Hair Advice Wanted

[shannen]

Have nightmare hair - wavy/curly and ultra thick shoulder lenght.

Looks Ok when semi dry (use mousse and touch of gel) but when dry looks fuzzy and crappy.

Any advice greatly appreicated

Please? I can't be the only one with hair this bad. (On the other hand.....)

maybe using a smoothing serum would help with the 'fuzzies' ?

Brylcreem is fab for curly hair, the one in the red pot, you dont need much though.

Never thought of brylccreem - will give that a go.

Have tried John Frieda serum for thick hair but dosn't amke a lot of difference, 30.

Thank you!!

Straighteners! I have been using for over 10 years now a godsend (ceramic plated ones are best).
I have the same type of hair you are describing.

I have thick and naughty hair just below my shoulders. I find that not blow drying and then using straighteners helps (tie your hair back whilst it dries, yes I know it takes all day but it really stops the frizz!)

A good hairdresser that knows how to cut layers in wavy hair!

I would say ask your hairdresser what they use / recommend

Until I had children (must be the hormones) my hair looked like it was permed but was natural. I was forever trying out new products from BOots and getting nowhere

then I bought stuff from hairdressers and I find I dont use very much & prob buy 2 little bottles a year at say £8
people think salon stuff is a rip off but it isnt & does work

I too have really good straighteners which are a god send

having said that, I have just had my hair cut really short & it is sooooo easy now

frizeze serum, quite a lot, then either wax or a curl activator sort of cream. aveda do a good one, so do bumble & bumble but they're both v. expensive. a cheaper similar one is this trevor sorbie one . twisted sista do good products too, you can get them in asda. good luck!

Well I don't have curly hair, but I have just found the hairdresser of my dreams, who has given me an amazing short crop, and here's what she told me;

A lot of hairdressers are afraid of hair like yours, as they simply don't know what to do with it. The thing to do is pop into every hairdresser in town, and ask for a quick consultation. You will know when you've found the one you trust. Also, be prepared to pay a bit more, and expect an appointment to last a few hours - if you book a 20 minute appointment you'll get a twenty minute haircut (too true in my experience, sadly )! That doesn't necessarily mean Toni and Guy, who have a crap reputation in my city. Ask friends who they'd recommend. It said a lot to me that my chosen hairdressers don't have different levels of stylists - they are all equally highly trained.

I have lived with many a curly haired person, and the only straighteners worth having are GHDs. I had one flatmate who would literally bend over the ironing board each morning til she discovered them.

Again, trust the salon products.I have just discovered Tigi, and it is AMAZING!

Failing all that, don't be afraid to get it all cut off! I am so glad I went for it, and now feel confident about chucking the straighteners altogether!