I’m a Software Engineer who fell in love with my curly hair around 2009. I still remember the days when I would comb and brush my hair over and over again expecting miracles to happen, but my hair forever looked like hay. And now after umpteen experiments with techniques, hair products and methods, my hair hasn’t looked better! I was already writing beauty articles for other bloggers, but as a curly haired girl I saw few beauty bloggers in India writing about curls. Part of the idea behind curlsandbeautydiary is to make all you curly haired beauties fall in love with your curly hair.
My roots are in God’s own country, Kerala, a beautiful tiny state lying on the tail of India. I stay Bangalore, married to the love of my life.
I love to eat and backpack. And being a typical girly girl, I love beauty products, a little bit of makeup, perfumes, jewelry, accessories and beautiful clothes. All of this whizzed up in a blender – Curls and Beauty Diary.
XOXO!
Anjana Muralidharan
My Skin type – Combination, Acne prone
My Hair type – 2c/3a curl pattern, Medium porosity, Medium density, Coarse
Hi Anjana,
I am truly happy to see someone from Kerala :D. Cheers!
I know many many beauties with curly hair, but none of them seems to be happy with it and you are different 🙂 Kuddos to you and the wonderful blog.
Ooh, a fellow Keralite.
We really do have some excellent hair, don’t we?
I mean, you could just wash the curls and wear it as it, and you wouldn’t even need to do much make up or anything. The wet curls themselves become the adornment.
Problem is, I can’t just wash my hair everytime I feel like stepping out for work or party. So, I’m really glad I found your blog. Be following you. 😉
Hi Anjana,
I am a typical mallu girl from Kerala. Just like all the other curly haired girls, even i used to loathe my hair initially; brushing and combing vigorously to make it straight. But after visiting your website, I started to enjoy the beauty of curls.I also want to make a huge transformation and start to embrace my curls.
Once I tried not to comb my hair after taking shower (that’s what one should do to curls!!), but it ended up in undefined curls making me more concerned and ended up combing it everyday!!
Please help me in my hair journey.Where and how should I start?
P.S: I have never visited a saloon for a haircut ;always my mom only cuts the ends!!
I just found your website and am impressed with your helpful tips on managing the curly hair routine. I am a 54 year old Latina woman from California that has been fighting with curly hair, much like yours, forever! After flatironing for years, my hair was not curling any more. Discovered clairifying shampoo that helped bring back curls, but still frizzy. I saw your step by step video on your routine and bought the Cantu curl activator cream. Wow!! Love it! Thanks from me and all the curlies that benefit from your tips. Added you to facebook too.
Hey there! I’m a curly girl from Chicago and I am so so glad to have found your blog!
I struggled for many years with my curls, my mom has blonde, thin, straight hair (we are of Irish/German decent) and never knew what to do with my hair except brush it while dry. I had thin wavy hair as a child, tight course ringlets through my teens, and now my hair has decided on loose curls in my late 20s.
I am trying to bring my hair back to its former glory, and your blog has been a huge help already (I identified my biggest issue, the length and weight of my hair, which is down to my rear is making it straighten out).
Thank for keeping up with this blog and I look forward to all of your future endeavors =)
I wants to know whether this New variant of mom’s co natural protein shampoo is safe as the old one . I kindly request you to go through the ingredients list to help me out whether to buy this product or not. .? Please make a reply as soon as possible
Hey Anjana …I have been following all the steps that you have mentioned but the problem is there’s this section in my hair (15%) that is straight due to heat I guess or maybe hormonal changes….So the curly section looks well defined and healthy but nothing seems to work on that straight section …Please help I want it to turn into curl again .
Hi Anjana,
I also had curly hair a few years ago but suddenly I started facing a hair loss problem. I noticed it after I moved to Bangalore. Is it due to city change? Because when I was in New Delhi, all was good.
[…] Anjana, like every other curly-haired girl, detested her hair. She had the habit of brushing her curls, hoping for a miracle but to no avail. A few years ago when curly hair started to trend, she researched the A-Zs of curly haircare. A bunch of experiments later, she finally found the love she was searching for in her curls. Eventually, she knew she had to spread the curl love. Her mission is to make “curly-haired beauties fall in love with [their] curly hair.” […]
Blog Comments
Tanvi
September 27, 2015 at 10:20 am
Hey Anjanaaaa…thrilked to see a curly hair blog. .ur blog. Well done dear!! Trust me to be a regular visitor here:-)
Curls and Beauty Diary
September 27, 2015 at 11:00 am
Hi Tanvi! Thanks a ton 🙂
Priya
February 26, 2016 at 7:12 am
Just discovered your blog. So nice to see a fellow indian embracing her curls!! I love it.
Anjana
February 26, 2016 at 1:22 pm
Thanks a ton Priya!!
Ankita Rao
March 15, 2016 at 12:27 pm
I’ve recently started loving my curls but the pain in maintaining them still exists :p
Thank you Anjana for helping out on taming our Curly mane!!
Anjana
March 15, 2016 at 1:17 pm
Great to hear that Ankita :):) Soon you will discover that curls are low maintenance as well 😀
Harshitha
March 22, 2016 at 11:33 am
Hi anjana…
Truly loved your blog….kudos for the great creativity behind the screen…:)
Anjana
April 25, 2016 at 2:56 pm
Thanks a lot Harshitha 🙂
Sana
June 14, 2016 at 12:26 pm
Hi Anjana,
I am truly happy to see someone from Kerala :D. Cheers!
I know many many beauties with curly hair, but none of them seems to be happy with it and you are different 🙂 Kuddos to you and the wonderful blog.
Anjana
June 14, 2016 at 2:37 pm
Thanks for the comment Sana 😀
Abhinaya
June 18, 2016 at 2:30 pm
Ooh, a fellow Keralite.
We really do have some excellent hair, don’t we?
I mean, you could just wash the curls and wear it as it, and you wouldn’t even need to do much make up or anything. The wet curls themselves become the adornment.
Problem is, I can’t just wash my hair everytime I feel like stepping out for work or party. So, I’m really glad I found your blog. Be following you. 😉
Godbless.
Anjana
June 20, 2016 at 10:27 am
Thanks a lot Abhinaya 🙂
Ahalya
March 25, 2017 at 7:54 pm
Hi Anjana,
I am a typical mallu girl from Kerala. Just like all the other curly haired girls, even i used to loathe my hair initially; brushing and combing vigorously to make it straight. But after visiting your website, I started to enjoy the beauty of curls.I also want to make a huge transformation and start to embrace my curls.
Once I tried not to comb my hair after taking shower (that’s what one should do to curls!!), but it ended up in undefined curls making me more concerned and ended up combing it everyday!!
Please help me in my hair journey.Where and how should I start?
P.S: I have never visited a saloon for a haircut ;always my mom only cuts the ends!!
Anjana
March 27, 2017 at 9:49 am
Thank you Ahalya 🙂 So great to hear that! Start Here
Pooja
April 1, 2017 at 8:10 pm
This is such an amazing blog. Very helpful.
Anjana
April 3, 2017 at 10:36 am
Thank you Pooja!
Himani Jain
June 6, 2017 at 6:31 pm
Hi Anjana!! I am a to be software engineer with curly hair. Your blog is amazing…Love it!!
Anjana
June 7, 2017 at 11:15 am
Thank you Himani 🙂
Siddhi
November 24, 2017 at 10:44 pm
Oh lord you’re a saviour. I was always seaching for products to make my curls healthier but they always ended up costly and out of reach. Good work!
Sue
February 18, 2018 at 9:58 pm
I just found your website and am impressed with your helpful tips on managing the curly hair routine. I am a 54 year old Latina woman from California that has been fighting with curly hair, much like yours, forever! After flatironing for years, my hair was not curling any more. Discovered clairifying shampoo that helped bring back curls, but still frizzy. I saw your step by step video on your routine and bought the Cantu curl activator cream. Wow!! Love it! Thanks from me and all the curlies that benefit from your tips. Added you to facebook too.
Anjana
February 19, 2018 at 11:41 am
So great to hear that Sue ! 🙂
Valery
May 16, 2018 at 9:24 am
Hi sue I’m Latina also, from Arizona
Valery
May 16, 2018 at 9:25 am
Hi sue I’m Latina also, from Arizona
Visha
May 29, 2018 at 4:31 pm
U told u have acne prone skin… How do u tackle with that?🤔
Anjana
May 30, 2018 at 10:02 am
I am still getting a hang of it. My acne is hormonal; if yours is too, check out Lara Briden’s blog – http://larabriden.com/ . It changed my life.
Sarah
November 28, 2018 at 10:46 am
Hey there! I’m a curly girl from Chicago and I am so so glad to have found your blog!
I struggled for many years with my curls, my mom has blonde, thin, straight hair (we are of Irish/German decent) and never knew what to do with my hair except brush it while dry. I had thin wavy hair as a child, tight course ringlets through my teens, and now my hair has decided on loose curls in my late 20s.
I am trying to bring my hair back to its former glory, and your blog has been a huge help already (I identified my biggest issue, the length and weight of my hair, which is down to my rear is making it straighten out).
Thank for keeping up with this blog and I look forward to all of your future endeavors =)
Anjana
December 3, 2018 at 4:27 pm
I am so glad to hear that Sarah 🙂 Let me know your progress!
Zubiya mahewash
March 31, 2023 at 3:18 pm
I wants to know whether this New variant of mom’s co natural protein shampoo is safe as the old one . I kindly request you to go through the ingredients list to help me out whether to buy this product or not. .? Please make a reply as soon as possible
Disha Talreja
March 11, 2019 at 12:35 am
Hey Anjana …I have been following all the steps that you have mentioned but the problem is there’s this section in my hair (15%) that is straight due to heat I guess or maybe hormonal changes….So the curly section looks well defined and healthy but nothing seems to work on that straight section …Please help I want it to turn into curl again .
Anjana
March 12, 2019 at 3:01 pm
Disha, check this https://www.curlsandbeautydiary.com/heat-damage-curly-hair/
Nitya
January 28, 2021 at 9:44 am
Hi Anjana,
I also had curly hair a few years ago but suddenly I started facing a hair loss problem. I noticed it after I moved to Bangalore. Is it due to city change? Because when I was in New Delhi, all was good.
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