Around this time last year, I wrote this post on how I styled my curly hair. In that time I have learned a lot and my routine has changed quite a bit for the better. (And I’ve never received more helpful comments on a blog post. :))
This past year I’ve started using alcohol-free and sulfate-free products and I feel like my hair is so much healthier. While I will never get bangs again, (The horror!) it doesn’t really feel like a battle to get ready anymore. I do wear my hair up most of the time, but I just let it do its crazy thing. Here’s what I use:
1. L’Oreal Alcohol-free Styling Spray (Occasionally when I have to use a curling iron.)
2. Moroccan Moisture Argan Oil Cream (Definitely my favorite.)
3. L’Oreal Alcohol-Free Curl Defining Gel
4. L’Oreal Alcohol-Free Root Lifting Spray
5. L’Oreal Alcohol-free Curl Activating Mousse
6.Devacurl Light Defining Gel (Occasionally)
Extras: (Not pictured.)
–My shampoo
–My conditioner
I also take these hair and nail vitamins (when I remember, ha). When it comes to washing and styling my hair, I actually only was my hair about twice a week in the winter and three times per week in the summer. On the days where I don’t wash my hair, I barely have to do any work– I just add a bit more of the Moroccan cream, let it dry, and I’m good to go!
As ladies, I feel like we are marketed to relentlessly on TV, in magazines, and when we walk into the store to buy products. But I’m sold on the alcohol-free stuff. I’ve really seen a change in my hair since I started using the alcohol-free products– my hair feels less dry and damaged and I can go a couple more days without a wash. (And I’ve tried to use the curling iron/blowdryer as little as I can.) All this being said, as my sixth-grade self that battled bangs and humidity can attest, I know that having curly hair is a lifelong learning process. 🙂
You star! Looks amazing. Where do you get your hair cut?
Ooofff– I need to get my hair cut *so* bad! I usually get it cut at my hairdresser in Indiana, but I really need to find a spot in NYC. 🙂
I am dreading trying to find a hairdresser that knows how to cut curly hair…normally I don't find out till afterwards that they they actually had no clue!
I have extremely curly hair that I usually put up in a bun every morning but I would like to start actually taking care of my hair. So how do you style it on mornings that you don't wash and how do you sleep on you hair? When I sleep without my hair back, I get the biggest knots that are so hard to get out. Thank you!!!
I just sleep on my hair without doing anything to it– just let it go crazy! Then in the morning I add a bit of the Moroccan Moisture, a bit of mousse, and some gel and just let it dry! (I never brush my hair so I don't really notice knots. The conditioner in the shower always gets them out.)
Nooooo!! That's the worst! (Happened to me plenty of times too. Ergh.) :///
I, too, have been blessed/cursed with naturally curly hair. I try to fit it all into a satin sleeping cap before I sleep on it, just to prevent the frizz from the pillow case. Super sexy, I'm sure, but it works. ;o) I usually wear it up after I sleep on it (I'm a surgery resident, so it has to fit in a scrub cap) but I can wear it down after a little bit of refreshing in the morning.
(Also, if you're looking for a stylist to cut it, try naturallycurly.com… they have a Find A Salon tab with reviews of stylists in your area who are good with curls :o) )
Thank you so much for the rec on Naturallycurly.com!! Maybe this will take away some of the fear of finding a new stylist. 🙂
Devachan hair salon.
560 Broadway, New York, NY
(212) 274-8686
They specialty is curly hair, all types.
Love this! This is my routine (its changed slightly): http://emmavogelsang.blogspot.com/2013/01/tips-for-curly-hair-girls.html
how do you curl the feathers?!?