If you have curly hair, and you've ever

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had a bad hair cut (chances have to be around 100% of you!), please come and talk to me about how you coped with it until it started to look better.

Had mine cut on Tuesday and it's the worst cut I've ever had.
Please don't advise me to go back to the salon as after my experience in there I really don't think they are capable of making it any better.

I look like I have a short, frizzy helmet on my head. I don't know how the "stylist" has actually managed to get it so frizzy looking, I've had struggles with my hair over the years but I didn't know it could look this bad.

Any suggestions how to manage it until it starts to look better?

Have you washed and restyled it? Does it look any better?

Deep conditioned it yesterday, attempted to restyle it and it's heinous. I'm stuck with it for months, aren't I ?

I'm never leaving the house again.
Except I'm working in Italy next week and I'm going to be an utter laughing stock amongst the bloody fab looking Italians.

lots of product and just wait.. it's really shit though having curly hair with hairdressers, I've cried in the past. I cut my hair myself now, it doesn't look fab but I don't look like crystal tipps either.

Boots curl creme is excellent if you can get hold of that, I think it's still less than a quid.

Funnily enough Cilla for the first time ever, I'd been trimming my own hair for the last 4 months and it was looking quite good.

Then I found out about this work trip and decided it needed styling properly.
It's so frustrating that I easily found videos on youtube showing me how to cut curly hair properly and yet professional hair stylists can't seem to be bothered to learn how!

Is the curl creme the pink one in a tub? I think I've seen it in my local branch. Will give it a try, thanks.

Try a no sulphate shampoo, it might be the shampoo/products they have used was too strong and stripped your hair from all natural oil. There are many types, but I like the 'naked' range from boots. You could try combing a bit of coconut oil before washing. I also use the pink curling cream from boots and it's brilliant. Good luck!

Good point on the shampoo rocket, the shampoo even smelt harsh when she was washing my hair. My hair does look like it's had a horrible shock, if that makes sense!

How do you use the curl creme? I have a tub sitting in my bathroom, but no real idea of what to do with it.
Oh and I sympathise - I never ever book a haircut before an important event, it always takes a while to settle down after a trip to the hairdresser. How about a deep conditioner?

I have curly hair that has a mind of its own after getting it cut. I agree about the comments of lazy hairdressers who don't know how to cut curly hair.

I usually resort to hair clips, kirby grips and hair bands to keep it in place and look presentable.

How about using straighteners? You can smooth bits or use them to make looser curls, flicky bits, anything really.

Might give you some control until it has a chance to grow out a bit.

If all else fails and you need a restyle, book in with Matthew James at Puro in Birmingham. He's trained by Lorraine who wrote Curly Girl and cuts curly hair dry so he can see how each curl lies and see the shape as he goes. It's called a Deva cut.

Ok if I may share my tips, don't want to take over. I have shoulder length very thick and curly/wavy hair. Wash with no-sulphate shampoo, put conditioner, comb with big hair comb (from the pound shop) when conditioner in, rinse. I don't use a cotton towel to dry my hair as the little loops in the cotton makes my hair more frizzy, I use a micro fibre towel that I bought years ago in a camping store. Or you can use an old cotton t shirt, or I found that a muslin cloth works well to absorb moisture. Then I put on curling cream, then I plop my hair using a muslin cloth. If you look on YouTube there's about a million videos showing how to do this with a t shirt, but I find that a muslin cloth is thinner and allows the hair to dry a bit. I leave the towel in as I get ready, then take it off, dry if needed with a diffuser but it's better to leave it air dry. Hope it makes sense.

Search hair plopping on YouTube there's loads of videos. It looks very silly but it works.

My hair was like a short granny perm a while back. I found straightening it (not fully, but loosening it) the best way forward. My only other suggestion is hair extensions :)

I also put loads of 3 min miracle in it as a styling product (leave it in) as well as an actual conditioner.

Chances are horrible silicone matting hair - use sulphate shampoo just once to scrub it off. Then oil/ cone free conditioner after this non-sls shampoo only and go cone-free.

If the cut itself is awful - use pins and bands to chnage the shape of it with some twists, knots or and updo.
Growing curly hair is slooow - so either commit to a twisty style you like or think of a way the style could be chopped into a better shape. Those blogs and videos were people do the big chop to go natural have lots of transition style ideas to pinch. Also - head wrap