I have been curly girl of sorts for years with fine, 3a curls
Been more successful the last few years thanks to silk pillowslips and ditching the silicons.
I could never quite get it all right. Never awful but always thought it could be a bit better.
And I randomly watched this video at the weekend. 2 washes in using this method (one on Saturday just to see and then again on Sunday post-gym) and wow. It has made quite a difference.
Same products as I was using, but curls are better defined, way less frizzy better shape, more uniform and far less hassle to refresh yesterday morning and this morning. I may even get to 4/5 day hair. And air drying really was quicker. Normally mine is still damp at 4/5 hours. Was dry in about 3.
Watch on 1.5 speed - it is a bit waffly. I think the key changes for me are product into soaking wet hair, brush styling and what I think she called "Smastering" - a thin layer of watery get after you have a bit of dryness to break the cast...but it speeds up the drying.
I am very pleased and shall be sticking with it. And I have tried many, many variations.