I have been
blessed (or cursed, depending on how you look at it) with hair that has a
tendency to curl. Not the tight perm-effect type curls, but looser kinks and
waves, which become more noticeable the damper the atmosphere.
Over the
years, I have alternately chosen to increase the curls or battle against them,
with mixed results. As a child, my mum would often tie strips of rag in my hair
for special occasions, to produce the ringlet effect. In the 80s I jumped on
the ‘big hair perm’ bandwagon, then during the 90s I patiently blow-dried my
hair into sleeker styles, though I never quite got into the whole hair
straightener thing.
More
recently, I’ve decided to ‘go with the flow’ and allow my hair to dictate its
own special style. I’ve ditched the blow-drying in favour of a natural ‘leave
and let dry’ (was that a Bond film?) approach. Apart from regular (well, kind
of) trims, a decent brush and a dab of ‘curl tamer’, I pretty well allow my
hair to do as it pleases.
I now tend
to shop for products aimed at curly hair and have tried a few in order to keep my
locks luscious. Trevor Sorbie Curl Cream proved somewhat disappointing, as even the smallest
amount left my hair feeling sticky, although the shampoo and conditioner in
this range weren’t bad. What I much prefer is Umberto Giannini Curl Friends
Scrunching Jelly, which
is light and not at all sticky (despite its name), it's easy to work through hair and a little
goes a long way.
I’ve just
bought Phil Smith Curly Locks shampoo and conditioner that I will be trying shortly, so
I’ll report on those at a later date.
In the
meantime, what products do you recommend to keep your tresses beautiful?
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