Your hair sounds exactly like mine - in texture, in the way it behaves, in the curls just quitting on you halfway through the day.
Today was my first day with
KCCC mixed with ArcAngell, and I got great results. My conditioner/leave in was OneC, which isn't as heavy as AOHR. I tend to only use AOHR if I'm VERY dry, as it really weighs down my curl, so be careful how much of that you're using with
KCCC.
Same here, except for no additional gel. I have glossy, well formed curls with
KCCC. Sometimes it's just a matter of how you put it in, which I hear can be trial and error.
Yeah, like I mentioned, I've had my issues with AOHR being too heavy, and I have really dry hair. OneC conditioned my hair enough, and seems to be working well today with the
KCCC/ArcAngell combo. I don't know if it'll keep working for me (
products have a tendency to quit on me after a few days to a week), or how
KCCC will work if I do the occassional switch to AOWC once in a while. I guess we'll see!
I wonder if the plasticy feel you're experiencing is from how you're using it. Are you working it all through your hair? Maybe using too much? From what I've been told - and I'm very new to
KCCC also - there's a bit of a learning curve for how to use it. That may be why it feels weird to you, so keep experimenting, because it seems like really great stuff! Good luck!