No matter how long you’ve gotten to know your unique curl pattern in all its splendor, being blessed with curly hair can still sometimes feel like a (literal) handful. Crafting a routine that will nourish your spirals to their utmost potential isn’t easy, especially with the endless stream of products to consider. From hydrating masks…
Every curly-haired woman has a curly hair horror story. It might involve going to a salon that doesn’t know how to properly cut and shape. It might have to do with a stylist getting a little overzealous with heat and causing your subsequent fear of flatirons. It might even center on someone using a relaxer…
Getting your hair to do exactly what you want it to do can be a confusing (and at times seemingly impossible) thing for everyone, but it’s especially true for women with curls. As effortless as they may look, the reality is that our curls can only be as good as the products and methods we…
There’s no getting around this: Styling curly hair can be a challenge. (Looking at you, triangle hair.) It’s inherently dry, often coarse, and prone to frizz. Not to mention the fact that a large number of us have multiple curl patterns on our very own heads. But here’s the great thing: With the right tricks…
In an ideal world, showers would be for one thing and one thing only: Staring off into space and letting your subconscious take over. But alas, even showers aren’t free of their own to-do list, even if it’s just the shampoo-condition-body wash-shave checklist. And if you have curly hair, you know that there’s a hidden,…
The messy waves on social media have gotten out of control. At the risk of alienating Pinterest, I’ll explain, because I have my reasons. I needed a haircut recently, and that meant plunging once more into the depths of the internet to do my research, on both a salon to go to and a cut…