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Back in the day….
Yesterday, President Barack Obama touched down in NaturallyCurly.com’s hometown of Austin, Texas! He spent the day raising money for the Democratic party and made a stop at the University of Texas to speak about the value of higher education.
President Obama keeps his natural curls cropped short, but back in the day he rocked a ‘fro! Any product suggestions for our president?
All politics aside, we love this man’s hair!
After 29 years on one of the pioneering celebrity news programs, Mary Hart announces that she will be leaving Entertainment Tonight after this season, which begins September 13. As one of the classiest women in television, she will be missed on the show as well as on the red carpet. We wish her the best of luck in all of her future endeavors. The upside is, without the daily dose of hairstyling, she can let those long forgotten (by the youngsters, anyway”> beautiful ringlets hang out.
—Whitney Burleson
Chelsea Clinton is all smiles as she marries Marc Mezvinsky in Rhinebeck, N.Y. “Today, we watched with great pride and overwhelming emotion as Chelsea and Marc wed in a beautiful ceremony at Astor Courts, surrounded by family and their close friends,” former president Bill Clinton and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said in a statement.
Bells were ringing this weekend for two curly girls. The long awaited nuptials between Chelsea Clinton and Marc Mezvinsky took place this weekend at Astor Courts in Rhineback, NY, and a surprise wedding between Alicia Keys and producer boyfriend Swizz Beatz was held at a private residence on the Mediterranean Sea in Corsica, France. Both blushing brides looked stunning in Vera Wang gowns accompanied by sleek straightened up-dos that were pulled away from the face. (So much for hoping there would be a new curly wedding style to imitate.”> We wish both couples the best of luck!
-Whitney Burleson
Nicole Kidman
One of our favorite curlies has gone back to her copper roots. Nicole Kidman, who we’ve seen over the years with brown and blond hair, showed off her gorgeous naturally red ringlets at the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s Installation Luncheon in Beverly Hills on Wednesday, July 28. Nicole pairs her red locks with an olive green Prada dress, showing everyone that green truly is one of the most complimentary colors for red heads.
-Whitney Burleson
A friend of NC.com, Kryssandra, gets her very first Brazilian Keratin Treatment! She wants to keep her curls, but hopes the keratin treatment will make her hair more manageable for her. Keratin treatments are not permanent, and do not actually alter the hair.
Carol’s Daughter recently launched a start-to-finish hair product line specifically for curlies like us! The curl-boosting moisturizer Hair Milk now has an accompanying shampoo, conditioner, and Hair Milk Lite, formulated for looser curl patterns.
“When I created Hair Milk 13 years ago, it enabled me to have the freedom to wear my natural hair with soft, manageable, frizz-free curls,” said Lisa Price, founder of Carol’s Daughter hair products.
Now all the products in this line work together to help you do the same!
The Curl Perfecting Shampoo is a gentle cleanser that removes oil, dirt, and product buildup without creating rough frizz. It’s packed with vitamins A, E, and pro-vitamin B5 to condition the scalp, balance moisture, and protect the hair. The shampoo is also SLS/SLES/sulfate-free.
The Curl Perfecting Conditioner moisturizes and strengthens your coils, kinks, and curls with vitamin B5 and Biotin.
Hair Milk, the Original Curl Definer, is ideal for tighter curls. This hair lotion favorite defines curls and restores shine and moisture. It’s infused with lemon essential oils for a light, energizing fragrance and sweet almond oil for added manageability.
Hair Milk Lite, the Curl Booster, is ideal for looser curls. It’s an even more lightweight hair lotion that uses apricot oil, lemon essential oil and vitamin C for a light, moisturizing hold.
None of these products have parabens, petroleum, mineral oil, or artificial color.
To celebrate, NaturallyCurly.com is teaming up with Carol’s Daughter to bring you a product giveaway. Carol’s Daughter will be selecting 10 lucky curlies to receive a full set of the Hair Milk Curl Collection, including Curl Perfecting Shampoo, Curl Perfecting Conditioner , Hair Milk Lite or Hair Milk Original.
Enter now! Contest runs until August 31, 2010.
At CurlMart , you can also save 15% off this amazing product with coupon code MILK15. After adding some Hair Milk products to your cart, simply enter in the coupon code before you check out, and save 15% on your purchase! Coupon lasts until September 15, 2010 11:59 pm.
The sexy, sultry smoky eye is one of the hottest trends in beauty, but can also be one of the hardest to achieve. Let Sephora, the visionary beauty retailer, show you the latest innovation to get the look that makes it easier than ever before: Kat Von D High Voltage Eye Primer in Smoky, a uniquely formulated, creamy eye primer with a deeper tint made especially to work with darker shadows.
“An eye primer is essential in creating the smoky eye because of all the layering and blending you need to do with dark, rich pigment shadows,” says José Rivera, Principal Artist for Sephora’s PRO Beauty Team. “This primer not only helps shadows stay put, but the darker color blends seamlessly and enhances the smoky effect.”
Watch José create the look and follow his tips below.
José’s smoky eye tips:
- Blend High Voltage Eye Primer in Smoky on the lid and under the eye
- Dust the brush with shadow, invert it at an angle and press it into the lashline
- Press and feather out color as you move the brush upwards and outwards using smooth strokes
- Smudge the shadow under the eye along the lashline
- Finish the eye look with a strong lash by curling and applying several coats of rich black mascara
Here are some seriously fun myths compiled by the lovelies over at CurlTalk:
Some people seem to believe bread is incredibly relevant to hair care.
- The reason that there is curly hair is because that person doesn’t drink enough water. — Greatcurls
- That shampooing twice was the ONLY way to get clean hair. — OperaDiva
- That black people’s hair doesn’t grow. Why? Because it just doesn’t. — SummerRuby
- Eating the crusts on bread would give me curly hair. — plunkybug
- I was told that burnt toast grew hair! — Torimom
- The longer you go without washing your hair, the longer your hair will grow. — Greatcurls
- Curly hair is immature/childlike. Straight hair is mature/adult. — aubin
- Someone told me that hair was dead brain cells being pushed out of your head. So people with long hair were much more stupid as more of their brain cells had died. — Hotrox
- I’ve heard curly hair referred to as ‘bad’ hair. — Curledlove
- That when you have your period you cannot wash your hair. — alot_of_curls
- I grew up with the ‘eat your crusts it will make your hair curl’ line. So I NEVER ate my crusts. But to no avail…my hair still curled (for which I am now happy”>. — Ceileigh
- If you don’t shampoo and brush everyday you’ll end up with dreadlocks. — heidi
- You have to trim regularly so your hair will grow. —GRU
Celebrity stylist Emilio Uribe reminds us to “always hydrate your hair especially when you’re out in the sun, by the pool or the beach.”
My secret to maintain your hair looking healthy in summer is:
- Grab a bottle of Evian water
- Get a spray bottle
- Choose your De Fabulous hair treatment:
- Reviver Hair Repair Conditioner
- Safe-Guard Treatment for Colored Hair
- Get Closer
- Mix your DeFabulous treatment with Evian water and add 20 to 30 drops of De Fabulous’ wonderful Acai Oil into the spray bottle. Mix and have it ready as a leave-on treatment.
The treatments from De Fabulous have almond extract, sunflower seeds oil and UV protection. This will nourish and hydrate your hair, while protecting your hair from the sun. Adding the Acai with all the nutrients and antioxidants is like feeding your hair.
Bestselling author Christie Mellor is declaring war on the onset of summer psychoses. Her new book, “You Look Fine, Really, REALLY,” lays out stress-free ways we can look good and feel good about ourselves. Now, just in time for the hottest days of summer, she’s sharing some DIY beauty tips with NaturallyCurly.com readers.
Tip #1:
Clean your face with a mixture of olive oil and a teaspoon of sugar. It makes such a nice scrub and will make your skin feel like velvet. Follow that with a honey facial: spread a dollop of (organic, raw”> honey on your face, leave it on for fifteen minutes, and rinse. Then grate some chilled cucumber into a bowl and spread that all over your nice clean face. Lie down for another ten minutes or so, preferably with your head on a towel—it’s a messy proposition.
Tip #2:
Attempt to avoid the toxic chemicals that have been discovered hiding in sunscreens— try out the various mineral sunblocks out on the market, to see which ones work the best. And keep your eyes peeled for good hats. Collect them. Make the hat your friend. A wide-brimmed hat—or a cute parasol—is not only stylish, it won’t sting your eyes or make your face greasy.
Tip #3:
Faux tans usually look faux for a reason; when a real person has been out in the real sun, the results are a lovely combination of colors, like a sun-kissed painting. Of course, too much sun is not good for our skin, but the uniform spraying of a tanning solution on the face and neck usually makes the wearer look oddly stained. Instead, a mixture of a bronzing powder and a blush can be used to nice effect when you want that sun-drenched look without the attendant melanoma. Just brush it on with a light hand, exactly where the sun would have kissed your face, had you been imprudently lying about in it. Your forehead, the apples of your cheeks, and the bridge of your nose are all safe bets.
Do YOU have summer beauty tips? Add them below, in the comments section, and be eligible to win one of five copies of “You Look Fine, Really, REALLY.”
Summer need not leave your curls and kinks dry and frizzy. With the right products—and some help from ingredients in your kitchen—your hair will look its best throughout the dog days of August.
Mahisha Dellinger, creator of the CURLS and Curly Q’s lines of products, provides these easy tips
- Before you enter a pool, lake, ocean or any body of water, drench your hair with water and apply a generous coat of conditioner mixed with a natural oil of your choice (Dellinger prefers olive oil”>. This oil/conditioner mixture will fill up the gaps in your hair shaft and act as a barrier to the chlorinated water.
- Immediately after swimming in chlorinated or salt water, purify your curls with a clarifying shampoo. Dellinger recommends Pure Curls Clarifying Shampoo. Formulated to rid the hair of these curl-killing chemicals, it is the ideal summer cleanser to gently and effectively remove chlorine. Pineapple extract nourishes as grapefruit extract adds sheen while removing buildup from unwanted chemicals. Follow up with a deep conditioner.
- Pamper your curls after a day in the sun. Whip up your very own CURLS concoction and give your curls a post-swim treatment with your very own Milk & Honey Hair Smoothie.
- 1 can of pure coconut milk (rich moisturize—hydrates, conditions and defrizzes hair”>
- 1 ripe avocado (natural source of protein—chlorine robs the hair of protein”>
- 2 tablespoons of pure honey (conditions and adds sheen”>
- 2 tablespoons of olive oil (hydrophobic oil that acts as a barrier to chlorine and salt water”>
- Feel free to substitute the olive oil for any natural oil of your choice.
- Add more oil for extra dry hair, e.g. 1 tablespoon.
- Add more honey for hair that needs more sheen, e.g. 2 tablespoons.
- Section hair into 4 segments.
- Generously apply evenly to hair, from root to ends concentrating on ends…as they are the most prone to damage.
- Smooth hair into a protective style (e.g. braided ponytail, or bun”>.
- Enjoy your day at the pool, lake, or ocean!
Milk & Honey Hair Smoothie
Add ingredients to blender. Mix at high speed until your concoction reaches a smoothie consistency.
Store in refrigerator for up to 2 weeks. You can warm up your hair smoothie in the microwave before next application. Just enough do de-chill.
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Some of the ladies over on Long Hair Care Forum have declared July 4 to be National Afro Day. How fun is that?
LHCF member BlkOnyx488 says, “Whenever I wear my afro BIG I feel so empowered and strong. So what if we took over July 4th and made it National Afro day? And we go to all the cookouts, firework display, and family events with our fros big and beautiful!”
CurlyNikki is on board with the idea, too, and sharing with her fans.
Let’s spread the word . . . celebrate your ‘fro freedom this Independence Day! Tell us about it below!
More About Afros
Lola Laughs says, “Love this idea…will spread the word to my natural peeps.”
NC.com vlogger Evelyn celebrates National Afro Day.
As many of you know, I was very leery of having a keratin treatment. I had to be convinced that it would not take away my curls or ruin my hair.
Little did I know that I would become an addict.
Five months later, I just had my third treatment done. CurlStylist was doing a demo for a company, and they needed another head of hair to work on. I had just had it done for the second time a month ago, but offered my curls up. The curl had tightened up quite a bit anyway.
The treatment I had done was very similar to a Brazilian Blowout, with similar application. Zac Watson of Dolce & Co. in Arizona provided some new insights, including the fact that the iron temperature can affect how straight the hair gets. Since I wanted curl, he had it at a lower temperature than he would for someone who wanted a smoother look.
This time around, my hair was noticeably straighter, even after the product was rinsed out and my hair was air dried. I have to admit that it freaked me out a little. But four days later, it’s probably a 3a (I’m usually a 3b”>, with a lot of shine and definition. It feels really soft, and I have no frizz despite Hurricane Alex wreaking havoc on Austin’s weather.
As I was sitting in my room, flipping through television channels, I came across the beautiful, large natural curliness of singer Leela James while she was a guest on the Mo’Nique Show on BET.
She was on the show June 24 promoting her newest album “My Soul” which was released in May. She looked absolutely gorgeous and I couldn’t help but marvel over the abundance of tightly coiled curls that sat atop her head.
All I have to say to Leela James is Thank You for embracing your curls in a major way.
— Toree Roy
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Actresses Perrey Reeves, Debi Mazar, Emmanuelle Chriqui and Carla Gugino looked stunning on the carpet of the Season 7 premiere party for the hit HBO series “Entourage”. The premiere was held on June 16, 2010 at the Paramount Theater at Paramount Studios in Hollywood, Calif.
Three out of four of the “Entourage” actresses decided to wear their hair in some form of wavy or curly fashion.
Perrey Reeves wore a long red gown which went hand in hand with her shoulder length wavy auburn hair.
Debi Maza, wore her jet-black hair in an old Hollywood-esque wavy fashion. She also wore a long cream and black lace inspired dress.
Emmanuelle Chriqui wore a short white wrap dress (perfect for summer!”> and wore her hair pinned up in a cute, sassy side swept curly up do.
These three ladies can definitely get down with the NaturallyCurly entourage anytime.
— Toree Roy
