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I’ve always known that I have wavy hair, but my attempts to encourage more waves haven’t gone very well. I wish you could go to a hair stylist for a curly styling just to prove it could look good this way.

I started my journey in August and I’m seeing changes every time I style, but I still have a way to go. It’s so exciting seeing progress. I actually almost cried yesterday at seeing how my curls were looking. I was so happy.

You forgot the way the hair keeps the shape after being up in ponytails or buns... A straight hair girl can take out the bun or ponytail and just shake her hair and it will fall perfectly straight with no show of any marks from hairties etc or bends from the bun. Our curly/wavy hair doesn't work like that... in fact, you can NOT take out a ponytail or bun you had on and just shake it out and leave like that, you'll look crazy! The hair keeps the shape and marks and you always have to either wet it or put it up again... That's why I almost never put my hair up. I always wear it in its natural curls because I look my best like that and get compliments daily and stares from people in public. Mostly from guys but also from women too, sometimes the stinkeye from jealous ones but also from those who try to see if it's real curls or not.

Before embracing my waves and curls I was the queen of ponytails and hats because of the frizz and unruliness of my hair. Thank you for all of your videos because they have helped me so much🥰

I'm 34 and just realized my insanely thick and unmanageable hair is wavy/curly in July. I'm not even joking when I say it's changed my life AND self confidence for the better! Every wash day is a thrill as I discover what my hair can do after so many years of wearing it up 24/7! The very first wash day was the first time I've seen myself as beautiful in a LONG time! ❤

I'm so glad you made a video about this. I've had ringlet curls from a young age and as I got older, it became harder to manage. I'm the only one in my immediate family with curls. I love my hair but I wish all this knowledge and products had been available when I was young so my poor mom didn't have to spend an hour getting out the impossible knots with scissors as a last resort. So grateful for all the knowledge and information that you pack into your videos. I agree with the others who have commented on how great your hair looks.

I love this video! I found your channel a few years ago. Your hair looked so healthy. Mine, at the time , was a dry frizzy mess. I decided that my hair would be one of my hobbies after I retired. I retired a little over a year ago. My hair has thankfully finished transition. I can not thank you enough. My hair is now healthy. Thanks, Courtney. Anyone wanting to try this. Do it! It does take time, but it is worth it!

I’m so glad I came across your videos. I’ve been trying to be curly for a couple years now, only to go back to straightening. When you say to just wash your hair and put gel soaking wet/micro plop/diffuse, this is the best my hair has looked 😮 Now I can get better. And I’m so glad you talk about transition time, because I felt like I had crazy frizzy hair and everything I’ve tried so far hasn’t helped. Thank you so much.

I love your channel! I also love that, while I am not a religious person, you express yours in a universal way. It's beautiful. It makes me think of when someone wishes someone a merry Christmas but they don't celebrate-- the sentiment is there and it's nice, and it's still appreciated (in my view anyway, I know some people bristle at it though)

This video is perfect! I had no idea I had the hair I actually have. I had several areas that looked frizzy and other areas that were straight. After seeing your videos and some other influencer videos, I tried the CGM just to see what happened about 3 months ago and I was so surprised! It's been an awesome journey since 😊

I love this video! I discovered my wavy hair in 2019, and I did transition and wore it that way for quite some time. However, I just don't have enough wave or curl for it to hold for very long. So I decided to just get it to a healthy state, and then style it however I want (I usually like to throw some wand curls in, and work with my natural texture). But just having the knowledge of what my natural hair actually was made a world of difference in how I took care of my hair. Ultimately, it has given me so much more freedom than flat ironing it ever did.

Great job and *so* helpful for those who are just starting out. I attempted to wear my wavy hair in its natural state in 2017, mostly following the Curly Girl method, but after 3 months, I gave up. Of course, I went back to flat ironing and doing all the things. 😐 Then, 2020 came and I had nothing but time on my hands, so I tried again. I slowly discovered (with your help) what works best for _my_ fine, gray, wavy hair and now, all is right with the world! 😆 Thank you as always for all the great info! ❤️

i have always thought my hair would just be straight like my mothers and my siblings but i found this video and had almost every single symptom of wavy curly that you listed. i used the gel and water trick last night for the first time ever and today i woke up to not only see more defined “good hair” but it was soft and newfound coils have started popping up. thank you i will for sure be adding it to my routine

Courtney, your hair looked specially good today 🙂!

Excellent list. I hated the way my hair would air dry so I blow fried and flat ironed my hair. My outer layer dried swavy-frizzy and my under layers would be wavy/curly. My outer layer grew in wavy after doing CGM for about a year. I guess my outer layer is delicate and damages easily when heat styling is used. Now it's diffusing or air drying for me. Also, if you have a lot of family members with wavy/curly hair you might have wavy/curly hair too.

I have all these except my hair did look presentable as it was not super frizzy and I could use some oil to make it look good, it always has a slight kink in some places and I think it’s 2a. The only problem is everything weighs it down, it’s so hard to define it, it always just falls when I put product in.

Thank you for all your knowledge and passion in your channel! I am 44 years old and mostly wore my hair in a bun most of my life because I couldn't figure out how to style my fine hair that was not straight and yet also not full wavy. I decided to cut mybhair short this past weekend to try to revive sosme eave and curl and I have learned so much from you! I can already see a difference simply from switching out my shampoo and using the Dippity do line you recommended. I have a whole new outlook on my hair and I am so glad to hear I am kot alone in feeling like simething was wrong w me for not having "good hair". Thank you for making this channel!! 💞

As soon as you said “your hair is not poofy or frizzy”, I knew I had to atleast watch this video. I don’t know for sure if my hair is wavy curly, but I’m atleast trying what you said to do. Hoping this is why my hair was frizzy and messy.

I remember having those waves when I was a teenager, about 13, and straightened it up until last summer...at 38! I'm still probably transitioning a bit, but the waves stay a lot better now. I'd say the bulk of the transition period was about 4-5 months. It's definitely gotten curlier over that time too, or at least, the curls are awakening! I have tight ringlets around my face up to my ear and a couple scattered in the back, so I'm thinking, maybe, those will get more defined as the months go on!

You are so much help for 11 years I did not know I had curly hair. I thought I had a really bad hair. It was so big it looked like a rats nest. This is help me so much on my journey of helping my curls,. I’m still finding my, true curl pattern I have just turned 12 and heading on the journey of having curly hair. Thank you for sharing all those good information.

Never knew either and I loved finding out! I have decided to stop bleaching highlights and adopt my natural colour. It’s hard cus I was a blond child and teenager and I am not used to seeing myself this way but it is the best for my hair.

57 years old and just started this journey! So much to learn, right now it’s stringy waves….

I had very straight hair as a kid. Then, puberty... but I never realized I got wavy curly, just though I got frizzy instead of getting acne so, I was fine with it. Took me another fifteen years to realize what was truly going on.

I’m just now realizing that my hair is naturally curly/wavy but I don’t have any gels on hand. All I have is like a dry leave in conditioner and a wet spray leave in conditioner.

2:30 i felt so called out here

I've always had short hair because my long hair was uncontrollable. Maybe I can try this advice and grow my hair out and enjoy it.

Tangles were a big problem for me pre-CGM but I've got a better handle on it thanks to leave-in conditioners! I didn't realise the breakage I was going through before.

All 8...🙋‍♀️ LOL I started with the CGM, now I do what's comfortable for.my hair.

Have known I had wavy hair, as it was during the first 28 years of my life....when i somehow damaged my smooth/wavy/shiny hair. Thanks to being a womb twin survivor, all of the wave was mostly on the bottom half of my hair....but your videos are so relaxing, I am going to have to try your tips.

I had extreeeemely flat and straight hair when i was a kid. And when i grew up they are now wavy/curly... i don't know how is that possible

About 4 years ago, I was riding the struggle bus with my hair. I couldn't understand why the baby fine, pin straight hair of my childhood had suddenly transformed into being frizzy, poofy and unmanageable. I suspected I had wavy hair but didn't know where to start. Courtney, your channel was a lifesaver and really helped me along this journey. Recently I noticed some texture in my friend's hair that made me suspect that she, too, had wavy hair, and since she had previously lamented that she wished her hair was curly, I told her what I thought. As it turns out, she has some pretty defined waves and her hair looks stunning already. I quickly directed her to this channel. It was a real full circle moment❤ Thanks for doing what you do!

Thank you for this video! I suffer with extreme frizz and kinks in my hair and almost just gave up on trying 😆 I'm going to try this!! Thank youuu

I LOVE it! It's been only one year since I've discovered I'm wavy! I'm still very confused and I feel very unsuccessful. I still keep getting the fluffy, super dry hair after styling, my waves last almost no time. Lately, as I try harder, it seems it gets even worse. I keep trying, though! I have hope and faith that one day I will, with the help and mercy of God, succeed and have a healthy AND BEAUTIFUL hair! 🙏🏼🙏🏼 This video is important! People like last year's me need information like this so very much! So, thank you for sharing it! From my heart! 💖🙏🏼

Omg this is so me!! Have tried curly girl method in the uk before but it was taking up so much of my time that it is quicker to wash, dry and straighten my hair! Hair is currently so dry from bleaching that I’m going to try again following your methods! ❤

Yay I think I have wavy hair after seeing your video. I am excited to explore this further 🤩🤩🤩

I always knew I had wavy hair (even permed it in the '80's). 9 yrs ago I stopped coloring my hair and now have beautiful salt and pepper hair that is long. I really wanted to embrace my curl but thought that mousse was going to give me more volume as my hair is fine. Since I started to use gel and try the curly styling I am energized to continue looking forward to better hair. One reason I wanted to explore this method is the amount of fall out and breakage even though I don't overdo hot styling. Thanks so much!

Thank you so much! You are the one that convinced me, a few months ago that I do have curly hair, in there somewhere!

Just hover diffusing *might* not work for everyone sadly. I have very fine yet dense hair that weighs itself down and gets weighed down by just water. Hover diffusing might take so long that the water + gel just weighs it down to a looser wave. I personally like the frizz from pixie diffusing so I always do it - so I'd say it's more just, being aware of the pros and cons!

I know mine is at least somewhat wavy and I have lots of these signs, but I can't ever get them to look good when I try to style it wavy/curly. It mostly turns into a tangly frizzy stringy mess with some waves. I've tried a lot of different products and methods and combinations of those factors. I've watched many, many videos by you and Manes by Mel. I think it might just be because I'm not willing to give up sulfates/silicones/highlights/heat styling? So I get frustrated and give up and go back to styling it straight or braiding.😬 maybe one day a miracle will happen😄

Courtney I used leave in treatment all soft moisture restore for dry hair and then use curls Smith frizzy rescue the gel work i use the diffuser some the let air dry got a cast my hair is not frizzy yay 😊 hair gel is better then cream products

I always had a few waves in my big,bushy ,voluminous ,frizzy, super dry hair. But I stumbled across a curly girl video talking about this about three years ago and I have been doing the super conditioning and all the other curly girl steps since then. It’s taken me about 2 1/2 to 3 years to figure out and get my hair in great condition with really nice waves/curls. But now my hair is super healthy , and I have probably 2C to 3b curls and get lots of compliments on my hair now. I initially thought it would be easier than blow drying and straightening my hair, but it actually is a lot of work to take care of the waves and deep conditioning frequently, but it is worth it.

Wavy and curly are NOT the same and should not be lumped into the same category! My hair has a slight wave, but I don't want curls or ringlets, so I treat it like straight hair, and that works for me. Also, even straight hair can get frizzy in very hot and humid weather.

Omg my whole life I’ve been told that my hair was straight but every time after I take a shower it forms curls and when I blow dry it just gets super frizzy I think I’m gonna try using wavy/curly hair products now

Number 8 of all these is my number one. It’s funny because I naturally have the curls I tried to achieve with heat styling.

You are wonderful and super inspiring! & your hair looks so beautiful!!! Thank you for all your teachings. I have learned so much from you. I am on a hair journey to healthier hair ! I have naturally wavy hair which I love & embrace. However, my hair is very thin, and for the past year it has dramatically changed from being naturally maintenance free, flowing & volumous, to looking dry & dull, and I am unsure why ? I usually air dry my hair & use foils only once a year. I just started using a leave-in conditioner & oil on my ends, and a clarifying shampoo and a deep conditioning hair mask. This is all helping! Yet I want to grow it longer & stronger ! So I am on my way ! Thank You !

I had no idea this was a “thing.” My hair has always made me crazy, but I never thought it was curly. However, I started noticing that after I washed it (it’s just below my chin right now) and bent over to get the underside dry, I had a lot of nice curls. Unfortunately, the top was another thing, just a few slight waves and ends that stuck out. So, I would finish by using one of those drying brushes and then a flat iron. No wonder the top looked so bad! Still, I thought that if I got a diffuser and scrunched my hair, that might work. For some reason I decided to look at how to use a diffuser, and suddenly I found myself seeing all these methods for “curly girl” hair! I do not want long hair, maybe a little longer, but not much. I’m 71 (I know that sounds really old), and I don’t think long hair looks good on most older women. I have a few gray hairs, but mostly my hair is the same dark brown it’s always been. I never color it. I’m going to look to see what you recommend for product (haven’t gotten that far yet), but today I tried some TreSemme (sp?) mousse for curls. It actually worked pretty well. Before that, I tried adding some of their extra hold gel, and maybe I didn’t add enough. It was just okay. So, I tried using a curling iron for some of those stringy areas. But, now I’m thinking I shouldn’t be doing that either! I’m going to keep trying because I really hate spending a lot of time on my hair, but I want it to look nice. So far, it seems like your “program” makes the most sense. Thank you.

Crap. This is totally me, and I hate hair. I hate dealing with it. I enjoyed buzzing my own short hair because it revealed my curliness without any effort and didn’t poof much. Now that it’s grown out I can see the old problems coming back. Gotta fix it for real this time. 😓

I was about 12 years old when I'd tried experimenting with a curling iron. I also had no idea what heat protectant was or that it could hold a curl and I was frustrated it wouldn't hold my style. I've always loved the look of curly hair, and I even had it permed twice, neither of which lasted me long. Over two years ago though, I found that I possibly had wavy or curly hair. If you have "bad hair", you more than likely have curly hair, don't second guess yourself! Of course if one doesn't want to put in that work, which is probably as much as a straightening routine, I know you can't please them all.

Omg i Never knew I had wavy curly hair I always try to straighten it permanently with hair straightening products, because I have lots of frizzy hair 🤣

Could you please do a one brand wash day using JVN products? I want to try his products but I want to make sure they’ll actually be worth the money

Love this video. ❤🎉

It’s crazy that I spent years fighting against my hair. I can’t believe I used to straighten it and fry my hair like that.

This is why when I used a curling iron the fake curls never stayed. Even as a kid when I had pin straight hair .. now it's just frizzy. The only thing that says is a flat iron. But if it rains even a little. . That's gone .. this is mind boggling . Explains why 2 kids have curly hair and I was weirded by that 😂

I didn't know wavy COULD ALSO be curly! WHAT!?! Must try this!

2:30 i feel so called out rn 😂

Well, I had some of the signs for TOO long and I finally decided to discover what's happening. Your video helped me sooo much and it turns out I have curly hair! 😃 I have a question though, is it healthy putting gel every time I wash them? Cause it makes my hair stiff...

9:23 this one 😭😭😭 that stupid flick at the back of the neck

My mother hair becomes wavy when she wash her hair but she says that no its bcz she is doing single braid since childhood thats why its like that ...same is the case with my hair

well new here and bought to teary eyed, i know silly, i refused for too long to use gel period im so abhord by crunchy curls and fed up, just ordered LUS stuffs and gonna go re-wet my head from my manic squish diffuse mistake from earlier 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

My hair is straight on the top but on the bottom it’s wavy and curly-ish

I'm still trying to figure out what my hair wants. When I was growing up, it always baby-fine with a very slight wave, but I didn't need to do anything special with it. It let me get away with basic routine of shampoo, conditioner, air-dry, and brush. I never bothered with blow dryers (most days they're just too loud and sensory overload is a problem) or heat styling. I did have a lot of frizz, but I also live in Florida so I just blamed the frizz on the climate. Then I had kids, and with each subsequent kid my hair got wavier, and it behaves much less predictably. Now I'm about 15% grey and every single grey strand is twice as thick as my brown strands AND they're all curly, like someone stuck them in a crimper. My normal super lazy routine isn't working anymore but all the "curly" products I've tried weigh my hair down and make it look flat. It spends a lot of time in a braid these days just to keep it compliant.

I think I realized I might possibly have wavy hair a couple weeks ago. I normally shower at night and let it air dry. When I wake up, I brush the tangles out, but it still gets frizzy and poofy. Once though, I showered in the morning and just let my hair be and my boyfriend was like "Wow, did you curl your hair?". I was honestly a little offended cause I have been trying to get rid of frizz and tangles forever and have been using a straightening shampoo for over two years. I had always thought the frizz and weird kinks in my hair was due to showering at night or sleeping on it weird, but his comment made me sad that my efforts have not been working this whole time. So, I researched, and I kept getting results that said, "You might have wavy hair". I'm still on the fence on whether I actually do have wavy hair or if I'm just extremely delusional and hopeful. It does clump in the shower and has waves when wet, but I haven't bought any products, so they lose a bit of definition at the end of the day. It does give me hope that I do have some texture while finishing up my straightening shampoo so perhaps I will do more research before buying new bottles.

In the winter months my hair takes 2 and a half days to completely dry because it holds onto water.... So I use my shark blow dryer brush During the warmer months I don't use my shark blow dryer brush I love my wavy/curly butt length thick hair...... 😅😂 I have called myself lady with the big hair 😅😂

Well, I have ringlets sometimes at my neck, and wavy hair in humidity or if I highlight and open the cuticle. So I’m guessing I’m a candidate to try this. I’ll try to get some Pantene Volume or BB Sunday. I have some Moroccan Oil Lightweight Leave-in Conditioner. And I have Paul Mitchell Round Trip, so I guess I’ll pile that in. I definitely perceive my hair as very dry, up maybe it’s build-up.

The funny thing is my hair is a ice skate place but the one time in my life I had hair down to my elbows bows just started to form and since then I am wondering if you could have multiple hair textures in the genes and hairs and what that would have become if it would have been hip to butt long 😂. But I am honestly way to lazy to ever grow that much out, it's hardly shoulder length and it wear's me out already. None the less somehow hair structures are an interesting thing 🤭

Yeah my hair looks just like that first tries... Kinda want to screw it, because it looks just awful and I end up putting it in a bun😵‍💫

I had curly hair when I was a child but when I got older my hair turned straight, why did that happen?

Is there any natural type of gel on the market i could use or can i use like a flaxseed or aloe vera that i make on my own? And can i diffuse using cold air? I havent used heat on my hair for a long time and just style by braid waves. Just learning i actually naturally have my own waves tho and i want to try this way. Thank you, this video has helped a lot.

How about if you have mostly straight hair that feathers out a bit when air drying, can get a pretty good curl pattern when scrunched, but easily dries straight again?

I remember the first time i get it, i have wavy curly hair but i don't remember the first day of my journey.

I’m so confused! My post chemo hair is still fine and slightly thin. I’ve been under the impression that I should co-wash routinely and shampoo only once a month with a clarifying shampoo. I recently watched another curly expert who said only co-wash 2 - 3 times before using shampoo. Am I doing it wrong???

ithink my problem is that the top half of my hair will hold a wave or hastexture of some sort but the entire bottom half of my head is pin straight

Hey girlie, I'm wondering if you have any recommendations for myself? My hair does very well on moisture. However, I think it's a little over moisturized, it's light and fluffy. And over stretches (when it's dry, when it's wet it bounces nicely) however, if I do protein it seems to seize up and my hair starts to get really Stiff and sticks together. Any recommendations for a really really light protein product? My hair is extremely fine, and I believe my hair is low porosity it has had highlights though.

What if it falls out after sleep? I still has some curves and dips but it’s now almost straight again :/ instead 2b, even if I protect it with a cap, it just alters the wavy curls again, even loose braids alters the shape, I’m so confused.

Love your T-shirt!! 🥰

I recently shared this video with my daughter. Her response: I (finally! 🫣) watched the curly wavy video you sent! I 99% agree with her and honestly adore her a little. 😆 I thought you'd like to know! Thanks for sharing your knowledge. Are you still doing your consults?

Silicones are great for coarse curly hair. So the CGM does not work for me.

Did you ever do a video of the plump method?

i’m actually perplexed about my hair type because some of my hair strands are 2a some of them 2b some of them 2c and i do have some 3a,3b even 3c strands. Like when i brush it normally while wet it becomes 2b waves but when they are dry they become 2c frizzy waves. But when i brush my hair with the help of the back of the brush using my hands they become something between 3a and 3b curls😭 pls someone help meeee

What video would you suggest to watch next on what to do. You have a ton of great videos but I am not sure what to do.

Can you use gel AND mousse when styling your hair?

My hair isn't really frizzy just stackicy. Does that mean that i have wavy hair

I have 7 out of 8 of those “symptoms” of having wavy or curly hair

My hair has gotten really long. Still had waves. So I thought, it must just be the length. So I went and got it your length with layers. Thing now layers not so good

Wait, and when do you brush the hair?

When I use conditioner, it makes my hair too soft and limp.

Loved this video. Your hair is looking particularly gorgeous today. What products did you use please? Blessings from the United Kingdom. X

Help me!!! I’m so confused! My hair looks lovely and wavy Curley when I wet and scrunch water out, but dries straight

I have a question if youve never heat styled your hair will it take less for the transition to stop

Hmm I have Suave mousse instead so is that okay? What’s better for frizzy medium thick hair ~ mousse vs gel?

I love my long hair and its wavy. My question is should I have my hair cut short because its SOOOOO tangled when I get out of the shower no matter what I've tried. Please advise!

So from conclusion, my hair is straight af 😭

Now I know why I look like that when I go on vacation at a tropical location. I'm literally Monica Geller. It's NOT pretty.

I know I have curly hair I just need to find a method that works for my hair

" 8 signs you have hair curly hair "

I don't get it, you don't have a natural curly.