Curly/Wavy haired girls out there!

WEN by Chaz Dean is what I use. Makes my hair look so shiny & healthy~it straightens out the curl and makes it look like I spent a long time on my hair.
I also love ALL of Carol's Daughter hair products~

Don't torture your hair. Let dry naturally and let your curl BE!

arrgh I know what you mean, having curly/wavy hair is so time consuming.
In the Weekdays I just shampoo it with an organic paraffin free shampoo, (I like the organic shampoos because they don't strip away all the good oils), and use a Keratin condition, dry it with a towel, put a leave in conditioner through it, then tie it up in a bun.

weekends when I care a bit more about looking nice I will wash it that same way but blow dry the moisture out till it's 50% dry then brush it as straight as possible and tie it in a pony tail and leave it, then when it's completely dry I straighten it with a ghd

ohh so much effort.. sometimes I feel like doing a Britney spears and shaving it all off haha

Blerg. I don't do any of these things. Maybe I should start

I just condition with Moroccan oil conditioner. Let it dry Naturally with a squirt of Macadamia nut cream. Pretty much it. I stay away from blow drying because 1) I'm lazy and 2) It makes my hair uber-poofy. I comb with a wide tooth comb in the shower.

Pretty much what I do except I've never heard of Moroccan oil conditioner! I also don't wash it everyday, that seems to dry it out more & add to the frizziness.

The only time a comb goes through my hair is in the shower! I just put some Pantene curly mousse in after I wash it and let it dry naturally. On the days I don't wash it I spritz it with water, finger comb it and put about a pea-sized drop of tresseme gel for curly hair on it to smooth it out.

Getting it cut this week, told my hairdresser I wanted something different & to put her "thinking cap" on cuz I have no idea what I want...just something different. I trust her though, she won't cut it short (she refused when I asked her to - bless her, she knew it was completely out of spite!).

I never dry my hair with a hair dryer I always let it dry naturally, depending on how thick your hair is, it can take an hour or two. Mine usually takes about an hour to hour and half. That is the biggest trick, when they dry my hair at the salon, even with the diffuser and low setting it STILL frizzes a little bit no matter what or how much product I use. I use Paul Mitchell products because they do a good job and are not as costly as some. The leave in conditioner is a good one to moisturize and control the mop (as I refer to it). My favorite products are Aveda, but they cost an arm and a let so I usually stick with Paul Mitchell. I also don't wash my hair daily. Now depending on your age and your hair type and activity level that may not work for you. That said, I DO get it wet in the shower ever night to wash out the dust and some of the products. I can go every other day or sometimes every 3rd day, depending on what I've been doing and what the weather is.

You know the best advice I can give for style is to go find a salon, tell them when you make the appointment that you need a consultation on what kind of style. You might have to suck it up and pay a little more but once you get a good style, then you know what you want. I find that shoulder length, with long layers works best for me

The curly hair can be a challenge, that said, it's also a blessing. Thanks to products like flat irons we have the option of having straight hair or curly hair you know. It takes me at least half an hour of work w/the flat iron to get it straight so I actually wash it and straighten it at night before I got to bed, then in the morning I get up and just touch up a little bit - like 5 minutes worth of work maybe. Plus if you live in a climate that is very humid, it's extra tough. I live in Nevada where it's as dry as a bone so I'm lucky. I used to live in the midwest and I used a product that was from England (where they know humidity) I believe it was called Graham Webb maybe? I'm sure you could probably google it and find it. They had one product that was for frizz control, can't remember exactly what it was though but I do remember that it worked really well.

Good luck - it's a challenge but celebrate your curls. There are women out there who have to submit themselves to chemical treatments to get curls and pay a bunch of money. We're lucky, we get it for free!

Oh do I feel your pain!!! It took me a long time and a LOT of money to figure out how to tame my hair... mine is very coarse and pretty curly..verrrry thick... what has worked best for me is keeping it long, using Victoria's Secret shampoo/conditioner/detangler, letting it air-dry and using a Chi flat-iron.

I wash it like any one else would, comb it out, scrunch it, and leave it. Don't touch it until my next shower. I've found the longer it gets the harder to manage, so I keep mine shoulder length.

3) wear a low cut shirt to distract from said hair.

Bahahaha! So true. :laugh: I just stick that mess in a pony tail and wear a baseball cap to cover it up. I think I'd probably be really pretty if I could get my hair to behave. One time I had my hair blown straight at a salon - - took a long time and it's too much trouble at home. I think I just need to find a good hair cut to try...

ive given up trying to get "curls" out of my hair its very thick atm and its just past my shoulders i used to straighen it with GHD's but my brother broke them and have been unable to replace them atm im using herbal essences tousle me softly which helps the frizz a little

Another vote for the curly girl method (altho my hair is curlier/frizzier than your wavy/curly ness) - I am no poo, no cone for over 3 tears now (use tresemme, naked, boots, whatever as long as the chemicals are right). My hair is a lot better than it was. I am not a good stylist tho - I blame total tomboy upbringing. If I wear it open: curl creme and low blowdry, it ooks amazing but tangles like mad and its windy here. Otherwise I tie it up and leave in oil, conditoner, pomade. looks good with a clip - kinda rubbish with a band. I co-wash it every morning which is a pain - I plait it to sleep but its all fuzzy in the morning. I think about exploring rollers, getting a blowdry occassionally to have more up and go hair for a few days but...