After many,many, unhappy haircuts later….I was so desperate for a haircut that I went to a Supercuts to cut my hair. I told the person what I wanted, what I haven’t been happy with and what others have done that I don’t want. Sue listened and did an amazing job!!! She’s not a curly expert but she really knows hair. I couldn’t believe that I got the best haircut in over fifteen years from a Supercuts for $25 and $10 for tip.
@@kristincabeza-erikson4488I have curly hair and I cut it myself, I make bangs and layers and then go to Supercuts and get them to make sure it's all even because that part is tricky. I just know I won't get it done at a salon how I want it.
Story of my life!! So many times. I have driven several hours to see curly hair “specialists” and been so disappointed and poor with worse hair afterwards 😑 I cut my own hair now using Mel’s technique from the video with Amanda cutting her own hair. Def by far the best haircut I’ve ever had. I’ve been using it the past couple of years or so and it always turns out great.
@@megandavis7357 Haven't been in a salon since 2019 and in no rush to go back. The last stylist I went to claimed to have curly hair experience and education, I left there with screwed up curl pattern and looking like I had stuck my finger in a light socket.
Started doing it myself and have only messed it up once, but I had also used a different technique that clearly doesn't work for it. It may take me a long time but overall I'm happy with the results. Don't know if I'll ever get back in a chair now.
That goes for even having curly lashes! First time I tried lash extensions recently & it wrecked my beautiful naturally curly lashes 😢 so I’m super not trustful bc of my hair and lashes
Reading these comments I'm so glad I'm not the only one who's given up on salons. I went to a Ouidad certified salon to get my hair cut two years ago, I was so excited to finally have someone who specialized in curly hair cut my hair. My layers ended up looking odd, she had absolutely no idea how to style my hair, and it was expensive. I have 3a hair and when I left my hair was wavy at best. I cried all the way home and since then I just started cutting my own hair. Why pay all that money for something I'm never satisfied with?
I’ve been to a Ouidad salon to get my hair highlighted and I don’t know why I went back 2 more times but I have never walked out of there happy. It’s so disappointing going to salons that claim to be curl experts but then make you cry.
I had a very similar experience at the beginning of the year with a would be curly hair expert. The bad haircut has not grown out fully yet. I complained to her and got my 120€ back! The other places I went to afterwards to correct at least some of the disaster she caused, seemed overwhelmed and clueless that I have been staying away from salons since then and tried my hand at it watching Mel‘s videos.
To me, I think it's all about seeing a hair stylist's portfolio. If you've seen that they've worked with curly hair before and have done so relatively well, they could be right for you. However, I would always always recommend a consultation. At the salon I go to, I have been dealt a very lucky hand because there are two Ouidad certified curly hairstylists that I have gotten haircuts from back and forth that cut my hair so well. I don't think it's that they are Ouidad certified curl hairstylists but, that they pay a lot of attention to specific aspects of my hair that I've never even noticed (ex. my curls are heavier on one side) and always talk to me about how they've recently got new scissors for curly haired clients as well as going to curly hair information sessions just as Mel provided. They also do the what I love/don't love about my hair thing which is nice. Apparently, the salon I go to has also won an award in the area I live for being the best hair salon one year. Overall, I think it boils down to how much they are willing to learn and pay attention to your hair and its needs, especially what you want as well by focusing on you and no other client during your appointment time. On the other hand, I also went to a Devacurl salon twice and the last time I was there, the stylist showed me that she didn't care about my hair very well by keeping me in the hair dryer section for almost an hour while dying another client's hair.
I've been an avid subscriber for YEARS and I don't usually comment, but I felt the need to thank you, Mell, and Amanda so much for all the work you have put in to this channel to educate so many people about textured hair. I have been learning from you since middle school, when my hair was my biggest insecurity. I had poofy, frizzy hair and just did not know how to care for it, but then I found you! Now I'm in college, and my hair is literally my pride. I get compliments left and right on my hair. You have helped me embrace my natural hair and gain confidence in myself. I am so proud of the following you have gathered throughout the years, and now you're teaching classes in Vegas to help educate more and more people about the beauty of curls! Beyond grateful for you and Amanda!!! Thank you from the bottom of my heart, ily
I'm 65 with wavy/curly hair, and I can say that until the early 2000s I never had any issue with hair stylists knowing what to do with my hair, in fact they educated me! Then my beloved stylist moved across the country, and trying to find a new one was a nightmare. No one believed I wanted to wear my hair curly. They always went in to blow dry it straight and I always had to remind them not to! The only option was to go to a salon that was specifically for curly hair. It seemed to be all or nothing! In the last year though I've noticed a lot more women wearing their hair curly, and thanks to youtube I've gotten back to taking good care of my hair. I'm really hoping more stylists will learn to work with curly hair as more women seem to be wanting it.
I have the same experience and I am in South Africa. So I can only imagine what its like in the states. Every stylist thinks I dont want to wear my 3b hair as is
In my city, there are only 3 hairstylists that "have experience with curly hair"... And after visiting them all, I can undoubtedly state that only 1 knows what they're doing 😢 Thank you so much for your content, Mel!!!
I commend you for finding someone; I live in a big city where no one knows what they are doing … big on the hype and hustle to sell but not on the education and effort to truly care for the client’s hair. Time is money as they say, especially in salons, so consumer beware.
@@AL-dy1ljoh my god, SAME!!! I've felt embarrassed for not being able to find stylists who know what they're doing, and thought it was just me. It's insane how esp in bug cities there's this HYPE to sell anything and the customer is being gaslit to believe "everyone's an expert" with their so-called original techniques and novel methods. Then how come when I do my own hair, it turns out better? I'm happy for people with straight and 'easier' hair who can get their hair done the same way *anywhere*, sad we have to become our own experts.. or is it haha
I literally panic when my hairstylist says she's thinking about retirement. Eventhough she is not curly hair trained, her daughter has curly hair so she taught herself to cut wavy/curly hair and she does it pretty well. She understands my hair texture and what looks good for me. She always listens and craft the haircuts for and with me. When she retires I don't know what I'm going to do, I trust nobody else.
I paid $300 for a curly cut from a curly specialist and she had no idea what to do with my hair that’s borderline between curly and coily. She also mentioned doing a twist out next time even though I said I only like to do wash’n gos. I felt embarrassed by my hair type, and it really bothered me assuming certain hair styles because I’m black. She didn’t even dry my hair because she said it would just make it poof out more. I felt embarrassed and I just don’t have the heart to try again.
OMG YES!!! Curlies in the Philippines actually have a lot of salon trauma because majority of hairstylists here don’t really know how to cut and style curly hair and the automatic offering is rebonding/chemically straightening hair. It’s really sad. We need curly education here! Now there are a handful of salons who are at least curl friendly but we need so much more. Thanks for being a Curly Mentor to me even when you’re far via your UA-cam videos! Am learning so much lehuhu
When I lived in the Philippines I went to a salon for a haircut and decided to try rebonding. The hairstylist gave an audible "Ahhhhh, that's much better" once my hair was straight. 🤣 He was so frustrated working on my curls. That rebonding lasted about two days. Then the curls won.
Oh, I love this! I wish everyone in cosmetology school had proper curly hair education like what you just delivered in Vegas! You're changing the game. So fabulous! ❤ And mashallah, your curls are such a dream. They look incredible! 😍 ❤ Yes, do an empties vid. Much love, Mel ♡
THIS!!!!! I'm a fine/ high density curly girl in Cosmo school and I recently asked my teacher to freshen up old layers and left that day missing SIX INCHES of hair. No one at school understands curly hair and it's tough. Your channel is amazing for curly education!!
What I hate is that you have to go to a “Specialty Salon”;to get your hair cut correctly if you have curly hair. It’s way too expensive, so once a year I get to pay for someone to butcher my hair. PS Mel, you’re such a fabulous teacher. Fun, engaging, and clear.👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻♥️
I finally found an amazing stylist where I just show up and she does what she wants. I get compliments on my hair constantly. It’s so nice to be able to trust someone. I remember the days where someone tried to cut my hair with a razor, never again!
I've had so many curl specialists cut my hair and screw it up royally so I just watch your videos Mel and I cut my own hair and it comes out perfect every time 💗💗💗 3:083:08
Seriously! I was a salon kid with an abuela hairdresser who just detangled by pulling my 3b/c DRY hair straight down from top to bottom. While my mom was a manucurist who tried to keep my hair up or in braids. I have only trusted ONE person to cut my hair and that was another curly who worked at my mom's place. However...that was in high school. I have been doing my own hair for decades! My sister-in-law is now a makeup artist and salon manager! She told me they have a curly hair specialist...but no credientials were even listed on their site and they had a pixie cut with straight hair!!! NO, THANK YOU!
i've had the same hair dresser for probably going on 28 years now ~ I've even moved country and I still come back to him. In fact got my hair done yesterday (YEAH!). He has long, curly hair and taught me how to take care of it, style it, etc. I'm forever grateful and would never cheat on him.. Side note, I should have said that he's got long, curly hair like me. That's why he's so darn good. ☺
Two important things I’ve learned from Mell that have really helped me: 1. Cold feeling hair means it’s still damp/wet (I was touching my hair too soon in the drying process). 2. I wasn’t using enough product. If I could request a video please on bangs that don’t curl or have any volume - even after finger coiling, pinning, using rollers. It’s very frustrating!
I sooooo appreciate your channel Mell. You always answer the questions that go unanswered by other stylists and you do so in an objective way that doesnt leave us guessing. For example how much product to use, what size sections to part...
Yes, there is a serious lack of training and understanding when it comes to how to handle and deal with curly hair in salons. This is the main reason that I have taken the task of learning as much as I can about how to properly care for my wife's curly hair. Her hair was a source of shame and ridicule all through her childhood. Her own family did not know how to help her and didn't encourage her to learn. My wife has told me that I am the only one that she trusts to cut and style her hair. I have learned how to wash her hair, braid her hair, and cut her hair. I'm so grateful for the resources that I have found online. My wife also has very thick hair, and as a result, likes to keep it short to help with headaches. For this reason, I would like to see more about short, curly hair.
I found a stylist I loved for years until I caught her talking smack about me and my decision to get a pixie cut with another customer and laughing at me. I never went back, even though she had done an amazing job cutting my curls over the 5 years we had known each other. Remember to be kind!
Tried rebonding my hair during college cause my family kept saying my hair is messy when in fact it just needs a proper routine, and what happened at the salon was a nightmare. The hairstylist had to put those rancid chemicals into my hair and on top of that, had to use 2 hair straightener just to tame my curls. It's like watching a murder right in front of you. Didn't even reach 6 months until the curls came back.😅 I also got my hair colored, so yeah. Up to this day, I'm still trying to nourish my hair back to life because of all the horrendous things that happened to it and this channel has helped me a lot .
My hair guy is a great colorist & that's mainly why I've stayed with him. I go in every 6-8 weeks for color & trim. At this point I'm used to taking my own shampoo, conditioner & even stylers into a salon because I'm super sensitive to fragrance & certain ingredients (you'd be surprised how many stylists do not get this & will automatically use hairspray without asking or argue with you) I hate having to sit in a chair for 45 mins for a blow out because the stylist doesn't know how to diffuse properly. I'd rather just leave the appt with wet hair & style it at home or let it air dry.
I'm the same with chemicals. I looked up the ingredients in the VERB products..... NO THANK YOU!!! I still haven't found any natural products. Wat do you use??
You uploaded this 2 seconds ago, but going of on your title: I agree!!! My hairdresser laughed when I mentioned having waves. She thought I made them with a curling iron before seeing her (I didn’t) and had no idea how to care for my hair😳 (Edit: a typo)
Ive had this experience too often! It's one thing for random people to judge whatever they want to think idc, but a hair professional? Should be able to tell the difference between natural waves and unnatural! I think it's pretty obvious but i guess people with straight hair dont care to understand?
@@its.Lora. exactly! And indeed, for random people that’s understandable, but how do you go through courses/training and not learn anything? I was also surprised to know more about hair care (what protein or leave ins or bond builders do for example). She even started to brush my hair roughly from the top😖 If it’s your profession, how come your less interested to stay up to date than I am?🤨
By using your tips I finally got my curls back after twenty years of not seeing them due to health reasons. I’m blessed to have a hair stylist I found about ten years ago that can cut and style my hair in any style I ask. I make sure I tip her well because I love her and want her to know how much I appreciate her. Unfortunately due to health reasons I couldn’t style long curly hair anymore and I had to have her give me a very short pixie, but I still follow Mell tips to keep my hair as healthy as I can manage. Thanks Mell ❤
I did a lot of research to find a curly hair stylist in my area my first session was ok i learned what slip should feel like. We didnt so much cutting. Iam growing my hair out and it reached the point where it was pyramiding. I asked to have the top cut into long layers. I also wanted to see how a professional styled my hair. As in my curly hair journey ive learned its not just the right products and how you use them. But how part or style your hair that can make a big difference and i was struggling figuring out where my hair should fall what constitutesas my "bangs"😂. She had just got back from a rizzos training but...she didnt fix the top, there were long pieces sticking out. i just did with your latest vid it was exactly what i needed her to do and know those top layers are curling bc they arent so heavy which is whst i wanted. The style was terrible i wanted to cry went home and touched it up the cut. I wore the style for a day or two to see if it was...no it just sucked. I wanted some in person guidance but i get so much more from you and experiments.
Ahhhh yessss texture Thursday! After many many many years and failed attempts I finally found that one soul who can lay her hands on this curly hair! The fact she told me she watches Mell and follows her on you tube says a lot! This was awesome for you to do to continue to educate on how to treat our textured hairs. Thank youuuuuu
Schools Definitely need to add curly education to their classes! Im in KS and i Definitely need a curly cut soo bad since my shape was all out of whack. But couldnt really find anyone.
I just got my hair cut at a place that claimed to be experts in curly hair. I have never been so unhappy from a haircut. I wanted to keep my length and just create more layers but she got scissor happy and ended up cutting so much! I have learned so much from Mel about how to style my hair and i’ve been so happy with my hair for the last 2 years but when my stylist asked me what products i was using and how i was styling it, she told me to throw out all my products (i use curlsmith) and to buy Innersense products (their products). I was too nice to say anything but I wish i had the courage to say no, i know what works for my hair and this is how I style it. Additionally, my hair turned out super wavy and did not enhance my curls at all. When i showed her a picture of how my hair usually turns out, she accused me of finger coiling my hair and mannipulating it to look like that. I told her I just use a denman brush and she said not to do that because it’s damaging. I wanted to walk right out of there but I didn’t want to be rude. My hair doesn’t look awful but it’s not what I wanted. My curls were so long and beautiful and now they stretch out by day 2 because of the way she cut it. It’s called Thairapy in Pasadena, California. Do NOT go there!!
Ok. I've been watching your channel FOR YEARS. I'm now ready to like my curly hair (at 60 - it's about time my Hairdresser says). I'm also ALMOST ready for a 'curl' hair cut and no I trust no one. Love your words - they are all so true. Thank you for your tips to help us in our journey. Think I'll head back to Toronto as my current city isn't ready for my insecurities. ❤
i’ve been lucky enough where any salon i go to looks at my long, wavy hair and treat it with the respect it deserves. and all i ask for is a trim w/ my layers and that’s what i get and they haven’t messed me up (yet).😮💨
I would love a deep dive video on low density, wavy hair ❤ cut, style, products, everything! Especially when it comes to haircuts it feels like low density hair is very under represented in yet a lot of us are low density. I always end up overly layered and too thin looking, but no layers at all gives no shape or movement.
Took me three days this week to book an appointment with everyone. My hair is naturally wavy sometimes curly. I wear it natural and always wanted the layers. Every hair dresser I went to prior said "we don't want you to be curly sue" but that's literally what I wanted to help the pattern initially. Well yesterday I went into a chain salon and the lady doing my hair, understood exactly what I wanted. I was actually so impressed. And she has the same type of hair as me. So it was easy to understand what I needed done. The first person I went to in the three years of my journey who finally understood.
As a rule of thumb, I always like to seek out a stylist that has hair texture very similar to mine. A challenge within itself, but until more stylists get proper education about curls like this, it's the only thing that I've found to work. (I haven't been to a stylist in a decade bc of this rule, but I have learned a lot about styling my own hair!) I'd love to see a basic tutorial on buying styling tools like flat irons, blow dryers, electric hot combs, etc.! There are so many buzz words that easily cloud the judgment of consumers. Like what the hell is ceramic titanium 😂 I thought it was one or the other 😭 The video doesn't have to be too specific, I understand sponsorship clauses and what not, but if you could please just walk us through what a lot of these buzz words even mean and what to stay away from, that would be immensely helpful! 💜
Yes to seeking out a stylist that has similar hair to your own! My stylist has similar hair to me and she truly understands what I want and need. Took a while to find my person, but as long as she's doing hair and in the area, I'll be going to her!
I have wavy 2a/2b hair but it's very thin and fragile and so many bad haircuts have butchered it over the years. I only trust one hairdresser now and fly back to the UK to get my hair done by her which is only once every 1-2 years. I am learning so much in these videos and doing a lot myself to restore my natural waves. Love this channel! Love the Guido girls! ❤️
No. I had my daughter cut my hair for years, but she's all grown up in a home off her own and we have no time. After 15 months since my last cut I went to the salon and ended up with my hair too short, a blowout with frizz on a rainy day that turned into a poofball. I had to recondition and style it the next day to get through to my next wash day.
I am 57 yrs old and although I love my curls I have had ZERO understanding on how to keep my curls... --- curls! I was just happy to not have my hair frizzy, dry, and damaged! So spirals were hit and miss - here and there. Then -- I found you! 😇 (Clouds parted! 🎶 harp playing 🎶🎶). My hair is long like Amanda and using your tutorials and techniques - i created a hair routine and I got my CURLS back once again! It is still a work in progress and I still need more bouncy. But I have only been at this for two weeks - (4 wash days). Mahalo Mell and "sis-tore" . ❤
I went to a curly hair specialist for the first time a few weeks ago…The haircut was just ok and she did not really know how to style it. My other hairdresser back in California did such an amazing job and was not a curly hair specialist. She just knew hair and understood my hair specifically.
My biggest red flag for any salon is when I ask them "who is the best at working with curly hair?" and their response 9/10 is "Oh we're all good." No. You're not all good, you just THINK you're good. I hate it when they won't just admit that either they don't have much experience/ knowledge or when they can't recommend me another stylist. "We're all good" to me is as good as saying "I don't care and I don't acknowledge that your hair is different." It's always so dissapointing.
This was a excellent video. I agree that our community has not reach its fullest potential. Some salons are simply following the trend instead of getting the foundation needed. Thank you!
I finally went in to get a curly cut and I asked for layers and volume with a more rounded shape and I kid you not he cut a shelf in my hair. I went home and cried because of how disconnected my hair looked. Fast forward a few months and I fixed it using the pigtails haircut and finally have hair that I want. I’m never letting anyone touch my hair again.
I would love for you to teach a course or talk to us about 3b-4c curls with finer strands that need more weight on the bottom and less layers, so that our hair doesn’t look see-through. I have been to so many stylists that seem to think that just cause you have curly hair means you need less weight and over layering, even when you have low density. This just recently happened to me with the Cadõ cut leading me very choppy, see-through scraggly, almost as if I had my child to do it.
Even before I really knew I was a wavy/curly, I really had a rough time with almost every stylist actually listening to what I was going for. And the first stylist that aced cutting, styling & color that I loved & looked good on me, was a curly haired gal I had as a coworker at the salon & spa I used to be a massage therapist at. Absolute sweet bean to boot. I unfortunately live about 2 hours away from her now, but I'm hoping to get down to her again this fall. I do okay trimming my hair these days thanks to your videos, but she does a way better job. LOL!
Michigan needs some curly hair education, my hair stylist does pretty good at the cut, but I usually have to style it at home or I just have her straighten it, she is a fantastic stylist, I love her, it’s just that there are no options for curly hair specialists in my state. I think that they do not realize the need for moisture and sealing that moisture in, your classes will be so fantastic for those stylists, so happy you are doing them!!!
Thank you SO much for posting this video. I got my license about a year ago and I’m learning so much from you. I’ve been following you for a while! Before getting my cosmetology license, I would follow your techniques on my hair, but now I’m able to teach and execute on clients. We, curly girls, have so much hair trauma and a little education to guide us to the path of loving our curls is life changing ~>Knowledge destroys fear. Thank you Mel and Amanda! I hope I can meet you both in the future 💚💚
Thanks to your channel, I finally found the courage to cut my own hair and have never turned back! My hair has finally grown back out from the last big chop I had to do due to an unfortunate miscommunication with a stylist that left my hair looking like a triangle straight and wavy. But i have rarely been able to find someone who knows how to deal with wavy hair even where i live, so cutting my own hair has saved me hundreds of dollars. ❤
A hairstylist I only went to for a couple years tried to diffuse my hair one time after she put curl cream on my hair and my hair came out is big and frizzy. She never diffused my hair after that and later on I found a new person. And to make things worse I have a lot of hair that is coarse so double whammy. I’m glad to see people learning how to care for wavy/curly or coily hair either for others or themselves.
Such a great video!! So many people think a "curly cut" means one thing and that all "curl specialists" must therefor cut hair the same way. One of the biggest complaints I see about cuts goes like this: "I went to a curly specialist and got a wet cut. That's not for curls - the stylist is a fraud!" There are SO many types or curly cuts and curl specialists and the outcome is more important to me than whether they cut it wet or dry. There's just so much misinformation out there and a lot of "Always" and "Never" myths.
This was awesome, thank you so much. As someone who found their wavy hair and let my colour grow out this video really showed me what I'm missing in my steps. Especially the high and low heat when diffusing! Excellent!!
Your classes in Vegas looked so fantastic and really informative, focusing on the most important curly facts and techniques. Plus your public speaking skills looked amazing! 👏🏻 ❤
You are a lifesaver! I've followed you for a few years and your tips have saved my hair and my daughter's hair. Thank you for being such a great educator!!
Somehow this video reminded me of the stylists in my hometown who told my mother when I was maybe 9 or so, that she should let them perm my hair to "control the curl". My mother still has no idea about curly hair, but even she knew that sounded like a bad idea. It also reminds me of the many stylists who said they could do wavy to curly hair and in some cases even had training from one curl training organization or another, only to leave me looking like I'd just lost a rough fight with a weed whacker. I finally learned to cut my own hair - as too many of us do. The worst part? Using online tutorials, I did a better job on my hair than a lot of the trained and licensed stylists who I've paid to cut it. I'll admit it, finding the stylist I see now involved serious research. I asked some people whose hair looked good who cut it. I looked at reviews and stylist's instagrams. And I still was really, really nervous the first time. He turned out to be the first stylist who gave me an honestly good haircut.
My issue with the specialists is that they leave you with uneven layers (I understand why, but it's not practical) and then, if you want go for a blow out or straight hair for one occasion, your hair would look awkward. So I like your approach. It's realistic. The ideal is versatility. The other thing is that I've seen how much a curly haircut costs here in the UK and it was over £120. Prohibitive.
I binge watched your videos and after applying what I learned to my wash/style today, my main problem I’ve had with my hair is fixed. Thank you for teaching me so much! ❤
My hair salon only recently has a curl specialist. I often only went to 1 person in the salon and she wasnt a curl specialist before, I am actually the reason she went and got the cursus done so she could start helping me out
Terrific video, it looks like you did some great education in Vegas. I discovered you last September and have binge watched sooo many videos. I’m 56, and have hair very similar to yours. The techniques I’ve learned from you have been a game changer. I was doing a lot of it, but not in the right way, or order. You are so awesome! Thank you for your passion and dedication 😊
I'm a wavy rather than a curlie but the wildest experience I've had was going to get a hair cut right when I discovered my hair is actually wavy, thinking getting a chop will help remove some weight from my waves... only to realise my new cut somehow made my hair straighter. I don't trust myself to cut my own hair and I also am anxious about even trying to look for curly hair specialists given that my hair is on the looser wave side already - a lot of wavies have said that curly hair specialists downright refuse to cut their hair the way they want if they don't deem it curly enough. There's also not many curly specialists in my country in general - which is strange because straight hair is *extremely* rare here - almost everyone has at least waves at minimum, the people with straight hair use heat.
First off, Thank you for going into the concept of wavy hair. My hair is currently short, but using your techniques, I have discovered some curls. Second I hope all is well in your part of Canada because the smoke from the north is fairly heavy here in southern KY.
Yes, about avoiding stylists! I have a stylist who is terrific with curly hair, it doesn’t have it himself. And he’s got some blind spots. He doesn’t understand why it takes me so long to do my wish days (and therefore why I’d want to do them as seldom as possible). And he wants every cut to be perfect THAT DAY. Which means he chops off too much length every time. If I went to him as often as I should I’d have short hair within a year or so (currently hair is curly almost half way down my back and pulled straight almost down to my butt). It makes me avoid it and do a bit of my own trims when needed. Which is not good.
Hi Mell. Love to see empties video. Have you thought of traveling to other major cities in Canada to do some curly education classes? You get to see some sites and work. Love that your educating stylists since hair schools are not getting the job done. With Amanda’s editing skills, have you thought of doing a side by side video on how you change techniques or products to adjust for different textures. Also, love when you show different textures.
Hello mell! I hope you are doing amazing. My name is Ashley and I am 8 years into my natural hair journey. First I wanted to thank you for your videos. A couple of months ago I discovered your UA-cam channel and It has really changed the way I look at my hair and what it needs. It's been a long time since I knew what to do with it and how to take care of it properly. Having that said, I recently had my hair cut in a salon who suppossedly knew how to care for curl pattern and it's been a mess, I feel so frustrated that I want to cry. I didn't go to a salon since my transition and It felt exciting having the experience again but It just wasn't it. When I sat down I didn't felt heard or seen, she just cut whithouth care and what's even worse I had to come back because it wasn't properly cut. Now I have to fix it myself and I want to give myself that expirience. The thing is my curl pattern is 3c/4a and I wanted to ask you If you could do a video on how to cut this type of hair? It would really mean a lot. If you read this message, thank you!!!
This one video answered every question and addresses every issue and now I feel ready to begin my curly journey toward success. After a life or torture, lol! Tyvm
I'm thinking of getting highlights. Can you teach us what to do to prepare our hair before the appointment. And how to care for the hair after. To keep it healthy? ❤❤❤
In my experience, there's a hesitation to work with my 2B/2C waves other than treating my hair like straight hair with a touch of texture. I love my stylist; I started going to her in late 2018 when my hair was short (as in pixie short). She has probably 2A/2B wavy hair herself but either blows hers out or lets it go without doing too much to encourage any curl. I started learning about the CGM (although I don't follow it 100%) about a year ago and shared info with her on it. She has a colleague who is officially CGM-trained who's been sharing tips and info, too. I've given her permission to use me as her guinea pig for wavy hair. My hair grows fast, and I see her every six weeks (for root cover-up, mainly), so as long as she doesn't totally butcher my hair, I'm flexible. (Also, my hair may be more forgiving than hair that is very curly.) She used to hesitate to do anything but a "straight-haired" cut on me, but now she experiments more with cutting technique, products, and styling with me. I still prefer the way I style my hair wavy over the way she does it, and that's OK, as some of it is just difficulty working with another person's head of hair vs your own, but she's far, far less hesitant than she used to be about cutting mine.
I just recently went to my long term stylist who decided she was going to dry detangle my course curly hair with a RAT COMB. It hurt so bad but I felt too bad to say anything. I had some breakage but I survived. I just couldn’t believe she would even consider detangling with a rat comb let alone on my DRY HAIR!!
I just went through this yesterday. I wouldn't let her and she kicked me out. This is after I explained it breaks, it's dry and knotted, and it's falling out!
Tips (besides cutting) for a girl in transition to curly hair from quimically streightened hair, its a STRUGGLE as Im very attached to my hair even if it looks like a chimera. Very fine, tight curl, medium to high porosity, Caribbean weather (hot and humid). Tx! Really love your content.
Im still trying to find someone who understands wavy hair is... wavy hair. And to not take a flat iron to my hair! Omg im so tired of that, especially when i specifically state to not do that to my hair.
I am so happy about the work you do :) Yes, the trust issues are real. I also made bad experiences in my youth and have not visited a salon since. They always cut half the lenght and used thinning scissors for my "frizzy, poofy" back which would make it even more poofy. Though I do cut my hair by myself now, it would be very nice to get it done by a professional because life gets stressful sometime.
I was 17, the hairdresser layered it so much, that when it dried;looked like I had an 80 year old’s dated hairdo. It was like a ball😭. I tried 2 more times with different hairdressers throughout 20 years. Nooope… they brushed it from the top where I heard snapping. I’ve cut my own hair since;I’m now 61 and it’s never looked better. I’ve always had super shiny, healthy hair even when it was super long; always perfect when I dried it in the sun without a breeze( challenging loll) . Massive thanks to you🥰 for showing me as was shy on the amount of product I was using still caused frizz. MWAAA🥰❤️Stani🧡
Love this, thank you!! I’ve been so frustrated with my hairdresser, I will try to recommend this video to her and hopefully I’ll have a better styling and drying experience in future. Thanks Mel! ❤
Stylists should be required to have some basic curly hair knowledge to get a license now & to renew their license & schools should teach some basics or lose their accreditation.
My curls were flat and stretched out not from build up but from weight and zero management. I have been told by so many well meaning curly girls to NEVER brush, praying palm, and smother my hair in product. I always felt stupid because every time I did as they said my hair would fall flat and straight. Four days ago I had my waist length hair chopped off into a jaw length wavy bob. Yesterday I started finding videos that were actually helpful. I have learned that I have high density, low porosity, medium fine 2C-3A hair. I feel like at age 35 I finally have a chance to have beautiful curls.
Can you do a video on short curly wavy hair and how to style or style ideas, in the growing out stage? I have a long pixie and everytime I tell a stylist I’m growing it out, they end up cutting more because they just don’t know what to do! Then I’m back at square one!
This is so amazing! I’ve been watching your channel for 3+ years and haven’t ever learned more about how to style you curls and waves than before following you! I would love to see a video on how to properly style coarse, thick, high porosity curls and waves.
After many,many, unhappy haircuts later….I was so desperate for a haircut that I went to a Supercuts to cut my hair. I told the person what I wanted, what I haven’t been happy with and what others have done that I don’t want. Sue listened and did an amazing job!!! She’s not a curly expert but she really knows hair. I couldn’t believe that I got the best haircut in over fifteen years from a Supercuts for $25 and $10 for tip.
I've been seriously tempted to do that after getting a few $100+ haircuts I haven't really been happy with.
It truly shows that it's not where you're getting your cut, it's finding someone who takes the time to prioritize what you want!
totally agree 100 percent...all that said I was thinking of using Mels univeral cut! I bought scissors..after being disappointed. Any thoughts?
@@kristincabeza-erikson4488I have curly hair and I cut it myself, I make bangs and layers and then go to Supercuts and get them to make sure it's all even because that part is tricky. I just know I won't get it done at a salon how I want it.
God no never Supercuts
No! No trust. I have been disappointed so many times. It’s a weird feeling to pay someone money who’s made your curly hair look terrible 😕
Story of my life!! So many times. I have driven several hours to see curly hair “specialists” and been so disappointed and poor with worse hair afterwards 😑
I cut my own hair now using Mel’s technique from the video with Amanda cutting her own hair. Def by far the best haircut I’ve ever had. I’ve been using it the past couple of years or so and it always turns out great.
@@megandavis7357 Haven't been in a salon since 2019 and in no rush to go back. The last stylist I went to claimed to have curly hair experience and education, I left there with screwed up curl pattern and looking like I had stuck my finger in a light socket.
Started doing it myself and have only messed it up once, but I had also used a different technique that clearly doesn't work for it. It may take me a long time but overall I'm happy with the results. Don't know if I'll ever get back in a chair now.
That goes for even having curly lashes! First time I tried lash extensions recently & it wrecked my beautiful naturally curly lashes 😢 so I’m super not trustful bc of my hair and lashes
Wow I thought I was the only one!! I’ve been cutting my own curls for several years now bc of the same reasons above !!!
@@megandavis7357So many times I asked for a trim, walking in with hair past my shoulders and walking out with a bob
Reading these comments I'm so glad I'm not the only one who's given up on salons. I went to a Ouidad certified salon to get my hair cut two years ago, I was so excited to finally have someone who specialized in curly hair cut my hair. My layers ended up looking odd, she had absolutely no idea how to style my hair, and it was expensive. I have 3a hair and when I left my hair was wavy at best. I cried all the way home and since then I just started cutting my own hair. Why pay all that money for something I'm never satisfied with?
I’ve been to a Ouidad salon to get my hair highlighted and I don’t know why I went back 2 more times but I have never walked out of there happy. It’s so disappointing going to salons that claim to be curl experts but then make you cry.
I had a very similar experience at the beginning of the year with a would be curly hair expert. The bad haircut has not grown out fully yet. I complained to her and got my 120€ back! The other places I went to afterwards to correct at least some of the disaster she caused, seemed overwhelmed and clueless that I have been staying away from salons since then and tried my hand at it watching Mel‘s videos.
To me, I think it's all about seeing a hair stylist's portfolio. If you've seen that they've worked with curly hair before and have done so relatively well, they could be right for you. However, I would always always recommend a consultation. At the salon I go to, I have been dealt a very lucky hand because there are two Ouidad certified curly hairstylists that I have gotten haircuts from back and forth that cut my hair so well. I don't think it's that they are Ouidad certified curl hairstylists but, that they pay a lot of attention to specific aspects of my hair that I've never even noticed (ex. my curls are heavier on one side) and always talk to me about how they've recently got new scissors for curly haired clients as well as going to curly hair information sessions just as Mel provided. They also do the what I love/don't love about my hair thing which is nice. Apparently, the salon I go to has also won an award in the area I live for being the best hair salon one year. Overall, I think it boils down to how much they are willing to learn and pay attention to your hair and its needs, especially what you want as well by focusing on you and no other client during your appointment time. On the other hand, I also went to a Devacurl salon twice and the last time I was there, the stylist showed me that she didn't care about my hair very well by keeping me in the hair dryer section for almost an hour while dying another client's hair.
I've been an avid subscriber for YEARS and I don't usually comment, but I felt the need to thank you, Mell, and Amanda so much for all the work you have put in to this channel to educate so many people about textured hair. I have been learning from you since middle school, when my hair was my biggest insecurity. I had poofy, frizzy hair and just did not know how to care for it, but then I found you! Now I'm in college, and my hair is literally my pride. I get compliments left and right on my hair. You have helped me embrace my natural hair and gain confidence in myself. I am so proud of the following you have gathered throughout the years, and now you're teaching classes in Vegas to help educate more and more people about the beauty of curls! Beyond grateful for you and Amanda!!! Thank you from the bottom of my heart, ily
I'm 65 with wavy/curly hair, and I can say that until the early 2000s I never had any issue with hair stylists knowing what to do with my hair, in fact they educated me! Then my beloved stylist moved across the country, and trying to find a new one was a nightmare. No one believed I wanted to wear my hair curly. They always went in to blow dry it straight and I always had to remind them not to! The only option was to go to a salon that was specifically for curly hair. It seemed to be all or nothing! In the last year though I've noticed a lot more women wearing their hair curly, and thanks to youtube I've gotten back to taking good care of my hair. I'm really hoping more stylists will learn to work with curly hair as more women seem to be wanting it.
I have the same experience and I am in South Africa. So I can only imagine what its like in the states. Every stylist thinks I dont want to wear my 3b hair as is
Similar experience. I'm in the UK and believe me when I tell you it's been 20 years and I can't find a stylist 😢
In my city, there are only 3 hairstylists that "have experience with curly hair"... And after visiting them all, I can undoubtedly state that only 1 knows what they're doing 😢
Thank you so much for your content, Mel!!!
I found a curly salon and it’s $240 for a haircut 😳
I commend you for finding someone; I live in a big city where no one knows what they are doing … big on the hype and hustle to sell but not on the education and effort to truly care for the client’s hair. Time is money as they say, especially in salons, so consumer beware.
@@AL-dy1ljoh my god, SAME!!! I've felt embarrassed for not being able to find stylists who know what they're doing, and thought it was just me. It's insane how esp in bug cities there's this HYPE to sell anything and the customer is being gaslit to believe "everyone's an expert" with their so-called original techniques and novel methods. Then how come when I do my own hair, it turns out better? I'm happy for people with straight and 'easier' hair who can get their hair done the same way *anywhere*, sad we have to become our own experts.. or is it haha
I literally panic when my hairstylist says she's thinking about retirement. Eventhough she is not curly hair trained, her daughter has curly hair so she taught herself to cut wavy/curly hair and she does it pretty well. She understands my hair texture and what looks good for me. She always listens and craft the haircuts for and with me. When she retires I don't know what I'm going to do, I trust nobody else.
I paid $300 for a curly cut from a curly specialist and she had no idea what to do with my hair that’s borderline between curly and coily. She also mentioned doing a twist out next time even though I said I only like to do wash’n gos. I felt embarrassed by my hair type, and it really bothered me assuming certain hair styles because I’m black. She didn’t even dry my hair because she said it would just make it poof out more. I felt embarrassed and I just don’t have the heart to try again.
Geez louise, I'm so sorry :((
You are lovely and valuable; do not feel shame from others' mistakes/because others do not know you ❤
OMG YES!!! Curlies in the Philippines actually have a lot of salon trauma because majority of hairstylists here don’t really know how to cut and style curly hair and the automatic offering is rebonding/chemically straightening hair. It’s really sad. We need curly education here! Now there are a handful of salons who are at least curl friendly but we need so much more. Thanks for being a Curly Mentor to me even when you’re far via your UA-cam videos! Am learning so much lehuhu
When I lived in the Philippines I went to a salon for a haircut and decided to try rebonding. The hairstylist gave an audible "Ahhhhh, that's much better" once my hair was straight. 🤣 He was so frustrated working on my curls.
That rebonding lasted about two days. Then the curls won.
@@dawnmillier omg seriously just 2 days? Omg! I spent 17 years rebonding and hating my curls :( but am so glad am out of that cycle!
Oh, I love this! I wish everyone in cosmetology school had proper curly hair education like what you just delivered in Vegas! You're changing the game. So fabulous! ❤ And mashallah, your curls are such a dream. They look incredible! 😍 ❤
Yes, do an empties vid. Much love, Mel ♡
THIS!!!!! I'm a fine/ high density curly girl in Cosmo school and I recently asked my teacher to freshen up old layers and left that day missing SIX INCHES of hair. No one at school understands curly hair and it's tough. Your channel is amazing for curly education!!
What I hate is that you have to go to a “Specialty Salon”;to get your hair cut correctly if you have curly hair. It’s way too expensive, so once a year I get to pay for someone to butcher my hair. PS Mel, you’re such a fabulous teacher. Fun, engaging, and clear.👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻♥️
I finally found an amazing stylist where I just show up and she does what she wants. I get compliments on my hair constantly. It’s so nice to be able to trust someone. I remember the days where someone tried to cut my hair with a razor, never again!
Laziness. Pure laziness. It drives me crazy how little my coworkers of decades know about curly hair.
I've had so many curl specialists cut my hair and screw it up royally so I just watch your videos Mel and I cut my own hair and it comes out perfect every time 💗💗💗 3:08 3:08
Seriously! I was a salon kid with an abuela hairdresser who just detangled by pulling my 3b/c DRY hair straight down from top to bottom. While my mom was a manucurist who tried to keep my hair up or in braids. I have only trusted ONE person to cut my hair and that was another curly who worked at my mom's place. However...that was in high school. I have been doing my own hair for decades! My sister-in-law is now a makeup artist and salon manager! She told me they have a curly hair specialist...but no credientials were even listed on their site and they had a pixie cut with straight hair!!! NO, THANK YOU!
Pixie cut with straight hair 😂 I hear ya!
Well, I know I’m not your mom but I am very proud of you. Keep going this is very helpful information. Thank you.
i've had the same hair dresser for probably going on 28 years now ~ I've even moved country and I still come back to him. In fact got my hair done yesterday (YEAH!). He has long, curly hair and taught me how to take care of it, style it, etc. I'm forever grateful and would never cheat on him.. Side note, I should have said that he's got long, curly hair like me. That's why he's so darn good. ☺
Even the "curly" salon that I go to doesn't seem to know what to do with wavy hair, in large part. It's so stressful trying to find a stylist.
Two important things I’ve learned from Mell that have really helped me:
1. Cold feeling hair means it’s still damp/wet (I was touching my hair too soon in the drying process).
2. I wasn’t using enough product.
If I could request a video please on bangs that don’t curl or have any volume - even after finger coiling, pinning, using rollers. It’s very frustrating!
I sooooo appreciate your channel Mell. You always answer the questions that go unanswered by other stylists and you do so in an objective way that doesnt leave us guessing. For example how much product to use, what size sections to part...
Yes, there is a serious lack of training and understanding when it comes to how to handle and deal with curly hair in salons. This is the main reason that I have taken the task of learning as much as I can about how to properly care for my wife's curly hair. Her hair was a source of shame and ridicule all through her childhood. Her own family did not know how to help her and didn't encourage her to learn.
My wife has told me that I am the only one that she trusts to cut and style her hair. I have learned how to wash her hair, braid her hair, and cut her hair. I'm so grateful for the resources that I have found online.
My wife also has very thick hair, and as a result, likes to keep it short to help with headaches. For this reason, I would like to see more about short, curly hair.
I found a stylist I loved for years until I caught her talking smack about me and my decision to get a pixie cut with another customer and laughing at me. I never went back, even though she had done an amazing job cutting my curls over the 5 years we had known each other. Remember to be kind!
So proud of you. Awesome job teaching. I’ve told you before I’m 58 and now LOVE my curly hair . Thanks to the seesters
Thank you for your invaluable teachings ❤ I don’t spend my hard earned money at salons anymore.
Tried rebonding my hair during college cause my family kept saying my hair is messy when in fact it just needs a proper routine, and what happened at the salon was a nightmare.
The hairstylist had to put those rancid chemicals into my hair and on top of that, had to use 2 hair straightener just to tame my curls. It's like watching a murder right in front of you.
Didn't even reach 6 months until the curls came back.😅
I also got my hair colored, so yeah.
Up to this day, I'm still trying to nourish my hair back to life because of all the horrendous things that happened to it and this channel has helped me a lot .
My hair guy is a great colorist & that's mainly why I've stayed with him. I go in every 6-8 weeks for color & trim. At this point I'm used to taking my own shampoo, conditioner & even stylers into a salon because I'm super sensitive to fragrance & certain ingredients (you'd be surprised how many stylists do not get this & will automatically use hairspray without asking or argue with you) I hate having to sit in a chair for 45 mins for a blow out because the stylist doesn't know how to diffuse properly. I'd rather just leave the appt with wet hair & style it at home or let it air dry.
I'm the same with chemicals. I looked up the ingredients in the VERB products..... NO THANK YOU!!! I still haven't found any natural products. Wat do you use??
I hear you, and I do the same thing.
I don’t let them ever blow dry my hair! But you’re right, they try to convince you to do something to your hair that you know is not beneficial.
You uploaded this 2 seconds ago, but going of on your title: I agree!!!
My hairdresser laughed when I mentioned having waves. She thought I made them with a curling iron before seeing her (I didn’t) and had no idea how to care for my hair😳
(Edit: a typo)
Ive had this experience too often! It's one thing for random people to judge whatever they want to think idc, but a hair professional? Should be able to tell the difference between natural waves and unnatural! I think it's pretty obvious but i guess people with straight hair dont care to understand?
God loves you. Romans 8:38-39. “having cast all your anxiety on Him, because He cares about you.” 1 Peter 5:7. Hope your day gets better.
@@its.Lora. exactly! And indeed, for random people that’s understandable, but how do you go through courses/training and not learn anything? I was also surprised to know more about hair care (what protein or leave ins or bond builders do for example). She even started to brush my hair roughly from the top😖
If it’s your profession, how come your less interested to stay up to date than I am?🤨
@@applefarm6126 She does🙏🏻
Same to you!
Im a hairstylist and aspiring curl specialist 🙌 mel has taught me everything i know about curly hair that i use on myself and my clients!
By using your tips I finally got my curls back after twenty years of not seeing them due to health reasons. I’m blessed to have a hair stylist I found about ten years ago that can cut and style my hair in any style I ask. I make sure I tip her well because I love her and want her to know how much I appreciate her. Unfortunately due to health reasons I couldn’t style long curly hair anymore and I had to have her give me a very short pixie, but I still follow Mell tips to keep my hair as healthy as I can manage. Thanks Mell ❤
I did a lot of research to find a curly hair stylist in my area my first session was ok i learned what slip should feel like. We didnt so much cutting. Iam growing my hair out and it reached the point where it was pyramiding. I asked to have the top cut into long layers. I also wanted to see how a professional styled my hair. As in my curly hair journey ive learned its not just the right products and how you use them. But how part or style your hair that can make a big difference and i was struggling figuring out where my hair should fall what constitutesas my "bangs"😂. She had just got back from a rizzos training but...she didnt fix the top, there were long pieces sticking out. i just did with your latest vid it was exactly what i needed her to do and know those top layers are curling bc they arent so heavy which is whst i wanted. The style was terrible i wanted to cry went home and touched it up the cut. I wore the style for a day or two to see if it was...no it just sucked. I wanted some in person guidance but i get so much more from you and experiments.
Ahhhh yessss texture Thursday! After many many many years and failed attempts I finally found that one soul who can lay her hands on this curly hair! The fact she told me she watches Mell and follows her on you tube says a lot! This was awesome for you to do to continue to educate on how to treat our textured hairs. Thank youuuuuu
Schools Definitely need to add curly education to their classes! Im in KS and i Definitely need a curly cut soo bad since my shape was all out of whack. But couldnt really find anyone.
I just got my hair cut at a place that claimed to be experts in curly hair. I have never been so unhappy from a haircut. I wanted to keep my length and just create more layers but she got scissor happy and ended up cutting so much! I have learned so much from Mel about how to style my hair and i’ve been so happy with my hair for the last 2 years but when my stylist asked me what products i was using and how i was styling it, she told me to throw out all my products (i use curlsmith) and to buy Innersense products (their products). I was too nice to say anything but I wish i had the courage to say no, i know what works for my hair and this is how I style it. Additionally, my hair turned out super wavy and did not enhance my curls at all. When i showed her a picture of how my hair usually turns out, she accused me of finger coiling my hair and mannipulating it to look like that. I told her I just use a denman brush and she said not to do that because it’s damaging. I wanted to walk right out of there but I didn’t want to be rude. My hair doesn’t look awful but it’s not what I wanted. My curls were so long and beautiful and now they stretch out by day 2 because of the way she cut it. It’s called Thairapy in Pasadena, California. Do NOT go there!!
Ok. I've been watching your channel FOR YEARS. I'm now ready to like my curly hair (at 60 - it's about time my Hairdresser says). I'm also ALMOST ready for a 'curl' hair cut and no I trust no one.
Love your words - they are all so true. Thank you for your tips to help us in our journey.
Think I'll head back to Toronto as my current city isn't ready for my insecurities.
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i’ve been lucky enough where any salon i go to looks at my long, wavy hair and treat it with the respect it deserves. and all i ask for is a trim w/ my layers and that’s what i get and they haven’t messed me up (yet).😮💨
I would love a deep dive video on low density, wavy hair ❤ cut, style, products, everything! Especially when it comes to haircuts it feels like low density hair is very under represented in yet a lot of us are low density. I always end up overly layered and too thin looking, but no layers at all gives no shape or movement.
I experience the same thing! I always request no layering and a blunt cut to keep my ends more full.
Took me three days this week to book an appointment with everyone. My hair is naturally wavy sometimes curly. I wear it natural and always wanted the layers. Every hair dresser I went to prior said "we don't want you to be curly sue" but that's literally what I wanted to help the pattern initially. Well yesterday I went into a chain salon and the lady doing my hair, understood exactly what I wanted. I was actually so impressed. And she has the same type of hair as me. So it was easy to understand what I needed done. The first person I went to in the three years of my journey who finally understood.
Sorry to book an appointment with anyone not everyone lol
As a rule of thumb, I always like to seek out a stylist that has hair texture very similar to mine. A challenge within itself, but until more stylists get proper education about curls like this, it's the only thing that I've found to work. (I haven't been to a stylist in a decade bc of this rule, but I have learned a lot about styling my own hair!)
I'd love to see a basic tutorial on buying styling tools like flat irons, blow dryers, electric hot combs, etc.! There are so many buzz words that easily cloud the judgment of consumers. Like what the hell is ceramic titanium 😂 I thought it was one or the other 😭 The video doesn't have to be too specific, I understand sponsorship clauses and what not, but if you could please just walk us through what a lot of these buzz words even mean and what to stay away from, that would be immensely helpful! 💜
Yes to seeking out a stylist that has similar hair to your own! My stylist has similar hair to me and she truly understands what I want and need. Took a while to find my person, but as long as she's doing hair and in the area, I'll be going to her!
I have wavy 2a/2b hair but it's very thin and fragile and so many bad haircuts have butchered it over the years. I only trust one hairdresser now and fly back to the UK to get my hair done by her which is only once every 1-2 years. I am learning so much in these videos and doing a lot myself to restore my natural waves. Love this channel! Love the Guido girls! ❤️
No. I had my daughter cut my hair for years, but she's all grown up in a home off her own and we have no time. After 15 months since my last cut I went to the salon and ended up with my hair too short, a blowout with frizz on a rainy day that turned into a poofball. I had to recondition and style it the next day to get through to my next wash day.
this video was a life changer for me. thank you for making curly hair comprehensible.
I am 57 yrs old and although I love my curls I have had ZERO understanding on how to keep my curls... --- curls! I was just happy to not have my hair frizzy, dry, and damaged! So spirals were hit and miss - here and there. Then -- I found you! 😇 (Clouds parted! 🎶 harp playing 🎶🎶). My hair is long like Amanda and using your tutorials and techniques - i created a hair routine and I got my CURLS back once again! It is still a work in progress and I still need more bouncy. But I have only been at this for two weeks - (4 wash days). Mahalo Mell and "sis-tore" . ❤
I went to a curly hair specialist for the first time a few weeks ago…The haircut was just ok and she did not really know how to style it. My other hairdresser back in California did such an amazing job and was not a curly hair specialist. She just knew hair and understood my hair specifically.
My biggest red flag for any salon is when I ask them "who is the best at working with curly hair?" and their response 9/10 is "Oh we're all good." No. You're not all good, you just THINK you're good. I hate it when they won't just admit that either they don't have much experience/ knowledge or when they can't recommend me another stylist. "We're all good" to me is as good as saying "I don't care and I don't acknowledge that your hair is different." It's always so dissapointing.
This was a excellent video. I agree that our community has not reach its fullest potential. Some salons are simply following the trend instead of getting the foundation needed. Thank you!
I finally went in to get a curly cut and I asked for layers and volume with a more rounded shape and I kid you not he cut a shelf in my hair. I went home and cried because of how disconnected my hair looked. Fast forward a few months and I fixed it using the pigtails haircut and finally have hair that I want. I’m never letting anyone touch my hair again.
I’m so thankful for your channel!! I used to wear my hair up 90% of the time and now I can wear it down for a whole week!!
I would love for you to teach a course or talk to us about 3b-4c curls with finer strands that need more weight on the bottom and less layers, so that our hair doesn’t look see-through. I have been to so many stylists that seem to think that just cause you have curly hair means you need less weight and over layering, even when you have low density. This just recently happened to me with the Cadõ cut leading me very choppy, see-through scraggly, almost as if I had my child to do it.
Even before I really knew I was a wavy/curly, I really had a rough time with almost every stylist actually listening to what I was going for. And the first stylist that aced cutting, styling & color that I loved & looked good on me, was a curly haired gal I had as a coworker at the salon & spa I used to be a massage therapist at. Absolute sweet bean to boot. I unfortunately live about 2 hours away from her now, but I'm hoping to get down to her again this fall. I do okay trimming my hair these days thanks to your videos, but she does a way better job. LOL!
SO EXCITED FOR AMANDA TO GET MARRIED!!! And can’t wait to see how she styles her hair for the wedding🥹🤩
I've never informally met any one as confident as you
Michigan needs some curly hair education, my hair stylist does pretty good at the cut, but I usually have to style it at home or I just have her straighten it, she is a fantastic stylist, I love her, it’s just that there are no options for curly hair specialists in my state. I think that they do not realize the need for moisture and sealing that moisture in, your classes will be so fantastic for those stylists, so happy you are doing them!!!
Thank you SO much for posting this video. I got my license about a year ago and I’m learning so much from you.
I’ve been following you for a while! Before getting my cosmetology license, I would follow your techniques on my hair, but now I’m able to teach and execute on clients.
We, curly girls, have so much hair trauma and a little education to guide us to the path of loving our curls is life changing ~>Knowledge destroys fear.
Thank you Mel and Amanda! I hope I can meet you both in the future 💚💚
Thanks to your channel, I finally found the courage to cut my own hair and have never turned back! My hair has finally grown back out from the last big chop I had to do due to an unfortunate miscommunication with a stylist that left my hair looking like a triangle straight and wavy. But i have rarely been able to find someone who knows how to deal with wavy hair even where i live, so cutting my own hair has saved me hundreds of dollars. ❤
A hairstylist I only went to for a couple years tried to diffuse my hair one time after she put curl cream on my hair and my hair came out is big and frizzy. She never diffused my hair after that and later on I found a new person. And to make things worse I have a lot of hair that is coarse so double whammy. I’m glad to see people learning how to care for wavy/curly or coily hair either for others or themselves.
Such a great video!! So many people think a "curly cut" means one thing and that all "curl specialists" must therefor cut hair the same way. One of the biggest complaints I see about cuts goes like this: "I went to a curly specialist and got a wet cut. That's not for curls - the stylist is a fraud!" There are SO many types or curly cuts and curl specialists and the outcome is more important to me than whether they cut it wet or dry. There's just so much misinformation out there and a lot of "Always" and "Never" myths.
This was awesome, thank you so much. As someone who found their wavy hair and let my colour grow out this video really showed me what I'm missing in my steps. Especially the high and low heat when diffusing! Excellent!!
Your classes in Vegas looked so fantastic and really informative, focusing on the most important curly facts and techniques. Plus your public speaking skills looked amazing! 👏🏻 ❤
You are a lifesaver! I've followed you for a few years and your tips have saved my hair and my daughter's hair. Thank you for being such a great educator!!
Happy Texture Thursday!! Hope you had an amazing time in Vegas!! Much love and happiness!!! Xoxo 😘
Somehow this video reminded me of the stylists in my hometown who told my mother when I was maybe 9 or so, that she should let them perm my hair to "control the curl". My mother still has no idea about curly hair, but even she knew that sounded like a bad idea.
It also reminds me of the many stylists who said they could do wavy to curly hair and in some cases even had training from one curl training organization or another, only to leave me looking like I'd just lost a rough fight with a weed whacker. I finally learned to cut my own hair - as too many of us do. The worst part? Using online tutorials, I did a better job on my hair than a lot of the trained and licensed stylists who I've paid to cut it.
I'll admit it, finding the stylist I see now involved serious research. I asked some people whose hair looked good who cut it. I looked at reviews and stylist's instagrams. And I still was really, really nervous the first time. He turned out to be the first stylist who gave me an honestly good haircut.
I love that you advocate for versatility! 🙌 You're a good teacher too.
My issue with the specialists is that they leave you with uneven layers (I understand why, but it's not practical) and then, if you want go for a blow out or straight hair for one occasion, your hair would look awkward. So I like your approach. It's realistic. The ideal is versatility.
The other thing is that I've seen how much a curly haircut costs here in the UK and it was over £120. Prohibitive.
I binge watched your videos and after applying what I learned to my wash/style today, my main problem I’ve had with my hair is fixed. Thank you for teaching me so much! ❤
I can’t believe Sephora decided to go with IBS as a name for their event 😅
Another cool video Mel!
Havnt been to stylist in almost 3 years, because of this. Thanks for all the curly hair love. ❤❤❤ appreciated immensely
I would LOVE to see the brush technique done on type 4 hair!
My hair salon only recently has a curl specialist. I often only went to 1 person in the salon and she wasnt a curl specialist before, I am actually the reason she went and got the cursus done so she could start helping me out
HOLY CATS! I've been following you for a while but I've never seen the before/after on your sister's hair before OMG ; . ; that's incredible!
Terrific video, it looks like you did some great education in Vegas. I discovered you last September and have binge watched sooo many videos. I’m 56, and have hair very similar to yours. The techniques I’ve learned from you have been a game changer. I was doing a lot of it, but not in the right way, or order. You are so awesome! Thank you for your passion and dedication 😊
I'm a wavy rather than a curlie but the wildest experience I've had was going to get a hair cut right when I discovered my hair is actually wavy, thinking getting a chop will help remove some weight from my waves... only to realise my new cut somehow made my hair straighter. I don't trust myself to cut my own hair and I also am anxious about even trying to look for curly hair specialists given that my hair is on the looser wave side already - a lot of wavies have said that curly hair specialists downright refuse to cut their hair the way they want if they don't deem it curly enough. There's also not many curly specialists in my country in general - which is strange because straight hair is *extremely* rare here - almost everyone has at least waves at minimum, the people with straight hair use heat.
I finally found someone who knows what shes doing with my 3b hair and she educates me on what to do.
I just love that girl... the only curly hairstylist I listen to
First off, Thank you for going into the concept of wavy hair. My hair is currently short, but using your techniques, I have discovered some curls. Second I hope all is well in your part of Canada because the smoke from the north is fairly heavy here in southern KY.
Yes, about avoiding stylists! I have a stylist who is terrific with curly hair, it doesn’t have it himself. And he’s got some blind spots. He doesn’t understand why it takes me so long to do my wish days (and therefore why I’d want to do them as seldom as possible). And he wants every cut to be perfect THAT DAY. Which means he chops off too much length every time. If I went to him as often as I should I’d have short hair within a year or so (currently hair is curly almost half way down my back and pulled straight almost down to my butt). It makes me avoid it and do a bit of my own trims when needed. Which is not good.
Hi Mell. Love to see empties video. Have you thought of traveling to other major cities in Canada to do some curly education classes? You get to see some sites and work. Love that your educating stylists since hair schools are not getting the job done. With Amanda’s editing skills, have you thought of doing a side by side video on how you change techniques or products to adjust for different textures. Also, love when you show different textures.
Hello mell! I hope you are doing amazing.
My name is Ashley and I am 8 years into my natural hair journey.
First I wanted to thank you for your videos. A couple of months ago I discovered your UA-cam channel and It has really changed the way I look at my hair and what it needs. It's been a long time since I knew what to do with it and how to take care of it properly.
Having that said, I recently had my hair cut in a salon who suppossedly knew how to care for curl pattern and it's been a mess, I feel so frustrated that I want to cry. I didn't go to a salon since my transition and It felt exciting having the experience again but It just wasn't it. When I sat down I didn't felt heard or seen, she just cut whithouth care and what's even worse I had to come back because it wasn't properly cut. Now I have to fix it myself and I want to give myself that expirience. The thing is my curl pattern is 3c/4a and I wanted to ask you If you could do a video on how to cut this type of hair? It would really mean a lot.
If you read this message, thank you!!!
This one video answered every question and addresses every issue and now I feel ready to begin my curly journey toward success. After a life or torture, lol! Tyvm
I'm thinking of getting highlights. Can you teach us what to do to prepare our hair before the appointment. And how to care for the hair after. To keep it healthy? ❤❤❤
In my experience, there's a hesitation to work with my 2B/2C waves other than treating my hair like straight hair with a touch of texture. I love my stylist; I started going to her in late 2018 when my hair was short (as in pixie short). She has probably 2A/2B wavy hair herself but either blows hers out or lets it go without doing too much to encourage any curl. I started learning about the CGM (although I don't follow it 100%) about a year ago and shared info with her on it. She has a colleague who is officially CGM-trained who's been sharing tips and info, too. I've given her permission to use me as her guinea pig for wavy hair. My hair grows fast, and I see her every six weeks (for root cover-up, mainly), so as long as she doesn't totally butcher my hair, I'm flexible. (Also, my hair may be more forgiving than hair that is very curly.) She used to hesitate to do anything but a "straight-haired" cut on me, but now she experiments more with cutting technique, products, and styling with me. I still prefer the way I style my hair wavy over the way she does it, and that's OK, as some of it is just difficulty working with another person's head of hair vs your own, but she's far, far less hesitant than she used to be about cutting mine.
I just recently went to my long term stylist who decided she was going to dry detangle my course curly hair with a RAT COMB. It hurt so bad but I felt too bad to say anything. I had some breakage but I survived. I just couldn’t believe she would even consider detangling with a rat comb let alone on my DRY HAIR!!
Sometimes you just have to say NO! Hope next time is better.
Oh he!! no!! My scalp is tender as it is, that would have killed me.
I just went through this yesterday. I wouldn't let her and she kicked me out. This is after I explained it breaks, it's dry and knotted, and it's falling out!
Tips (besides cutting) for a girl in transition to curly hair from quimically streightened hair, its a STRUGGLE as Im very attached to my hair even if it looks like a chimera. Very fine, tight curl, medium to high porosity, Caribbean weather (hot and humid). Tx! Really love your content.
Im still trying to find someone who understands wavy hair is... wavy hair. And to not take a flat iron to my hair! Omg im so tired of that, especially when i specifically state to not do that to my hair.
I am so happy about the work you do :) Yes, the trust issues are real. I also made bad experiences in my youth and have not visited a salon since. They always cut half the lenght and used thinning scissors for my "frizzy, poofy" back which would make it even more poofy.
Though I do cut my hair by myself now, it would be very nice to get it done by a professional because life gets stressful sometime.
I was 17, the hairdresser layered it so much, that when it dried;looked like I had an 80 year old’s dated hairdo. It was like a ball😭. I tried 2 more times with different hairdressers throughout 20 years. Nooope… they brushed it from the top where I heard snapping. I’ve cut my own hair since;I’m now 61 and it’s never looked better. I’ve always had super shiny, healthy hair even when it was super long; always perfect when I dried it in the sun without a breeze( challenging loll) . Massive thanks to you🥰 for showing me as was shy on the amount of product I was using still caused frizz. MWAAA🥰❤️Stani🧡
Absolutely in LOVE with your dedication to education❤❤
Love this, thank you!! I’ve been so frustrated with my hairdresser, I will try to recommend this video to her and hopefully I’ll have a better styling and drying experience in future. Thanks Mel! ❤
This is fabulous! Your such a good teacher. Congratulations ! So proud of you! ❤❤❤
Stylists should be required to have some basic curly hair knowledge to get a license now & to renew their license & schools should teach some basics or lose their accreditation.
side note the video and audio quality in this video is chefs kiss
My curls were flat and stretched out not from build up but from weight and zero management. I have been told by so many well meaning curly girls to NEVER brush, praying palm, and smother my hair in product. I always felt stupid because every time I did as they said my hair would fall flat and straight. Four days ago I had my waist length hair chopped off into a jaw length wavy bob. Yesterday I started finding videos that were actually helpful. I have learned that I have high density, low porosity, medium fine 2C-3A hair. I feel like at age 35 I finally have a chance to have beautiful curls.
Can you do a video on short curly wavy hair and how to style or style ideas, in the growing out stage? I have a long pixie and everytime I tell a stylist I’m growing it out, they end up cutting more because they just don’t know what to do! Then I’m back at square one!
Happy texture Thursday!! Hope you had a great trip ❤️❤️❤️
This is so amazing! I’ve been watching your channel for 3+ years and haven’t ever learned more about how to style you curls and waves than before following you! I would love to see a video on how to properly style coarse, thick, high porosity curls and waves.
I'm trying my first curl specialist ever next week. The salon has good reviews so 🤞🤞
Congrats on your seminars Mell! I’m proud of you and all of your growth over the years.
More in depth on clarification tips! Please and thank you! Would also love to see an “empties” video 😍✨
You need to start your own chain of salons Mel. You should be training up stylists with your method and getting them to work for you. Xx
Great Video!
I'd like to see a video on short curly hair styling!
Thank you, Mell❤