Ouidad: The Curl Experts

You’ve got great curls, and they need a little help with styling products – but remember not all products are created equally. Ouidad warns about falling victim to the infamous Curls Catch 22!

Your hair needs treatment, but the wrong treatment can lead to more treatment – and damage control!

Too much of a good thing can suffocate your hair. You may be trying to help dry or fragile curly hair, but it needs to breathe.

Have you ever seen natural fingernails after fake nails are removed? The natural nail is destroyed! That’s what can happen to your beautiful curls if you use the wrong products — they can become dry, brittle, and frizzy.

Ouidad is forever reminding people to “Feed! Feed! Feed!” their curly hair. The key is to feed it with the right products, and Ouidad can help you determine what is best for your hair.

Remember, the idea is to let your curls spring into health, with defined waves that are full of nourishment!

While they’re all beautiful, not all curls are created equal. There are four different curl patterns that you should be aware of in order to proceed with the right cut and care. The first is loose/waves – These soft, less defined curls tend to fall in big, shiny waves. When loose hair is cut short it can look straighter; longer styles become curlier. Think Sarah Jessica Parker for loose curls.

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The second curl pattern – curly - fall into 1-1 ½” wide tendrils. “Curly curls” tend to have a lot of volume making your hair seem coarse, but actually almost 99% of all curls are fine. These curls tighten when short and loosen when longer. Keri Russell’s an example of someone with beautiful curly locks.

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Then there is the tight pattern; a mixture of 1/2″ to 1″ wide curls throughout the hair. Tightly wound, but not as tiny as the Kinky curls, tighter curls tend to dry out and frizz up more than loose curls, so Ouidad has a moisturizing product line to take your tight curls from dry to brilliant. Halle Berry has a head full of gorgeous, kinky curls.

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The fourth and final pattern is kinky – These are tiny ringlets and probably the most fragile of all curls. These ringlets can look like an “S” or a “Z” or both. Resist the urge to tie it back in a pony-tail, this causes terrible breakage. Superstar Jada Pinkett-Smith sports a kinky style here.

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When deciding the treatment for your type of curl pattern, remember what Ouidad always tells her clients – “Listen to your hair, it speaks to you”. When you listen, the payoff is huge!

Please note our correction:  Halle Berry has a head full of gorgeous tightly wound curls, not kinky curls.

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…right in the middle of her forehead. Do you remember that little poem? While it may evoke sweet childhood memories for some of you, for others it’s a reminder that growing up with curls can be tough! Ouidad knows all about the struggles that can come with growing up curly.

Does any little girl really want a curl right in the middle of their forehead? Perhaps not!  However, the same haircut issues that curly-haired women face as adults – plague children as well. Sometimes poor cuts are given by stylists untrained in working with curls.  Other times kids take matters into their own hands which can be even more disastrous!

With Ouidad you can be sure your child will get a great cut from their very first time. It’s never too early to show your youngster that their curls are beautiful, and the best way to do that is with a high-quality cut.

For those of you whose little ones have grabbed (or have been eyeing) those scissors themselves, check out this book, “There Was A Little Girl, She Had A Little Curl” by Harriet Zeifert!