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A Curly Girl Dishes On Why She’ll Always Stay Natural

News Flash: Straightening Your Curls Is Really Unhealthy

A Naturally Curly Chick Dishes On Her Fave Products

How To Pick The Best Leave-In Conditioner For Your Curls

Photo: Courtesy of Curly Essence. How do you choose the best leave-in? There are thousands upon thousands of products that claim to do this-and-that, which

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How To Wash Your Curls For Maximum Bounce

Nobody ever taught me how to wash my hair! It is, supposedly, the most basic beauty routine, ever. But, with so many types of hair in the world ?

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Why One Curly-Haired Babe Regrets Relaxing Her Mane

This week, we caught up with Rimona Bahere, an Eritrea-born photographer and artist living in the Netherlands. Although she's still in high school

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How This Curly-Haired Beauty Maintains Her Mane

When I was younger, I was incessantly teased about my natural hair. The kids at school (and, sometimes, the adults!) asked me if I didn't have combs at hom

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Is Pre-Poo The Secret To Happy Curls?

Have you read often references to pre-poo but never knew what the hell anyone was talking about? With the wind, heat, pollution, and other environmental st

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The Secret Behind This Beauty’s Amazing Curly Hair

Photo: Courtesy of Malek Naz/Curly Essence. Ana Rita D' Almeida and Denise Sonnemberg — two Lisbon-based twenty-somethings behind the blog Curly

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A Natural-Haired Babe Dishes On Transitioning Her Mane

Photo: Courtesy of Curly Essence. Ana Rita D' Almeida and Denise Sonnemberg — two Lisbon-based twenty-somethings behind the blog Curly Essence &

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This Natural-Haired Beauty Dishes On Her Must-Have Hair Products

My name is Laura Lewis and i was born in The Netherlands. I lived until the age of 10 in Nicaragua. I speak Spanish, Dutch, and English.

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Peep This Woman’s Amaze Locks And Learn Her Hair T...

Photo: Nick Dors/Courtesy of Curly Essence. Ana Rita D' Almeida and Denise Sonnemberg — two Lisbon-based twenty-somethings behind the blog Curly

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