I can tell everybody that I’ve gone to Gina for five years, I tried to get another “jerry curl” from a different stylist and my hair came out pun straight. It’s NOT the same’ it’s a different chemical and a different process, when you get the gina curl your hair comes out thick and stays thick, no breakage and your hair never gets over processed. I went back to gina and she revived my hair, plus she treats all her customers super well and like an individual/ case by case she experience. I have nothing bad to say about Ms Gina and her team. The service takes 7-8 hours... you want good quality service for cheap? Name one quality service that improves your quality of life that takes a lot of time and manual labor that’s cheap... I’ll wait.
I saw the interview with the Gina curl creator and she explains quite clearly they are exactly the same chemical as the jheri curl, the only difference is the technique. What I don't get is why ya'll are paying hundreds of dollars when you can do an S curl box at home for $35.00.
@@yeahaboutthatthough3656 I used to watch her RU-vid channel and she said it’s more like a Korean perm, you put it on without gloves because it’s safe for the skin, which is important because relaxers caused cancer and fibroids, so they’re a health hazard. Also these other products aren’t made by Black women either so who cares. Sewn ins come from Asian why aren’t y’all complaining about that? People pay for what they want. The price will go down once other people can do the same thing.
Yezzzzzzzz not YES but YEZZZZZ. Stylist need to realize that they are here to give the customer what he or she wants. Stop complaining about old Gina and bring that old technique back to what some black sister's might be interested in and lower the RIDICULOUS PRICE she's charging. Don't hate on Gina because she tweeked what was already there and thought she was Columbus and discovered something new. We as a black community need to stick together. Bring it to the community and lower the prices obviously sisters are interested in it for whatever their reasoning maybe. Just like the Chinese you think they eat what they serve in our communities. No but they saw a need and offered the supply! Yes educated sister's on it and if they want it provide it! PERIOD!
I KNOW.. I KNOW. I called a relaxer a perm in the video when describing my past chemical process. I'm from NY we call relaxers perms lol idky ..but throw me a bone 😂
i recently permed my hair to be straight and my curls are kind of back like i can see them and my hair is really poofy do you think it’ll work on my hair?
Your hair looks great! My friend got a Gina curl almost 2 months ago and her new growth blends so good. Her hair also looks thicker too. I’m going to get one too!
I do not have a Gina Curl, but the one thing that I like about her salon is that they do not allow you to get another Gina Curl before the six-month mark. This is unheard of in the typical Black salon that gives perms (relaxers).
I know this is old, but when you said you don't have the time or patience to do what you need to do in order for it to look nice, it actually broke my heart a little. 4c hair doesn't need anything "done" to it (braidout, twist out, bantu knots) to look nice. I think we have been programmed to believe that 4c hair is not as manageable or desirable because it has no visible curl pattern and thus needs to be manipulated. But there's so much beauty in wearing puffs, mini twists, afro, wash n go's, etc. I respect your choice and your preferences, but I just wanted to comment on that piece for anyone else who happens to come across this video like I did. 😊
I understand and I think people need to realize that hair is versatile and it's okay to not want to wear your hair in puffs and afros.. I did it for 2 years, then I wanted a change and more manageable hair. 4c hair is not easily manageable. It requires a level of maintenance I don't care to give it at this time 🤷🏾♀️
Can't believe this is your first video. You did a great job! Please do post videos of your GC journey. I am considering getting one in the near future.
The jealousy out here is disgusting 🤢 your hair looks great! The GinaCurl isn’t out here breaking people’s hair and if you can afford it, like, what’s the problem? What does it have to do with other people’s financial limits or budgets?
I still dont get it either.. some people are like she's ripping you off and it would be cheaper to get a jherri curl or wave nouveau ... im 7 months post and my hair is still thick and Growing!!! So if it ain't broke I'll be going right back there lol
Awesome video! I’ve had the GC for about a year now, coming up on my 3rd retouch..I absolutely love it as well! My process is..,since my new growth is treacherous 😂, I wear my hair for like 4 months or so, then the next 2/3months I still do my protective style leaving that in for about a month or 6weeks at a time.. no issues whatsoever.. just make sure upon removing that you take care of the demarcation line and make sure your hair is super moisturized as to not break excessively during the removal process.. but yes... I love my braids and my hair gets a break and grow even more those extra months while waiting for my touch up!
Omg this was good to know because I need my box braids every once in a while and i keep them in for 6 weeks also lol.. I get bored with my hair so easily so now that im a month in I already want to switch it up.. Good to know your hair made it out just fine.
Thank you for sharing your experience. While I would not choose to do a Gina Curl, I agree that its wrong to bash others who choose to do so. In the end, it is your hair journey and your money being spent. I also agree that not all curly perms are made the same. I have been researching for the past year and Wave Nouveau is getting very bad reviews. I used to have a jherri curl in the 80s and my hair grew like crazy past my shoulders. These days, you must research and see which one will work for you as not all curly perm brands work well towards our hair growth progress. I pray for the best for you on your hair journey with the Gina curl. I also pray for the best to all the other sisters on their hair journeys because it is indeed a Struggle. Lets support one another, not bash each other. Thanks again for sharing your journey thus far.
Thank You Thank You Thank You. I wish i could pin your comment to the top of my section. I dont mind if people don't like the Gina Curl because people have opinions. I just want to share my journey and thats it. If i love my hair now, let me love it. I wanted curly hair because its one hairstyle ive never been able to rock and my mom was like dont you dare get a wave nouveau lmao.. Thank you again for the comment and fingers crossed that my hair doesnt fall out lol
@@luvfrenchie4 Exactly. I am glad you are able to get this hairstyle too. I am praying that it grows to your liking. You are beautiful sis and am sure you will be even more beautiful as your hair progresses. People will always have their opinions. In the end, you must be happy and that is what counts. God bless you sis. 🙏
Have you heard of a Leisure curl. This is what she’s processing in your hair. I have this back in the 90s that’s why everyone is finding it hard to believe that this process was already done. The leisure curl did not give a dry look it gave natural look just like yours . The leisure curl gave my hair with no issues. That’s why you guys need to research this because this has been done before. I’m not hating on her but this process has been done in the past. And the leisure curl was $75 the s curl was $45.
I got my Ginacurl by a certified stylist in Atlanta. (Salon Balisi). I am so pleased with my results. This video is very honest and informative. Looking forward to seeing how well my hair does with the Ginacurl!
TBH $600 is nothing considering the fact that the retouch is every 6 months so $100 a month which is what people pay on average a month to get their hair done. My only complaint is that I wish she provided her services outside of the US too😔
Love your hair but as a stylist my question is that aren't they still straightening first before rodding? and also with every curly perm even old school jerri curls you can choose your rod size I love that she has definitely making a mark with the Gina curl again as a stylist most of us know that it really is just a modern day Jerri Curls and a regular curly perm for my Caucasian sisters ..you look Amazing and I love the look ❤️
Thank you. I've been considering this for years, and my biggest hesitation was that I thought I had to go to Gina's salon for it. I just looked up certified stylists near me.
I'm the opposite... I hated my flat roots with a perm. Yes, it probably seems expensive but I don't think you calculated the payoff completely. You didn't factor in the fact that your hair took a whole work day to get done, literally. How many perms could a stylist do in that time? Plus, perm touch up is approximately every 6 to 8 weeks. The Gina Curl is not before 6 months. You probably pay the same amount either way. The difference might be that with one you pay it all at once and with the other you pay in increments. Just something to think about.
I/ENT J/P-A wow it must be hella cheap where you live. To get a relaxer done at a reputable salon is at least $90 and a retouch is $65-75. Maybe the prices in her area are more expensive than wherever you’re from. Stop trying to budget other people’s money. It’s weird
Also not sure if you know but S curl is not a jerry curl. All those methods that you mentioned that you saw people hair being damaged from is because they didn’t take care of it properly and it caught up with them.
Thanks Frenchie!!! I love your review!! Please make a hair journey and please keep making videos on your inspired hair styles!!! I would love to see your wash day routine, your hair style routine, how your hair looked before and now!
I am about to get my 6th Gina Curl in a few months, when I started I got my relaxed ends cut and my hair was a little bit shorter than your hair, be prepared because the Gina Curl makes your hair grow like crazy and I have not had a lot of breakage and my hair grew back so fast, it is past the middle of my back no about 24 inches or more, you will love the growth.
Love your video! It's honest and sincere. This was the final video that got me to schedule a consultation. I'm in GA, and I found a stylist fairly close to me. Yay! I don't have to go up north to get it done. I don't think I could share my experience with the public because I can't take the ignorant comments. I think all of the Gina Curl people should make a disclaimer on their videos. THIS VIDEO IS FOR ANYONE INTERESTED IN LEARNING ABOUT THE GINA CURL. IF YOU DON'T WANT IT & DON'T WANT TO UNDERSTAND IT, DON'T WATCH IT.
I feel you but I’m not a fan of price gouging. I understand marking up and making profit. Just don’t be greedy. But that is just me. I wouldn’t call a person dumb for paying for the service. Live and let be. All in all, I think a better point to justify the high price is that it’s only recommended to be use twice a year or it’s low maintenance compared to other systems.
Interesting.. Let's be honest.. the Gina Curl is the epitome of gentrification. it is indeed a white woman taking what black woman have done for YEARS, renaming it and producing it as if it was an original. This is a FACT. but no need to be rude to the individuals getting the Gina Curl. just be careful with your stylist.. no matter how much a white woman may know about 4c, natural hair.. she still wont know everything. We as black women have to be nicer to each other when giving information and trying to teach each other. Yes, Gina Curl is a knock off jerry curl. but we can learn from Gina! she just bamboozled the whole black community! $$$$$$
GREAT VIDEO! When our white sistahs get a perm they usually get it no more than 2X a year. I'm older so $350-$500 in the 80's n 90's is your present day $$$$ price tag....even when our white sistahs get hair cuts ✂️ it is about $250-$350/ cut. Expensive too! I know of a black stylist that cut white clientele only. Does well. TBS, I like keeping my in my pocket. Why I won't get sistah locs-the expense.
Love the information, but when you relaxed your hair in the past it is called a relaxer not a perm. What you received the Gina curl ( that is a perm). Just a little fyi. Great video
I'm old school. Early on it was called a perm. Years later they phased out that term and started calling it a "relaxer" which there is nothing relaxing about chemical damage. I still call them perms. Been natural for 18 years.
your hair looks great. I had a gina curl but I broke off during quratines because I went more than one year for the 2nd retouch. It was simialr to growing out with a relaxer where there was breakage at the line of demarcation. I had no issues with wearing box braids with my gina curl and I would leave them in for 6 weeks. Right now hair growing back nicely. I do miss my gina curl but I don’t have the money for it right now :(
I have heard people say you can’t get braids or straighten the curly perm but you can do both. You just have to take extra care and keep it moist with braids and use low heat to straighten your hair.
Application and technique works for natural hair as well, water to product ratio. Application and technique is very important no matter how your hair is done. I wash my natural hair twice a week.
Gina curl and jerry curl are the same exact thing. It's beautiful, but she is capitalizing off of something that black women created. I think she just needs to give more credit to the creators. These are all curl reformation processes. Those issues arise from maintenance. It's all about how you are maintaining your hair and older methods were incorrect, not the actual processes themselves. Your hair is growing "faster" because you are able to retain more length and the oils required to help our hair grow/retain can move down the hair shaft better. That's why people with straight hair or even relaxed hair see more consistent growth. I don't think that anyone should be judge for which route they choose, but it is the same thing. Also in the end, both beautiful results.
Thank you for everything you said about the Gina Curl. From everything I’ve seen Hair’s Talent is doing wonderful things. What I like especially is that they go around to different states teaching any stylists who are interested their technique. Not trying to keep it to themselves. I wish someone in my area knew how to do it, I’d be on it. Your hair looks beautiful and just the way I want mine to look. Thanks for your honest review.
I really hope more stylists will get certified and offer Gina Curls. I definitely want one, but I don’t want to travel to Connecticut. I live in El Paso and it’s a days drive to Dallas from here. So I would really like to see more stylists embrace the technique, and make it more accessible for all of us. I’m willing to pay the price, but I don’t want to fly, stay in a hotel, rent a car, and pay the price every 6 months.
Ma’am it was a question? I’m a cosmetologist. I’m just not hearing about a Gina Curl. I thought it was the same thing. Cause it looks like the same thing. Take that snarky mess and bring it down a few notches. No need to get testy
@@bosscerena91 My apologies. It was snarky. I own that. But understand that this is what i addressed in the video so i felt your comment was petty. If it wasnt from a petty place then my bad. Touchy subject. As for the chemicals, Jheri curl has a sodium hydroxide base. Gina curl does not.
@@bosscerena91 girl bye, you know you didn't really ask this "question" with pure intentions. Ask me how I know? Because you didn't even put a question mark behind it smh.
..."keeping money in the black community?..." But for decades now money has been spent in large amounts at these Asian hair and products stores and not just for buying hair, I'm not targeting this only, but even the products, relaxers, etc. so if you pay 800-1,000 on your hair once a year or twice a year, you will probably save more money if you add up the money spent of products and other ongoing hair services. I do agree that it's good to keep braiding hair in the black community, don't think you can get a better hair braiding.
@@luvfrenchie4 what about the shampoo and conditioner. Also do you use a lot of product i am going tomorrow to get my GC. Trying to figure out if I need to get the products from there.
Ok thanks for reply. I long does it last? So every 6 months you have to touch it up? So if your hair grows longer then the price will be different from first time????
You can get a touch up whenever you want. They just don't allow you to get one before 6 months. Your second touch up will be the same price as the first time you got it done if you go back before a year passes. If you wait a year or more the price will go up because your hair is much longer.
Hi! Your hair is beautiful it looks great I am thinking about getting one but I live in Europe and there are no stylist here who does it so I would have to travel to the us to get it done so I dont know if its worth it... Anyways are you from France ?
Thank you!! Im Haitian! Frenchie is my nickname as my name is Francesca lol. Gina is training more stylist so hopefully one of those new stylist will be in Europe!!
Omg I love my ginacurl as well. Im honestly in the process of trying to find a better curl cream that adds moisture. I'm not a huge fan of her curl cream. I agree with you about the box braids. That definitely will be a Challenge on my end lol. So far so good. I just love how quick and low maintenance it is for now. New subbie. I will follow your journey as well. Many blessings to you on this journey.
Well just like any other chemical process/ changes done to the hair, in order to keep it you have to constantly do it. Your natural hair does not grow out of your scalp 4a curly if your a 4b or 4c natural.
@@latoyabrown207 I understand why people get Gina curl. They want curly hair, just like people relax their hair cause they prefer straight. So, will you have to big chop if you decide your over it?
I wore a jheri curl from age 5 to 14. It's the same process. All I will say is, this is NOT a longterm style. The problem is any style that requires the entire hair to be processed during a touch up is eventually going to be a problem. It's over processing. Periodt. The result is limp, lifeless hair at best and a completely broken off kitchen at worst. I got both. I didn't learn it could do that until I was an adult - as a little girl I had no idea why my hair looked dead and short in some places 🤷🏾♀️🤦🏾♀️ I now know it was the result of nearly a decade of over processing. Rock it for a while but understand how this story usually ends.
@@smokiana226 They put the chemical on the roots and a heavy protective cream on the processed hair and let it sit until the new growth is straightened (before the hair is rolled up). Then it is rinsed out (I think), rolled up, processed under the dryer, and then neutralized.
Travel, lodging and service makes this very expensive. You need $1500 to 2000 every 6 months to get your hair done. If you're not making at least $30/hr, this is a waste of time.
8 hours or not, I'm bothered by this. Personally, I feel anything targeted toward black hair is often OVERPRICED AND no proven RESULTS. It's still too soon for GC in my opinion. Your hair looks good ....NOW.... but you have not shown health or serious growth longer term. Its sad, I no longer go to the black community for hairstyling and GC method is not proven to be better YET. This is wayyyy to soon to recommend IMO. People before you have claims. For now, people should stick with the simple ways because expensive isn't always better
I recommended because I like my initial results but I am still waiting to see how it does.. so far so good 4 months post.. but gina curl is not new. Its been around for at least 10 years
@@chrisychris0117 Where do you go? I go to simple blow dry bar and stopped going to black places. Im charged $35 in California BUT I tip heavy because my hair is long and they do great work. I never achieve this with black or want to be black salons.
@@luvfrenchie4 Well Gina curl is modified jeri curl. You won't see reviews 10 years out. I hope you thrive because I know you paid her $$$$$. I really want to trust that but i dont agree with GC process at all.
Same chemical. Different base. Gina curl is closer to a wave nouveau than it is to a jheri curl but girls hair on youtube stay breaking from a wave nouveau after the first application. So i wasnt chancing it.
@@luvfrenchie4 same chemical, different technique is what she said. There was nothing she did differently. Your hair could possibly fall out using gina curl as well. Don't let it fool you. Your hair falls out when it hasn't been neutralized or the chemical is left in the hair and not completely rinsed. Another white lady coming up off something a black person created initially. It's sad. It's the same as the devacurl situation. After long term use, people's hair started falling out. I promise this ain't no hate toward her but her marketing got people thinking it's different when it's not.
@@keniahcannon7896 im guessing you watched the Cyn video on youtube since people keep referring me to it or quote from it.. You can google the jheri curl ingredients and call Gina and ask for her ingredients. The MAIN INGREDIENT is different. The ph is different. One is sodium hydroxide (jheri curl) one is thioglycolate (gina). There are other thioglycolate perms on the market that are much much cheaper (wave nouveau). No body is fooled I just chose to go to Gina because no other salon offered different chemical concentrations for my colored ends versus my virgin roots during application. And my hair may fall out and it may not. If it does oh well it will grow back. As for right now i love it and no regrets.
@@luvfrenchie4 great for you. No I'm licensed myself and so I just know these things. But hey, do you boo. I just try to educate people. Not judging your decision at all
In no way am I attacking you for maintaining the hair on your head but I think it’s a little dismissive to deny that race is a non factor when race is included when you disproportionately charge a target audience .... it’s the same with bundles , yes white women wear weave but who is the target audience the main consumers ? Mind you she’s using the Japanese straightening system and using the rod method created by who ? ..... people of color .I’m glad I don’t have to get the Gina Curl , my hair looks like the Gina curl without the Gina curl and I couldn’t imagine paying that much for one service ....
Race was not a factor for ME when deciding to get a Gina curl. For others it may be the reason why they don't go to her, but for ME I didn't mind paying the money for something I wanted to done to MY hair. In 6 months I many wanna shave my head LOL or my hair may actually respond well to it .. its not that deep for ME. If all her black clients left people fail to realize she also has white clientele that comes in that she charges just as much for something that looked to me like a relaxer so that they can obtain bone straight hair.
Agree. It's a bit naive to dismiss people's race argument. Personally, I'm bothered if the only black hair services offered by a white salon are curly perms. But I also don't rock with "natural " salons that only straighten.
I haven't had any hair breakage and I love it. I am still trying different leave in conditioner s and curling cream as I didn't like the recommended ones. Her shampoos and conditioners are fantastics!
Sigh I honestly didn't want to say anything but now I feel like I should because I'm seeing more vids about this. I've been getting the GC done for years now and I just don't think it's a good option anymore. I cannot keep my hair's thickness at all. It feels like every time I go for a touch up, I'm getting inches cut off because the ends thin out so much. I blamed myself thinking that I am somehow doing something wrong. I tried so many different products and even had a bad set back where a lot of my hair broke off in the first wash you do the few days after getting it done which means my hair was over-processed possibly? I told them and they were super attentive to me in my subsequent appointments but no matter what my hair gets thinner and thinner at the ends. From my calculations, it looks like whatever hair has gone through 3 GCs will start to break off. After several years of trying , I have to give it up and not go anymore :( I am looking for another option so if anyone has any advice (Im considering heat training now but I would honestly love a curly hair option if you know of any), please let me know! I just recently did a touch up so believe me I am experiencing the sadness intensely right now T_T It has been really frustrating and it honestly makes me sad because I've spent sooooo much time and money so yeah I have to say that I don't recommend this Kelis.
@@DogAngel22 honestly if your hair is damaged I would not recommend adding heat to it. It will make things worse. Maybe trying a big chop and start fresh
@@luvfrenchie4 All are basically the same. You chemically straighten the hair and then you put the rods and the solution to curl the hair. I'm old so I lived through all that. Look at pics of people from the 80s into the 90s. Wave Nouveau is another company. There was also World of Curls and many others. We just called all Jheri curl because it was the first. They started doing a dry curl it wasn't as drippy as Jheri curl. What I liked about all was it kept the hair moisturized and the hair was nice and you were able to maintain length. I had friends whose hair reached bra-strap and waist length. I remained relaxed up till now. I've kept my hair mid-back most of the time. I just cut mine because I'm too damned old and tired to deal with all this hair. LOL!!!!
@@luvfrenchie4LMBO I'm from Virginia and we called it perms too growing up because that's what our parents and aunties called it. When I started doing my own hair and getting my own products, I actually read what the boxes actually said. So here I am. I say relaxer not perm, mine not mines, lie down instead of lay down, may I and will you, but I still say y'all....that- that isn't going to change 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@stephanieoni7804 that's the thing, I never bought a relaxer so I never saw the box. I wud walk into the salon and say can I get a perm and they knew what time it was lol
Those curly perms are all the same. If you try to go straight your hair will break off. If you stop the retouching, your hair will fall out. With that being said, do you. FYI the Gina curl is like a pyramid scheme...they changed the name over the past 50 years but it's still the same old scam. $700??? Don't hate the player, hate the game 🤣
You don't know your history, not proper care same thing she took your money will need a touch up in three months not a year please do a follow up video
??? What point in the video are you referring to...I spoke about my natural hair prior to getting a Gina Curl as well as mentioning that I have relaxed my hair in the past
@@luvfrenchie4 ahh gotcha Out of all of the videos I’ve seen about the Gina curl being a great style, this is one of the most convincing ones. The other curl processes are indeed similar but it’s really the quality that makes the difference. And it looks like Gina uses product with more quality vs what women of color used to use to change their curl pattern. Your hair looks great !
You keep going back and forth because you don’t know how to take care of your natural hair. If you did you could get the look that you have without chemicals, using 5 products max and 1 1/2 to 2 1/1 hrs but I wish you the best on your journey.
Ummmm.... a thermal and GC are two different procedures. Y’all got two different services done. Why are you making a comparison when you didn’t receive the same service?!
@@dalytheos the price that was quoted for me for this service was the same the client paid i.e.i didn't see price gauging based on race. That's the point.
