Wavy Hair Care

Wavy Hair Routine For Shorter Wavy Hair or Shags

October 23, 2021 by Emily Evert 7 Comments

First, I want to say that I know my hair doesn’t seem especially short. I got a haircut a couple of months ago, and I only lost about 1-2 inches of length at the longest layer, so it doesn’t look much shorter than it used to be.

However, I got a lot of layers added in, and that has resulted in the shorter layers of my hair being much shorter than they used to be.

My shorter layers are about chin length. Because of those shorter layers, I can’t style my hair the way that I used to, and get results that I feel look good. Here is a collage showing my before and after. In the back the length difference is minimal, but on the sides, where I have shorter layers, it’s fairly significant. This is because I was given a shag-style haircut.

I used the same styling techniques in the ‘before’ and ‘after’. As I think you’ll probably agree, my old styling methods did not work as well with my new, shorter haircut!

I wasn’t in love with my haircut mostly because it just wasn’t what I had in mind. You can read more about that in these two posts if you’d like:

Getting a devacut on naturally wavy hair [my experience]

Dry curl cut on wavy hair advice

Anyway! Since getting a shag-style haircut, I’ve had to change up my regular routine. I used to do a lot of methods that encouraged volume. I did almost all of the methods listed in my post 13 methods to get more volume in wavy hair, post prior to my haircut.

After getting a shag haircut and having shorter hair (at least on the sides) I no longer liked the appearance I got when using techniques that aimed for ‘all the volume’. I felt like it resulted in ‘all the poof’ more so than ‘all the volume’.

My hair is growing out more now, but I thought I’d share the routine I’ve been using for shorter wavy hair, for those who have shorter hair and/or shag haircuts, this may work better for you than my other routines from when I had longer hair.

On Diffusing Wavy Hair: Your Questions Answered

October 30, 2021 by Emily Evert 2 Comments

I have two blog posts that cover diffusing wavy hair. There is my how to diffuse wavy hair tutorial that includes 4 different diffusing styles. Then there is my air drying vs diffusing wavy hair post that compares/contrasts those two options. I’ve also shared my for wavy hair, sharing which I felt were best.

Yet, I’ve still been asked all sorts of other questions about diffusing! I realized I had even more to share with you guys about diffusing. I decided that I’d basically just do a Q and A style blog post covering different diffusing related questions that I’ve received.

Can a Diffuser Make Straight Hair Wavy?

How To Fix Limp Wavy Curly Hair

January 28, 2022 by Emily Evert 1 Comment

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Your hair used to feel bouncy, but now it feels lifeless and even looks kinda limp, maybe stringy as well. This has happened to most people with wavy curly hair at some point. While it’s unpleasant, it’s not a huge deal, as long as you’re able to determine the cause, and learn the fix.

In this post I’m going to jump cover the various causes of limp curls, and how they can be corrected.

What Causes Limp Waves or Curls?

Limp curls can be caused by damage, moisture-overload, product overload, water weigh-down, uneven ends, a lack of hold in your styling products, product build-up or changes in humidity.

That’s the short answer. Of course, I’ll go more in-depth about each of these so you can determine what the cause is in your case!

Damage. If you’ve dyed, bleached or used high heat on your hair, sometimes this damages hair in a way that makes waves or curls straighter and/or less bouncy.

How to fix limp waves caused by damage: There are “bond rebuilding” products on the market that claim to be able to repair damage. However, from listening to a podcast on cosmetic chemistry (including hair products) they said these are not scientifically proven (despite one brand having a patent!). So according to them, we do not yet know how to truly repair hair once it has been damaged, we can only make it feel better or lookb better, not actually be better. Which makes sense,a after all, camage is the result of a chemical process occurring in the hair. You can try bond rebuilding products if you’d like, but most likely, you’ll may have to wait on your damaged hair to grow out before you’ll be able to repair your curls fully.

Upside down VS Right-side Up Wavy Hair Styling

November 15, 2020 by Emily Evert 9 Comments

When watching curly girl method forums or groups, I often see discussions about right-side up vs upside down styling for wavy hair. I have experimented a bit with both, but primarily style upside down.

I thought a comparison post might be helpful for those who are new or who have only experienced one way or the other. To make sure I got as fair of a comparison as possible, I took pictures on two wash days. I used the same shampoo, conditioner and mousse both times.

I used Zotos All About Curls no lather shampoo and daily cream conditioner, and Suave captivating curls mousse both days. I was a bit weighed down both wash days, with flatter roots and my curl pattern starting lower on my head than usual. I think the Zotos are just too heavy for me. Still, I thought the results were worth sharing.Continue Reading

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