The Curly Hair Prescription
Women with curly hair seem to have a silent sorority. They check out each other's locks and trade product secrets and styling tricks like others trade stock tips. So I thought I would divulge the secrets behind getting a great, everyday look with my hair. My hair (due to a recent haircut) is now about chest-length, very curly but not really kinky, and very thick. The texture is a maddening combination of coarse and fine. (I know it sounds impossible, but it's true). For quick, easy styling, which I do usually every other day or every third day, here's my strategy:
Shampoo hair. Never pile on head to avoid tangles and frizz.
Condition with Ouidad Curl Quenching Conditioner. Leave in a few minutes, and then rinse out most of it, leaving just a little in.
Condition again with Pantene Hydrating Curls, which I use as a leave-in. Apply a substantial amount, enough to coat hair. Comb through after a couple of minutes. This is a great detangler.
Apply Hask Pure Shine serum, or the serum of your choice. (All serum is essentially the same, so I always buy the cheapest one), especially on length of hair.
Apply Aussie 3-Minute Miracle, especially over lenght of hair. Great for hold and frizz control.
APply Ouidad Climate Control Gel sparingly, mostly from middle of hair down, for shine and more hold.
I do all of this while still in the bathtub or shower, as it can get kind of messy. I know it seems like a lot of steps and a lot of products, which it is, but it takes less than five minutes to do the whole routine from the Pantene on. Then I just let my hair air-dry, and try to touch it as little as possible during the process, which isn't all that easy since it can take my hair 24 hours or more to dry!
If you have similar hair, give my tried and tested routine a shot and let me know if it works for you! And if you have your own go-to routine for curly hair, I'd love to hear about it!
Shampoo hair. Never pile on head to avoid tangles and frizz.
Condition with Ouidad Curl Quenching Conditioner. Leave in a few minutes, and then rinse out most of it, leaving just a little in.
Condition again with Pantene Hydrating Curls, which I use as a leave-in. Apply a substantial amount, enough to coat hair. Comb through after a couple of minutes. This is a great detangler.
Apply Hask Pure Shine serum, or the serum of your choice. (All serum is essentially the same, so I always buy the cheapest one), especially on length of hair.
Apply Aussie 3-Minute Miracle, especially over lenght of hair. Great for hold and frizz control.
APply Ouidad Climate Control Gel sparingly, mostly from middle of hair down, for shine and more hold.
I do all of this while still in the bathtub or shower, as it can get kind of messy. I know it seems like a lot of steps and a lot of products, which it is, but it takes less than five minutes to do the whole routine from the Pantene on. Then I just let my hair air-dry, and try to touch it as little as possible during the process, which isn't all that easy since it can take my hair 24 hours or more to dry!
If you have similar hair, give my tried and tested routine a shot and let me know if it works for you! And if you have your own go-to routine for curly hair, I'd love to hear about it!
posted by The Beauty Insider @ 7:13 PM
2 Comments:
At July 24, 2007 9:31 PM ,
Anonymous said...
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At March 26, 2008 4:58 PM ,
Anonymous said...
I dont have curly hair but wavy hair. Its actually a blessing really...because I can get my hair very straight but still its very full and bouncy bc i have very thick hair; & if I want it curly I can just put in some curlers and the next morning ringlets that last all day and prob all week if i didnt wash it. A styling tip i love that works on every type of hair each with a different result is after a shower while hair is wet (not meaning soacking or drenches just not dry lol) comb through and part how you like then braid sections (i like to do about 5 or 6 braids around my head from the top of my ears down -not starting from the scalp bc i dont like it starting up there but if you do then do that!)Now let it air dry, i do it the night before then go to bed and when im getting reading in the morning the last thing I do is use a blow dryer for a couple minutes to make sure its dry and set. Then remove all the braid. Then I straighten the pieces around my face and the end tip so i get the elastic crease out but this isnt really noticable and it makes it look cool. Then i comb through my hair with my fingers lightly and shake my head around to get my volume back and seperate all the pieces. After this then i tease the crown of my head at my roots to add a little oomph and im ready to go. This takes me about less then 10min in the morning and everyone thinks i spend hours on my hair!! How funny, but nice ;) I also never use any hair products like just what i use to wash and condition and deep condition or dye but thats it. No hair spray or gel bc i found that what the reason to my acne and back-ne!
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