For the Love of All Things Hair
In 1998, I discovered Naturallycurly.com. It was a blog cofounded by Michelle Breyer and Gretchen Heber. (Naturallycurly.com is now owned by Texture Media.) The website gave advice about curly hair, curly hair products and it had a curl community where you could get advice from others. It was the first of it’s kind and I was hooked, just ask my husband!
I am a little older and wiser. I enjoy styling my hair with different tools and creating different styles, including curly. The best thing about curly hair is the versatility it gives you. If you treat your hair well and turn down the heat of your styling tools, you can preserve your curls even if you blowout your hair often. I don’t think I will ever be able to wear my hair one way all the time.
I have found the following routine works to get my curls to pop. Some of my favorite products are very versatile and can be used wether styling your hair curly or straight. For the record, I do not follow the curly girl routine. I have fine, medium density hair.
The Routine
- Leave a tiny amount of conditioner in your hair (favorites listed below)
- Scrunch out water before you step out of the shower.
- Apply mousse (favorites below)
- Section hair and use a Denman brush to brush style your hair
- Microplop with a cotton t-shirt or a microfiber towel (favorites below)
- Glaze gel and scrunch (favorites below)
- Glaze mousse and scrunch
- Blow dry with a diffuser starting with the crown then the ends
- Scrunch out the crunch with an oil (favorites below)
- Add a little texture spray at the roots and the ends for volume
This routine takes me about 20-25 minutes once I am out of the shower. Lastly and more importantly, style your hair how you like to style it. Don’t get caught up in rules or on a social media craze. It’s just hair! Whatever style you choose, it should make you feel good and confident. Let me know your thoughts!
Shampoo and Conditioners
