The Most Amazing Guide On How To Start The Curly Girl Method By Elle Croft!

10 Easy & Quick Steps On How To Get Volumous Hair With Minimal Effort

If you're anything like me, then volume is probably something you've struggled with when starting your curly girl journey, or maybe it's something you still struggle with? There's a bunch of different products out there to help, but if you're on a budget or don't want to spend any more, look no further!

Just after washing your hair, scrunch as much of the water as you can out with your hands.

If your hair gets oily easily, don't apply mousse or gel directly near your roots. This will weigh them down.

When applying mousse/gel, flip your hair to one side, then apply. Then do the same to ther other side and lastly do it upside down.

After doing your final steps after your wash (for me that is after mousse) do NOT touch your hair too much, especially near the root. This flattens mine and they don't curl up well after!

By cheap alligator clips for your hair (the double prong ones). These only cost a few dollars and are really helpful when it comes to lifting up those gorgeous curls at the roots.

Don't over do it with the plopping. I find that this can flatten my roots.

Pineapple your hair overnight. This creates volume and there's tons of tutorials on YouTube on how to do it.

If you need your hair to look great next-day then I have the perfect trick that always works. Wash it the day before your event, and instead of scrunching out the mousse/gel, leave it in and pineapple your hair overnight. Then on the next day, scrunch it out an you'll be sure to have amazing curls that hold for days!

When scrunching out the crunch, do it with your hair flipped over to the side instead of upside down. I have no idea why this works, but my hair started having amazing results after I did this.

Apply a little bit of hair oil in scrunching motions to lift it up. This also helps control frizz very well. Make sure to not apple to roots.

I really hope that this has been helpful and that you guys can learn a few tips and tricks that have really helped me along my curly girl journey so far! Thank you so much for supporting this blog! ❤❤❤

THE SECRET To Getting IMMEDIATE Results With The Curly Girl Method

The Curly Girl Method is something that varies so much from person to person. Some people get results after a few weeks, and some don't get them until 6 months later. I'm going to tell you the only secret you need to know to get immediate success.

I've broken this into 2 simple parts.

1. Research Research Research!

The first step to success is doing A LOT of research. This can be anything from products to techniques to routines. This step works even better if you do it before you start your CG journey so you have a solid plan!

2. DO NOT Research!

Now before you click off because of the MASSIVE contradiction, just hear me out. Once you've done all your research and have done a few wash days, you want to stop researching and watching videos. This is not just for the fun of it, it's vital so you can develop your own techniques instead of copying someone else. Do you catch my drift? I learnt this only about a month or two after starting the CGM. I was wondering why I didn't get volume and beautiful curls, and it was because I was copying other peoples routines. Once I forgot about that and just experimented, doing what I thought my hair would work best with, I got AMAZING results, specifically in regard to the application of products.

I hope this really helps you as much as it did for me!

How I Finally Got Volume In My Hair & Fought Flat Roots ONCE And FOR ALL

So, if you haven't checked out my tips for volume, I recommend doing that, but if you're here to find out my one tip, stick with me. When I wrote that I was just starting to get curls on the top of my head, but it was only today evening I truly realized what was holding me, or my hair back. Plopping. Yep, you heard it right. Plopping. It's not that plopping is bad- It's extremely convenient and a great way for your hair to dry faster- But when your hair is bunched up like that, it also gets pressed down causing the roots to flatten, and there's pretty much no coming back once that's gone. The fact that I have coarse, oily and low porosity hair may all have an impact in this, but for me it just doesn't work. When I stopped this I got immediate results, but I never realized just why until now. Instead of plopping, just micro-plop, it's that easy!

So, if this is something you are struggling with, I suggest avoiding it and seeing how much of a difference it makes.

Hope you all are having an amazing day, and remember, you're all beautiful!!

How To Begin The Curly Girl Method With Only 2 Products & Under $20

The curly girl method. You’ve probably heard of it, but it seems too complicated. I have been following the CGM (Curly Girl Method) for about 4 or 5 weeks now, and I’m here to share all my insight and what I’ve learnt so far.

Most people talk about how it takes months to see any change, but for me I saw results almost immediately. If you want to establish a simple and effective method that will not only give you more and enhance your curls, but will make your hair much healthy, grow longer faster, and is unimaginably easy & cheap; keep reading.

I’ve broken this into 4 parts.

1. Research

You’re probably wondering why you need to do research for a hair method. Boring, right? But trust me, it’s important to know your stuff before you start, because that’s how you’re going to get it to work the best for your hair. I read up, found products and watched videos for weeks before starting the method, and every second of it was worth it.

First of all, find out exactly what the curly girl method is, and how it works. I saw people saying a lot about how it took them months before the CGM worked on their hair. That their hair was feeling oily and gross in the first few months. After trying it, I quickly realized that the reason it worked so well on me is because I knew, was aware, and knew how to avoid these things. It is also worth it know what the main thing you will/already struggle with with your hair, and avoid it. For me, that was oily hair. Which brings me to and will be explained further in my next point.

2. Products

Another very important thing is finding out what products work with your hair. The key here is not quantity and having as many products as you can. I own 2 products that I use for my hair and absolutely love it. What is important is reading reviews (take them with a pinch of salt) and checking ingredients and what type of product you’re getting. I saw many YouTube videos of people buying 30 and 50 dollar items, but that’s not necessary at all. I use a 10 dollar co wash from a local store, and a 4 dollar mousse, and I swear by both of them (Items linked at the bottom). They are quite literally the only two products I use on my hair.

So, before I said that I struggled with oily hair, and I knew that if I just left it like that, the CGM would most likely heighten the greasiness an product buildup. Before I started, it was at the point where I couldn’t tie my hair up past the middle of the back of my head because it would hurt like hell. I did research and found this thing called a scalp/shampoo brush. It was just over 5 dollars and has been working miracles for me ever since.

3. Routine

Lastly, it’s important to plan ahead and start having a rough idea of the routine you’re going to get into once you’ve started the CGM. My whole life I’d washed my hair around once a week, and that’s what I do now as well, however I also heard about this thing called refreshes. It’s basically when you rinse your hair out upside down in the shower and then apply mousse/gel. If you also have very oily hair, this helps a lot.

Even though planning this ahead is good, don’t feel confined to it. You can change it up anytime based on what you feel like your hair needs. As well as this, you can also establish a wash day routine. This helps a lot and gives you structure to make sure you don’t waste time and know what you’re doing on your wash days. 

Right now, my routine is...

Doing an apple cider rinse (every 3 washes)

Co-washing and using the scalp brush, this includes squish to condish (scrunching the conditioner into your hair so it travels up the follicle into your roots)

Tying my hair up and finishing my shower while I let the conditioner really clean and hydrate my hair

Wash it out and scrunch out the water with my hands

Micro plop. Then plop, apply mousse and plop/micro plop (these can be one in basically any order)

This may sound complicated but most of it is basically your regular hair wash with a little extra effort- it’s really simple actually.

Anyway, I hope this has inspired and helped some of you to start the CGM, and let you know that you can get amazing and immediate results in under 10 dollars. But remember, everyone’s hair is different and special in it’s own way ❤

Links-

Taft Mousse Curl Definition:

https://www.chemistwarehouse.com.au/buy/7995/taft-mousse-curl-definition-200g

Sukin Sensitive Micellar Conditioner:

https://www.priceline.com.au/sukin-sensitive-micellar-conditioner-500-ml

Scalp Brush:

https://www.amazon.com.au/Scalp-Massager-Shampoo-Massage-Silicone/dp/B084F6V666/ref=sr_1_4?dchild=1&keywords=scalp+brush&qid=1613112152&sr=8-4

“Every day is a new day and you’ve got to just go with the flow.”- Lorraine Massey, Curly Girl: The Handbook

Being a good person is a choice. Don’t let people fool you into believing that truly good people never have bad thoughts, are never tempted by the easier path, by the low road, never mess up or act out selfishly. Never believe a person can be good without making a conscious effort.

Every single time you do something good, you’ve made a decision to make the world a little brighter.

Goodness is not an inherent trait, it is a choice. Keep making it! I see you, I’m proud of you, and I’m rooting for you!

The Basic Rules Of The Curly Girl Method

This is a short and simple guide of the do's and don'ts of the CGM!

1. This is probably the most important one. Don't use any products with harmful chemicals like sulfats and silicones. To check if your product is CG friendly, use this website...

http://www.isitcg.com/

2. Only wet brush your hair. dry brushing will break your hair and get ri of your beautiful curls!

3. Use a cotton t-shirt instead of a towel on your hair.

4. Don't use any heat on your hair. This includes everything but hair diffusers on low heat, or a hairdryer on low heat when you're plopping. Another little hack is using a sift on your hair while hairdrying.

5. Wash your hair in luke warm to cold water. This will really help cut back on frizz!

These are the simple rules, but if you want more in depth tips on how to do it, check out my other post! Thanks for reading and I wish you well on your Curly Girl Jounrey! ❤

“I often have the fantasy that curly girls are mermaids who have had to adapt to life on dry land. We come from the sea. The ocean is in our blood. It sings through our heart and lungs, our skin and hair. Our curls require the nourishment only a watery environment can provide. Both ocean waves and curly hair are forces of nature that can't be tamed. We can only accept and admire their power and beauty.”- Lorraine Massey, Curly Girl

Things I Wish I'd Known Before Starting The Curly Girl Method

I'm going to list 5 things I wish I knew before I started the CGM!

To spend time on technique instead of tons of products. I wish that in the first few weeks I had focused on how I apply the products you already have and how that's affecting your results, as opposed to buying different ones.

That I didn't have to have perfect curls and refresh my hair everyday. Instead I should've play around with different hairstyles that showcase the sections of hair that I was happy with.

I didn't have to follow the same techniques and routines as people I saw online. It would have been better to get inspo, and go from there.

I wish I had gotten a cut just before or at the start of my CG journey! I got a trim at about week 5, and it really helped the back layers of my hair curl.

Have fun with it! It's not all about having AMAZING hair every day! Just live in the moment and love your hair how it is!

THE SECRET To Getting IMMEDIATE Results With The Curly Girl Method

The Curly Girl Method is something that varies so much from person to person. Some people get results after a few weeks, and some don't get them until 6 months later. I'm going to tell you the only secret you need to know to get immediate success.

I've broken this into 2 simple parts.

1. Research Research Research!

The first step to success is doing A LOT of research. This can be anything from products to techniques to routines. This step works even better if you do it before you start your CG journey so you have a solid plan!

2. DO NOT Research!

Now before you click off because of the MASSIVE contradiction, just hear me out. Once you've done all your research and have done a few wash days, you want to stop researching and watching videos. This is not just for the fun of it, it's vital so you can develop your own techniques instead of copying someone else. Do you catch my drift? I learnt this only about a month or two after starting the CGM. I was wondering why I didn't get volume and beautiful curls, and it was because I was copying other peoples routines. Once I forgot about that and just experimented, doing what I thought my hair would work best with, I got AMAZING results, specifically in regard to the application of products.

I hope this really helps you as much as it did for me!