Ouidad knows that curly looks are always big winners on the red carpet. So when the stars came out for last year’s 41^st NAACP Image Awards, we saw those red-carpet-ready ringlets shine.  In fact, the starlets wore their curls so beautifully; we’re now looking forward to encore appearances for the 2011 NAACP red carpet, coming up this Friday, March 4^th!

Ouidad wants to know which red carpet curls you’re looking for in 2011…will it be a long, curly style?  An up do?  A creative combination of curly styles?  Or that straightened-but-still-curly look? Check out below and take our poll!

Loved Garcelle Beauvais’ long and kinky carefree curls!

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Or Hope Olaide Wilson’s elegantly braided up do?

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What about Jill Scott’s creative braided updo combo?

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Even Gabrielle Union’s straightened style was full of curls.

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Bad weather is a reality this time of year—and so, unfortunately, are bad hair days. The cold temps and harsh winds can wreak havoc on your kinky tresses, plus cause dryness and frizz that keep your curls from looking luscious. So how can you keep your hair from getting weary this winter? Prevention is always the best remedy. And Ouidad has solutions to keep bad hair days at bay:

Protect…

A silk-lined hat can be a kinky curls’ best friend this season, an excellent way to protect delicate curls when temperatures plunge. And to ensure that your ringlets are ready to brave the elements, choose a lightweight conditioner. Ouidad’sMoisture Lock Leave-in Conditioner does the job without weighing your curls down.

Avoid…

It can be easy to overdo it with too many products keeping your hair looking great; Ouidad always says less is more, because product build-up can cause locks to look limp and lackluster. That’s why Ouidad’s Shine Glaze Serum rinses easily, so dullness is never an issue.

Remember…

Curls can lose nutrients, especially when they’re dry and weather damaged. Luckily, health and beauty can be restored with deep conditioning. Ouidad’s Deep Treatment Intensive Conditioner lays a nourishing foundation for manageable curls.

We’ll always have bad weather days to endure, but you can rely on Ouidad solutions to control them and help put the bad hair day blues behind you!

Tessa Thompson’s Tight Curls

What do the talented stars of Tyler Perry’s newest film For Colored Girls have in common? A number of accomplishments and talents to be sure – but being the devoted curly hair fans that we are at Ouidad, what caught our attention most was all of the impressive curls. Each one of the twelve main stars is naturally curly!

In fact, we’ve already turned the spotlight on a couple of these curly clad stars for rocking their lovely locks with that curly confidence that Ouidad loves—like Kerry Washington and Janet Jackson. But with so many different styles of beautiful curls in this impressive cast, we wanted to highlight these talented names and curls to our list:

Thandie Newton’s loose curls

Kimberly Elise’s soft waves

Loretta Devine’s fabulous spirals

Whoopi Goldberg’s lovely locks

For Colored Girls tells the story of nine different women, as they move in and out of one another’s lives. The all-star cast also includes Phylicia Rashad, Anika Noni Rose, Hill Harper and Omari Hardwick.

If you’re as proud to show off your natural curls as much as these stars are, Ouidad can help.  Ouidad products are formulated to shampoo, condition and style tight and kinky curls with the care that African-American curls deserve, so you can love to wear your curls too!

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