Hot off the press curlies! The new edition of Lorraine Massey’s “Curly Girl” is here.

Massey’s book was my true inspiration for leaving brushes, sulfate-shampoos, and blow dryers by the way side – forever!

After reading the original Curly Girl book in 2007, I took a leap of faith and put its practices into my daily hair care regimen. And with much praise to Lorraine, my hair and my sanity has been restored! This month, to my delight I discovered that a new edition came out of the Curly Girl classic. Along with a demonstration DVD, this book includes several helpful new tips & tricks for every specific curl type. (more…)

Just wanted to pass on a great holiday deal from Karen at Curlslikeus.com!

Every Curl Deserves to be Happy this holiday season. Surprise your best “curl friends” with a set of curl-friendly towels that define curls while defying the frizz.

Buy 1 Curl Cloth™ Set and 1 Set for 50% off.

Regular Price: $24 for 1 set

Sale Price: $36 for 2 sets

One week only. Offer valid from November 27-December 4th. Color options may vary based on available stock

You can also read my (and silly Tracy’s) review of the Curl Cloth here:

Curl Cloths:  Naturally Curly Gals Rejoice!

Some of my favorite curly hair products come from the award winning DevaCurl line (follow the link to learn more).  I personally use both the No-Poo and the One Conditioner from the DevaCare collection, because they are products specifically for color treated hair.  Sometimes just the washing with the No-Poo is all I need for lightly-conditioned bouncy curls, and this or the Low-Poo are the products I would recommend for finer haired folks.  When my hair feels fried, I will add in the One Conditioner, and apply it usually just on my ends and let it sit for several minutes before rinsing.  All of these products have a bright and natural orange smell – leaving your hair smelling so yum!

The newest product addition at DevaCurl is their “MirrorCurls.”  A finishing serum that can be applied to wet or dry hair, is 100% silicone free, and is meant to add moisture and incredible shine.  Leaving your hair so bright they say, “that you can see your curls in it.” (more…)

Wanna hear a great entrepreneurial story? Read on about Karen and what she is doing at CurlsLikeUs.com.

Once, while on a trip to NYC, I had the opportunity to have my haircut and styled at a salon that focused exclusively on curly hair. To my surprise, after washing my hair the stylist used paper toweling to remove excess water from my hair.  He said he preferred using an old t-shirt but that was not allowed at this upscale salon.  He went onto explain that traditional terry cloth towels have too course of a texture to them.  Not only can this texture disrupt the natural “S” formations of your curls, it can roughen up the hair which can cause breakage, split-ends, frizz and even inhibit your hairs ability to shine!

Karen put this new information into developing her own  product, the Curl Cloth. The Curl Cloth removes just the right amount of moisture while setting your favorite styling product in the hair.

The Result? After testing out the Curl Cloth for the past few weeks, I will never go back to using anything else.  (more…)

A well-deserved repeat post, and after using this morning was again feeling the love for this itty-bitty towel!

Towels. They are a functional, everyday, commonplace household necessity.  How many of you remember the type of towel you dried yourself off with after leaving your shower or bathtub recently?

After Mo wrote a wonderful nano-silver based soap, “What doesn’t this soap do?”, the same company sent us a set of their towels to try out.  They are quite small  (37 X  65 cm), unbelievably soft, promise to be anti-bacterial, odor resistant, and 7 times more absorbent that regular towels.  As Mo and I both discovered, Cyclic towels turned out to be most absorbent, addictive, coveted items in our households! (more…)

In embracing my natural curl, I have dramatically changed my methods of taking care and styling my hair.

If you are not familiar with the No-Poo, water-soluble silicone, air drying, no brushing, deep conditioning, cool final rinse, finger scrunching, hair plopping, and hair clipping terms associated with the “Curly Girl” Method, I have some good reading for you.

“Curly Girl,” by Lorraine Massey: A great introduction to the entire concept and theory behind the correct way to manage your fabulous curls. Massey is the Queen when it comes to the curly girl method. (more…)

A few weeks ago we reviewed the Curl Cloth, an amazing specialized towel that is designed for the specific needs of curly hair. Now that I have been using the Curl Cloth regularly to dry and style my hair, I cannot imagine life without it!

For this week, we are giving away a set of Curls Like Us – Curl Cloths to one very fortunate person.  If you have dry, wavy, curly, distressed, or frizzy hair these cloths will help you achieve curl perfection.

Every Curl Deserves to be Happy!

All you gotta do:

Type in your name and email address in the contest machine box!  One entry per person and the deadline is Monday, June 29th, 2009. One winner will be announced on at the Mythbuster Beauty site and contacted via email. MBB will not share your email address with anyone, and only uses your email address to contact you if you are a winner.  This giveaway is open to residents of the USA and Canada only.  One winner will receive one set of Curls Like Us – Curl Cloths which has the total retail value of $24.

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Since adopting the naturally curly hair care method I have avoided using a hairdryer.  It has been over a year since I have used a blow dryer to straighten or flat iron my hair.  I have discovered more curl in my hair than I ever knew I had, and the qualities of my hair have vastly improved.  These changes include having less hair breakage and overall heat damage, hair that feels much softer, shinier, and has hardly any frizz. 

Julyne Derrick, a beauty writer at About.com recently wrote a post called, “Beauty Mistakes We’ve All Made.”  Number 4 on her list? 

We leave the house with dripping wet hair. Yes, curls should airdry. Yes, that can take forever. So do it the night before, or wake up early. Or use a diffuser on your hair dryer or roll your wet hair into a bun. But please do not go out into public with a dripping wet head. 

Is wearing your hair wet in public offensive?  After many divided comments at that post, she elaborated her complaints further in a second post titled, “Drip, Drip, Drip: Should One Go Out in Public With a Wet Head?”  Julyne writes, ”So I have a beauty pet peeve.  I don’t like it when women with long, wet, curly hair ride the subway.  If the subway jolts, I can’t help but imagine a bunch of wet hair slapping me across the face.”  The comments on both sides have been fascinating.  Clearly there is need to educate and clear the air.

Does it offend you when someone at work or around town has wet hair?  I am not talking soaking wet, straight-out-of-the-shower wet hair; I mean clean, damp, neatly styled wet hair.  Does having it cut short or long matter?   I am also referring to this hair being “first thing out the door morning hair,” not on your way to a formal evening event, or to a professional business meeting.

If you would have seen me today, this is what I would have looked like dropping off my daughter for kindergarten.  Would I have offended you?  I really would like to know.

In the past year, I have devoted a great deal of time and energy toward learning and obeying the rules of the naturally curly method.  Lorraine Massey, the author of, “Curly Girl” created her own hair salon, Devachan, and a several popular naturally curly product lines:  DevaCurl, DevaColor, and DevaCare.

Below is a quick 411 introduction video of Devachan and the Curly Girl Method:

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Devachan is also responsible for the creation of the DevaSun Dryer DevaFuser.  The DevaSun Dryer DevaFuser was uniquely made to suit the unique needs of curly hair.  Sheer brilliance!   Most hair dryers would merely blow your hair to galactic frizz heights.  The DevaSun Dryer DevaFuser is ionically charged to dry your hair without damaging it.   The DevaFuser distributes the current gently and lifts your hair through its hand-shaped diffuser. 

This morning after my regular conditioner washing hair routine, I added a leave-on conditioner and styling gel, twisted a few areas around my crown, and reached for the DevaSun Dryer Deva Fuser.  I am telling you honestly, this ain’t your mother’s hair dryer!

DevaSun Dryer
-ion generating technology.
-6 times more negative ion delivery.
-3 temperature settings specifically designed for curly and wavy hair.
-2 motor speeds.
-2 concentrator nozzles included.
-Unique ergonomic design.

DevaFuser
-The first diffuser innovation in over 60 years.
-360 degree diffused air flow.
-Unique ergonomic design.
-Light weight and quick drying.
-Eliminates frizz forever.

I went from wet, dripping hair, to beautiful tame waves in less than 10 minutes.  This dryer is not cheap (retails for $185); however, this is a high quality, intelligently designed hair dryer.  If you have naturally curly thick hair this money will be well spent.  The DevaSun Dryer and DevaFuser will drastically cut down your drying time, and assist you in achieving a gorgeous head of curls.  My only complaint, the DevaFuser attachment doesn’t always stay attached to the dryer, which can be annoying.

But don’t just take my word for it…

Dandelion Mama (Tracy) observations on the DevaSun Dryer DevaFuser:

  “..it looks like a strange chicken hat on top of a rocket- but it’s not.”