One More Shot At The Curly Girl Method 💇🏻‍♀️ On Straight (Or Not?) Hair

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Alright, let's give this curly girl thing one more try. I've been watching a lot of wavy hair content lately and I think my hair might actually not be straight after all, despite the curly girl method not working on me the first time around. In this video I'm going to try again, but with a routine meant for type 2A hair. Let's see if it works, or if I need to give up on the idea of having naturally curly hair forever. Enjoy watching!

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[mustloveeyeshadow]

As a fellow wavy hair person I've had similar issues with my hair.
Most gels and curling creams are going to be too heavy and weigh down your hair. You want something light weight like a mouse or spray but it needs to have a strong hold.
Also diffusing is a necessity when styling.
Try and avoid leave in products with glycerin high on the ingredients list.
Also your shampoo and conditioner can weigh down your hair if they have too many oils/moisturizing ingredients. I've had better luck with shampoos and conditioners that are targeted for frizzy hair. Any product labeled as thickening is a giant no because it just adds more weight to your hair.
Finally when you get a routine that you like you will need to do a proper cleans with sulfates more frequently than a regular curly girl. Even with curly girl approved products you get buildup in your hair and wavies tend to get it faster.

[casuallydeadinside]

Hello! Just a few tips from a fellow wavy haired person.
1. When conditioning your hair, comb through it with your fingers. This should really be the time you are detangling your hair, as textured hair should never be brushed dry. This will also help distribute the conditioner better.
2. When you are doing this, pull the hair outwards directly off of your scalp to get waves closer to your roots, then scrunch. I noticed the back of your hair was much flatter.
3. When scrunching the gel into your hair, flip your hair more! I suggest flipping all of your hair to the right and scrunching, then all to the left, then all forward again. This makes sure the curl clumps can form closer to the scalp and all over your head. This will also give better volume. I suggest doing this when scrunching the gel out when your hair is dry too!
4. Dry your hair with a microfiber towel or cotton shirt before plopping. This will help it dry faster, and keep the clumps too. You just gently squeeze the hair like when you are scrunching gel or conditioner into it.
Good luck!

[ellecee]

Here's something I've learned, you can't always expect the same results. Wavy hair is very unpredictable with outcomes. I do a very simple wash routine and my hair never looks the same. For the conditioner, after you apply, take a wide-tooth comb or Wet brush to distribute the conditioner evenly. I would also recommend a hair oil to finish the styling process. You have fine hair, so you might want to look for products labeled for waves, curly products tend to be thicker. For me personally, I like to very lightly brush my waves with a detangler (a wide tooth or boar brush works great) every other day or depending on the knots. I would definitely say your hair is wavy! It is just harder for wavies who have finer hair to keep those waves. What helps is finding a YouTuber with a similar hair type! Sorry for the long comment, hope this helps!

[dantemaquiavelli]

Don't worry, it took me a while until I found a way to take care of my curly hair correctly, but either way you look stunning ❤️

[rambler]

I live straight during the colder, drier part of the year, and wavy in warmer, more humid months. I would try again in June!

[tracyvision]

Don’t give up! It took me almost 2 years to find what works for my hair. I’d suggest 3 things: first try upright styling. Styling upside down is a recipe for wonkiness in my experience. 2. Use a leave in conditioner. My hair responds better to a leave in with small proteins like hydrolyzed silk. I like Curls Blueberry Bliss. 3. Diffuse. With gel in your hair air drying will take forever. But keep experimenting - there are glorious waves in there!

[creativequince]

The biggest game changers for me: Use a super hard hold gel and apply much more than you think you'll need, always diffuse your hair for better wave hold (wet hair is heavy and pulls the wave out), and last but not least: DO NOT touch your hair until it is 100% dry. And even then, only fluff your roots. Don't rake your hands through it unless you are going for lots of volume (and lots of frizz).

[scrapupsewist]

Im living for the seventies Hermoine look!

My go to cg mantra is: as few products as possible :)

[etcetcfreaak]

This cute look. I would recommend a leave in to moisturise and help to clump. You have fine hair, so you don't need too much. If you use too much, then it will be weighed down. Another thing I would suggest is to section your hair in to 2 or 3 parts. That would make your waves POP.

[SierraMascara]

As a person with curly hair, here’s my advice: it’s best to put the gel or cream in and then twirl the curl (not while upside down but just while standing) with your fingers. Takes a while but it forms each curl. Then you scrunch it. Then lightly scrunch it with a microfiber towel or soft t shirt so it’s not dripping (this can be done either before or after the finger twirling). Then use a diffuser attachment on a hair dryer on the cool or warm setting (depends what works best for you) starting at the base and then incorporating the whole curl. You hold the diffuser on each curl for long enough for it to dry or almost dry. Hope this helps!

[jasminev]

Hello Loepsie! I know you’ve gotten a lot of comments on these types of videos, but I would recommend shaking your wet hair around to un-stick it from your scalp, that will help it lay nicer while it’s drying upright, also if you skake it out before it is absolutely 100% dry then the clumps will fall apart a bit more and be more frizzy, also for my bangs I make sure to separate them and brush them down before I blow dry, then when they curl they tend to flip up less lol
also over time I have found that blow drying and styling upside down doesn’t super work for me and I tend to prefer doing both upright and just going upside down every once in a while! hope this helps!

[Hevynly]

I think it's official. You have natural beachy waves! The thing with curls, you have to encourage them. If I wear my hair straight a lot, even as someone with naturally curly hair, it takes some time for my curls to come back to their full potential. The more you do everything you did, the more they will come, because you definitely have texture. No question there. I think the results were cute!

[michellemeiner]

Just a tip with diffusing curls, lay them where you want before you dry it. You can put your hair upside down for more volume but it may mess up the end result with it not being too curly naturally, and just place the diffuser and push it toward your scalp, don't move it around and never dry it 100% or it will be too frizzy, only dry to about 70% with diffuser and air dry the rest of the way. :)

[oliviafagin]

Your hair looks so good; like a natural beachy wave with lots of texture! Your hair looks really thick when it's wavy too!

[natgl]

i think that for wavy hair, the curly method can be useful for some things, but not all. after years of trying different products (all curly-approved and most of them so incredibly expensive) and even getting "the chop" (literally got a pixie cut so my regrowth was all virgin hair and not bleached and dyed hair), trying countless techniques in washing and drying... the difference in results was minimal for me.

my hair is a bit different from yours, it's definitely wavier (I'm a 2B-2C), but I think it's also thicker/coarser and I think I also have more hair, so my clumps form differently (mine are... chonky). in the end, I have discovered that sulfate-free shampoos are the way to go for me, but that my hair does need some silicones or else the frizz is unmanageable (even with gels and casts and all that), especially now that I have once again "destroyed" my hair with bleach and hair dye (ammodimethicone is a godsend in these cases. it's a silicone that binds to the damaged bits, but doesn't build up).

I think it's a matter of finding the parts of the curly method that work for you and whether the results are worth the hassle (and money) for you. for me they weren't. I'm very happy with my silicone products, they tame my frizz and define my waves enough. I always air dry my hair, but if I want something special and my heatless sleep-in style didn't turn out well, I'll bust out my curling iron no problem. if all that makes people kick me out of the curly club, then so be it. I prefer to save money, use less products (better for the environment too), get more consistent results and be happy. I'd definitely recommend playing with more methods of applying conditioner and of drying until you find what you like best, but be careful to fall into the trap of everything being curly-approved to the point where it all feels like a chore and not fun anymore.

[samanthascarcella]

I suggest looking into wavy-specific tutorials! Sometimes that can make a huge difference if your hair is more wavy than curly.

[DabblingEmmaDoc]

I think your hair looks very similar to mine when I started styling my waves. What I'd suggest is wash and scrunch and diffuse mainly upright, with a little mix of side-to-side & upside down motions for extra volume, but mainly upright! I find it keeps the shape a little better

[WelshIrishLady]

My hair transitioned from one large “s” wave in the back as a child to a mix of spirals and waves in my forties. Stick with it.

[kikilapoop]

Along with learning about your curl pattern, learning about your hair porosity, density (how much hair is on your head), and hair strand thickness helps a lot as well! Also, you definitely don't have to diffuse your hair upside down the whole time haha, upright is perfectly fine. If you want less frizz, the hover diffuse method is amazing. Good luck!

[johannalong]

Sorry if this is a repeat. I have verrrry fine wavy hair. I apply stying products & scrunch my hair when it’s damp and get much better results. Also, I have to dry it with a diffuser every time. Because it’s so fine, being wet for an extended period of time actually damages my hair. None of this may apply to you, but keep trying! Also, don’t try for perfection, try for what you can do in a manner that you’re willing to do. I’m pretty lazy so I wash, condition, use a very tiny amount of styling cream followed by mousse to get my best results. Good luck!