From a green house on top of a hill in Stratford, Connecticut, Meg Conkling dared to imagine a life devoted to hair. It all began with an elementary school field trip to a hair salon. Once she’d had a peek behind the scenes, Conkling was hooked: She knew what she wanted to do with her […]
Upon her departure from high school, Loni Jean Lafinier did what many graduates do: She visited a college campus to see if it might be the right fit. But halfway through the day, she left. “I was like, ‘I don’t know what I’m doing here. I want to go to beauty school,’” Lafinier says. And
October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month in the United States, where one in eight women are likely to develop breast cancer within their lifetime. Undergoing treatment for cancer affects patients both emotionally and physically. One of the physical side effects of common cancer treatments, such as chemotherapy, is hair loss. Our hair is a
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Coming out as transgender is the culmination of a long, internal fight. For many of us who transition in adulthood, this is something we’ve struggled with for most of our lives. To finally take the step to transition is the result of so much thought and introspection, yet when we arrive at that point we
‘Embracing curly hair and embracing being transgender are both ways of setting ourselves free’
From flight attendant to master gardener, Gina Marie Rodriguez’s path to becoming a curl specialist is full of twists, turns, and adventure
Curl publisher and editor-in-chief
Stephanie Hinderer talks entrepreneurship, following your wild dreams, and the highs
and lows of life on a deadline
