Thank you so much for this video! I have fine wavy/curly hair that is below my shoulders and upright brush styling just doesn’t work for me. I have a Denman and have tried it the traditional way with tension and using the handle to form ringlets, and neither way really forms or holds a curl. Finger coiling and finger rolling also don’t do much for my hair (sometimes finger rolling an individual curl and diffusing immediately works). What seems to work right now is applying something like AG Recoil upright and just brushing it through with a Wet brush, go upside down and brush through to form clumps, scrunch, add gel and scrunch some more, then micro plop and diffuse. So I’d LOVE to see you perfect your upside down method and your favorite volumizing products.
Hi Kathy! Thank you for sharing your routine too! I also have not had much luck styling with the denman (though it works great on my daughters tight curls) nor the wet brush (which I love for just detangling). But I have been experimenting with the wet brush that has added boar bristles. I think it’s a keeper! I still need a little more practice, but I’ll make a styling video with it soon! So far I’ve only practiced upright styling with it, but I’ll try upside down too. I think it will be great for fine hair too. It grips & smooths the hair nicely. I do need to brush through each section a couple of times to keep any stray pieces from separating out of the curl clump🤍 This is the brush 👉 rstyle.me/cz-n/gi8t24dks5p
Great review April!! I love going back over your videos, because I feel our hair is similar. I am a loose wavy curl. More curlier in the back, more looser on the sides and top. I am also lower in density on the top of my head with various thicknesses of strands. I'm just about 2 years into my journey. My hair is also around the same length as yours, maybe a bit longer. I have been upright styling for most of my journey. However, as it gets longer, the upright is just not giving me what I want. It gets hard for me to unstick the top of my head and keep it that way. So I recently started experimenting with upside down styling. I also drifted away from squish to condish my conditioner. But since getting back into it, I have seen a huge improvement. After shampooing, I will condition and then comb through it and pin it up on my head while showering. Then I will take it down and do the squishing. I will also use less than a pea size of leave in after that, just because my hair gets tangly and matted on top so easily. My choice of stylers as of late have been Giovanni foam for the volume, followed by Kinky curly curl custard. I use a tangle teaser brush and brush the leave in upside down, really brushing it taught and straight out to lift the hair off my scalp, because it lays flat as a pancake there and sticks to the top of my head. I will pick up sections and really pull it away, nothing being sectioned. After I see the clumping, I will start to scrunch. Once I feel it's scrunched all the way to the root, which I could never get while upright styling, I will add the foam, scrunch and then the custard and scrunch. I don't brush through these products. I also started wet plopping for a good 10 minutes after that, and it's really soaking it all in nicely before I microplop and then diffuse. I'm working on my stubborn parting still, but doing it upside down, it's definitely trickier. Loved the volume in this video on you. I work on that since the top of my head is lower density. Will be looking forward to seeing your volume products video! Sorry this was so long lol..
Hi Kathy! Thank for your sharing your routine. It’s so helpful! For adding parting to upside down styling, I was thinking of doing the parting before flipping over. So that might be after detangling? Because I’ve found that the parting seems to stay in place for the most part when done on wet hair. Then the rest of the routine can still be down upside down. I’ve only tried it a couple of times, and it seemed to work - though I still over scrunched…so I need to try again. ☺️ I’ll stick to wet plopping instead of more scrunching. I love the Giovanni foam! I usually pair it with the Giovanni LA Hold gel. Good to know it pairs with the Kinky Curly custard too. 👍🏼 ☀️ Happy Summer!
Hello April. The sectioning method is so helpful. It helps me stay organized with my thick head of hair. I like upright styling. I don’t think my back would do well in that position for all the time it takes to get the job done. :) My hair is medium length. I get a trim in a week. I am so excited. I hope it will help my curls improve even more. I am almost at my 6 month a mark of being fully natural. Take care.
Hi Natalie. Thank you for your feedback! I’m so glad the sectioning method is helpful for your hair too. I’ll do a video using more styling clips to hold the hair up & down out of the way. I’m also testing different parting styles for the bangs / front of face curls too. Congratulations on your upcoming 6 months 🥂Curliversary! ☺️
Hi April, I agree upside down styling is fast, but doesn’t give great results. I have medium density fine hair. But if I want fast using a brush helps me fly through my routine. I also plop a little so it soaks up some water and diffusing or air drying goes faster. I’d love to see some hot summer styles and humidity proof routine and products!
Hi Minna, Thank you for sharing! Oh, I’ve been testing with a brush and am almost ready to make a video with it. It’s a wet brush with boar bristles and really calms the curls. I just need a little more practice, and it does seem quick. ✨ I find I need to run the brush through each section a couple of times to help my curls clump together. I’ll definitely work on some summer styling too. ♥️ I still have my humidity proof products from last summer (Giovanni) and hope to have more options this year as well. ☀️ Happy Summer
Hey April! Just found your channel and I’ve been really loving watching each and every one your videos. Your tips and tricks are easy to follow and very effective. Thank you for giving us such great content! 🤗
Hi Lavina! Thank you so much for your feedback. I’m so glad the videos are helpful and I hope that you’ll have amazing hair days everyday. You deserve it!! I so appreciate all the support. It keeps me making more videos for you each week! ♥️
Hello April ! I love your videos ! I wanted to ask one thing ! My hair remains straight near the head and curls as it goes down . How do I get the curls from the roots itself ? Please help ! Thank you ❤
Hi Sharvani! One factor that can cause straighter or flatter hair at the root can be the weight of water 💦 in hair during wet styling & drying that pulls it down and stretches it out. Check out this video for more tips & let me know how it goes! ua-cam.com/video/5n2PjIik9hI/v-deo.html
Hi April, have been following you since a few days now. Just a question, my bottom hair remains well defined after every wash, but the top part becomes frizzy instantly after drying. It would be great of you could suggest something.
@@TheCurlStoryThank you for your reply April. I still follow the basic routine, shampoo, conditioner, curl creme and gel. The upright technique as per your latest video (without sectioning though).
Yes! They are fun! This time I used one from my old styling routine ⤵️ rstyle.me/cz-n/gjysv3dks5p Many contain silicones, so I’m buying & testing others without silicones 👌🏼 I hope to post a video on my favs soon!
@@TheCurlStory I'll keep an eye out for it! Thanks for the great content. We have very similar hair and my hair is finally healthy enough to grow long, so I'm looking for ways to keep volume with length
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Thank you so much for this video! I have fine wavy/curly hair that is below my shoulders and upright brush styling just doesn’t work for me. I have a Denman and have tried it the traditional way with tension and using the handle to form ringlets, and neither way really forms or holds a curl. Finger coiling and finger rolling also don’t do much for my hair (sometimes finger rolling an individual curl and diffusing immediately works). What seems to work right now is applying something like AG Recoil upright and just brushing it through with a Wet brush, go upside down and brush through to form clumps, scrunch, add gel and scrunch some more, then micro plop and diffuse. So I’d LOVE to see you perfect your upside down method and your favorite volumizing products.
Hi Kathy! Thank you for sharing your routine too! I also have not had much luck styling with the denman (though it works great on my daughters tight curls) nor the wet brush (which I love for just detangling). But I have been experimenting with the wet brush that has added boar bristles. I think it’s a keeper! I still need a little more practice, but I’ll make a styling video with it soon! So far I’ve only practiced upright styling with it, but I’ll try upside down too. I think it will be great for fine hair too. It grips & smooths the hair nicely. I do need to brush through each section a couple of times to keep any stray pieces from separating out of the curl clump🤍
This is the brush 👉 rstyle.me/cz-n/gi8t24dks5p
Great review April!! I love going back over your videos, because I feel our hair is similar. I am a loose wavy curl. More curlier in the back, more looser on the sides and top. I am also lower in density on the top of my head with various thicknesses of strands. I'm just about 2 years into my journey. My hair is also around the same length as yours, maybe a bit longer. I have been upright styling for most of my journey. However, as it gets longer, the upright is just not giving me what I want. It gets hard for me to unstick the top of my head and keep it that way. So I recently started experimenting with upside down styling. I also drifted away from squish to condish my conditioner. But since getting back into it, I have seen a huge improvement. After shampooing, I will condition and then comb through it and pin it up on my head while showering. Then I will take it down and do the squishing. I will also use less than a pea size of leave in after that, just because my hair gets tangly and matted on top so easily. My choice of stylers as of late have been Giovanni foam for the volume, followed by Kinky curly curl custard. I use a tangle teaser brush and brush the leave in upside down, really brushing it taught and straight out to lift the hair off my scalp, because it lays flat as a pancake there and sticks to the top of my head. I will pick up sections and really pull it away, nothing being sectioned. After I see the clumping, I will start to scrunch. Once I feel it's scrunched all the way to the root, which I could never get while upright styling, I will add the foam, scrunch and then the custard and scrunch. I don't brush through these products. I also started wet plopping for a good 10 minutes after that, and it's really soaking it all in nicely before I microplop and then diffuse. I'm working on my stubborn parting still, but doing it upside down, it's definitely trickier. Loved the volume in this video on you. I work on that since the top of my head is lower density. Will be looking forward to seeing your volume products video! Sorry this was so long lol..
Hi Kathy! Thank for your sharing your routine. It’s so helpful! For adding parting to upside down styling, I was thinking of doing the parting before flipping over. So that might be after detangling? Because I’ve found that the parting seems to stay in place for the most part when done on wet hair. Then the rest of the routine can still be down upside down. I’ve only tried it a couple of times, and it seemed to work - though I still over scrunched…so I need to try again. ☺️
I’ll stick to wet plopping instead of more scrunching.
I love the Giovanni foam! I usually pair it with the Giovanni LA Hold gel. Good to know it pairs with the Kinky Curly custard too. 👍🏼
☀️ Happy Summer!
I’m really happy to have found your channel!! I need to learn soooo much about making my curls look their best.
Yay! I’m so glad you are here too! Enjoy your beautiful curls! They really can be simple to care for and so much fun to style! ♥️
Oh my gosh! What a great trick with the clip on holding down your hair👍👍. Haven’t even thought of that.
Thanks for letting me know that tip was helpful! I’ll show it in an upcoming video too! ♥️
Hello April. The sectioning method is so helpful. It helps me stay organized with my thick head of hair. I like upright styling. I don’t think my back would do well in that position for all the time it takes to get the job done. :) My hair is medium length. I get a trim in a week. I am so excited. I hope it will help my curls improve even more. I am almost at my 6 month a mark of being fully natural. Take care.
Hi Natalie. Thank you for your feedback! I’m so glad the sectioning method is helpful for your hair too. I’ll do a video using more styling clips to hold the hair up & down out of the way. I’m also testing different parting styles for the bangs / front of face curls too. Congratulations on your upcoming 6 months 🥂Curliversary! ☺️
Hi April, I agree upside down styling is fast, but doesn’t give great results. I have medium density fine hair. But if I want fast using a brush helps me fly through my routine. I also plop a little so it soaks up some water and diffusing or air drying goes faster. I’d love to see some hot summer styles and humidity proof routine and products!
Hi Minna, Thank you for sharing! Oh, I’ve been testing with a brush and am almost ready to make a video with it. It’s a wet brush with boar bristles and really calms the curls. I just need a little more practice, and it does seem quick. ✨ I find I need to run the brush through each section a couple of times to help my curls clump together.
I’ll definitely work on some summer styling too. ♥️ I still have my humidity proof products from last summer (Giovanni) and hope to have more options this year as well. ☀️ Happy Summer
@@TheCurlStory i love the Giovanni gel, I have that and mousse for summer humidity.
Hey April! Just found your channel and I’ve been really loving watching each and every one your videos. Your tips and tricks are easy to follow and very effective. Thank you for giving us such great content! 🤗
Hi Lavina! Thank you so much for your feedback. I’m so glad the videos are helpful and I hope that you’ll have amazing hair days everyday. You deserve it!! I so appreciate all the support. It keeps me making more videos for you each week! ♥️
Hello April ! I love your videos ! I wanted to ask one thing ! My hair remains straight near the head and curls as it goes down . How do I get the curls from the roots itself ? Please help ! Thank you ❤
Hi Sharvani! One factor that can cause straighter or flatter hair at the root can be the weight of water 💦 in hair during wet styling & drying that pulls it down and stretches it out. Check out this video for more tips & let me know how it goes! ua-cam.com/video/5n2PjIik9hI/v-deo.html
@@TheCurlStory thank you. !
Hi April, have been following you since a few days now. Just a question, my bottom hair remains well defined after every wash, but the top part becomes frizzy instantly after drying. It would be great of you could suggest something.
Hi Vijayta, yes! How do you style and dry your hair?
@@TheCurlStoryThank you for your reply April. I still follow the basic routine, shampoo, conditioner, curl creme and gel. The upright technique as per your latest video (without sectioning though).
@@TheCurlStory I airdry my hair, thinking of purchasing a diffuser now.
@@vijaytakalyani187 Ah, yes, a diffuser helps to set the curls more quickly. Air drying can leave a LOT of time for the curls to move and separate.
I never thought of trying a volumizing spray! Which do you like?
Yes! They are fun! This time I used one from my old styling routine ⤵️
rstyle.me/cz-n/gjysv3dks5p
Many contain silicones, so I’m buying & testing others without silicones 👌🏼
I hope to post a video on my favs soon!
@@TheCurlStory I'll keep an eye out for it! Thanks for the great content. We have very similar hair and my hair is finally healthy enough to grow long, so I'm looking for ways to keep volume with length