Hey everyone!
So remember that “Ask Me Anything” series I was doing where I was responding to all the questions you submitted? Haha well I finally have the last one for you today! A lot of you asked me about my hair, what products I use, and what my “hair care” routine is. This kind of makes me laugh because I feel like I don’t really have a routine. But, here we go!
Questions:
hair products? my hair is wavy/curly/frizzy so i’m always looking for new products to tame!
Love this! What products do you use on your curly hair? It is always perfectly curled and frizz-free <—jealous!
Haha. I’d love to know a little bit about your hair routine. I’m assuming you have naturally curly hair (as do I) and I love hearing what other curly-folks do to keep the frizz away and curls looking nice. What products do you use, do you wash everyday, etc. Also, any other great beauty products! Thanks 🙂
What are some of your favorite beauty products?
What are your favorite hair products for curly hair?
First of all, I’d like to note that until High School I had no idea how to handle my hair. Scratch that, until college… My mom had straight hair so she treated my hair just as she would hers, which resulted in the dreaded “triangle” head:
Then I tried to straighten my hair at any given chance, which led to horrible split ends and damaged hair…
Finally, senior year of college, I embraced the curl. I also embraced the considerably shorter amount of time it took to get ready!
So, here is my hair care routine:
1. Condition Hair: Please note that I said CONDITION. I shampoo my hair 2-3 times a week but I condition it every time I take a shower. I also use an obscene amount of conditioner. Curly hair needs the extra moisture, which is also why you don’t shampoo often because it strips the hair of moisture.
2. Pat/Squeeze Hair Dry: DO NOT RUB YOUR HAIR WITH A TOWEL. Don’t do it. I usually squeeze out extra water before I step out of the shower, flip my head upside down and then squeeze my hair with a towel.
Someone once suggested using a cotton t-shirt because it helps with frizziness, but I tried this for about a month and didn’t notice a difference, so back to the towel!
3. Brush Hair, Dry Again: Brush your hair and enjoy it, because you won’t pick that brush up again. I use a brush like this:
I brush it all out, put my part where I want it, and then use a towel to squeeze out any extra moisture.
4. Scrunch Hair With Product: Use a light mousse, flip your head upside down and scrunch your hair. Then flip right side up again and scrunch some more. That’s it! TADA! Let it hair dry. Don’t mess with it!
My favorite products are John Frieda Curl Reviver Styling Mousse and Pantene Pro V Curly Mousse.
5. Optional: Clip Back Part of Hair: This is something I do because my hair tends to fall into my face when it’s wet, but it also gives it a nicer shape once it’s dried. I take a little plastic clip and I loosely pull back the hair on the larger half of my part (since I part to the side). I leave it in until my hair is almost dried or I’m about to arrive at work.
Remember, this is what works for MY hair and might not necessarily be the best routine for yours. Just experiment and figure out what’s best for your type of hair.
What kind of hair do you have?
Have you ever dyed your hair or wanted to? What’s your natural color and your new color?
Your hair looks beautiful! It’s crazy how different curly and straight hair are from each other. I shampoo my hair every time I shower but can only condition the ends or I’ll have one oily mess.
I have pretty similar hair to you, except not quite as curly at the top and I have the EXACT same routine as you do (down to Frizz ease hair product!) except I use a comb to brush my wet hair. I never touch a brush.. ever. And definitely never rub my head with a towel haha 🙂 I went through pretty similar stages as you figuring out my curly hair. It wasn’t until senior year of high school that I really started to embrace it, now I love it! Your hair is gorgeous!! 🙂
Haha I’m glad you don’t rub your hair with a towel!
Aww thanks, Erin! And I know, hair can be SO different! I have a friend that washes her hair twice a day to keep it from getting greasy!
I’m a typical toe-head blonde, or at least I was. My mom’s hair turned brown when she was in college, my hair is still blonde, but its definitely darker. Sometimes I think about adding highlights, or adding some red/strawberry blonde. But for now I really like saying that my hair is natural.
I have wavy/curly/frizzy hair, too. I had stick straight hair growing up, and then around 8th grade it did a little flip at the bottom, high school was a blur of confusion as my hair was changing and I had no idea what was going on. The first 2 years it wasn’t curly or super wavy, but definitely wasn’t stick straight anymore. As it got curlier, it got frizzier and got WAY thinner, which I hate! Now it’s a full blow hot mess of Mufasa hair.
That’s so random that your hair just changed like that! Embrace the curl!
Haha my hair has slowly been turning more and more red as I get older!
You have beautiful, naturally curly hair. My hair is kind of naturally wavy, but as it gets longer it becomes straighter. So right now my hair is pretty straight, but I can still scrunch it on days when I don’t have much time to get ready/am lazy/it’s super humid outside. 🙂
Haha the super humid weather makes it necessary to go curly!
I went through the same with my hair and having no idea how to deal with the curls and super thick. I embraced the curl in HS and college but about 7 or 8 years ago decided to go with Japanese straightening and haven’t looked back. I like my hair so much better straight. Plus my hair grows in a lot less frizzy/curly now and takes all of 10 minutes to do and I haven’t had it straightened in a year now. Love it. I have darker brown hair that highlights really nicely with all the time I spend outside and never plan to color it until forced by grays – which I find sporadically now and pluck as I see haha!
Such pretty hair! I have wavy hair and a lot of it so I kind of get ya but I know curls are kind of their own entity. Have you tried Bumble and Bumble curl conscious? The stuff is seriously AMAZING. When I was in cosmetology school and a stylist we use Bb product line and that was the best curl control line ever!
I’ve been highlighting my hair since 7th grade but naturally it’s a strawberry blonde. It can get pricey though so kudos to not dying the hair!
I have tried Bumble and Bumble, they have great products! Little too pricey for my current budget though.
I used to want to do the japanese straightening, but I think I was afraid of how it would look when it was starting to wear off. Sounds like it turned out really well for you!
i used to want curly hair so bad! confession: i got a perm once in high school… BIG MISTAKE!! i’m so grateful for my straight hair now. it’s naturally stick straight and the fact that i use zero products and don’t even have to blow dry is fabulous! in fact, leaving it alone means it’s very healthy and grows at super speed –i donate a 10″ every year!
My hair is so similar to yours- same color(love and refuse to dye!!) And curls- but I straighten mine daily 🙂
Yay for strawberry blonde hair!!!
Oh wow, that’s super fast!! I get my hair cut like 3 times a year, tops and it barely grows at all…
Your hair is so pretty! I WISH I had curls in my hair. But it’s board straight. Oh well-I embrace it!
Very nice curly hair. I have a good diet base on vitamin E and I used Pro Natural’s hair care products. The whole line of products are great!!!!
I didn’t even think about vitamins, I’ll have to look into that!
Grass is always greener on the other side!