How does she do it: killer curls April 23, 2008
“How does she do it” is gonna be a regular post of mine, where i get in fabulous gals to talk about how she does it. For my first post in this series I asked my curly-haired friend to spill the beans on how she keeps her killer curls…
Most important thing of all…
Is to get regular haircuts. This is because curly hair is a lot drier than normal hair and so it gets damaged really fast. AND never brush your hair (unless you really need to)
Second most important thing…
Is to get a really good haircut. I find that light layering works well with my hair type. Too much layering and you start to look like a sheep. I also try not to get short layering around my face….. again to avoid looking like a sheep. Some hairdressers like to straighten your hair first and then cut it, I find that it doesn’t really work with curly hair. The best hair cut I’ve ever gotten was when the hairdresser cut my hair when it was dried curly. This way you can actually see the finally result.
Shampooing
I have really oily roots and really dry ends and my hairdresser told me once to use a little bit of shampoo and lightly rub into roots and avoid shampooing the ends. This helps the ends from getting too dry.
The best shampoo by far that I have tried is Redken-Fresh Curls, it’s around 30 bucks from hair salons. It leaves your hair beautifully soft and really manageable and my curls actually behave! It’s great because you don’t have to use very much at all and it lasts for ages. If you wanna buy something a little e cheaper but good, try Simple Shampoo (around 6 or 7 bucks from supermarkets). It leaves your hair really really soft too.
Conditioning
I normally make sure that I never condition my roots, as this makes them really oily and only means you have to wash your hair more often. Try conditioning from half way down your hair and make sure to get all the ends.
Best tip from hairdresser. always make sure to ring out all the excess water from your hair before putting conditioner on. This helps the conditioner to really penetrate your hair and really improve silkiness!
Unfortunately, the matching Redken Fresh Curls conditioner does not do such a great job as its counter part. I have found that since Redken revamped their hair care collection with their new formula, the conditioner seems really watered-down and doesn’t really do much. I have found that any supermarket conditioner does just a good a job as the Redken one.
Really great hair products for curly hair:
Redken – Fresh Curls - Curl Refiner and Curl Boost
Redken – All Soft – Velvet Whip
Sebastian – Evokativ – Exotic Erotic
Fudge – 1 shot+
I second fresh curls - and that the conditioner is not that great.
But if you are on a budget, there’s a Garnier mousse for curly hair, which is surprisingly good. And about $8.
curls are only half of my hair problem (a significant other part is not actually washing it very often). but pretty much the only hair ’system’ that even vaguely works for me is mixed chicks. available on the internet you know. and while it isn’t that expensive, the shipping is ridiculous. see for yourself: http://www.mixedchicks.org
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