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Making the right product choices (part 2)

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Hello Maicurlies!

I just wanted to share the second part of my contribution article on Global Couture about how you can help determine the right products for your hair depending on the width of your hair. 

How to Find the RIGHT Products for Your hair - part 2 hair width

How to Find the RIGHT Products for Your hair – part 2 hair width

This is a continuation of my first article where I wrote about hair porosity and how determining our porosity can help identify which kind of products can help us on a healthy hair journey. 

In part 2 I explain what hair width is, how you can try and determine the width of your hair and provide a few product suggestions based on the properties of the products and the characteristics of one’s hair width. Both porosity and width go hand in hand and can make all the difference! You can read part 2 here. 

Please remember these are just suggestions, I simply wanted to share how determining my hair porosity and width helped me along my hair journey. 

I hope you enjoy the article!

Maicurls

Maicurls

Long Fluffy Puff

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Hey Maicurlies!

I’ve got a new styling video up of how I do my long fluffy puff!

I sometimes wish my hair were a little shorter because I would be able to call it my fluffy Afro puff but gravity likes to pull my hair downwards (not that I am complaining about my hair.) 

Products/Tools used:

Styling Tutorial 

I did this style on day 3 of a Wash-N-Go and my hair was a little frizzy and dry so I needed to first remoisturize it by applying water, leave-in conditioner and to seal a little oil. 

After moisturizing I separate a section of hair at the front with a hair bubble because I will style that section last. 

Separate front

I then apply a little gel to the edges of my sides and brush them back gently. 

DIY Flaxseed Gel
Apply Gel or edges
Brush back edges

I collect and pin my hair down in the middle of my head till I have pinned all the hair on one side. (I use two bobby pins crisscrossing them over each other until I reach the back where I only use one bobby pin.)

Use bobby pins to hold hair

I repeat the gel, brush, and pin routine on the other side.

repeat on second side

I then style the front by first spritzing a little water, adding a little gel, brushing the edges. 

I spray water and then apply the gel
Brush back the edges

I like to give myself a little “pompadou” or bump at the front and then pin the hair down.

create pompadou

I like to fluff my hair out to make it bigger and then fix areas that need fixing.

Fluffing my hair
Fix my hair

And voila!

What do you think? How do you make your fluffy puff or Afro puff? Would love to hear from you!

Maicurls

Maicurls