Readers’ Diary includes some of my beautiful readers who’ve had a curly hair transformation after following the Curly Hair Routine. A whole section dedicated to my readers.
So here’s a big shoutout to all my lovely readers – I would love it if you can share photos of your curly hair’s before & after, how the blog has helped you and a paragraph about your routine and products. Send them to info@curlsandbeautydiary.com
” Hii! So just like every other curlie, I’ve hated my hair since time immemorial. Especially because I took care of it much better than my straight haired friends did. I combed (the life out of) it and oiled it every day so it would stay tangle free, I left the conditioner on my hair for much longer than what was mentioned in the bottle, tried so many different shampoos and conditioners, blah blah you know the drill.
But none of it seemed to work. My hair continued to look like a mop of hay. There was so much breakage and dryness.
Worse, my straight haired friend’s hair was getting shinier and silkier without all those efforts! I know! UNFAIR, isn’t it? I hated every inch of my hair (except on wash days of course. I wondered, why couldn’t it just stay that way even after combing?)
And just like that one fine day (19 years of life later) I’d had enough. I’d reached my peak of patience. I went in a haste to the salon and
straightened my hair. Yes, permanent one. The first few months after that were utter bliss! Straight hair was so much easier to manage. Some days I didn’t even have to comb and it would still look like I’d just got out of a salon! I was over the moon.
And then came the side effects. Hairfall. Not the kind you see in hairfall ads. It’s a hundred times worse, believe me. Anywhere you go, you leave a trail of hair. It was HIGHLY disturbing (although if you ever get lost, your family can easily find you using that trail 😛 )
By this time my newborn curls were beginning to show near the scalp. I had to decide if I wanted to spend the rest of my life constantly going to a parlour and having my curls stretched and straightened or just let it grow and go back to my curls.
That’s when I stumbled upon curlsandbeautydiary blog. I cannot tell you how useful this blog has been. I finally understood why my hair didn’t cooperate like my friend’s did. It was because I’d been using the wrong products and treating it like how one treats straight hair, not curly hair!
I fell in love with the blog and Anjana’s hair. For the first time in my life, I actually wanted to grow out my hair.
I waited patiently for my curls to grow long enough so i could chop off the straight part of my hair.
And one of the biggest problems of transition hair is that you don’t know which products to use. The ones for curly hair or the ones for straight hair?
It was a tough phase and I constantly had my hair in a bun so that my half curly half straight hair wouldn’t be that obvious. Any other hairstyle would fetch a lot of curious looks.
Finally the day came when I could chop my straight hair off and still have enough hair left in my head so I didn’t look like a boy. 😛 Believe me when I say that that was the best decision I’d ever made for my hair. The curly hair products work much better now, without the straight hair. Everyone started complimenting my curls and they still do, all thanks to curlsandbeautydiary!
This blog has truly been a blessing. 😀
My curly hair routine:
– Condition with OGX’s coconut water conditioner or OGX’s argan oil of Morocco conditioner. I love both!
P.S- Sorry this story was so long. xD “
Start your own curl transformation today! – Start Here. Read about other readers’ transformations here – Readers’Diary. Submit your own diary at info@curlsandbeautydiary.com
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Sreyashi Seth
July 28, 2017 at 10:04 pm
Hi. What products did you use when it was half straight and half curly?Plz suggest
Anjana
July 31, 2017 at 10:23 am
Hey Sreyashi, you can start using the products meant for curly hair.
Namratha fernandes
August 28, 2017 at 6:01 pm
I am so inspired to try curly girl method after coming across your blog. I tried it a year back but gave up after 2 attempts and got permanent straightening done. I have been getting chemical straightening from past 7 years. I m so fed up with this limp and flat hair. I need your advise. I have type 2a wavy hair and my hair is half wavy and half straight now as the roots have grown out. I so so so so want to try curly girl method to improve the texture of my hair. Should I cut out my straightened hair and start CG on new hair or just continue CG on whatever hair I have. I have waist length hair and cutting out the straight hair will mean going for a short bob. Please help.
Anjana
August 29, 2017 at 12:22 pm
Hey Namratha! It’s really upto you – if you don’t mind cutting it all off, that would be a better choice since you can start experimenting with your natural texture. Or you could slowly transition and cut it off little by little – it’s a personal choice 🙂
Namratha fernandes
August 29, 2017 at 2:00 pm
Thanks a lot for your reply. I think I will go by your first suggestion.
Pramita
September 27, 2018 at 7:55 am
I have a very dry ,frizzy and short hair. If I don’t comb my hair after wash it looks to short and my hair type 3b.pls rply
Anjana
September 27, 2018 at 1:00 pm
Have you started with the routine mentioned on the blog?
Pramita
September 27, 2018 at 9:48 pm
Yes, I have started using wow shampoo, conditioner,hair mask, livon lotion.even detangling my hair while conditioning even scrunching my hair
Anjana
September 28, 2018 at 1:41 pm
Those are not the products I suggested, esp livon will not help you at all. Please check this https://www.curlsandbeautydiary.com/beginner-friendly-simple-curly-hair-starter-kit/
Meena
February 13, 2019 at 10:34 am
Hai anjana
I love ur hair very much. I chemically straighten my hair for my wedding. And now its in transition stage. The crown is frizzy and the pony tail looks lik straight one. Also i am pregnant. How can i continue the cg routine? After every wash and dry i have to put my hair in bun for whole day(staying in home full day). So hair get more frizzy. I dont see any improvement on my hair. Can u suggest me some tips?
Anjana
February 13, 2019 at 6:43 pm
Thanks Meena, check this https://www.curlsandbeautydiary.com/how-to-transition-from-chemically-straightened-hair-to-your-natural-curly-hair/
Aparna anil
April 8, 2020 at 8:30 pm
Can u plz help me because I am so sad while seeing my hair. I had normal Curly hair I have done a smoothening in the last year may month. But only the roots are Curly the length is straight it look so bad. Can I use all the products that you are mentioning plz sister do rply to msg…
Anjana
April 9, 2020 at 6:42 pm
Aparna, check this – https://www.curlsandbeautydiary.com/how-to-transition-from-chemically-straightened-hair-to-your-natural-curly-hair/
Neenu
September 7, 2020 at 11:24 pm
I did an ear to ear chemical straightening. Can I wash my hair daily? If yes, can I use shampoo daily? I have a big problem with hair fall and so I only wash my hair once a week
Anjana
September 8, 2020 at 3:54 pm
Are you planning to transition to your natural hair?
Also check this https://www.curlsandbeautydiary.com/do-hair-products-cause-hair-loss/ and https://www.curlsandbeautydiary.com/hairfall-causes-remedies/
Devashni
January 17, 2021 at 12:51 pm
Hey Anjana, just a quick question I’m already on my way of transitioning into my curly hair but I just wanna know how long will it take roughly for the hair to completely turn into curly hair? And will it affect the growth of the hair or will it continue to grow longer?
Anjana
January 17, 2021 at 9:04 pm
Hi Devashni, time to transition completely depends on your own individual hair growth rate.
Will what affect the growth of hair?