![]() ![]() I’m at the overwhelm stage this time and pondering whether I really want to go down the rabbithole again. and then, after several months of yucky looking hair and a ton of back-of-my-head selfies, I give up and retreat to my usual routine of washing my hair with whatever I want to, not putting stuff in it, and generally either keeping it up or getting a blow out if I really care about it.(For example, I just spent a ton of money on huge bottles of my beloved Alterna Caviar haircare and, according to Curlsbot, neither the shampoo nor the conditioner are curly friendly. I buy far, far too many products from the drugstore on up - gels! mousses! curl activators! serums! dry shampoos! second-day activators! air dry cremes! - and put away half of the products I love because they’re not curly-girl approved.I start going down the rabbithole and immediately get overwhelmed by all the science-y terms (no cones! no poo! maybe your hair needs protein! what’s your porosity level?). ![]() (It was probably more like 2A in my law school days it’s gotten curlier after the babies came and as I age.) This is the way my process usually works: I’ve been here before, idly curious about trying to maximize my 2c/3A hair. Maybe it’s bangs - or going blonde* - or getting a pixie.įor me it’s going down the rabbithole into the huge advice world that exists for women who have curly hair. In the past we’ve talked about how to care for curly hair in winter, answered a reader question on whether curly hair is professional enough for interviews, and had guest poster Afrobella opine on natural and kinky hair in the corporate environment - but it’s been a while since we had a general open thread for curly girls on what their routines and tips are.įor my $.02: You know how you may be drawn to an idea every few years and think, HEY, I haven’t tried that beauty thing in a while, let’s do that. Today let’s have an open thread for women with curly hair - what are your best tips, resources, techniques, and HG products? Where did you start your curly hair journey, and how long has it taken you to find the right blend of products, cuts, and techniques for your hair? ![]()
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