Curly Girl Collective-Curl Crush : My Thoughts

When I started wearing my hair naturally in 2003 the natural hair community was NOTHING like it is today. Any natural hair advice I sought out came from stalking people's Fotki web pages and reading the forums on Nappturality.com. Today we Naturalista's have it so much easier. Information about being a natural is at your fingertips via YouTube and Blogs making the natural hair community so much larger yet so much smaller. I love it! The "meet-up" however is by far one of my favorite additions to the natural hair world. Nothing beats being able to talk to a fellow natural one on one, face to face, about all things HAIR! Curly Girl Collective however has taken the meet-up to a whole new level with their last event, "Curl Crush".  This event was designed like speed dating but  for Naturalista's. For 1 minute and 30 seconds  participants sat face to face and asked each other questions about hair.For example, how long have you been natural? Or, what hair products do you recommend for chronically dry hair (that was my question)? When time was up everyone switched partners and repeated, by the end of the allotted 20 minutes you would have received (or given) hair advice from about 10 fellow naturals. In the 20 minutes that I participated I received advice regarding retaining moisture, advised people on my current hair regimen, and shared tears with a new natural who was overwhelmed by the amount of natural hair love that was in the room. How powerful! Curly Girl Collective, I am a HUGE fan of the innovative work you are doing in the natural hair world and look forward to your next events! You all also inspire me! How often do you see a team of women of color  running a business together. I'll speak to myself when I say not often! Keep up the great work.

Sponsor Camarena Tequila created signature drinks for the event. How CUTE! I had the Curly Girl and it was DELISH.

These pictures were placed all throughout the venue. I loved the constant reminder of why we were all there: to celebrate natural hair!

The product swap table! I couldn't find anything I wanted to pick up. : (

Speed Dating!

More Speed Dating!

One of the product vendors at the event.

A sea of Naturals. : D

These are the few pictures I took. If you are looking for more pictures check out Essence.com's Street Style, they took a few pictures that night. They even captured a picture of me. : D

NYC Naturals Have All The Fun!

The NYC natural hair community has a few events planned for the month of December. I plan on heading out to a few. Hope to see you there!


Tuesday December 6th 2011:

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Bechic: Chic and Kinky.com's Holiday Party

To celebrate the holiday season
with fellow naturalistas and good cheer,
we're planning a holiday dinner to end the year!

you are cordially invited to

Chicandkinky.com's

Holiday Dinner

@

AMPLE

15 Greenwich Ave

New York, N.Y. 10004

December 17, 2011

4:00 p.m to 8:00 p.m

On the Menu

Make it a girl's Night out, or a date night

come out and dance, and enjoy the delicious food of Ample 

RSVP for thie event at chicandkinky.com.

Curly Girl Collective: A Celebration of Textured Beauty

Just saw this in my inbox! Think I may have to add this to my list of weekend events! Will you be there?

COLLECTIVE EXPRESSIONS: A CELEBRATION OF TEXTURED BEAUTY

SUNDAY, MAY 22
4 PM – 8 PM

BRIAN FARRELL'S ART STUDIO at CHELSEA MODERN

447  WEST 18TH STREET (BTWN 9TH & 10TH AVE) NYC

 

FEATURING

Manicures & Mini-Makeovers

Live Hair Transformations & Demos

Curly Cocktails by Harmonie

Live Art Installation (*Raffle of final painting with proceeds to Petals-N-Belles*)
VENDORS: Esther Woo Vintage::Quelly Rue Designs::CanDid Art Accessories (*Purchases are cash only*)
Product Swap (*Bring a goodie & leave with something new*)

Deluxe Product Giveaways (*Get those raffle tickets for a chance to win some great prizes including a Huetiful Steamer, I Love My Hair t-shirts, and full size hair and body products from 12 major brands!*)

The Mane Event - A Big Chop!! (Performed by Miko & Titi of Miss Jessie's)

And LOTS more! Mingle, sip, share and shop!

 

DON'T FORGET TO LIKE US AND FOLLOW US
for a chance to win exclusive GIVEAWAY PRIZES at the event:

TWITTER: @ILOVECGC
FACEBOOK.COM/CurlyGirlCollective

 

Due to limited space, Early Arrival is strongly encouraged. RSVPs confirm entry for one.

BE FABULOUS::BE YOU::BE THERE