Lovely to see you back. You helped transform my hair and I get so many compliments now. I’ve been doing CG for almost a year now and the curl clumps form on their own so I never spend much time on styling. My hair also retains moisture very easily so I don’t need much product. I stuck to it like you said even though it looked hideous in the initial few months haha. Now people ask me if I have got a perm!
You know what Karunya, over the last few months I've been thinking a lot about the meaning of life and my purpose here on UA-cam. It's easy to write it off as a tool of vanity. Why do I make beauty and hair videos? Is it vapid and superficial? Then I see a comment like this and it helps me to put my thoughts in perspective. My purpose here on UA-cam is much more than just flexing my hair. It's to help and encourage. Thank you for your comment. It gave me so much peace and joy. I love to hear it! I bet your hair is gorgeous! Keep going! So many amazing things to come!
@@MichelleManuel it’s not vain at all. You have no idea the extent to which you’re changing lives, so I’ll share my story. I had a VERY difficult relationship with my mother since as far back as I can remember (I am now not in contact with her, thank god). Throughout my childhood she was abusive to me and neglectful of my needs. She regretted having me and made sure that I was reminded of that at all times. She was controlling, manipulative and made my life a waking nightmare every day. One of the things she did throughout my childhood was never let me cut my hair. Not once. It was forbidden. She never gave me any reasons for it. It was a no and I knew that if I defied her I’d be abused more so I obeyed. When I reached high school my hair length was lower than my butt. I’d sit on my braid sometimes too and go ouch! Haha :) I did not know how to care for my hair. As a school going girl, hair that long, that thick, dense and voluminous was a pain. Always a frizzy mess. Always getting in the way of things. My scalp was stinky and I had dandruff. I had lice too. She enjoyed watching me suffer, so she wouldn’t help me with these things. My hair being this way also became one of the reasons for my getting bullied in school but that’s a story for another day. My first act of rebellion against my mother was to chop off my hair into a pixie cut. I did it when I was 17. She made my life even worse and worse after that, until I moved out and stopped talking to her. At the point of my moving out, I had kept the pixie cut for 5 years. Proudly wore it as my first act of rebellion. I had a longing to grow it out though. It was a new beginning and I wanted to do things on my terms. I wanted to fix my relationship with everything about me that she had ruined for me. I came across your channel at this point and decided to grow my hair. I then took care of it the way you described and now it each strand is a testament to something big in me that has been healed. I thank you and all the other women on UA-cam who played the role of a mother and sister in teaching me how to care for myself. Being a child of neglect was hard but you all made it easier. I’ve shared your channel with multiple other people whose lives have now changed because of you. Keep up the work :)
@@karunyaballal9607 i cried reading your comment. For what it's worth, I'm so sorry you had to go through this. Words won't be enough. If I could I would give you a tight hug. You've endured decades of heart break and pain at the hands of the same people who were meant to protect you. I can't imagine what that's like. It is beyond brave of you to open up like this. I consider myself fortunate that you found it in your heart to share. I keep imagining what heights each of us would have already achieved if we didn't have to spend so much of our young adult lives trying to cope and recover from past trauma. I personally had to work on my confidence and self worth for years. I have some baggage. I'm not brave enough to share it. I've understood one thing from my introspections. (I am an overthinker and spend lots of time thinking about life, morality, mental health, self actualisation and all that it would entail). This is what I found to be true in my case. I had so much anger. My anger, bitterness and resentment were like a poison, corroding my mind and body. It did not affect the person I was angry at. How could it, when I did not vocalise any of it. I kept it all in. I allowed it to hold me back and eat at my insides. It manifested as physical ailments. I haven't let go of it completely. But I know that the only person it damages is me. This is my cross to bear and I have to work on it actively everyday. I wish you freedom from whatever it is that you're carrying. I hope it never holds you back. I wish so much healing for you and for me and for everyone reading this. All my love!
@@MichelleManuel I am at a loss for words. Thank you for sharing this, it makes me feel less alone. Many hugs to you too I wish you all the healing and happiness in the world :)
Ma'am I truly love your content❤...I'm a boy and I never knew and thought my hair would be wavy..From OCT 2022 I started growing out my hair and to my surprise my hair started turning wavy..At the moment I was totally shocked and surprised at the same time and I didn't know what to do.. Luckily/Fortunately I saw your channel and started taking care and styling my hair accurately...Now I'm super happy with my hair...From looking like a cat I turned in a lion...Got a lot of compliments..Even my family especially my sister isn't believing that my hair is naturally this wavy and they keep saying you have done some treatment at the saloon😅😂....But thanks to you ma'am..You helped me a lot.❤👍🙏😊
I love love love it! I'm so glad you're actually doing the thing! Lots of people will think you've done something to your hair professionally! Or used a curling wand in secret. It happens to me till this day. Just smile and wave boy! Just smile and wave! (Get the reference?)
Hi Michelle, for 31 years of my life I didn't know I had 2b type hair. I never paid attention to it until I discovered your videos. You've transformed my relationship with my hair ! Thank you. Much love ❤
I really like it when brands listen to us and remove ingredients like DMDM that MIGHT cause hair loss in some people. Because we use these leave-in products quite often. I'm also loving finger detangling these days like you Michelle
Yes absolutely! I personally tooted that horn for over a year repeatedly, video after video. They also reduced the fragrance because we kept complaining. Now if they only took it a step further and changed the fragrance altogether, I would jump for joy! Fingers crossed! Fingers crossed!
You’re so well spoken and beautiful ❤️ Would love to be as well spoken as you in the future. My hair is super long and wavy, when I brush it out it’s frizzy. I really want them to look clean and defined. Will start with your first video that you posted few years ago. Will keep my journey posted here. Thanks and lots of love to you
An updated refresh routine as well please! And it would be even better if you could tell us how you maintain your hair now until the next washday and if you do anything different from your previous video on the same topic
I do dry refreshes mostly. I've done one video on the topic. If i need a wet refresh, i don't add any product. If and only if my hair feels dry, I use a tiny bit of leave-in mixed with water.
I'll make a detailed video on this. My only fear is that the video will be too long. I've broken up my post washday routine into small videos and put it into a separate playlist
I've been watching your videos today as I'm starting hair transformation as I've cut it so short and trying to grow it and keep it natural and your videos encouraged me alot , thank you so much
Please do a video of 7 day wavy hair care routine (with product you use ) How to sleep with long wavy hair at night ..give some options... Thanks in advance
Yes you can. Just be careful with the product amounts. I have medium porosity hair now. What I've noticed is I can use light as well as heavy products. It's just that with heavy products I have to reduce the quantity significantly. I can't use as much as I did before. My hair gets over-moisturised very easily so I have to be careful.
@@MichelleManuel notifications were ditching me for a long time. This time I caught you on right time.. 🥰 Thank you so much for encouragement and support.🫂
@@akhilak623 I'm doing okay. Been forcing myself to get into a routine. I'm better than before. Now I just need to fix my sleep schedule and start working out consistently. Still having trouble with that one. :( Also I need to start drinking more water! Having so much trouble with this. I keep telling myself I'm going to do it and then before you know it it's 8pm and I haven't finished a single bottle.
So great to see you back! ❤ One q - how did your hair porosity change from high to medium? Also, regarding in-shower conditioner - I have realised that over time, my hair felt too weighed down by conditioners & hair masks - and it led to far more hairfall (I alternate b/w Mom's Co Protein, JH Hair Mask & Garnier Hair Mask). I tried this experiment where I only used the Arata leave-in conditioner after showering, and my hairfall felt far less. I know that most experts absolutely frown upon skipping hair conditioner, but what do you think about using only shampoo & leave in conditioner? Does it damage hair in the long run?
I had a bad haircut. It ruined my shape. Had to chop off my hair inch by inch every month. I've been on CG for 3 plus years now. All the hair on my head is new (post starting CG). In 3 years I've coloured the lengths only once. The rest of the info I've left in the description.
@@stuti6803 you if dry detangle in a wash now style later format and don't need conditioner to detangle, then you can try the above. Although i feel like if your hair is not happy with so many products, might as well deep condition with a regular conditioner. Use a towel or heat cap to ensure that the moisture penetrates the hair shaft. And then skip leave in conditioner.. Basically my opinion is, if your hair gets weighed down, choose wash off products instead of leave in products.
Your hair looks great Michelle! and your doggy is so cute :-) Could you please suggest some good CG friendly scalp scrubs and/or other products for exfoliating the scalp? thanks!
Thank you Upasana! Truth be hold, I haven't focused on this yet. I have not tried enough scalp scrubs to comment on my favs. So far I've used the earth rhythm shampoo bar and the plum scalp scrub. I'll look into it going forward. Thanks for bringing it up.
Can you also tell us what the next day looks like ? I use the curl up products but the next day my hair looks really messy and frizzy. I follow the 3 steps of shampoo condition and cast with everything written to the T but my next day hair looks terrible. How do I solve for that ?
In a week, how many time you wash your hair with shampoo?and how many days your hair looks good? Should i use anything the very next day after shampooing my hair Please I'm beginner ans my question
I have been watching your videos and tips for a long time and really use it can you please make a dedicated video for men with medium length wavy hair plssss :) would be very usefull
Thank you so much! I've done a video on my friend's hair. He has medium length low porosity 2c/3a hair. I'll share the link. Give me a minute to find the video.
Hi Michelle, I am one of your followers and from Kolkata. Since the summer has started would you please recommend/ do a video of a routine to beat humidity? Thanks for your suggestion for arata protein gel. It helps me to define curls better
In this video you are styling using products in the order leave in conditioner, curl cream, mousse, gel. In some videos you just style ur hair with leave in conditioner/cream and gel. Can you please tell me the reason.
Did you see the video i did before this, talking about my fav products? In the video i mentioned some combos that work best on my hair. This is one of the combos.
Hi Michelle! Loved the video.. you make the whole process look so simple and effortless! 😍😍😍 I had a question.. is it necessary to use both curl cream and gel for better curls? I use only a leave-in and gel for styling, and my curls start getting undefined post shower day itself... ☹️☹️☹️
If your hair is starting* to lose definition, this means your gel is not giving you enough hold. You can do a few things here. 1. Increase the amount of gel slightly 2. Use a serum to sotc to increase the hold like I did 3. Add a mousse to increase hold 4. After plopping glaze your lengths an extra layer of gel or mousse 5. Switch to a harder hold gel
Both curl cream and leave in are not necessary unless you have high porosity hair and need to layer to hit your moisture goals. I did it here to protect my colour and cut out the orangy tones from my hair. The amounts I use now are drastically less compared to what I did before.
Hey! I love your videos and I do see change in my hair . However, I going to abroad so kindly recommend cg friendly shampoo and conditioner available internationally.
Try maui moisture, shea moisture, innersense, curlsmith, bounce curl etc. I spoke about some foreign styling products in my last video if you're interested.
The one problem with me when it comes to my baby hair is I’m so impatient I’ll let it dry to like 80% and scrunch it out and it’ll be so frizzy when it’s 100% dry
So so many products.. as a beginner its very confusing. Could u plz mke a video on fizzy low porosity 2b wavy hair. So confused what products n which brand should i go in fr first.
Not available in India. Nynm is trying to get the gel. It's available on beautybay. Haven't tried to buy it from there. Not confident about the customs process and duty charges. I usually buy it from boots or superdrug in the UK or Amazon USA and ship them to my Chachi or Bua's place. Then I wait for them to come down. I always get a 3 for 2 offer. Even on Amazon USA you'll find the offer.
Love this video. I have one question... do you use any oil on your length like coconut oil ? I have heard it's good to prevent hygral fatigue! ❤❤ PS: You look great with a middle part 😊
I don't use any oil on my lengths. I'll tell you why. My hair porosity has changed. It is now mostly medium porosity. I'll tell you what started happening. I got a bad haircut. My shape was ruined. I had to keep cutting my lengths to regain my volume and shape. As a result I chopped off most of the high porosity bits little by little. My hair is now very prone to getting over-mosturised. If i use the same amount of product as I did before, I end up with wet feeling hair that doesn't want to dry. I also get lots of build up now compared to before. Because of this, on washday I have to strip my scalp and lengths of the products completely and then start afresh when it comes to adding moisture. If your hair is super dry and you use a very cleansing shampoo, it might help to oil the lengths. For me it never worked before. It doesn't work now either. But there might be some hair types that would benefit from doing this. Especially if you're not a cg follower.
hi michelle, i love your content. i am facing hairfall from many years and hairtype is low porosity .i am from Delhi .Can recommend which type of shampoo and mask shouldi use for gain volume. There is one more problem with my hair that whenever go to set hairs in style form they dont set for 2 to 3 hours. Can you give any suggest on this❤
I have almost the same routine as you, it's so easy and simple to do. Except I don't usually use a hair dryer, I just air dry my hair and it saves sooooo much time, I just wash my hair and go. It isn't a problem for me to go out with wet hair (I don't live in a cold place). I also finger detangle my hair in the shower, I don't know anyone else who does that. Since I started finger detangling I lose a looooot less hair because I'm not trying to tug a comb or brush through tangles anymore and yanking out hair. Since I have low porosity hair I can only use one leave-in product, because my hair refuses to absorb products and they just sit on top of my hair and look like raindrops. I need to try your method for forming clumps using a wide-toothed comb!
You can definitely try creating your clumps with a comb. The results will not be as defined or manipulated as brush styling. But I find that it's gentle. I don't cause any breakage that way. Also I do prefer more natural looking, less perfect results. And so a comb does the job just fine.
Hii, My hair type is 2a wavy Porosity is Low Started CGM from 3 weeks But I suffered from extrem hairfall, so I did 2 washes with sulphate shapoo , not performed CGM . I watched your every video then I realised I am using those products which are not suitable for hair type I want volume and shrinkage,pls tell me which products i should used Earlier i m using oil based conditioner and leave on it was heavy on my hairs So pls tell me pocket friendly product. And also tell cause of my hair fall
Hi Michelle. It's been really inspiring watching your journey. I had a question. My hair is super low porosity and it gets weighed down even with only using a light weight leave in. So i usually skip the leave in and only use the wella mousse. It works alright, but I'm not getting the desired volume. Can you help me with this? Thanks.
You need to try an upside down routine if volume is your key issue. I have a video demonstrating my exact process. You can see how much more volume upside down styling gives me in comparison. You can also try root clipping to enhance root lift. I have a video on this as well.
I take a little serum/oil rub it on the palm of my hands, scrunch out the crunch and then fluff my roots.. This is how I fluff my roots, i puy my hand into my scalp from the sides of my head and gingerly shake it. This breaks the cast on the top lengths and allows me to get some root lift and volume. You can also use a root comb or root pick. Do this delicately without breaking your clumps apart.
Time wise, just fluff till the gel cast is gone and your hair feels soft. It should not feel rubbery or hard. Don't over fluff or you'll lose definition and cause tangling.
Yes. I've done multiple videos explaining moisture levels and each person's individual needs when it comes to moisture. Infact in the video before this I explained how to layer and why i do so.
Hi Michelle. My hair becomes frizzy as it dries up even if i diffuse which makes me doesnt want to continue cgm journey. It feels frustrating to get hair full of frizz after putting in a lot of time and effort in styling. Any help?
Thank you. :) No, i wouldn't recommend the true frog curl cream to a person with low porosity hair. The curl cream is a protein product. The northwish shampoo may be good because it gets rid of build up very well. Low porosity hair will have lots of regular buildup each week. So if you have an oily scalp and need a cleansing shampoo, you can go for it. If you have a dry and sensitive scalp, then use something gentle instead. For leave in, check out the ashba botanics leave in conditioner or the Sugarboo curls leave in or curl cream.(i did a review. Check the ingredient section once..i forget which one is protein free) You can also check out the arata leave in conditioner. The one in the green tube. It's light and protein free.
@Michelle Manuel thank you for the reply Michelle. Yes I do have oily scalp and dry hair and thus i wash my hair twice a week. It works pretty well for my hair. Also, i prefer styling my hair once in that two washdays. I don't like using products every time and thus that's what I prefer. Do you have any tips? And about all those leave-ins that you mentioned, which one out of those will give me maximum shrinkage. i want my hair to have maximum shrinkage as it'll be easier to manage. Thank you:D
Okay about shrinkage, on my hair, the Sugarboo leave in and curl cream give me the most shrinkage. When you protein free products, shrinkage will come from diffusing and plopping. Not so much from the product itself. If i had to compare the results of air drying, the Sugarboo product wins. Please do check the ingredients. One is protein free and one contains protein if i remember correctly. My memory is not serving me on this. For you I would say no protein, no coconut and check to see what causes flash drying on your hair. It's very subjective and differs from person to person.
She'll be more than happy to oblige! She kept walking in and out of the room while I was filming this. i had to start and stop multiple times! You have no idea!
I haven't used the Bblunt range. It contains silicones so I don't think I'd be able to use it. Maybe the products are too light for you and you need something heavier? I couldn't say for certain though.
I usually break down products into categories or levels. This helps you to compare between each and estimate which one will suit you best. I've broken it down in my CG friendly leave in conditioners in India video
Lovely to see you back. You helped transform my hair and I get so many compliments now. I’ve been doing CG for almost a year now and the curl clumps form on their own so I never spend much time on styling. My hair also retains moisture very easily so I don’t need much product. I stuck to it like you said even though it looked hideous in the initial few months haha. Now people ask me if I have got a perm!
You know what Karunya, over the last few months I've been thinking a lot about the meaning of life and my purpose here on UA-cam. It's easy to write it off as a tool of vanity.
Why do I make beauty and hair videos? Is it vapid and superficial?
Then I see a comment like this and it helps me to put my thoughts in perspective. My purpose here on UA-cam is much more than just flexing my hair. It's to help and encourage. Thank you for your comment. It gave me so much peace and joy. I love to hear it! I bet your hair is gorgeous!
Keep going! So many amazing things to come!
@@MichelleManuel it’s not vain at all. You have no idea the extent to which you’re changing lives, so I’ll share my story.
I had a VERY difficult relationship with my mother since as far back as I can remember (I am now not in contact with her, thank god). Throughout my childhood she was abusive to me and neglectful of my needs. She regretted having me and made sure that I was reminded of that at all times. She was controlling, manipulative and made my life a waking nightmare every day.
One of the things she did throughout my childhood was never let me cut my hair. Not once. It was forbidden. She never gave me any reasons for it. It was a no and I knew that if I defied her I’d be abused more so I obeyed. When I reached high school my hair length was lower than my butt. I’d sit on my braid sometimes too and go ouch! Haha :)
I did not know how to care for my hair. As a school going girl, hair that long, that thick, dense and voluminous was a pain. Always a frizzy mess. Always getting in the way of things. My scalp was stinky and I had dandruff. I had lice too. She enjoyed watching me suffer, so she wouldn’t help me with these things. My hair being this way also became one of the reasons for my getting bullied in school but that’s a story for another day.
My first act of rebellion against my mother was to chop off my hair into a pixie cut. I did it when I was 17. She made my life even worse and worse after that, until I moved out and stopped talking to her.
At the point of my moving out, I had kept the pixie cut for 5 years. Proudly wore it as my first act of rebellion. I had a longing to grow it out though. It was a new beginning and I wanted to do things on my terms. I wanted to fix my relationship with everything about me that she had ruined for me. I came across your channel at this point and decided to grow my hair. I then took care of it the way you described and now it each strand is a testament to something big in me that has been healed.
I thank you and all the other women on UA-cam who played the role of a mother and sister in teaching me how to care for myself. Being a child of neglect was hard but you all made it easier.
I’ve shared your channel with multiple other people whose lives have now changed because of you. Keep up the work :)
@@karunyaballal9607 i cried reading your comment. For what it's worth, I'm so sorry you had to go through this. Words won't be enough. If I could I would give you a tight hug. You've endured decades of heart break and pain at the hands of the same people who were meant to protect you.
I can't imagine what that's like.
It is beyond brave of you to open up like this. I consider myself fortunate that you found it in your heart to share.
I keep imagining what heights each of us would have already achieved if we didn't have to spend so much of our young adult lives trying to cope and recover from past trauma. I personally had to work on my confidence and self worth for years.
I have some baggage. I'm not brave enough to share it. I've understood one thing from my introspections. (I am an overthinker and spend lots of time thinking about life, morality, mental health, self actualisation and all that it would entail). This is what I found to be true in my case. I had so much anger. My anger, bitterness and resentment were like a poison, corroding my mind and body. It did not affect the person I was angry at. How could it, when I did not vocalise any of it. I kept it all in. I allowed it to hold me back and eat at my insides. It manifested as physical ailments.
I haven't let go of it completely. But I know that the only person it damages is me. This is my cross to bear and I have to work on it actively everyday.
I wish you freedom from whatever it is that you're carrying. I hope it never holds you back.
I wish so much healing for you and for me and for everyone reading this.
All my love!
@@MichelleManuel I am at a loss for words. Thank you for sharing this, it makes me feel less alone. Many hugs to you too I wish you all the healing and happiness in the world :)
@@MichelleManuelMaam what’s ur hair porosity
Ma'am I truly love your content❤...I'm a boy and I never knew and thought my hair would be wavy..From OCT 2022 I started growing out my hair and to my surprise my hair started turning wavy..At the moment I was totally shocked and surprised at the same time and I didn't know what to do.. Luckily/Fortunately I saw your channel and started taking care and styling my hair accurately...Now I'm super happy with my hair...From looking like a cat I turned in a lion...Got a lot of compliments..Even my family especially my sister isn't believing that my hair is naturally this wavy and they keep saying you have done some treatment at the saloon😅😂....But thanks to you ma'am..You helped me a lot.❤👍🙏😊
I love love love it!
I'm so glad you're actually doing the thing!
Lots of people will think you've done something to your hair professionally! Or used a curling wand in secret. It happens to me till this day.
Just smile and wave boy! Just smile and wave! (Get the reference?)
Thank you so much for sharing your routine. It's extremely helpful. Especially to have a step by step guide.
Always a pleasure! ❤️
Good to see you back, missed you. May you find healing. Love you and your video s
Thank you! 🙏🙏❤️
Hi Michelle, for 31 years of my life I didn't know I had 2b type hair. I never paid attention to it until I discovered your videos.
You've transformed my relationship with my hair !
Thank you.
Much love ❤
This comment made my day! Thank you!!!! ♥️♥️♥️♥️
I really like it when brands listen to us and remove ingredients like DMDM that MIGHT cause hair loss in some people. Because we use these leave-in products quite often. I'm also loving finger detangling these days like you Michelle
Yes absolutely! I personally tooted that horn for over a year repeatedly, video after video. They also reduced the fragrance because we kept complaining. Now if they only took it a step further and changed the fragrance altogether, I would jump for joy! Fingers crossed!
Fingers crossed!
Girlie you have gorgeous hair 🧿🪬
Yayy so glad to have you back! the video is amazing! Hope you're doing well now 🤗
I'm doing okay! Thanks for asking! ❤️
You’re so well spoken and beautiful ❤️
Would love to be as well spoken as you in the future.
My hair is super long and wavy, when I brush it out it’s frizzy. I really want them to look clean and defined. Will start with your first video that you posted few years ago.
Will keep my journey posted here.
Thanks and lots of love to you
You look great! Thanks for being back! ❤
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An updated refresh routine as well please! And it would be even better if you could tell us how you maintain your hair now until the next washday and if you do anything different from your previous video on the same topic
I do dry refreshes mostly. I've done one video on the topic. If i need a wet refresh, i don't add any product. If and only if my hair feels dry, I use a tiny bit of leave-in mixed with water.
I'll make a detailed video on this. My only fear is that the video will be too long. I've broken up my post washday routine into small videos and put it into a separate playlist
So glad to see you. Your vids are the best. Cheers from Canada.
Hi Michelle! :)
A new updated routine! Yay ❤
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I've been watching your videos today as I'm starting hair transformation as I've cut it so short and trying to grow it and keep it natural and your videos encouraged me alot , thank you so much
Thank you so much! Keep going! ❤️
Please do a video of 7 day wavy hair care routine (with product you use )
How to sleep with long wavy hair at night ..give some options...
Thanks in advance
Hope you are doing well. May god give strength to you and your family❤️🤍
Hi Richa! I'm doing okay. Getting back into it. I appreciate your consideration and kind words. ❤
Love to see you back Michelle ❤
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Omg, you hair has changed so much..... The definition is to die for
Loved it😍
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Your videos are so so informative Michelle. Can’t thank you enough! Can I follow this same routine for 2b/2c medium porosity hair
Yes you can. Just be careful with the product amounts.
I have medium porosity hair now. What I've noticed is I can use light as well as heavy products. It's just that with heavy products I have to reduce the quantity significantly. I can't use as much as I did before. My hair gets over-moisturised very easily so I have to be careful.
I am following your routine and it's really effective. Thanku 🤝🏻
Nice!
Yayyyyyy...
On time ❤️
Love you so much dear 💘
Hello my lovely little petal! I've been working on something for you! Very excited to finish editing! ❤
I love you too Akhila! ❤
@@MichelleManuel notifications were ditching me for a long time. This time I caught you on right time.. 🥰
Thank you so much for encouragement and support.🫂
@@MichelleManuel we missed you so much... Hope you're doing well ❤️
@@akhilak623 I'm doing okay. Been forcing myself to get into a routine.
I'm better than before. Now I just need to fix my sleep schedule and start working out consistently. Still having trouble with that one. :(
Also I need to start drinking more water! Having so much trouble with this. I keep telling myself I'm going to do it and then before you know it it's 8pm and I haven't finished a single bottle.
So great to see you back! ❤ One q - how did your hair porosity change from high to medium? Also, regarding in-shower conditioner - I have realised that over time, my hair felt too weighed down by conditioners & hair masks - and it led to far more hairfall (I alternate b/w Mom's Co Protein, JH Hair Mask & Garnier Hair Mask). I tried this experiment where I only used the Arata leave-in conditioner after showering, and my hairfall felt far less. I know that most experts absolutely frown upon skipping hair conditioner, but what do you think about using only shampoo & leave in conditioner? Does it damage hair in the long run?
I had a bad haircut. It ruined my shape. Had to chop off my hair inch by inch every month.
I've been on CG for 3 plus years now. All the hair on my head is new (post starting CG). In 3 years I've coloured the lengths only once. The rest of the info I've left in the description.
@@MichelleManuel Thanks Michelle! Could you please also let me know your thoughts on skipping hair conditioner for only leave-in?
@@stuti6803 you if dry detangle in a wash now style later format and don't need conditioner to detangle, then you can try the above.
Although i feel like if your hair is not happy with so many products, might as well deep condition with a regular conditioner. Use a towel or heat cap to ensure that the moisture penetrates the hair shaft.
And then skip leave in conditioner..
Basically my opinion is, if your hair gets weighed down, choose wash off products instead of leave in products.
You inspired me to start styling curly hair. My hair is wavy. But following the same routine makes my hair hard. What mistake am I making?
Your hair looks great Michelle! and your doggy is so cute :-) Could you please suggest some good CG friendly scalp scrubs and/or other products for exfoliating the scalp? thanks!
Thank you Upasana! Truth be hold, I haven't focused on this yet. I have not tried enough scalp scrubs to comment on my favs. So far I've used the earth rhythm shampoo bar and the plum scalp scrub. I'll look into it going forward. Thanks for bringing it up.
@@MichelleManuel thanks for sharing your thoughts! will look forward to a detailed video whenever you get around to it :-)
If there are any products you want me to try in particular, let me know. I'll check them out.
@@MichelleManuel that's a great idea, thanks! will let you know if I come across any :-)
Sounds good!
Can you also tell us what the next day looks like ? I use the curl up products but the next day my hair looks really messy and frizzy. I follow the 3 steps of shampoo condition and cast with everything written to the T but my next day hair looks terrible. How do I solve for that ?
Thank you so much!!! Your videos have been very helpful :) I wanted to ask what do you think of the bowl method??
I think I may have to do a video on my experience with it.
In a week, how many time you wash your hair with shampoo?and how many days your hair looks good? Should i use anything the very next day after shampooing my hair
Please I'm beginner ans my question
I have been watching your videos and tips for a long time and really use it
can you please make a dedicated video for men with medium length wavy hair plssss :)
would be very usefull
Thank you so much! I've done a video on my friend's hair. He has medium length low porosity 2c/3a hair. I'll share the link. Give me a minute to find the video.
ua-cam.com/video/lbrvpxMMDO4/v-deo.html
Here you go
Hi Michelle, I am one of your followers and from Kolkata. Since the summer has started would you please recommend/ do a video of a routine to beat humidity?
Thanks for your suggestion for arata protein gel. It helps me to define curls better
Hi Kanta! This is a Humidity Proof routine I did last year. Still applies to me.
ua-cam.com/video/IM8tFryTh4M/v-deo.html
Does moms co conditioner have more slip in comparison to reequil babassu confitioner?
Hey...Michelle plz link your blue dress 👗 😊
Why vertical sections? What would happen if u made horizontal sections
In this video you are styling using products in the order leave in conditioner, curl cream, mousse, gel. In some videos you just style ur hair with leave in conditioner/cream and gel. Can you please tell me the reason.
Did you see the video i did before this, talking about my fav products? In the video i mentioned some combos that work best on my hair. This is one of the combos.
Gel vs mousse? If only one of them to be used for wavy hair?
Hi Michelle! Loved the video.. you make the whole process look so simple and effortless! 😍😍😍
I had a question.. is it necessary to use both curl cream and gel for better curls? I use only a leave-in and gel for styling, and my curls start getting undefined post shower day itself... ☹️☹️☹️
If your hair is starting* to lose definition, this means your gel is not giving you enough hold.
You can do a few things here.
1. Increase the amount of gel slightly
2. Use a serum to sotc to increase the hold like I did
3. Add a mousse to increase hold
4. After plopping glaze your lengths an extra layer of gel or mousse
5. Switch to a harder hold gel
Both curl cream and leave in are not necessary unless you have high porosity hair and need to layer to hit your moisture goals. I did it here to protect my colour and cut out the orangy tones from my hair. The amounts I use now are drastically less compared to what I did before.
Thank you!! 😍😍
Will definitely try these tips...
Hey! I love your videos and I do see change in my hair . However, I going to abroad so kindly recommend cg friendly shampoo and conditioner available internationally.
Try maui moisture, shea moisture, innersense, curlsmith, bounce curl etc. I spoke about some foreign styling products in my last video if you're interested.
When we have to apply gel
The one problem with me when it comes to my baby hair is I’m so impatient I’ll let it dry to like 80% and scrunch it out and it’ll be so frizzy when it’s 100% dry
Don't SOTC when it's wet. It's the worst idea. I've done it too so i totally relate. Let's make a pact not to do it anymore!
So so many products.. as a beginner its very confusing. Could u plz mke a video on fizzy low porosity 2b wavy hair. So confused what products n which brand should i go in fr first.
Watch my video on cgm products for beginners below Rs 350. You'll find it my in CG products in India playlist.
What to do if someone don't own a diffuser can we let it air dry?
My hair is becoming oily (greasy) after 3 days of head bath.. what should I do ??
Hi Michelle, where do you get the Umberto Giannini products from? I've never found them here in India.
Not available in India. Nynm is trying to get the gel.
It's available on beautybay. Haven't tried to buy it from there. Not confident about the customs process and duty charges.
I usually buy it from boots or superdrug in the UK or Amazon USA and ship them to my Chachi or Bua's place. Then I wait for them to come down.
I always get a 3 for 2 offer. Even on Amazon USA you'll find the offer.
Can we use loreals extraordinaire serum for curly frizzy hair?
I haven't used it so I cant comment
Love this video. I have one question... do you use any oil on your length like coconut oil ? I have heard it's good to prevent hygral fatigue! ❤❤
PS: You look great with a middle part 😊
I don't use any oil on my lengths. I'll tell you why. My hair porosity has changed. It is now mostly medium porosity. I'll tell you what started happening. I got a bad haircut. My shape was ruined. I had to keep cutting my lengths to regain my volume and shape. As a result I chopped off most of the high porosity bits little by little. My hair is now very prone to getting over-mosturised. If i use the same amount of product as I did before, I end up with wet feeling hair that doesn't want to dry.
I also get lots of build up now compared to before. Because of this, on washday I have to strip my scalp and lengths of the products completely and then start afresh when it comes to adding moisture.
If your hair is super dry and you use a very cleansing shampoo, it might help to oil the lengths. For me it never worked before. It doesn't work now either.
But there might be some hair types that would benefit from doing this. Especially if you're not a cg follower.
Also thank you! ❤️
hi michelle, i love your content. i am facing hairfall from many years and hairtype is low porosity .i am from Delhi .Can recommend which type of shampoo and mask shouldi use for gain volume. There is one more problem with my hair that whenever go to set hairs in style form they dont set for 2 to 3 hours. Can you give any suggest on this❤
Hang on for my next to next video please.
Also explain the not setting issue proper in more details. Wasn't able to comprehend.
I have almost the same routine as you, it's so easy and simple to do. Except I don't usually use a hair dryer, I just air dry my hair and it saves sooooo much time, I just wash my hair and go. It isn't a problem for me to go out with wet hair (I don't live in a cold place). I also finger detangle my hair in the shower, I don't know anyone else who does that. Since I started finger detangling I lose a looooot less hair because I'm not trying to tug a comb or brush through tangles anymore and yanking out hair. Since I have low porosity hair I can only use one leave-in product, because my hair refuses to absorb products and they just sit on top of my hair and look like raindrops. I need to try your method for forming clumps using a wide-toothed comb!
You can definitely try creating your clumps with a comb. The results will not be as defined or manipulated as brush styling. But I find that it's gentle. I don't cause any breakage that way.
Also I do prefer more natural looking, less perfect results. And so a comb does the job just fine.
Hii, My hair type is 2a wavy
Porosity is Low
Started CGM from 3 weeks
But I suffered from extrem hairfall, so I did 2 washes with sulphate shapoo , not performed CGM .
I watched your every video then I realised
I am using those products which are not suitable for hair type
I want volume and shrinkage,pls tell me which products i should used
Earlier i m using oil based conditioner and leave on it was heavy on my hairs
So pls tell me pocket friendly product. And also tell cause of my hair fall
Pls review Curlvana ,
Hi Michelle. It's been really inspiring watching your journey. I had a question. My hair is super low porosity and it gets weighed down even with only using a light weight leave in. So i usually skip the leave in and only use the wella mousse. It works alright, but I'm not getting the desired volume. Can you help me with this? Thanks.
You need to try an upside down routine if volume is your key issue.
I have a video demonstrating my exact process. You can see how much more volume upside down styling gives me in comparison.
You can also try root clipping to enhance root lift. I have a video on this as well.
@@MichelleManuel Thank you so much I'll try that👍
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I have wavy hair but I don't have enough money to buy these products😢
how do you fluff your roots and how much time does this process take
I take a little serum/oil rub it on the palm of my hands, scrunch out the crunch and then fluff my roots..
This is how I fluff my roots, i puy my hand into my scalp from the sides of my head and gingerly shake it. This breaks the cast on the top lengths and allows me to get some root lift and volume. You can also use a root comb or root pick. Do this delicately without breaking your clumps apart.
Time wise, just fluff till the gel cast is gone and your hair feels soft. It should not feel rubbery or hard. Don't over fluff or you'll lose definition and cause tangling.
I feel like if I use this much product, it will weigh my hair down and make it greasy very very soon. What do you suggest?
Yes. I've done multiple videos explaining moisture levels and each person's individual needs when it comes to moisture. Infact in the video before this I explained how to layer and why i do so.
@@MichelleManuel Thank you! I will watch that.
Hi Michelle. My hair becomes frizzy as it dries up even if i diffuse which makes me doesnt want to continue cgm journey. It feels frustrating to get hair full of frizz after putting in a lot of time and effort in styling. Any help?
Consider how much gel you're using. Maybe you need a little more?
You can also try a mousse + gel.
In the beginning there will be frizz.
You can also try a mousse + gel.
In the beginning there will be frizz.
Hi Michelle, I have a question for you. Since I do not have a diffuser so, can I just let my wet styled hair Air dry? Please answer me 😊..
I used to only air dry in my older videos. It's time consuming but it works.
@@MichelleManuel Thank you so much for replying ❤️❤️
hello ma'am. I just wanted to know , the next day or next morning , do you brush your hair or will that damage the waves
I don't brush my hair out. If i did, I would lose all my definition.
@@MichelleManuel Thank you so much ❤
Would you recommend the true frog curl cream and northwise shampoo for someone with fine low porosity 2b 2c curls?
Loved the video❤️
Thank you. :)
No, i wouldn't recommend the true frog curl cream to a person with low porosity hair. The curl cream is a protein product.
The northwish shampoo may be good because it gets rid of build up very well. Low porosity hair will have lots of regular buildup each week. So if you have an oily scalp and need a cleansing shampoo, you can go for it. If you have a dry and sensitive scalp, then use something gentle instead.
For leave in, check out the ashba botanics leave in conditioner or the Sugarboo curls leave in or curl cream.(i did a review. Check the ingredient section once..i forget which one is protein free)
You can also check out the arata leave in conditioner. The one in the green tube. It's light and protein free.
@Michelle Manuel thank you for the
reply Michelle.
Yes I do have oily scalp and dry hair and thus i wash my hair twice a week. It works pretty well for my hair.
Also, i prefer styling my hair once in that two washdays. I don't like using products every time and thus that's what I prefer.
Do you have any tips?
And about all those leave-ins that you mentioned, which one out of those will give me maximum shrinkage.
i want my hair to have maximum shrinkage as it'll be easier to manage.
Thank you:D
@@MichelleManuel and I just saw that you're clearing all your viewers' doubts in depth.
Appreciate you for that❤️
Okay about shrinkage, on my hair, the Sugarboo leave in and curl cream give me the most shrinkage. When you protein free products, shrinkage will come from diffusing and plopping. Not so much from the product itself. If i had to compare the results of air drying, the Sugarboo product wins. Please do check the ingredients. One is protein free and one contains protein if i remember correctly. My memory is not serving me on this. For you I would say no protein, no coconut and check to see what causes flash drying on your hair. It's very subjective and differs from person to person.
@Michelle Manuel thank you so much for the help Michelle❤️
Will definitely check out your suggestions.
Take care❤️
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Also more cameos by doggie
She'll be more than happy to oblige!
She kept walking in and out of the room while I was filming this. i had to start and stop multiple times! You have no idea!
Hey, what’s your hair porosity?
Medium to high. Mostly medium.
Have you tried the BBlunt curly hair range
My hair became too dry after using it 😳
I haven't used the Bblunt range. It contains silicones so I don't think I'd be able to use it.
Maybe the products are too light for you and you need something heavier? I couldn't say for certain though.
Can you please explain what do you mean by too light and heavier product?
I couldn’t get the context as I am still searching for the right products…
I usually break down products into categories or levels. This helps you to compare between each and estimate which one will suit you best. I've broken it down in my CG friendly leave in conditioners in India video
What porosity hair do you have?
Medium to high. Mostly medium now.
Why did you use two shampoos?
One to tone my hair colour and cut the orangy hues and one to remove the prepoo and buildup from my scalp
I feel its too many products and too much time is needed… although i love it.. may be i am lazy…