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Summary: Best curls in years
Review: As my 40th birthday loomed close I was seriously considering cutting my "boticelli" long hair. Then I read "Curly Girl" and decided to keep my curls. It KILLED me to stop shampooing for the first week. I haven't had a bad hair day in 6 weeks. I've learned new pinning techniques, easy styles that look fabulous and my hair which was always dry has never felt softer or looked more in control. I've gotten oodles of compliments from women and men alike. A friend's husband works for the largest distributor of hair care products in the USA and couldn't stop telling me what great hair I had. When I told him I'd quit shampoo'ing he was a bit hurt! BUY THIS BOOK for yourself or a curly friend.
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Summary: I love my curls now and highly recommend this book
Review: The advice in this book helped me go from a frustrated straight-hair wanna-be to someone who now knows how to take care of her curls. My hair is care-free for the most part and I've gotten a lot of compliments and have been asked more than once if I got a perm (I rarely wore it curly). I only wore my hair curly under very specific circumstancs (like certain weather, etc.) but it curls great now no matter what the weather. I know it sounds kind of unreal to "wash" your hair with conditioner, but it actually makes the curl in my hair much softer and defined and I don't get the same results with shampoo. I've made the lavender mist and love it and plan to try the other recipes as well. I haven't used hair spray or "straightening" products since I starting following the advice several weeks ago, so its a money saver as well, especially when you consider how much I spent trying to find the right products. I am so happy with my hair after reading this book. I highly recommend it to anyone with curly hair.
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Summary: You have to stick to it!
Review: I read this book in the bookstore a year ago and decided to try the radical-to-me idea of skipping shampoo. It felt awful at first and I truly understood what she meant by "weaning" yourself off of it. My hair felt oily all the time and I couldn't stand to go more than every other day without shampooing. However, over a month or so, I was gradually able to go to shampooing twice a week, then once a week, and finally I am off it altogether. My hair has never looked better or healthier and now when I do shampoo I notice how frizzy and awful my hair looks. I think that's how I used to look every day. Too many of us struggle against the beautiful hair we were born with. This book will help you if you just stick to it...
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Summary: My curls can now stand up for themselves
Review: I've been following the instructions in this book for more than six months and my hair is soooo much happier. I've always had curls, but the weak, floppy kind that go stick-straight if you breathe on them. Like most people, I was skeptical about ditching shampoo, and for the first week it felt gross, but since then I've never missed it. My hair overall looks and feels much healthier, and my curls are more resilient than they've ever been. They're even still curly after I've slept on them. The basic concept--handling your hair as you would a fine wool sweater--makes a lot of sense when you think about it. No wonder my hair used to be so flat! I get compliments on my hair often now, and people ask wonderingly, "Is you hair _naturally_ curly?" I haven't tried any of the "potions" except the lavender spray, but I use that all the time. In general, I've found that the amounts given in the book are too modest. When they say "a teaspoon"--of styling gel, for example--use more unless you have super-short hair. My hair is chin-length and I use maybe 1-1/2 tablespoons of gel on it every day. It seems like it's going to be too much, but it works. A hair dryer with a diffuser also helps a lot; I just got the Conair Wavelengths model, which I've reviewed on Amazon.com. My copy of this book came from my mom--one of maybe a dozen she's given out since someone else first gave it to her. We've both been to Massey's salon, too, and I do recommend going if you're in or near NYC: they're eager to answer your questions and it helps to see how a pro applies the techniques in the book.
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Summary: Must Have book for curly heads
Review: I loved this book and learned to love my curls from this book. Her techniques for managing curly hair are easy and work. Lorraine Massey coowner of the spa and salon in trendy Manhattan called " Devachan", gives all natural tips and techniques to deal with curly hair and gives insight on what kind of curly hair one has. Since I live in New York I am eager to go to her Salon regulary for haircuts. Lorranie has a special philosophy for treating curly hair of not shampooing it because hair is not skin and we need to treat our scalp like our skin cleanse it once a week and exfiolate it once a week and moistrize. Our hair is made of keratin , fiber and needs to be hydrated with conditioner everyday it makes so much sense and I've followed it personally and my hair looks gorgeous I get compliments all the time and am so greatful for buying this book!
I urge anyone who has battled their curls to purchase this book it was the best 10 bucks I ever spent!
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Summary: Riding the waves to confidence.
Review: Not since Charles Schultz introduced "Frieda" and her "naturally curly hair" to the world of Peanuts (and the world in general in 1961) as the rebel against straight hair, has curly/wavy haired women had such a friend. Where Schultz dropped his pencil, Lorraine Massey takes up the wide-toothed comb, dispensing advice on what to do and more importantly, what NOT to do in order to make peace with the follicles you were "blessed" with in Curly Girl The Handbook. Massey, co-owner of the New York salon Devachan, and a curly girl herself, schools the frizz prone masses on discovering what type of curl you have - Corkscrew, Botticelli or (like yours truly) Wavy. Some of her suggestions, mainly going without shampoo and cleansing the hair with alternative products, might be met with the "ewww" factor, but many women swear by it, given the testimonials contained in the book. She encourages readers to seek out salons that are willing to be curl-friendly (and willing to trim the hair while dry) and not view less-than-spaghetti straight hair as something to be cut, thinned, and texturized into submission. While some of her homemade concoctions seem, well, concocted and her styling suggestions might not work for people needing a more professional look, her good intentions make me to give this book a bouncy "B". Published in 2002, Curly Girl has become a sleeper hit among books, fueled in part by haircare websites such as Naturallycurly.com. Frieda would declare that she could do anything because she had naturally curly hair. We should all have Frieda's self-acceptance! --Laurel825
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Summary: Best curls in years
Review: As my 40th birthday loomed close I was seriously considering cutting my "boticelli" long hair. Then I read "Curly Girl" and decided to keep my curls. It KILLED me to stop shampooing for the first week. I haven't had a bad hair day in 6 weeks. I've learned new pinning techniques, easy styles that look fabulous and my hair which was always dry has never felt softer or looked more in control. I've gotten oodles of compliments from women and men alike. A friend's husband works for the largest distributor of hair care products in the USA and couldn't stop telling me what great hair I had. When I told him I'd quit shampoo'ing he was a bit hurt! BUY THIS BOOK for yourself or a curly friend.
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Summary: Someone FINALLY understands!!!!
Review: WOW! This book has literally changed my life. Having tried EVERYTHING to tame, straighten, mellow, control my curls since childhood, I couldn't put it down. I now cannot pass someone with naturally curls now without telling them they MUST get this book! Massey gives practical advice while explaining WHY she recommends what she does. She has a fabulous understanding of the anatomy of a curl (and the different kinds of curl), and recommends specific ingredients to look for in hair care products. She gives several "homemade" remedies for everything from frizzies to deep conditioners. How many partially used haircare products are under YOUR sink??? You can save yourself $$$ and anguish by making the investment in this book! WARNING: people may not understand you as you become a "convert." I spotted a fellow curly girl on the airplane who didn't know about this book. You should have seen every head turn when I happily exclaimed, "I haven't shampooed my hair since JUNE!"
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Summary: CURLY IN COLUMBIA
Review: Almost a year since I have shampooed, SAVED HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS AND FINALLY received the results I'd been searching for. The book has paid me back ten times over in the one year! Thanks to this book I finally understand my curly hair and work with it instead of against it. The wonderful thing about the book is you don't have to purchase her products, lots of 'recipes' for home treatments. I am completely hooked on misting every morning with a mixture of about 4 oz water to two-three drops of natural essence lavendar oil (purchased anywhere), and I don't boil the water. My husband LOVES the subtle scent and my hair always feels soft and smells fresh .... despite the fact I only 'CONDITION' (clean) my hair ONCE a week!!!! I also found the "Curl on Que" gel products at Bath and Body Works work well, esp. the spray, it stays soft and defines the curls. My hair is shoulder length and it is absolutely necessary to use a huge amount of a quality conditioner, thoroughly massage into scalp, leave on, and I DON'T rinse it totally out. I was a skeptic, but I could see and FEEL the change immediately and it has just gotten better and better. Even if ALL the suggestions don't work for your hair, there's still valuable information EVERY Curly Girl should know and great style suggestions. SHAMPOO WILL NEVER TOUCH MY SCALP AGAIN !!!!!!!!
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Summary: Riding the waves to confidence.
Review: Not since Charles Schultz introduced "Frieda" and her "naturally curly hair" to the world of Peanuts (and the world in general in 1961) as the rebel against straight hair, has curly/wavy haired women had such a friend. Where Schultz dropped his pencil, Lorraine Massey takes up the wide-toothed comb, dispensing advice on what to do and more importantly, what NOT to do in order to make peace with the follicles you were "blessed" with in Curly Girl The Handbook. Massey, co-owner of the New York salon Devachan, and a curly girl herself, schools the frizz prone masses on discovering what type of curl you have - Corkscrew, Botticelli or (like yours truly) Wavy. Some of her suggestions, mainly going without shampoo and cleansing the hair with alternative products, might be met with the "ewww" factor, but many women swear by it, given the testimonials contained in the book. She encourages readers to seek out salons that are willing to be curl-friendly (and willing to trim the hair while dry) and not view less-than-spaghetti straight hair as something to be cut, thinned, and texturized into submission. While some of her homemade concoctions seem, well, concocted and her styling suggestions might not work for people needing a more professional look, her good intentions make me to give this book a bouncy "B". Published in 2002, Curly Girl has become a sleeper hit among books, fueled in part by haircare websites such as Naturallycurly.com. Frieda would declare that she could do anything because she had naturally curly hair. We should all have Frieda's self-acceptance! --Laurel825
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