How I Style My Naturally Curly Hair

Having naturally curly hair has been an ongoing struggle my entire life. Words like frizzy and poofy have been known to elicit not so good reactions from me. Over the years, though, I've figured out some things that actually make my hair work for me and have even earned me a few compliments!

I thought it would be useful to other curly girls for me to share the process and products that I've actually had some success in using. A couple of precursors:

-Is my hair perfect? No!
-Am I an expert at styling curly hair? No! This is just what works for me (for now). 
-Will this process work for someone other than me? I don't know!

First off, according to the Curly Hair Types over at Naturally Curly, I have 3B - Curly Spirally hair. If you're a curly girl, go figure your hair type out! There are lots of other great resources on that site as well. 

My Naturally Curly Hair Routine

1. Wash and condition with John Frieda Frizz Ease Dream Curls Shampoo and Conditioner. I love the scent of these and the conditioner really works for detangling my hair. If I'm being good I'll also deep condition with Macadamia Natural Oil Deep Repair Masque once every week or two.
2. Detangle hair using  The Wet Brush. I've been told only to use a wide-toothed comb on my hair many times but, to be honest, it is painful to detangle my hair using any comb it and usually ends up in me pulling out lots of hair. The Wet Brush gets the knots out without pulling my hair and it is an absolute life saver! Cannot recommend it enough!
3. Comb through hair with the Ouidad Double Detangler Comb. I think using this after the brush gives me thicker individual curls than if I had only brushed and also gives them a more natural look. This is the best comb I've found for detangling but I still have better results when using it after the Wet Brush. After combing, I like to give my hair a deep side part using the Ouidad comb.
4. Mix a quarter sized amount of Miss Jessie's Pillow Soft Curls and a few pumps of  John Frieda Frizz Ease Nourishing Oil Elixir in hand and comb through with fingers. This combination is like my very own secret weapon against frizz! Particularly the Pillow Soft Curls. I think any of the frizz fighting oils/serums would probably work just as well but I like the Frizz Ease line.
5. "Plop" hair in a t-shirt and leave up for as long as possible. Plopping is yet another wonderful thing that I've found thanks to Naturally Curly! Learning to do this (and to use a tshirt instead of a towel) was a total game changer for me. I like to leave my hair up/plopped for at least 10-20 minutes but I will usually just leave it up as long as it takes for me to do my makeup and whatever else. 
6. Last but not least, take hair out of t-shirt and spray thoroughly with Ouidad Botanical Boost Moisture Infusing & Refreshing Spray. Scrunch hair to your preferred shape and style, covering hand(s) with the t-shirt used in step 5 before letting hair air dry. The more you touch your hair with your hands, the more frizz-prone it will be. This is why I scrunch my hair using the t-shirt and it seems to really help.

That's it! It's not at all time consuming and is much quicker and easier than blow drying with a diffuser in my opinion. Just for fun, here's a shameless bathroom selfie to show you what my hair looks like on a decent day  after going through this whole process. Perfect? No. Presentable? Yes! And that's all I ask for!

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-Lindsay