MY CURLY HAIR JOURNEY (with pictures) | I didn't know my hair was this curly! (2c/3a/3b curls)
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- MY CURLY HAIR JOURNEY (with pictures) | I didn't know my hair was this curly! (2c/3a/3b curls)
Hi guys! Today I am finally sharing my curly hair journey. I didn't embrace my curly hair for years because I didn't like it! I used to straighten my hair every single day! & for the second part of this video I answered some questions I got! If you're on your curly hair journey, or if you're thinking about starting your curly hair journey I hope I can inspire you!
Thank you so much for watching & don't forget to give this video a thumbs up & subscribe!
Instagram: / curlswithalexa
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Hey! If you’re new to my channel I’m Alexa. I love everything curly hair. I enjoy sharing different curly hair routines, products, methods/techniques.
I am hoping to help you & share my experiences on this channel. - ภาพยนตร์และแอนิเมชัน
this is giving me so many flashbacks to elementary school lmao. (especially when you talked about family members talking about your hair when you began to transition! for me it was my friends
haha that's funny! Thank you so much for watching, I appreciate it. 😊 & with this haircut I have now I can kinda make it look like I have bangs. I might wear them out as the weather gets cooler :)
yesss people don’t believe I got bullied for having curly hair!
Exactly for me it was friends and family
Right 💀 my friends would say they are just knots or that I never brush my hair
So many young curly girls mess their hair up because they're not being taught how to look after and style it.
How many people here had a mom that would roll their eyes and criticize you for being _obsessed_ with your hair and straightening it?
In my first year of highschool my mom went through a weird phase where she made me wear my hair down to teach me to embrace it's natural texture.... My natural texture at the time was frizz! I got made fun of a lot and I was never given any product or guidance to manage it. And she told me that if I kept tying it up (she saw the kink that hair ties leave in my hair) she told me she'd cut it off. So it was either have a frizz ball for hair or no hair!
This lasted for a few months. She eventually gave up and let me do what I wanted with it but needless to say, the day I could afford a hair straightener, my hair was straight every single day for years after!!
The amount of times I broke down crying because some girl at school mad fun of my hair, or just the sheer lack of self esteem from having "bad hair". That, on top of what my mom did really messed my perception of having curls.
When you said straightening your hair smelled like fire 🔥👃🏻👀🤣🤣🤣 I lol so hard. I know that smell
Lol I’m glad someone relates. I was crazy before! 😂😂
If I had your hair I would not know how to act. It’s stunning.
Wow omg thank you so much 🥺🥺💕💕💕
Same lol
Lol. That’s funny. Let me tell you that when we let our curls out of the cage, to me, it was a full embrace of my natural self and felt free.
Saaaaame. Could nobody tell me nothing!!! 🤣😂🤣😂
Lol girl I feel this video. I had no idea what to do with my hair until I discovered TH-cam when I was like 17 🙄.
Yes! TH-cam helps so much. It helped me so much and still does! 💕
Lucky you, I was 31 😓😔. Its never to late to love your natural self though 😊
@@rachellep2581 I completely agree with you! It's never too late :)
FOR REAL
Same sis
I struggled with depression and anger issues for a lot of my life. I hated myself and ive straightened my hair ever since i was little and hated it. when i saw this video, i remembered that i had curls too. i decided to finally start loving my god given curls and its helped with my confidence.. so tysm for posting videos like these !! 😭😭💖💖💫💫🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Aww omg this made me tear. I hope you’re better now. If you have any questions I’m here 💕 and I’m so HAPPY that you’re embracing your curls. I love filming these videos to help others. Thank you for watching 💕💕💕💕🥺😊
@@AlexasCurls 💖💖😭😭
Congrats!💕❤️
@@taylog3239 tysm 😭❤️❤️
How’s it going??
I love how you're not like "stop using parabens and silicons" like everyone else. I stopped using them and my hair felt and looked awful, started using them again and it started to be curlier and nicer, it's all about your hair and how to treat it!!
Yes! The thing is everyone’s hair is different! So everyone’s hair prefers different things. At the end of the day we need to listen to our own hair! 💕
My hair loves silicones since I am high porosity
Me with sulfates omg I stopped shampooing with sulfates and my hair always looked gross and dirty and just like tumbleweed 💀
Thankfully I don’t have that problem anymore lol
Me with sulfates omg I stopped shampooing with sulfates and my hair always looked gross and dirty and just like tumbleweed 💀
Thankfully I don’t have that problem anymore lol
@@bunnygutz7884 same! My scalp feels gross and itchy so I have recently switched back to using lighter sulfates and silicone cause my moisture runs with the wind lol
You remind me of a younger me I thought having straight hair was the only way to be beautiful after highs school I embraced my natural hair and all of a sudden everyone wanted to have curls love that the curly hair community started a tend hell yeah be a curly queen
Right?! I totally agree with you. I’m so happy there’s a curly hair community and it’s grown so much over the past few years!!! Thank you for watching 💕
Your curls are exceptional!!!😍
Thank you so much 😊 💕💕💕
@@AlexasCurls you're journey is amazing. We have the same hair type and I struggle SO much with frizz and getting my hair big a fluffy like yours. I don't have enough money for a diffuser, and my parents won't buy me any curl products because they think its a waste of money. My hair won't curl at the roots and is flat so I have a hard time with self-love. You inspire me so much, Lily!
faith hi lily. Thank you so much. I’m so happy that I can inspire you. & I completely understand. I feel like I did embrace my hair early on I would’ve been on the same page with my family. But have you ever tried to DIY things at home like the flaxseed gel?! 💕
@@AlexasCurls no i've never even heard of that actually, that's interesting. I'll check it out! I just asked my dad to buy me share moisture shampoo and conditioner and he agreed! tysm for responding so quickly
Your VOLUME is insane for this hair type! I’m like hoping my hair has this potential.
Thank you so much 💕
this whole video really hits home. i also grew up in a culture where women blow dryer their hair for it to look good. they would say they looked like a “bruja” with any natural textured hair . and when i started to transition i got a lot of comments from family members but regardless i went on it it was the best thing bc loving my natural hair made me learn to love my natural self even more . i gained confidence.
that "bruja" thing I've heard in my own culture. Sadly. I'm so glad you went on with your journey despite getting mean comments from family members. I know how that feels!
Your hair *chefs kiss"😍👌🏼
Thank you so much “chefs kiss•🥺💕
the sides (especially in the back) of my hair are almost straight/wavy looking but still curly but the top is where the magic is. it's great to see someone that shares that man im trying to start my journey rn.
Family members need to calm down lol my grandpa always mentions my weight when guests are over to be funny but its like damn "you think I don't own a mirror?" I'm glad I don't care about those things anymore
People in my family would do the same thing! It gets annoying, but I'm glad you don't care about those things they say now!
Your tips have helped my hair so much, and i really hope more people find your channel
I’m so happy that I’ve been helping you out. & thank you so much that really means a lot to me 💕💕💕
Thank you so much for this video. I've never seen photos of anyone's "before" that had hair like me, but your "before" at 0:08 is basically what my hair looks like now when I try to let it be curly. I've only heat styled my hair once since February, and I've always, even as a kid, had a ton of baby hairs that are about 2-3 inches long and are all over my head. They make the hair around my head very thick but then the ends look limp. Anyway, you've given me hope to keep trying!
I’m so glad you could relate to me. & YESSSS def keep going because your journey will get so much better 💕
I was a bald baby too...it took a good two years for my curls to emerge 😝😭
Haha I’m glad I wasn’t the only bald baby 😂💕
You have THE best hair I’ve ever seen!! ❤️
You are so kind. Thank you so much 😀💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕
YES!!
This video gave me hope!!
I don't know the full potential of my hair, but taking in count that I just started on april, I have faith that it's going to get better!!
I’m glad it gave you hope. Definitely keep going because it gets better and easier. 💕💕💕
Your hair is absolutely stunning. Thank you so much for making this video. I'm a few months into really committing to my curly hair and it's very encouraging to hear about the struggles that others have gone through during their journey. It helps me to stick to it, even when I hit bumps in the road. (:
Thank you so much. I’m so happy that you’re on this journey. I wish you the best 💕💕💕
ahh.. elementary school hair struggles, can relate. It's getting better, slowly. Your hair is BOMB!
Thank you so much!!! & keep going 💕
Dammmmmmmnnn woooooooooow! You give me hope!!!
Yessss girl keep going 💕💕
Alexa ur such an inspiration! Thank you so much for all the advice and to see ur curly hair journey!
Thank you so much! You’re always so sweet 💕
Would love a curly hair starter kit video!my hair was super curly as a toddler then i went thro the puffy stage, straight stage,bleach stage, and now starting my curly journey. I thought i was just wavy but now i have some really curly even coily spots and other straight wavy spots which is super annoying. Starting to understand the protein moisture balance but would love a video on this.
I’m so glad you’re embracing your natural hair. It can def e a little tough at first but it gets better. & I want to make this video so i think I’m going to film it soon 💕 thank you for watching 😀
Seeing your before hair gives me hope that my curls will make a comeback! 😁 1 year of transitioning down and 10cm of damage left to cut
Yessss! It takes time. Good luck 💕💕
Omg you are so relatable 👏🏼 ❤️ real talk !!
I’m glad you can relate! Thank you 💕💕
Maybe it's just me, but I find that you look really good with those beachy waves like on the left picture)
Thank you! My hair was just super unhealthy back then but I can most likely do something similar today! 💕
I love love love the pictures/video is super informative I now know I haven't been taking care of my hair I have to many babies I try to focus more on them but now I will focus on my hairs bc I do see some tight ringlets I have NEVER seen on me I thought my hair was wavy like urs. Thank you so much for ur time to be here for us I watch all ur videos 💕
Thank you so much & def your babies come first 💕thank you so much for always watching. I appreciate it 😀💕
I've been waiting for this video and i just realised i missed it lol. 23:37 the way you pronounced my name is really adorable btw lol. Thank you so much for answering my question and your content is as great as always ^_^
Thank you so much 💕
Your curls are giving me lifeeee ♥️♥️♥️♥️!! Do you have any routine or techniques to define them and make them look good??
Thank you so much that means so much! I have a lot of videos on my channel styling my hair. I hope that can help 💕💕
@@AlexasCurls I'm definitely subscribing ✨
Hi I just wanted to congratulate u on hitting 8k! Ur one of my favorite curly channels that got me interested in my curls and taking care of them again thank you😭 I searched up ur diffuser vide because I finally got one today and u were so close to 8k and now u made it!!
Omg hi. Thank you so much. You are so sweet 😭💕💕💕💕💕💕 I’m glad you got a diffuser :)
Wow! I hope I see a change like that! I can relate to the before images along your journey with the looks of my hair
I’m glad you can relate to me!! :) it’s definitely a journey so it takes some time and patience. I wish you the best of luck!!! 💕💕💕💕
16:44 OMG you look exactly like Audrey Rocio from the movie Atlantis!
Omgggg I kinda see it 😭😂💕
Wow wow wow I’m so excited for my hair to be healthy, curly and bouncy. You’re so beautiful, THAT HAIR GIRL 😍
Wow my hair looks exactly like the before picture😂😅 You’re hair is AMAZING❣️very glad I found you... I have sooo much hair and have no idea what to do with it.
Rotem Izhaki yay I’m glad you found me!!! Thank you so much 💕💕💕💕💕💕
we need the curly girl product starter kit video !!!!!
It’s on my list. I’ll plan to work on it soon. Thank you for watching 💕
Yessss i would love to see a video on how to help my curly hair get healthier!
Such an interesting story Alexa-you’re so passionate and I would love to see the video you recommended on a starter pack. There are so many products and processes and i fee every day is a crapshoot. My pic here tells the story-at some point it just becomes a lot to manage lol
Thank you so much & I definitely am looking forward to creating that starter pack video. It def can can be a lot to manage. Thank you so much for watching & for your kind words Sharon 💕😀
The highly anticipated video 😃👌🏽...thank you for uploading this. Stay blessed
Thank you so much for watch 💕😀😀
So relatable! Love your curls! New subscriber! Love from South Africa ❤️🇿🇦
Hi! Thank you so much & welcome 💕💕💕💕💕
youre so wholesome and sweet 🥺your curls look so good and you're gorgeoussssss !
You’re so sweet. Thank you so much 🥺💕💕
I know now my hair type is wavy /curly hair and growing up ...i thought ...my hair type is FRIZZY. So i NEVER wore it down. I'd do french braids and use gel.
This is really motivating me to keep going. I'm now 5 months in and all a sudden since last week while testing out shea moisture JBC leave in, in combination with a tiny bit of pure coconut oil my hair seems to pop back into curls. Loving your story!
Yoooo that hair ! 😍 I’m so jealous 😭😭 my curls could neverrrrr
I loved this video! I cant wait to see one about products you’d recommend during transition! ❤️
Thank you so much girl & i’m excited to make one 💕💕💕
I wish I had curly hair like yours, I'm a 1a type tho 😩
That was fun to watch with pictures and all👍🏼 You are gorgeous!😘
Exactly like skincare, it’s all about the ingrediënts and not about the price or brand. I struggle with my curls at the moment, due to healt my curls look heavy and become waves, also scalp shows a lot on one side due to hairloss🤔
Thank you so much for this video of your journey!! Your hair is hair goals and it’s so comforting to see that we have almost the same experience.
And omg I am using that exact shea moisture raw shea deep treatment.
Did you also do finger coiling a lot?
Cheers to beautiful curly hair!!! 😍
Thank you so much! I'm glad we can relate!
Honestly I've only finger coiled like 5 times in my whole life. But the more i got to know my hair & saw what it liked and disliked the more I started to see my ringlets start to pop. :)
Alexa’s Curls oh wow!!! So your hair just curled on its own when it became healthy?
Alexa’s Curls thank you so much for the reply!!! I see omg that is so interesting. I’m trying to retrain my curls now and I was wondering what else I could do. Thank you!
I just started my curly hair journey this year and I absolutely love Shea Moisture's Jamacan Black Castor oil products, I have Low porosity Medium-thickish hair that was damaged from dying my hair since 2017, so these product work really well for me too
I. Love your hair in curlys I want my hair like yours I am brand new to your channel but I miss this Live stream
Thank you so much & it’s okay 💕 did you start your curly hair journey recently?
Alexa’s Curls no I haven’t I been going to the hair Shop. And I been having Braids in my hair
Bruh the family giving mean comments is so fucking relatable
Right?! 😆
Thank you for answering my questions!!! I 100% agree. What’s your thoughts about sulfates and silicones? Ever since I watched dr dray dermatologist videos on it and manes by mell, I am not strict anymore but I do always read the ingredients list for protein and moisture balance so I don’t over do something. I like using a sulfate once twice a month (I wash it twice a week) to get everything out since some of my products do contain silicones but not a lot. Also olefin sulfonate pretty much does the same job and it’s in a lot of these “none sulfate” shampoos. And I do like to use it once a week. I have 2 Cowashes without olefin sulfonate and that I use between washes if I want a good refresh. My hair is 2b, 2c and here and there 3a. Medium density by porosity I am not sure but all the hair I have grown out wasn’t bleached or colored, heat styled once or twice a year for the past 3yrs, basically since I had my child lol (don’t have time for that.) ughh, still figuring out tho! I’m new to the curly girl but I didn’t start with extremely damaged hair, but definitely had it’s own share in damage.
Thank you so much for watching. It means a lot. & I love manes by mel! I don’t think there’s a problem with silicones and sulfates if you use them right and you treat your hair right while using those ingredients. Protein and moisture balance is key! It’s helped me a lot & im glad you pay attention to that. Cowashes are amazing. I love the curlsmith one. & I feel like everyone’s curl journey is so unique and different 💕💕
Alexa’s Curls I want to try curl Smith out definitely! I’m in Germany and it’s not easily accessible unfortunately. I also get everything on amazon or any website for double the price sometimes more☹️
So curlsmith here is on the high high end side haha I’m waiting to see a good deal I can snag. Single mom here and actually my daughters curls that made me so passionate about it cause I was confused how she has curls and from where she’s half white (German) half Middle Eastern. She has those gorgeous tight ringlets literally everyone out and about comments on her hair everytime! But also really really fine like pin straight white people hair fine but crazy tight ringlets I don’t understand😂 never saw before. And she’s only 2. I think she has 3b hair, fine dark blonde. A beautiful mixture truly😆💘
Alexa’s Curls also I appreciate your interaction with us. You can really build a close net family and it pleasures me to build that while you’re smaller creator! One day you will be big (just like your hair)😂 and I hope you remember us! Love you❤️🍀
@@tima2553 Thank you so much this literally means so much! & honestly the reason I created youtube is because I LOVE talking about curly hair. I don't really have close friends with curls so it's amazing to make friends on here (I consider all my subscribers curl friends). Thank you so much for watching and I appreciate you so much.
Great info really enjoyed listening to u. I am 52 and still have problems embracing my hair I have to color it so it creates a problem
BZW your curly hair is so beautiful 🥰😍🥰😍😍😍😍😍😍😮😮😮
Thank you so much!!!!!💕💕🥺
Love the journey!!!
Thank you so much Mike!
Love your hair type , love from costa rica 🤗🤗❣
Thank you so much. You’re so sweet. I want to go to Costa Rica 💕💕💕
I stopped using the curler for definition recently and started investing in hair products
I love your new hair cut your curls look sooooo good ! 💕💜💕💜
Thank you so much!! 😀💕
It took me soooo long to find out I had curly hair.
I'm so happy you found out!! :)
New subscriber!!! Your curls are goals!!!! 😍
Thank you so much and welcome 💕💕💕🥺
Wow can't imagine how my curls will look like once I care for them naturally. It's so hard to find proper care for curls in my country
que linda curly ;)
Thank you 😀
THANK YOU!
Love this
Thank you so much :)
I have had straight hair since I was born but its always been pretty frizy. My mom had straight straight hair until she tuned 20 and rn my hair is getting more wavy and I have some curls. I need help figuring out how to keep it up tho😩all my mom does is put jell and hairspray in her hair and I really want to know how to develop my hair and I dont know how to treat it rn please help me.😅
Hi! I completely understand. There are a lot of videos on my channel of me styling my hair. I think they can help you out. Let me know if you have any questions once you watched some 💕💕
You're probably on the wavy side. Check out 10 commandments for wavy girl video from real life+curly hair.
The rools there are a bit different than for curlies.
you are so cute 🥺
You’re so sweet 😀💕 thank you so much 💕💕🥺
Your hair color is beautiful. What dye hair color did you use?
ur hairs bautifull
Thank you so much. You’re so sweet 💕💕💕
Beginners box please 🙏
Will do soon. Thank you💕
My hair is like half of yours 😂😭 and actually we have similar curl type, but I don't have ringlets all over, and I've been trying to have healthy hair, but it still doesn't look like I would like it to look, maybe because I don't do protein treatments, we don't have a lot of curly products in Croatia so it's really hard
That's awesome that we have a similar curl type! & I feel what made it thicker was definitely time and patience & also when I stopped heat styling I saw a big difference & using many of the shea moisture products with Jamaican Black Castor oil etc.
@@AlexasCurls I edited my comment because you did anwser the question about thickness, so thank you 😊 also the worst part is my country doesn't sell shea moisture or any of the popular curly products, and I didn't straighten my hair for 2 or 3 years, and before that I didn't straighten it much. Just one more question, did you ever do diy protein treatments? I think my hair doesn't have good balance between protein and moisture, I'm searching through your videos but I didn't find a video like that
Bernardica Vučić Zgb yes! I do DIY TREATMENTS. they are the best and less expensive. So def search some up on google. You can use things like eggs, avocado, honey and other things! You can even try to find raw shea butter?! Also I think I’m going to do a protein moisture balance routine towards the end of this month! 💕💕
@@berchyzgb4423 me in germany *laughs* cause i live in a small City with out afro Shop NO SHEA MOISTURE FOR ME
Remember you can always make DIY masks for both protein and moisture. You can use bananas, avocados, etc
Have you tried Ion semi-permanent hair color? You have to do it more often, but it leaves no damage at all. Also, when you do straighten your hair, do you use a heat protection product?
I haven’t! I’ll look into it & yes I do :)
@@AlexasCurls You can get that at Sally’s (look for sales).
Wow I really appreciate you sharing your journey. My hair type is low procity so can you help me what kind of product can I use 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏❤
That’s awesome. I’m glad I can help you out 💕💕💕💕
I don't want to sound rude but I think you look a lot cuter with your hair shorter and with a fringe. Very, very cute! I mean, I love your curls now but not the cut.
No one asked
I always have difficulty with my curly hair....i could go for so long without heat...but always get split ends and knots on the ends which discourages...i try to deep condition and leave ins but it always feel dry @_@
Hey! Have you gotten a haircut and is your protein moisture balance good?! I’ve been in your shoes and there’s just so many underlying factors to these things 😆💕
Wait how did your hair volume completely change?
I got a Samsung Galaxy dynamite ad before the video.
how did you get your hair to be so thick again after damage? mine thinned out a lot bc of heat styling and a bunch of other stuff and idk how to get it back
Time and patience and learning what ingredients my hair was drawn too. I used a lot of shea moisture Jamaican black castor oil products at the beginning of my journey too. 💕
Can someone tell me the products she used? I’m not sure which minute she puts it.
What's your hair type and porosity
Low porosity. High density, coarse & I have a mixture of different curl types 💕
Do you tie up your hair at night?
Yes I have a night time routine on my channel 💕
Lol i was born with a hair full of hair i think
Haha that’s cool!!
First
What's your night routine?
You can see my night time routine here. I’m going to be updating it soon because somethings have changed 💕 th-cam.com/video/dntBmz1AH48/w-d-xo.html
To this day I still get hate for my hair.. I was even fired for my curls
Lab lab lab, but no practical info on how did u learn what to do, how did u learn ur hair doesnt lile a particular ingeridient 🤔 why dont u make videos on what u learned at work? Thats innovative and actually helpful for us
Great idea!
@@AlexasCurls ty so much looking forward to that! Also do u have a video explaning which products you use, along with your monthly routine? I would love to get tighter curl pattern like urs
I still don't think found my curl pattern. But it's becoming more healthy. But why is the hair on the bottom/back of my hair wavy and kinda straight...:( It's making me sad because I really try to take care of it. Pls help😭😅😅