Curly Girl (Lorraine Massey)

This book, a good haircut, and naturallycurly.com completely transformed my approach to my hair. No longer is my hair a frizzy out of control enemy! I have soft, natural beach curls that get tons of compliments and it all started with reading this book. If you hate your hair texture, read this book. You may have curly hair in hiding!

I have had curly 24in hair since 8th grade and never quit knew how to manage..this book transformed my life! As a new mom, it was STILL taking me 45 min to do or DRY my hair..with this book, I now take about 1 min after stepping from the shower and off I go...my hair has never looked better! I have bought this book over and over for other relatives and even THEY now swear by it! It's a must for anyone fighting frizz and out of control curls...i now LOVE my curls! :)

I've always hated my Botticelli curls. Tried for years to flat iron them and to keep them from frizzing. It wasn't until I was surfing the net that I found this book. Couldn't believe that there were solutions for managing my curly hair. The book is filled with curly girl confessions that one can relate too. The steps and directions are easy to follow. My favorite part is the page where you determine your spring factor to find what type of curl that you have. Always thought my hair was wavy. Curly Girl is definitely a book for women/teens/children and even men, that were born with curly hair and for years, unsuccessfully managed their hair. If you want to learn away to make your curls bounce, shine and be frizz free, you got to buy this book.

I was quite excited to get this book, having seen an article about the author. I do appreciate what she's trying to do -- raise self esteem and educate women on their curly hair. But the book was a little disappointing. Here is why: 1) She's a big enthusiast for not shampooing. A lot of women are JUST NOT GOING TO ACCEPT THAT! There are great products now that do not contain sulphates. (I use Giovanni from Whole Foods and it's light and soft on my curls). 2) The how-to photos are nearly impossible to follow. You really can't see what people are doing to their hair. 3) Not enough true before-and-after photos of the different hair types. 4) The ideas for cuttting and styling look really unfashionable/outdated. 5) The quality of the books printing is low, so you don't see the people and their hair in their best light. In fact some of them look downright bad! 6) There is a lot of emphasis on blaming culture and family messages for our hatred of our curls. This book could ... Read more

I have very naturally curly (3b) hair and this book has forever changed the way I treat my hair. I haven't used a sulfate shampoo, a cone, heat styling, or any chemicals in years , and never will again. The basic concept of this book is that curly hair is delicate and should not be assualted with sulfates, cones (they build up in hair), or harsh heat styling. No two heads of hair will respond indentically to the same routine, so don't give up if you try to follow this book's advice and it doesn't work right away. 1) Give it time, like a a couple of months (although you'll start to see changes sooner than that), and 2) check out naturallycurly.com for all kinds of ideas and problem solving with 'going CG'. There is really no end of different products, styling methods, and hair care routines.