NaturallyCurly
NaturallyCurly: Please introduce yourself!
Tammala Boyd: Hi, I’m Tammala! I’m a country girl at heart, born and raised in South Carolina. I’ve lived in the great state of Tennessee for 4.5 years before a recent move back to SC.
NC: How and when did you start embracing your curls?
TB: I’ve been natural for the past nine years. I wore locs for about five years out of those nine and because of thinning from the traction, I decided to cut them and comb them out…so, here I am! It’s going on five years and I’m LOVING my curls!
NC: What is your current routine?
TB: My current routine consists of cowashing every 1-2 weeks with Tresemmé Naturals Nourishing Moisture Conditioner. I only use shampoo about once a month. While the conditioner is still on my hair, I detangle with a wide tooth comb before rinsing. Afterwards, I apply my hair’s favorite Cantu Leave-in Conditioner and then seal with my personal blend of hair/body butter.
NC: So from start to finish, on a curly day, what’s your process?
TB: I take down my pineapple and dampen my hair with a fine mist of water. Then I finger part my hair down the middle into two sections. Working with one section at a time, I respray the first side starting from about 1-2 inches from the root on down. Next, I take small amounts at a time of my Cantu Leave-in Conditioner and start applying, first concentrating on the edges and then working my way down to the ends. Then I take each section and twist in the direction of my curl pattern. This process makes sure that the entire section is moisturized all the way to the ends (I found this technique on YouTube and it makes all the difference in refreshing my curls). I repeat on the opposite side. Then I separate the clumps that I’ve just made, fluff up the curls and run my fingers through the roots to work out any parts.
NaturallyCurly user Curly-Kinky has been making her homemade herbal hair shampoo for years. A tried and true brew free of harmful additives and full of benefits.
Jonathan Pillot and curly twins Stephanie and Suzanne Jones created Project Curly and the Curly Monologues, which of course resonates with us here at NaturallyCurly. We got to ask them all about the experience so far!
NaturallyCurly: Tell us a little bit about Project Curly!
Jonathan Pillot: I created Project Curly as a community-based platform for people (primarily women) to self-express about how curly hair has affected their lives in any and all respects, regardless of race, age, nationality, ethnicity, etc. It was clear to me intuitively and then confirmed by conversations with curly females, that almost all of them had alot to say on this subject, and there is power in sharing stories and feeling the bond and the similarities within the context of one’s own personal experience. Connecting the individual to the general. I felt that this could be a wonderful media vehicle in a variety of platforms, from web to film/television to live events, as well as a platform for brands. It is in alignment with two professional missions: to “entertain and elevate” as well as to create content and projects that give voice to others, so that we listen, and they are heard.
Suzanne Jones: It’s a multi-platform initiative created to celebrate all things curly—whether curly hair or “curly” thinking—as in creating and living beyond the straight and narrow. It started when Jonathan Pillot created a short video piece with women of all ages and races sharing stories of their curly hair and then organized a couple of “flash mobs” for curly-haired people to meet and greet.
NaturallyCurly: What inspired the Curly Monologues?
Suzanne: The initial inspiration was to bring the curly video concept into a live show environment with real people telling their stories to an audience, somewhat in the vein of “The Vagina Monologues.” Jonathan then partnered with my sister Stephanie and I, who, as The Jones Twins, are performers, writers and producers who, among other things, create and curate theatrical projects. We partnered to create a live cabaret/real storytelling event featuring established professional performers here in NYC doing curly-inspired performances as well as real people telling their personal stories around their curly hair. The hope is to unite all types of people around the concept of celebrating difference and sharing experiences. And to entertain and uplift!
Stephanie Jones: It wasn’t hard to get behind the Curly Monologues idea, as a performer/producer of live events I thought it was a brilliant concept! The whole experience has been fab.
Jonathan: When I shot the initial interviews for the sizzle piece, I was looking in the eyes of each woman/girl and sensed that real stories, authentically told, could really work in a live event/”theater” format. I thought of theatrical pieces like “Love Letters” and “Love, Loss and What I Wore” and “The Vagina Monologues” and decided to thread out this notion to get feedback, spread the brand messaging, and see what might be possible, not just in one venue, but across cities and, possibly, countries.
NaturallyCurly hit the streets, cameras in hand, to welcome all of the gorgeous curlies, coilies and wavies to our fine city of Austin for SXSW Music Festival. There were far more gorgeous curls than we could ever capture, but these are the ones we were able to stop in the streets and ask for a photo. You can find more street style curls on our Pinterest and Facebook pages, and always feel free to upload your own to our Facebook!
After a full month of Curly Mixology you’re probably ready to mix your own curly recipes in the kitchen. Here are the basic items you will need on your shopping list to get started.
Festivals like South by Southwest and Coachella are a fantastic way to experience well-loved bands and discover new music, but we all know the music’s only half of the fun. Festival fashion and hairstyles are a growing trend, so NaturallyCurly partnered with TIGI for the SXSW 2013 music festival in Austin, Texas.
Bands, musicians and even a few lucky guests got their hair styled at the TIGI Dry Styling Bar, including NaturallyCurly’s own Content Editor, Cristina Cleveland. Watch as her Type 2C hair gets a music festival transformation.
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