greencup13

Being a thick curly I find it hard to wear my hair any way but just all down. Sometimes I get bored with my hair and want to do cute things with it but its really hard sometimes with curly hair. I try to pull back the sides but it will add a big poof. The only thing I really get away with is using

http://cdn102.iofferphoto.com/img3/i...ries-40802.jpg

and pulling up the front sides into the top of my head. (I guess a semi half pony tail)

Please feel free to post pictures of styles or descriptions. Im sure a lot of us can use suggestions!

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3A 3B mix
Very thick hair
Highlighted
Normal porosity
medium coarse texture
Co-wash- Yes to Cucumbers, Sauve Lavender Lilac, CJ curl assurance shampoo
Condition rinse out or LI-Yes to cucumbers, Yes to blueberries, GVPCB, CJ curl assurance conditioner
Deep condition- CJ curl rehab
Style- Sauve Everlasting Sun, KCKT, GVPCB
Misc- CJ Smoothing lotion, KCKT, DB Pumpkin seed, Repair me

Libra_Moon

Buns, braids, twists, ponytails ...YouTube is a friend!!

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Corrina777

I normally stick to boring- either it's down or it's in a ponytail. I recently started playing with pulling one side back with a clip (usually with a flower attached). The flower takes attention away from any extra poof.

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3a/f/iii Before the chop- Donated to Locks of Love, January 2013
Modified CG since 11/5/11
CO-WASH: VO5 Vanilla Mint Tea Clarifying, DevaCare No-Poo
CLARIFY: CHS Treatment Shampoo (used prior to PT/DT)
RO: DevaCare One Condition, Regis Olive Oil
LI: Cure Care, As I Am Leave-In
STYLE: Re:Coil, Curl Keeper, Biotera Gel, Deva Ultra Defining Gel, GVP Liquid Sculpting Gel, Curls Rock Amplifier and Strong Hold Mousse
PT/DT: IAGirl's PT, One n' Only Argan Hydrating Mask

Mec1976

Those styles are awesome. How did you do #4 (small twists)? It looks amazing!!

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Finally have a routine that works

Low Poo - Coloresse Smooth Shampoo
Co-Wash - GF Pure Clean Conditioner
RO - Cure Care, GF Triple Nutrition, GVPCB
LI - KCNT
Stylers - KCCC, GF Pure Clean Gel, Homemade FSG, BRHG

Wash at night, add products, plop in a t-shirt overnight, then diffuse in the morning!! It is great finally getting to sleep in

greencup13

WOW. Looks awesome! I HATE wearing my hair up though. Anyone have down styles?

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3A 3B mix
Very thick hair
Highlighted
Normal porosity
medium coarse texture
Co-wash- Yes to Cucumbers, Sauve Lavender Lilac, CJ curl assurance shampoo
Condition rinse out or LI-Yes to cucumbers, Yes to blueberries, GVPCB, CJ curl assurance conditioner
Deep condition- CJ curl rehab
Style- Sauve Everlasting Sun, KCKT, GVPCB
Misc- CJ Smoothing lotion, KCKT, DB Pumpkin seed, Repair me

CurlyIndianGirl

Libra_Moon Wonderful updos

I usually like to try some half up and half down, that takes some pieces falling on my face. also I like to play around with the parting when hair is wet. I mostly use those jaw clips small ones

waterlilly716 has some youtube videos on that. You can check them out

Libra_Moon

Let me know if this link works...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeMw...e_gdata_player

And thank you all. I'd do have more pics, watch for them..

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alwaysaangel

I really like the book Strictly Curls. Some of the styles are a little too complicated and I haven't tried yet but it gives you some great ideas and a lot of them are very straight forward or good for second day hair.

My favorite is half up half down with three sections- with a little bit of decoration it can look really fancy.

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greencup13

awesome! Thank you! Your hair is so beautiful! I cant wait until mine is that long!

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3A 3B mix
Very thick hair
Highlighted
Normal porosity
medium coarse texture
Co-wash- Yes to Cucumbers, Sauve Lavender Lilac, CJ curl assurance shampoo
Condition rinse out or LI-Yes to cucumbers, Yes to blueberries, GVPCB, CJ curl assurance conditioner
Deep condition- CJ curl rehab
Style- Sauve Everlasting Sun, KCKT, GVPCB
Misc- CJ Smoothing lotion, KCKT, DB Pumpkin seed, Repair me

alwaysaangel

Thanks! Yeah it took years to grow out - it really wasn't until I started getting DevaCuts that I could grow it out at all. All the other stylists cut my hair too short for the layers.

Most of those pics are from my best friends wedding. It was actually really funny. The hair stylist did the bride and other bridesmaids hair but I made it clear no one was touching mine. When she was about done with theirs I pulled out my clips and pulled it back into three sections and added the flowers. 10 min later the hair stylist looks at me and goes "that isn't fair! It looks like that took 2 hours and $200" <3 curly hair!

raindear

Libra_Moon, gotta say, your ponytails certainly aren't boring. Great set of styles.

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Type:2b/3ab?
Texture:Medium/fine
Porosity:Normal
Elasticity:Normal

Experimenting with too many products to name here. All this great info keeps my head spinning.

DarkCurly

I love the twisty bun. Must try that with my hair soon!

Other than that, well, I usually keep my hair down (I love the curls), but now that it's longer I'm going to start putting it up so it stops snagging on the awful chairs at my school (happens. every. single. day.) I like braids. I have a favorite, a dutch braid that starts over one ear and is braided along the nape of the neck so it ends up falling over the opposite shoulder. Or the same kind, a diagonal dutch braid, but I don't braid it all the way down and instead stop when all the hair has been gathered into a braid and ball the rest up into a little side bun.

If I'm short on time I use a "Magic comb" or "double comb" or whatever:
I use it to bun, ponytail, or just get my hair out of my face on second/third-day hair:

Right now I'm sporting a half-up/half-down lace crown braid which is the reason I'm not posting more pics -- it's the first time I actually manage to do it (it's not perfect but I love it) and I don't want to pull it apart and have to start all over again. It took a lot less time than I expected it to -- ten, fifteen minutes tops -- and I think I'll be wearing it way more often (next attempt: a full crown braid). Tip: style when damp. It makes everything so much easier. Also, detangle well. It wrecks the curls but at least I can actually do something with it).

EDIT: LibraMoon, is that a flexi-8 in your hair? ^^ I've been debating whether to buy one.