Afroniquely You's August Interview With Mahisha Dellinger (172 hits)
Interview: Mahisha Dellinger of Curls Posted on | August 13, 2009
Who is Mahisha Delinger. share with us a little about yourself I AM A HARD WORKING ENTREPRENEUR, WIFE, MOTHER, DAUGHTER AND SISTER. I ENJOY WORKING HARD TO BUILD MY EMPIRE…BUT I PLAY EVEN HARDER. CURLS IS MY PASSION, BRINGING QUALITY HAIR CARE TO THE MASSES, FOR US EMBRACING OUR NATURAL CURLS, KINKS AND WAVES.
Share your hair journey. how long were you natural? And how do you care for your hair? Any tips you can share about growing and maintaining healthy hair? I EXPERIMENTED WITH CHEMICALS ALL THROUGHOUT MY HIGH SCHOOL YEARS…FROM RELAXERS TO COLOR, AND SOMETIMES BOTH TOGETHER. MY HAIR WAS SO UNHEALTHY, IT DID NOT RETAIN GROWTH BECAUSE I WAS SO BUSY DAMAGING IT.
Why did you create curls? I CREATED CURLS OUT OF A NEED OF MY OWN…I LITERALLY RAN OUT OF HAIR CARE OPTIONS. THE ETHNIC AISLE WAS FULL OF CHEAP SYNTHETIC OILS (E.G. GREASE) OR CHEMICAL RELAXERS AND THE NON ETHNIC AISLE OFFERED DRYING MOUSSE, HAIRSPRAY AND GELS…NEITHER OPTION WAS IDEAL FOR ME. AFTER MUCH RESEARCH AND DOING MY DUE DILIGENCE, I LAUNCHED CURLS.
Since creating curls, the product line have become very well known to many, what are your most successful products? IN OUR CURLS LINE FOR ADULTS – QUENCHED CURLS MOISTURIZER/CURL REFRESHER, CURLS MILKSHAKE AND CURL GEL-LES’C ARE OUR TOP SELLERS. IN OUR CURLY Q LINE FOR KIDS – MOIST CURLS MOISTURIZER, CURLY Q MILKSHAKE AND CURLY Q GEL-LES’C….THEY FLY OFF OF THE SHELF!
Which products from your line do you recommend for Type 4a/4b hair? IT DEPENDS ON THE STYLE AND HOLD PREFERENCE – TWISTS, SISTER LOCKS, BRAIDS, ETC – WHIPPED CREAM. TO WEAR THE HAIR OUT AND FREE, CURL GEL-LES’C FOR CURL DEFINITION AND EXTRA SHEEN.
What kind of ingredients do you use in the products? Organic? Natural or A mix of chemical and natural? WE USE A BLEND OF CERTIFIED ORGANIC INGREDIENTS, NATURAL OILS HAND PRESSED IN BALI AND EXOTIC EXTRACTS IMPORTED FROM CHINA AND JAPAN TO NOURISH THE HAIR.
Besides curls what are some other products/tools you love to use? WELL, I ONLY USE CURLS ON MY HAIR…BUT I LOVE USING MIMI’S MICROFIBER TOWEL FOR DRYING AND A SILK PILLOWCASE TO SLEEP ON…BUT A MUST! OH AND MY WIDE TOOTH CURL DETANGLER AND DENMAN BRUSH…MUST HAVES!
Any hobbies of sort? I LOVE TO TRAVEL, READ, EXPLORE, SHOP AND COLLECT VINTAGE ITEMS.
How do you manage being in charge of Curls but taking care of kids and a marriage? WELL, IT DEFINITELY TAKES A LOT OF BALANCING, BUT FOR ME, GOD COMES FIRST, FAMILY, THEN BUSINESS. IT IS SMOOTH SAILING IF ALL IS IN THE PROPER ORDER.
