Every Thursday, natural hair ... curly hair conundrums! Submit your questions by tweeting them to @EssenceMag with the hashtag #AskCurlyNikki. READER QUESTION: I’m anxious to try bold highlights ...

It doesn't have to be summer to wistfully pine for sun-kissed highlights. But for those of us whose natural hues run more like Morticia Adams, lightening our jet-black hair in a way that isn't ...

curly hair pretty defined even on my dryer strands at the bottom of my hair.” Lodi found that this spray worked well on the still-processed part of her hair, while not having much of an effect ...