Curly girls around the world will empathise when I lament the difficulty in finding products that enhance our – ooer! – natural kink. It can be nigh on impossible to find something that works and doesn’t just sit atop the general accompanying frizz, creating a halo effect.
The Crunch Factor is what usually gets me. Serums and crèmes applied to and absorbed by wet or damp hair tend to be the best at taming the mane, but considering how dry curly hair often is, I don’t wash mine every day. Thus, mousses and sprays that work on dry hair without making it crispy are my holy grail. I’ve tried umpteen different types and have been, in general, disappointed. L’Oreal Paris' Elnett is one of the few that comes up trumps – and now, so does Garnier Fructis Bamboo Flexihold hairspray, €3.99.
I don’t brush my hair, but I do run a comb through the straggly bits before leaving the house; knots and curls are not the same thing, whatever Ke$ha may think. Actually keeping one’s barnet in a swirly, soft daytime style can be difficult to do if your hair is fine, like mine is. When I comb it, it tends to droop as the day drags on. No fear, however – a few spritzes with the delish-smelling Flexihold kept my curls bouncy without making my hair brittle. I don’t know about the ‘24-hour hold’ it boasts, but it definitely lasted a day at work.
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Switch to night-time and I had half-straightened my mop to a messy, beachy level. Sprayed on upside-down hair which was tousled straight after application, this product actually worked wonders. It kept my hair slightly matt and full all night, and brushed straight out before I went to bed. Thumbs up from me, Garnier!
