I’m a wash-and-wear kind of gal. If I didn’t want to spend time blow-drying my hair, my hairstylist warned, then my only choice was to cut it very short. Otherwise, my strong wave would interfere with my hairstyle. I stuck with his advice for many years, until I discovered Lorraine’s book, Curly Girl: The Handbook, and was...
READ MOREYour hairline, where your hair meets your face, can be like a coastline—constantly ebbing and flowing. Just as no two fingerprints are identical, each hairline is unique. The fine, downy hairs at the edge of your face are the most delicate...
READ MOREGrowing up, I didn't like my curly hair. All the princesses had straight hair, and so did my family. The subconscious message I was getting from my surroundings was that straight hair is “in” and curly is “out.” So I never...
READ MOREIn a world where the straight-hair stereotype persists, too few of us are proudly embracing a liberated "curl-centric" lifestyle. Many struggle with "curl denial"...
READ MOREIf you’ve ever experienced hair-related frustration, this post is for you. What I once considered the bane of my existence has transformed into the ‘vein of my existence.’ Rather...
READ MOREWe love my son Connor’s curls. They have a good 8 to 10 inches of spring. Luckily, he is a very patient, mature kid who has always understood the care needed to keep his curls healthy...
READ MOREI recently received an email from a 12 year-old Curly Girl seeking healthy advice for keeping her curls out of her face during Karate class...
READ MOREI’ve dedicated my life to encouraging love for our natural curls and the practice of healthy curl care. So, it pains me to see the ongoing and often misleading promotion of chemical straightening treatments that...
READ MOREOne of the biggest complaints I still hear from curlies around the world is, “I can’t find a stylist who understands my curls.” This doesn’t surprise me and I don’t fault the stylists...
READ MOREWhen I was a little girl, I was so desperate for straight hair that moved when I turned my head that I begged my mother to buy me a bathing cap with a ponytail attached to it...
READ MOREAll hair benefits immensely from good nutrition. The health and radiance of your curls can be directly linked to your diet, says Esther Blum...
READ MOREWhen you don't feel good about your hair, you don't feel good about yourself. Growing up, I remember never being truly happy with my hair. It never seemed to do what I wanted. I thought of my hair as something that needed to be tamed. Saturday was hair washing day and was my least favorite day of the week...
READ MOREOne of the most frequently asked questions I am asked is how to properly protect curls while sleeping. Some of us toss and turn, which can cause friction to our hair. Others sleep on one specific side and complain about why that side is not as thick as the other...
READ MOREAs a child, my hair went from loose, large curls to tighter spirals that were prone to frizz and halo. When I was younger, I would brush my mom’s hair and dream of magically waking up with silky straight hair just like hers...
READ MORETwenty years ago, when I first developed and documented the Curly Girl method in Curly Girl: The Handbook, I could not have imagined how the approach would take off or how many organizations would adopt and recommend the methodology...
READ MOREHow could I make both my hair care and my sports life (as an elite-level kayaker training for the Olympics) uncomplicated? I’ve always wanted my hair to be unapologetically me—bouncy, sassy, sporty, and curly. I agonized over it before...
READ MOREWhen I was growing up, I was obsessed with the story of Rapunzel and her long hair. I loved giving my long-haired dolls different hairstyles, because my parents forced me to keep my own hair short. They thought curls were meant to be tamed...
READ MOREI love care labels in clothes. They make me respect a fabric and think carefully about how I treat it. If only our hair came with a care label! The truth is, there isn’t much difference chemically between your hair and the fine wool that comes off a pashmina goat...
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