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How To Get More Defined Waves In Naturally Wavy Hair

October 28, 2022 by Emily Evert 1 Comment

What Makes Hair Look Defined?

Before we get into how to get more defined waves, let’s talk about what ‘defined waves’ even means! It is a phrase that can be confusing and sometimes misused. For example, I’ve seen people use defined waves to mean “tighter waves” which is incorrect.

Defined waves are basically well-clumped waves. You could think of it as having waves that are “outlined” well. If someone has well-defined waves, you could use two fingers to pick out one curl from their hair, or you could go around their head counting how many individual curls there are.

Well-defined naturally wavy hair has…

Less frizz
Natural definition or hold (not fluffy or poofy)
Visible curl clumps
Separated, individual waves.

Ways to get better definition in naturally wavy hair

Wavy Hair Techniques | Flip, Coat, Scrunch | Gel, Mousse, Gel | Wash Now, Style Later

October 7, 2022 by Emily Evert Leave a Comment

A while back I shared three wavy hair techniques in a blog post. I mentioned how I planned to make it somewhat of a series. This is post #2 in that series! I’ve been having fun trying out some of these different methods.

Flip, Coat, Scrunch Hair Styling technique

I Tested What Is The Best Way To Sleep On Wavy Hair

September 23, 2022 by Emily Evert 2 Comments

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One of my earliests posts on this blog was how to sleep on wavy hair. In that post I went over a variety of different methods you can sleep on wavy hair to try to preserve your natural waves overnight.

Since then, I’ve heard of some other techniques. I also came to realize that while I had heard of a handful of different techniques, I hadn’t tried them all or compared them. I got wondering what the best method really is. So, the last six weeks or so, I’ve been putting it to the test.

Each wash day I washed my hair with the same products and techniques. My goal was to keep everything the same except how I slept on my hair overnight. I tried to use the same amount of shampoo, conditioner and gel each time. I used the same product application techniques, plopped my hair the same way for the same amount of time, and used the same hair diffusing method each time.

This way, I could try to compare which methods for sleeping preserve my natural waves the best. At the same time, I recognize that wavy hair has a mind of its own, and I wouldn’t get the exact same results each wash day. For that reason, I am including the “before bed” and “the next morning” photos for each so you can see how much my hair fell or maintained is shape.

Sleeping On Wavy Hair With A Silk Pillowcase

Wavy Hair Techniques – The Bowl Method, Smasters & Mousse Gel Mousse

July 29, 2022 by Emily Evert 1 Comment

I’m starting a new type of blog post. I have a long list of wavy hair techniques or styling methods that I’ve wanted to cover in a blog post in some way or another. I didn’t feel like making a whole blog post per method really made sense, though. I’ve decided to just do blog posts that cover three or so methods per post. This way I can cover all the techniques that I want to cover without making a ton of small blog posts.

The Bowl Method

I first heard about the bowl method a couple of years ago on Instagram, but @Curlyzia.xo has gone viral with her bowl method tiktoks so a lot of people will recognize it from there. I’ll embed one of her tiktoks here for those who haven’t seen it, it’s easier to grasp when you see it in video form I think.

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