Curly Hair

[bucutie02]

my best friend has thin straight hair, she is always telling me how she loves my hair and wishes hers was the same! i always tell HER that i wish i had hers since all she does is wash it, blow dries for like 2 minutes and goes! she could even just wash and go and it would dry on its own. She doesnt have to worry about frizzies, or it poofing out! seriously, straight haired people have it sooo easy compared to us!

My mom is always telling me to brush my hair out, and i always tell her that that isnt possible with curly hair. we always get in an argument like that, and then in comes my dad agreeing with her that i should brush my hair!!

even though having curly hair is a pain sometimes, i think that if styled right, it looks pretty and not boring or plain

[gphi2k]

Originally posted by bucutie02:
She doesnt have to worry about frizzies, or it poofing out! seriously, straight haired people have it sooo easy compared to us!

Billy is my HERO!! Just wanted to say that.

I totally forgot about metioning the brutality of post-shower curly hair dealings. No such thing as wash and go. It's wash mousse, go do something for a bit, go back to mirror, locate frizzies, water down, remousse, and redo process until forced to leave the house. Frizz is EVIL. EVIL I TELL YOU!!!
And as for the whole red thing...I have very fair skin and green eyes, so I decided I was born to be a red head. I dyed it (natural instincts) a couple of weeks ago and got compliaments left right and centre. I did wash out stuff cause I was nervous about how it would look but now that I've learned that red heads have more fun , I think I'm gonna go permanent.

Leslie

[Billy Optimist]

Originally posted by gphi2k:
Billy is my HERO!! Just wanted to say that.

awww shucks, you're making me blush.

[bucutie02]

i just wanted to say that yesterday i bought some paul mitchell mousse and it works great! it defines more of my curls instead of lumping it all in one big thick curl. I hope you guys know what i mean!

[JulieBaby]

I have Curly hair and I LOVE it. I wash it in the morning, us Redkin #7 or 8 (I don't remember) and any gel, then go about my day. In the evening all I do is use a little spray gel and my hair is still great.
My friends are so jealous cause they have to wash, blowdry, & curl their hair and then it's flat 20 min. later.
I've tried all kinds of gels, mousses, and goos. They're all pretty much the same. I can't blowdry mine though.
I've found that once you accept your curly hair and enjoy it, it cooperates much better.
Just let it do what it wants and work with that. Don't try to mold it into something else, then it will just frizz.

[Chris_GAT]

Hmmmmmmmmmmm.........curly hair. I hate it with a vengence. My hair grows out very rapidly with no respect to my self who is increasingly getting pissed of with the whole thing. Anyway I just pile on the jel and hope for the best....

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[Turtlegirl]

Ok this thread is kinda old but I wanted to bring it up again. I have SUPER thick, wavy hair that goes just about 2 inches past my shoulders. I am beyond irritated with it because it is that pesky kind of in-between hair. It's not curly enough to gel it and scrunch it while its wet but its wavy enough that I have to blowdry/straighten it for about 30 minutes then hot-roll it. I have to roll it everyday (then it looks good - smooth with a slight curl at the ends). Anyway, I'm looking for an easier way to deal with it. I am considering getting a perm but ya'll don't seem to like having curly hair. Any ideas or suggestions?

[HeidiHo]

Turtlegirl- I have stick strait hair & get bored very fast. A few years ago I permed my hair rather than cut it or color it for the millionth time. I loved it curly. Maybe the difference was that it wasn't natural so I didn't have the frizz, but all I did was wash/wet it, gel it & scrunch. I tried blow drying w/ a diffuser once or twice but then it got frizzy. I used Fizz-Ease serum before towel drying & Back to Basics vanilla bean gel. I'm pretty risky with my hair & willing to try things so I say perm it!
Heidi

[Turtlegirl]

Thanks for the tip HeidiHo! I guess that was exactly what I was hoping to hear. I'm looking for an easy style and it seems like a perm is a way to go. I'll probably do it after school lets out for the summer. I'd still like to hear any other comments from anyone. Thanks!

[Turtlegirl]

Hey Heidho!
What kind of perm did you get (like spiral or soft etc.)? I think I am about ready to take the plunge but I'm not sure what kind to get. Thanks

[orchid2]

Well, my hair is VERY naturally curly. I have it cut in long layers because it looks like a bush if I cut it short! (I have pictures to prove it too!:razz I've been through the "frizz ease" and the "biolage" and nothing seems to work for me like herbal essence extra-hold mousse. It smells really good too! I never brush my hair when it's dry and never fully blow dry it (that causes frizzies!) The best way to go is to start the blowdrying at the roots. Never all at once though, usually I blow dry it a little and then put on makeup, then blow dry it again. The moisture will slide down to the tips and it dries a lot quicker!

aaahhh....just my $0.02 worth!

[lindsay_iu]

Has anyone tried Curl Vive by L'Oreal? If not, you should. I bought the shampoo and conditioner last week, and it's great. It smells good and it's super at detangling. My comb just slides through my hair now, and I don't have to tug at knots. Anyway...enough promoting for L'Oreal.

I also use Bed Head Control Freak serum. I love it because it's not sticky at all. I usually blowdry my hair until it's about halfway dry, and it works pretty well. I prefer to let my hair air-dry though, when I have the time.

Have any of you ever had your hair professionally straightened? I'm toying with the idea of straightening mine, but I'm scared that my curls will be in sad shape after. I need a magic wand for my hair, so I can have a huge variety of styles without commitment.

[newbie]

Originally posted by HeidiHo:
Turtlegirl- I have stick strait hair & get bored very fast. A few years ago I permed my hair rather than cut it or color it for the millionth time. I loved it curly. Maybe the difference was that it wasn't natural so I didn't have the frizz, but all I did was wash/wet it, gel it & scrunch. I tried blow drying w/ a diffuser once or twice but then it got frizzy. I used Fizz-Ease serum before towel drying & Back to Basics vanilla bean gel. I'm pretty risky with my hair & willing to try things so I say perm it!
Heidi

I never thought I would say this - but I'm bored of my hair TOO!!! It's getting pretty long right now, but I'm kinda sick of my hair - straight in one place, wavy in the other...what kind of perm did you get Heidi? And is it hard maintenance (i.e., do you have to re-touch the roots every few months, how costly is it, etc.)? I also heard that when you get a perm you have to buy a whole new set of hair care products. Do you have any that you would like to recommend?

I want loose waves, basically to balance out my straight-hair-here, wavy-hair-there!

Turtlegirl, did you end up perming your hair after all? And if so, which type of perm - and is it hard maintenance, which products did you end up using (basically the same questions that I had for Heidi)?

Sorry for so many questions, girls! Thanks for reading !

[SSS1365]

Originally posted by lindsay_iu:
Has anyone tried Curl Vive by L'Oreal? If not, you should. I bought the shampoo and conditioner last week, and it's great. It smells good and it's super at detangling. My comb just slides through my hair now, and I don't have to tug at knots. Anyway...enough promoting for L'Oreal.

L'Oreal CurlVive... I swear by it! I HATED to let my hair go curly before I discovered this stuff! It claims to reduce frizz by 95%... and at least in my case, this is totally true! Naturally, without any special products, I have the frizziest hair you have ever seen. Even though CurlVive works wonders for me, I still need help beyond that. I use Frizz-ease... 3 different products of theirs... hair serum (extra strength), styling gel, and relaxing cream. And I cannot blow dry my hair. The result? My hair is literally frizz-free.

[Turtlegirl]

Hey Newbie!
Yep I finally went for the perm! I got a spiral perm on large rods in early June and I love it!!! Like I said before, my hair is naturally wavy so I was always right there in the frizzy middle between straight and curly. Now I have pretty, loose spirals that I can straighten if I want to go for a different look (but it takes about 45 minutes). Actually, I even think my hair is in better condition since the perm because I don't use much heat to style it anymore (just a little bit of drying with a diffuser). I did buy new products after I went curly but they were all pretty cheap. I got the green Dep gel, Salon Selectives Loosely Defined (this is the best stuff in the world!!!) and Suave Shine gel. Oh and there is a great website with a message board about curly hair I go to all the time - its naturallycurly.com
Good Luck with your Hair!!!