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There is no other way to say this, so I’ll just come out with it—my hair is bipolar. No, more like tripolar. This head of mine contains, when left to its own devices, ringlets, a lot of waves, and a little stick straight hair, all smushed together and not happy about it! Add that to a tendency to puff and frizz, as well as fall flat at the same time (gah!!), and I am one irritated wavy-haired girl!
My life goal, my holy grail, has been the perfect hair product. I’m not sure if this search has made me a product junkie, or if I have always been a product junkie and this search was just an excuse to buy buy buy, but I have gone through a LOT of products in my day. Sad as it may be, I have yet to find something that accomplishes these three things:
So while this magic potion continues to evade me, I will share with you other wavies (holla!) some of my favorite products that do at least one of these things.
1. John Frieda Frizz Ease Downplay Volume Reducer
Whooo! A doozy of a name, but a great product. I use this every day to keep the frizz fairy away, and slather extra on my ends to keep the puffiness down.
2. Sally Hershberger Supreme Head Style Primer
I use the one for wavy hair, and at first I wasn’t quite sold on this product. I had to play around with it for a while before I discovered how to really make it work for me, but now I really like it. The scent is AMAZING! It reminds me of a day at the beach, slathering on suntan lotion.
The only issue I have is that my waves end up falling flat at the end of the day. It definitely defines them really well, but lacks in the hold department.
3. Sally Hershberger Supreme Head Wave Spray
This is the newest product to be added to my arsenal. Once again, it has a fantastic scent! I really can’t say enough about how much I love the scent of these products. This little spray really defines my waves and gives them a messy, beachy look.
But once again, it doesn’t hold, and it really does nothing for the frizz.
Share with me, wavy-haired girls! What are your favorite products?
Miss Powder Puff, join the club. There used to be a hair product company, I think their name was Physique? They made two products that, when combined, provided me with some of the best hair days ever. But, I think it went out of business. So, I just accept bad hair day after bad hair day.
I like “be curly” by aveda. I think mousse works well to hold curl too, but it always gives that “crunchy” texture.
I, too, used to have a favorite hair product that loreal made for curly hair. It was some sort of water-based spray. But they discontinued that product and I’ve never found anything quite like it again.
My hair is oh so terribly unpredictable as well. And it KILLS me, because my sister has perfect, beautiful curls. (Her hair KNOWS its identity!) Hopefully, other readers will have some good product recommendations.
The only one I sorta kinda liked — when my hair was much shorter (jawbone-length) and didn’t weigh itself down was Aveda’s Be Curly curl enhancer. It works best, according to my stylist, in tandem with mousse, and smells (in my opinion) so fresh!
Deva! Best Curly Haired Products I’ve ever tried. Read up on their advice to no longer shampoo and how to dry your hair properly (dont use a towel!)
gotta go with ghd fat hair lotion! it’s $25 a pop at sephora, but i always get compliments on the waves when i use it!
I am a natural curly girl whose hair tends to be more wavy some days. My favorite product is TreSemme Curling Mousse…but there is a trick to using mousse and not having “crunchy” hair. Crunchy hair is a MAJOR pet peevie of mine.
1. IMMEDIATELY when I get out of the shower I brush through my hair and ring out excess all excess water. This is the important part. DO NOT TOWEL DRY. Ring water out with hands.
2. flip head over and “finger brush” hair.
3. Whiled flipped over run any anti-frizz product through (frizz ease is awesome, but any smoothing anti frizz cream with suffice) It’s important to do this before the mousse…this is how I achieve the NON crunchy pretty curls.
4. Still flipped over I apply the mousse. I have thick shoulder length hair and it takes me about two palmfulls of mousse to saturate my hair. This sounds like A lot, but I promise with the anti frizz cream it will not crunch.
5. Flip head back to upright position (I am not a flight attendant I swear) and “scrunch” curls. If you don’t, the product will weigh your hair down, and pull out all of the curls and waves.
6. I am an air-dry kinda girl. In fact, I only use my blow dryer about once per month. IF you can’t stand air dry hair…you can use a blow dryer but only to JUMPSTART the drying process, do not fully dry with the blow dryer. I don’t care what $50 diffuser you have, if you fully blow dry wavy hair it will not help the frizz.
Hope this helps someone out there!
I don’t have any recommendations for you, but I would like to see what everyone else says! My hair is the same way, and I’ve just become a frizzy ponytail kind of girl!
ps…the curling mousse I mentioned above is only about $4 a bottle and is great! no need to spend lots of money on a hair product if they have something great at your local drug store/grocery
Girlfriend, I hear ya. I use the same Aveda Be Curly product you have in your cabinet along with Aveda Confixor. I put on the Be Curly first (about a dime or so, I have just above shoulder length hair) then scrunch in the Confixor (about a nickel size). The biggest part of my hair routine is my diffuser! I flip my head over to dry it so I can get as much volume as possible. Then I set it with John Frieda Moisture Barrier Firm Hold hair spray. Yes, I do have it down to a science.
Have you tried “Flat Out” for smoothing? It works wonders.
And KMS “Curl Up” is great too…
My hair is slight wave, enough to make it fluffy and somewhat frizzy. My newest find to tame the frizziness is DOVE- Frizz Therapy shampoo, conditioner, and leave in cream. I love it and it’s super affordable!
I have curly hair and having tried many different products, my all time favorite is the Aquage line!! It’s the best!! Only sold in salons, and sometimes hard to find, but it’s becoming more popular.
Ouidad hair products are the best! Forget about all those other products. If you have curly hair you have to try Ouidad climate control gel and botanical boost leave-in daily conditioner. They are miracle products. I tried everything under the sun for my curly hair and nothing compares. They have a great website and forum that will convince you to use the products!
Read “Curly Girl” by Lorraine Massey. It talks a lot about the best solutions for curly and wavy hair. I got the book and some of Devachan’s hair products for Christmas, and have been doing my best to follow the instructions (cleansing with conditioner only once or twice a week, not using a brush or comb for your hair), and my moderately curly hair looks really fabulous. I honestly didn’t think I had curly hair until I read this book - It’s definitely worth a try.
I have curly hair that can get wavy on occasion. My holy grail is Queen Helene Cholesterol Gel. At $3 for a LARGE bottle not only is it the BEST thing but cheap!
I recommend it enthusiastically. It is the only thing I use.
I’m going to agree with mmc4474!! Tresemme Curling Mousse is the best product I’ve found! And her instructions on drying/doing her hair are basically exactly what I do, and I get compliments all the time!
I guess you always want what you don’t have. I have stick-straight hair and have always envied girls with perfect wavy/curly hair. I guess I didn’t realize it takes a lot of work to get the perfect wave.
I fell in love with, of all things, Suave gel to deal with my sometimes curly, sometimes flat, always frizzy hair . . .that is until they discontinued hold level 7 and replaced it with the far to crunchy hold level 8. I bought a case of it online but I have no clue what I will do once I run out.
I second the recommendation for Lorraine Massey’s “Curly Girl” book. I’ve been using an adaptation of her method for over 2 years now and will never use shampoo again. It’s cheaper, easier, lower-maintenance, my hair is in much better shape and I don’t fight with it nerely as often. In terms of specific products I’m a HUGE fan of anything by Giovanni and Kinky-Curly is good too (but harder to find in my experience)
I’m with brighteyes. ^_^ I have straight-ish hair that waves a bit if left to air dry naturally and I’m constantly putting it up in buns or french braids at night to get great beachy texture. I love the way waves look and am so jealous of people who have them naturally. I may have to try out some of these tips for keeping my faux waves longer…
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Mrs. Powder Puff, Chicago Age and Occupation: 25, Preschool Teacher Fiance's Age and Occupation: 25, Career Services Engagement Date: May, 2008 Wedding Date: July, 2009 Blogging Since: November 12, 2008 Venue: Outdoor ceremony, banquet hall reception About Me: I am your typical Midwestern girl attempting to plan a sane, budget-friendly, fun wedding to the man of my dreams. I love shoes, laughing at “Platinum Weddings”, crafts, inspiration boards, candy, and basically anything I can DIY. While weddings can certainly be all-consuming, I honestly can’t wait until the ceremony is over and I can finally call Mr. Powder Puff my husband!
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