Hello everybody!

Who wants some curly hair advice? As I got more than just little waves, and I had a lot of trouble with getting along with my hair, I thought I would do a post about my hair routine and some tips and tricks. (I will also link my products for those who are interested)

Firstly, my washing routine: I don't wash my hair every day. I wash it every 2 to 3 days (depending on how stressful my days are) I first wet my hair with warm water and shampoo it with my shampoo, which is called REDKEN CURVACEOUS CREAM SHAMPOO. Afterwards I rinse my hair with cold water. I repeat this if I got the feeling, that my hair is not fully clean. Then I use the REDKEN CURVACEOUS CONDITIONER and rinse. (Even though you can leave it in your hair) Once a week I don't use the conditioner, but REDKEN CURVACEOUS CURL DIVE. It's just to moisturize my hair even more. Then, after I rinsed everything, I'm done washing.
What I really like about these Redken products is, that they make your curls super soft but they don't have this 'wet-curls-look'. But they still keep your curls in place a bit.
Afterwards I use the LEE STAFFORD BREAKING HAIR DETANGLING SPRAY. I actually just use this because my hair gets knotty fast and I needed something to prevent it. This was actually the only thing I found which had good reviews. And it doesn't smell bad, if you got used to it. Then I comb my hair from the ends to the roots.
Since about a week I use another product after all this and it's the KMS CALIFORNIA CURL UP CONTROL CREME. I got this from my local hairdresser, because he said I should moisturize my hair even more and this should help. I can't really give a review on this because I use it since 1 week, but so far so good. I mean it does smell a bit weird, but as long as it controls my curls and moisturizes them, I'm happy.

For tips: Even if you want to grow long curls - go see the hairdresser about every 2 to 3 months. If you won't do that, you'll have to cut quite a lot. Even if you moisturize and your hair looks healthy!! Another tips is, don't use too many products and don't wash your hair every day! At least every other day. But how is your hair going to look fine after sleeping?

This leads me to tricks. Number one rule: Do never brush dry curly hair! (Except you want to have that frizzy hair look). If you feel that you have knots in your curls, comb them or even better, brush through it with your fingers. This won't damage your hair.
Trick number 2: If your curls flatten over night, don't wash them, spray some moisturizer on your curls and boom, your curls will let your curls fall nicely again. OR, to prevent this, you could put your hair into a pineapple and sleep on satin pillow. Satin won't make your hair frizzy like normal pillows. However, I tried this and my hair looked ridiculous. You have to try this and see how your hair reacts.
And lastly trick number 3: Don't put your hair in a ponytail or a bun too often. It'll make your curls loose their swirl and you will have to wash them and deep condition (if you do this way too often) a few times so they will get their swirl back.

I can just tell you out of experience: Don't use too much heat on your curls or chemicals (ask your hairdresser what he/she is going to use on your hair and if you're not sure, ask them about the ingredients) because your curls will look awful. (I'm still struggling to get them back to full curls)

Lots of love, 
Book Nerd Girl xx