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This is the only decent video I could find that uses the denman brush on actual wavy hair! All the others say wavy hair tutorial when really their hair is curly
When I first started using the denman brush, I felt like it was awkward too, but I started taking bigger sections and just going through fast. That’s when I got better definition.
omg, the difference between the first time vs the end of the video is wild! i was struggling to stick to brush styling, but maybe i shouldnt give up just yet!
Yes!!! When she started talking about it feeling awkward and not working immediately made me trust the tutorial and decide to watch all of it! When you're learning a technique, it's so helpful to see other people navigate the awkwardness of new movements!
Melinda, if you "saturate" your hair, with water from a good spray bottle, before you pass the denman brush through then you get better curl clumping. I'll try the bigger sections and see if it helps. :)
I’ve never had success with the denman. However...the Behairful brush is amazing!! It creates a lot of tension to create more of a ribbon effect. I think it’s like $35 or something but seriously worth every penny. Can’t style without it anymore! Also 2a hair...I highly recommend it!
I'm a 2b also, and the Denman works for me if I pull towards the ceiling and put tension on each section, or if I style upside down. However, much, MUCH better than the Denman is the Behairful brush. I have not touched the Denman since I got the new brush. The Behairful smooths my frizz, adds a lot of volume at the crown, and I get actual ringlets!
I love watching your videos. You're so sweet and real and you're one of the only RU-vidrs I've found with hair similar to my own so keep doing what you're doing!
Oh my, you have no IDEA how much this video helped me! I JUST learned a bunch of things that will help with my (apparently impossible) hair! Thank you!! ❤
Quickly tried this today with my Denman and some styling products, and although I don't have as much wave as you, it really enhanced everything! Super excited to keep using this method! Thanks for sharing!
Hey Hey! I am not even at the end of the video, I'll def watch the rest, but I have a tip! I have 2a-2c hair and I've figured out that if you brush bigger sections of your hair with the Denman brush, and then don't fully scrunch it but kinda hold it in your hand and bounce it around in your hand it won't look nearly as wonky!!! I also put curl cream (rake it through my hair) and gel, and I put a good palm sized amount in the section that I'm brushing, brush it, and kinda plop it in my hand and bounce it around before I scrunch it and then add MORE gel. I hope this makes sense! (I don't mean plop with a towel I mean kinda hold it in my hand)
Thank you!!! My stylist gave me the homework of researching my hair type and figuring out how to use my natural wave so I don’t look like a puffball. This is so helpful! 💕
THANK YOU SO MUCH! The only people I see using the Denman are curlies but your hair is just like mine! I've been having issues with the frizz and stringiness as my hair grows longer. I think I get how to use it right FINALLY so I'm going to give it another go.
A tip! (if it works for you) For the first time this week I tried "refreshing" my hair. I had washed it and done the curly method thing etc. and got mostly-loose waves before going to bed. Then I heard of refreshing--I used to just let my hair go flat after that first day. So on day 2, by making them damp and just scrunching again.... my hair got SO WAVY and even curly (3a). I like post-wash day curls even better now. It must be that there isn't too much water weighing them down. I think if I used the brush too, it might have worked even better.
The curl enhancing smoothie and the shea moisture moose friz free together definitely made my hair moisturized and curly thank u so much for the recommendation. There other products used to weigh down my hair but these...girllllllll lol
Finally a good video on how to use the denman brush on hair that is similar to mine. I have a denman brush for a while now, but I haven't really used it because I didn't know how. I will definitely try it like this! :)
Yay, it's so great that it turned out to be easy and looking so great! It was a win-win :-) thanks for sharing, I've never used a denman brush but I'm going to try :-)
Lady, you have a terrific channel, give terrific detail, and go through a lot of work for us. Get affiliate links for the products you’re mentioning. Not only will it help us but it’ll help you a bit, too. Keep going! Loving your content. So helpful.
@@melindab But that means so much because you don't have to do the work but you still do and it's very helpful. Parroting what Brenda said, I love you channel! Keep being you...💗
I learned that if you start from your root(once your hair is brushed out) and twist your wrist slightly, like you would curling hair w a straightener, and brushing to the ends has helped me most.
I have 2b/c with some 3a curls and the Denman brush has been the hardest technique to learn. Lately I take a section and brush down vertically rather than horizontal. I twist the brush while brushing the section and it twists into a ringlet that stays that way when dry. When I brush out perpendicular from my head my hair looks straight and dries barely wavy. I keep trying though:) Your results looked good.
i have the same type of hair as you and it worked wonders for my clumps!! it really helps train your hair to form bigger clumps when it comes out stringy a lot (like you said same with me). i was dying at the beginning screaming use bigger sections until you figured it out too haha
I love the denman brush!! I originally was using it vertically (like you did), but realized that for some reason horizontally gives me better results (brush in horizontal sections, from under and giving the little twist at the end and my hair clumps waaay better like that)
Instead of holding the brush upright like she does in the video - hold it parallel to the ground, placed underneath the section of the hair you are working on.
Hey hey! I have a tip! I have 2a-2c hair and I've figured out that if you brush bigger sections of your hair with the Denman brush, and then don't fully scrunch it but kinda hold it in your hand and bounce it around in your hand it won't look nearly as wonky!!! I also put curl cream (rake it through my hair) and gel, and I put a good palm sized amount in the section that I'm brushing, brush it, and kinda plop it in my hand and bounce it around before I scrunch it and then add MORE gel. I hope this makes sense! (I don't mean plop with a towel I mean kinda hold it in my hand)
Okayyy I will! I’ve been debating it a few days, but I have to now! I got a similar style brush with a grip handle that I tried during the twist around the Handle method with, but I couldn’t do it properly without ripping my hair. It was just the one I had found at the store. To Amazon!!
I don’t do any of the fancy tricks with my denman brush but it’s the only brush that doesn’t feel like it’s pulling my hair at all and doesn’t flatten the curl at all. 😊 (I’ve got 3A hair).
I just ordered my first Denman brush. I just found out I have 2a hair, and was always frustrated my my frizzy mess, so flat ironed it. Now I want to try to see if I can get real curls. Do you brush your hair throughout the day, or ?? Also, how do you refresh it? Thanks!! Your hair is beautiful, btw.
Im soooooo interested! I had a denman brush at one point and it made my curls way too curly and thin. It just didn’t look like me 👀 and I didn’t like it all. Gotta try it this way !
I’m like you I hate the time it takes to section it all over, so I just brush thru it quickly and randomly with the denman, get all the pieces as best as I can, then scrunch it, and get the same results as when sectioning it totally ☮️
A tangle teezer or wet brush will do the same thing. You just need to have the tension with the twist of the brush at the end of your hair, then shake, scrunch.... same results, just fyi.
Love your Styx shirt! I have better results with my Denman since I took out 3 rows of bristles and started twisting my hair with it; actually twirling my hair in it and sliding my hair down to the handle, if you know what I mean.
okay wait perfect i've had this brush for a while (back when i started my "curly" journey) and never really touched it. i'm about to shower and give it another go!!
Love your videos!!! I'm just starting on my curly hair journey so your content has been my stepping stone into it lol. I definitely dont have "curls," but waves which makes me super glad I found you!! 😀 You've mentioned before that your hair does tend to get greasy (as does mine), I would love to hear what you do to combat that between washes!!
@@Soni-ld4pt I have the 7 row, but I turned it into 4 rows. I have noticed that if my hair is super wet, like dripping wet and in big clumps, it works very well!
I have a video im posting now if u guys are i trested in seeing how the foam works I don't mean to come on here and ask but if u wanna watch the video it will be uploaded in an hour just so u can see how it works Melinda and Hayden
I thought in another video you said you did t use leave in conditioner in your hair? I'm trying to take notes on things you do and products now I'm confused
How exactly are you refreshing for it to look so much better than the original wash day? (It looks nice on wash day as well, but looks fabulous after the refresh)
You need to twist your wrist and comb it through at an angle the whole way down your hair shaft. I prefer the technique of rolling the hair around the brush for wavy hair.
I appreciate the detail of this review 🙏 Your hair is gorgeous and I think the brush is giving what it's supposed to give. Like when every member on a dance team finally gets synchronized, every wave is doing its part lol
I love this! Thanks for showing us your first time, and then following up with it a couple days later. I, too, have 2a wavy hair (not super curly) but I'd love more curl definition. So, yay for a cool brush technique. Just ordered the Denman. :)
I’ve found that it’s more about technique rather than that exact brush. That brush didn’t provide enough tension for me. I get better results with a combo bristle brush. But your hair is looking good
Do you use the curl enhancing smoothie + gel every day to maintain curls? I'm confused what i'm supposed to do here. Or do you use the smoothie + gel and then later do a refresh?
There’s no specific routine that you need to follow. What I can suggest is look and listen on what your hair need. Refresh simply means you’re not shampooing and conditioning your hair. Instead just dampen your hair with hair spary then restyle again. You can use cream,gel,mousse,mist. Basically like the usual styling products you’re using after your wash day. Sometimes less product cause there is still some product left from your wash day. Some products can be reactived when wet so just scrunch your curls. Hope this helps.
I was wondering the same thing so I paused to try and count the rows and I /think/ it's the 9 row one "D4 BLACK ORIGINAL STYLER 9 ROW" on the denman brush website.
I got one when I had a pixie because it’s awesome for a quick blowout. I’ll have to try this! I’m a 2b/3a I think. Curious! It wasn’t this pricey when I bought it 5 years ago lol
This is the first time that Im realizing that I have to actually take care of my wavy hair I just wash it use conditioner if I have it if not then I go without it and then brush it leave it to dry 😂😂😂
I bought a demnan brush recently as well. I love it. I just brush my hair without technique and is makes a whoooole difference. But I guess it is depending on your hair type as well.
