Wavy Hair Care

Meijer Curly Girl Method Starter Kit For Wavy Hair

March 2, 2022 by Emily Evert 1 Comment

I’ve done a few CGM starter kits for different retailers, and they’ve been fairly popular so I thought I’d occasionally add in new ones. This time, I’m doing a Meijer curly girl method starter kit!

The town I live in has two grocery stores, a Walmart and a Meijer. I prefer Meijer (or “Meijers”, as most of us here in Michigan say!) so when I was first looking to start the curly girl method, I headed to Meijers to see what I could find that was curly girl approved. I stood in the hair care aisle for a long time, and came home with a gel that didn’t end up being curly girl approved.

So, in an attempt to stop you from the same situation, here is a starter kit!

Meijer Curly Girl Method Starter Kit

Pick up at least these four products:

Suave daily clarifying shampoo
Pacifica curls Shampoo
Pacifica curls Conditioner
Twist weather up weightless curl defining gel

If your hair is really prone to tangles, feels really dry or looks really dull, or you just aren’t on too tight f a budget, I’d recommend also buying a Garnier Fructis Treat deep conditioner. These are 3-in-1 products so you can use a small amount as a leave-in conditioner if your hair gets tangled between washes, or you can just use it as a deep conditioner periodically to help your hair get softer and more moisturized over time.

Why You Shouldn’t Brush Wavy Hair

September 22, 2020 by Emily Evert 10 Comments

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When I first discovered that my hair was naturally wavy and found the curly girl method, I was confused by hearing “Do not brush wavy hair!”. I had spent my whole life brushing my hair after getting out of the shower, and at the start of each day, at minimum.

I also grew up hearing things like “Your hair is a mess, it needs brushed!” So, I thought of brushing your hair as an essential part of taking care of your hair and keeping it from looking bad.

For those of you who are where I was a few years ago, I wanted to dive deeper into why you shouldn’t brush wavy hair. Hopefully, this will help you understand the benefits of not brushing wavy hair.

Why Hair Is Wavy When Wet But Dries Straight

September 22, 2020 by Emily Evert 3 Comments

This was my wet hair when I was about 14. My whole life, my hair has been wavy when wet but straight once dry. Somehow, it never occurred to me to think twice about it! My hair was straight when it dried, so it was straight..or so I thought for the first 26 years of my life. It turned out, I have naturally wavy hair and just never knew it.

Wavy Hair Advantages and Disadvantages

September 26, 2020 by Emily Evert Leave a Comment

I thought my hair was straight until a couple of years ago. I treated it like it was straight, and mostly made it look straight by unknowingly brushing and otherwise destroying my waves.

For people who have known me for longer than the last couple of years, it can seem to them like my hair became wavy after being straight. Most people aren’t very familiar with wavy hair and how it has to be treated delicately to maintain the waves in a lot of cases.

It’s complicated to try to explain to them that I am not curling my hair, didn’t have my hair chemically treated, and that my haircare products aren’t crazy-powerful wave-making products or something.

It’s common for people to think that when people who previously thought their hair was straight start embracing their natural waves, that they just wanted wavy hair all along.

For some, that’s true, and there’s nothing wrong with that. However, for me, it’s not as simple as preferring wavy hair. In fact, most of my life I thought I wanted really straight, sleek hair. Instead, I had straight but poofy and frizzy hair.

I feel that there are advantages and disadvantages of naturally wavy hair. I’ve seen others list pros and cons of wavy hair that weren’t true to my experience. For example, I’ve seen people say that wavy hair is the best hair type because it can be worn straight or curly depending on whether you brush it or not. That just isn’t true for me.

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