Disclaimer: Some links are affiliate links which means if you buy from them, the blog will earn money. This is how our Curl Queen Community contributes to keeping this blog running. Thank You! Hey CQU!  We are back with another review today, this time to spread light to Beautifully Warm, a Black-Family Owned Brand.  I’ve been holding onto this gem for 2 years now!  Before BW, I was not wearing hats even if I wanted to. I just knew that my type 4 hair would get dry and brittle under any regular beanie or baseball cap. Beautifully Warm brings affordable, functional, and fashiona ..read more

Disclaimer: Some links are affiliate links which means if you buy from them, the blog will earn money. This is how our Curl Queen Community contributes to keeping this blog running. Thank You!      Welcome back to CQU! Today we have our first blog review in collaboration with Derma E. I’m excited to share my experiences with using Derma E’s Anti Aging & Anti Wrinkle line because they are: 100% Vegan Cruelty-free Gluten-free GMO-free Soy-free Paraben-free Mineral free Phthalates free (which is a group of chemicals used to make plastic...ew) and th ..read more

Welcome back to CQU! Today’s topic is a bit different than the usual.  You and I both know that there are some hair and skincare topics that I’d like to share but there’s also a need for work in the U.S right now. I would like to open Curl Queen University up to give others the chance to learn a new skill and add onto thier sources of Income! It’s important for us to have multiple sources of income because we never know how the economy will be tomorrow. CEO’s could decide to fire all humans and replace us with AI… hey! you never know. Anyway, with that being said, I would like to share so ..read more

Disclaimer: Some links are affiliate links which means if you buy from them, the blog will earn money. This is how our Curl Queen Community contributes to keeping this blog running. Thank You! Welcome back CQU students, it’s Tayler Cmone! Does that intro sound corny to you? For now on, I want to bring a level of comfort to CQU so that you will be able to enjoy reading every post.  Now, most of my topics are informative about hair and skincare but in the near future, I would like to include black-owned features plus other positive news. The world right now is filled with so much hate and ..read more

Disclaimer: Some links are affiliate links which means if you buy from them, the blog will earn money. This is how our Curl Queen Community contributes to keeping this blog running. Thank You! Hi CQU Fam! It’s Tayler Cmone formerly known as BlackQueenC. I wanted to be more transparent about who’s running this blog and to connect with you all on a personal level.  With that being said, I want to share 11 black-owned businesses that I have collaborated with thus far…PLUS, I have some coupons for you all! Crowns & Contours  Britney Chambers created Crowns & Contours to encou ..read more

Disclaimer: Some links are affiliate links which means if you buy from them, this blog will earn money. This is how the Curl Queen Community contributes to keeping this blog running. Thank You! Do you really know how to properly moisturize your natural hair? That may seem like a simple question for some but for a lot of us, it can be confusing. We can get so caught up with hair typing using numbers and letters to depict what strands are the best match, that we forget about actually knowing what our hair porosity is. Knowing your hair porosity and creating a haircare regimen based around your ..read more

Disclaimer: Some links are affiliate links which means if you buy from them, this blog will earn money. This is how the Curl Queen Community contributes to keeping this blog running. Thank You! If you subscribe to my Youtube Channel, then you would have seen when I tried customized shampoo & conditioner from Function of Beauty. *Just in case you were wondering, yes they have options for kinky to curly hair.  Function of Beauty allows you to create your own hair care based on your hair needs. This was my first collaboration to where I got exactly what I wanted and needed for my natur ..read more

So, I know that you have read this title and may already have some concerns about henna, but if you let me explain the goodness that henna brings to hair growth then you won’t be disappointed. Henna Assumptions Henna lacks its recognition in helping with hair growth. Many women have negative thoughts about how it affects hair in general such as: +Permanently losing their curl pattern +Changing the hair color to a blazing red Let’s get this straight! Henna can loosen your curl pattern BUT only temporary, you will not permanently lose your curl pattern. As far as changing the hair color to hot ..read more

Disclosure: Some of the links below are affiliate links, meaning, at no additional cost to you, I will earn a commission if you click through and make a purchase. FIRST! I want to apologize for overdoing it with the Fenugreek, but listen!… Once you read about these benefits you will thank me. :) Today we will learn about how Fenugreek can benefit your scalp and aid in hair growth. 1.) Maintains a Healthy Scalp Fenugreek can battle inflammation/fungal infections and treat wounds from scratching way to rough. If your scalp is super dry, it can help to moisturize it which is beneficial for treat ..read more

Can we all agree that some of us can be extremist when it comes to the health of our hair, we either take care of it to the point we eat, drink, sleep natural hair or we go to hair salons to allow someone else to take care of it, OR or orr, some of us really don't care about the health of our hair??? (If that's the case then this lesson may not be for you today, I'll see you in next weeks lesson).      Having the habit of only treating our hair externally from home or a salon, we often forget about nutrition playing a huge role in our hair growth. I guess it is true when they s ..read more