Curly Hair
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Your Straightener Makes Better Waves Than You Think
Scandi waves, a twist-and-glide curl and loose bouncy curls, all done with a one-inch flat iron, plus the clips and spray that help them las…
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Hair Tool Gifts for Every Hair Type
A hair tool only makes a good gift if it gets used. Match a hot air brush, flat iron or silk scrunchie to fine, thick or curly hair and it w…
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Sleep On It and Wake Up With Beach Waves
Five heatless beach wave looks from stylists and creators, plus the overnight sets, twists and stylers that make them last past lunch.
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Silk Press: Worth It, Skip It, or Wait?
A silk press can look amazing on natural hair, but whether it's worth booking depends on your hair's health right now. See how to decide.
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Forget Your Curl Type for a Minute
Why porosity and texture matter more than your curl number, plus five creators on moisture, cuts, humidity, sleep and scalp care.
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The Best Curl Creams for Every Curl Type
The right curl cream depends on your curl type. These six picks, from drugstore to splurge, are matched to waves, curls and coils.
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A Twist-Out Is Only as Good as Its Driest Twist
Four twist-outs from natural-hair creators, from a stretched set to a big rosemary-scented fro, plus the creams, oils and bonnets that keep…
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Bring Back Day-Two Curls in Five Minutes
Six curly creators on keeping wash-day curls alive, from satin night caps and part flips to a wet-brush rewet and a messy bun for day four.
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The Wash-and-Go Starts With Hair That’s Dripping Wet
Three natural-hair wash-and-gos, from defined 4C coils to a big copper curl cloud, plus the leave-ins, gels and tools behind them.
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The Diffuser Was Never Why Your Curls Frizzed
Hover first, cup second, stop before you're fully dry: four curly creators show the diffusing order that keeps frizz down and volume up.
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Briogeo Curl Charisma: Buy, Dupe, or Splurge?
Briogeo Curl Charisma helps curls hold their shape without crunch. See who it suits best, plus a drugstore stand-in and a splurge.
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The Curly Girl Method Works Better With a Few Broken Rules
The four core curly girl rules, plus how four curly creators clarify, detangle, style and adjust them for fine hair.
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Most Heads Have More Than One Curl Type
What 2A through 4C actually describe, why your quiz results keep changing, and six creators whose hair shows each family, with the creams, g…
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Wavy Hair Wants the Curly Routine, Only Lighter
Four wavy-hair routines from curl creators: lots of water, gel or mousse, a diffuser and a quick day-two refresh.
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Flaxseed Gel Is the Curl Styler Hiding in Your Pantry
How to make flaxseed gel in a saucepan, plus three curl creators who show where a gel goes in a wash-day routine.
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Sea Salt Spray Works Best When You Barely Use It
Four beachy textures, from long crimped lengths to a messy lob, and the salt sprays and tools behind each one.
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Plopping Lets Your Curls Set While You Do Something Else
Wavy, ringlet and spiral routines from four curly creators who wrap wet hair in a plop, plus the wraps, gels and diffusers that go with it.
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Wrap It at Night, Wake Up With Curls
Velvet wraps, a satin rope braid, a pair of old tights and a braid out: four overnight sets that curl hair with zero heat, plus the tools to…
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The Modern Perm Is Softer Than You Remember
A curly perm with a fringe, long loose waves, spiral ringlets and a short tight set: four perms from stylists, plus what to ask for.