The ABCs~How To Always Be Curly and Love It! Curls of Wisdom from...Adina Sherman

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Whether your hair is wavy, curly, kinky or any curl pattern in between, The ABCs will teach you how to care for it and embrace and love what you were born with, instead of ghting it. Curl expert Adina Sherman, owner of Curly Girls Studio, has built a reputation for helping clients of all ages and curl patterns in hair despair through her “curl coaching sessions.” Clients learn step-by-step routines to bring out the very best in their waves and curls. The ABCs is like having one of Adina’s personalized coaching sessions right in your own home. It will forever change the way you look at your hair, one curl at a time, and guide—you all the way so you, too, can “Always Be Curly”—and love it!"
Curly hair expert and texture specialist Adina has never known anything other than being a curly stylist. Entering the hair and beauty industry in 2003, she began her curl expert journey after graduating from cosmetology school, starting her apprenticeship at a downtown Toronto salon in upscale Yorkville. For the most part, this salon specialized in curly hair. Adina was fascinated by the uniqueness and specialized services of a salon dealing with curls—curls of all shapes sizes and textures. She was bitten by the curly stylist bug and headed to the United States to embark on her curly education and certi cations. When Adina stepped into Deva Academy in New York for her rst ever curly course, she had no idea where that step would take her.
Today, Adina has the highest-acclaimed curl-expert certifcations. She is both Ouidad and Curlisto certified, and she also has three Deva qualifications: Advanced, the Art of Texture, and was named Canada’s rst Deva Curl Coach in 2016. A year later, she became an educator for Deva. At the time of this book’s first publication, her salon, Curly Girls Studio, is the only studio in North America offering both Ouidad and Deva techniques to clients. This unique distinction helped Curly Girls make it onto blogTO’s list of “The top 10 salons for curly hair in Toronto” within two years of opening. The boutique studio caters exclusively to curls, providing only naturally curly hair-related service—no relaxers, no perms, no blowouts—and has received accolades for Always Being Curly!
All curl patterns from wavy to curly to kinky curly will learn to care for their curls. The ABCs shares methods and techniques to help you bring out the very best in all curls. No matter which curl patterns you have, you will learn to get that consistent curly style you have always hoped for plus so much more.
WHAT CURLY READERS HAVE TO SAY!
“This book is more than an essential resource for curly hair care. Adina combines personal narrative with clear how-to content, to engaging effect. A range of practices and products are o ered— including alternatives that cost less and work beautifully. From the amateur to the professional, all readers will nd this book eternally useful.”
– Judy M., English professor, Humber College Wavy (2A curl pattern)
“To all the kinky curls out there on the verge of giving up and going straight, this book is a must! I’ve seen my coils go from frizzy and undefined to resilient and radiant. As a client, I’ve had the great fortune to have Adina share these valuable tips with me and see the amazing results rsthand. Follow the advice in The ABCs and you’ll see the results for yourself.”
– Peta M., Curly Girls client
Kinky (combination 3C & 4A curl pattern)

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229 printed pages

Original publication: 2018
Publication year: 2018

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b0102778149has quoted3 years ago
The ABCs, don’t get overwhelmed; refer to the KISS (Keep It Simple Styling) list below to see how simple the steps are to care for your curls.

Always use sulfate-free shampoo. (Shampoo less and co-wash more with conditioner.)
Clarify once a month depending on product buildup.
Use a good conditioner with botanical ingredients and leave some in as your curl pattern requires, plus weekly treatments as needed.
Ensure there’s the proper amount of moisture in your hair before applying styling product.
Apply appropriate styling products in layers—no product cocktail mixes! Use styling products that are alcohol-free and light on oils, or curl-friendlier styling products with cetyl alcohol or water-soluble oils.
Scrunch with a microfiber towel or cotton T-shirt to remove moisture and encourage curl.
Use clips or Pik to add volume to your curly style.
Choose from the best drying methods: air-dry, diffuse, hooded dryer or plopping.
Sleep curly: options include the pineapple, claw clip, mesh bandana, hair tube or plopping (NO SATIN BONNETS).
Use a curl refresher to wake up your curls in the morning and always fluff at the root. And away you go!
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b0102778149has quoted3 years ago
It should be the first product you put on your curls after washing and conditioning, after removing a little moisture from your curls as explained in the Moisture Level Test section (p. 68). Don’t get lazy and mix your leave-in conditioner with a gel, for example, in your hand. A true leave-in has ingredients and properties designed to benefit the hair when left in the hair. You must therefore layer your products properly: using a gel, for example, over the specially designed leave-in conditioner will actually seal in the beneficial ingredients of the conditioner. As the curls dry, they are protected from the heat of the sun or dryness in the air, etc., by the gel layer.

To get these products to work properly—whether you’re a one-product curly or five—you must also learn how to section your hair. It’s just one more step to get you to reach your true curly potential. Teaching you all these steps is like putting pieces of a puzzle together. Each piece (step) I share with you will make a beautiful curly image when put together. Miss a piece and your curls will be incomplete. Get these steps down and you’ll never go back to lazy styling, knowing how great the curly style is when you put in the effort, especially when it gets you more styling days out of your curls.

Sectioning Your Curls

Let’s face it, as a curly, we will always have a little frizz at times, but it’s part of the curly personality! But hydrated, well-defined curls trump all in the curly world, so let’s start with learning how to section hair to achieve the best results for our curly lifestyle hair goals.

Always start with hair that is clean (washed with sulfate-free shampoo or co-washed) and conditioned. Depending on the texture of your curls, you will have:

rinsed off all your conditioner, for fine wavy hair or 2 curl pattern
left in a little conditioner, for thick, coarse, wavy 2 curl pattern
left in up to 25 percent of the conditioner, for 3 curl pattern
left in up to 50 percent of the conditioner, for 4 curl pattern
Before you apply your styling product, it’s important to detangle your curls. After you have cleansed your hair, finger rake to detangle your curls or use a wide-tooth comb before moving to a smaller tooth comb or brush, if you choose. When detangling, if you come across a knot or tangle, apply extra conditioner into the knot and massage in, then use your fingers or comb to work your way up from the bottom of the curly ends to the knot to detangle. If you have longer or thicker curls, you can divide your hair into large, pie-shaped vertical sections from the crown down to the neck to make detangling easier, using a clip to hold aside every completed section.
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b0102778149has quoted3 years ago
Don’t put oils or oily serums on your curls first, as this will not allow the other products to penetrate the hair and do their job.
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