Courtney, You were the first youtuber I found when starting my Curly girl journey in November 2019 and you are still my favorite! I love the science behind curly hair and you do a fantastic job explaining it! You have inspired me to start my own youtube channel and I am brainstorming my first video! Thank you for providing inspirational and informational content! Keep doing what you're doing!
@@baileybertao Thank you so much! I've been struggling with understanding what new information I can bring to the table. This encouraged me to keep going!
Damp styling gives me a lot of spring and more curl as well, but day two is much worse, than when I wet style. I also can't refresh. Even though I don't have low porosity hair, if I put even a touch more product or conditioner onto my day 2+ hair it feels gunky. My favorite way to "refresh" is just to wet my hands and smooth them very gently over my hair, praying hands style. It tamps down the frizz and brings the gel back to life a touch and really helps without doing much at all. I also sometimes just carefully brush it out! My waves look nice that way too.
Courtney, I have to tell you your videos have changed my life! I had struggled for years to figure out my thick, dry, slightly wavy hair and had no idea what I was doing. Since watching you I’ve learned so much and just in the last couple weeks I started using the perfect hair care towel and brush as well as Jessicurl products, thanks to your recommendations! Oh my! I don’t even know what to say! My hair looks so much better...so much more wave and so much less frizz! And I have nice second and third day hair without refreshing!!! Truly amazing! Thank you so much!!😊
So glad you tried damp styling! I have 2B/2C fine hair and damp styling gives me more volume and curl as well as shortens my drying time. That’s a win-win for me. Your hair looks great here... but it always looks great no matter what method you use! When I started the cgm I had to fully rewet every day to look decent. Now a 1 1/2 years later, I don’t do anything but take my hair out of the pineapple and fluff it. My day 2 &3 hair looks better to me than day 1 because I prefer volume to definition. I don’t usually refresh until day 4 (if i make it to day 4 hair). That refresh definitely gets the waves to spring back up but I do see a lot of frizz too which is why I don’t refresh unless I absolutely need it.
I’m a wavy and have been doing CG for two months. My day two refresh has more definition and tighter curls but is more stringy. I think it still looks good ☺️
As a curly (3A/3B) I agree with you on the clumping thing! Damp styling separated the curls a lot and it makes it look almost bigger and curlier, it’s a fun option :)
I am going to try the damp styling because wet styling pulls my curls out of my hair and i look like im wavy. Most times I like my day 2 hair better, I think because my hair isnt as soft so when I do anything day 2 it just looks way better. I really enjoy your video's you teach us so much and share such great information. Please keep up the good work because all of us wavy girls need you
I LOVE day 2 hair! It’s my favorite! I’ve got very fine 2c/3a hair. I’m finally at the point that I can get a decent hair day for 4-5 days, depending on how I treat my hair and what’s going on.
Day 2 has been huge problem. It looks like an out of control frizzy mess even after pineappling. Wetting and adding more product seems to make it worse and have been looking for a solution.
Me, too! The best solution I've found so far is a dry mousse refresh with Pantene Curls Mousse. (I got the idea originally from Wavy Curly Chronicles.) I usually detangle the waves first so they're pretty loose that day but they look so much better and it only takes two minutes! (I detangle/brush, divide my hair down the middle, glaze about a golf ball sized amount of mousse onto each half of my hair, scrunch, then SOTC when dry since it'll be a little damp from the mousse.) @SwavyCurlyCourtney I'd love to see more videos on that and/or other refresh options since a lot of us struggle with refreshing!
I like to take a small bowl, fill with water and dip the ends/midshafts in it. If you wet the ends completely down like that, it kind of resets them to the "seaweed hair" phase ..... then you can restyle the ends just like washday, but without having to completely do the ENTIRE washday situation.
@@amandawilson890 oooooo this sounds interesting! I’m thinking of trying this! What had worked for me lately is spraying hair down with water until it squished then brush styling without adding more products or adding a little mousse… the water activates the previous day products. Brush styling has really changed my game!
I havent figured out day 2 refreshing very well yet. My hair looks frizzy and usually feels gross if I try to add anything to it like putting a little leave in and water on my hands and smoothing and scrunching. I have just recently gotten to routinely washing every other day. If it doesnt look ok without adding to it on day two or if I do try to fix it, I try not to care how it looks too much. I agree with you, instead of completely rewetting, I'd rather just wash it again.
Maybe in 6 months you found what works, but in case someone else is struggling to. I found that I have the best day 2 and 3 hair is when i make my own refresh spray. I mix leave-in, curl defining cream, and a bit of gel to hot water and shake until its all mixed. I use it when its cool and make enough for a while. My hair turns out great when I do that.
OMG I’m a wavy and all I ever hear is how people say wash day is there worst hair day and day 2,3,4 is much better hair days and I’ve always thought 💭 what am I doing wrong cause I can’t even get a decent day 2 day out my hair let alone 3 and 4 😅 I’m glad I’m not the only one 😂. Love the video I was gonna try damp styling when I heard you talk about it in the last video but I’m gonna pass my hair is SOOOO frizzy I just no it won’t work, your hair never looks frizzy or knotty, I’m still quite new to CGM so I hope my hair ends up looking like yours 😊 xxx
I’m a wavy that likes the volume and the undefined look of day two and three (up to day 6) better than day one. My hair is super thin and fine and day two tends to make it look fuller. I tend to plan my wash days when an event is coming up so I have day two hair that day. My hair has a hard time absorbing the styling products when damp styling. They tend to sit on top and make it weighed down. Might could work with lighter products. I’ll have to try. Thanks again Courtney!
My best results on second day and beyond as a wavy is when I take a wide tooth comb or pick and lightly comb it back like I’m putting it in a half up half down style but then just let it fall and settle for about 20 min or so. The volume is crazy good and the waves & some soft curls form. Granted I am more of a 2b on top so this may not work for tighter top wavies or curlies. Minor refreshes around my face and back of my head sometimes when it gets too stretched out. Works for me now that my hair had gotten healthier after a year of cgm.
I think of day 2 hair as the day my hair is worn up. I can't seem to get a really good refresh on my waves that diesnt involve so much effort and product and it never lasts past mid day even if I can coax curls. Love the idea of just embracing it.
Courtney, I just love your videos. I so look forward to them. It is like getting a message from a friend. The other day I found myself referring to you as "my friend Courtney from UA-cam". I like the damp styling so I may try it. My hair is a little curlier than yours but I find my day 2 hair is different than day 1. It has more volume but less definition depending on how much refreshing I do. The curls are stringier I guess is the best way to put it.
Oh and after day one I just put water on my hair with my hands and scrunch. Then many hair is good. You really are my fav since I started this journey about 9 months ago!!!
I've always said the same thing about humidity making my hair wilt! And as far as refreshing goes, it's as unpredictable as my day 1 hair... I never know how it will turn out. My hair has a mind of its own.
Damp styling sounds like a great technique for me because i hate the feeling of products on soaking wet hair. I have quite thick but wavy 2 a/b/c hair with medium porosity. I have yet to try out a co-wash as i have only recently started the cg method. love seeing your videos and applying some things that work for you on my hair seeing as our curltype are very similar. Edit: day 2 refreshes also dont do much for me. Fortunately i quite like the stretched out look of my hair so it doesnt bother me too much.
I think both your Day 1 and Day 2 looked great! PLUS you never seem to have any frizz! My 2nd day refresh usually ends up with a ponytail and a baseball cap. Haha! BUT I shall keep trying! :-)
Sometimes i’m listening and looking at your face so intently that i forget I’m not actually talking to you in person. I end up trying to say something until I remember you can’t hear me lmao
I recently started damp styling and it has become my go to method for good results. I've been cg for almost 3 years and haven't had results this consistent to date. The only difference is I don't plop, I just scrunch my wet clumps with a flour sack towel before scrunching in stylers. You might try this with some other more "structured" stylers for lack of a better word. I find that the Inahsi custard is kind of a strange product. It can leave me stringy and greasy in the wrong conditions. As for day 2, I can sometimes get it with this method. Wet styling I almost never got it. If some areas are stretched out a tiny bit of water and styler seems to help bring them back. I will say the Dyson is making a HUGE difference. It takes 15 minutes to get my hair dry, versus 45 with the Manli 😳. But I'll admit it gets VERY hot towards the end and I have to switch to the no heat setting.
I just used your method of scrunching with a flour sack towel before applying stylers, except that I plopped for 30 minutes after with the perfect hair care towel and then did smasters with Uncle Funky's. Best hair day ever. Thank you!
Thank you times infinity! I have been struggling with having enough time to dry before work. This method works much better for me. In answer to your question, my hair is better on day two. I haven't had a great wash day yet.
I used to damp style my hair while I was in my transition phase but then, than method stopped working for me, I wasn't getting any definition, so I started styling in soaking wet hair, and it works for me now, because I remember when I started the cgm, styling in soaking wet hair didn't work for my hair 😂
I’m definitely gonna try damp styling, I’ve been wet styling my 2b/2c low porosity hair and it just doesn’t work, my hair is very flat and barely holds a wave for more then an hour and is so frizzy but I haven’t yet tried damp styling and I’ve heard it’s better for low porosity hair so I’m gonna try it so hopefully it works
I love this look on you!! It looks very full!😍 I personally always have SUPER stringy hair on day 2.🤪 But usually just go with it and pull it up into a high pony if it really drives me nuts.🤷🏼♀️
I've always done this method of damp styling. I never do a day 2 refresh mainly because my hair looks better after I've slept with it up in a pineapple but with a couple of the front curls gently finger curled and pinned up. I then just go with and accept what my hair does. In fact if I get good definition I usually end up gently combing and brushing my hair to get the frizz to lay down on day 4 or 5 and I can make it a whole week this way. Brushing makes my curls more loose but with my layers and cut it looks intentional and it looks like I styled it that way. I am getting to the point of just being able to work with my hair each day. I use product. I use oil that really moisturizes and I'm even willing to curl a few strands if need be. I'm doing what I need to to feel good and keep my hair looking styled no matter what the CGM says to do or not to do. It's liberating and it's not hurting my hair. It's prolonging my time between wash days and it's less time consuming overall.
I’m a wavy and I leave my cast in for all of day 1 so I do find that I prefer day 2. I also leave my cast in all day because even with diffusing it takes my hair forever to dry.
Can you please do a video on all of your must have hair products and accessories for 2A, 2B, 2C hair? I've been having a hard time finding someone with relatively the same hair type as me (fine and wavy hair) and you are it and I love your videos! Great tips!
hey courtney i will definitely give this a try. freshening up is usually better for me. because my hair is not soaking wet and therefore heavy. refesh I knead with water in my hair to make squissing sound, and sometimes a little bit of gel. Greetings from the damp Netherlands
One of the reasons that I started the sudo CGM is because I was getting tired of fighting with my hair! My day 1 hair always looks different than day 2, which looks different than day 3, etc! Sometimes I refresh on 2nd and 3rd days, especially if I plan on going somewhere. Usually, I do prefer my day 1 look, but I am learning to embrace all the different looks my hair presents!! Sometimes I have to clip up a piece or 2, because that 1 oe 2 pieces either want to be straight, or they want to stick out all wonky!! So I work with it -- certainly simplifying my hair styles! My hair and scalp have gotten very dry as I've gotten older. Prior to CGM, I kept my hair straight or slightly wavy. I used no leave in products, nor did I add products other than Chi oil. Because of that, I only washed my hair about every 2 weeks [sometimes even 3 weeks]! Now I really need to wash every 4 days. If it's getting on to day 5, the tangles are so bad that my head hurts!! So I actually have to "wash" more with CGM than before, but now I use a lot of leave in products than attract dirt and promotes tangles!! I do co-wash a lot now, and I really like it! When I was younger, and had oily scalp and hair, I don't think it would have worked as well!!
I love watching your videos. You provide a wealth of knowledge, your voice and style is so soothing and for some reason watching you wash your hair is really therapeutic. I have thick, high density hair so it takes me much longer to wash it, lol. I live in a tropical environment (Durban, South Africa) and am battling with humidity causing frizz. I have transitioning hair and I account the frizz to a lack of moisture. I am still trying to find out what works best for my hair. Looking forward to your future videos :)
I'm wavy and I refresh with a spray bottle with some Witch I Love Your Hair and /or Raw Curls anti frizz spray mixed in. I like day 2,3,4 and 5 better than day 1. It has mor volume. I use a buff at night which also adds volume. And, btw, I always damp style and no flakes. I would guess product not damp styling unless that product particularly requires wet styling 🤷♀️ PS.... I liked your day 2 hair better too 😊💕 Love how your hair shines!!
I usually wash my hair and dry at night, get a really solid cast, and then sleep with the cast unscrunched, but up in a satin scrunchy or a clip and on a satin/silk pillow case. In the morning, I wake up and let the hair down in the morning and scrunch when I get to work. If I use enough product (something I struggle with) then my hair is pretty great on day 2 and sometimes day 3!
I have only done this type, I never do it soaking wet. I feel I don't get the best results and it weighs it down. Day 2 and on is what I have issues with I always have to co wash if it's not wash day. I have learnt so much from your videos! I love your videos!!!
I have fine 2B/C hair as well and damp styling is my go to, gives me so much more definition (think because my hair gets weight down less). Will try to wet style again tonight to see how different te results are since I haven’t tried that in a month or two
I'm on, I guess, the high end of wavy? I'm somewhere between 2C and 3A, but I've always had a rough time restyling on day two. Sometimes the universe decides it'll be a good refresh day, but usually if I try to refresh it just looks stringy and dirtier than it actually is. I've found that the problem comes from two things. After a few hours on wash day, my hair will start losing its curl and kind of wilt as you described. Then the other problem is when I go to bed, no matter what kind of protective cap or scarf I use I'll still get massive amounts of frizz the next morning. So given those two things, it's already a losing battle trying to refresh after all that and I end up just not bothering to refresh.
@@pilotgal35 Since I rarely leave the house (at home spouse) I can kinda just leave it messy without having to worry about it. If I need to leave the house the next day I'll first let it rest for 30 minutes after taking my hair out of whatever I slept in, usually a silk scarf, before doing anything. That usually helps take care of the poofiness and lets the curls find their pattern again. After that, I'll just take a small amount of leave-in conditioner with some water and rub it through my hands, then gently praying hands down my hair to smooth down the left-over frizz. Not a lot of water, just enough to make the conditioner a little runnier. If I add too much water then it frizzes even more. I try not to smoosh my hair down too much or else it'll just tangle up. I'm just trying to evenly lay the conditioner over the top and underneath my hair to add some moisture and smooth out the frizz. I won't have as much volume and my curls will be less defined but at least it looks presentable enough to leave the house. It ends up looking like I used a wide barrel curling iron on the ends of my hair.
I prefer my hair on day 2 (most of the time) and I can’t refresh with products. I can sometimes do a kinda refresh with water but, any additional products make my hair feel awful and I can’t deal with it.
I'm a high porosity, low density, barely wavy...I find that day 2 is perfect for putting it up. I've never been able to refresh, as I don't have enough curl pattern for it to last beyond day 1. If I need my hair to look good on day 2, I just wash it again.
i have similat hair to you and im just trying damp styling now! usually i like my hair better on day two because i like more natural look. 1st day is always more defined and if theres a party or something i prefer it :) i can only refresh with water, otherwise my hair looks weight down or dirty. i’m also not into big clumps and i’d like to find a way to style it in a way that i have smaller/thinner clumps but more hair, not sure if it’s possible though... but i’m trying this method for that. thanks for great videos, love seeing someone with my curl pattern!
Hi Courtney! I really love your channel and was so excited to find someone with hair similar to mine with such an abundance of information to offer. I've been transitioning my hair for a couple of months now and your channel has been so helpful! My day 2 hair is tough because my roots get super oily too, and when I use dry shampoo and try to refresh the curls, the mixture of dry shampoo at the roots with curl product makes my hair SUPER frizzy. I've stopped doing that and just brushing my hair out on day 2, using dry shampoo at the roots, and rocking the soft gentle wave. It seems like the best solution so far, not sure if you've got any other ideas!
I've never been able to re-wet my hair on day 2 and have it look good. I take it out of the pineapple and shake it out. I will usually have a couple wonky pieces that I just fix with a (gasp!) curling iron. It is much less time consuming and looks much better than any other refresh I have tried. I also damp style because of how porous my hair is and I have a whole lot of it. It takes diffusing time down a lot and even though my clumps aren't as big, I get a lot more volume. I've been using the Dippity Doo foam with the Kinky Curly Curling Custard and the results have been magical.
My hair takes hours to dry so I’ve been trying to refresh without water and I’m loving simply doing 2 pumps of lemongrass leave-in to smooth the frizz and one pump of innersense I create lift foam for a little hold. My curls fall a little more on day two but I actually love it! It feels soft/beachy. (Day one i use ecoslay orange marmalade gel and top with a palm of Pantene curl moose) (2A/2B/fine-medium with medium-high density shoulder length hair, highlighted)
Dear Courtney, can you offer any guidance for someone who is not ready to give up coloring their very gray roots? I realize hair color can be damaging, but I'm not ready to go gray. Love all your great information.
I’m a wavy too and I have to wear my hair up for work so my hair looks good on day 1 and it progressively goes downhill from there 😂😂 I avoid refreshing when I can. It usually doesn’t end well and it’s too much work. The closest to a decent refresh I’ve ever gotten is emulsifying water & gel together and applying it to dry hair. Or just a light water only refresh to reactivate the product already in my hair.
My hair hates damp styling! Goes stringy. And my hair loves day three refresh (sometimes better than wash day.) I've learned my hair clumps SO much better with moisture moisture moisture!!
I have 2b curls. My hair looks better on day two. I also stay why until day I rewash, even if after a full week. UNLESS my hair is overmoisturized, which happens easily. Styler enhance my curl pattern at first but with repeated use, they ruin it because they are too moisturizing.
What cleanser do you like the best? I use Wen cleansing conditioner. I have super dry hair. I use a light weight gel. Oh and I deep condition every month. I’m wondering if I need to use a different cleanser?
I can't find a good method to use when sleeping with my curly hair. I always have to fix it (wet it down) in the morning. I have chin/shoulder length hair with many layers. I've tried Medusa clipping, wrapping it in a silk scarf, etc. My hair has too many layers to use the pineapple method. Any suggestions on how to sleep with curly hair would be greatly appreciated.
The only thing I have ever found that works even a little is a satin cap. I still have to refresh in the morning but it isn't nearly the Wash Day 2.0 I get using other methods.
Hi! I am so grateful for your channel. Thank you for all of it, and all the time it takes you, it has helped me a lot with my hair. Also I love the Christian t shirts you wear ❤ - I was wondering if you or anyone that reads this! Knows of a product that can hydrate your hair and help with frizz, on dry hair? on those morning when you wake up late and would love a product you could spray in dry hair to hydrate and calm frizz :) like a healthy boost until you can wash it later. 😊 thank you :)
When I wash my hair it takes a long time to fully absorb water. My 1st shampoo attempt, my hair absorbs the shampoo & I get no slip or lather. It's as if I applied no shampoo. I then rinse that out & apply shampoo again. And now my hair is happy & the shampoos & conditioners work. I've always wondered why this happened. Glad to know it happens to others.
I am wavy and prefer a more defined look so I sit under a portable hooded dryer while doing my makeup. I refresh every morning sometimes just air drying on weekends and rarely diffuse. No time. Just a spray bottle to wet my hair and scrunch in a little bit more Trelux hi def gel mixed w a bit of water in my hands then scrunch w microfiber towel. Then dry to about 90% and scrunch then use a pick to just to shape. I have thick hi porosity I think, colored hair mid length.
I prefer my day one curls/waves at the end of the day. My day 2 curls/waves are okay. I can refresh with just water and using praying hands to smooth (never *got* praying hands but it works for my refresh!) the frizz down as best I can. I have greasy hair too so I use dry shampoo at my roots - hey, it is what it is and I couldn't do day 2 without it. So, day 1 is my preferred look and I plan accordingly.
My hair has always looked better in my opinion on day 2-3 no matter how i style it... if i straighten it, scrunch it, or wand curl it. I've just always preferred my slightly dirty texture. I have dry hair, so I usually wash every 5-7 days...
I'm a wavy, and can't really refresh with a lot of water. I find if I use a tiny bit of leave in conditioner and just wet my hands to distribute the product it helps tame the frizz, without getting too crazy. I really liked my 2 day hair, but it is really big and wild, it's not super defined.
Yeah I haven't had a lot of success with day 2 refreshing. I tend to find that if I put too much product in, my hair just goes frizzy and feels very weighed down.
I find that I actually like my wavy hair better on day two after refresh! I'd say I'm 2B/3B maaaybe 3A at my curliest. I find my hair is actually curlier on day 2 and I get more definition and volume, but I do a damp refresh. However, I don't feel like I get the same amazing results that I see some curlies on Instagram get that have a bit tighter curl pattern than I do or as easily.
Sometimes for me, day 2 hair, and even day 3 hair is better than day 1, when I damp my hair and add product, or simply dampening it and scrunching it reactivating the product already there. But I have to diffuse it each day. I have hair very very very similar to Courtney’s.
By the time I have halfway decent hair out of a refresh I’ve spent as much time as I would have on a full wash for worse results. I usually roll with day 2 as a loose wave and the only refresh I do is to smooth it with my hands like some people smooth out the crunch. It seems like it would be a bad idea and stretch out the waves, but what I have left on day 2 is the way my hair likes to be and it’s not going to be influenced by some petting. 😂 Day 3 and 4 are more problematic just due to my current length. I would rather stay low effort and basically just let it go straight with a curl at the tips, but the left side likes to curl out while the right side curls in, like I’m caught in an ocean wave. 🌊 🌊 When it was longer the hair laying on my shoulders encouraged it all to turn out, so my current goal is to grow it back to that length so that I can be as lazy as possible.
What I used to do on day 2 was use hot rollers; a big no -no now! But even with my previous non -curly -girl -method methods my wavy hair had great definition on day 1; thanks for the validation; was wondering why refreshing didn’t do much for my wavy hair. I’m still trying to find the best products as my hair is fine and wavy so some are too heavy; some make it sticky; some don’t give great definition. It’s trial and error of the expensive sort 😂
Where do you buy your shirts? You are always wearing very nice shirts, I would love to get some myself, just don't know where to buy them from, please tell ^_^
I have a hard time with refreshing. My hair looks totally better on day one. I sleep in a pineapple but it looks stringy when i let it down. I've tried wet and dry refresh. I don't like wet because it makes my roots feel really greasy!! I'm still trying to figure out refreshing because I can't just let it go as my hair is frizzy and wonky curls. I also don't want to have to wash it every day. I can go three days without washing, although on the third day my hair has to be put up cuz of greasy roots. My hair is low porosity, 2b and c curls, fine, meduim density. I do damp styling but I don't put my hair up in my towel. I just wash, condish, leave in on soaking wet hair, mini plop and take out a lot of water and then add my curl cream, mousse and gel. I tried wet styling and my hair wasn't very wavy or curly??? Not sure if i used enough product on my wet hair? Any help would be appreciated.
I found that when I do a co-wash if I do a small amount of it first, rinse, then go in with a regular amount of co-wash, I get a better cleanse with it. If I go in just once, I use way to much and my hair never feels clean and it goes flat, greasy, and gross faster.
I cannot stay upside down that long! I have balance issues. My hair is thicker and coarse and I need the extra moisture from having very wet hair when applying my styling products. Have you ever tried Uncle Funky’s Daughter Curl Stimulator gel? Thanks
I'm a wavy who's hair looks so much better the second and third day of refreshing. More curl, more volume and easier styling.I enjoy a more defined look that has volume.
New 61 yo cg. Hormones, I think. Day 2 doesn’t look as pretty as day 1. I’d rather just wash it again; it takes about the same amount of time. Would you consider a Cantu wash day or refresh routine? Love all your videos...and the make up one was just what I was looking for.
maybe damp styling is for me. when I do soaking wet styling my hair goes flat so fast. I think the water is just too heavy. and I've never had a good day 2 since I started my hair journey in march 2020 (now end of july 2020)
I’m gonna try the routines you use for your hair and see if my hair is actually wavy or not, as sometimes it dries pretty wavy but once I brush it, the waves are gone. Edit: When it’s humid out my hair curls to like 2b or 2c?? Help me please y’all 😭 I’ve always been under the impression that my hair is very very pin straight
I'm a 3A curly and my day 2 never looks as good or the same. Things are a bit more stretched out, much frizzier. I can't use water to refresh or I'll frizz out even more, so I'll smooth over some leave-in or lately I've been using the Tre-Luxe Serum. But still by the end of day 2 my hair looks so much worse than day 1. I've never made it to day 3; gotta rewash the next day.
I love the wash now style later option!
Yes! I have done this as well!!!
I like it too. It does save a lot of time.
Honestly love the way this turned out on you.
Me too!
Ugh day 2 has rarely ever been successful for me :( I know I’m not supposed to wash my hair every day but can’t seem to find a way around it
Courtney, You were the first youtuber I found when starting my Curly girl journey in November 2019 and you are still my favorite! I love the science behind curly hair and you do a fantastic job explaining it! You have inspired me to start my own youtube channel and I am brainstorming my first video! Thank you for providing inspirational and informational content! Keep doing what you're doing!
April I also started my curly/wavy journey in Nov 2019 and Courtney has been so helpful.
I would love to watch anther wavy curly youtuber!
@@baileybertao Thank you so much! I've been struggling with understanding what new information I can bring to the table. This encouraged me to keep going!
I started in November 2019 too. ❤️ Courtney is one of my top two UA-cam ladies I love to watch & learn from.
Damp styling gives me a lot of spring and more curl as well, but day two is much worse, than when I wet style. I also can't refresh. Even though I don't have low porosity hair, if I put even a touch more product or conditioner onto my day 2+ hair it feels gunky. My favorite way to "refresh" is just to wet my hands and smooth them very gently over my hair, praying hands style. It tamps down the frizz and brings the gel back to life a touch and really helps without doing much at all. I also sometimes just carefully brush it out! My waves look nice that way too.
Courtney, I have to tell you your videos have changed my life! I had struggled for years to figure out my thick, dry, slightly wavy hair and had no idea what I was doing. Since watching you I’ve learned so much and just in the last couple weeks I started using the perfect hair care towel and brush as well as Jessicurl products, thanks to your recommendations! Oh my! I don’t even know what to say! My hair looks so much better...so much more wave and so much less frizz! And I have nice second and third day hair without refreshing!!! Truly amazing! Thank you so much!!😊
So glad you tried damp styling! I have 2B/2C fine hair and damp styling gives me more volume and curl as well as shortens my drying time. That’s a win-win for me. Your hair looks great here... but it always looks great no matter what method you use!
When I started the cgm I had to fully rewet every day to look decent. Now a 1 1/2 years later, I don’t do anything but take my hair out of the pineapple and fluff it. My day 2 &3 hair looks better to me than day 1 because I prefer volume to definition. I don’t usually refresh until day 4 (if i make it to day 4 hair). That refresh definitely gets the waves to spring back up but I do see a lot of frizz too which is why I don’t refresh unless I absolutely need it.
L F oh this gives me hope
I’m a wavy and have been doing CG for two months. My day two refresh has more definition and tighter curls but is more stringy. I think it still looks good ☺️
I love how your hair turned out in this video! Same hair, two different styles!!
As a curly (3A/3B) I agree with you on the clumping thing! Damp styling separated the curls a lot and it makes it look almost bigger and curlier, it’s a fun option :)
I am going to try the damp styling because wet styling pulls my curls out of my hair and i look like im wavy. Most times I like my day 2 hair better, I think because my hair isnt as soft so when I do anything day 2 it just looks way better. I really enjoy your video's you teach us so much and share such great information. Please keep up the good work because all of us wavy girls need you
I LOVE day 2 hair! It’s my favorite! I’ve got very fine 2c/3a hair. I’m finally at the point that I can get a decent hair day for 4-5 days, depending on how I treat my hair and what’s going on.
Day 2 has been huge problem. It looks like an out of control frizzy mess even after pineappling. Wetting and adding more product seems to make it worse and have been looking for a solution.
Me, too! The best solution I've found so far is a dry mousse refresh with Pantene Curls Mousse. (I got the idea originally from Wavy Curly Chronicles.) I usually detangle the waves first so they're pretty loose that day but they look so much better and it only takes two minutes! (I detangle/brush, divide my hair down the middle, glaze about a golf ball sized amount of mousse onto each half of my hair, scrunch, then SOTC when dry since it'll be a little damp from the mousse.) @SwavyCurlyCourtney I'd love to see more videos on that and/or other refresh options since a lot of us struggle with refreshing!
I like to take a small bowl, fill with water and dip the ends/midshafts in it. If you wet the ends completely down like that, it kind of resets them to the "seaweed hair" phase ..... then you can restyle the ends just like washday, but without having to completely do the ENTIRE washday situation.
That has been my problem too!
I just brush out my hair *gasp* and rock the loose beachy waves. I have pretty much tru 2a waves, so doing that works well for me!
@@amandawilson890 oooooo this sounds interesting! I’m thinking of trying this! What had worked for me lately is spraying hair down with water until it squished then brush styling without adding more products or adding a little mousse… the water activates the previous day products. Brush styling has really changed my game!
I havent figured out day 2 refreshing very well yet. My hair looks frizzy and usually feels gross if I try to add anything to it like putting a little leave in and water on my hands and smoothing and scrunching. I have just recently gotten to routinely washing every other day. If it doesnt look ok without adding to it on day two or if I do try to fix it, I try not to care how it looks too much. I agree with you, instead of completely rewetting, I'd rather just wash it again.
Maybe in 6 months you found what works, but in case someone else is struggling to. I found that I have the best day 2 and 3 hair is when i make my own refresh spray. I mix leave-in, curl defining cream, and a bit of gel to hot water and shake until its all mixed. I use it when its cool and make enough for a while. My hair turns out great when I do that.
OMG I’m a wavy and all I ever hear is how people say wash day is there worst hair day and day 2,3,4 is much better hair days and I’ve always thought 💭 what am I doing wrong cause I can’t even get a decent day 2 day out my hair let alone 3 and 4 😅 I’m glad I’m not the only one 😂. Love the video I was gonna try damp styling when I heard you talk about it in the last video but I’m gonna pass my hair is SOOOO frizzy I just no it won’t work, your hair never looks frizzy or knotty, I’m still quite new to CGM so I hope my hair ends up looking like yours 😊 xxx
LOL I've heard this too but most people saying this are real curl girls. Us wavies TREASURE that beautiful day one hair haha
lipsohlips97 we are real curly girls/guys 🤷♂️ wavy is a type of curl and my best hair is day 2/3 :)
I’m a wavy that likes the volume and the undefined look of day two and three (up to day 6) better than day one. My hair is super thin and fine and day two tends to make it look fuller. I tend to plan my wash days when an event is coming up so I have day two hair that day. My hair has a hard time absorbing the styling products when damp styling. They tend to sit on top and make it weighed down. Might could work with lighter products. I’ll have to try. Thanks again Courtney!
I'm glad to know I'm not the only one.
My best results on second day and beyond as a wavy is when I take a wide tooth comb or pick and lightly comb it back like I’m putting it in a half up half down style but then just let it fall and settle for about 20 min or so. The volume is crazy good and the waves & some soft curls form. Granted I am more of a 2b on top so this may not work for tighter top wavies or curlies. Minor refreshes around my face and back of my head sometimes when it gets too stretched out. Works for me now that my hair had gotten healthier after a year of cgm.
I think of day 2 hair as the day my hair is worn up. I can't seem to get a really good refresh on my waves that diesnt involve so much effort and product and it never lasts past mid day even if I can coax curls. Love the idea of just embracing it.
Courtney, I just love your videos. I so look forward to them. It is like getting a message from a friend. The other day I found myself referring to you as "my friend Courtney from UA-cam". I like the damp styling so I may try it. My hair is a little curlier than yours but I find my day 2 hair is different than day 1. It has more volume but less definition depending on how much refreshing I do. The curls are stringier I guess is the best way to put it.
Oh and after day one I just put water on my hair with my hands and scrunch. Then many hair is good. You really are my fav since I started this journey about 9 months ago!!!
I’m a 2C/3A. I don’t like to refresh. I would rather rewash. But honestly day 2. I rarely do anything and it’s a good day
Shannon Galloway same
My hair typically looks better on day two and even three! I am learning how to refresh really well for my hair!
I've always said the same thing about humidity making my hair wilt! And as far as refreshing goes, it's as unpredictable as my day 1 hair... I never know how it will turn out. My hair has a mind of its own.
I liked your day 2. More swooshy and glam looking.
Damp styling sounds like a great technique for me because i hate the feeling of products on soaking wet hair. I have quite thick but wavy 2 a/b/c hair with medium porosity. I have yet to try out a co-wash as i have only recently started the cg method. love seeing your videos and applying some things that work for you on my hair seeing as our curltype are very similar.
Edit: day 2 refreshes also dont do much for me. Fortunately i quite like the stretched out look of my hair so it doesnt bother me too much.
Marinka Overweg I do damp styling on refresh days and I have WAY better results than if I style on soaking wet hair
I think both your Day 1 and Day 2 looked great! PLUS you never seem to have any frizz! My 2nd day refresh usually ends up with a ponytail and a baseball cap. Haha! BUT I shall keep trying! :-)
Sometimes i’m listening and looking at your face so intently that i forget I’m not actually talking to you in person. I end up trying to say something until I remember you can’t hear me lmao
I recently started damp styling and it has become my go to method for good results. I've been cg for almost 3 years and haven't had results this consistent to date. The only difference is I don't plop, I just scrunch my wet clumps with a flour sack towel before scrunching in stylers. You might try this with some other more "structured" stylers for lack of a better word. I find that the Inahsi custard is kind of a strange product. It can leave me stringy and greasy in the wrong conditions.
As for day 2, I can sometimes get it with this method. Wet styling I almost never got it. If some areas are stretched out a tiny bit of water and styler seems to help bring them back. I will say the Dyson is making a HUGE difference. It takes 15 minutes to get my hair dry, versus 45 with the Manli 😳. But I'll admit it gets VERY hot towards the end and I have to switch to the no heat setting.
I just used your method of scrunching with a flour sack towel before applying stylers, except that I plopped for 30 minutes after with the perfect hair care towel and then did smasters with Uncle Funky's. Best hair day ever. Thank you!
@@meganmardones2473 omg yay!
I’ve been doing curly girl for about a month now. So far what’s working best is a combo of wet and damp styling.
Courtney your hair looks so awesome at the beginning of this video! I would love that wash day video. You’re awesome. Thanks for all the hints.
Thank you times infinity! I have been struggling with having enough time to dry before work. This method works much better for me.
In answer to your question, my hair is better on day two. I haven't had a great wash day yet.
Mine always looks better 2nd and 3rd day, the product building up helped give more volume and keep my curls.
I used to damp style my hair while I was in my transition phase but then, than method stopped working for me, I wasn't getting any definition, so I started styling in soaking wet hair, and it works for me now, because I remember when I started the cgm, styling in soaking wet hair didn't work for my hair 😂
I’m definitely gonna try damp styling, I’ve been wet styling my 2b/2c low porosity hair and it just doesn’t work, my hair is very flat and barely holds a wave for more then an hour and is so frizzy but I haven’t yet tried damp styling and I’ve heard it’s better for low porosity hair so I’m gonna try it so hopefully it works
I love this look on you!! It looks very full!😍 I personally always have SUPER stringy hair on day 2.🤪 But usually just go with it and pull it up into a high pony if it really drives me nuts.🤷🏼♀️
I've always done this method of damp styling. I never do a day 2 refresh mainly because my hair looks better after I've slept with it up in a pineapple but with a couple of the front curls gently finger curled and pinned up. I then just go with and accept what my hair does. In fact if I get good definition I usually end up gently combing and brushing my hair to get the frizz to lay down on day 4 or 5 and I can make it a whole week this way. Brushing makes my curls more loose but with my layers and cut it looks intentional and it looks like I styled it that way.
I am getting to the point of just being able to work with my hair each day. I use product. I use oil that really moisturizes and I'm even willing to curl a few strands if need be. I'm doing what I need to to feel good and keep my hair looking styled no matter what the CGM says to do or not to do. It's liberating and it's not hurting my hair. It's prolonging my time between wash days and it's less time consuming overall.
I’m a wavy and I leave my cast in for all of day 1 so I do find that I prefer day 2. I also leave my cast in all day because even with diffusing it takes my hair forever to dry.
Put your heater on high for a bit it helps and i don't think you can get heat damage from a house heater
My hair was like that. I needed protein. Now it dries a lot faster
Love your lingo! Very informative and my hair is doing things I never knew possible!
Can you please do a video on all of your must have hair products and accessories for 2A, 2B, 2C hair? I've been having a hard time finding someone with relatively the same hair type as me (fine and wavy hair) and you are it and I love your videos! Great tips!
I like the 'stringier' curls, personally! :)
Am i the only one who noticed shes got a new favorite word?? Copious for the win😂👾👾
Your hair is so healthy and gorgeous! Thank you for all the awesome content-you help keep me from saying screw it and shaving my head! 😁
Honestly I am a wavy and my 2nd day is alot of the time better than day one but I refresh at night. Works amazing for me
hey courtney i will definitely give this a try. freshening up is usually better for me. because my hair is not soaking wet and therefore heavy. refesh I knead with water in my hair to make squissing sound, and sometimes a little bit of gel.
Greetings from the damp Netherlands
One of the reasons that I started the sudo CGM is because I was getting tired of fighting with my hair! My day 1 hair always looks different than day 2, which looks different than day 3, etc! Sometimes I refresh on 2nd and 3rd days, especially if I plan on going somewhere. Usually, I do prefer my day 1 look, but I am learning to embrace all the different looks my hair presents!! Sometimes I have to clip up a piece or 2, because that 1 oe 2 pieces either want to be straight, or they want to stick out all wonky!! So I work with it -- certainly simplifying my hair styles!
My hair and scalp have gotten very dry as I've gotten older. Prior to CGM, I kept my hair straight or slightly wavy. I used no leave in products, nor did I add products other than Chi oil. Because of that, I only washed my hair about every 2 weeks [sometimes even 3 weeks]! Now I really need to wash every 4 days. If it's getting on to day 5, the tangles are so bad that my head hurts!! So I actually have to "wash" more with CGM than before, but now I use a lot of leave in products than attract dirt and promotes tangles!! I do co-wash a lot now, and I really like it! When I was younger, and had oily scalp and hair, I don't think it would have worked as well!!
I love watching your videos. You provide a wealth of knowledge, your voice and style is so soothing and for some reason watching you wash your hair is really therapeutic. I have thick, high density hair so it takes me much longer to wash it, lol. I live in a tropical environment (Durban, South Africa) and am battling with humidity causing frizz. I have transitioning hair and I account the frizz to a lack of moisture. I am still trying to find out what works best for my hair. Looking forward to your future videos :)
I love your videos! So relaxing! Thank you!
I'm wavy and I refresh with a spray bottle with some Witch I Love Your Hair and /or Raw Curls anti frizz spray mixed in. I like day 2,3,4 and 5 better than day 1. It has mor volume. I use a buff at night which also adds volume. And, btw, I always damp style and no flakes. I would guess product not damp styling unless that product particularly requires wet styling 🤷♀️
PS.... I liked your day 2 hair better too 😊💕
Love how your hair shines!!
I usually wash my hair and dry at night, get a really solid cast, and then sleep with the cast unscrunched, but up in a satin scrunchy or a clip and on a satin/silk pillow case. In the morning, I wake up and let the hair down in the morning and scrunch when I get to work. If I use enough product (something I struggle with) then my hair is pretty great on day 2 and sometimes day 3!
I have only done this type, I never do it soaking wet. I feel I don't get the best results and it weighs it down.
Day 2 and on is what I have issues with I always have to co wash if it's not wash day.
I have learnt so much from your videos! I love your videos!!!
I have fine 2B/C hair as well and damp styling is my go to, gives me so much more definition (think because my hair gets weight down less). Will try to wet style again tonight to see how different te results are since I haven’t tried that in a month or two
I'm on, I guess, the high end of wavy? I'm somewhere between 2C and 3A, but I've always had a rough time restyling on day two. Sometimes the universe decides it'll be a good refresh day, but usually if I try to refresh it just looks stringy and dirtier than it actually is. I've found that the problem comes from two things. After a few hours on wash day, my hair will start losing its curl and kind of wilt as you described. Then the other problem is when I go to bed, no matter what kind of protective cap or scarf I use I'll still get massive amounts of frizz the next morning. So given those two things, it's already a losing battle trying to refresh after all that and I end up just not bothering to refresh.
Gwendolyn Dodge so you seem to have the same problem as me. What do you do then on day 2?
@@pilotgal35 Since I rarely leave the house (at home spouse) I can kinda just leave it messy without having to worry about it.
If I need to leave the house the next day I'll first let it rest for 30 minutes after taking my hair out of whatever I slept in, usually a silk scarf, before doing anything. That usually helps take care of the poofiness and lets the curls find their pattern again.
After that, I'll just take a small amount of leave-in conditioner with some water and rub it through my hands, then gently praying hands down my hair to smooth down the left-over frizz. Not a lot of water, just enough to make the conditioner a little runnier. If I add too much water then it frizzes even more. I try not to smoosh my hair down too much or else it'll just tangle up. I'm just trying to evenly lay the conditioner over the top and underneath my hair to add some moisture and smooth out the frizz.
I won't have as much volume and my curls will be less defined but at least it looks presentable enough to leave the house. It ends up looking like I used a wide barrel curling iron on the ends of my hair.
I prefer my hair on day 2 (most of the time) and I can’t refresh with products. I can sometimes do a kinda refresh with water but, any additional products make my hair feel awful and I can’t deal with it.
I'm a high porosity, low density, barely wavy...I find that day 2 is perfect for putting it up. I've never been able to refresh, as I don't have enough curl pattern for it to last beyond day 1. If I need my hair to look good on day 2, I just wash it again.
i have similat hair to you and im just trying damp styling now! usually i like my hair better on day two because i like more natural look. 1st day is always more defined and if theres a party or something i prefer it :) i can only refresh with water, otherwise my hair looks weight down or dirty. i’m also not into big clumps and i’d like to find a way to style it in a way that i have smaller/thinner clumps but more hair, not sure if it’s possible though... but i’m trying this method for that. thanks for great videos, love seeing someone with my curl pattern!
Hi Courtney! I really love your channel and was so excited to find someone with hair similar to mine with such an abundance of information to offer. I've been transitioning my hair for a couple of months now and your channel has been so helpful! My day 2 hair is tough because my roots get super oily too, and when I use dry shampoo and try to refresh the curls, the mixture of dry shampoo at the roots with curl product makes my hair SUPER frizzy. I've stopped doing that and just brushing my hair out on day 2, using dry shampoo at the roots, and rocking the soft gentle wave. It seems like the best solution so far, not sure if you've got any other ideas!
My hair isn’t even greasy, and it soaks up ALL the cleanser the first time too, but suds up the second time around
I've never been able to re-wet my hair on day 2 and have it look good. I take it out of the pineapple and shake it out. I will usually have a couple wonky pieces that I just fix with a (gasp!) curling iron. It is much less time consuming and looks much better than any other refresh I have tried. I also damp style because of how porous my hair is and I have a whole lot of it. It takes diffusing time down a lot and even though my clumps aren't as big, I get a lot more volume. I've been using the Dippity Doo foam with the Kinky Curly Curling Custard and the results have been magical.
Pretty results!
My hair takes hours to dry so I’ve been trying to refresh without water and I’m loving simply doing 2 pumps of lemongrass leave-in to smooth the frizz and one pump of innersense I create lift foam for a little hold. My curls fall a little more on day two but I actually love it! It feels soft/beachy. (Day one i use ecoslay orange marmalade gel and top with a palm of Pantene curl moose) (2A/2B/fine-medium with medium-high density shoulder length hair, highlighted)
Melissa Sell oh that is so cool! I love the sound of your routine!
Dear Courtney, can you offer any guidance for someone who is not ready to give up coloring their very gray roots? I realize hair color can be damaging, but I'm not ready to go gray. Love all your great information.
I’m a wavy too and I have to wear my hair up for work so my hair looks good on day 1 and it progressively goes downhill from there 😂😂
I avoid refreshing when I can. It usually doesn’t end well and it’s too much work. The closest to a decent refresh I’ve ever gotten is emulsifying water & gel together and applying it to dry hair. Or just a light water only refresh to reactivate the product already in my hair.
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Day 2 hair usually translates as half hair up and half hair down. Day 3 it’s all in a bun!
I'm a wavy and my day 2 or even 3 refresh looks the best
My hair hates damp styling! Goes stringy. And my hair loves day three refresh (sometimes better than wash day.) I've learned my hair clumps SO much better with moisture moisture moisture!!
Whoa I think that in your day 2 clip your hair looked really pretty!
This style does make your curl tighter. I've been doing this lately and notice more frizz at the roots, but more volume and curls.
I have 2b curls. My hair looks better on day two. I also stay why until day I rewash, even if after a full week. UNLESS my hair is overmoisturized, which happens easily. Styler enhance my curl pattern at first but with repeated use, they ruin it because they are too moisturizing.
What cleanser do you like the best? I use Wen cleansing conditioner. I have super dry hair. I use a light weight gel. Oh and I deep condition every month. I’m wondering if I need to use a different cleanser?
I prefer day 2 curls! My scalp doesn’t get greasy/itchy for several days of no wash. So day 1 is actually a bit dry. Day 2 is best.
I can't find a good method to use when sleeping with my curly hair. I always have to fix it (wet it down) in the morning. I have chin/shoulder length hair with many layers. I've tried Medusa clipping, wrapping it in a silk scarf, etc. My hair has too many layers to use the pineapple method. Any suggestions on how to sleep with curly hair would be greatly appreciated.
The only thing I have ever found that works even a little is a satin cap. I still have to refresh in the morning but it isn't nearly the Wash Day 2.0 I get using other methods.
Girl, if you ever found an answer to this one please share. Omg the struggle 😭
Hi! I am so grateful for your channel. Thank you for all of it, and all the time it takes you, it has helped me a lot with my hair. Also I love the Christian t shirts you wear ❤ - I was wondering if you or anyone that reads this! Knows of a product that can hydrate your hair and help with frizz, on dry hair? on those morning when you wake up late and would love a product you could spray in dry hair to hydrate and calm frizz :) like a healthy boost until you can wash it later. 😊 thank you :)
When I wash my hair it takes a long time to fully absorb water. My 1st shampoo attempt, my hair absorbs the shampoo & I get no slip or lather. It's as if I applied no shampoo. I then rinse that out & apply shampoo again. And now my hair is happy & the shampoos & conditioners work. I've always wondered why this happened. Glad to know it happens to others.
I am wavy and prefer a more defined look so I sit under a portable hooded dryer while doing my makeup. I refresh every morning sometimes just air drying on weekends and rarely diffuse. No time. Just a spray bottle to wet my hair and scrunch in a little bit more Trelux hi def gel mixed w a bit of water in my hands then scrunch w microfiber towel. Then dry to about 90% and scrunch then use a pick to just to shape. I have thick hi porosity I think, colored hair mid length.
I prefer my day one curls/waves at the end of the day. My day 2 curls/waves are okay. I can refresh with just water and using praying hands to smooth (never *got* praying hands but it works for my refresh!) the frizz down as best I can. I have greasy hair too so I use dry shampoo at my roots - hey, it is what it is and I couldn't do day 2 without it. So, day 1 is my preferred look and I plan accordingly.
My hair has always looked better in my opinion on day 2-3 no matter how i style it... if i straighten it, scrunch it, or wand curl it. I've just always preferred my slightly dirty texture. I have dry hair, so I usually wash every 5-7 days...
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I wonder if your results would be different if you damp styled with a different product maybe mousse?
I'm a wavy, and can't really refresh with a lot of water. I find if I use a tiny bit of leave in conditioner and just wet my hands to distribute the product it helps tame the frizz, without getting too crazy. I really liked my 2 day hair, but it is really big and wild, it's not super defined.
I like day 2 best more defined could be because I do sort of a twisted bun under my night cap
Yeah I haven't had a lot of success with day 2 refreshing. I tend to find that if I put too much product in, my hair just goes frizzy and feels very weighed down.
I find that I actually like my wavy hair better on day two after refresh! I'd say I'm 2B/3B maaaybe 3A at my curliest. I find my hair is actually curlier on day 2 and I get more definition and volume, but I do a damp refresh. However, I don't feel like I get the same amazing results that I see some curlies on Instagram get that have a bit tighter curl pattern than I do or as easily.
I noticed that the bigger the clumps I get on day one, the better my refresh. Unfortunately, large clumps also mean less volume on day one.
Sometimes for me, day 2 hair, and even day 3 hair is better than day 1, when I damp my hair and add product, or simply dampening it and scrunching it reactivating the product already there. But I have to diffuse it each day. I have hair very very very similar to Courtney’s.
By the time I have halfway decent hair out of a refresh I’ve spent as much time as I would have on a full wash for worse results. I usually roll with day 2 as a loose wave and the only refresh I do is to smooth it with my hands like some people smooth out the crunch. It seems like it would be a bad idea and stretch out the waves, but what I have left on day 2 is the way my hair likes to be and it’s not going to be influenced by some petting. 😂
Day 3 and 4 are more problematic just due to my current length. I would rather stay low effort and basically just let it go straight with a curl at the tips, but the left side likes to curl out while the right side curls in, like I’m caught in an ocean wave. 🌊 🌊 When it was longer the hair laying on my shoulders encouraged it all to turn out, so my current goal is to grow it back to that length so that I can be as lazy as possible.
What I used to do on day 2 was use hot rollers; a big no -no now! But even with my previous non -curly -girl -method methods my wavy hair had great definition on day 1; thanks for the validation; was wondering why refreshing didn’t do much for my wavy hair. I’m still trying to find the best products as my hair is fine and wavy so some are too heavy; some make it sticky; some don’t give great definition. It’s trial and error of the expensive sort 😂
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I have a hard time with refreshing. My hair looks totally better on day one. I sleep in a pineapple but it looks stringy when i let it down. I've tried wet and dry refresh. I don't like wet because it makes my roots feel really greasy!! I'm still trying to figure out refreshing because I can't just let it go as my hair is frizzy and wonky curls. I also don't want to have to wash it every day. I can go three days without washing, although on the third day my hair has to be put up cuz of greasy roots. My hair is low porosity, 2b and c curls, fine, meduim density.
I do damp styling but I don't put my hair up in my towel. I just wash, condish, leave in on soaking wet hair, mini plop and take out a lot of water and then add my curl cream, mousse and gel. I tried wet styling and my hair wasn't very wavy or curly??? Not sure if i used enough product on my wet hair? Any help would be appreciated.
I found that when I do a co-wash if I do a small amount of it first, rinse, then go in with a regular amount of co-wash, I get a better cleanse with it. If I go in just once, I use way to much and my hair never feels clean and it goes flat, greasy, and gross faster.
it looks awesome
I cannot stay upside down that long! I have balance issues. My hair is thicker and coarse and I need the extra moisture from having very wet hair when applying my styling products. Have you ever tried Uncle Funky’s Daughter Curl Stimulator gel? Thanks
I'm a wavy who's hair looks so much better the second and third day of refreshing. More curl, more volume and easier styling.I enjoy a more defined look that has volume.
Ann4U2000 that is awesome!!!
New 61 yo cg. Hormones, I think. Day 2 doesn’t look as pretty as day 1. I’d rather just wash it again; it takes about the same amount of time. Would you consider a Cantu wash day or refresh routine? Love all your videos...and the make up one was just what I was looking for.
How do you keep your hair looking nice when just washing your body in the shower on 2nd day hair?
day 2 never looks as good and none of the refresh stuff works.. It all weights down my hair. Can't wait to try this method tomorrow night.
maybe damp styling is for me. when I do soaking wet styling my hair goes flat so fast. I think the water is just too heavy. and I've never had a good day 2 since I started my hair journey in march 2020 (now end of july 2020)
My hair is like yours, and if I only style with leave-in conditioner, I can restyle day two hair.
I’m gonna try the routines you use for your hair and see if my hair is actually wavy or not, as sometimes it dries pretty wavy but once I brush it, the waves are gone.
Edit: When it’s humid out my hair curls to like 2b or 2c?? Help me please y’all 😭 I’ve always been under the impression that my hair is very very pin straight
I'm a 3A curly and my day 2 never looks as good or the same. Things are a bit more stretched out, much frizzier. I can't use water to refresh or I'll frizz out even more, so I'll smooth over some leave-in or lately I've been using the Tre-Luxe Serum. But still by the end of day 2 my hair looks so much worse than day 1. I've never made it to day 3; gotta rewash the next day.
Can you try "hairitage" by Mindy McKnight .
Day 2 all I can manage is smoothing down frizz.