Just wanted to pass on a great holiday deal from Karen at Curlslikeus.com!

Every Curl Deserves to be Happy this holiday season. Surprise your best “curl friends” with a set of curl-friendly towels that define curls while defying the frizz.

Buy 1 Curl Cloth™ Set and 1 Set for 50% off.

Regular Price: $24 for 1 set

Sale Price: $36 for 2 sets

One week only. Offer valid from November 27-December 4th. Color options may vary based on available stock

You can also read my (and silly Tracy’s) review of the Curl Cloth here:

Curl Cloths:  Naturally Curly Gals Rejoice!

Wanna hear a great entrepreneurial story? Read on about Karen and what she is doing at CurlsLikeUs.com.

Once, while on a trip to NYC, I had the opportunity to have my haircut and styled at a salon that focused exclusively on curly hair. To my surprise, after washing my hair the stylist used paper toweling to remove excess water from my hair.  He said he preferred using an old t-shirt but that was not allowed at this upscale salon.  He went onto explain that traditional terry cloth towels have too course of a texture to them.  Not only can this texture disrupt the natural “S” formations of your curls, it can roughen up the hair which can cause breakage, split-ends, frizz and even inhibit your hairs ability to shine!

Karen put this new information into developing her own  product, the Curl Cloth. The Curl Cloth removes just the right amount of moisture while setting your favorite styling product in the hair.

The Result? After testing out the Curl Cloth for the past few weeks, I will never go back to using anything else.  (more…)

Roxanne asks, “What can I expect if I have curly thin fine hair that gets frizzy?”

Without a doubt, fine-haired curlies have their own set of special needs.  Hopefully this post will help you enhance your curl without weighing it down, and keep frizz to a minimum.

What increases the Frizz-Factor?

• Lack of moisture and protein in the hair, or damaged hair.  This can be due to coloring, processing, overuse of heat appliances.
• Humidity.  That dang moisture content in the air upsets the balance of moisture within the hair, thus causing chaos.

Best Practices to keep fine hair frizz-free:

• Brushing.  If you can avoid it, only comb through your wet-conditioned hair.  Style your hair with your fingers.
• Drying.  Air-drying is the best choice, followed by loose scrunching with the use of a microfiber towel (Curl Cloths and Cyclic Towels are my favorite). (more…)

A well-deserved repeat post, and after using this morning was again feeling the love for this itty-bitty towel!

Towels. They are a functional, everyday, commonplace household necessity.  How many of you remember the type of towel you dried yourself off with after leaving your shower or bathtub recently?

After Mo wrote a wonderful nano-silver based soap, “What doesn’t this soap do?”, the same company sent us a set of their towels to try out.  They are quite small  (37 X  65 cm), unbelievably soft, promise to be anti-bacterial, odor resistant, and 7 times more absorbent that regular towels.  As Mo and I both discovered, Cyclic towels turned out to be most absorbent, addictive, coveted items in our households! (more…)

In embracing my natural curl, I have dramatically changed my methods of taking care and styling my hair.

If you are not familiar with the No-Poo, water-soluble silicone, air drying, no brushing, deep conditioning, cool final rinse, finger scrunching, hair plopping, and hair clipping terms associated with the “Curly Girl” Method, I have some good reading for you.

“Curly Girl,” by Lorraine Massey: A great introduction to the entire concept and theory behind the correct way to manage your fabulous curls. Massey is the Queen when it comes to the curly girl method. (more…)

In honor of Harry Potter’s new movie being released today, Bionic Beauty posted a magical Harry Potter Manicure and Pedicure! BB’s post inspired me to further the Harry Potter hysteria, and here is a post to honor two Harry-Curly heads, Hagrid and Hermione.

A year ago we created a poignant hair “Lock-umentary” that can be read at both Tracy’s website, Dandelion Mama and here.  The progress that her hair made would make any Gryffindor proud.

The Three Week Naturally Curly Challenge:

Tracy takes a before picture and starts her 3 week journey. (She compares herself to Hagrid.) (more…)

There are so many ways to share your experiences and gather great information about naturally curly hair via NaturallyCurly.com (and straight-haired folk can benefit from all this information as well)!

Being a curly-head is not just a hairstyle, it’s a lifestyle. You’ve been there, tried that, replicated every passing curl trend and now you’re ready to tell the world – well, the curly community – which products, sites, styles and celebs are the best.  Naturallycurly.com, the online oasis for curlies since 1998, is giving its curly community the chance to voice their opinion with the Best of Best Survey. (more…)

Here are some sweet spring promotions at Jessicurl (my favorite naturally curly haircare line).   Jess realizes that a lot of people are trying to tighten up on their spending and hopefully these specials at Jessicurl.com will help.  For a limited you can receive these savings on the following Jessicurl products:

*Buy Rockin’ Ringlets and Confident Coils together and get 10% off both.
This offer is good for all of the sizes.

*Buy Hair Cleansing Cream and Too Shea! together and get 10% off both.
This offer is also good for all of the sizes.

*Spend $75 (subtotal) and get a FREE microfiber scrunching towel.
This offer CAN and SHOULD be combined with the other two. (and you gotta love that, eh?)

In honor of Valentine’s Day, here are seven hair and skincare products that I truly adore…  Big hearts, whistles and hugs!

• Morrocan Oil Hydrating Cream ($28.95 – BeautyChoice.com) - Meredith from http://www.dailydosecoffee.com/raved about Moroccan Oil’s Hair Masque, and although I love everything I have sampled from this line, I particularly became fond of their hydrating cream.  I use it as a leave-in conditioner, the argan oil smells a bit like baby oil, does not leave my hair feeling greasy or weighed down, and my hair looks and feels so wonderful while using it!

HYDRATING STYLING CREAM FOR ALL HAIR TYPES FROM THE MOROCCAN SERIES This leave- in styling cream eliminates frizz, adds definition and brilliant shine, while the pure argan oil conditions and hydrates the hair. An effective and versatile product for all hair types. Usage: apply a small amount of styling cream to damp or dry hair and style as usual.

• Jessicurl’s Too Shea! Extra Moisturizing Conditioner ($12.75) is just what my thick, dry and curly hair craves.  This conditioner is infused with Lemongrass, Nettle, Burdock, Kelp, Marshmallow Root, Horsetail, Basil, Bay Leaf, Oregano, Rosemary, Peppermint, Sage, and Thyme; Aloe Vera Juice, Shea Butter, Jojoba Oil, and Avocado Oil.  For finer haired individuals, Jessicurl’s Daily Aloeba Conditioner ($12.75) is a great choice as well.
• Baby Quasar and Baby Blue Photo Light Device - After consistent use this photo-rejuvenation device for six weeks, I noticed that the Baby Quasar significantly helped diminish my skin’s redness and increase my skin’s overall evenness and clarity.   I noticed more firmness and softened lines around my eyes, mouth and forehead.  I also noted that my pigmentation issues have improved and are less noticeable on my cheeks and chin. (more…)

Last week I received an email and in the subject line it read, “PLEASE HELP ME!”:

Hi Jen,

I really need some help and I was wondering if you could help me out. I have really REALLY thick curly hair. It’s longer than shoulder length (about half way down my chest). I am so sick of looking at my hair this way. I was never taught how to manage my hair properly because my mother has the exact opposite of what I have (so I blame my father for my torture. haha.) I’m so sick of looking at it that I want to cut….I want it all done. I want to do a short hair style but is there one that you would recommend? (pictures would be helpful so I can take it to a salon) Thanks so much for your time. – S

My first reaction is empathy, deep, sincere empathy.

Dear “S” you are not alone,

I just got your message and would love to help you.  Have you spent any time on the naturallycurly.com website?  If not, if you could go to the http://www.naturallycurly.com/hair-types page and tell me what kind of specific hair type you have.

I am a 3A, and it sounds like you might be a 3C or possibly a 4A.  There are a lot of wonderful techniques and products that I would love you to try.   If you can, visit your library and check out the book, “Curly Girl,” by Lorraine Massey, the curly girls BIBLE! (more…)