123 GEL -- Affordable Wavy Curly Styling Routine (DRUGSTORE PRODUCTS)
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- Опубликовано: 14 окт 2024
- Let's talk about @HonestLiz 123 Gel Method for styling wavy curly hair. This method is awesome for max definition, hold, and hydration retention on day 2, 3, 4 etc.🧡
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Thank you for trying the method and mentioning me :) I appreciate you!
Thank you for sharing it!!!
I'd love an ingredient science video! Not only on isopropyl alcohol, but on many ingredients! I do think it'd be a fairly long video if you talk about the good and the bad ingredients and what they do, but I think it'd be super helpful 😊 I really would like to learn ingredients better by looking at the lists. Maybe a video on the bad and a separate on the good and how they affect the hair? Love your videos always 💖
I love this idea!! That would be so helpful
Great idea. For now curly chemistry has pretty good videos.
I’d love a video like that too
I love this technique for summer, it really reduces the amount of frizz that I get in humidity. Thanks for a great demonstration! This also works well for people like me who wash their hair in the evening and like to sleep in the crunch. I put it up in a satin bonnet and most of the crunch has been scrunched out by morning but I still have pretty waves and curls.
Thank you so much for doing a video using drugstore products. I don't have much money to spend, but that doesn't mean that I don't want to take better care of my hair. Please do more drugstore videos/affordable product videos. I'm having a hard time finding products myself from the drugstore that are effective yet silicone free, sulphate free and alcohol free. Also, it would be awesome if you could talk about hair and hard water. I think that's where I have to start with my healthier hair routine. We have hard water and it's wreaking havoc on my hair. I feel that if I want to take care of my hair, that's step one and one of the most important things that I can do, if I want my products to work as they are intended to. Sorry that I kind of changed the subject from what your video is about lol. I've been binging your channel lately. I feel like you're literally the best hair channel on RUclips. I've been enjoying learning from you and getting to know you better as well. Have a great weekend!! 💜
You could try finding a chelating shampoo to help with the hard water. Or, I'm also having a lot of success using an apple cider vinegar rinse every few weeks to deal with my hard water situation.
I had my doubts, but wholey guacamole it came out amazing!!
I would love to see more 1, 2, 3 gel videos with other product combinations.
The blueberry bliss leave in has become a staple for me. I tend to rotate...er, collect 👀...other creams and gels but I just love that leave in so much!
i FELT the collecting part. my sibling would be like "your hairs not curly its just the product!!" after looking in my room and finding TONS of product and i have to explain i dont use them all
I started my journey 2 years ago and YOU taught me everything I know. I just did a big chop and look forward to growing it out healthy. Thank you for sharing all your knowledge with us. I appreciate you❤
Yes, I have tons of products, some that I'm going back to because I tried them early in my journey and was disappointed in the results. Now that I'm easing into a routine and embracing what my hair is instead of what I wish it was, I'm getting better results. And yes, I like sister products too lol.
All of that being said, I'm going to try this with the myriad of gels that I have on my next wash day... maybe today!
I would love the science explanation video! I have to say that one of the things that makes me always come back to your videos as opposed to binge watching others, which is not to say the others aren't helpful, but part of it is your personality and part of it is that you know the science so well. I really like to know the science behind these hair care products so that I know how they are working in my hair and whether they will work for my hair. Thanks for all you do!
Courtney, your videos are so simple and yet extremely helpful! I was recently turned on to you and have been binge watching your videos from the beginning. I learn something from every video!
Tried the 123 Gel method this morning with twist weather up gel, Aussie instant freeze and Cantu styling glue and got really good amazing results. Thank you for sharing Courtney!
This is great! I did this the other day not realizing it was actually a known technique. I wanted to use my Harry’s gel but it makes my hair so crunchy! So I layered it on top of the other gel and used less-it worked well and now that I watched this video I will fine tune the application!
Can't wait to try this with my Curlsmith gel stash...I have all of their gels! 😬 Your results are fabulous!!!
I have all these products except the Cantu gel... guess it's time for a target trip 🤷🏼♀️😂 would love the alcohol explanation video! I love your hair science content 👩🏽🔬
Well, I didn't have 3 gels on hand, so I just did 2 gels, plopped & then did mouse. It came out the best wash day, thus far, & I've been on this journey for about 1 1/2 yrs. I think next time, I'll try gel, gel, mouse & plop. I also think I did have enough water & products in my hair, still a work in progress. My hair is usually on the dry side, too.
Courtney, I love that this video is drugstore!! Thanks so much for the thorough video, as always. 😊 Have you tried the hard hold version of the Not Your Mother's Curl Talk gel? I'm reluctant to try it without a Courtney review😂
New subscriber, but long-time curly girl journey traveler- your videos have given me so much renewed hope/interest/determination to embrace my curls and make them as healthy as possible. My hair suddenly became curly when I was in middle school- an awkward time for us all, but made especially cringe-worthy when a girl who had pin-straight hair suddenly found curls she didn't know how to take care of sprouting from her head! (I wish I could burn ALL the pictures.) And it's been decades now of curly hair and I do love it, but gosh it's a lot of work! I have little cousins now with curls like me and it's so fun to see the excitement when they realize their hair is like mine (my grandmother, the originator of the curls, is thrilled that we're taking over the gene pool). Thank you, thank you, thank you, for reminding me that my curls aren't just about removing the frizz and getting the shine, but also about sincerely caring for my hair and that if my goal is to make it healthy, the frizz and shine will sort itself out.
I also have accumulated a ton of products as I'm now embracing my natural waves. I'm terrified of running out of products so gotta have plenty just in case. I've found the cheaper products work better on my hair, thank goodness! Thank you for your helpful information as always!
I’m going to try this. I’ve realized I don’t need too many different products in my hair (soufflés, leave-in...) but GEL. My hair WANTS it. So, this sounds good to me :D hehe! Thank you Courtney for your content :)
123 gel is the best! My faves are Curl Talk, Kinky Curly custard, Harry’s, Cantu hair glue and Aussie. Always Cantu or Aussie as a top coat, with various combos of the other underneath.
I've been using two gels and putting the strongest on first, so will definitely be swapping those around and adding in a third one.
I'm definitely going to try this. Not to mention you answered a question that I had. I can never scrunch out my crunch no matter how much I scrunched. Now I have a few tricks 😊
I only own two gels, so I might have to try a modified form of this. I guess I'll be trying an experiment with Jessicurl and Harry's next washday. 😊 And yes, I'm right there with you on the 90% to 100% dry time discrepancy. And it always ends up deceiving me into thinking it's dry enough before it is. 🤦♀️
I thought I was the only one 😆
I wish I could try Harry’s but I get migraines from heavily scented products ☹️
Your hair looks amazing like this! I'm totally going to try this. Thank you doing this with all drug store products
Thank you always for helping me to learn how to style my wavy hair! I have had on and off wavier hair, and recently my waves have been coming strong and I have been frizzy poofy city. I did the bowl method and was astounded at how wavy I really am when I style it correctly and use the right products.
So, glad this helped! 🥰🥰 It's awesome when you do find the products and technique that works for you!
Hi, curl friend!! Your results were fabulous!! 100% need the video discussing drying alcohols. That was one of the first rules I decided wasn't all that important for me. I have my reasons, and I'd love to hear yours and the science!! 👩🔬🔬🧫
Often times it's used in order to be able to add other ingredients into certain solutions/formulas. Products that have Behentrimonium Chloride, for example, will often use isopropyl alcohol in order to get that ingredient into the formula. But the amount is so small & it's heated up in the process so that means it's mostly "burned" out of the product. I saw a cosmetic chemist on here say that a LOT of companies will leave the alcohol off of the ingredient list when it's used in this manner, (and the ingredient I mentioned above pretty much requires the use of alcohol, as do others), since the end product virtually has no alcohol left. I just used the Confixor gel from Aveda last night, & it has "drying" alcohol in it & my hair feels great!
@@VengefulAngeI Yep!! And it drives me NUTS that some of the Facebook groups I'm in ignore this. This was the first thing I learned that has me really questioning the validity of the curly girl method.
I don’t think my hair would ever dry if I used this method 😳. I would alway love the science behind products. Your hair looks great, so ribbon-y.
I was thinking the same. I’m going into the winter months here. But I’m thinking I’ll put a pin in the 1,2,3 method for summer to help with the humidity frizzies. 😊
@@NovaNomes if I use a leave in, stylers defuse for 45 minutes my hair will still be damp forever. I live in New England. But you have a good point, maybe I’ll try this in a few months, it will be summer then.
I don’t have a defuser but my hair does dry nicely.
I recently did the 123 method and got fabulous results! Such good definition and frizz control. I used blueberry bliss leave in, KCOCC, Treluxe hi def gel and Giovanni LA gel (in that order) and holy guacamole! Perfection.
Today I started to layer gels and they did not go well together. I used the Kristen ess weightless shine jelly & Treluxe hi def gel and it got sticky, goopy and pilly. I had to rewash! Now I know to check if gels work well together BEFORE I start applying them.
That looks beautiful 🥰 I have watched sooooo many of these videos but still haven't tried many yet!! 😂 Don't know how you do it with a new baby, hats off to you 👍
I’ve always wondered who you remind me of and at 18:24 it made me realize that you and my dance teacher gives off the same vibes and I LOVE IT!!
I’d love an ingredient science video on isopropyl alcohol in conditioner! Would also love to see your opinions on the different maui moisture shampoo and conditioner ranges and if you have any favourites.
Beautiful results! 👏🏻 SO much great info in this video, I'm saving it to a folder! 🤓 Gonna try this today, thanks for sharing! ❤️
So shiny and bouncy! 😍 I may try layering my gels. Great vid Courtney!
So pretty! I forgot about 123 gel, time to try it again!
Your waves and curls are back. Looks great. 👍🌹
I am going to have to try this! It was time to buy a few things anyway. 😃And yes, I almost always use matching shampoo and conditioner. I feel like they are often formulated to work with each other. I know this isn’t always true…but so far it’s worked for me. You have really helped me embrace my natural hair in the last few years, and I have enjoyed your suggestions for other curlies/wavies to watch!
The main reason why they originally sell shampoo and conditioner in sets, is that the company's know that the you need sulphates in order to remove silicones. Sulphates are what makes a shampoo "suds" up and clean your hair. Silicones in a conditioner build up in your hair and the only way to remove silicones, is by using sulphates (which you would need the shampoo to remove). So that's exactly why a company sells shampoo and conditioner in a set to be used together/why you would believe that they are formulated to "work together". That's the original reason why they were made in sets, anyways... I've gotten shampoo and conditioner together and if you read the ingredients of each, sometimes they are even the SAME or not that much different at all so it could also be trick that a company uses to make you think that they work together or that you need to purchase them together in order for them to work to their fullest potential. And then you find out that's not the truth at all and they we're using a ploy to trick you, just for them to make money! 🤦
Thank God that they make shampoo and conditioner sulphate and silicone free these days. so now you have the option to not buy them in a set because if the conditioner no longer contains a silicone that builds up in your hair, then technically, you don't really need the shampoo in a set which would normally contain the sulphates to remove those silicones. I focus more on cowash/conditioners than I do shampoos. I believe that shampoos are stripping. I still use them every now and then, just not as much now. I feel like it makes my hair healthier when shampooing less...but of course you should always stick with the best method that works for YOU!!! Sometimes it's all about trial and error as well.
♥️ Loved it Courtney . Thank you. I'm on holiday in the equator from 'The Grey Sheet' South England, but didn't bring enough gels for my holidays . But it's OK, sometimes it's good to give your ordinary routine a rest and let dem strands be as they are. Your videos were one of the first vids that inspired me to start a curly/wavy hair journey. Your vids are great , your funny in my ears and wish you and your baby a beautiful journey together ❤
Greetings Courtney ! I have become a regular visitor to your channel even though I’m a bit curlier. I’m recovering from a broken shoulder and I can’t scrunch as much but I do the squish to condish. I sometimes use Closed Caption and this time when you said Squish to Condish my captions read squish chicken salad 😂🤣 love your testimony video and your T-shirts. I’ll be trying your 123 gel soon. Love from Washington St. 💟✝️💜
I'm wishing you quick recovery with your shoulder. I could be a sister to you right now, as I'm at week 5 after a shoulder replacement and still in a sling full-time. So I completely understand how hard it is to do the scrunching andn the squishing.
I'm wishing you quick recovery with your shoulder. I could be a sister to you right now, as I'm at week 5 after a shoulder replacement and still in a sling full-time. So I completely understand how hard it is to do the scrunching andn the squishing.
@@alysonknop8395 Thank you very much ! 💖
Super pretty look! Does it feel super producty?
I decided to try this and love the results I am getting. I have fine thin frizzy wavy/curly hair. Using products I have on hand, here is my product list if anyone wants to know. Tre Luxe brand Curl Renew & Restore shampoo/ Untie the Knot Leave In Conditioner, Hi Definition Gel, followed by Reflex gel, finished with Bioterra gel. Used lots of water and scrunched, scrunched, scrunched before diffuse drying.
♥️ Love your intro , Jono!
i am sending this to my sis in law! perfect routine, Courtney!
I use the same Maui Moister combo...it gets the job done and doesn't irritate my scalp.
I’ve told myself that I’m not allowed to by anything new until I have 3 empties.😂😂
Yeah, I think I need to try this. My hair is wavy with a few big very loose curls and one gel alone will only hold the curl on wash day. By the next day my waves and curls are almost gone. I have to re-wet and re-style my hair every day in order to keep the curls/waves. I really don't enjoy that as it is way too time consuming. So I will try this method and see if that helps! Thanks for this info Courtney! I also love sister products too :)
Have you tried this method yet? My hair is a little bit wavy and by day 2 my hair looks almost straight and frizzy. Having to spend 30 minutes every morning to get my hair to look passable but not very good has been getting me frustrated. Is it even worth all of the hassle and time?
I’m still trying to decide.
I was skeptical of this method but was pleasantly surprised by the results; I think it was my best hair day! I used Biotera, NYM curl talk, and Aussie freeze. Even my 2nd day hair looks nice refreshed with only water! I hardly ever can get good 2nd day results. My hair is similar to Courtney’s but with more curl underneath.
Yes I always use the sister shampoo and conditioner, I feel like it works better. I don't know but yea
♥️ Will try it for longer hold between wash days
I am definitely going to try this!
I have got so so many products too. The last count before I added my innersense collection was just under £2000 😆😆😆I had them all on a huge shelf all stood up neat but every time I tried to pick one out they all tipped so I got rid of a ton and what was left I spent 3 hours sorting them out into baskets ie cowashes, conditioners, gels, foams and mousses, treatments etc etc and Innersense which has a whole basket to its self because it's pretty all I've been using since last year. I occasionally reach for the odd product like today I reached for a mousse and flora and curl gel instead of ICL and ICH/ICV for a refresh and got the most amazing cast which clapped out into tight springy curls so I may start using some of my other products now that I've got my hair back to full health
Your good hair is back!
Love your Hair 🥰😍❣️👌...the Colour...shine..so Juicy and shining👏👏👏❤️
New to this and still looking for the products I want to keep...and they must be pretty inexpensive.
I have fine thick hair, kinky coily so like 2c/3b, and need a gel that isn't too heavy. I bought the Maui Curl Quencher Ultra Hold in the hope it would be hydrating AND nice hold, but that didn't happen. It's like the $1.98 yellow gel you used...where it just went away! I didn't use as much as you did but it definitely disappeared. Hair feels great but no cast or definition. I had been using Fructis Spray Gel but felt it might be too heavy. So looking forward to watching this video!
Hope it helped! Welcome to the journey, it is just that.... A journey! Focus on the health of your hair!
If my hair has too much moisture I won't get much of a cast - & by moisture I mean water and/or products. I've also found that my curls get pulled out a bit & weighed down by that much water, since the curl cream & gel will help to hold the water in. My curls are so finicky about water. I need it to be wetter than just damp, but much less wet than sopping, soaking, just dunked my head in the pool wet lol. If it's even sightly dripping I have to remove some water. But once it gets to where it's looking like It's even just starting to dry, then it needs more water🤦🏽♀️😂
Courtney, I love all your content and congratulations on the new baby girl she is adorable. I have never commented on your videos but I saw something I’m sure you’re aware of but just in case…when you are upside down washing, your scalp looks a bit red. Is this from being upside down or might you have some under lying condition? Hope your aware and hope I’m not over stepping. You are beautiful and have luscious hair so wanted to be sure there is no concern.😀😀
I am pretty fair and my skin gets bright red when rubbed. I think this is what is happening when I wash my scalp. As far as I know I don't have an underlying condition. I just scrub my oily scalp to get it clean! lol!
Hi Courtney. I’m trying out your gel method today. I used : mop top curly custard; not your mothers curl gel; and curlsmith in shower styler fixer. 🤞🏼♥️
Your hair looks great! ☺️
I want to thank you for this video so much I learned so much I didn't use the 123 get technique but I learned why I could never get good wave clumps all I needed was soaking soaking wet hair like you said and I learned why I hated gel so much I could never get the cast out I switched to mouse but now I'm back to gel all I needed was to put it in soaking soaking wet hair I also learned in one of your other videos that I was using my curlsmith souffle wrong I was just putting in my hair I didn't add water to the souffle and rubbing in hand that made a big difference I've been transitioning since June and could never get my back top layer to wave and my waves were all over the place having bad hair days since I started but you changed all that for me thank you so much now if only I could get rid of the frizz but again thank you I say know that I know what to do with my hair it will finally transition fully can't wait to see my hair in a few months after using what I learned 🤗🤗🤗🤗
So I tried this but I didn’t have three gels, just one. And I understood the basic part of it and wow. I can’t wait to see my hair all the way dry.
How did it go???
@@SwavyCurlyCourtney my waves are looking better each time I do this process. Although I have one side that just seems so flat.
I love following you❤️
But are your products you recommend ok and safe for natural silver grey hair ❓
Looks gorgeous.
I have tried this before but not on soaking wet hair as I often brush style standing up. I may have to give it a try.
I found the Cantu gel caused flag drying and I often microplop as when I wet plop or plop my products get on my scalp, my hair is low density and more so on the top of my head, also fine hair.
Amazing explanation 😊
Such a good hair day!! 😍😍😍😍
Ahhhh, I wish I could wash my hair like that, but my back is so bad that I can’t bend over like that. ❤️ your channel!!
For layering products here are a few combos I love (I wish I loved more affordable products but my bleach damaged hair ☹️ needs TLC and high quality ingredients) also, right now I only have one strong hold gel that I love
Combo A- 1. Living Proof Curl Definer
2. Curlsmith Hydro Style Flexi Jelly
3. Curlsmith Shine ✨ Strong hold gel
Combo B.
1. Soultanicals Frizz Whizz
2. Aveda Nutri Plenish Curl Gelee
3. Curlsmith Shine ✨ Strong hold gel
Combo C.
1. just a tiny bit of the Living Proof Curl Definer (when I use Orange Marmalade, I must be very light handed with other moisturizing products)
2. Orange Marmalade
3. Bounce Curl Light Crème Gel
4. Curlsmith Shine ✨ Strong hold gel
(the Bounce Curl Avocado and Rose Oil Clump and Define Cream is also Fantastic as a base for this combo ❤️)
I plop before I apply my strong hold gel.
Oh wow I could never Courtney. My hair really dislikes gel. I tried a new method on my hair that I like to call the CCC method😅. Inspired by your 123 gel. Cream leave in and 2 cream stylers 🙌🏽. My hair loves the cream and is so shiny and moisturized all the way threw to day 4.
Now that is a genius spin on this technique! 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻
Your video just popped out on my home page and I’m glad it did. I think I’m going to give this a try. I just found out that I actually have wavy hair instead of straight hair last year. I’ve tried mousse, cream and spray but I haven’t tried gel products. I hate how my hair feel when I use those products, it feels heavy and and greasy and I feel like my hair is dirty. The waves don’t last long too, it gets weighed down and looks almost straight after a while. My hair isn’t thick at all, I don’t have much hair. I have fine hair and it gets oily super fast usually in a few hours after washing. Anyone here with the similar hair texture as mine could share your tips and tricks please? I really want to wear my hair naturally. Thanks in advance if anyone sees this.
Sounds like I'm in almost the exact same boat but I realized the waviness only a month or so ago. I recently used a gel that created more definition. Last wash day, realized I ran out of it and only used mousse. My hair looked practically straight! I'm a baby in this whole process right now, still learning a lot so I don't have any advice but I'm right there with you! I'm nervous about trying the 123 gel method. I'm imagining it really weighing down my easily weighed down hair 😬
Me. I collect the curly products. I love it!
I actually have the first two gels you used in this routine. Would Harry's gel work as a good third option as I have that one sitting in my cabinet. I haven't tried it yet. Been mostly playing with the Aussie Instant Freeze gel.
Hi Courtney! I just started wearing my hair curly. If I reapply the gel on days I don’t wash my hair, will it dry my hair out after a while? I have been adding a light leave in conditioner at the same time. Thank you!!
I’m a collector lol 🙋🏽♀️
Would LOVE an ingredient video. I'm especially wondering about C13-14 isoparaffin that is in the NYM curl defining cream
Ok so Garnier curl nourish shampoo (sulfate free), Garnier pure clean conditioner (silicone free), and Aussie hair gel!
I’m definitely going to try 😃😁 I never get good to none curl clump what am I doing wrong?
Awesome I am going on 7 months it is getting better all the time
Wohoo!!! Nice!
I definitely want to try this once I have both arms working again. I've gotten a pretty good results from the Aussie gel, but I still always have frizz, and I think also the Aussie gel maybe makes my scalp itch? Anyone else have trouble with that? I'm a little bit afraid to try this, though, because unlike you, I have very thin hair. It's fine, and also nowhere near as thick as it was back in my 20s and 30s. I'm really worried that I'm going to end up with stringy hair that looks super greasy and has no volume at all.
I'm in the same boat as you, and know without even trying this method that my fine, thin hair would be overwhelmed. I use at least 3 stylers every time I style, but only small amounts of each. I do use the Aussie gel, and don't have issues with itchiness, but it does build up on my hair. The use of a leave in conditioner might alleviate some of the stringiness, but I can't tolerate leave ins as they weigh my hair down.
@@karenn993 What I've found works best with my hair, but doesn't get rid of a frizzy halo, is using the Suave Professionals Natural hair shampoo, either the Cantu conditioner (these Courtney recommended in a drugstore favorites vid) or the Jessicurl deep conditioner (and I can have my best results if I clarify with the Neutrogena anti residue shampoo once a week and then deep condition), then I use the LUS 3-in-1 for wavy hair--soaking wet hair and maybe 4-5 small pumps' worth, just enough so I can feel it on my hair when I squish to condish. Then I use a bit of the Aussie gel and scrunch it in. Even without diffusing, I get pretty good curls, just more frizz than I'd like. My biggest issue is that starting about 12 years ago, after I began coloring my hair cuz I missed having red hair, my hair started breaking off, and it never grew longer again. So I have this area on my head that looks nearly bald. I've finally decided to let my hair go back to the current mousy brown to see if I can heal my hair. Anyway, just thought I'd describe what I do. I do find the LUS 3-in-1 doesn't weigh my hair down but does provide some definition.
Can you show drug store products for a sleek ponytail for people with your type of curls or frizz?
My hair forms a cast fairly easily, but I find that if I diffuse it I will never really get a cast on my hair. I always opt for air drying, but I have short hair.
How does LA Looks Extreme Sport (blue) gel rate against Aussie Instant Freeze in terms of hold? Never tried Aussie. Used LA Looks for years. Recently added Cantu. They both have benefits & I think combined will be great. Going to pick up Aussie but not sure whether to use it 1st or 2nd. Will use Cantu 3rd.
I'm enjoying your videos and am just starting in my journey. But I have a question. You said you needed to ensure you got rid of product buildup prior to using the the gels. However you only wash your scalp. How does that get rid of buildup on the rest of your hair? Isn't that where all the product from recent styling is? Thanks in advance!
Pulling the lather through your hair helps. If the lengths of your hair are really dirty or full of product, scrunch your hair while rinsing, sort of like squish to condish but with shampoo. This might help get rid of more stubborn product build up on your hair without drying your hair too much. Hope this helps!
@@niennaserena4057 Thanks for the response. I appreciate that!
BTW, looking for a suggestion on leave in conditioner. Can't stand the smell of Blueberries!
I'vde have a whole playlist with one brand wash days. Tons of different leave in options there. This is all the products I really loved last year as well. Hope it helps!
ruclips.net/video/IitSV9jbstI/видео.html
Oh here is a random crazy bit of info for everyone- the NYM frizz control gel will liquify in intense heat and humidity!!! We had a crazy heat wave last week, and humidity in our not ever humid area, and my NYM gel turned to liquid in the bottle in my bathroom, I think the sun was coming through the window all day very strong.
Oh no!!! I bet that was messy!
What I’ve noticed with my own hair, if my hair is too wet, I don’t get a cast at all with gel. So I think that’s why you probably never get a cast. But I also watch you enough to know that you prefer to style on sopping wet hair. So i guess it’s con we just have to live with 😂
So what happenes if in and after the shower your hair is wavy curly but even with stylers throughout the day your hair becomes looser and looser. Please someone help me! My tranisition face from straightening for years is a hard time
Oh my gosh i have soooooo many products in my shower hahaha.
Man am I getting frustrated with my hair. I'm still early on in my curly routine. I used to straighten the heck out of it every single day but in recent years, it has become naturally wavy so I'm trying to work with it. I use a single product in it and it gets greasy. I don't know how to get it to hold the wave/curl without being greasy and weighed down. I see people using 3+ products and the end result is fantastic. If I did that, it would look like I haven't washed my hair in a month.
Brush styling never worked for me. I do the same squish styling you use. Stupidly satisfying when your hair gets the "seaweed", "kelp" look, lol.
hahaha it really is! 😂 You know you made your hair happy!
What was the Harry's gel that you mentioned in some old videos? I can't find the video it was in :(
Courtney, you mentioned you hardly got a gel cast, do you know why? I've been following the CG method for about 10 years now and about the last 5 years I can't seem to get a gel cast anymore. I haven't been able to figure out what's causing it.
I love all the benefits that gel provide, but whenever I use it I have to keep cleaning my shirt of this white dust that comes from my hair. I thought this happened because I used a cheap Garnier gel so I invested in what, for me, is an expensive gel: the curlylove one. But it still happens. I tried using less quantity, more quantity, damp styling, wet styling...nothing worked. Do you have any advice for this problem?
Thank you 🙏🏻❤️❤️
You are so welcome! I am glad it helped!
Does the glycerin in 2 out of the 3 products cause frizz now that the dewpoints are rising in Texas?
So interested in glycerin content right now, since dew point in Arizona yesterday was 3…
Mom brain is real! Don’t let anyone tell you differently.
Um . . . What was I talking about? 🤔
I need to try this to use up some gels t hat don't really work for me. I really hate to throw away products that are still good, just not ideal for me.
Hi my name is Patty and I am a collector of products….. lol
Does your hair have more defined curls now that you are postpartum?
Hi Courtney, I have a brand new tube of the Giovanni LA hold, think I could substitute it for the Cantù?
Thank you!! 🥰🥰
I really like the Giavonni gel. I get better shine and less frizz with that than Aussie.
I would think so but I have never used the Cantù
I can never get my hair shiny, and the curls fall flat really fast. I’m still struggling with figuring out which products to use, and how much of each
What hairbrushes or combs do you use?