Tips and Tricks Tuesday

Good morning beauties!! Welcome back to Tips and Tricks Tuesday!! Hope everyone enjoyed their Colombus Day weekend, and that your week is off to a fabulous start!!

Today, my tip is for my fellow curly-haired girls. Us curlies tend to struggle a lot with frizzy curls. Thats why a lot of us actually prefer to blow our hair straight and flat iron it. But today, I have a tip that will help you to beat the frizz embrace your curls!


Here's what you do:

1. While in the shower, wet your hair so that it is thoroughly soaked.

2. Using a sulfate free shampoo, gently wash your scalp, avoiding the ends of your hair. *Purpose is to remove any dirt, oil, or product buildup from the scalp, not to strip oils from the hair.*

3. After shampooing, rinse hair thoroughly, and let shampoo and water run through the ends of the hair.

4. Use a hydrating conditioner. Use a lot of it. Like, a lot. Starting at your ends, and working your way up to the roots. Make sure that the conditioner has coated your entire head of hair.

5. Allow the conditioner to absorb into your hair by leaving it on while you finish up in the shower.

6. Now, here is the frizz buster. Instead of detangling your hair with a comb or brush. Use your fingers. Take small sections of the hair, and begining at the ends, use your fingers to work any knots and tangles out. Apply more conditioner if needed to do this, and work your way up to the roots.
*By no combs or brushes, I mean no combs or brushes! Not even a wide tooth comb, or one of those shower combs! By combing and brushing the hair, we are disturbing the hair's natural curl pattern, thus creating frizz. Instead, by finger combing the hair, we are detangling, but keeping the natural curl pattern intact.*

7. Rinse 90% of conditioner out. Leave a little in to help hold the curl, and also keep your hair hydrated throughout the day. During this step, you will also apply gel or any other styling product if you use it.

8. Using either a cotton t-shirt, or microfiber towel, scrunch hair up towards the scalp. This will not only remove excess water, but also will help to define your curls.

9. DONT TOUCH YOUR HAIR!!! Let your hair air-dry, or dry with a diffuser, but once you have applied your product to it, let it be! By touching the hair, we create frizz! Let your hair become at least 80% dry before touching it. Once it it almost dry, you can scrunch the hair more to separate your curls or create more volume.


So curlies, I hope this is helpful. Give this method a try. I've been using it for a while now, and I must say that the more I do it, the less frizz I see in my hair, and the more defined my curls become. I'll have to post a picture for you. Also, if you'd like some product recommendations, feel free to ask!!

Alright ladies (and curly gents)...stay curly and stay beautiful!

My Curl Concoction

With warm weather and hot, humid days quickly arriving, I've decided that it is best embrace my naturally curly hair for the summer months. During the winter, I felt that straighteing my hair was an easier option becaus I wouldn't have to leave the house with wet hair on cold days. However, seeing as how we've already experienced quite a few high humidity days here in Rhode Island already, I'm thinking that the 2-3 hours that I spend round brush blow drying my hair and flat ironing it may not be worth the work. So curly it is!

In the three years since I stopped relaxing my hair, I've tried so many different creams, serums, gels, mousses, conditioners...the list goes on! You name it, I've probably tried it!! So after a recent visit to my tried and true stylist and former employer, I decided to try out her recommendation. She recommended that I try using Paul Mitchell's "The Cream" leave-in conditioner and some of the "Super Skinny Serum" as well. I'll admit, at first I was a little weary. I mean, my curlies are NOT like everyone elses. They are dry, brittle, and COMPLETELY frizzy!! I was skeptical...until I tried it!


I've always felt that in order to get the definition in my curls that I want, I needed to use gel. But, when I use gel, it makes my hair hard and it just doesn't feel..."right". So after I washed my hair, I took small sections of my hair and applied my little concoction. A dab of The Cream, and a squirt of Super Skinny. I've always loved Paul Mitchell products and when I used to relax my hair I'd actually use them to get a little curl as well. But yes, I washed my hair, then applied my mix section by section. Immediately, I began to see definition in my curlies. I was pleasantly surprised! I washed my hair at night, so instead of just letting my curls dry, I took each section that I applied product to and did two strand twists. That way, my hair wouldn't get frizzy as I slept. Once my hair was all twisted up, I tied it down with a silk scarf, and I ALWAYS sleep on satin pillow cases. Then off to bed I went!

In the morning, I was very surprised that my hair was 100% dry! Usually, when I go to bed with my hair wet, I wake up with it still wet! It must have been that Super Skinny Serum at work because it is supposed to cut drying time. I smoothed on a little more Super Skinny as I took each twist out, and I noticed how soft and shiny my hair was. I also noticed how defined each section was. I separated each section, and this is the final look that I got...




This look is very quick and easy to achieve, and usually lasts me about 3-5 days. At night, I simply put the twists back into my hair to keep it from getting too frizzy and its a wrap!!

So, what do you guys do with your hair in the hot humid months? Do you go curly, toss it in a ponytail or bun, straighten, or what?