I wish I could triple like this video!!! You are the reason I started the curly girl method, I'm so glad you are making new content. This was extremely helpful, looking forward to learning how to read ingredients! Also, your short hair is beautiful, makes me want to do a big chop myself!
Thank you thank you thank YOU! I just have to take the summer off when my girls are home full time. Not worth the stress, but it sure makes me miss you guys! Oooooohhh, you KNOW I'll encourage you to go for a big chop!
@@alysonlupo Don't spread wrong info like this. How can you say that " High porosity hair is only damaged hair" ??? This is the general misconception and you claim to be studying hair as a professional course and still spreading all the wrong things about Curly hair that youtube is filled with. High porosity can be either damaged or " naturally high porosity with no damage" Low porosity on the other hand means " damaged hair" Stephanie from curlyhairninja was so right in saying...RU-vid curly girls are misleading viewers so rampantly. Stop giving out such wrong knowledge so confidently.
You look awesome with short hair! It fits your playful personality so well. Your tips on hair porosity... I have never heard anyone talk about surface tension before and it totally explains my results of the float test. My hair is very fine and that hair strand could sit on top of the water for dayzzzz. I was treating my hair as low porosity, because I figured that since my hair didn’t sink and I get buildup, I must be low porosity. And now my poor hair is dry and breaking. Ugh. This hair stuff is seriously rocket science 😂
Thank you, friend! Well, keep in mind your hair could feel dry, but instead of actual dryness, it could be protein overload. What have you been styling with? And yes, hair is actually a notoriously difficult thing to take care of. I understand now why sulfates and silicones are SO prevalent in formulations; they're truly designed so you never have to think about it, even if your hair isn't actually healthy or hydrated.
real life+curly girl My styling products are all over the place. Gels, potions, solutions, custards, smoothies, sprays... I’ve tried so many products already. The only product combo that gives me reliable day 1 results is DevaCurl Ultra Defining Gel and Wavemaker. BUT, on day 2, my hair feels super dry and heavy. I bought BounceCurl and will try it out tonight. I’m now experimenting with using smaller amounts of products and while my hair doesn’t get a lot of definition, it’s lighter and moisturized. Plus I’m not compelled to wash it every day just to get the gunk off 😣
This is one of the best videos - no, the best video, explaining hair types and how to choose product based on that. I am so glad you are back and your haircut looks crazy good! One comment, and I don’t mean to be negative because I think you are great, but I didn’t like the background music you began and ended with. But I love you and your content, so keep your videos coming!!!
Real life+curly girl this information was very helpful to me! My hair acted like low porosity hair- probably because how fine/ thin it is, but is damaged from years of coloring it and from heat styling. I am going to start adding some protein into my routine as well. Thank you for how much you’ve helped me on the CG journey!
The best thing you recommended was the Mop Top curling custard! My hair was 2A wavy with CAPITAL F - FRIZZ! after seeing your review of curling custard i ordered Mop Top products, my hair has been soooo gorgeous with defined waves - LOVE LOVE LOVE IT - Thank you so much for recommending such good product!
Finally a video that addresses low density and fine hair! I started the curly method watching videos of girls with c3 curls and very coarse hair. Of course those products didn’t work on my hair. Thank you so much!! 💕
Girl thank you! I'm probably just copying what everyone else said but I'm so happy you made this vid. Most of use stumble onto the CGM and first it's just like: ok, cowash and no heat...then you join groups and suddenly it's a college lecture about protein, porosity and whatnot. You get all these products thrown at you and it's a lot of info to deal with...you explaining it is making this a lot easier than reading 10k essays online about all of it 🙌
Thank goodness you’re back. This video had so much info that I must listen several times. Your hair is perfect! Gorgeous on you. Mine is the same style and length, and there is no way for me to put it up at night. Just returned all the Deva products since they made my hair dry and not curly. I must find new products now. I have very fine, dry, colored, and not dense hair. I will try several of your recommendations. Unfortunately, due to many medical issues, I do take many medications, and I know that these affect my hair a great deal. Love listening to you. Many thanks for the terrific content.
Hi! I know the worry of meds messing with your actual life. There is more to life than just your medical life!!! That can be really hard to remember at times. Finding product can be expensive but exilar
I’m so glad one of your videos showed up on my recommendations! I’ve watched some of them and have to say out of all the wavy/curly videos I’ve watched over the last 2+ years YOUR channel really helped me. You talked about protein, which non of the other channels really ever mentioned. Realized THAT was what my hair was missing and why I haven’t seen a major difference/change in my hair since I started my curly hair journey( I’ve been following all the other curly hair rules religiously for 2+ years). I’ve seen such a change in it in the last 3 weeks since introducing it to protein. THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!!!💛💛
Thank you, Sharvo! Oh, and I nominate you to start making vids fo the 2a folks. Your wit is my favorite and I'm positive you have some knowledge bombs you could drop on us all.
Holy crap, this was IMMENSELY helpful!! I started the cgm about two months ago and it’s going well. There are so many products out there, and I know trial and error is best, but this is 🙌🏻 Thank you!
Hello ! I've discovered your channel just a few weeks ago and watched as many videos of yours that I could. I'm not doing the CGM right now, but as soon as I my conditionners are empty, I'm going to go all in on that ! (I don't want to waste them just because I've now discovered they're not aligned with what I want anymore). I wanted to thank you so very much for all the videos and all the precious information you pack in all of them. It's really helpful, and even though (because I haven't begun my journey yet) it can be overwhelming at the beginning, it's so helpful to me, it helps me feel that I'm going to make the best of it I possibly can. I bought the book on your recommendation and am going to read it carefully. I can't wait for your video on ingredients, because all of those names and words still sound giberish to me and I don't understand a single thing ! One thing is sure, I'll try to keep the advice of this one in mind when purchasing my first set of products. (if you recommend products for europeans, like me, I found the website Le Curlshop lecurlshop.com/fr/ that seem to have a lot of CG friendly products for at least French people and maybe the shipping would be more affordable than Amazon for some of those products.) Thank you very much again and I can't wait for more of your videos !
In every video, you churn out so much information!! It’s really helpful and helps me learn more about my hair in general 👍🏻👍🏻 I’ve quite fine hair but it’s like a poof if I don’t style it... but now that I’ve moved back to Canada, it’s another learning exp since the climate and water is so different from home!! Drives me absolutely NUTS
I'm just getting to know my hair. After chemo and losing all of my hair, it has grown back, and it's different. First, all my life my hair was fine and straight. Now, it's wavy, with lots of body. Second, I was white gray, and now it's silver gray. It has been so much fun discovering how to do my hair. Thank you for all the basics, and advanced hair care. When you go from straight to natural curl it's like learning a new language.
Thank you so much!! Was wondering if you could do a budget friendly video on like shampoos and conditioners and products you recommend.. If you have already I apologize, I just subscribed yesterday and haven't gone thru all the videos... I love your personality!! Thanks for great content 💞
Very informative! Thank you for that description of protein overload. Now I understand that better. I have coarse hair and now I know why my hair rejects a lot of product that people rave about.
I think what I would add is that, for me, at least, my curl pattern (2b) is definitely relevant to the products I choose. I know I'm always looking for products that are curl enhancing but for many of those who have a tighter curl pattern than me "curl enhancing" just means "too much shrinkage!" In that way, I suppose your personal hair goals are also relevant, even if you have a similar texture to someone else. If volume is the most important thing to you, you probably have different product needs from someone for whom clumping is most important, even if you have the same pattern/width/porosity/density.
@Llyra Treks True! I think Jessicurl M Confident Coils is one of the best enhancers. Ouidad and Living Proof both had superior enhancers but both have been disco'd. 2a's need more love!
Ehhhhh, I agree and disagree. Yes, products can have a tremendous effect on my hair, but so can techniques, ie diffusing vs air drying. If I use no styling products on my hair, and air dry, it's almost straight (but super poofy); if I use no styling products but diffuse, it looks almost the same as if I had used products, but doesn't have much hold. So, curly pattern is curl pattern. Yes, we can influence it, but we can't make it do more than it wants to. We can also make it straighter/stretch it. Ah, the malleability of protein. These three areas are still the most relevant, regardless of your personal preference. Coarse hair is going to suffer from too much protein in leave-on products; fine hair will fall flat and lank without it. High porosity hair will suffer without enough layers of moisture to keep water in; low porosity hair will suffer with layers of buildup keeping water out. High density hair can be tangled and out of control without enough product; low density hair is weighed down and looks dirty with too much product. That's why these are the basics, no matter the personal preference of the person under the hair.
In terms of essentials, I definitely agree; width, density, and porosity are definitely the MOST relevant. Especially when you're considering the health of your hair.
Thank u for ur help!!! U r the reason why I started the curly girl method!!!! U help me do much with all ur videos and information!!!! Love u girl 😘😘😘😘😘
Hi there, for us gluten-free curly girls we need to keep an eye on the deva products as they use a lot of wheat protein - arc angel does have wheat protein in it (I just threw mine away after my stylist and I realized it was causing my scalp to itch. Some of us are sensitive enough to have serious problems with wheat protein in our topical products, so I really appreciate you calling those ingredients out in this video!
Very helpful, thank you so much. 39 years old and still dont really know my hair! I think I may be a 2a. I brush it out and then use a curling iron to add body back in. I am realizing I have no clue how to encourage the waves I already have. Your hair seems similar to mine. Thanks for the informative video.
Yay! New video! I recently realized how much my hair needs protein. I’ve tried avoiding it because of worry about overloading it but my hair was getting too mushy. This video helped explain why! Thanks!
Love your ingredient-based content! It helps so much with weeding through the sea of products available and following the patterns of reaction my hair has in response to them. I would love for you to make a video about how humidity, temperature, and dew point affect hair, and what products would be fitting for different conditions. 🙏👍💓 You reference such factors a lot but I’m a newb! And don’t understand the references🤦♀️. But yea! Love your stuff! Thanks for sharing!
This is incredibly helpful! I'm a very low maintenance person and have just been using DevaCurl low poo line for the past year. but I'm ready to take it up a notch and really love on my waves/curls combo head. This video has made me feel less clueless and overwhelmed. Thanks for covering so much material but making it so simple to understand. Your new do is fabulous by the way!
I love you, you are such a cheerleader for wavies. I am 72 and have just turned into a wavy...it may be because of the low dose of chemo everyday. Anyway you have been a tremendous help and inspiration. Keep giving hints and advice it really helps me find my way. I have always wanted curls and now I have them.
OMG! I just found your channel and have been binge watching your videos! You're a life saver and have given me the inspiration to start giving my hair some love. Thank you for your amazing videos! Keep them coming!
This was great and the short cut is adorable! I don’t know if anyone has already requested this somewhere in all these comments (you were missed! ☺️) ... is there any way you could please list all these products by type in the description, like you have in past videos? That is SO helpful when out shopping and there isn’t good enough reception on a phone to look at a video and refer back. Thanks so much for all you do!! Love love love your channel! 💚💚💚
Amazing - so so helpful. Those characteristics have never been explained so well and marrying them with product suggestions (especially for the protein issue which has had me completely befuddled!) is golden, so many many thanks! And great to see you back; you've been missed....aaaaaaand I love your haircut! Wow.
Thank you! This is super helpful! I needed help finding products for my hair. I know my hair porosity and texture but I didn't know which products were right for me. I dont have a lot of money and at the beginning of my cg journey so I'm testing out things that work well for me. Thank you again.
So glad you're back!!!! I hope you had a wonderful summer :) you always make my day and I can't wait for all the videos you've planned. You're my curl queen.
Wow! I learned so much! I’ve taken a bunch of notes. I’m still a little confused I had to stop the video so many times to write down the names of all the products. But I really appreciate the detail and depth of information! Thank you!
Guuuuurrrrrrll.... Your hair is gorgeous! (*whispers* I have secretly wondered how your hair would perform with a little less weight on it, but never said anything b/c that would be weird)
Really like this cut, it suits your curls so well. I have fine, thinned hair that is wavy/curly and I am finding that shorter layers suit the natural fall of my curl.
What a wonderfully instructive video. I’ve been struggling with the CG method, and the coarseness of my hair wasn’t something I’d factored in, thank you! Enjoy the silence whenever you can, and love the new ‘do! 👌
Just wanted to say you are shiny and beautiful and doing something you clearly love! I Love the short haircut too. Enjoy it for now. Thanks for all the tips. I hope I can buy one of the products here in the Netherlands. X
Liesbeth, you are a doll. Thanks for the kind words. You should be able to get Bounce Curl in the Netherlands via MeGorgeousHair, along with a lot of other great CG friendly products. Good luck!!!
I adore your haircut! just told my husband that we are cutting off our hair at roughly the same rate, and my stylist cut off way more than I planned on, too. (Mine didn’t believe me when I said it would curl up, LOL. She does now). I can’t wait for your styling video! Glad you’re back!
They're always surprised at how much we can 'make' it curl! But that's ok, I don't want to take credit away from them. No one can possibly know your hair better than you. Love that we're on the same hair-cutting page!! LOL
You are so knowledgeable. I am. Ew to trying to have better curls/waves, also growing out my natural grey hair color. My mind is whirling right now with all the info. I believe my hair is very similar to yours with maybe a tad more wave? My wave I think is more like little S’s all the way down...not tight. I am going to work. Y way through your videos, as much as this old mind can digest! Thank you again..,you are adorable!
No wonder my hair isn’t responding well. I have virgin coarse 2C thick hair (with %50 grays that are their own beast) and I live in Miami. I need to avoid glycerin and protein. THANK YOU for explaining this so well.
I’m so glad I found you! You give the best tips for wavies. I started the cg method almost 4 weeks ago. I’ve stayed very consistent. For the first time, I got a compliment on my hair tonight. It now feels so worth it. Thank you!! 😊♥️
I absolutely love your haircut! You mentioned it's a layered Devacut but it would be amazing if you could talk a little bit more/maybe do a video about how your stylist created it, what you asked for etc. I struggle so much to get the right cut for my fine, wavy hair. Thanks for your channel!
I’m new to the method, about two months in and starting to figure out what my hair likes. I’m glad to see your new hair as I the same length and am lookingforward to your short hair styling vids. I know 💤 in my hair means I have to just let the back go and restyle in the am.
HELP!! I’m so glad I found your channel! My grandmothers hair which I have is very wavy with some curls! I wanted to try no poo so I went with deva curl for awhile! When I was in highschool I would scrunch my hair! So it was wavy! Then once I processed it the wavy went away! Then when I started using deva curl again my hair started to become wavy WITHOUT FRIZZ which I hated frizz. So then I changed my products again and my hair came back to the straight not wavy, frizzy, knotted mess before. I tried different brands and I decided to go back to deva curl! Then I was doing research and found your page! I’m learning a lot! My hair is super wavy and I’ve realized for the FIRST TIME! Has little curls in it using deva curl! And I love it! The problem is 3/4s of my hair is wavy/ curly but my top pieces become straight! Can you help me? I have no clue!!
Have you tried any hair DIY? The Black hair community has tons of great ideas. I learned about making Tea hair rinse (great for shedding), rice water treatment (protein treatment), and flax seed hair gel. I’m 61, white, & have dyed my hair since age 12. I stopped using heat & started the curly girl routine 5 years ago. These recipes have really helped.
Yes, the black community and indigenous cultures across the globe are big into DIY treatments, it's amazing. I haven't been much into putting food on my head, but I'll try anything (within reason!) once...
Thank you so much for this information!! I am an avid Type A note taker, so I watched this twice and self analyzed my hair. (Goosefootprints is scheduling into Sept. 2019!! Yikes!) My journey begins with my next wash, as soon as I get some of my products. I do realize this is a process, but one of my colleagues (I am a physician and advocate at the Capitol in Austin, so very conservative dress, suits, makeup. Yes, even in ATX! We keep it weird by wearing cowoy boots, fun accessories and colorful suits at the Capitol.) did the CG method and she looks so polished with her curly/wavy hair. Keeping it real, weird as I start the journey. Thanks again!
A BIG virtual hug right back to you. It is so nice to see you again. And thank you for helping us choose the right products. You have simplified it beautifully, the tip on how to use high-protein when you begin the CG journey or until your hair gets naturally healthier is quite useful. I missed your videos, and I love the new haircut. Have a great curly day too, Alyson.
Chitra, I'm SO excited to see you back on here, too, Glad we still get to interact via IG! And happy to hear this vid had some uesful tips for you. :) :)
I'm so glad you are back. Loved the video. I have high porosity, low density, fine hair. I'm a product junkie, but now I know what I should be using versus just buying what I think my hair would like. 😁
Such a helpful video. Thanks gorgeous!! I absolutely love the ZALA hair extension brand I have only brought from this company for the last few years and I have not ever had a problem with my luscious locks
I would expect my hair to be high porosity, because I highlight it and it is very fine. But products build up on my hair very quickly. Even the sulfate free shampoos make my hair feel like I need to wash it. (and yet, my hair does like proteins.) Deva Curl products build up really bad. I shampoo my hair with real shampoo at least once a week. lol After I do a traditional shampoo, my hair does so much better. The less product I put on my hair the better it behaves. I have started using my Shea Moisture sulfate free shampoo for shaving my legs. I just can't use it on my hair. By the way. It works great for shaving, because it is so slick. To the point of almost being slimey. Make my legs feel great.
Welcome back Alyson we missed you! I loved this video and it’s funny I just got back from Ulta and I had a whole bunch of stuff with me some of that you recommended. I have highporosity bleach damaged hair which is extremely dense and very fine. Consequently when there’s humidity in the air I do indeed look like I’ve been in a windstorm when I haven’t .My problem is I have too much volume does that make sense? I am 2C/3A and sometimes I look like a lion when I don’t necessarily want to. Therefore I am so envying you your haircut, and if I had anybody within 200 miles of me that could cut my hair properly I would get it chopped as well. I think it looks fabulous on you. I guess I’m going to have to learn how to cut my own hair LOL my stylist will not cut it dry and I’ve had to give up somebody who I’ve known for a long time, it’s a real problem. Anyways glad you’re back, can’t wait for the next video!
Paula.....there's no such thing as too much volume! Okay okay, I'm just kidding. I do know what you mean. Have you tried heavier products that might weigh it down a bit? Maybe a heavier cream under your gel? Thank you so much for the compliment. I know you'll find someone who can do a good job!!
I learned SO MUCH!!! I was even taking notes and screenshots of the products you were showing! Can’t wait to start my “hair experiment.” Great job on this video!
Thanks so much for all your videos. I'm learning a lot from you. I'm in week 2 of going curly only (2c/3a, used to blow dry straight a lot) and am in the trial and error phase. Great to have your guidance!
This was SO helpful! Thank you. I just ordered the Curly Girl book and can’t wait til it arrives! I’ve always read that too much protein can make hair brittle. I feel like I finally understand what you’re all talking about! ❤️😘
I absolutely love ❤️ your hair!! I enjoy watching your wavy/curly hair videos. I used to be curly but now I'm just a 2a kinda waves. Can you please make a video on 2a hair?
Thanks, Kathy! You know, I read an interesting thread on FB in the Wavy Hair Community group this morning. You should consider joining. It's an outstanding group of ladies.
Excellent video! I am now questioning some of the assumptions I've made about my hair. For example, I`ve done the float test numerous times and, with the cleanest hair possible, I have medium porosity. But my dense, course hair craves product, so is it high porosity? FYI-Goosefootprints hair analysis now has a waiting list that goes into August 2019. Yikes! I guess there will be lots of experimenting on my own until then!
Wow! THANK YOU for this video. Hugely helpful. I wish you could see my crazy high density/low porosity/ wavy on one side curly on the other... lions mane.😕
Love love love your channel! You've helped me SO much on my CG journey! I used to rock my natural waves/curls but chopped off 10 inches and dyed my hair for a more stylized "polished" look about a year ago. Been using hot tools for the first time in over a decade and hairspray (ick!). Ugh, I wish I would have done more research before doing that! Now I miss my long locks :( BUT you've given me hope and I'm back on the curly wagon and on the road to repairing my mane
LOVE your story - and I've definitely been there! Sometimes the grass is greener, and we just have to experiment. Forgive yourself! Your hair definitely will. :)
Hi Alyson...just started following you. You are amazing. Thank you for all your research.....,sharing. I have just recently jumped back into the CGM......never really knew that it was a method just learned from doing but watching and following your advice has saved me a ton of money and time. Thank you!
You are so adorable and peppy! Thank you so much for this video. It was super informative and exactly what I needed to watch as I'm only two weeks into the CG method.
I love your videos. They have helped me so much. I have been having a hard time though with controlling my frizz. I grew up in Utah and recently moved to Waco, so I am new to humidity. But I need some advice on how to help manage my frizz. I co-wash with as I am co-wash, condition with everyone conditioner or NYM pink bottle conditioner, and I have been using LA Looks gel. I have tried other things but those are the products that I have had the most success with but I still have a lot of frizz and even with sleeping in a pineapple the next day my hair is stringy and doesn't hold the curl. My husband is sick of me talking about this, so I thought I would turn to you ;)
Be sure to clarify regularly, we have hard water here too. Give up cowashing for now. You can come back to it in January or July. Think of the humidity as another conditioner! Also try going glycerin free in your stylers. Jessicurl Spiralicious is my fave.
So happy to see you! This was a great video full of just the info I needed. Your short hair looks beautiful! I’ve been thinking of going above the shoulder lately. The longer my hair is, the more I mess with it all day and make it frizz.
