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What A Time It Was: CURLFEST 2017

Curly Girl Collective had so much in store for Curlfest 2017 attendees!

Tiffany Mulan
Jul 17, 2017
University at Albany, SUNY
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What A Time It Was: CURLFEST 2017
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First and foremost, thank you to Curly Girl Collective for hosting such a great event. On July 15th, 2017 afros of every kind surrounded each other, while sending out good vibes throughout Brooklyn's Prospect Park. Vendors of companies including Shea Moisture, EDEN BodyWorks, Nubian Heritage, Alikay Naturals, and Camille Rose came along to share their products with a ton of people. It was amazingly hot, but everyone kept the energy going. Photographers took beautiful pictures throughout the sea of people who attended the event and DJ's played everything from Hip-Hop to R&B and Reggae. I must say though, those food truck lines were ridiculously long, but the empanadas I ended up getting were worth the wait. One of my favorite booths was Alikay Naturals'. They made smoothies, but only with the help of an exercise bike to make the blender go, and that smoothie was amazing. Thanks for the recipe! Spike Lee dropped by as well as Jay Ellis from HBO's Insecure. All in all, the event was a success and Curlfest 2018 will definitely be a go next Summer. If you haven't gotten around to attending one yet, then begin your planning! Here are some photos from yesterday:

Photo credit: instagram.com/tiffanymulan

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The inclusiveness is what I love about this event too. Men are invited as well as afros of every hair type. Well done, Curly Girl Collective!

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