Years ago, our co-founder + licensed stylist, Aeleise, took a few months off to test a variety of different products on the market to help develop our now curated product list. For professional stylists, we’re typically looking at quality, well-formulated ingredients, performance and wholesale availability.

In the 7 years that we’ve been present on Al Gore’s Internet, we have watched the growing popularity of styling foams/mousses. While we cannot take credit for the invention of styling foams/mousses, we can without a doubt take full credit for introducing the tight curl + natural hair community to them.

A Hydrate & Define aka wash and go is an enhancement of the natural curl pattern of the hair. There’s a certain technique + application needed to successfully execute a wash and go. This blog post will outline 5 things professional hair stylists want you to know about wash and go’s.

Each year, the month of March is designated Women’s History Month by presidential proclamation. We set this month aside to honor women’s contributions in American history. What better way to celebrate this month than taking the time to reflect on how we have literally changed the hair lives of women everywhere.

We understand that for some of you, it can be a nerve-racking experience to take on your first salon appointment with a brand new stylist, especially if you’re unsure of what to do or say, if you haven’t visited a salon in several years or if you have general anxiety in general with hair stylists. Trust us, we get it and fully understand the experience first-hand of being a black woman and putting your faith/trust in a professional. This blog post will outline five tips for your first salon appointment with a curl specialist.

If you haven’t heard the news already, it has been reported that product company, Olaplex, is being sued by a group of consumers for $75K in damages. As we often say, products are tools and like any other tool, we must learn how to use them properly. This blog post will discuss five reasons as to what may have caused a single product line to cause such severe reactions.

We understand that self acceptance and confidence is an evolution for many and will not magically happen overnight. If you never worn your natural curls in the past, it can be difficult starting to show up in a look that is very unfamiliar to you in the beginning. The top struggles we see naturals experiencing with their natural hair all lead back to mindset.

In honor of Black History Month—we’re here to tell you that not only are we making history helping thousands of naturals all over the world simplify their hair care routines, but you are too! Every day, you choose to show up rocking your curls in all their glory, stopping traffic and turning necks at your local grocery and department stores. You better!

Contrary to popular belief, everyone can wear a wash & go, even the “4C” folks. The question you must ask yourself is what are the expectations of your final result? Your curls are going to look like your curls—no one else’s. With their tightness, looseness, shrinkage and whatever combination of Essential Elements you have.

Simply put, a lot of naturals’ biggest challenge when it comes to their natural hair is dryness. Many naturals have been told over and over again to utilize the LOC method—which stands for leave-in conditioner, oil and cream to combat dryness and add moisture to the hair. Over here at Black Girl Curls, we’re here to tell you as licensed stylists and tight curl educators of a combined 10+ years, that the LOC/LCO method is load of crap.

Pineappling is a well known phrase within the natural hair community where you arrange your hair into a loose, high ponytail on the top of your head (i.e. a loose bun) before going to bed. Unfortunately, pineappling your natural hair isn’t ideal for all surface textures and this blog post will explain the reasons why.

This year, we’re eliminating the curl chart once and for all. The number/letter system was originally created by Oprah’s hair stylist Andre Walker, based in the degree of curl in the hair.

Shape = style. We’re encouraging you all to partner with licensed professionals to explore dope hair shapes for the New Year. And let us set the record straight—cutting curls most of the time doesn’t mean taking off significant length. A Cut is just a refinement, a polishing of the hair. This blog post will provide inspo for different shapes for short, medium and longer lengths.

Simply put, ingredient changes in hair products are bound to happen and majority of the time those changes are actually never discussed with consumers. With COVID, a number of companies have survived supply chain issues which have possibly had some impact on some of our go-to products.

There’s a lot of misconceptions on Beyoncé’s Internet when it comes to winter hair care. As licensed stylists + tight curl educators we’re here to set the record straight when it comes to what type of special natural hair care routine you should adapt in the cold and brittle months—and spoiler alert, it actually doesn’t change.

As licensed stylists + tight curl educators who have been on Beyoncé’s Internet since 2015, our mission is to share simple and accurate info that not only helps you reach your curl goals, but we also want to prepare you for the day you decide to partner with a licensed stylist. This blog post will discuss 3 ways that you will help your simplify your natural hair care routine in 2023 and beyond.

As licensed stylists + tight curl educators, in our corner of the Internet, we’re all about healthy hair and not compromising our hair strands for the latest trend, hair recipe, useless tip or any other foolishness. This blog post will explore 5 things we’re NOT doing to our natural hair in 2023 and beyond.

We often hear from many individuals that visiting the salon costs too much. We’ve heard more times than we can count that some stylists charge more money if you have natural hair—especially dense natural hair. The concept of “affordability” is subjective and people will pay for what they find value in. What you’re finding may be “too expensive” for you may simply be out of your budget range and that’s totally fine.

There’s a lot of misconceptions and fear within the natural hair community when it comes to heat styling natural hair. Heat is not inherently bad and honestly it’s needed to achieve certain hair styles.

Lord knows the Internet streets have caused many members of the natural hair community to become absolutely terrified of using heat on their natural hair, in fear of heat damage. We’re sure you’ve seen a ton of different “heatless” methods floating around the interwebs in an attempt to avoid heat damage.