Me and my curls have a Love-Hate relationship .. seriously .. it took me ages to come to love my naturally blond curly hair !! As a child I hated it and always wished to have long poker straight hair just like my sisters , why the hell did I have to be born with a head full of uncontrollable curls , I used to think! I tried everything to have straight hair , shampoos , brushing over a 100 times before sleeping and I even remember myself ironing it with a hot iron at the age of 13(please do NOT try this). Still whatever I did the result never lasted long .. when I discovered gel I used to shower my head in it till the curls where as hard as rock and always had this wet look going on and kept this look for about 6 years all throughout highschool despite the grownups advice of " It will look much better if you left it naturally without all that gel" .. anyway after that I started getting it highlighted and eventually about 3 years ago started dying it until I got the blond I wanted ( Ill have to write a post about that someday cos its a hell of a story which includes chopping 3 quarters of my hair off ..) anyway .. blowdries seemed to keep straight and without frizzing and Ive been blowdrying it ever since . Firstly cos I like it straight and secondly cos its more manageable , I mean I just blowdry and don't have to wash it for a week . The secret for this is actually keeping it healthy , a blowdry on unhealthy hair will just frizz . I cut it like every 6 weeks and use an intense repair treatment every week after washing it and it works wonders ( currently using L'Oreal Intense Repair )
Now Ive suddenly decided that I want to grow my hair long again and have it naturally curly for a change (Ive suddenly turned hippie mode again). After years of blowdrying though its hard to get it exactly as it was so suddenly and it needs loads of taking care of so I'm posting some cheap DIY remedies of how to take care of curly hair and will post pictures of the result in later posts .
Honey Conditioner
Mix a spoon of honey into a cup of water and massage carefully into hair. Leave hair to soak for five minutes and then wash out carefully.
Deep Hair Conditioning Treatments
Curly hair sometimes needs additional conditioning treatments to stay shiny. An easy way to boost moisture is to mix half an avocado with a spoon of olive oil. Massage carefully into hair and leave for twenty minutes with an old shower cap to aid penetration. Other hair masks can be made using coconut milk, banana and honey. Experiment with combinations to find a good formula that eliminates frizz and improves condition.
Read more at Suite101: Homemade Natural Curly Hair Care Products and Tips http://haircare.suite101.com/article.cfm/homemade-natural-curly-hair-care-products-and-tips#ixzz0vARiv27Y
Girls with Curls
Taylor Swift looks fab with her naturally curly hair ..
Nicole Kidmann , so stylish ..
The stunningly beautiful Vanessa Paradis ..
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2 comments:
curly hair is so awesome. i lvoe when girl embrace their natural curls!
xx raez
:O I can barely describe to you exactly how much I related to your entire post! I had that stage in my life where I went years with blow-drying and straightening AND using L'Oreal Intense Repair!!! But, exactly like your post, I've learned to love my natural curls after adults pestered me with advice to "quit the straightening" and even though I have my difficult days with my hair, I manage. Also, I found your blog on the facebook blogspot discussion board, so if you could do me the favor of following my blog please because I am already following yours! :]
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