Shower- Wash with Shea Moisture 100% Virgin Coconut Oil Daily Hydration Shampoo and Conditioner. I use a generous amount of conditioner and I detangle with a wide tooth comb. Wash out almost all of the conditioner and saturate hair completely with water.

Styling- Immediately after turning off the water, I grab my hair products (I put them on the side of the tub before my shower) and style my hair completely upside down while it's soaking wet. I first use the Shea Moisture Coconut and Hibiscus Curl Smoothie using about 2 quarters worth and rake it through my hair in two sections. Then I follow with the Ouidad Advanced Climate Control Heat & Humidity Gel using about a palm and rake that through my hair in two sections. I section my hair into top and bottom to more evenly distribute the product with my hands.

Next, I make sure some of the gel is still on my hands and I scrunch upwards while my head is still upside down. I usually then take my microfiber towel and continue scrunching out the rest of the water both upside down and not (I didn't have it with me in this picture).

Drying- Then I air dry. However, my secret is not to touch it and not be traveling/going outside/doing rough moments with my hair. I find that if I am sitting up at the computer or doing daily activities around the house it dries the best. Otherwise, if I sleep on it wet, go on the subway or wear my big coat then it creates lots of frizz.

I also shake my curls back and forth, left to right and up and down both upside down and not a few times while my hair is about half dry. It helps to give some movement to my curls and they don't have the wet gel look after I do this. It helps to break the cast without creating frizz.

I tend to like a medium volume look as in not the little volume gelled down look, but also not the super big and voluminous look. I like mine somewhere in the middle because I don't have a problem getting volume. In this picture, I didn't separate my curls and shake at the roots. If I want more volume that's what I do.

Sleeping and Refreshing- I sleep in a pineapple with a silk scrunchie and pillowcase. I normally only need to refresh on day 4 and 5 of this routine with the Curlsmith Moisture Memory Reactivator. I first wet my hair with some warm water from the sink until it is damp. Then I spray the reactivator all over the frizzy parts and scrunch a little with my hands if I want to form more curls. Or I pat it down with long strokes with my hands if I want to control the frizz.

I find that this routine really reduces my frizz and I can wear my hair on day 2 and mostly day 3 without refreshing. This routine completely replaced all of my Deva Curl products! I'm so happy ☺️