Crowning Glory Coils and Kinks

My Experience With Moisture, Product Texture, Flaking, and Customer Service By Lady Carolyn M. Summerset Crowning Glory — Coils & Kinks Originally published October 24, 2013 | Refreshed October 2026 Hello, my beautiful Curl Friends! 💕 Have you ever tried a sample of a natural hair product, absolutely loved it, and immediately decided you needed the full-size version? Oh, ladies, I certainly have! Sometimes a product makes such a wonderful first impression that we begin imagining it becoming a permanent part of our natural hair routine. But what happens when that full-size purchase doesn't quite live up to the sample? That's exactly what happened during my experience with Karen's Body Beautiful Super Duper Hydrating Hair Cream . Today, we're reaching back into the Crowning Glory archives to revisit a product review from 2013. And while this experience happened years ago, the lessons about product performance, expectations, and customer service are just as relevan...

By Lady Carolyn M. Summerset Crowning Glory — Coils & Kinks From the Crowning Glory Archives | Refreshed October 2026 Hello, my beautiful Curl Friends! 💕 Have you ever wanted to experiment with a bold new hair color but weren't quite ready to commit to permanent coloring? Perhaps you've admired a gorgeous head of curls with hints of purple, pink, blue, or burgundy and thought, "Oh, I would love to try that!" Well, ladies, that's exactly why hair coloring chalk attracted so much attention during the early days of the natural hair movement! Hair chalk offered a playful way to experiment with color without committing to a permanent dye. And for those of us who love our curls, coils, and kinks, it was one more opportunity to express our individuality! What Is Hair Coloring Chalk? Hair coloring chalk is a temporary coloring product designed to deposit pigment onto the surface of your hair. Unlike permanent dyes, traditional hair chalk does not require the same ch...