The Secret Behind This Beauty's Amazing Curly Hair

Photo: Courtesy of Malek Naz/Curly Essence.Ana Rita D' Almeida and Denise Sonnemberg -- two Lisbon-based twenty-somethings behind the blog Curly Essence -- know that you are not your hair. Still, there's no reason not to celebrate the natural hair movement, and now, the ladies are bringing their expertise in everything from the best leave-in conditioners to the top travel spots straight to R29. This week, we caught up with 30-year-old Mel Burgos from Arlington, Virginia. "I was born and raised i...