PS. Why the heck, Courtney, do you wash your hair upside down?!? Well friend I will tell you... Because it gives me some semblance of volume without having to root clip (which I am terrible at)! 😆🙈🤗
Wow, I'm so glad I found your channel. I'm on my second week of my curly hair journey and clumping can vary day to day. I have tried so many different things I have seen on RUclips, however this was the best tip yet very helpful and gave beautiful results.
I genuinely appreciate the amount of info you give, but as someone new to the CGM I also can't help but feel like CGM tutorials are like Spongebob showing how to blow a perfect bubble ("first you go like this...double take 3 times. then pelvic thrust! stop on your right foot don't forget it! now it's time to bring it around town...") 😂😭 The things we do for our hair haha
Oh my gosh I thought my curl clumps where sad and stringy because I have super fine hair but it sounds like I just have NOT been using nearly enough water with my product!! Thank you!!!
“Wet frizz” omg you described my hair exactly. I was always thinking why tf is my hair frizzy, it’s freaking wet. I guess I wasn’t putting in enough leave in and water. 🤦🏼♀️
I have been struggling with CGM recently, I just hit my year mark, and I felt pretty much as clueless as I did on day one. I feel like I've been spending too much time buying and trying new products thinking that it'll fix everything, but I think I need to spend more time trying my current products in different ways. I don't know what about this video was the puzzle piece that I was missing, but I feel like I just had the best wash day in a long time. My waves feel very defined but still soft, and nowhere near my normal amount of frizz. I honestly watched probably four of your videos today "prepping" for my wash day, and who knew that you would upload one today that would be exactly what I needed. Thank you for all that you do!!
I just hit my 2nd month on CGM and I prepped using her vids as well! I still have a long journey ahead, but she has brought me 10 steps forward in the right direction!
I cannot actually believe it worked on my hair! I don't have your products but made do with what I have. I've been sporting a loose wavy frizzy mess for so long now and nothing was working. Just tried this and I have ringlets!! How you ended up discovering all of this is beyond me but I'm so grateful!
I've learned MORE from you than from any other channel. You explain things in great detail with a friend-like attitude. Thank you, Courtney. You've helped me a lot.
I love how much information you give us in your videos! Please don’t change that! I refer sooo many curly hair guys and gals to you because of this! Thank you!!
Wait, what? Of course you have to squish it out, especially if you have product in your hair, or else your hair will have zero volume and take like 3 hours to dry! Did I misunderstand anything?!
I am definitely going to try this because for some reason my curls seem to be getting worse instead of better lately and I’m not sure what I’m doing wrong. 🤷🏼♀️
Not an expert, but I found that as I went through the curly girl method my hair changed. It started getting drier. I wasn't washing everyday, so my scalp started producing less oil. You might need to switch up your products. That helped me.
Brandi Magill do you do a deep condition treatment? I did not in the beginning of my CGM, but after months, my hair became very dry. So I took protein out and added a no protein deep condish 2 or 3 times a week now I’m adding a little protein back in. Seems to be working for me.
Karen Boyett I do about every other week. I think possibly my issue was I had been using DevaCurl and my hair is trying to get used to other products. Today I used Olaplex 3 and my Mop Top shampoo and conditioner and Blueberry Bliss leave in along with my Bioterra gel and I had a good curl day 😍
Idk what video you said this in but when you talked ab how your hair looks different everyday and that’s okay THAT CHANGED MY LIFE like I put so much pressure on myself to replicate wash day results and I would drive myself crazy but my hair is just so thick so it gets looser everyday and it’s okay! Thank you so much for your channel it’s helped me sooooo much🥰🥰
Tried this method last night, and it worked wonders! My hair has never looked this hydrated, and my curls have never been this defined! I can't believe how much lifting the hair off the back of my head, and brushing it away from face helped. Thank you so much for sharing this with us fellow curly girls!
This is it! This is what I needed! I just tried it and the difference it made 😮! Thank you for sharing your knowledge as I've found that your videos are the ones that work best for me😊
I Started this Journey and Could just not figure out what to do with my hair. Thankyou so much for sharing all your tips and routine. I finally understand my hair! ❤️❤️
This video was a GAME CHANGER for me! The tips about using the leave in to LIFT the hair off the back of the head and using a wet brush to establish a “parts.” 🤯 Thank you so much, Courtney! Your videos are so helpful.
I did my hair just like this, this morning. My hair is a lot shorter then yours, but I wanted to try. I have problems with some way to thick curls clumps, som that won't be friends, and some flatness in the back. This worked so well! All my clumps are about the same thickness, I have good volume and I even have lift and curls in the back 😁👏 thank you ❤️
Very first comment ever. I just have to thank you Courtney! I have tried this several times and I works! I dont get flat “crown” anymore and my hair looks perfect the morning after washday, that never happened before! OMG! You just changed my life! THANK YOU! Please keep sharing with us❤️🇸🇪
This video helped me so much!! I've been CGM for 8 months and have NEVER been able to get the back of my head to curl well. This video gave me exactly what I was missing as well as reiterating some basics I had forgotten. It took forever but resulted in my best hair day to date. And I actually have curls on the back of my head!!! Thank you so much for taking the time to help us wavies.
18 mths into the CGM and this vid has improved my results far beyond anything else I have tried, I could hug you (but for social distancing and I'm in Australia), can't thank you enough!
I JUST REALIZED - The reason that adding more water when using low-poo shampoo creates more suds is that the shampoo has been rubbed into the scalp a bit (which mixes it with the sebum - natural oils - and dirt), which means the scalp is already cleaner... which means that it's almost as if you're doing a second washing! Once the scalp is cleaner any shampoo will create more suds when water is added! The Blowout Professor (who doesn't focus on curls, but more on creating healthy hair) actually stresses that the first wash, even using a high-poo shampoo, will create less suds because the scalp (and hair) are dirty! I guess the info from both him and Courtney are finally sinking into my thick head (wish my hair was as thick as my head)! lol
Wow your hair has gotten so long. You have been the biggest influence in my journey (which has been only two weeks lol). But I had the best hair day of my life today following your methods. ❤️
Even after three years this video was so helpful! I watched your most recent video on the SCC method and it worked wonders on my hair but I didn’t get nice clumps! Decided to watch this as it popped onto my feed and yes it was perfect! I didn’t use enough water!! Love it thank you!!!!♥️
I tried this today with my hair right side up with the flipping and extra water. It worked very well! My waves clumped nicely and turned out very nice. I was pleased with the results. My hair is barely wavy and I still question if I'm truly wavy as my hair straightens quite easily, but it's the few ringlets on the under parts of my hair that give me some hope. Thank you for your tips and advice!
Yeayy! I'm so glad this worked! You know, I think some curl patterns can be harder to manage depending on the hair texture. And I think fine haired waives have it pretty tough because our hair doesn't really hold its shape well. You might try using slightly more hard hold gel in your hair and see if that helps. Or you might let your hair sit in the cast longer.
This video plus the one of diffusing, will be my routine now. Like wow, the volume, the definition, ringlets I didn’t know I had!!! Just pure knowledge here
I think I would really appreciate a video like this for beginners. A wash day/week for the beginning curly girl. I’ve watched this video a ton because I’m trying to learn how to do it all!! Your videos are INCREDIBLY helpful. Thank you so much!!!
I don't think I've been using enough water. I learn something with each video. Thank you from the bottom of my wavy curly heart for making & sharing these video tips! ❤
I'm not kidding when I say I probably use at least six times the amount of leave-in you use ... so I have zero idea how anyone could be complaining about the amount of product you use .... but thank you thank you for all of these routine videos. I've been trying to rely way too much on products but I think I need to really perfect my technique before I go ahead and buy another "miracle" product!
COURTNEY!!! Courtney, I did it!!! I finally styled my hair and kept the back and sides from sticking to each other! My clumps didn’t break once I lifted my head up! I’ve been trying to get this down for over a year and I finally got it! Thank you!!!
This has been amazing for my hair. More water is what my hair loves during styling. I used to always style my hair closer to the dryer state, and now with lots of water.. it has been so much less frizz, and I have larger curl clumps. Thank you! So glad I found your videos.
I've been watching your videos at 1.5x because I want to get as much info as quickly as I can and I still hear everything. That's a much better option than speeding through by skipping 10 seconds. I love the length of your videos because they're so informative, so I'd rather watch a longer video at 1.5x than watch several smaller videos.
okay my hair suddenly started getting a tangled mess a month ago and i wasnt able to fix it, this video has SAVED my hair. I used your tips yesterday and ive had one of my best wash day ever, thank you!!!
I started the CGM about a month ago. I have tried many different methods and watched may different videos. I have even ended up rinsing everything out and starting over because my hair looked so awful. I have tired adding more and more products and twisting and scrunching constantly. And Courtney your method with minimal adjustment such as slightly less combing. It is my first day trying it and I have to say Wow what I difference! This method really helps me to see my hair's full potential at this point. I can't wait to see what my hair will look and how my clumping method will improve in the next few months.
I'm definitely going to try this next wash day! I'm struggling with half of my hair getting beautiful clumps and curls and the other half is straight or barely waving! It looks like I have 2 seperate heads of hair! Any suggestions would be great!
same, my left side looks like a 2B with nice clumps and the right comes out almost straight and really stringy,, has anything helped since ur initial comment?
@@devinmichelle7503 i used to get that on my left side and my theory is: every time I let my hair down, I would gather all my hair in front of my right shoulder, which means that the left side of my hair would be draped over my neck while the right side hair would be on top. So the left side hair got used to being relatively straight by always being wrapped over my neck (and that becomes hair memory). I've stopped doing that and my left side has improved pretty quickly
I tried a weird.. half up half down method with a little sectioning. and it really helped the usually "uglier" parts of my hair also get some nice definition!
I have been trying to figure out how to stop my curls from sticking to the back of my head and failing. This totally works! I still have some practicing to do but my first try went so much better than before I saw this video. Thank you!
This vdo is very clear explanation for the squish to condish! I just really squish out too mush water on process and that ruin my clumps. Thank you for all the details you put in there. Can you also show us sometime when you have no product or just some leave in, how does your hair look like ?
Oh my gosh, this was so helpful! Since I started the CGM I've had a huge problem with my hair sticking to the back of my head. I thought it was a plopping issue! I have been doing exactly what you described from your early days of not moving my hair at all in fear of breaking my clumps. Today, I broke them up just a bit with shaking and flipping, but it was probably my best wash day yet! Thank you!
Courtney: I’m fairly new to truly going naturally curly and trying to use the CMG method (like since November). I watched your latest video on how to get your curls to clump. My hair likes to clump in very small curls. Well, I bought the conditioner and styling products and tried your method of swinging your hair from side to side. OMG!! My curls really did clump in much bigger clumps!!! Thank you so much for the tips. And the products are great. I am allergic to a lot of hair product’s scents, but these products smell fruity/citrusy and don’t bother me. Thx again!!
This video was super helpful and I can’t wait to try it because I have that issue with styling upside down and getting frizzy when I flip. My question is this though- when I started watching CGM videos and my friend has helped me I didn’t know what product recommendations to take and throw out. The only product I bought and stuck to so far is the Curls leave in that I will never ever give up. I think I’d really love another week in your wash routine to see how you rotate products because I keep buying new products and not knowing if i should use them every wash day or not
I am loving your method. It works for me. I am so relieved. I thought I would never get it right. I actually got shiny, bouncy hair today after a co-wash today. Whaaaat? Thank you thank you.
I’ve been following you for a few months now and this video has been so helpful. I’ve probably watched it 5 times now just so I can catch every little detail I’d missed during your regular washday videos. Thank you so much for taking the time to really break this down.
Your videos are incredibly helpful, Courtney. I've never had curl clumps until recently, but so far it's only a couple. I'm also still in the transition stage. Before the CGM, I clarified with sulfates daily and used a deep conditioner or hair mask, due to my hair being so tangled. Couldn't use a regular shampoo and conditioner. This was the only thing that helped. Also blew dry my hair and flat ironed on the highest heat possible (with a heat protectant) for many years. All my products contained silicones. I no longer use sulfates or silicones, I alternate between sulfate free shampoos and cowashes. I lost more hair prior to embracing my waves/curls, now it may be a strand or two. One thing I've noticed and it sounds crazy, now that I don't use heat at all, my gray has disappeared significantly! I read that heat can actually CAUSE gray hair! 🤤
I began doing curly girl to SAVE time doing my hair in my busy mornings. My hair HOLDS the moisture in so it takes hours to dry. I like watching your videos, but they appear to make me feel like it is for those who love taking a lot of time with their hair. You are dressed while doing your hair. I find that it’s easier to wash & condish in the shower, wet plop and get dressed and do make up and THEN take care of my hair after all of that and spraying my hair with water before applying products then micro plopping etc.
I just started my hair journey a month ago and I did this technique on the first wash of this second month and WOW! It REALLY helped me in reducing frizz and get more curl clumps instead of having stringy hair! I definitely need to figure out the correct amount of product though for my hair as half my head is wavier than the other side LOL. But thank you so much for this video! It has made me so much more optimistic about the future of my hair!
Darn it, just finished my wash day routine and watch this video afterwards while air drying my hair. Totally wishing now that I watched it befóre and now I can't wait for the next wash day :-p Only 2 months into CGM, and got still a lot to experience and learn about my curls. Recently discovered your account and I have the feeling you're already helping a tón! Thank you so much for sharing and love the way you're telling about it all :-)
I just watched this video yesterday and this had helped me so much 🤗. Started CG 1 month ago and these tips helped my waves at the back so much. The first routine that gave me a real good results. Thank u very much 😃💪🏻
Thank you thank you thank you so much for this video! I was getting close to giving up with my transition but today I gave your routine a go. I am suddenly as if by magic having the best hair day since I began my curly girl journey 3 months ago! I can now see the light at the end of the tunnel and am 100% committed once again thanks to you. I’m 40 yrs old and have been frying my curls for 20 odd yrs not having a clue how to handle them/the frizz (I so wish the curly girl method was a thing way back then lol), I had serious doubts that I would ever be able to revive them. I feel so pretty and wanted to show you my appreciation.
So I just started the CGM and found your channel from some comments on a wavy girl Facebook group. Let me say, the information you provide is SO HELPFUL!! The CGM can be overwhelming and I am definitely a visual learner. Thank you for the videos!!
Thank you for all your info. You are fun to watch. I bought product and start today. I have wavy hair but knew nothing about how to improve them. I'm looking forward to seeing what happens. Wish me luck.
I learned how to do my hair by following the way you wash and put your products in and I get beautiful curls. The only difference is I air dry everytime because I don't currently have a diffuser. My hair dryer is at least 12 years old
I followed your method so much better this time. Its not that your first one wasn't good because it was. I have been struggling with stringy weighed down incobsistent washday curls. Today I took out my tsp and had much better curl clumps. I have gone curly since Oct 19 and I won't lie once my heads over the sink and I wet my hair my memory gets washed down the drain lol. Today lots of curls but with even less than a tsp I probably used too much Giovanni Super hold gel. But still working out things out. Top of head still flattens but in time I will get a better layering when allowed. Thank you somuch Courtney best results in these many months.
Thank you SO SO SO much for this video!! I’ve been doing the curly girl method for the last 4 months and all of the clumping and wet frizz issues that you mentioned in this video are things I’m up against right now! This gives me so much hope that I can get this right as I’ve had so many bad wash days lately and it’s been getting a bit discouraging. Your videos helped me get on this journey and I don’t know if I would have ever known the true potential of my natural curly hair without them. Thank you for doing what you do, Courtney! 🙏💜🙏
@@SwavyCurlyCourtney it worked SO WELL!! I got curl clumps and it was not a tangled mess! I was so excited 😆 thank you so much! I’m going to watch the upright styling one as well for the days I don’t feel like bending over haha
Thank you for your positivity it is really keeping me going. I'm new to the curly girl method and didn't even realise I had wavy hair till recently (I'm 30 lol) at first I thought I was just being crazy but your videos have helped me see that I'm not. Thank you ❤
Your videos have been so so helpful and have totally changed my hair! I am going to try this technique for the back of my head and try applying more gel next time!!
That's a lot of work! I find that I just rake and smooth the product through my hair and then plop for maybe half an hour and let it air dry and I get the most wonderful big waves/curls. The most helpful advice you gave in your other video about curl clumps was what I found the most helpful for me and that was that with this type of looser wave, it's important to use a CREAMY product. When I use creamy products my hair all sticks together and forms the most beautiful big soft curls. But if I use something like a spray or an oil my hair all separates into very very thin little locks that look like mouse tails and then when it dries the curls are all stringy. But your videos are so super helpful. I haven't seen any other videos that talk about curl clumps but if you have super tight curls then you've got a fixed tight curl pattern that your hair will always fall into no matter what you do, but loose waves without a very defined pattern need help to clump.
OMG, I tried this today and it really works! I thought all the conditioner would make my hair go straight but I have the best clumps I've had yet, since starting CGM in September. Thanks!
I have been following you or a while now. I manage to get pretty good clumps when wet, and when dry they last for about an hour....then they fall apart and I get frizz. My hair is pretty long. Any suggestions?
Game Changer!! Thank you for sharing these videos. I was having a bad hair day/ frustrating moment today, instead of buying new products I tried this and I’m in love!
This was sooo helpful! For the last 3 months, I have been struggling with EXTREME wet frizz. Then last wash day after watching this video I kept adding more water when STCing and just a bit more leave in. Et voila: big, soft, curly clumps. Still a bit of wet frizz but not so much anymore!! Thank you SO much for this detailed explanation, definitely a curlsaver 💞☄
Thank you Courtney! These videos are so helpful. I started about 3 weeks ago and I’ve watched nearly all of them 😳 I can already see huge positive changes and I owe it all to your help and recommendations. I’ve told everyone who’s asked about my hair to watch you. ❤️
this is great. I've been watching a lot of different RUclipsrs to figure out what method works for me. you have some great recommendations! I'm going to try some of your methods. thank you for the help.
So helpful! I totally didn’t get the “lift of the back of your head” technique. And somehow I missed that you use the brush with leave in conditioner. Thanks for the videos!
Thank you for this video and your Curl Clump Hacks 1.0. I appreciate the length and all the info and demos you do. You do a tremendous job giving detailed explanations, which are helpful and which I appreciate. Loving your channel!
Yay! I have been having crazy issues with my clumps lately 😭 your video is just in time! Been following you for the last month, doing cgm for the last 8 weeks, you have been a life saver during my hair transition! 💕
I never knew there was other people with the same troubles as me. I just thought my hair was destined to be a giant frizzy mane. I just kept brushing it as I thought I was not brushed enough. Thansk for this
Im really new to all this. Like maybe 30 days in? It's been rough! But I tried squish to condish even though I thought it was stupid and couldn't actually help. Well it did and I had my best hair day yet. I'm still tweaking and trying new things but thank you for all the info you share!
I just did your routine exactly like you did but just with other products and my hair looks amazing! It never looked as good as it looks now! Thank you so much!💟
I'll have to give it a shot. I'm having weird problems with getting my hair to lay well, and when I take it out of it's plop it's kind of a weird sort of tangly mess. I'm also used to doing a side part but it doesn't seem like I can do that and maintain curl clumps. 🙄
Thank you for this second video!! My problem is the big ratted mess on the back of my head when I flip. When I go to put my hair in the plop it has a ton of gel and is definitely stuck to the back of my head, as I'm afraid to basically move once I put the gel in. Definitely trying this next wash today!! 🤞🤞
Thank you sooooooo much for this method! This is exactly what I've been looking for for my waves. Scrunching and plopping were making a mess on the back of my head and this is SOLUTION. Sending love! ;*
omg im so excited i tried this i have hair like yours but slightly less wavy and very damaged, i have been doing the curly girl method and nothing was working but i tried this and my hair literally is transformed! the only thing is i used flaxseed gel and it didnt hold very long after but i saw your other video saying you would suggest putting a stronger hold gel over it, so i am gonna try that tonight. thank you for all your helpful tips!
I do something similar but I don’t flip my hair back right side up completely until I have plopped and allowed more of the water to dry. It helps my curl clumps and increases curl definition also I have found that using a tshirt to help get some of the water out after applying product does better than just using my hands. Also Courtney I love this video and part 1 is why I even started looking at curly girl videos in the first place.
I have been CGM for 8 months and I have yet to get good curl clumps. I think part of the reason is my hair hates a leave in. If I use a leave in, my hair is way too moisturized. I will try again with a different leave in and see what happens. Love your videos!
Again hair looks amazing, and a 10/10 for effort. I feel like i would need to watch this 10 times and right everything down if i wanted to remember all the steps!!!
I have tried so so so many techniques, and yours always work the best for me! Our hair's curl patterns, and our cuts, are very similar, perhaps that is why. Thank you so much for sharing all of your tricks with us! 😘
1st you are amazing. I love watching and listening your chitchat as you call your explanations. 2nd my hair is not tangling, it stopped when I stopped brushing it dry. 3rd I am not moving when applying product because I am afraid to lose the curl clumps. But I will try your method as I am struggling with root volume. So thank you for all you share and the way you do that is lovely! I am sending warm greetings from Europe to you!
I love all of your videos so much you give so much detail and information and you aren’t boring your videos are funny and entertaining while being educational 👏🏻🎉💛
I love your videos girl! I am binge watching all of them! Love your hair! Barely starting my method after years of high Lighting it. I was an original curly and now I have none. 😞. You give me hope and great techniques.
PS. Why the heck, Courtney, do you wash your hair upside down?!? Well friend I will tell you... Because it gives me some semblance of volume without having to root clip (which I am terrible at)! 😆🙈🤗
So you always do it under the faucet like this? Not in the shower?
Sara Wolf I’m not her but 95% of the time yes she does :)
It works REALLY well.
Wow, I'm so glad I found your channel. I'm on my second week of my curly hair journey and clumping can vary day to day. I have tried so many different things I have seen on RUclips, however this was the best tip yet very helpful and gave beautiful results.
@@rachellep2581 do you have Instagram? There's a lot of info available over there! 💜🦉
I genuinely appreciate the amount of info you give, but as someone new to the CGM I also can't help but feel like CGM tutorials are like Spongebob showing how to blow a perfect bubble ("first you go like this...double take 3 times. then pelvic thrust! stop on your right foot don't forget it! now it's time to bring it around town...") 😂😭
The things we do for our hair haha
I FEEL THIS.
I love this comment 😂 I relate so much
Accurate 🤣
Is there a curly girl approved spray gel?
shawnee pierce so I think Jessicurl makes one! Their gelibration spray.
Oh my gosh I thought my curl clumps where sad and stringy because I have super fine hair but it sounds like I just have NOT been using nearly enough water with my product!! Thank you!!!
“Wet frizz” omg you described my hair exactly. I was always thinking why tf is my hair frizzy, it’s freaking wet. I guess I wasn’t putting in enough leave in and water. 🤦🏼♀️
I have been struggling with CGM recently, I just hit my year mark, and I felt pretty much as clueless as I did on day one. I feel like I've been spending too much time buying and trying new products thinking that it'll fix everything, but I think I need to spend more time trying my current products in different ways. I don't know what about this video was the puzzle piece that I was missing, but I feel like I just had the best wash day in a long time. My waves feel very defined but still soft, and nowhere near my normal amount of frizz. I honestly watched probably four of your videos today "prepping" for my wash day, and who knew that you would upload one today that would be exactly what I needed. Thank you for all that you do!!
You are so sweet! I am so glad these videos are helping you so much!❤
I just hit my 2nd month on CGM and I prepped using her vids as well! I still have a long journey ahead, but she has brought me 10 steps forward in the right direction!
Yeah, technique is very important.
Totally can relate!!
Did anyone else realise mid way through that their head automatically was tilted to the side while watching her talk? 😅 great video :)
This video alone saved my whole routine and changed everything.
lol you are one of the few RUclipsrs I don't use the 10 second skip option on, you never add extra info and are very clear on what you say, thank you
I cannot actually believe it worked on my hair! I don't have your products but made do with what I have. I've been sporting a loose wavy frizzy mess for so long now and nothing was working. Just tried this and I have ringlets!! How you ended up discovering all of this is beyond me but I'm so grateful!
I've learned MORE from you than from any other channel. You explain things in great detail with a friend-like attitude. Thank you, Courtney. You've helped me a lot.
The mouthwash comparison was such a helpful tip. I've definitely been scrunching too hard!
Love the length of your videos! It’s like hanging out with a friend:)
Oh my goodness you are so sweet!
Agreed. And fewer edits than most. Much easier to watch.
I love how much information you give us in your videos! Please don’t change that! I refer sooo many curly hair guys and gals to you because of this! Thank you!!
Awwwweee, you are so sweet, thank you!❤
Ok. Water is key, don’t squish it out. Water is key, don’t squish it out.
Gonna go wash my hair, brb. Lol
Wait, what? Of course you have to squish it out, especially if you have product in your hair, or else your hair will have zero volume and take like 3 hours to dry! Did I misunderstand anything?!
I am definitely going to try this because for some reason my curls seem to be getting worse instead of better lately and I’m not sure what I’m doing wrong. 🤷🏼♀️
Not an expert, but I found that as I went through the curly girl method my hair changed. It started getting drier. I wasn't washing everyday, so my scalp started producing less oil. You might need to switch up your products. That helped me.
Marisa Lucian I will try a different product line. I’m using Mop Top now but maybe something else is needed for a while 🤷🏼♀️
Brandi Magill do you do a deep condition treatment? I did not in the beginning of my CGM, but after months, my hair became very dry. So I took protein out and added a no protein deep condish 2 or 3 times a week now I’m adding a little protein back in. Seems to be working for me.
Karen Boyett I do about every other week. I think possibly my issue was I had been using DevaCurl and my hair is trying to get used to other products. Today I used Olaplex 3 and my Mop Top shampoo and conditioner and Blueberry Bliss leave in along with my Bioterra gel and I had a good curl day 😍
Anyone else watch this while deep conditioning?
Idk what video you said this in but when you talked ab how your hair looks different everyday and that’s okay THAT CHANGED MY LIFE like I put so much pressure on myself to replicate wash day results and I would drive myself crazy but my hair is just so thick so it gets looser everyday and it’s okay! Thank you so much for your channel it’s helped me sooooo much🥰🥰
Tried this method last night, and it worked wonders! My hair has never looked this hydrated, and my curls have never been this defined! I can't believe how much lifting the hair off the back of my head, and brushing it away from face helped. Thank you so much for sharing this with us fellow curly girls!
You're so welcome, I'm glad it helped!
This made a huge difference for me! I have 2Bish hair that is usually flat the top. This gave me curls from the roots down. Thank you!!
My hair has completely changed. My curls are amazing. I have gotten soooo many compliments. Keep up the good work!!!
😃That's so exciting!
This is it! This is what I needed! I just tried it and the difference it made 😮! Thank you for sharing your knowledge as I've found that your videos are the ones that work best for me😊
I Started this Journey and Could just not figure out what to do with my hair. Thankyou so much for sharing all your tips and routine. I finally understand my hair! ❤️❤️
Love it!!! I am so glad this helps! It can be tough in the beginning!
This video was a GAME CHANGER for me! The tips about using the leave in to LIFT the hair off the back of the head and using a wet brush to establish a “parts.” 🤯 Thank you so much, Courtney! Your videos are so helpful.
I did my hair just like this, this morning. My hair is a lot shorter then yours, but I wanted to try. I have problems with some way to thick curls clumps, som that won't be friends, and some flatness in the back. This worked so well! All my clumps are about the same thickness, I have good volume and I even have lift and curls in the back 😁👏 thank you ❤️
I'm so glad it worked for you! 😃
Very first comment ever. I just have to thank you Courtney! I have tried this several times and I works! I dont get flat “crown” anymore and my hair looks perfect the morning after washday, that never happened before! OMG! You just changed my life! THANK YOU! Please keep sharing with us❤️🇸🇪
This video helped me so much!! I've been CGM for 8 months and have NEVER been able to get the back of my head to curl well. This video gave me exactly what I was missing as well as reiterating some basics I had forgotten. It took forever but resulted in my best hair day to date. And I actually have curls on the back of my head!!! Thank you so much for taking the time to help us wavies.
18 mths into the CGM and this vid has improved my results far beyond anything else I have tried, I could hug you (but for social distancing and I'm in Australia), can't thank you enough!
I JUST REALIZED - The reason that adding more water when using low-poo shampoo creates more suds is that the shampoo has been rubbed into the scalp a bit (which mixes it with the sebum - natural oils - and dirt), which means the scalp is already cleaner... which means that it's almost as if you're doing a second washing! Once the scalp is cleaner any shampoo will create more suds when water is added! The Blowout Professor (who doesn't focus on curls, but more on creating healthy hair) actually stresses that the first wash, even using a high-poo shampoo, will create less suds because the scalp (and hair) are dirty! I guess the info from both him and Courtney are finally sinking into my thick head (wish my hair was as thick as my head)! lol
Don’t ever make ur videos shorter! I have watched every video. Ur my hair twin. And I need a long video ❤️❤️❤️❤️
❤❤Awweee, that makes me so happy, I am so glad you like the videos! ❤❤
This is the video I have always dreamt of Courtney. I am such a visual learner and your desire to teach shows!
Wow your hair has gotten so long. You have been the biggest influence in my journey (which has been only two weeks lol). But I had the best hair day of my life today following your methods. ❤️
I'm so glad, that's so exciting!🤗
Even after three years this video was so helpful! I watched your most recent video on the SCC method and it worked wonders on my hair but I didn’t get nice clumps! Decided to watch this as it popped onto my feed and yes it was perfect! I didn’t use enough water!! Love it thank you!!!!♥️
Oh yes! Water is key! Glad this is still helpful!
These videos have definitely helped me a lot. My hair looks better and better every day
I tried this today with my hair right side up with the flipping and extra water. It worked very well! My waves clumped nicely and turned out very nice. I was pleased with the results. My hair is barely wavy and I still question if I'm truly wavy as my hair straightens quite easily, but it's the few ringlets on the under parts of my hair that give me some hope. Thank you for your tips and advice!
Yeayy! I'm so glad this worked! You know, I think some curl patterns can be harder to manage depending on the hair texture. And I think fine haired waives have it pretty tough because our hair doesn't really hold its shape well. You might try using slightly more hard hold gel in your hair and see if that helps. Or you might let your hair sit in the cast longer.
@@SwavyCurlyCourtney Thank you! I will give that a try.
This video plus the one of diffusing, will be my routine now. Like wow, the volume, the definition, ringlets I didn’t know I had!!! Just pure knowledge here
I think I would really appreciate a video like this for beginners. A wash day/week for the beginning curly girl. I’ve watched this video a ton because I’m trying to learn how to do it all!! Your videos are INCREDIBLY helpful. Thank you so much!!!
I don't think I've been using enough water. I learn something with each video. Thank you from the bottom of my wavy curly heart for making & sharing these video tips! ❤
Awe thank you so much! This is so sweet and is my goal in creating these video's! I hope adding the water helps!
I'm not kidding when I say I probably use at least six times the amount of leave-in you use ... so I have zero idea how anyone could be complaining about the amount of product you use .... but thank you thank you for all of these routine videos. I've been trying to rely way too much on products but I think I need to really perfect my technique before I go ahead and buy another "miracle" product!
Lol! And yes! I love this, focusing on technique, seeing what your hair likes and focusing on its health!
COURTNEY!!! Courtney, I did it!!! I finally styled my hair and kept the back and sides from sticking to each other! My clumps didn’t break once I lifted my head up! I’ve been trying to get this down for over a year and I finally got it! Thank you!!!
This has been amazing for my hair. More water is what my hair loves during styling. I used to always style my hair closer to the dryer state, and now with lots of water.. it has been so much less frizz, and I have larger curl clumps. Thank you! So glad I found your videos.
Awesome!! Thank you for sharing with us! I am glad this works for you.
I've been watching your videos at 1.5x because I want to get as much info as quickly as I can and I still hear everything. That's a much better option than speeding through by skipping 10 seconds. I love the length of your videos because they're so informative, so I'd rather watch a longer video at 1.5x than watch several smaller videos.
okay my hair suddenly started getting a tangled mess a month ago and i wasnt able to fix it, this video has SAVED my hair. I used your tips yesterday and ive had one of my best wash day ever, thank you!!!
I started the CGM about a month ago. I have tried many different methods and watched may different videos. I have even ended up rinsing everything out and starting over because my hair looked so awful. I have tired adding more and more products and twisting and scrunching constantly. And Courtney your method with minimal adjustment such as slightly less combing. It is my first day trying it and I have to say Wow what I difference! This method really helps me to see my hair's full potential at this point. I can't wait to see what my hair will look and how my clumping method will improve in the next few months.
I'm definitely going to try this next wash day! I'm struggling with half of my hair getting beautiful clumps and curls and the other half is straight or barely waving! It looks like I have 2 seperate heads of hair! Any suggestions would be great!
Same here!
same, my left side looks like a 2B with nice clumps and the right comes out almost straight and really stringy,, has anything helped since ur initial comment?
@@devinmichelle7503 i used to get that on my left side and my theory is: every time I let my hair down, I would gather all my hair in front of my right shoulder, which means that the left side of my hair would be draped over my neck while the right side hair would be on top. So the left side hair got used to being relatively straight by always being wrapped over my neck (and that becomes hair memory). I've stopped doing that and my left side has improved pretty quickly
I tried a weird.. half up half down method with a little sectioning. and it really helped the usually "uglier" parts of my hair also get some nice definition!
I have been trying to figure out how to stop my curls from sticking to the back of my head and failing. This totally works! I still have some practicing to do but my first try went so much better than before I saw this video. Thank you!
Subconsciously watched the over the tub section of this video with my head tilted to one side. Realized when my neck started hurting. 😄
This vdo is very clear explanation for the squish to condish! I just really squish out too mush water on process and that ruin my clumps. Thank you for all the details you put in there. Can you also show us sometime when you have no product or just some leave in, how does your hair look like ?
Diffusing the way you do made my curls so luxurious shiny and beautiful! You changed my hair I’m so thankful for u!
Oh my gosh, this was so helpful! Since I started the CGM I've had a huge problem with my hair sticking to the back of my head. I thought it was a plopping issue! I have been doing exactly what you described from your early days of not moving my hair at all in fear of breaking my clumps. Today, I broke them up just a bit with shaking and flipping, but it was probably my best wash day yet! Thank you!
Courtney: I’m fairly new to truly going naturally curly and trying to use the CMG method (like since November). I watched your latest video on how to get your curls to clump. My hair likes to clump in very small curls. Well, I bought the conditioner and styling products and tried your method of swinging your hair from side to side. OMG!! My curls really did clump in much bigger clumps!!! Thank you so much for the tips. And the products are great. I am allergic to a lot of hair product’s scents, but these products smell fruity/citrusy and don’t bother me. Thx again!!
The head swinging changed my life!
Just stick with it, I'm go glad that that worked so well for you!
This video was super helpful and I can’t wait to try it because I have that issue with styling upside down and getting frizzy when I flip. My question is this though- when I started watching CGM videos and my friend has helped me I didn’t know what product recommendations to take and throw out. The only product I bought and stuck to so far is the Curls leave in that I will never ever give up. I think I’d really love another week in your wash routine to see how you rotate products because I keep buying new products and not knowing if i should use them every wash day or not
I am loving your method. It works for me. I am so relieved. I thought I would never get it right. I actually got shiny, bouncy hair today after a co-wash today. Whaaaat? Thank you thank you.
I’ve been following you for a few months now and this video has been so helpful. I’ve probably watched it 5 times now just so I can catch every little detail I’d missed during your regular washday videos. Thank you so much for taking the time to really break this down.
I am so glad it helped so much!
Your videos are incredibly helpful, Courtney. I've never had curl clumps until recently, but so far it's only a couple. I'm also still in the transition stage. Before the CGM, I clarified with sulfates daily and used a deep conditioner or hair mask, due to my hair being so tangled. Couldn't use a regular shampoo and conditioner. This was the only thing that helped. Also blew dry my hair and flat ironed on the highest heat possible (with a heat protectant) for many years. All my products contained silicones. I no longer use sulfates or silicones, I alternate between sulfate free shampoos and cowashes. I lost more hair prior to embracing my waves/curls, now it may be a strand or two. One thing I've noticed and it sounds crazy, now that I don't use heat at all, my gray has disappeared significantly! I read that heat can actually CAUSE gray hair! 🤤
I began doing curly girl to SAVE time doing my hair in my busy mornings. My hair HOLDS the moisture in so it takes hours to dry. I like watching your videos, but they appear to make me feel like it is for those who love taking a lot of time with their hair. You are dressed while doing your hair. I find that it’s easier to wash & condish in the shower, wet plop and get dressed and do make up and THEN take care of my hair after all of that and spraying my hair with water before applying products then micro plopping etc.
I just started my hair journey a month ago and I did this technique on the first wash of this second month and WOW! It REALLY helped me in reducing frizz and get more curl clumps instead of having stringy hair! I definitely need to figure out the correct amount of product though for my hair as half my head is wavier than the other side LOL. But thank you so much for this video! It has made me so much more optimistic about the future of my hair!
Darn it, just finished my wash day routine and watch this video afterwards while air drying my hair. Totally wishing now that I watched it befóre and now I can't wait for the next wash day :-p Only 2 months into CGM, and got still a lot to experience and learn about my curls. Recently discovered your account and I have the feeling you're already helping a tón! Thank you so much for sharing and love the way you're telling about it all :-)
I just watched this video yesterday and this had helped me so much 🤗. Started CG 1 month ago and these tips helped my waves at the back so much. The first routine that gave me a real good results. Thank u very much 😃💪🏻
Thank you thank you thank you so much for this video!
I was getting close to giving up with my transition but today I gave your routine a go. I am suddenly as if by magic having the best hair day since I began my curly girl journey 3 months ago! I can now see the light at the end of the tunnel and am 100% committed once again thanks to you.
I’m 40 yrs old and have been frying my curls for 20 odd yrs not having a clue how to handle them/the frizz (I so wish the curly girl method was a thing way back then lol), I had serious doubts that I would ever be able to revive them.
I feel so pretty and wanted to show you my appreciation.
So I just started the CGM and found your channel from some comments on a wavy girl Facebook group. Let me say, the information you provide is SO HELPFUL!! The CGM can be overwhelming and I am definitely a visual learner. Thank you for the videos!!
Thank you for all your info. You are fun to watch. I bought product and start today. I have wavy hair but knew nothing about how to improve them. I'm looking forward to seeing what happens. Wish me luck.
shampooing on soaking wet hair was a game changer for creating clumps for me !!
That's exciting 🤗!
Okay I tried all these tips today and OMG it was a game changer! Best hair day so far!
Yay!!!
I learned how to do my hair by following the way you wash and put your products in and I get beautiful curls. The only difference is I air dry everytime because I don't currently have a diffuser. My hair dryer is at least 12 years old
I followed your method so much better this time. Its not that your first one wasn't good because it was. I have been struggling with stringy weighed down incobsistent washday curls. Today I took out my tsp and had much better curl clumps. I have gone curly since Oct 19 and I won't lie once my heads over the sink and I wet my hair my memory gets washed down the drain lol. Today lots of curls but with even less than a tsp I probably used too much Giovanni Super hold gel. But still working out things out. Top of head still flattens but in time I will get a better layering when allowed. Thank you somuch Courtney best results in these many months.
Thank you SO SO SO much for this video!! I’ve been doing the curly girl method for the last 4 months and all of the clumping and wet frizz issues that you mentioned in this video are things I’m up against right now! This gives me so much hope that I can get this right as I’ve had so many bad wash days lately and it’s been getting a bit discouraging. Your videos helped me get on this journey and I don’t know if I would have ever known the true potential of my natural curly hair without them. Thank you for doing what you do, Courtney! 🙏💜🙏
I can’t wait to try this! I just washed my hair today and was so frustrated at the tangled in my hair. I’m excited to see how your technique works!
Let me know how it works for you! I have an updated version I just release a couple of weeks ago and one for styling upright if needed.
@@SwavyCurlyCourtney it worked SO WELL!! I got curl clumps and it was not a tangled mess! I was so excited 😆 thank you so much! I’m going to watch the upright styling one as well for the days I don’t feel like bending over haha
Thank you for your positivity it is really keeping me going. I'm new to the curly girl method and didn't even realise I had wavy hair till recently (I'm 30 lol) at first I thought I was just being crazy but your videos have helped me see that I'm not. Thank you ❤
Your videos have been so so helpful and have totally changed my hair! I am going to try this technique for the back of my head and try applying more gel next time!!
Thank you so so much! I really appreciate this!
That's a lot of work! I find that I just rake and smooth the product through my hair and then plop for maybe half an hour and let it air dry and I get the most wonderful big waves/curls. The most helpful advice you gave in your other video about curl clumps was what I found the most helpful for me and that was that with this type of looser wave, it's important to use a CREAMY product. When I use creamy products my hair all sticks together and forms the most beautiful big soft curls. But if I use something like a spray or an oil my hair all separates into very very thin little locks that look like mouse tails and then when it dries the curls are all stringy. But your videos are so super helpful. I haven't seen any other videos that talk about curl clumps but if you have super tight curls then you've got a fixed tight curl pattern that your hair will always fall into no matter what you do, but loose waves without a very defined pattern need help to clump.
I'm so jealous of how wet your hair gets. No matter how much water I add it always just seems to be damp.
OMG, I tried this today and it really works! I thought all the conditioner would make my hair go straight but I have the best clumps I've had yet, since starting CGM in September. Thanks!
I have been following you or a while now. I manage to get pretty good clumps when wet, and when dry they last for about an hour....then they fall apart and I get frizz. My hair is pretty long. Any suggestions?
This video is a game changer. Thank you for breaking down the product application. This process really helped my hair clump and curl better. :)
Game Changer!! Thank you for sharing these videos. I was having a bad hair day/ frustrating moment today, instead of buying new products I tried this and I’m in love!
This was sooo helpful! For the last 3 months, I have been struggling with EXTREME wet frizz. Then last wash day after watching this video I kept adding more water when STCing and just a bit more leave in. Et voila: big, soft, curly clumps. Still a bit of wet frizz but not so much anymore!! Thank you SO much for this detailed explanation, definitely a curlsaver 💞☄
I'm so glad that it helped you so much!
Thank you Courtney! These videos are so helpful. I started about 3 weeks ago and I’ve watched nearly all of them 😳 I can already see huge positive changes and I owe it all to your help and recommendations. I’ve told everyone who’s asked about my hair to watch you. ❤️
this is great. I've been watching a lot of different RUclipsrs to figure out what method works for me. you have some great recommendations! I'm going to try some of your methods. thank you for the help.
THANK YOU for this video!! I’ve never gotten curl clumps in the back of my hair until now!!!
This is my favourite styling video of all time. SO helpful! Thanks Courtney!!!
So helpful! I totally didn’t get the “lift of the back of your head” technique. And somehow I missed that you use the brush with leave in conditioner. Thanks for the videos!
Yeay! I'm so glad if this was helpful!
Thank you for this video and your Curl Clump Hacks 1.0. I appreciate the length and all the info and demos you do. You do a tremendous job giving detailed explanations, which are helpful and which I appreciate. Loving your channel!
Yay! I have been having crazy issues with my clumps lately 😭 your video is just in time! Been following you for the last month, doing cgm for the last 8 weeks, you have been a life saver during my hair transition! 💕
I'm so glad, just stick with it!❤
Thank you!!! Best washday since my CHM journey🙏
I never knew there was other people with the same troubles as me. I just thought my hair was destined to be a giant frizzy mane. I just kept brushing it as I thought I was not brushed enough. Thansk for this
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Im really new to all this. Like maybe 30 days in? It's been rough! But I tried squish to condish even though I thought it was stupid and couldn't actually help. Well it did and I had my best hair day yet. I'm still tweaking and trying new things but thank you for all the info you share!
I am so glad it is helping you so much. Just stick with it!
I just did your routine exactly like you did but just with other products and my hair looks amazing! It never looked as good as it looks now! Thank you so much!💟
I'll have to give it a shot. I'm having weird problems with getting my hair to lay well, and when I take it out of it's plop it's kind of a weird sort of tangly mess. I'm also used to doing a side part but it doesn't seem like I can do that and maintain curl clumps. 🙄
Thank you for this second video!! My problem is the big ratted mess on the back of my head when I flip. When I go to put my hair in the plop it has a ton of gel and is definitely stuck to the back of my head, as I'm afraid to basically move once I put the gel in. Definitely trying this next wash today!! 🤞🤞
Thank you sooooooo much for this method! This is exactly what I've been looking for for my waves. Scrunching and plopping were making a mess on the back of my head and this is SOLUTION. Sending love! ;*
omg im so excited i tried this i have hair like yours but slightly less wavy and very damaged, i have been doing the curly girl method and nothing was working but i tried this and my hair literally is transformed! the only thing is i used flaxseed gel and it didnt hold very long after but i saw your other video saying you would suggest putting a stronger hold gel over it, so i am gonna try that tonight. thank you for all your helpful tips!
update, i tried it and it was awesome! :)
This is truly the most helpful curl clump video I have ever watched!!!!!
Thank you so much!😀
I do something similar but I don’t flip my hair back right side up completely until I have plopped and allowed more of the water to dry. It helps my curl clumps and increases curl definition also I have found that using a tshirt to help get some of the water out after applying product does better than just using my hands.
Also Courtney I love this video and part 1 is why I even started looking at curly girl videos in the first place.
I am so glad that you like them!
I have been CGM for 8 months and I have yet to get good curl clumps. I think part of the reason is my hair hates a leave in. If I use a leave in, my hair is way too moisturized. I will try again with a different leave in and see what happens. Love your videos!
Awwweee, Thank you!
Again hair looks amazing, and a 10/10 for effort. I feel like i would need to watch this 10 times and right everything down if i wanted to remember all the steps!!!
I am definitely copying this tomorrow for wash day!
I have tried so so so many techniques, and yours always work the best for me! Our hair's curl patterns, and our cuts, are very similar, perhaps that is why. Thank you so much for sharing all of your tricks with us! 😘
1st you are amazing. I love watching and listening your chitchat as you call your explanations.
2nd my hair is not tangling, it stopped when I stopped brushing it dry.
3rd I am not moving when applying product because I am afraid to lose the curl clumps. But I will try your method as I am struggling with root volume.
So thank you for all you share and the way you do that is lovely! I am sending warm greetings from Europe to you!
Oh my goodness you are so sweet! Thank you!
I love all of your videos so much you give so much detail and information and you aren’t boring your videos are funny and entertaining while being educational 👏🏻🎉💛
Wow! You are so sweet, thank you!
I love your videos girl! I am binge watching all of them! Love your hair! Barely starting my method after years of high Lighting it. I was an original curly and now I have none. 😞. You give me hope and great techniques.
I just did it!! I need practice. But am very excited to see better results with my 2c/3a hair.