Thank you for this! :-) I'm going through my transition phase now and my hair is definitely in that weird, frizzy limbo...plus I have grays coming in so it's a mess. This gives me hope that "this too shall pass" lol and I appreciate all the great tips on how to handle those weird pieces that just don't want to cooperate! I have a job where I need to look nice and professional and I can't show up to work looking like a wild woman so this really helps - thank you!!! :-)
Good to see this post (I realize it was a while ago); I work in a professional role three days a week, am very early in the transition phase and trying to figure out how on earth to get through and be OK with my hair at work especially.
The fact that you straightened your hair for the video, as a way to really show how to recover it, makes you a very professional and dedicated youtuber, good video and good work, your videos have helped me a lot, thank you very much. ♥️
Thank you for admitting to using the curling iron. It made me feel much better as that has been my go to when I really needed my hair to look good. I used to flat iron sometimes twice a day. I’m not going to feel guilty about occasionally curling a few strands. Thank you!
I'm a hairdresser and I've always used tons of heat and colour and good shampoos but not cg friendly. I want to ditch what I've been doing and embrace the wavy. Your videos are really helping me x
I've been toying with the idea of trying out CGM for a long time now, and I decided this quarantine situation will be the best time to start, because I don't go out, my hair can be as frizzy and weird looking as it wants. And it sure is, as I have dyed and heat styled it countless times for the last 6-7 years, but with every wash I see a slight improvement, a little bit less frizz, a little more curl, and I just wanted to let you know, that your vids help me soooo much, thank you! I'm so excited for my curly hair journey and I can't wait to see what my hair will look like a year from now! ❤️
I have not seen another youtuber this dedicated just for their subbies. You actually are going to go thru that painful transition phase just to show us how it looks and what to do. This means a lot for us. Thank you. May God bless you with your channel
I’m so happy to have found your channel! At 52, I’m finally “learning” about my natural curl. Just bummed I didn’t know all this about 30-35 years ago! I know you’re from NS, but at first I thought you were from Ireland!
Elizabeth Vaughn OMG I have the longest hair and my family goes all the way to my butt and I always get compliments on it and I absolutely love it but when I’m on my period I start thinking I’m just going to chop it all off in the bathroom and get a short bob even though I know I would hate a Bob for some reason during my period I want one
The "coiling" curls around your finger and pinning them with a bobby pin used to be called "pin curls" back in the early 1900s. They used bobby pins to form lovely "finger waves" around the face back in the 1920s, and did their whole heads in pin curls to simulate a perm. Your hair is really beautiful.
Been straightening my hair for 10 years but I am ready to put the flat iron down and embrace my naturally curly hair. Thank you so much for your videos!
Me too! It took forever to find her...I have this weird thin, curly, color treated hair. Lots of channels that focus on natural hair are geared for ethnic hair. I'm as pale as they come with dark natural curls that are thin! Lots of products are too heavy for my curls. I've been hearing use argan oil, the next time they say oil is the enemy. So confused.
And I just told myself, "You're doing a really good job... You're not washing your hair with sulfate... You're not using heat on all of your hair... If you have to curl a couple pieces girl GO FOR IT!" Haha thanks for the pep talk!
I HAVE BEEN TELLING PEOPLE THAT AFTER I STRAIGHTEN MY HAIR IT’s NOT THE SAME AND YOU JUST CONFIRMED THAT WOW THANK YOU!!! people without curly hair don’T UNDERSTAND
Mine isn’t the same for almost a week. After too much heat & too many times straightening, it breaks down the hair & the damage becomes permanent. You should check out the Curly Girl Method.
This is my first time watching a video of yours and I just knew you were Canadian! I'm from northern MN and hear a lot of accents like this from Manitoba/Ontario (though yours is slightly different)
i really love your simplified curly hair method. Your honesty and down-to-earth explanation on how to handle your hair is refreshing. you did not make the curly girl journey a chore. Thanks for sharing.
I'm going through transition now and Mop Top Curly Custard is a game-changer! I also use my curling iron on a low setting. Don't feel bad about it at all. It beats a flat iron at 400 degrees.
I’ve gotta try that! & yes, I know what you mean. I no longer have to curl pieces but that really saved me in the awkward phase. Sometimes you have to improvise.
My hair is not curly, it's like wavy and super frizzy but I have tight curls hiding under the rest of my hair. I have heard that I might have some type of curls/waves but not taking care of it properly has kind of taken them out. I have short hair bleach blonde, super damaged and I have been straightening it since middle school 😭 so it looks terrible without heat but I'm trying to stick to the curly girl method to grow out my hair and hopefully finding my hair type
Hey Edith!! I feel your pain, my hair was so so bad before I started the curly Girl Method, it’s been over a year & im so glad I started when I did. Maybe look at some of my older Video’s or search for CGM transformation videos for inspiration!!!
my hair is cut into a semi-bob (it was shaved on one side before), which works if i brush my hair to make it straigh, but looks really funky if i make it wavy/curly 😭 so i can't wait for it to grow, it seems like it will take forever 😫
i have the same problem! my hair is ugly frizzy and super straight on the outside, but underneath my hair is curly. i was born with 3b curls but over the years they've gotten straight and at about 10 years old they just disappeared oof
I just started my transition phase to go back to my beautiful natural curls and my curls are so limp 😂 my bottom section isn't even curling , and overall the curls don't start until a few inches down from my scalp 😣
Megan have you used a diffuser with air as hot as you can stand? I used to think I didn't need to, but I started not long ago and it really worked well!
You were totally cracking me up in this video! learning a lot from your videos! loving them - this one you were just particularly funny! - especially your self "motivating" talking to yourself!
I just started my journey this past week. I'm 21 and haven't let my hair do its thing since I was in middle school. It's so nice to have suggestions from someone with my hair type!! Thank you!!
Thank you for this transitioning video. You made me howl with your justification for the curling iron. Thank you for the down to earth, real life struggles for us curly girls.
You've inspired me to get my natural curls back! I'm 2 weeks into getting rid of silicones and sulphate and I'm actually loving the results so far thank you for your videos ❤️❤️
Hi Aisling!! Thank you so much for your comment. I remember when I first started loving my curly hair. It’s a great feeling. I love your name it’s so pretty :)
This is just what I needed! I'm two weeks into the Curly Girl Method and I too have pieces of hair that either won't curl or curl in a "strange" way. I've been tucking those pieces away with bobby pins, just so I don't have to keep looking at them. I plan to get my hair trimmed soon by a local curl specialist, because after a fall, winter and cold spring, all of the heat styling I was doing has really damaged by hair. Thank you Susie for being here for gals like me.
I just figured out days ago that my hair is naturally curly - I just didn't know! It was straight when I was a toddler but changed, I guess, because a hairstylist showed me recently how to get my curls to show. So I've just started my curly hair journey, and I am such a mix of excited and nervous! Love seeing results like yours - so encouraging!!
Thanks for these tips! I'm on my first few days of the CG method. I used to dry my hair and recurl it with an iron because I didn't know how to let it go naturally without being a frizzball. Don't feel guilty!
Thank you so much for this video! I've been straightening my hair daily for the past 10 years or so, and last week I decided it was finally time to start transitioning to natural hair. It's super daunting, and the frizz/smoothness is frustrating - especially at the top and back of my head, whereas my hair gets super curly near the ends. I'm definitely going to keep these tips in mind!
Your hair is gorgeous. I am starting this week. I got a trim over the weekend. I decided to start with the Deva Curl products first because I felt so overwhelmed by the system and not knowing what's safe and what's not. I have thickish, frizzy waves. My hair gets really really big like it grows out before down. I've always hated my hair so I started flat ironing mine about a year or more ago. I color my hair every 5 weeks....and sadly I will not stop that my hair is completely silver I'm not ready for that yet. 😕 anyway thank you for these videos. I am going to give this a few months and see if I can have beautiful waves like so many of you have.
You should see how beautiful silver curls are! I went grey some years back and have seen enormous strides in the health of my hair and I've also come to love it. I get more compliments on my grey than I ever got when I colored my hair. Once you go grey you'll wonder why in the world you waited so long. They say the hair gets big instead of long due to constant hair loss...mine did the same thing. I lost hair like a dog sheds. Since switching to all natural products I am losing NO hair. Nada. I've also been doing this a little over a month now and have seen an inch of growth to the length, which is unheard of for me...I usually just get top growth or get big hair, but never longer. I wish you well on your hair journey!!!
Thank you!!! You encourage me to think more about going grey. I know it would certainly make my life easier between that and the root touch ups in between...WOW huge pain and so time consuming. Again thank you so much.
There is a product, forget what it's called, where you can kind of paint your roots with a rinse instead of a full on coloring, to help you transition your grey. I tried it and it worked well. My hair had blonde highlights and layers, so that all helped also. You know, my boys didn't want me to stop coloring at first, said I was too young to let my hair go grey(42 at the time)but a few years later my middle son was sitting with me out in the sunny yard and looked over, said, "Mom, I'm glad you stopped coloring your hair now. That silver is really pretty in the sunshine." Could have knocked me over with a feather! Now I can't wait until it ALL goes silver.
Mountain Woman I know it's beautiful. When I see other women with silver hair I always think wow that is pretty and different. I just have some block about taking the plunge. My hair started turning in my 30's and by 40 it was full blown lol. It sure would save me a lot of time and effort to just go for it. Time is precious and I spend too much time doing things to be the best me i can ....gets old I tell you!! My hair is black so the silver is extremely obvious but I will make a note of root stuff you are talking about. That would make it a little easier. Thanks so much 😊
Love that I found your channel as recommended from a family member!! Thank you so much!!! The crazy thing to me is that I have never colored my hair, never really used many products and havent used heat almost at all in YEARS, yet still my hair looks terrible!! I can't wait to watch more of your videos.
I LOVE YOU! LOL you are just so honest and relatable. You don't try to be perfect, you are just being yourself. I love the tips but mostly you crack me up.
Love this video! You are just so honest about what it’s really like to transition and we all have moments of weakness that we do things that aren’t recommended! My hair is so much curlier underneath, and I love it. But you can’t see it 😕 my canopy is 2b/2c on it’s best day and underneath is 3a. Look forward to watching more of your videos! 💛
Curly Susie how much time? Lol! It's been 20 months. The very front is basically straight. My waves don't even start until 4-5 inches from my crown. Only the back starts at 1-2 inches down and is very wavy and curly. Honestly it's like I have 2 separate heads of hair. For me I think this is as good as it gets. The sides are getting curls, but like I said the top of my hair is straight. And it's what frustrates me the most. Because everyone I follow the waves and curls start at their crown and I love the volume they have. I appreciate your response and encouragement! 😘
Ok, well if it’s been 20 months then maybe you have to make a decision. Do you want to leave it as is, or do you want to find a way to style the top layers to look more like the underside?? Hmmmmm it would be best if you could find something heatless. You could obviously use a wand, but then you are going to be doing heat damage over time. Let me scour Naturallycurly.com
I’m just about to start and I’m from Halifax, so glad to find an east coaster doing these videos with actual useful tips and honest reviews on things! Love your channel
I can’t tell if my hair doesn’t like some of the CG approved products or if I’m transitioning...my curls get so tangly as they’re drying and it just gets worse on my 2nd and 3rd day hair. Not enough gel? Not enough conditioner? I have a mix of curls and waves, basically a bird’s nest! I do comb it in the shower already. Maybe it’s just super thirsty?
Curly Susie I have the Suave Clarifying as well which I’ve used. And I have these but haven’t tried yet: the V05 kiwi cleansing, V05 strawberries and cream conditioner, the LA loots extreme sport gel. For refresh days I use some of the Sauve naturals coconut conditioner
Just Jan I looked it up just now and it seems because it has PEG-12 in front of it it means it’ll water-soluble, which means it should be ok for our hair and do what we want it to do 😀
Great video!! Ugh.. I love my curls but am growing out black 😒 takes forever!! Another curly girl issue is when you start greying and the texture gets even crazier.
Amanda Gac I feel you girl!! I have been highlighting my hair and went CG 18 months ago, and it’s the one thing I can’t seem to quit because it helps blend in my gray/white hair! But seriously want to quit the highlights. My highlighted hair is so damaged. 😐My hair is white from my temples down in the front and you are so right, it’s a whole “nother” kinda crazy 😜!
I will be starting the CGM on Thursday (Australia) with all the info out there it is actually super overwhelming! The simplicity of your videos is so helpful right now, thank you very much x
Thank you I’m transitioning and my hair is similar to yours and your REAL lol I appreciate that! Your hair is beautiful and girl don’t apologize for the curling iron Lots of tubers put bleach highlights and diffuse their hair on med or high heat ITS OK it’s healthy and beautiful
Just found your channel. Thank you for the tips, I'm planning to give this a go on my frizzy hair and see what happens! Can I ask, where are you from? You have a lovely accent :) x
Thanks for the reply. I've pretty much binge watched nearly every one of your videos today, haha, so I really didn't need to ask that! :) I'm from South Wales in the UK. Just considering trying to get my waves going having spent forever trying to tame frizzy hair so it's been great watching your tips. My only concern is how it'll look first time (as I feature in video adverts for a living so need to look presentable!!). I guess I'll soon find out! :D thanks for keeping up the hard work and creating a great channel!
As someone from the UK you sound SO Irish wow it’s so interesting hearing British/Irish elements come out in accents across the pond :) I’m starting the journey back to curly but 70% is bleached, now with lowlights. It’s gonnabe a hard time!
Thank you so much for admitting to using the iron. I have felt so bad about having to use my iron every now and then. Sometimes convenience is more important.
Thank you for these tips! Also, I love your accent. Some times it sounds like a strong Canadian accent and other times I hear an Irish accent! Do a people from NS have a strong Irish ancestry?
I'm so excited I found your channel! My hair and I have had a complicated relationship my whole life, but not because I wanted it to be straight, I really wanted it to figure things out and be its curly/wavy self! I had a terrible experience a few years back trying the no-poo, baking soda/ACV method. I stuck it out for ten weeks while everyone online told me it would normalize and be amazing, but it never did, and I just couldn't deal with the disgusting heavy oily mess that my scalp and hair became. I'm not easily grossed out, but that experiment did it for me. I'm so worried trying low-poo or co-washing will turn out the same way, with my hair never adjusting and me just feeling grosser and grosser. I'm sure I just haven't figured out the right method for me, and I really want to steer away from products that strip my natural moisture and mimic real hair health, I just don't want to be a grease-ball for months. =( How long should I expect the adjustment to take?
Hi!!! So , my hair is so so dry that I never had a greasy stage but my advice is instead of just co-washing... use a sulphate free shampoo that still lathers every 2nd to 3rd wash & then wean your self off.
This is super helpful! I followed the CG method for a few years, but somehow started using heat regularly for the last year. So, I am transitioning back to my naturally wavy/curly hair and this in-between stage is rough. I almost gave up several times. Love these tips!
My hair is exactly like yours and I totally understand the pain of having those stubborn strands that just refuse to follow the pattern of their brothers and sisters, LOL! Thanks, I've learnt a lot from you. :) Btw, you do look good wearing your hair straight as well, but needless to say that curly hair is just so classic that nothing can replace it. Keep shining!
This was so helpful and encouraging! Some of those example pieces you curled are what my hair does now when I just let it air dry. I’m excited to see how it changes when I treat it well!
Before I destroyed my hair and chopped it short when I wore me hair curly I always would curl the straighter wild pieces with a wand. It's still better than curling all of it or flat ironing it. That's also how I would fix my second day hair because I've never had success with refreshes. Lol
Your videos are inspiring me so much!!! My hair looks esactly the way yours does when wet except it hasn’t been curling well lately and your videos and tips are so inspiring thank you!!!
So glad to find you Susie! I love how real and down to earth you are and you are funny as heck! I really needed to hear that other people struggle and some solutions cuz I'm new and mah hair is curling from the root and not long like yours and well...its a bit of a mess! I think a lot of us need "permission" to do something with it. You know? So thank you thank you thank you girl! 😊❤️
Omg thank you! My hair is very similar to yours: it doesn't curl on top much so I'm always pinning that back. This gives me hope that in time maybe those sections will learn to curl again
Hi Sister Curlie Susie, Big respect for the videos you make. I straightened my hair from the age of 15-ish until I was 27-ish. I'm 31 now, Only just embracing my curly hair after years of torment over it. I'm loving it, I am plopping and it seems to work well but I do get greys, When I dye it black it doesn't last long (I'm naturally dark so black looks natural) but I don't want to keep dying over and over because I know the chemicals wont help my natural curl xx
Thank you so much for this video Suzie! I thought I was the only one going through this but the issues with your hair you discussed are the same exact ones I am having! Thanks so much for all of the great tips! You're a doll! ❤
I have a question. So I had really curly hair when I was younger but as I grew up it went straight. Now I have some curly baby hairs coming back. After research I believe the reason my hair went straight was because I wasn’t using right products and my hair was getting damaged. So I’ve started doing the curly girl method and after a shower my hair is pretty curly but for some reason as it dries it goes straight. Do you know why?
don't give up! my hair was just like that. Try Cantu curl activator, just a tiny bit, as a little goes a long way. Then use a gel to create a cast. This will train the hair to remember the wave pattern. I'm a few months into the curly girl method and i'm starting to have really nice results!
This is my first time watching your channel. You started talking about being curly susie with straight hair and I was thinking, "What?!" 😂 Glad I kept watching.
thank you for admitting to using the curling iron! I am suffering through the most horrible transition phase anyone's ever seen. I'm only a week in and already have cried every day and thought about giving up and flat ironing my hair a zillion times! But I'm hanging in there. Luckily I don't have to leave the house most days. But today I'm just sick of it. I haven't gotten my trim yet, so I'm going to use my curling iron on a few unruly pieces and not feel bad!
This is my hair. Years of heat damage and top layer barely forms a wave right now but the rest is 2c/3A. I get so frustrated and just started this 2 weeks ago. I’ve been pinning my hair for work. This is a helpful and refreshing video. Love the part about “going for it” with the curling iron. On days where I really need to, I curl a couple pieces
Day 2 of my curly girl journey is today- I curled 4 pieces of my hair with my curling wand. Like super quickly too, and had this same thought! It was great to watch this video about the transition phase! Thank you!
Thank you! This helped me so much! My hair is very naturally wavy but I have never worked with it. Mine looks like yours straightened. Seeing that your hair can transition gives me such hope to hang in there. I am just starting the journey!!
Thank you for the video, i just found your Channel and after binge watching you i think you just made the journey look a lot more normal and possible... I really hope my hair is on the transition cause its a curly wavy mess and i wish for it to get better
@@carolinareaper8089 helloo. Yeah I'm still using it :D I'm not following it 100% (sometimes I brush my hair out when its dry) but I'm following the main guidelines such as no silicone, sulfates, no heat, etc. My hair is soft and its definitely better than it was b4. I get more complements on it now and I'm more confident with my natural pattern :) o and also I've noticed my hair has more volume since starting and it's not as flat on top
I just started my CGM journey. r/curlyhair on Reddit recommended you as a great Canadian curly hair RU-vidr. Thank you so much for your videos! I also love your Cape Breton accent :)
Your videos are so helpful! I’m transitioning again (was CG 5 years ago, then whacked it off short) and I have healthy hair even though I’ve been bleaching for a year or so, my ends stay straight because of the dryer and flat iron I used for so long. I am SO READY for my curls to come back!
Thank you Susie! Your transition video is very helpful. I just started CGM and I am at week 3. There is a chunk of hair on my right side that won’t curl at all and I will try your finger coiling method on them :)
My hair started curling when I was 21, I didn’t realize it was actually curly lol. I’m 22 now and my hair is so, so frizzy because I’ve been treating it like it was straight still. Body changes are weird but I’m so grateful for your channel!! 😊 I’m getting some sulfate-free shampoos and working on bringing out my curls again!
OMG I totally needed a video like this one! I started three weeks ago and it's going...weird. The worst part is having to choose one look, curly or straight. I like to change looks but I guess it's not a good start. Btw, I love your accent, I'm Spanish and I find very easy to understand you, very clear and soft. Thanks again!!
Davinia - First: what a Pretty name! Second: Hang in there! The trick is to find other things/styles you can do with your curly hair. There's lots of videos here on YT for ideas. Sadly I can only do one thing with my hair - I'm growing out an asymmetrical pixie cut! And I've worn it this way for Years! Talk about "transitioning", Oy! It'll probably take two years before it hits my collarbone. I don't think I'll ever let it get past that though. I Love it short, and easy, and it takes so little product, and not much time at all. But figuring out what to use - now there's the mystery, and the fun part! LOL! Best of luck to you!
Great tips Susie!!!! My under layers are way more curlier than my top too!! I’ve been wanting to try the curling iron thing too!! Your baby sounds sooooo cute!
Hi Rachel!! Eeeek... just use it as a back up plan, the less heat you use the better. But some days you just gotta do what works. After my first good trim, I didnt "cheat" anymore. hahaha
So to recover the pieces that just wouldn’t curl right especially on a day 2 or 3 of no wash in the transition phase instead of using a curling iron I got some cheap curlformers from Walmart where I mildly dampen the section and leave it on while getting dressed. Revived curls for the day. Would require a little practice to use the curlformer as it can pull if not done properly. This btw never worked if I straightened my hair and tried to get it a bit curly with the curlformers but is a game changer for curly hair and no heat
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I am so glad I happened on your video. i have been fighting my curls most of my life. Mainly because of the way they tend to frizz. I am older and finally ready to embrace what God gave me. I'll let you know how it goes.
Hi Susie! Love your videos! Oh I have done the curling iron on days that my hair just won't cooperate,lol! I also use my diffuser every morning on low heat setting, I hate having my hair wet, have a good night💗
Whatever it takes to get through!!! I love it... I'm in transition, I had no idea I was wavy until I started my Monat work! LOVE IT! So exciting, thanks for making me feel better about the transition!
thank you so much for sharing this, i started yesterday, im already guessing my hair wont be curly but wavy but i want to give it a shot anyway , maaan when i woke up this morning lol what a mess and i had to go to work and be somewhat presentable so i just wraped it in a bun so i can use all the tips i can find on transitioning
Love this vid! Some people who do the CGM are crazy...like mean about it. I knew I was subscribing when you said curl a few pieces your doing a good job! It's tough! So thank you! Lol
The longer I follow the method and the healthier/curlier my hair gets... the more I break the rules sometimes. I definitely still don’t use heat often or brush my hair or use silicone & I still co-wash a lot!!!! But I’m not crazy about ingredients lists or worried about curling a few pieces. I also try to use alcohol free products (drying alcohols)
These are awesome tips! I've been following the CG method for a little over a year, but somedays I just get bored, so I use my curling iron. That was this weekend. These tips are going to help me transition back. I have heard people rave about finger coiling, but never got the hang of it. I'm going to try to pin them to see if I can get the hang of it.
First day of curly girl method absolutely blew my mind, it was such a huge difference in my hair. I mean I knew my hair was wavy but I didn’t realize it was THAT WAVY like damn. First week & yeah that transition phase is a pain 😵 But I’m looking forward to the end result 😍♥️
