So first of all THANK YOU! I legit just watched this, found out I was living my whole life as a LIE, and got so excited that I took a shower and tried this out and IT WORKED SO WELL😍

Curly hair really is a science

Having a curly hair myself, and I have one thing to say It's like playing chess. I DON'T KNOW HOW TO PLAY CHESS

Let me tell you something young lady!!! In my almost 30 years of bi-racial existence I have NEVER gotten my curls the way they are looking today with just following your steps for the first time 😱. I came across one of your videos last week (trimming curly ends), I did that & it worked! Then this video popped up yesterday (I went to Sally and purchased the brush), did what you said & these babies are moving. Before this day I basically had one stiff curl that moved like a compacted wig where ever I turned my head 🤦🏽‍♀️. My routine is forever upgraded thanks to you 🥰🥰 thank you beautiful.

Phase 1: The wash 1. Shampoo from scalp to ends shampoo apply on scalp reason and make sure no build up is left, use brush/combe and let the shampoo flow down to ends while washing. 2. Conditioner from ends to scalp don't apply conditioner directly on scalp, start from mids and ends and slowly work your way up to scalp and wash it off Phase 2: Product use DO NOT use too many products with heavy ingredients, look at its viscosity or texture, it will weigh your hairs down. DO use water based products that are thin and light weight in texture. Phase 3: Product Application 1. Applying Don't make it soking soping wet. Do wet enough to hear the squish. This way product will get through hair evenly and easily. Don't apply product on the roots. Do start on mids and ends first, make sure it's saturated, and the slowly work your way up. 2. Brushing Don't brush downward you are pulling from root and this is gonna make curls stack on each other and flourish. Do work in vertical sections and style off of the scalp outward and up up and away. this will create more individual curl defination instead of making them all clump together. On top up up and away on sides back outwards 3. Gel Don't put on more, it will be harder to put on cast. This will put gel in side of the curls. Do small amount and put it on hand and crunch it in. If you want volume in the roots don't apply it, just apply and make cast on the outside of the curls. Phase 4: The Air Drying Process 1. move your hair, flip hair to both sides so it has volume but make sure it stays the way it dry so if you want alot of volume and movement in hair the move the hair around don't touch the curls. Don't air dry if its humide out. Phase 5: The fluff and finish Just soften out the cast. Try to break the clump of curl while its wet or do it gently at this step to not cause frize Fluff out the roots using fingers and do it from underneath. Thank you for your amazing video🔥❤️ Requesting a daily routine for day to day care and not just for styling day.

When her “ don’t “ side Is Better then I could ever style my curls

Let me get my hair to look like the “don'ts” side first, then I can worry about the “do’s” side 😭❤️

Phase 1 wash- 1:23 Phase 2 products- 2:25 Phase 3 application- 2:58 Phase 4 air drying- 8:10 Phase 5 finish- 12:10

the don't side is literally my entire routine smh, and i was so confused why i haven't had any volume. thank you for this!

1. Shampoo on scalp, Conditioner on mids and ends 2.Leave in conditioner (don’t apply on roots) 3.Brush the hair but don’t touch the roots and brush away from them 4. Scrunch the gel on the hair’s surface, avoiding the roots. 5. Leave the hair to air dry naturally and fluff it Additional tips: ~ please don’t use thick products , as they will weigh the hair down making it have less volume ~ please avoid putting too many products especially on the roots ~please scrunch the gel into the hair instead of applying it randomly Thank you and have a great day/night

Literally the whole “don’t” side is my routine....

Conditioner- mid to end of hair water based products for thin hair no soaking wet hair(wet enough to hear the squish) cream..start mids and ends squish hair and take it to the roots brushing.. vertical section style off the scalp away from face. work in sections. top section up and away gel- scrunch in and don't put too much products to the roots airdrying. move hair and flip hair over opposite way.

@2:07conditioner @3:41water @4:18cream @4:53brush @9:40gel

Everyone with thick hair tryna get the don't side and everyone with thin hair tryna get the do side

1:51 1. Don’t drown your roots with conditioner 2:31 2. Don’t use too many ingredients in products 2:56 3. How to learn the “technique” 4:33 4. Start from your mid-ends 5:21 5. Brush in other directions

YOU SAVED MY WEDDING! I'd let my hair grow a bit and it was driving me crazy and making me sad -- my hair was going to look so bad for my wedding. But I found you and your videos and ended up with BEAUTIFUL style! THANK YOU!

My teenage daughter had thick curly hair an hates it an gets lots of comments in school about her hair being crazy ! I have enjoyed showing her your videos an it has have her lots of hints an tips to get it u see control! We are still struggling to find a good curly hairdresser though every hairdresser wants to style it straight 😠. Your finger curling tip is one of her favourites !! ❤️❤️ I don’t think you realise how much of a role model you and your sister are to young curly haired girls ❤️❤️

wow as an asian with straight-ass hair i didnt know u had to put so much effort to curly hair :0 respect to you gorgeous👏👏👏 😻😻

I'm laughing because I'm at the beginning of my curly hair journey and did ALL of the no side and wondered why my curls are so flat 😂😂 can't wait to try this next week

She's like the older sister that I didn't know I needed.

Listen to this woman she knows what she is saying. Stop searching other videos. THIS IS IT! Saved my curls 😭 I didn't even know my curls could be THIS pretty without finger coiling. Thank you so much. I'll definitely be pointing people to this video.

Omg!! Your tutorial helped sooo much!!! I have been trying to figure out my 4 year olds hair for what feels like forever!!! Tangles, tears and a frizzy mess every morning 😩 but not this morning! Last night I followed your tutorial and this morning she woke up with the most beautiful bouncy, non frizzy, no tears hair !! As a mother I can’t thank you enough for the win I felt this morning!!

Okay Girl! I am almost 60 years old and have never known how to style my curly hair! But thanks to you ... I'm learning and I love it! You are such a fantastic and funny teacher! Please keep it up! And THANK YOU!

😱 I didn’t know I could move/should move!!! Game changer!!! I’ve been sitting on my couch like a gargoyle trying to let my hair dry! I’m 🤯

CURLS 👩🏼‍🦱 1.) WASHING don’t put conditioner on roots❌ do start middle and near ends and work it through your hair ✅ 2.) STYLING don’t use to many products with reallly heavy ingredients ❌ do use water based products (aveda- be curly curl enhancer) (aveda- flax seed aloe) also very light weight ✅ 3.) APPLICATION don’t drench your curls❌ do make sure it’s wet enough so that you can hear the squish✅ don’t apply products directly on roots ❌ do start on your mid ends and rake it through squish the hair to hear that theirs enough put a little tiny bit at roots✅ don’t brush products downward❌ brush vertically and in sections start from scalp then go away on top of head work up✅ don’t put on tons of gel and rake down❌ do put some gel on your hands and scrunch it in✅ 4.) AIRDRYING don’t stand still while drying❌ do move your head around a bit flip hair over✅ don’t touch the curls ❌

so i tried this and right now im at the drying part ,wish me luck EDIT:so its the day after and honestly my curls have never looked this good,they were so fry and brittle and always falling ,but now there so moisturized , smooth and curly ,thank you and i recommend this 1000000%

DONT apply conditioner directly on roots DO start at mid and ends and work your way up to roots DONT use products with heavy ingredients (esp. if your hair is fine) DO use more water based products that are thin and lightweight in texture DONT leave hair soaking with water (really heavy and will take longer to dry) DO leave hair wet enough where products will get through your hair easily DONT apply product directly on roots (way too close to the scalp and will weigh hair down) DO rake through mids and ends, use little product at first and work up to the roots. DONT brush downwards, you pull the curl away from the root. Curls will stack on top of eachother and not flourish DO brush off of the scalp in vertical sections. DONT use a lot of gel (you will have more definition, it will be harder to break the gel cast) and DONT rake through (don't put gel in the curls, put them on the outside DO scrunch the gel into hair DONT be a statue when airdrying hair DO move your head around, stimulate airflow. Flip over hair to get roots dry DONT use products to break gel cast DO scrunch hair and soften out the curls 👍

Honestly, this is the most helpful curly hair care video I’ve seen. Half the time these video set super unrealistic expectations and don’t compare to the bad method side by side Like I’ve been putting my products in while my hair is too wet and probably using too much product

What to DO; > Shampoo/cleanse scalp then apply conditioner to mids and ends first and work it through to roots. >Use more water based products (gels) >Lightly apply products, make it wet enough to hear a squish when you squeeze the hair >Apply product mids to ends first and then work it through to the roots >Brush vertically and outward/off and up away from the scalp in sections. starting with bottom clipping off the top >use a small amount of gel, then scrunch it into hair >Leave roots with least amount of product >When air drying, allow hair to move and get airflow. To get movement in your hair, move your hair. Can flip to get air to roots and have more volume. But not the whole time - wherever the hair drys. It will want to stay Get volume before it drys >Scrunch the cast out and fluff out the root from underneath DONT: Apply conditioner directly to roots and pile it. Use too many products with heavy ingredients (butters and oils) Soak hair with product, no soaking dripping wet hair Don't apply any products directly to roots Brush downward A shit ton of gel (decreases volume adds more definition but weighs hair down) puts gel into the curls rather than the outside Don't be a statue when drying Try to get the volume after it dries

Basic tip; haircuts matter. If you want nice curls, get a haircut that works (lots of layers).

As a guy who has curly hair I am truly thankful I came across your video! Definitely going to use your videos to better take care of my curls! I DEFINITELY need to start taking better care of my hair 😭😭😭😩😩

Any other curly heads feel like while we love our curls it’s a life long job? When I get lazy with my hair, it shows. And I mean lazy as I’m not being so attentive to the details and steps. I still apply all the products but during the applying and drying process I just do it and then chill out without plopping all the time and helping define every curl.

The Don’t side is good for a wet look.

me sitting here with my hair looking like the don’t side 👁👄👁

I have to say, this is literally the only curly hair routine video I could actually pay attention too, you are so entertaining and funny. This has helped me so much, I know exactly what I've been doing wrong with my hair and I can't wait to try your techniques. Thank you so much 🤍🤍

You literally just told me what I’ve been doing wrong for 30 years. Thank GOD for KZfaq and people like you. I have hair very similar to yours and I have NEVER thought to get a water based products. I’ve been doing it wrong my WHOLE LIFE!!! omgggg!! I am soooo very grateful for this video and your channel. Thank you thank you thank you !

when the “DONT” side is your hair routine 🤦🏽‍♀️😭😂

if u wanna write this down/remember: 1. cleanse hair well (shampoo) 2. condition - do mids/ends not too much on roots 3. apply curl cream (start with a little product then add more as needed) - start from mids/bottom and work your way up - you know when you have enough product when you hear the squish 4. brush bottom half of hair sideways in sections away from the scalp 5. brush top half of hair upside down away from scalp 6. use a little gel on palms and scrunch - add more gel if needed 7. move hair around while drying, don't be stiff 8. once dry, scrunch and fluff up curls

I think this young woman may have changed my life, I did almost every darn, don't she listed-- for decades!!! I can't wait to do this! Thank you for your wisdom 🙏🏾

I think both sides are right.... Depends on everyone's personal preference

As the only person in my family with curly hair, I am very grateful I found out about you. I am now planning to let my hair be curly. Ever since I was little, my mom would brush out my curls after I took a shower to leave me with a ball of poof on my head. Back then I didn't like my curls, but now that I do I plan to let them free.

I am a 61 year old woman that was born with curls but over the years I lost them. 2-1/2 years ago I had surgery and lost a bunch of hair. Due to loosing hair I changed my hair care habits and my hair became curly again. I have little to no idea how to take care of it. We are in a very humid climate so the friz is a daily battle. Your videos have helped me understand my hair and how I need to take care of it. My blood protein levels are still low so my hair has a long way to go but I’m learning how to maintain the friz while I bring back it’s health. Thanks!

WHEN I TELL YOU I TRIED THIS ONCE AND IT HELPED EVERYTHING I NEVER KNEW HOW TO TAKE CARE OF MY HAIR ITS A NIGHT AND DAY DIFFERENCE I WAS SO IN SHOCK I CRIED BC I HAVEN'T SEEN MY HAIR THIS CURLY SINCE I WAS LITTLE

Now I understand why my hair is so flat! 😑 My hair looks like the "don't" side every time. I can't wait to try your tips. Thank you!!!

1:19 five phases: 1:49 phase one: a good wash routine 2:25 phase two: products to use 2:56 phase three: product application 8:08 phase four: the air drying process 11:44 phase five: fluff and finish

OMG this is like curly thin hair 101!!! I am in my 40s and I wish we had these tips and videos were available when I was 14. Growing up with the only one girl with curly hair in the family was a challenge. Thank you! I will try these tips. So excited! Better late than never.

🤪I hate volume so I’ll be doing everything you told me NOT to do 😂👏🏽👏🏽♥️💃🏻🕺🏻

I really liked both sides but I appreciate the lesson because now I know how to do my hair and have the volume. I’ve been doing the don’t side all my life. I have been slowly learning how to appreciate and care for my curly hair. It’s because of videos like these that really helped me through my journey. Thanks so much!

Even her don't are goals for my hair......

That brushing technique just changed the mf game for me boys

I'm so glad you said it was painful when your hair was wet and cold. I've said I can't stand to air-dry in the winter bc it hurts my scalp and everyone looks at me like I'm crazy and they have no idea what I'm talking about.

I clicked this video bc my hair looked like the “don’t” side 🥴! Thank you sooo much for this! 💛

she’s totally that hair stylist that is her clients best friends and they give each other all the tea while they’re getting their hair done

It’s 5 am... I’m gonna try this.

FINALLY SOME ACTUAL INFO ON THE HOW TO PUT ON PRODUCTS AND TECHNIQUES, ALL I CAN EVER FIND IS FREAKING PRODUCTS REC But no info on how to. I am extremely new to the haircare world and it's so hard to find infos

This needs to be required viewing for all stylists 🙌🏼 I always walk out of the salon, wet or poofy.

Not tryna be dramatic but this video changed my life

I'm the only one with curly hair in my house and I only just turned 13 and have no idea how to take care of my super curly hair and this video helped so much thank you for your help if any of you guys in the comments have any suggestions pls let me know.thank you

I been in the curly hair universe since 2016, I can tell you that her tips are the most accurate tips for fine hair I have ever watched. Highly recommended.

I’ve followed your tips throughout your videos and I just want to say my hair has NEVER looked this good in MY LIFE. I’ve never had day 2 curls look good and I woke up and my hair was freaking flawless. Thank you, u goddess

this video changed the game. period. i want to wash my hair now and do literally everything she did

This tutorial was recorded almost 2 years ago now and I find it hilarious!!! I'm glad I stumbled up on it, I'm a huge air dryer fan

What a GEM. I’ve never watched a 16 minute video and been so entertained the ENTIRE time. Love your sense of humour! Thank you for this video, lord knows we ALL needed it.

Thank you. I am just learning (at 50!) that I actually have curl to my hair. I’ve always been wavy right after a shower, but by the end of the day, especially if I slept on it, it’s straight and blah. I’ve been trying things over this past week and it has been curly, but no oomph. Watching this has shown me what I was doing wrong. I was close, but still very wrong.

I’m ashamed to say that my routine is the entire don’t side 😫 I can see clearly now that I was wrong! THANK YOU!❤️❤️❤️❤️

I honestly think mell doesnt know how to make her hair look bad, because both sides are goals for me

'If you do anything like I did on the 'dont' side this may be your problem' I literally do all of that 😭 Thanks for the tips!

your left, my right is how my hair usually looks after drying. i had NO IDEA that i was doing everything wrong! mell, you're an ANGEL!!!

I’m so mad right now 🤣🤣🤣🤣I do exactly what you do on the don’t do side !!!!!!! I takes my hair from 6am until 10am to dry😪..... so happy I found you .......

I literally just did the routine for the don’t side.... 🙄😂😂😂 i ended the style process like “why aren’t my roots curly?!” WELP HERES MY ANSWER LOL

**Phase 1 - Washing** DO: Start on the mids and ends of your hair! DON'T: Put shampoo and conditioner right on the scalp. No no! **Phase 2 - Product Usage** DO: Use water based and lighter products! DON'T: Use heavy products that feel like pudding. Pudding is good, just not in hair! **Phase 3 - Application** DO: Spray/Wet your hair enough so that it's not dripping, but it's like a lightly watered sponge. Start on your ends and mids and give the roots just a little bit of product love. Brush sideways to give curl individuality and scrunch for volume! DON'T: Have your hair soaking, dripping wet and/or apply products directly on the root (and too much of it), as it'll weigh it down. Brushing downwards with all this will have all the curls lump together, which is no good! **Phase 4 - [Air] Drying** DO: Flip hair and move around as needed! DON'T: Let it sit. Let them curls move! **Phase 5 - "Fluff and Finish"** DO: Lightly more scrunching! DON'T: Leave it as it is. Unless you like that. But for volume, this is a no! I wrote this to follow along quicker, thank you so much for this video! ✨

Both side looks really nice one side is mor neat and put together, the other side looks more glamorous and almost carefree bombshell kind of look 🌺

can you make a video on your favorite drugstore water based products ? it would really help a girl out 💞

I love the side without volume I’m not sure why..

Definitely going to have to subscribe after coming across this video. My mom always tells me how heavy my hair looks and I do literally EVERYTHING on the dont side and cry about having no volume and no movement with my hair 😩 this taught me so much and I’m so happy I found this I love you girl

Having curly hair is such a process!!!! I look at my wash days as self care days usually Sundays, I just love watching you!!!!!🥰

Please do a demonstration video on someone with thin/fine hair 🙏🏻 I have long, fine, wavy hair and struggle to find videos for help because all these women have thick luxurious hair 😅

As a newbie to the natural hair routine, I swear this is the best instructional hair video I've seen. Thanks:)

I love this. Thank you. I'm the only person in my family without curly hair and my family has never done it right. I have a child with curls so happy to see this thank you. 💜

Lady, where have you been all my naturally curly haired life?! This is the video I needed since I was a wee-gal trying to figure out how to style my hair. Thank you for the time you took to make and share this. Much appreciated 💕👍🏼👏🏼

I like both sides actually, just depends on what mood I'm in.

This is probably the BEST CURLY HAIR VIDEO IVE EVER SEEN. WOW. Thank you! 😫😫

Very useful tips. Now I understand why I'm hardly getting any definition. Everything you said not to do....I've done!

Thank you!!!!! After a lifetime of what I thought was straight hair, a new hairdresser asked if I wanted her to cut my hair to bring out the curl. It was great, but I couldn't reproduce the effect at home! Now I can! Thank you so much!

Mel, can you make a video about why you don't follow the CGM? I want to know a professional hairstylist opinion💪🏽

Her touching the “don’t side”: “Who does this? & why...?” Me: cringing because that’s exactly how I do my hair 😭😂

Maybe partitioning in the middle would've been a fair comparison for the volume.

Video is like 3 years old but still helps me in daily routine. Thank you so much for all the do’s and don’t!!

Me: oooo that's so cute Her: This is the don't side Me: oh....

Am i the only one that thinks both sides are gorgeous?

I like that frizzy look tho!! SO 70S 80S disco vibes. 😍

I thank you so much for this video. You ask "who does this, and why?" It was me! I did that! It literally was taking me 4 hours to dry curls with no volume, to look like I had ramen on my head. I can't wait until wash day to try out your Do Side technique. Thank you!

I've been practicing and testing finger combing methods/wide tooth comb on my daughter who has her daddy's naturally curl hair and omg girl! Your video about the "brush away and up from the root" for volume is fabulous. I am loving it! I am still learning how to care for my daughter's hair and teaching her the do's and don't. So she wont have to be too envious of her lil sis' naturally straight hair. Hair love starts young 💖💆💁 thank you! Her hair is fine and curly. I wont deny. I was completely intimidated by it AND in love with her hair 💖

I actually need to lose the volume so I guess I'll be doing all the don'ts. Thanks for this.

I'm straight hair (never liked it lol, is 1a), but I have a *gorgeous curly hair toddler* (I think she's 3b,3c) and her hair is starting to get a little longer and I've been kind of struggling on how to style her hair, just realized I've been doing like 3 things wrong D:, and it totally can change the look of her hair, most because it's still so thin (because she's a toddler) so this video is a lifesaver

48 years old and have had limp curls. Wow! bought the brush and did exactly what you said and MAGIC....without using my blow dryer.. Dancing a gig over here. Thank you sis!

my hair on a good day looks like the "don't" side omg. I will definitely try this out on my next wash day

All my life people have been telling me how much they love my hair! I have been styling my curls wrong for forever. I cannot imagine how my hair will look if I style it the correct way! I learned so much! Thank you so much for this! You have amazing hair!

so, i just tried and did these steps… omg my hair has so much more volume! i love it! thank you so much for these tips! i finally don’t have frizzy flat hair lol. I used a water based leave in conditioner and a kind of creamy thick styling cream but i used less of both right now and it did the trick! i always thought we needed a lot of product since we have tonsss of hair and it’s insanely curly too! thank you for this life changer!!!

BRO THANK YOU. IVE BEEN WONDERING WHY MY CURLS WERE BEING BIPOLAR. THIS VIDEO HAS HELPED ALOT AND NOW IM LOOKING AT OTHER VIDEOS ON HOW TO SLEEP WITH CURLY HAIR