Why is my hair undefined out of the shower?

Hi! I'm a teenager, and I'm so done with my hair!!! As soon as I'm in the shower my curls are popping and so defined but as soon as I dry it off the curls go away into an Afro. I use moisturizing Cantu products. I've tried the L-O-C method. I've tried gel to define my curls. I've even tried a leave in that "smoothes the cuticle" of my hair and that doesn't work. It's just dry and undefined...