If you don't mind me being a nosy nancy (: ' D), there are plenty of curly-haired people who never get shiny ringlets on "naked" (or near-naked) hair. 26 years with curly hair, there isn't anything that's going to "fix" my frizz. Absolutely nothing. It's either two hours to straighten, two hours to style curly, or two hours to throw everything into twists - because if I don't do anything, it'll frizz, tangle and break off. That's just how my genes have chosen to interact. It's the nature of the beast. That said, frizz = damage is an unrealistic standard I had to overcome. Damaged hair is frizzy, true, but frizzy hair isn't always damaged. Damaged hair doesn't respond to creams and gels and deep conditioners. Damaged hair spoils any style faster than it should, straight or curly. Damaged hair just doesn't grow, snapping off at the ends as fast as the roots grow out. I've helped relatives with curly, over-processed hair before and oh boy. That's a struggle. Frizzy hair CAN respond, and it CAN grow, so long as it's healthy. I don't like wearing my hair frizzy, so I choose to put the work in to make sure it dries in defined curls - cream, gel, the whole thing. But I'll never stop anyone from putting in the work to straighten it. (Can't relate, because me and my straightener are mortal enemies lol.) I just wrote this wall of text because I heard that "it looked bleach-damaged" part of the video and I just had to say something. You are doing great, your hair is doing great, and style it however you want to. Heat, no heat, whatever. If the frizz never goes away, work around it or work with it. Do what makes YOU happy. But you haven't failed if whatever you're doing hasn't eliminated your frizz. Frizz is natural too! Seriously, your hair is lovely no matter what you do with it.

"If I can't enjoy my hair, then what's the point?" THISSSS. I've been 'transitioning' for like a year now, and yes my hair is so much healthier, but I'm putting in so many hours of effort for a result that I don't even really like, that still looks messy and frizzy and 100% of the time ends up in a bun until the next wash day. I'm sick of feeling self conscious and not put-together every time I leave the house, purely because of my hair. If heat styling your hair makes YOU feel better about YOURSELF then DO IT GIRL!!! I've already decided I'm going to straighten my hair this weekend 😂❤️

isabel! the upside down hair actually looked AMAZING ON YOU! so much volume and the curls are random but they’re meant to be and they looked soooo healthy !

??? your hair is looking so good at at 4:00 it looks really healthy and I love the 'randomness' of the curls it looks like real natural curly/wavy hair

“The healthiest state of my hair looks damaged” YES ugh I feel this so much. I am the same. I am so careful with my hair. Literally NEVER use heat, sulfates, silicones or dye, always try to eat healthy...and yet my hair constantly looks fried and frizzy and disgusting. It’s so sad.

Maybe that’s the healthier decision for yourself! Just relax and don’t think about them ..

Heee youre hair looked actually really good when you crunched it up side down. Really nice curls, shinny and lots of volume!

Hey love, Britain has a severe hard water issue, I recommend getting a shower filter AS SOON AS POSSIBLE and I also recommend buying anti hard water hair products, this saved my hair from death and I’m 90% sure you are dealing with the same thing I was because my hair used too look like that.

I honestly can't even imagine how bloody frustrating it must have been month after month maticulously caring for your hair & not seeing the results you wanted - so honestly you GO GAL you straighten & blow dry those locks to your hearts content!! As someone with naturally frizzy / wavy / a mess / hair type, using heat to style my hair gives me relief from trying to make it naturally look ok ish. Some days I wake up & it looks ok, others it looks horrendous, like I've been bleaching it for years... & on those days, using heat to style it actually gives me confidence that no, my hair can look fab! & enables me to achieve styles naturally I just couldn't. I don't do it all the time, but I definitely think using heat on occassion is so worth it :) lots o love, congrats on the move! x

Honestly shes the reason i have nice hair; the way she explains every little detail is mesmerising💕

me, bald, watching this for absolutely no reason:

Your hair looks like normal wavy hair even before you started cgm, textured hair is naturally frizzy. Just do what you want with it, imo is a lot better than chasing an unrealistic wavy hair aesthetic

I thought your upside down styling was amazing! I think it’s so hard having wavy hair because I know I have parts of my hair that are completely straight and others that dry wavy/curly with no product. You should do what eases you. Acceptance of who we are is a game changer!

"my hair at its healthiest state looks heat damaged" exactly!! that's why products like hair conditioner are considered "styling products" - they don't really change your hair, the results wash off every time with shampoo and you have to do it again. that's just how hair is

I have a naturally straight hair.But I lived in a country where humidity is a daily thing. So I've always struggled with frizziness. So,many factors can vary the texture of your hair :).

Hi! As someone who struggled with eating disorders for ages, I feel like there is something I can tell you that I wish I was told in my darkest days. First of all, the more you stress about something, the more you focus on making it better, or fixing it or whatever, the less control you'll have over it. And trust me I know how frustrating this can get. I know, I see your struggle and I see how bad this make (or made) you feel. But I've learnt that if you let go just a little bit, if you stress a bit less over it, IT WILL GET BETTER, both because your hair will find its own way (idk if this makes sense but I hope you get what I'm trying to say) and because your overall stress level will drop and this, trust me, really REALLY makes the difference. Second of all, I want you to know that, even though you don't like your hair, and maybe all that you can think about when you look at your reflection in the mirror is how bad your hair looks and you feel like you want to hide, or maybe you think that other people will notice it, trust me, other people won't notice it. You're such a beautiful girl and yeah your hair might be a bit messy from time to time but you're not your hair. People will look at you and what they will see is a beautiful girl. Nothing more and nothing less than that. Trust me. Everyone has insecurities, but they don't define us at all. Hope that what I just said can help you in some way. Lots of love and I wish you'll be soon able to see how gorgeous you are❤

I do a routine that’s “curly girl inspired” rather than full CGM for my 2C-3A type hair. It seems to work better for me, I enjoy my hair more, plus it’s A LOT less stressful. I mostly wash with sulfate free and silicone free products and use a good mask twice a week. Then a silicone free leave-in plus a gel in my hair. I scrunch and see how it turns out, and then I might correct a few pieces with a curling wand 🤷🏻‍♀️ on non-wash days, I will sometimes lightly brush through it with a wide toothed comb and (gasp!) add a standard silicone hair oil to smooth it down and keep it shiny! And I’ll continue to use a curling wand on any pieces I don’t like until I wash it again. I also colour my hair. And you know what? I’m totally fine.

I'm so confused because I think that your curls look beautiful. Genuinely, those 3:59 curls are what I always loved and regarded as "princess curls". I find your determination inspiring, so please, realize that there is beauty in what you are - exactly as you are. It might not be exactly what you had in mind, but I can assure you that it's beautiful.

the clip where she did her routine backwards it looked like her hair actually was becoming more curly ig

You’re not alone, this was my experience as well! Thank you for documenting this, I always get the same advice that I have already tried and everyone urging me not to straighten my waves! I went 2 years following CGM and never using heat, with no difference!

Am i the only naughty curly girl here who has switched to sulfates and silicones and got better results than with the cgm? 😅🤭

U really inspire me seriously ... ❤ur the only one who understands and really talks honestly about firzzy dry hair..

“It’s just an illusion... my hair just looks like this because of all the stuff I do to it”. I know what you mean, I’ve had similar thoughts, but actually, when you think about it, almost everyone’s hair falls into that category... few people have hair that looks great even when they don’t use some sort of product and style it. My hair, when left to air dry with no product on it at all, is a frizzy, shapeless, mess. But if I get layers cut into it, add gel and style it, it’s curly and bouncy. I have said this before, but I suspect your hair would be much wavier/curlier if you 100% treated it like curly hair.. but you’ve only gone half way on that journey unless you get a curly cut. Of course the choice is yours, but frizz doesn’t = fail or damaged hair.... it = genes...

How could you ever say that Isabella? Your hair at it’s most healthiest natural state is unique, it is you, it is beautiful. It really stuck out to me how easily you said that about yourself. Your hair has changed so much over this process, you looking amazing. Maybe there was an expectation and disappointment when you didn’t get what you had in mind. But your hair looks gorgeous- it may be good for you to at least know that you don’t have to dislike who you are. All that said though, if you don’t like what you see- that is completely up to you. How you feel about yourself comes first. You look amazing in your natural state. Thank you for this journey, love from South Africa 🇿🇦 Okay bye now and good luck! Go for your glo! 💋💋

my hair is a little curlier than yours and it doesn’t respond well to cg method, curly products, scrunching, anything. the only thing my hair responds well to is using sulphates and silicones. it makes my curls smooth and bouncy and shiny. i’ve finally accepted it.

That upside down method @ 4:00 looked gorgeous to me😍 so much volume! I'm into it!

thank you for showing us the whole story. It gives me and probably so many other people realistic expectations when trying the cgm. We honestly have exactly the same texture hair, so it would make sense for my hair to end up this way. Thank you for embracing the odd nature of hair!!

Very exciting, looking forward to seeing the other heat styled or any styled hair videos!! 😍👏🏾

Watching your hair journey is like watching a problematic teenage movie with a lot of ups and downs which ended with self acceptance and self love. I've started doing curly hair method cz i was influenced by yours video but I do agree with you that obsessively doing it will make you lose your self confidence cz it seems like our hair has its mind on its own. Sometimes our hair look really good but another time it looks really bad. I'm so proud of you for deciding to use heat on your hair again cz really, you've done all these but if you're not happy with the result then what's the point? We only live once, we should try or do things without being too paranoid of damaging ourselves. I also think one day when we got older we will regret for playing too safe with our life and not exploring more. Thank you so much for sharing your journey. It helps me to see this from different point of view and i really appreciate it. Lots of love 💖

Silicones is actually one of the greatest emollients we have to condition our hair. Its not nessecary to never use products with silicones in them

I really love how you've gone threw everything before beginning to accept to do whatever you want!

Aw, I'm so happy for you! You finally feel better and accept your hair and yourself. I'm not strict on CGM either and feel that only because of it I have hair I actually enjoy. Looking forward seeing your future hair videos!

Well... Welcome to the "I've tried the curly girl method for months and my hair still doesn't look good" club Honestly, especially back when I saw the video you show at 9:41 I thought you were gonna succeed with it and felt bad about myself because I never even got to that point. My hair always looked bad while I was trying the cgm and for a time I thought it was just because I sucked at doing my hair So selfishly I'm kind of relieved to see that you aren't getting the results you wanted either, makes me feel like we're all in this together 🙈 I'm gonna try some advice from ManesByMell next . She layers a lot of leave-in products (aiming to hydrate, moisturize and style the hair) so I wanna see if that helps me with my poofy hair (that many products are expensive though, so I gotta save up first lol)

I came to the same realization: Even after shaving all of my hair off to start over and start fresh again, it still grew back the exact same texture as it always had been. :/ I'm also kind of disappointed, just like you are:( I now look the exact same as I did in 2015, I've got shoulder length layered hair with bangs and *they just look the same, they feel the same, the ARE the same* So I guess there really is no point in hair envy and we just have to be happy with what we've got:) Lot's of love to you from Germany ❤️

your hair at 4 minutes looked so good. i WISH i could get my hair like that!

so proud of you! i loved watching your journey and hearing you talk about your hair and life in general 💞

My hair is exactly like yours in every aspect and the curly girl method did NOT work for me either. Even though I did benefit from staying away from some harsh chemicals, nothing more about the curly girl method has benefited me in any way. It was tiring, time consuming, expensive and in the end I didn't like how I looked with curlier hair so I quit. Yes, I'm still careful towards what I put on my hair but that's about all I'm taking from the curly girl method as it doesn't suit me, the weather I live in or my life style. (Edit): Just one more piece of information, I moved throughout the years from a very dry weather to a very humid weather which caused my hair to go from no frizz to 90% frizzy. I realised later on that no matter what I can't defy the weather with products or the curly girl method. Yes, products are going to make my hair look a bit better but there's absolutely no escaping the frizz which was one more reason to quit the curly girl method. I think that the best way to combat frizz is to have a keratin perm if one's hair is thin and fine, and to have a Japanese perm if one's hair is thick and coarse.

Well after 2 years of cg method, the one thing I learned is that it isnt efficient and practical when you are all day out for work and everyone is expecting you to look perfect but your hair had their bad day . Also you cant wash every single day to have that gorgeous 1st day curls , it takes so much time and you get tired. I used to be like those people who hate silicons and sulfates but I really need to feel put-together really fast for the sake of my job and my sanity.

You seem to want your hair to be perfect without any styling. That’s extremely rare. Most people have to work for nice hair. Just decide which look you like most and style from there.

You're a massive inspiration angel ❣️ thanks for the journey, enjoy and embrace your needs, wants and likes and have fun doing it 😉

Me guiltily watching this while straightening my hair: 👀 *don’t kill me it’s been almost a whole year and it’s my birthday*

Even when I was young my hair always looked really bleach damaged. My moms a hairdresser do some teachers thought my mom had coloured it as 5 years old. It’s always been like that and you saying that your hair is like that when healthy feels really nice. I’M NOT ALONE!!!

your hair already looks great honestly, it has volume and a beautiful color!

Yaaaayy I'm so excited for the next chapter !

Who else is super happy as soon as a new video of her pop up? 🥺🥺

We support you and your content and I will still be watching all of your wonderful vids even if your not doing the curly girl method 💕💖

Have fun styling your hair! I look forward to seeing you wear loads of different styles. Also I think braids are great to play around with and I can picture you in a gorgeous crown braid 😍

I was curious if you've ever used clarifying shampoo? It's really important when you switch from having sulphates and silicone to none as well as to remove product from your scalp, even curly girl friendly products leave build up! Different for everyone depending on how much product you use but 2-4 weeks. It might also help to look up specifically wavy girl stuff, it is different and it made a huge difference for me ❤

I know you're probably tired of getting recommendations so feel free to ignore this but I have wavy hair too and I recently stopped using Shea Moisture products and Cantu products - I've found that anything with shea butter in makes my hair dehydrated, frizzy, and tangle easily, and a hairdresser told me that this is very common for fine and wavy hair. I would recommend lightweight, hydrating aloe vera products such as Maui Moisture Hibiscus range and Giovanni for cheap brands!

Hello Isabella, I am in exactly same situation with you. I didnt even touch a hair drier for years to prevent damage, let alone heat syling... I tried protein masks, moisture masks, supplements, protective styles but all I got was the frizzy hair :( Few weeks ago, I asked a friend of mine to straighten my hair and oh my god I have never been this happy with my hair for the last 10 years lol. I guess this method wont work for everyone.

There's no point in spending hours supposedly taking care of dead cells if at the end of the day you don't like the result. I tried to use my hair naturally, but I didn't get used to the frizz (I used to have straight/thick hair). I've been using the flat iron again, kept taking care as I usually do, and I must say, my hair looks healthier than ever. I take thin strands and pass the flat iron only once and meticulously to avoid frizz. I went over 1 year without using flat iron on my hair and blow drying in the warm / cold air and my hair continued to tangle easily and grow with frizz ... life is too short, use your hair as you WANT and LIKE. I used the flat iron for 10 years or more and I never had any heat damage. my hair just changed its texture...

This is inspiring! I feel the same way ✨ happy that you chose to be free and be happy in life ✨

The way I clicked so fassstt! I'm way too invested in her hair journey! 😂❤️

"If you want to style your hair, style it!" Yes. Thank you. . Something I've never really understood, is why people obsess over not using ANYTHING even mildly damaging to your hair and wanting it look perfect all natural. I know little no no people who have AMAZING hair with zero styling/products in it, just washing, and all natural... Like, why are you so scared of heat styling if it makes your hair look the way you like it? Why are you afraid of coloring it?? Why is any styling that puts some strain, even curlers on damp hair, seen as really bad and damaging? Bleach I understand, if you DIY it wrong you can literally burn your hair off, but anything else in moderate amount that will cause some damage yes but will not literally make you bald-I dont understand why it is so feared. I genuienly dont undersand the obsession over getting naturally perfect hair. People in instagram pictures have literal styling professionals and beauty teams to give the illusion of perfection as their jobs... . Now that I've said that, I do need to mention I dont heat style my hair. Mostly because I dont have anything to style it with and I am lazy and ok with my hair doing its thing. I also have a dye box waiting for me at this very second, so if you dont mind I now go and get to that. Refreshing that blue-tinted crow black to red/purple for halloween!

Sincerely appreciate your honesty, journey, advice, and encouragement from someone with a similar texture, results, and struggle - thank you for the advice to use the best lessons and tips from healthier hair approaches while keeping our enjoyment of it at the forefront

YES acceptance is so important, and acceptance includes being okay with doing what you want with your hair! I have chaotic wavy, curly, semi-straight, fluffy hair and it suits my "unpolished" aesthetic, but having the option to look sleek and put together is so so nice! I'm dealing with issues of unhealthy hair, products to fix the issues which just make new issues, and feeling like what even is the point of all this effort if my hair is still damaged? But it's the act of taking care of my hair that's important, not having perfect results. Appreciate all your videos, especially recently!

i feel like an outlier, but i love having frizzy hair. my hair is so fluffy and lively, and people have told me that it looks like i have a halo of hair! or like i have a cloud of hair. i’ve grown to embrace it, and i’ve had frizzy/fly-away hair my whole life. i don’t try to slick it down with gel or product anymore. i am so sorry that frizz has been giving you so much trouble :( 💗

She's the reason why my hair looks nice. i can't imagine how frustrating this must have been

Yes girl! Do whatever you want! Hope you like the journey! :D

Hey, maybe the structure of your hair has changed due to hormonal changes?

congratulations on your brand new home Isabella! Can't wait to see all your new vids! When's the tour?!x

From what I’ve seen you could be suffering from protein overload and you should be doing de hidrating masks once a week not once a month ❤️ I use the method as a guideline but not rules! If a product works for me I don’t care about the ingredients list 🙌🏻

Whatever your decision is, we'll be here for you whatching your amazing journey

i can't wait to see all the styles you try

Love the new house! (Well from what I can see) love all your videos so much💕your hair looks much better and amazing than two years ago, a lot less messy. Hope you will do a flat tour once you have finished the moving process

Forgive me if you’ve tried this already but one thing that REALLY helps me is sleeping with my hair in a braid. That helps me so much in keeping a consistent wave pattern, rather than waking up with random straight chunks and wavy chunks 😂 I’ll lather it up with leave-in conditioner and a styling spray (similar to gel/hair spray) and more often than not I’ll end up with nice hair for the day :)

This is the enlightenment we all got trying the curly girl method, especially with wavy hair

You do you❤️Am so happy for you, choosing to be happy is self love and self care. you're gonna love it❤️

i have wavy hair, and i don’t religiously follow every single rule of the CGM. it’s tedious and frustrating, so i get the products i like, i don’t care if it has sulfates or silicones, i use them. i don’t use heat often but i won’t just cut it out entirely. i think that you should do what your hair likes, not what a book says to do.

hey, maybe try what i’m doing! i started the curly girl method around when you did because my hair was very annoying and in some places straight, some places curly. so what i do is wash it 2-3 times a week and after every wash (at night) i put it in two braids and then sleep on them, and wear them for the day and the next morning i take them out. my hair has been looking AMAZING. please try it.

i think it looks soooo pretty!! and i LOVE your tiffany's necklace!! ur channel has become my FAVORITE! i'm on a binge watching ALL of your videos and ur so smart, cute, and pleasant to take advice from and you're an amazing researcher, vlogger and teacher!! sending u all my love!! u rock babe!

don't apologise. your CGM journey is so valuable. you did it for so long and documented it so well. especially that in your case it doesn't lead to perfect curls automatically is SO SO important. because there will be many others who fail and will blame themselves. but if they see your video, at least they have a life example of someone who did EVERYTHING right and still doesn't have their dream hair texture. it helps to get to that acceptance. so thanks so much for your tireless efforts!

Hey! Would love to see you try the Olaplex No.0 and No.3! They are “bond builders” and could potentially help you on your wavy hair / healthy hair journey. (:

Hey! so I hope i'm not overstepping, but I used to be obsessive over my hair because i had a cowlick. I obsessed over ways to get rid of/fix my cowlick. I ended up finding out I had OCD and my hair was a large part of it. I never ever thought i would simply "get past" my issues with my hair, but once i worked on myself and started medication for ocd and anxiety I stopped fixating on my hair. Have you ever talked to anyone about the stress you feel over your hair? hugs

omg so relatable, I've spent years trying to put an end to my frizz. i came across your hair story video and have been following you to get some respite from the frizz but this video was finally an eye opener. thanksss ❤️

i really appreciate you making this video to show that it doesn't work for everyone!! sometimes your hair, no matter what you do, is just gonna be how it be. as someone with mad hair dysphoria as well, with very thin, light hair (basically same colour as yours) with S-wave texture, i struggle daily to feel good about my hair. this video was a nice reminder that it's okay to just have hair like this and it isn't simple always the individual's "fault" for doing too much to it. i don't need to feel guilty that my hair looks the way it does because of something i did. you were so right when you said we shouldn't judge people's hair when we see that it's "damaged"; maybe that is just how their hair is. i've been following your hair journey from the very beginning and it's been very relatable for me. it makes me sad to see you struggling so much with not feeling good about yourself based on how you feel your hair looks that day. from my third-party, outside perspective, i thought your hair looked good in EVERY single video. but i GOT it; i understood how you were feeling, as I had felt that way so many times before. i know how much my views towards my hair affect me in my daily life, and seeing you feel the same things about your hair, even though from my view there was nothing wrong with your hair at all, helped me to reflect on my own views of my hair. as i was thinking you needed to be less hard on yourself, i realized that i was not taking my own advice and needed to be less hard on my self.

The curly girl method was quite frustrating when I first started and still is somewhat. I have 3c hair on the back and under neath my hair, 2b on the sides and 2a on the top layer. I am now in almost 4 months and I have learned a couple of things. My hair does not like gel. It will look good for one day and one day only. The rest of the days my hair is dry, crispy and super tangled. I have tried everything from oils to leave in on the days following day one hair. It just turns into a stringy mess and then I have to spend days just looking bad until the next wash day. I no longer use gel. Instead I use a tiny amount of leave in and then a curl cream when it is soaking wet in the shower. My hair does not get tangled very much anymore and it is so soft and shiny. The “curls” are looser but it looks like it has full body and not frizzy. My hair does not like pure oils. It will get super stringy even if I use only a single drop! For my wavy hair oils have to be combined in a the format of a conditioning alcohol like the ones in conditioners or leave ins. Briogeo makes a hair oil that has those in it and is silicone free. Perfect for scrunching out the tiny cast from the curl cream. But I only use two drops- one at a time. My hair does not like to be turned upside down in a silk scarf to sleep on. The tangled the next day are horrible! I wrap my hair right side up. I place the silk scarf under my hair lying on my shoulders. I take two adjacent corners and ty them on top of my head just behind my bang area. Then pull the other corners straight up nestling my hair close to my head. Twist the top about 2 to 3 times, cross the corners and tie underneath it all on the back of my neck. I then pull the “bangs” out and wrap around the outer part of the tie of the scarf. In the morning, I do not have to let my hair settle and have vey little tangles. I am able to finger comb my hair, gently mist with water, apply a drop of the briogeo hair oil, and go! With this routine, my hair looks nice for four days. My favorite leave in and cream is from the Andalou moisture line (orange bottles). All of the products that are specifically made for curly hair does not seem to work for my crazy wavy hair. By the way, I love that you have posted all of these videos for the CGM. They have been quite helpful for my own journey. You are an absolutely lovely person. I wish you all the best in finding your hair routine - curly girl method or not.

I’m so happy for you to choose your happiness over the fear of being stigmatized (kinda). I actually just heat styled my hair for the first time in my life yesterday and i felt great the entire evening! Isn’t this whole thing to make you more happy with your hair? If your happiness includes heat styling and dyeing then so be it. Everyone who tells you, that you aren’t allowed to be happy because it’s “wrong” and “unhealthy” should just try to find their own happiness really. It’s not like the heat styling will have any impact on your physical health whatsoever. But it will FOR SURE have a positive effect on your mental health, so there is no reason to not do it if you want to. Glad to see you confident enough to do so

I’ve been following your journey from the beginning. I remember smacking my hands on my desk to your last video pre CGM where I screamed into the void “SIS YOUR HAIR IS CURLY!!!”. I appreciate that you really dedicated yourself to this journey and listened to us and what we had to suggest. You absolutely do not need to apologize or tell us that you want to stop. I respect that you gave this a solid go and that you are free to do as you wish with your own head. On a personal note: my hair is coarse and very dry. My curls absolutely cannot exist without loads of creme and gel to hold it all together and moisturize it. My natural naked hair is just not going to be perfect shiny soft ringlets because that’s not how my hair is. I learned how to work with my hair and I am at the point in my life where I like the look my curls achieve and prefer it to a straightens look. But that is ME! You are the owner of your body and you are more than welcome to style how YOU like. :)

i LOVE U. also i feel like we are genuinely the same person lmao i've been struggling with my hair (which is a bit curlier than yours but more fine i'd say) for so long and actually started this journey with u! i love how we've ended the same way haha i can't be bothered with it when i just don't love my natural hair. i don't hate it anymore but i don't feel as good with it as i do when it's not even straightened but just straighTER. pls share more updates and what routine u find u love, it's so helpful for me to not feel so alone haha!

I was waiting for this one

I started curly girl method one months later than you and went from flat straight hair to nicely defined 2c waves. Those monthly updates were helpful, I felt emotionally safe here, like having a friend who will listen to you and accept you. Wish you all the best on your hair journey ✨✨💜

Girl, you’ve been so brave! I wouldn’t be able to be so micro-focused on my hair for SO LONG! Do whatever you want now. My hair has been better than ever when I quit the CG-method, and I’ve dyed it. My diffuser on medium heat is my best friend. Flipping heck to the haters! Go experiment with rollers or straightening or dye or whatever. I, for one, am looking forward to the next video where you’re free to do what you want! :-)

GIRL THE HAIR AT MARK 4:00 IS WHAT I WAS WAITING FOR YOU TO GET TO THE WHOLE TIME!!! IT LOOKS AMAZING 🤩

I click so fast faster than James Charles can say hi sisters

Personally it took me three almost four years to get my hair back to complete healthy I started with the curly girl method, dropped it and made my own curly hair routine. My hair went from dead dry waves to full blown ringlets. It was not overnight, I had setbacks. Had a lot of cutting/trimming to do. But I think it’s unrealistic to think your hair will improve in less than a year.

This whole process inspired me to take steps to find hair care that worked better and not settle for what wasnt helping. Thank you

Thank you for this. I have the exact same hair type and no one understands how difficult it is to make it look nice. Like you, my healthiest state looks like a frizzy mess. I eat healthily, I don't dye my hair, I spent so much money on curly girl products but nothing changes it permanently. What you said resonated with me because I always dreamed of having shiny and voluminous hair and I've been searching, experimenting, and asking hair care professionals but no one has the answer! It so frustrating, because we do everything right but nothing deems results! Thank you for posting your vids. It's comforting to know other people go through it too.

If I dont remember bad, your hair is high porosity, try a protein treatment like olaplex number 1 and 2, or aphogee (it has silicones but you can do a clarifying wash and that ok)

I have wavy/curly hair and I straighten it once every 15 days to "reconstruct" it, and as you said there's nothing wrong about it. I don't properly follow the curly girl method since my shampoos have sulfates, however, this works for me (does it work for everyone? probably not, I do a low-poo routine instead of a no-poo) as well as doing a pre-shampoo treatment (quick explanation: you could use like a cheap hair mask combined with some kind natural oil if you want, you apply it on the length of your hair and leave it from 30min to like 2hours. Then when you wash your hair the damage of the shampoo will be reduced). Also doing a "hair chronogram" has helped me a lot, so every time I wash my hair I either moisturize it (adding water to your hair) or apply a nutrition mask (add oil to your hair, which is usually related to frizz and split-ends) or a reconstruction one (related to keratin and proteins to restore your hair mass, this can be done like once every 15 or 20 days) Idk if exists this kind of hair masks or at least videos about it in English, but there's a lot of content of it in Portuguese and many products here in brazil as well. Hope it helped and love from brazil

Wow your results upside down are amazing! So pretty!

Thank you for being honest and posting this video, despite all those people who find the need to leave negative comments! I just began the cgm and I’ve been trying to see different opinions and results.

good job on moving in to a new place! I think you might like the channel swavy curly courtney, her channel is super helpful and really helped me with cgm and choosing the right products and really helped me understand protein. I've been watching your channel since your 6 year hair journey video and you've inspired me a lot. thank you for creating content! :D

I CLICKED SO FAST?!?! I CANT WAIT TO WATCH THIS

Dear Isabella, thank you so much for sharing your experience with us! I’ve been following you from the beginning of your journey since I have exactly the same type of hair as yours. Frizzy, puffy and fried looking even though I don’t do anything damaging to it. I’ve been dying it blonde for a couple of years 10y ago and I’ve always thought I destroyed the root of my hair and that was the reason my hair is this way. I’m honestly relived to learn that might not be the case at all! I came to the same conclusion about the CGM as you now. I was so excited when I started doing the CGM but I’ve soon realized that it’s too tiring, frustrating, expensive and time consuming and I felt such a RELIEF after I finally washed my hair with a “bad” shampoo, blow dried it and applied a silicon hair oil. My hair was soo silky, smooth, shiny and beautiful 😌 If it can’t look nice when I’m trying so hard to keep it healthy and it actually looks wayyy healthier when I apply products that are supposed to be bad for it then I might as well just do that 😄

I love your videos. I’ve the same hair type and I’ve struggle with it my entire life, watching your videos have taught me so much about being confident with it.Thank you for such relatable content. 🙆🏽‍♀️💕

Not hair related but I love your storytelling :) I could literally watch and enjoy any story you would be sharing with us

It's so interesting to see your conclusions on the experiment! My hair texture is pretty similar to yours and yes it always looks damaged even though I take incredible care of it :/ I tried the CGM during lockdown so for about two months, then gave up on it, it was too time consuming and my hair was greasing super fast after it. Now for the last months, I've just been doing : no dry detangling, detangling with a large comb, lots of conditioner, light scrunching with a towel after shampoo, natural ingredients based mask once in a while (mainly rice water or oats cream) and overnight bun with a telephone cord scrunchie. They still look a bit damaged and dry but the wavy pattern is nicely showing, and having had straight yet frizzy hair all my life, I really like it this way.

My curly journey started almost 2 years ago, and my hair is still healing from all the damage I put it through over the years! Just do what makes you happy, and style it how you want!❤️

I have Asian straight hair and have been following your journey since the start Hair journeys are emotionally draining and I get it girl! Your hair videos have helped me treat my hair the best I can, to reach my hair goals! Thank you for these uploads bless