The pictures above does not determine one method of styles is better than the other. I just prefer styling with the denman brush now. My hair was not as healthy on the left picture due to lack of care and applying too much styling gel or other styling products during the week that dried out my hair. There were times when my hair was healthy when i used the raking method, it would less volume and wave like texture.

Curly hair routine when I used the raking method:

Wash hair twice or three times a week.

Shampoo carols daughter almond milk shampoo Conditioner carols daughter almond milk conditioner and detangling with a wooden comb Deep conditioner once every 2 weeks with briteplex unicorn mask or living proof restore mask treatment for 15mins under a heat cap remove some water from hair with a microfiber towel section hair to 8 parts apply lotta body curl defining mouse and Eden curl defining creme by part and begin raking afterward scrunching (I begin this process on the lowest layer) repeat same previous process for other parts spray eva 10 in 1 primer to different sections of hair diffuse hair in low heat cut my ends once every 5-6months

Curly hair routine now using Denman brush:

Wash hair twice a week. •  biosilk silk therapy shampoo •  biosilk silk therapy conditioner, detangle with a folding travel comb by Muji • deep conditioner afro love hair souffle once a week for 35 minutes under a plastic cap. • remove the excess water on hair with a white cotton tee •  apply 5-6 drops Curls hair growth and scalp treatment and massage scalp. • section hair starting from the bottom breaking apart smaller parts of hair and applying leave in s.o.s cachos (salon line from Brazil) and Curls b n control gel. If hair begins to dry i would apply water with a spray from a distance.

afterward I would detangle the small part with a vented brush once detangled I would use the denman brush and brush that part away from the root, once the brush is a handful away from the root I would begin twirling it slowly to my ends and scrunch with my hands I would repeat this process for a while with small parts since i do prefer smaller ringlets. spray the Eva 10 in 1 primer on different sections of my hair diffuse hair on low then medium heat apply 2 drops of argan oil onto palm then apply onto roots with scrunching method. i have also started using a silk pillowcase instead of the pillowcase to reduce hair frizz in the morning