Tag: wavy hair
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Hair Update: My Swavy Hair Journey Gone Wrong And How I Saved It
My CGM hair journey update: 3 years+ and counting I started my wavy hair journey using the Curly Girl Method at the end of 2017 (it was Dec 2017 to be exact – you can read it here). If you read some of my later posts you’ll see that my hair went through a transition […]
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Curly Girl Method: CG Approved list of haircare products available in the UK
All ingredients checked via the Curlsbot Ingredients Analyzer. 100% Curly Girl approved*. Yay! *Approves means it doesn’t contain silicones, oils, waxes, harsh sulfates or alcohols that need to be avoided when following the Curly Girl Method. Are you finding it hard to look for CGM Approved haircare in the UK? There’s so much more advice online […]
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Hair: Noughty 1 Hit Wonder Cleansing Conditioner (Co-Wash) Review
It should be no surprise that I am a BIG Noughty fan. I really love this brand because it works for me, my hair and my children’s hair. Seriously guys. I’ve been using Noughty on and off for a few years now but always find myself returning back for more because they are that good. […]
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UPDATED: My type 2A wavy hair care routine & favourites
Hello wavies! I wrote my original wavy haircare routine back in 2018 and after two years+, constant chops and colour changes I wanted to write this post to show you how my hair is looking post-CGM, almost two and a half years (29 months) on. In my opinion the Curly Girl Method is quite a […]
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My TOP 5 sulfate free shampoos (low-poo cleansers) for straight-wavy hair
Straight, Swavy and Wavy… Type 1A hair is classed as poker-straight hair, 1B is straight hair with a few bends and kinks and 1C is straight-ish hair with a slight wave – this used to be called ‘swavy’ at one point. Type 2A hair is the ‘breakthrough start’ of wavy hair – hair looks loosely […]
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My Curly Girl Method 18 months update: progression and regression photos
Can you believe it’s already been 18m (that’s 1 year and 6 months!) since I started my CGM journey and created my original Curly Girl post! So what are my thoughts on CGM after a year and a half of plopping, squish to condish-ing and scrunching? Well what can I say really? I still see […]
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Hair: Wash day routine + products list Wk3
So this post is a little late as I wanted to wash my hair twice last week. Last wash day Thursday and I washed it again last night Sunday. I’ve also purchased a new product – As I Am conditioning cleanser, £9.99 from Look Fantastic. It’s a gentle co-wash and apparently great for wavy hair as […]
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My type 2A wavy hair care routine (CGM friendly)
My complete wavy hair care routine using Curly Girl Method (CGM) friendly products. My curl type is a combination of 2A and 2B. fine to medium density, medium porosity…
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6 months update: My Curly Girl Method hair journey
From straight hair to wavy hair… Last year, December to be exact, I decided to start a hair journey called the Curly Girl Method (CGM). This method is known by many hair bloggers as the technique to really bring out your natural waves and curls. The method encourages using natural hair products that contain no […]
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The Curly Girl Method: from straight hair to wavy hair
As long as I can remember, I’ve always considered myself as having straight hair. It was only until two years ago when I had my hair cut by my favourite stylist at my previous workplace, she told me that my hair was wavy. I’ve always had bends and kinks in my hair – it’s not […]