wanted to. So I fooled around with it. It doesn’t look as bad on camera as it does in real life, but something had to be done, believe me. I got out [...]

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Hair Typing

April 9, 2009

I’ve gotten a lot of emails/requests for hair typing information. Why don’t I have that up on this site? Because I think it’s confusing and can not be applied to every person. The only thing I know for sure is that I have kinky curly hair. But I realize that a lot of newly naturals [...]

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So you’ve got a TWA…now what?

March 26, 2009

Ah, the teenie weenie afro. Liberating for some, a puzzle for others, and a beautiful thing in general. But it can be frustrating once you get rid of those relaxed ends. What now? Here are a few ideas/experiences that I’ve had concerning the TWA. Of course you have more options with a few inches of [...]

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Brushing

March 19, 2009

I received this comment a few days ago and thought I would answer. From Melinda: Somebody, anybody, PLEASE, PLEAZZE, write me back and let me know something please, I had ALWAYS heard the it was a serious NOOOO NOOOO for us to use brushes on our hair, NOW alll of a sudden since I have [...]

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Kinnks Online Resource

February 21, 2009

I was informed of this wonderful directory of links concerning natural hair. NewlyNatural was recently added to the list. Thanks for adding us Kinnks!

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Cassia Obavata

February 10, 2009

Instead of relaxers ever 6-8 weeks, this is what fills my time during that period No I’m not dying my hair green (though it’s a good color on me, don’t you think?) I’m using a treatment called Cassia Obavata, also called “neutral henna” or “senna” in many circles. Here are a few facts about Cassia: [...]

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