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CURLYFEATURE – MEET Aledra

April 25, 2017April 25, 2017 by Curlyperks Comment Closed

My name is Aledra Linen I'm 21 years old and I live in Georgetown, SC. My #1 rule in maintaining my natural hair is deep conditioning at least once a week or every two weeks. I also do protective styling by doing twist outs or wearing wigs. My older sister who is currently fighting leukemia was the reason I became dedicated to becoming natural. (more…)...

CURLYFEATURE – MEET Zhané

April 16, 2017April 16, 2017 by Curlyperks Comment Closed

Hey, my name is Zhané I'm from Kansas and I've been natural for about 4 years now. For being 4 years natural my hair isn't at it's full potential due to me not taking good care of it the first two years I was natural. I love being natural but I think the most important thing for me would just be to maintain a routine that works well with me. (more…)...

CURLYFEATURE – MEET Iman

March 1, 2017 by Curlyperks Comment Closed

Hi curly girls I'm Iman. For starters I'm 22. I am currently a college student majoring in Computer Information Systems. Honestly I don't really have a great or fantastic reason for joining the natural community. I just decided one day that I wanted to start the natural process and that's what I did. I have been fully natural for about 2 years now. Initially I started transitioning in Nov. 2014 , but that was definitely a no go for me. So in June of 2015 I spontaneously decided to do the big chop. Doing so was not a hard decision for me because I've had my hair cut super short once before. So I guess I just had the mentality of the song "Let it Go" from the movie Frozen. I can say that on my natural journey I have realized managing my hair has been a much easier process than I thought. My # 1 rule for maintaining my natural crown...

CURLYFEATURE – MEET Yolanda

November 8, 2016November 8, 2016 by Curlyperks Comment Closed

Hello! My name is Yolanda B. I am a Web Design student and Mom. I decided to cut off all of my perm at the beginning of my pregnancy in 2011 due to damage from harsh chemicals however, after my big chop I continued to wear weaves. I pretty much never showed my natural hair and continued to damage it by not caring for it and flat ironing my "leave out" to blend. It was not until recently, about 2 years ago that I decided to go cold turkey and big chop once more. I gave up weaves, my blow dryer, and straight styles. So, I have really only been ACTIVELY natural for 2 years and it has been a wonderful experience. What motivated me to make the committed transition was that I wanted to feel beautiful on the outside and comfortable with who I was. I was tired of not wanting to leave the house if my weave wasn't done, spending...