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Urbanbella helps you get curly hair worth loving

by Cat Lincoln (Subscribe to Cat Lincoln's posts)
Posted Aug 7th 2008 at 1:20PM  
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Having curly hair is like having an unpaid second job, with all the time it takes to find the right product and the right technique to make your behave and be beautiful.

Atlanta-based Keneesha Hudson got tired of living a double life and decided to make it her first job. She opened Urbanbella, a "Curly Hair Apothecary" that specializes in curly, kinky and wavy hair textures.

Adding to her own experience (her hair looks awesome, and isn't she pretty?) Keneesha and her team of experts find and test the best products.

If you can't make it to Georgia to have an in-person consultation, you can at least check out Urbanbella's favorite products, like Kinky Curly Curling Custard and Miss Jessie's Stretch Silkening Crème, and follow Keneesha's tips for bringing out the best in your curls:
Do...
  • Wash three times a week -- or less!
  • Use conditioner and a wide tooth comb
  • Apply styling products to dripping wet hair
  • Give your proper amount of moisture with the right products
  • Find a stylist who respects and loves your curls!

Don't...
  • Don't blow-dry your curls. If this is a step you just can't skip, dry with a Diffuser or Tabletop dryer instead
  • Flip your hair over and diffuse the ends very lightly to create volume
  • Don't towel dry your hair - gently squeeze the water out without ringing your hair
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Concerned, 9-19-2008, 12:45PM

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Kenneesha's hair is not NATURAL. She has a mild relaxer called a "silkener" and she is featured prominently on the missjessies.com website.

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SO YEAH, 2-19-2010, 3:13PM

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SO YEAH

I kept seeing all these curly hair tutorials on here and thought finally, figuring that would include kinky or coiled curl patterns (your 3a's or your 4's). Silly me. I had to type in kinky to find this which unlike the tutorial options for all the other hair types on here, is more of a promotional article for Urbanbella. That would be fine if that wasn't it. I would like to see a stylist working with some of the truly kinkier textures. From the loser to the tightest of this group because its different from all that shiny curly stuff they parade around on here. I also take a bit of offense to how dreaded the curls are viewed. I know they're work but hair (truly healthy hair that does what u want it to) is work to some degree for everyone. I just don't understand how a website that frequently broadcasts hair tutorials done by professionals has missed an entire hair type. If they've done them and i haven't seen them my apologies. Shoot there are tons of woman that have cut there hair of right now (and are rockin twa's) and would love to see a professional in action spouting techniques about their hair.

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