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From Perez Hilton’s web site.
Noted fashion critic Perez Hilton (not!”> isn’t particularly fond of Neve Campbell’s hair, writing “What’s up with the former Party of Five star’s hair?????? The poodle waves aren’t a good look on her, don’t you think?”
We don’t think she looks like a poodle!
Lindsay Lohan
With the help of some extensions and a curling iron, young starlet Lindsay Lohan traded in her straight locks for a curly look at a Cinema Society and Dolce & Gabbana-hosted special screening of “Filth and Wisdom” on Oct. 13. Curlies can get Lohan’s soft, sexy look with long layers, styling product applied in sections (bigger sections if you want a looser look”> and a diffuser.
Fighting Frizz today? You’re in the right place. We’ve got product recommendations and quick solutions to hopefully get you to frizz freedom.
Feeling Dry as a Bone? Living On the Edge? Looking Good and want to look even more fabulous? Told to Pack Your Pomade?
humidity levels : 0% – 25%
Type 2s
Wavy hair types can get flat in drier climates. Look for lightweight humectant styling products that enhance your waves, such as John Frieda Frizz-Ease Take Charge Curl-Boosting Mousse, Ouidad PlayCurl Volumizing Foam or Hair Rules Wavy Mousse.
Type 3s
Lower humidity can mean springy, frizz-free curls. To enhance your curls, try gels and styling creams, such as Miss Jessie’s Quick Curls, Curls Goddess Glaze and Batia & Aleeza Bio-Herbal Mineral Sculpting Gel.. If your hair tends to get flat on top, put in some duckbill clips at the crown and diffuse.
Type 4s
Kinkier hair types need extra humectants when the humidity drops. Opt for moisturizing styling creams, such as Miss Jessie’s Curly Pudding, Curl Junkie Guava & Protein Curl Creme and Blended Beauty Curl Styling Butter.
humidity levels : 25% – 60%
Type 2s
To encourage luscious waves, try a mousse or a gel, such as as Devacurl Angell, Jessicurl Rockin’ Ringlets Styling Potion and AG Foam Weightless Volumizer.
Type 3s
This is the weather that curlies crave. Opt for light styling creams or gels that provide definition without weighing the hair down, such as Alagio Crazy Curl Curl Enhancer Balm, Curlisto Control I Gel and Cutler Curling Cream.
Type 4s
Define those kinks light, moisturizing creams and custards, such as Kinky-Curly Curling Custard, CURLS Curl Euphoria Elixer and Curl Junkie Coffee-Coco Curling Creme.
humidity levels : 60% – 80%
Type 2s
Wavy hair types may become limp when it become frizzy when it gets muggy. Opt for styling products with a little more hold, such as Jessicurl Confident Coils, Curly Hair Solutions Gel and Curlisto Bio-Gel Mousse.
Type 3s
It’s time to cocktail. Layer a product like Curly Hair Solutions Curl Keeper under styling products like AG re:coil, IInnersense Quiet Calm Curl Control and Curlisto Control II Gel.Type 4s
Get the most from your kinks with styling products with extra hold, such as Miss Jessie’s Curly Meringue, Hair Rules Kinky Curling Cream and Blended Beauty Happy Nappy Styles.
humidity levels : 80% – 100%
Type 2s
It’s time to bring out the big guns, frizz-fighting products designed to keep humidity out, such as Mop Top Anti-Frizz Gel, CURLS Goddess Glaze and DevaCare Arc Angell. Lock those waves in place with DevaCurl Set It Free or Curlisto Structura Spray.
Type 3s
Experiment with cocktails, such as Curly Hair Solutions Curl Keeper under Batia Aleeza Bio-Herbal Mineral Sculpting Gel or Curlisto Structura Lotion mixed with Curlisto Control Gel II. Keep a pomade in your purse to fight frizz throughout the day, such as Curlisto Unruly Paste or Devacurl Set Me Up! (put a pea-size dab between your palms, rub together and twist your hair back – from the crown to the ends”> Or buy a ready made Curly Cocktail: the Curl & Tonic.
Type 4s
To keep kinks looking their best, opt for humidity fighting creams, such as CURLS Curl Souffle, Miss Jessie’s Stretch Silkening Creme or Oyin Handmade Shine & Define Serum. Or check out one of our ready-made product cocktails, the Hot Buttered Curls.
10 Ways to Celebrate International Curly Day
When NaturallyCurly.com was founded 10 years ago, we declared the first day of fall, September 22 this year, as International Curly Day. We wanted to set aside a day for us curlyheads across the globe to glorify our curls and kinks, revel in our ringlets Can’t think of a way to celebrate? Check out these 10 playful things to do on this special day.
Throughout our 10th anniversary year, look for special Top 10 lists every month.
1″> SHARE the International Curly Day celebration video with straight and curly-haired friends!
2″> LOOK for 10 curlyhead strangers who have a great style. Take 30 seconds out of your day to compliment their curls. Bring on the brag!
3″> THROW a curly swap soiree. You don’t have to spend a bundle to try new curl-boosting products. Sort through your own cache of items in your vanity and pull out the ones that don’t really work for your curls. They just might be perfect for another curlyhead. Ask your curly friends to do the same, and invite them over for cocktails or coffee. Start swapping!
Jumping for joy is a good way to celebrate International Curly Day.
4″> CREATE a curly inspiration collage with a child to build a sense of curl empowerment. Start with a stack of magazines, cut out pictures of curly role models (celebrities, musicians, or anyone who represents anything related to curls”> and paste them onto a poster board in a creative way. Voila! Instant inspiration!
5″> PAY IT FORWARD and donate curl-nurturing products to a womens’ shelter. Your generous gesture is sure to put a smile on the faces of women who are struggling to find their way and regain their confidence. It feels oh-so-good to give!
6″> EXPERIMENT with a new, sassy style. If you have precious little time to fuss with your curls, try time-saving tricks that will simplify a sensational style in a snap!
7″> ENJOY your favorite curly pasta at an Italian restaurant that you’ve always wanted to try. Well, there’s no time like the present. Consider savoring a dish of eliche (spirals”>, gemelli (twin twists”> or fusili (long twists”>. Bon appetit!
8) START a gratitude journal . . . for your curls. Come up with 10 reasons why you love your curls for your first entry. Then, every time you receive a curl compliment (or want to give yourself one!”>, jot it down. When you need a shot of confidence, open up your journal and smile.
9″> PAMPER your curls with a deep-conditioning treatment to bring back the longed-for luster. What better way to show your curls you love them? Not sure what ingredients are best for your textured tresses? Learn more about moisture-rich ingredients here.
10″> SHOWCASE your curly pride with an item emblazoned with artist Will Heron’s NaturallyCurly.com design, created especially for International Curly Day! Sure to be the curly “It” item for 2008!
BY SARA VILKOMERSON
From the New York Observer, Sept. 2
In “The Women”, Meg Ryan’s hair becomes straighter as her character becomes more polished.
It’s an easy visual trick from Hollywoodland: a few adjustments in wardrobe, makeup and, most important, hair, and, voilà! Life’s good! Or, at least, getting better. Call it the The Princess Diaries effect, a film that seven years later still causes outrage — remember the first thing done to transform Anne Hathaway into appropriate-looking royalty? But why, many naturally curly-headed gals might be forgiven for wondering, does frizzled always equal frazzled? And how come a third-act makeover always seems to involve a flatiron?
“Meg and I talked about Mary, and the kind of differences between the original film — which was very cosmopolitan — and this one. Meg felt that Mary should be very earthy,” said Jonathan Hanousek, a celebrity stylist who was in charge of Ryan’s locks throughout the filming of The Women. “She wanted the sense that her appearance was not something she lingered on, and that her focus was devoted to her life and her daughter.”
Well, O.K., but as anyone who’s had to wake up with a tangled nest of curls could tell you, those gorgeous Botticelli tresses Ryan sports for the majority of the movie would certainly not have come easy. (“There was some time involved,” Hanousek admitted.”> And besides, since when does having curly hair make one earthy? Neither have we found in our unscientific gatherings that curly hair necessarily translates to being unconcerned about one’s appearance, or more romantic, wild, creative, or crazy and lusty. (Oh, Glenn Close, your fine performance in 1987’s Fatal Attraction set back more than the 30-something single woman. Did you think about us naturally curly girls?
“It’s all about being groomed and in control, isn’t it,” said Kerry Warn, a veteran movie hair designer who has worked repeatedly with Nicole Kidman (who sadly has never returned to the glorious, counterintuitive head of spirals from her Dead Calm and Days of Thunder era”>, and recently designed the coiffures of all the actors on the upcoming Baz Luhrman film Australia. “What you see and perceive is many times unspoken,” he said, pointing out that by quickly using visual clues — like curly hair — an audience is able to make all sorts of quick inferences about who a person is and what they’re all about.
Hanousek said that he has many female friends with curly hair and that he thought it was the “ultimate in confidence and strength. I don’t perceive those women to be frazzled.” And yet, when it came time to make Meg’s character emerge triumphant from the fray, straight her hair went. “We had to show the passing of time,” he explained, pointing out that Ryan’s wardrobe also became sleeker. “It was just to signify that she had gotten her life under control.” Of course, a wrinkled shirt and curly hair shouldn’t necessarily give off the same impression (trust us, even if our shirt is perfectly ironed, our hair retains the same amount of wave.”>. So, chicken or egg: Is pop culture a mirror for our society’s straight-ist attitude toward hair, or is it helping to perpetuate it?
“I think it’s an important issue. We’re bordering the line of almost becoming a myth that if you have straight hair you are more professional or appear to be more professional, and that’s truly not the case,” said Ouidad, a pioneer in the pro-curly-hair movement since 1984, author of Curl Talk, and owner of the tony 57th street eponymous salon.
Like Ouidad, curly hair guru and author Lorraine Massey, founder and co-owner of Devachan Salon & Departure Lounge (which has the impressively punny and popular No Poo hair care line”>, preaches to the naturally curly to try to embrace their ringlets rather than quell them. “This whole pathetic straightening religion … it’s modern-day slavery,” said Massey, who is a passionate believer in her cause. “Everyone is trying to hide from their heritage—it’s anthropological. It goes very deep.”
Massey was still livid over a recent run-in with the producers for Bravo’s Tim Gunn’s Guide to Style, which provides makeovers to the fashion-challenged, and who had asked her to participate. She agreed on the condition that for the final “reveal” they wouldn’t straighten the participant’s hair, something they ended up doing anyway. “They just don’t understand my view on this,” Massey said. “My whole philosophy is to not perpetuate the same crap over and over again.” Shari Harbinger, the director of education for Devachan, agreed: “Hollywood is reacting but Hollywood is also enabling this vicious cycle. Lorraine and I often refer to the drug addict and the drug dealer scenario.” The good news is that everyone “The Observer” spoke with seemed to feel a shift was occurring for the curly-haired landscape: more wave with less stereotype. (Look at all those spiraling tresses featured in the fall J.Crew catalog!”> “I think people have to get over that straight hair,” said Warn. “Everyone is starting to look the same with this ironed hair. It’s sort of nice when you see curls; it’s almost refreshing. It looks alive again.”In early August, “Good Morning America” aired a segment about people’s perceptions of curly or straight hair. Reporter Taryn Winter Brill went curly and straight for a panel of five “regular” men, and then did the same for job recruiters. With her own naturally curly hair she received higher marks from the recruiters on intelligence, confidence and ability to articulate ideas clearly, though from the random dudes she did better with the blow-out. (We think the message is clear from both tests: go natural!”>
“I’m seeing more curls and freedom,” said Ouidad. “We still have a lot to go, but it’s just incredible how much more there is available. Just by the products on the market, it’s apparent.’
“Hollywood will embrace this truth when the people that are behind it get it and then do what they can to reeducate the union stylists and designers,” said Devachan’s Harbinger. “This is something that we at Deva want to get involved with. It’s almost like the Democratic convention. We have to first undo years of lies, and then reeducate, motivate and guide them to the truth. The truth is that curlies can have ‘neat’ and refined curls if the people who tend to them know what they are doing. And this will in fact significantly change the perception from a false belief to a new understanding of the beauty of curly hair.”
We know, we know, this could take years. Still, we look forward to the day we see Gwyneth Paltrow on the big screen, hitting rock bottom both professionally and personally, getting made over (cue Sheryl Crow!”> with a lion’s mane of curls and then being promoted to CEO and winning the man of her dreams. Then, and only then, will we know Hollywood has learned that curls don’t have to signify frazzle. They can dazzle, too.
A behavioral study that recently aired on “Good Morning America” found that employers are more likely to hire a woman with curly hair than a woman with straight hair. When GMA reporter Taryn Winter Brill, met with job recruiters with her hair worn naturally curly, those experts described her as being more “intelligent, articulate and displaying a higher level of confidence” than when she mirrored the interview but only altered her hairstyle to straight. Why is that? The recent study suggests that people with curly hair are thought of as “low maintenance, independent, self starters, trustworthy and go getters” — all qualities that make up an ideal job candidate.
This is no news to the proclaimed “Queen of Curls”, curl expert and author, Ouidad, who says, “My clients are strong, independent women who aren’t afraid to show their individuality. Curls give my client’s the confidence they need in today’s competitive workplace!”
With today’s dismal economy and rising unemployment rates, finding a job can be a daunting task. If curls increase one’s hire-ability, then let the ringlets take center stage.
See our recent article on curls in the workplace.
Jenn Stuczynski
8/22/08
Earlier this week, U.S. pole vaulter Jenn Stuczynski vaulted to a silver medal, her brown curls flying behind her. Stuczynski holds the American women’s record, jumping 16 feet, 1.75 inches.
CJ Bruton
8/21/08
The Australian basketball team may have lost to the powerful U.S. team Wednesday in the quarterfinals, but at least Aussie C.J. Bruton had winning hair. Bruton shows off his texture in all its glory, whether it’s in cornrows, twists or a big bushy ‘fro.
<8/19/08
BEIJING – The hair is unbearably short now. It is curly and cropped close to his cauliflower ears, the victim of a scissor-happy barber in Beijing. The woman wouldn’t stop cutting. Before Ben Askren knew it, 5 inches were on the floor.
This is how badly Askren wants to win a gold medal — he shed his coveted locks, his trademark — because the international guys like to pull on them when they wrestle. Unfortunately, the haircut didn’t help him accomplish his goal.
Ben Askren couldn’t get past veteran Ivan Fundora in Wednesday’s 74kg freestyle match. Fundora wins the first period 3-1, and the “USA” chants can’t help Askren. He falls behind 2-0, then 4-0.
He stands with his hands on his hips when it’s over and the Cuban moves on.
“I don’t know what you want to hear from me,” Askren says. “My dreams are crushed. I just wasn’t good enough.”
Two weeks, and he’s done in two hours. Askren says he doesn’t know where he’ll go from here. There has been talk that he’ll try mixed martial arts, but his coach, Shawn Charles, is sure Askren will be back. He couldn’t end it this way.
Read more about Askren.
Source: ESPN.com
8/17/08For the second time in two tries, Venus and Serena won the doubles gold medals at the Olympics, beating a team from Spain on Sunday at the Olympic tennis complex. But this time, the Williams sisters sported newly natural ‘dos. Venus is wearing her hair in a short ‘fro, while Serena has a curly bob.
When Venus first unveiled her new ‘do, she explained: “I’ve nominated not to straighten it. It’s very, very ‘70s.”
Source: FedCup.com
Margaret Hoelzer churns her way to a spot on the podium Thursday night. (AP photo”>
Hoelzer’s curls look cute and carefree. (AP photo”>
8/15/08
United States curly swimmer Margaret Hoelzer earned a bronze medal in the 100-m backstroke event in Beijing Thursday night, and proudly showed off her curls in a quick but cute upswept podium ‘do.
And while the two-time Olympian may wear a bathing camp in the pool, her trademark curls have made it onto a T-shirt.
A specially designed shirt reading “Can’t Hoelzer Back,” with the curly-haired swimmer doing the backstroke, has been created for her fans to wear. The proceeds from the sale of the T-shirt go to the National Children’s Advocacy Center, a charity supported by the Huntsville, Ala., swimmer. The T-shirts are $20 and may be ordered by calling 256-327-3780.
Emanuel Rego
8/14/08
Even Beijing’s humidity was no match for the curls of two-time world champion beach volleyballer Emanuel Rego — the original “King of the Beach.”
Speedy Swimmer is Known for his Curls
Ryan Lochte
8/13/08
Ryan Lochte is one of the stars of the men’s Olympic swim team. He swam the third leg of the 4×200-meter freestyle relay Tuesday, helping the United States smash the world record by 4.68 seconds. But to hear his fans talk about him, while his swimming skills are find and dandy, they’d prefer to discuss his curly good looks. Just check into some of the recent chatter about him on message boards around the world:
“There is something about Ryan’s curly hair that gave him this sweet innocent angel look.”
“He’s a curly-topped dish.”
“Aww, I love Ryan Lochte’s curly hair.”
“I like the big old curly mop look on him. Well, he does need a little trim.”
Curly U.S. Fencer Gets the Bronze
Becca Ward
8/12/08
U.S. Olympic fencer Becca Ward wins the bronze in sabre. She helped the Americans sweep the individual sabre event. Fencing helmets obviously weren’t created with curls in mind.
— Source: Wire services
Korean Medal Winner Gives Curls Special Treatment
Park Tae-hwan
8/11/08
Park Tae-hwan, who won the first swimming gold for Korea in the men’s 400-m freestyle competition at the Beijing Olympics on Sunday, takes special care to protect his curls from the chlorine. Park Jung-ryool, the owner of “She Jak,” (a hair salon”> has taken care of his hair for about three years. “He seems to pay as much attention to his hairstyle as other young men. He often has hair and scalp treatment because he has curly hair and his hair is often damaged by the water in the swimming pool.”
— Source: Wire services
Breaking Olympic News: Ben’s Hair is History!
8/10/08
It won’t exactly be Samson and Delilah, but a haircut of Olympic proportions will be performed on former Missouri wrestler Ben Askren in the next few days in the athletes’ village.
“I’ll do it in one of the free barbershops,” said Askren, who will compete in freestyle wrestling Aug. 20 at 163 pounds.
Other athletes are under consideration for face of the Games. Askren had a chance to be the hair of the Games. But barring a change of heart, he’s taking himself out of the running.Askren’s long, curly hair has been his trademark, as have his freewheeling wrestling style and the swagger that comes with it. But the hair became so symbolic that high school wrestlers and fans at Mizzou matches came dressed in wigs.
But reality set in at the World Cup in February, when Askren faced a Russian named Denis Tsargush. “He grabbed my hair,” Askren said. Tsargush beat him.
— Source: Wire services
When Venus first unveiled her new ‘do, she explained: “I’ve nominated not to straighten it. It’s very, very ‘70s.”
Source: FedCup.com
Sheryl Crow
Growing up, Sheryl Crow has vivid memories of gymnasts Olga Korbut and Nadia Comaneci and figure skater Dorothy Hamill competing in the Olympics.
“I wanted to be a gymnast, but there was no place in a tiny town in Missouri to take gymnastics,” says the singer, who will watch the Beijing Games with son Wyatt on her tour bus next month. “But I did go and get my hair cut in a Dorothy Hamill wedge, which was unfortunate for me because that hairdo didn’t really work so well with curly hair.”
Crow is showing her support for this summer’s Olympic athletes with a new song. The Grammy winner’s tune, “So Glad We Made It,” will appear on the AT&T Team USA soundtrack and during TV broadcasts of the Summer Games.
Sharon Stone
Sharon Stone sported a new curly ‘do at the 19th Annual GLAAD Media Awards. Alan Cumming presented Sharon Stone with GLAAD’s Vanguard Award Saturday at the 19th Annual GLAAD Media Awards in San Francisco. The award honors media professionals who, through their work, have increased the visibility and understanding of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community.
We thought she did a good job of bringing increased visibility to curls!
See Titi of Miss Jessie’s discuss and demonstrate Baby Buttercreme.
Ben Askren hopes his curly hair gets him some attention in Beijing.
Ben Askren is headed to Beijing this summer for the summer Olympics. Askren’s toughness, work ethic and competitive grit have been compared to boxing great Muhammed Ali.
But his trademark curly hair has gained him as much recognition as anything. In a recent press conference, Askren told reporters “I actually don’t really like my hair that much, but I’m a man of realism, and I realize that people like gimmicks. I’m going to Beijing and my hair’s going to be my gimmick. Hopefully, I’ll get a sponsorship or two, maybe get some money out of having stupid, curly hair.”
Stephanie Izard
Getting Kate Husdon’s gorgeous waves requires four stages.
To get Kate Hudson’s signature Bohemian Wave, stylist David Babaii breaks the process down into four stages: drying, sectioning, curling and styling.
To get started, Babaii sprays her entire head with David Babaii for WildAid Bohemian Beach Spray and scrunches it into the hair. This gives just the right texture and movement.
“I always dry her hair using my hands, moving the hair in various directions until dry,” Babaii says.
Once dry, he sections her hair into three different parts. This is vital so you have constant control of the hair at all times. He uses three to four different sized ceramic curling irons to create her classic Bohemian wave. Taking small “V” shaped strands, he wraps the hair around the outside of the closed barrel, leaving the ends free. To complete the look, he runs his fingers up the partially curled strand to get a dramatic “wild” look.
For additional lift or volume at the scalp area, he uses David Babaii for WildAid Root Lift. To complete the look, he sprays additional David Babaii for WildAid Bohemian Beach Spray and have Kate flip her head down and over.
Justin Timberlake
Justin Timberlake has crammed an impressive amount into his 12 years in the ‘biz. He found fame as a Mousketeer, lead singer of ‘N Sync and Britney’s other half before promising to “bring sexy back” in his solo career. Music aside, he’s managed to start a charitable foundation, launch his own clothing label, branch out into acting and work on his golf handicap, as well as step out with Hollywood stars such as Cameron Diaz and Jessica Biel.
But did you know that Justin’s famously curly hair was the bane of his life during middle school. He recalls: “That was the thing everybody teased me about. They called me brillo pad. I was always trying to either straighten the crap out of it or cut it all off. In second grade I took like paper scissors and cut my hair all uneven… That’s the only time I ever really got a spanking.”
Source: Digital Spy
Shirley Temple
As a cheery, cheeky curly cherub, she was the perfect antidote to the Depression. Today she turns 80, but nothing can take away the magic of Shirley Temple.
She became a national institution: there were Shirley Temple dolls, toys, and clothes (including a line in bathing suits”>. “I stopped believing in Santa Claus when I was six,” she recalled. “Mother took me to see him in a department store and he asked me for my autograph.”
For curly kids everywhere, she became an adorable role model. She rocked those blond ringlets. There was no other child star before or since who has been as popular or who demonstrated such extraordinary talents as singer, dancer and actor. Happy birthday, Shirley.
