I've recently found that "seaweed-like texture" for my high-porosity hair means completely soaked, not just spritzed. So It's easiest during wash day, since I just run through the whole series of steps in the shower, immediately after shampoo and conditioner. The hardest part with thick hair though, is to be disciplined (as you are) with sectioning my hair to ensure I've used enough product - it gets so tedious!😆 And I absolutely do the hover diffuse or I get massive amounts of frizz. Thank you for the tips!!
This vid was useful as a guy to get my hair MORE stringy. My methods have been too clumpy and almost looking like I've used a curling iron. So more salon looking than I'd like. I think the stringier curls look more natural and better for me
My hair looks exactly like yours. So I’m going to do exactly what you did, but using the products I use. I use to style in sections. Bottom, back, and then front / sides. Then I started scrunching all my product in, now I’m going to do what you’re doing and hopefully my hair will be less frizzy, better curl clumps and just more definition and texture and volume.
I'm getting major Merida vibes from your finished look 😍 thanks for the tipps! My hair is really more wavy than curly, but I find that applying these methods help to make my hair look more healthy and shiny.
Thank you. I have small curl clumps that look stringy to me. I think I may be missing adding tension to my hair with the brush. I’ll try it next wash day and hope it helps.
Thank you for the detailed video. It's very helpful. You have incredible hair, it's absolutely beautiful!! I am sitting here almost crying because I am 38 and my hair decided to become extremely curly in the past few months. I have no clue what to do with this. All my life I had long straight/ waivy hair. This is completely new and I am at my wits end!
By watching your vids. I have found that my hair does a lot better styling it soaking wet as well. You have taught me so much on styling and sectioning. Thank you very much! 😊❤
First! Thank you so much, I have really long thick red hair and it’s always been really frizzy and crazy, I think it might be somewhat curly. Thanks again your videos are great!!
Wow,I have done my hair soaking wet when I was younger (as my mom has told me to,she is a professional hair stylist) and my curls were amazing alsmost every wash, then I tried a lot of new ways and oils and all of this and feel like it never really worked for me. Mx hair also got curlier and I got mocked for it quite a bit, so I tried to "calm" it down more. I have dry hair and can drench my hair in leave in. ^^ I will try my old routine again and combine it with the tension brushing and let you know hot it works!
I so needed this video today! I'm so grateful you're putting this information out there! I've been using the bounce curl brush and now I realise that for bigger curl clumps I need to style with the Tangle Teezer. Thank you!!!!
I feel like this video is so helpful! Tried the curly girl routine yesterday for the first time and result were not as I hoped 😅 got tons of frizz and stringy curls. I am going to try your tips. PS I love your accent ❤
Your advices are on the point. The movement of the hair after styling is key for me. It may sounds crazy but now with the climate change I think the products that worked for me are not doing the work done. I live in a very humid and hot place and at this moment all tje tricks are getting insufficient to fight frizz and stringy hair issues 😢
You have incredible curls. Mine are also long but no where as long as yours! Mine is also a little finer but we have similar curls. I will be trying out some of your tips. Thanks!
I started the CGM a while ago and love it. I'll try your suggestion with the brush, as my waves are quite stringy. And I love your hair, it's so beautiful! I wish I had curls like yours 💖
Your hair looks beautiful! With my fine hair I feel like the stringy waves give me more volume. Have you ever tried Only Curls? If not, I'd love to see you review their products!
Your tips for more clumps are giving me hope to try...AGAIN! I use Not Your Mothers Curl Cream and a diffuser. I've found that my curls get way too stringy during the diffusing process. Maybe adding the gel would be a good idea for me? Also...is it normal for me to take 40 or more minutes to diffuse my hair? My hair isn't as long as yours but it's very thick. Any other tips are appreciated. Your hair is just stunning. The cut, length, curl clumps, and especially the color.
gosh, this seems really helpful and i hope these work for me. Also found this video after styling my damp hair😅 next time definitely trying because my hair is the definition of stringy
Now I have some new options in my styling arsenal. Thanks! 😘 My hair is pretty fine and I find letting my curls "settle" for about 10 minutes before I defuse helps too.
My hair looks so similar to your stringer version and I identified a few things that I could do differently from this video ! Thanks a ton 💜💜!! You hair is gorgeous btw ☺️
This helps me because I also have low porosity hair, and I have been struggling with which product, how much product to use on my thick hair, and how to keep my curls from getting weighed down and flattening on day two after I wash and style.
Hi, I´ve started CGM a year ago until had my hair cutted short. Now it is under my ears and it´s very difficult to style. What you recommend for shorter hair than you have :-) I am not able to do so much tension during brushing or maybe I´m just unhady :-) Also applying gel is tricky :-) My hair is thick btw. Thank you very much for any advice!
Thank you for this! This helped a lot! Can I ask where you got your spray bottle? The past 2 I have purchased broke within months and the last one I had made the water smell terrible even if I only left it in there for a couple of days. Thanks again!
Thank you Hannah for the tips and advice i will try. I tend to scrunch out the gel cast the morning time, because it helps the curls last longer! Have you ever tried this, it is a good thing to do once you've had a shower in the evening. 🥰
@@hanzcurls well you have lovely curly hair Hannah! I also have naturally curly hair, I use a comb to comb through my wet curly hair then style with gel. Maybe you can do a curly hair video about different ways to style your hair with combs as well as brushes? 💗
Thank you for making those video's and your time, but what whas the shampoo that your used , and the conditioning, can you please tell me and the brand , your hair is stunning beauteful, you looking like pretty women the movie but better , i hope you will respons greating paula from the Nederlands ❤
It depends entirely on your hair texture and what you're seeking as the end result. My son's fine 3a curls always air dry and only require a small amount of light curl cream. But my own coarse wavy hair usually requires more coaxing to form waves/curls -- diffusing is the surest method because it sets the shape in a gel cast within 20-30 minutes without the risk of the waves becoming elongated or frizzy. You'll have to experiment for yourself to see how you like one vs the other.
How dense is your hair? If you don’t have a ton then air drying might be viable for you. I have a lot of hair and if I air dry it just looks flat and takes hours and hours to fully dry. I simply don’t have time for that. Diffusing also helps to set your hair so that the clumps don’t break apart while drying, and helps your hard work last longer
Okay I tried exactly what you did and my hair is so frizzy and not in curl clumps. I have the same exact hair type as you. I have no idea what I’m doing wrong. 😭😭
@@MunroMcLaren sorry to hear that. It definitely can take trial and error to figure out what works for your hair. Our hair may look the same but it may still have different characteristics. Did you use the same products?
@@hanzcurls I use the same strong hold gel. I use Innersense for shampoo and conditioner and Innersense curl cream (used Bounce Me by Design Me before).
Only if it’s ripping the hair out, and I only brush my hair when it has conditioner or product in, and work from the ends up to the top to remove tangles!
Definitely not! I have found that brushing or combing dry (curly or wavy) hair is actually much more damaging then brushing it when wet. I have significantly less breakage and hair loss when I brush my hair wet with conditioner in it.
I’ve read there’s no such thing as moisturizing hair, it’s not possible. What is really happening is conditioning, leaving product in to make the hair look not dull but as if it has moisture…just sayin’.
I've recently found that "seaweed-like texture" for my high-porosity hair means completely soaked, not just spritzed. So It's easiest during wash day, since I just run through the whole series of steps in the shower, immediately after shampoo and conditioner. The hardest part with thick hair though, is to be disciplined (as you are) with sectioning my hair to ensure I've used enough product - it gets so tedious!😆 And I absolutely do the hover diffuse or I get massive amounts of frizz. Thank you for the tips!!
This vid was useful as a guy to get my hair MORE stringy. My methods have been too clumpy and almost looking like I've used a curling iron. So more salon looking than I'd like. I think the stringier curls look more natural and better for me
Is this a man?
@@kellycofield5720 yes
I think you wanted a bit more of a Aragorn/Rohirim look instead of a Rosy Cotton look? I'm glad it helped!
I NEEDED THIS. Thank you so much
The brush method worked amazingly for me-wow!! Now, I wouldn’t mind knowing how you achieve that beautiful glow on your skin as well!!
My hair looks exactly like yours. So I’m going to do exactly what you did, but using the products I use. I use to style in sections. Bottom, back, and then front / sides. Then I started scrunching all my product in, now I’m going to do what you’re doing and hopefully my hair will be less frizzy, better curl clumps and just more definition and texture and volume.
I'm getting major Merida vibes from your finished look 😍 thanks for the tipps! My hair is really more wavy than curly, but I find that applying these methods help to make my hair look more healthy and shiny.
Thank you. I have small curl clumps that look stringy to me. I think I may be missing adding tension to my hair with the brush. I’ll try it next wash day and hope it helps.
Tension and more water! Hope it helps!
Thank you for the detailed video. It's very helpful. You have incredible hair, it's absolutely beautiful!! I am sitting here almost crying because I am 38 and my hair decided to become extremely curly in the past few months. I have no clue what to do with this. All my life I had long straight/ waivy hair. This is completely new and I am at my wits end!
By watching your vids. I have found that my hair does a lot better styling it soaking wet as well. You have taught me so much on styling and sectioning. Thank you very much! 😊❤
OMG! What gorgeous hair you are blessed with.
First! Thank you so much, I have really long thick red hair and it’s always been really frizzy and crazy, I think it might be somewhat curly. Thanks again your videos are great!!
You're so welcome! Good luck 🧡
Wow,I have done my hair soaking wet when I was younger (as my mom has told me to,she is a professional hair stylist) and my curls were amazing alsmost every wash, then I tried a lot of new ways and oils and all of this and feel like it never really worked for me. Mx hair also got curlier and I got mocked for it quite a bit, so I tried to "calm" it down more. I have dry hair and can drench my hair in leave in. ^^
I will try my old routine again and combine it with the tension brushing and let you know hot it works!
I so needed this video today! I'm so grateful you're putting this information out there! I've been using the bounce curl brush and now I realise that for bigger curl clumps I need to style with the Tangle Teezer. Thank you!!!!
I’m so glad to hear this! Hope it makes a difference for you!
I feel like this video is so helpful! Tried the curly girl routine yesterday for the first time and result were not as I hoped 😅 got tons of frizz and stringy curls. I am going to try your tips. PS I love your accent ❤
Your advices are on the point. The movement of the hair after styling is key for me. It may sounds crazy but now with the climate change I think the products that worked for me are not doing the work done. I live in a very humid and hot place and at this moment all tje tricks are getting insufficient to fight frizz and stringy hair issues 😢
You should try Ouidad Advanced Climate Control products, help with keeping hair looking great in humidity
I started raking the gel in my hair, what a game changer, thank you! 😄
You're so welcome!
is that you in your profile pic? thats the type of curls im aiming for!! so pretty!!
You have incredible curls. Mine are also long but no where as long as yours! Mine is also a little finer but we have similar curls. I will be trying out some of your tips. Thanks!
Thank you so much!! Hope the tips help!
I started the CGM a while ago and love it. I'll try your suggestion with the brush, as my waves are quite stringy.
And I love your hair, it's so beautiful! I wish I had curls like yours 💖
What Clarifying shampoo do you suggest please that’s Curly girl approved many thanks Inadvance
Your hair looks beautiful! With my fine hair I feel like the stringy waves give me more volume.
Have you ever tried Only Curls? If not, I'd love to see you review their products!
Thank you so much for this! I have a similar wave/curl pattern to you and you've definitely given me some great tips! ❤
Your tips for more clumps are giving me hope to try...AGAIN! I use Not Your Mothers Curl Cream and a diffuser. I've found that my curls get way too stringy during the diffusing process. Maybe adding the gel would be a good idea for me? Also...is it normal for me to take 40 or more minutes to diffuse my hair? My hair isn't as long as yours but it's very thick. Any other tips are appreciated. Your hair is just stunning. The cut, length, curl clumps, and especially the color.
Loving your tips. I have wavy hair and absolutely love your waves and curls! Subscribed!
How long do you diffuse for? Like do you diffuse until your hair is completely dry?
gosh, this seems really helpful and i hope these work for me. Also found this video after styling my damp hair😅 next time definitely trying because my hair is the definition of stringy
Now I have some new options in my styling arsenal. Thanks! 😘 My hair is pretty fine and I find letting my curls "settle" for about 10 minutes before I defuse helps too.
Ooh yay! Glad it was helpful! That’s good to know!
My hair looks so similar to your stringer version and I identified a few things that I could do differently from this video ! Thanks a ton 💜💜!! You hair is gorgeous btw ☺️
May I know what are the other things you did?
your curls are gorgeous . love the color too !!!
How do you refresh your hair after a few days? Do you just have to fully rewash everything?
Your hair is gorgeous!!!! Wow!
Very helpful 🫶🏽 thank you so much for sharing all these tips.
Your hair is amazing!
This helps me because I also have low porosity hair, and I have been struggling with which product, how much product to use on my thick hair, and how to keep my curls from getting weighed down and flattening on day two after I wash and style.
What kind of silk bonnet is this? Is it good for sensitive heads?
Hi, I´ve started CGM a year ago until had my hair cutted short. Now it is under my ears and it´s very difficult to style. What you recommend for shorter hair than you have :-) I am not able to do so much tension during brushing or maybe I´m just unhady :-) Also applying gel is tricky :-) My hair is thick btw. Thank you very much for any advice!
Thank you for this! This helped a lot! Can I ask where you got your spray bottle? The past 2 I have purchased broke within months and the last one I had made the water smell terrible even if I only left it in there for a couple of days. Thanks again!
Thank you Hannah for the tips and advice i will try. I tend to scrunch out the gel cast the morning time, because it helps the curls last longer! Have you ever tried this, it is a good thing to do once you've had a shower in the evening. 🥰
You’re welcome! I have tried that previously but I don’t really get much of a gel cast the way I style by hair these days!
@@hanzcurls well you have lovely curly hair Hannah! I also have naturally curly hair, I use a comb to comb through my wet curly hair then style with gel. Maybe you can do a curly hair video about different ways to style your hair with combs as well as brushes? 💗
You’re stunning! What lipstick are you wearing here ? Our coloring is similar and I think it might suite me . Thank you 😊
Thank you for making those video's and your time, but what whas the shampoo that your used , and the conditioning, can you please tell me and the brand , your hair is stunning beauteful, you looking like pretty women the movie but better , i hope you will respons greating paula from the Nederlands ❤
I would like my curly hair like this just very long curly hair 😊
Beautiful hair!!!!!!!
What if I don't want to bother with the dryer/diffuser? Can I just let it air dry but do all the other steps?
Yes of course! Just remove a bit of water and maybe add some root clips to prevent it going flat
Amazing! Really enjoy and learn from you. Is your hair color natural or color treated?
So glad to hear this! It’s my natural hair colour 🧡
Do you HAVE to diffuse your hair? Could you just let your hair air dry?
It depends entirely on your hair texture and what you're seeking as the end result. My son's fine 3a curls always air dry and only require a small amount of light curl cream. But my own coarse wavy hair usually requires more coaxing to form waves/curls -- diffusing is the surest method because it sets the shape in a gel cast within 20-30 minutes without the risk of the waves becoming elongated or frizzy. You'll have to experiment for yourself to see how you like one vs the other.
How dense is your hair? If you don’t have a ton then air drying might be viable for you. I have a lot of hair and if I air dry it just looks flat and takes hours and hours to fully dry. I simply don’t have time for that. Diffusing also helps to set your hair so that the clumps don’t break apart while drying, and helps your hard work last longer
@@Nubesyxochis ahh ok that makes sense, thank you!
@@chelseal654 Okay, that’s good to know, thank you!!
@@chelseal654 Very good point-- and Length too. Long thick hair takes forever to airdry.
Hiya! I was wondering if I could use mousse instead of curl cream before brush styling and then gel?
@@MagzParmenter I do sometimes if my hair doesn’t need a cream!
@@hanzcurls How do you know if you need the cream?
What do you do with your hair when you sleep? do you clip / clump it on top of your head?
@@GPSStories-ih1jh see my most recent UA-cam short for a tutorial 👌
Hi everyone I need recommendations for light hold curl foam (not mousse)
Umberto curl foam is very good, it's also not expensive which is a bonus!
@@laurasearch4155 tysmmm
What shampoo +conditioner do you use
Oh my gosh you have absolutely beautiful hair!!! Thank you for all the great tips!
Your red hair is so beautiful
What kind of hair dryer & diffuser do you have?
I'm using the Curlsmith one here, it's linked in the description box below the video xx
Having trouble finding a clarifying shampoo that’s color safe. They say safe but it does strip some of the color. Any suggestions?
Curlsmith is a very good curly hair brand to help with coloured curly hair. Or for a cheaper option Aussie products are also good!
Where did you get that diffuser?!
Do you use any heat protectant as well for diffusing?
The leave in I used provides heat protection. Usually the products I use do offer some protection tbh!
So you put the curl cream in sectioned your hair?
Okay I tried exactly what you did and my hair is so frizzy and not in curl clumps. I have the same exact hair type as you. I have no idea what I’m doing wrong. 😭😭
@@MunroMcLaren sorry to hear that. It definitely can take trial and error to figure out what works for your hair. Our hair may look the same but it may still have different characteristics. Did you use the same products?
@@hanzcurls I use the same strong hold gel. I use Innersense for shampoo and conditioner and Innersense curl cream (used Bounce Me by Design Me before).
Make sure your hair is soaking wet when you start
Bounce curl came out with a new and better brush!
It looks the same.
what is a name for this brush?
Hello! I always find that if I put tension in my hair, then I lose the clumps completely, are there any tips to manage that?
I think you have to use tension and then scrunch
Do you use heat when diffusing?
Does this work on 2b -2c hair
So sad curlsmith doesn’t sell the “gel” anymore only the “jelly” unless that is the same thing?
Can anyone pls clear my confusion! Wont combing damp hair make huge hair loss?
Only if it’s ripping the hair out, and I only brush my hair when it has conditioner or product in, and work from the ends up to the top to remove tangles!
Definitely not!
I have found that brushing or combing dry (curly or wavy) hair is actually much more damaging then brushing it when wet.
I have significantly less breakage and hair loss when I brush my hair wet with conditioner in it.
Approximately how long does this routine take on wash day ?
About 1 hour
Love
Real natural curly hair ? ❤omg very beautiful
I saw the stringy curls and i immediately clicked b/c that's how my confused wavy/curly hair looks
My hair used to have perfect juicy curls, but it's changed all of a sudden 😭 Not a second of warning 😭
❤️🔥
I’ve read there’s no such thing as moisturizing hair, it’s not possible. What is really happening is conditioning, leaving product in to make the hair look not dull but as if it has moisture…just sayin’.
@@Annie261. yes, correct, I have explained this in my how to choose products video I believe!
Do people really spend this much time Dorothy’s?!!!