Curlsmith

I've found numerous Curlsmith products at Marshalls for $12. If you live in the US and have one nearby it is worth a try! Sometimes the products are offered online but I've had better luck at the store. Curlsmith have increased volume for my fine hair, so I suspect you're on the right track. I have low porosity hair, so unsure of how well Curlsmith works for high/medium porosity.

Everyone recommended it during one of Ultas sales. I bought almost every product. The only product I’d rebuy is the oil in cream leave in conditioner. I hate that it’s a tub but it’s nice and leaves my hair moisturized. Works best if you also use a gel but I can usually get a cast with just this cream if I’m lazy or rushed. The moisture memory reactivator is not good. It smells nice. But the consistency of the product isn’t compatible for what it’s supposed to be. It’s too thick so you have to touch your hair or it sits on top. You also can’t use it on dry hair. I diluted it in a spray bottle which is fine, but doesn’t work better than any normal conditioner diluted in a spray bottle. Performs worse than the Cantù one. The bumble and bumble one was better than both. The Aussie brand is significantly better and cheaper. The rehab salve was the most recommended and so I was the most disappointed. I have no idea what this product is supposed to do because it doesn’t do anything. I’ve used it alone and with other products. It has no real effect on my curl pattern… I’ve used it wet and dry. So I guess it doesn’t make my hair worse…. Which is good? But truly, I can’t explain here without pictures how little this product does. Ultimately, I don’t think most of them are worth the price. They also don’t really give you a good hold beyond 1 day (I sleep in bonnet and pineapple). Which is why it’s disappointing their refresh is so odd. I’m biracial, fine 3b/3c mix with some portions 2c, bleaching hair for 10+ years. I like b curls green gel (only on soaking wet hair immediately after the shower otherwise it’s disgusting and clumpy), and blueberry bliss leave in.

I think there are products equally as good or better than curlsmith at equal or less price points. I have tried so many brands and have found that my hair looks best when I use products from a couple different lines -(I have fine 2c hair). I also think those quizzes will recommend more products than you may actually need. For my hair, I start with AG curl trigger spray and follow with AG mousse gel (mousse) then finish with either ouidad humidity fighting gel or Innersense I create volume gel but this is my routine after trying so many different products and lines and figuring out what works for my hair specifically. I shampoo with Innersense shampoo and conditioner. I have tried several curlsmith products - the only product I’ve really liked is their moisture only deep conditioner. With that said, I highly recommend buying anything you can in a travel size and trying it before going all in with full size products. I have saved a lot doing that for trying new products.

For me Only Curls wasn't great for my hair. I did try Curlsmith - one of the other pricier ones - and that did work well for me (went for strong hold). But I'm a fan of Umberto Giannini - cheaper and achieved a very similar result and a lot easier to find.

i love that all of their products come in a travel size, so i can try them out before committing. their bond curl rehab salve and in shower styling gel saved my hair

I tried curlsmith for the fisrt time today and honestly loved how my hair looked (never looked better honestly). I used : * Curlsmith Wash and Scrub detox * Curlsmith Essential Moisture Cleanser * Curlsmith Essential Moisture Conditionner * Curlsmith Bond Rehab Salve * Curlsmith Weightless Airdry Cream * Curlsmith Miracle Shield * Curlsmith Bouncy Strenght Volume Foam * Curlsmith Shape Up Aqua Gel And one product not from curlsmith : As I Am olive oil and tea tree oil. I also have the curlsmith hold me softly Style Balm that i used with products from other brands and also liked a lot !

FWIW, I really like some of their products, but the best thing I think that the brand has going for them, is the curl quiz. I know of no other brands that have such an extensive questionnaire for you to independently discover your curl and hair type, and then, get a whole recommended regimen for free. Now, I have mixed feelings about their products. I love the hydroflexi jelly, but wasn’t impressed with the in-shower cream. I do like their curl oil. I also like the curl in oil styling cream. I have 3a/2c curls, low porosity. I’d recommend first buying the travel sizes to sample before investing in the entire line.

I recommend using some sample sizes. If you like aspects of the line, you can try more. Everyone's hair is different & you won't know until you try. I love them, but my hair is different than yours as described.

I hated the flexi jelly - it has almost no hold and made my hair feel sticky. Waste of money IMO. I would never just buy an entire lines recommendation of products. Try things one at a time as you likely don't need 4 products anyhow. I do like some of their deep conditioners and the shape up aqua gel and the volume foam was ok but overall I am not loyal to their products - I prefer some living proof and ouidad options. Learning product application techniques are really going to the heavy lifting more so than the specific products you use.

Love the souffle and fragrance free gel. Volume foam and protein gel are meh. Volume mousse is okay. I remember LOVING both their foam and mousse the First time I tried them but could never recreate it again. I like the fragrance free leavein okay. Didn’t love the fragrance free shampoo and conditioner. Absolutely hated in shower style fixer and hold me softly style balm. Also strongly dislike the miracle shield

It sounds like their stuff is pretty hit or miss for most people, which is pretty much inevitable with how many products they offer. I have their fragrance free shine jelly and like it, but if I get it too close to my roots it makes my scalp itch (a lot of gels give me that problem tho). I’d never design a routine around their stuff bc the full prices are kinda out of my budget and I never felt like curly shampoo/conditioner worked all that well for me

3a/b, low po, fine, dense, silver and black. I like the miracle shield when I'm going to diffuse my hair, but it does have protein in it so if your hair doesn't like protein you shouldn't use it. The air dry cream and the flexi jelly are both really lightweight and a little goes a long way.

I love their Air Dry Cream, their volumizing styler as well as their moisturizing shampoo. Both Ulta and Sephora run 50% off sales a couple of times a year so I stock up then.

2c-3b/fine/low-med density/med porosity. I love curlsmith's orange line and the products you chose seem like they might be a good fit for how you describe your hair. I hope it works as well for you as it does for me!

Sometimes I can find Curlsmith products discounted at Marshall’s. They are usually about half off. I’m ok with paying that amount. Not worth the full price I have 2b/2c medium porosity hair. The in shower style fixer and volume moose leave my hair really tacky. Hydro flex jelly looks good for one day. Hold is gone by day two. The shampoo/conditioner’s seem decent.

I'm really liking their volume conditioner. I have thick but fine hair so I'm always looking for products that don't weigh down, but still tame/moisturize.

Don't love it, exactly. I like the smell and my hair looks good once it's dry on the first day. Still doesn't hold my curls/waves for more than a day tops however. That's probably on me for needing to put it up in a ponytail though 😅 [Follow-up nf2uk2g:] I also think something is making my air a biiiit greasy. I use very little product now and I just need to balance it as much as possible.

My hair never looked better when I used Curlsmith, but I was horribly allergic to it

Mine is 2B/2C with the right products. I've yet to love anything my Curlsmith. The ones I've tried either make my hair stringy, tangly, frizzy, or greasy. Just doesn't work for me. I do better with sea salt spray incorporated, and their wave spray is okayish, but does cause me tangles and looks terrible day 2.

The smell is the same for all the products in the same line/label color. Vastly different between. [Follow-up n5uuoni:] The green ones smell the best. I get why people say the orange ones smell the worst but I don't mind it because the scent dissipates fast and doesn't clash with other products.

oh my god!!! for the curling soufflé i was always wondering what was up with that and i could never get my head around it! that exact thing happens to me- i live somewhere with low humidity and my hair always ends up limp and flat and whenever i go somewhere a little more humid i get much better results and i never understood why! this makes so much sense 😭 i have fine virgin medium density 3A/B hair that’s low to medium porosity, do you have any gel or gel ingredient recs for lower humidity? for reference i usually layer gels over curlsmith’s feather light protein cream

I have used a variety of their products over the years with hit or miss results. The Hydro Flex Jelly is my all time favorite product - it works wonders for my hair. I also like the air dry cream. However, I cannot stand the way the pink mousse makes my hair feel. I bought it recently looking for more volume, but it makes my hair so insanely hard and starched feeling. Just got a few other products I’m trying out; have used their shampoo/conditioner on and off. I have fine 2b/2c hair.

Tried and not impressed, especially given the price point

Don’t like the products, and hated the scent

Every product I've tried from Curlsmith (a half dozen or so) has been VERY meh. I, personally, like Pattern better.

I didn’t like it and spent $100+. Innersense is my holy grail now

I tried them way back when I started wearing my hair naturally. They are far too expensive for the quality, personally. I again personally do not use drug store products, have tried many but none worked. I have found products that work for my hair and it’s not Curlsmith. I noticed most companies in the USA that specifically markets to curly hair up charges a lot because it’s for specific hair types. Back in my other nation this is not as common to do.

Also mostly 2b and it didn’t work well for me. I really did not like the smell.

FWIW very curlsmith product I used, no matter how small the amount, has made my hair incredibly greasy. I would try trial sizes before committing

CurlSmith leaves a waxy looking coating on my hair makes it flat and zero bounce. I’ve tried several products in different combos, different techniques etc. and always had the same result. Now it sits in the drawer of shame. Give it a try, but check with the stores return policy so if it doesn’t work for you, you can return it.

Not fond of the smell. I never got great results, but maybe it's just not for my particular density, porosity, and texture. I need a HIGH hold gel, and their "strongest" didn't even last until I got my hair all the way dry, 2nd day frizz.

I also have fine, 2b hair. I have hated every Curlsmith product I've tried. I hate the smell, stylers make my hair stringy and dry. The cast is next to impossible to break. I know some love it and that's cool, it just doesn't work for me.

i’ve noticed a huge improvement in how my hair looks since i started using curl smith. i have almost their whole purple line. it’s expensive, but worth it. and i actually manage to find a lot of their products discounted at marshall’s and tj maxx so i don’t always have to pay full price.

Yess I found the giant multitasking conditioner for like $30 at tj max!!

I tried both only curls and curl smith, and my hair looks so much better with curlsmith products!

Same. I don't use only CurlSmith but their Oil in Cream and Hold Me Softly are my staples. Their Bond Salve and intense treatment serum are also fantastic prepoos depending on what you need. CurlSmith was definitely my game changer on my curly journey.

Curlsmith post-biotic calming conditioner is amazing if you suffer from itchy scalp! DesignMe Puff Me mousse is my go-to for big bouncy curls.

Grade 1-2 porosity (low), high density, ,thick 2c-3b hair. Favorite... * PrePoo Oil: Mielle Rosemary Mint Scalp & Hair Strengthening Oil * Shampoos: Malibu Undo Goo PH9, Olaplex 4c, Curlsmith Wash & Scrub Detox Shampoo * Scrub Shampoo: Christophe Robin Cleansing Purifying Scrub With Sea Salt * Conditioner: Curlsmith Post-Wash Calming Conditioner * Deep Conditioner: Curlsmith Hydro Crème Soothing Mask * Conditioner I don't fully wash out: Twist By Ouidad Primed 2In1 Conditioner Primer * Leave-In Conditioner: Twist by Ouidad Rally The Curls * Lotion: Twist by Ouidad Weather Up Lotion * Gel: Twist by Ouidad Weather Up Weightless Curl Defining Gel * Hair spray (wet): Bounce Curl Hair * Sea Spray: Verb sea spray * Oils: Verb Ghost Oil and Twist by Ouidad Curl Reign Multi-Use Miracle Oil * Texture Spray (roots&mids): Living Proof Full Dry Volume & Texture Spray * Texture Spray: (mids&end): Ouidad Going Up Volumizing Texture Spray * Dry Shampoo: Living Proof PhD Dry Shampoo Looking forward to trying the new Curlsmith Hair Spray for a Dry Finish.

I have wavy bleach blonde hair and these are my HG products purchased more than twice: Conditioner: Eva NYC hair mask Curl Cream: Curlsmith Protein Cream Gel: Miss Jessie Jelly Soft Curls

I love uncle funkys daughter, curlsmith, ouidad, Camille rose, bounce curl, miss Jessie’s, alikay naturals, rizos curls, kinky curly knot today, and my favorite is MOP TOP! I have 3c & some 3b hair a lot of hair but the strands are fairly thin.

CURLSMITH IS THE SHIT

My favorite is definitely curlsmith thickening lotion. I have very fine hair—it gives me definition and volume!

1. silk scarf/ bonnet 2. Curl Smith - Bond Curl Rehab Salve 3. Curl creams: garnier curl air dry cream (fav drugstore product), miss Jessie’s pillow soft curls & briogeo curl charisma 4. John Frieda frizz ease dream curls mousse - I swear by this!! ( i have 2c/3a hair)

Jessicurl too shea conditioner (as conditioner and leave in) Jessicurl Spiralicious gel (for hold and frizz control). I use more products on washday, almost always a cream and another gel (I layer multiple gels), some brands I like are inahsi, boucleme, treluxe. I do like some curlsmith products for my hair, but most give me a terrible scalp itch, I can’t use anything from the protein line at all, my scalp hurts instantly when I do. Next time my friend visits (she lives abroad), she’ll get them all. Her scalp isn’t sensitive and she is really happy to get the products that don’t work for me.

I’m pretty budgeted on products, especially since I wash my hair every 2-3 days. My drugstore routine is Function of Beauty curly hair shampoo & conditioner, Shea moisture Jamaican castor oil leave in, and Shea moisture curl enhancing smoothie, styled with a denman brush So curious about curlsmith but it’s $100/bottle on amazon 😳

I love Curlsmith products but this is the ONLY thing of theirs that hasn't worked well on me (and in fact makes my scalp itch, strangely enough).

By their smaller sizes to try before committing. Curlsmith wrecked my hair. Took a few months to recover.

I have fine 2C-3A hair. Dollar General released a hair care line called Curl Rhythm and I’m obsessed with it. The entire line is fantastic for my hair. I’m super sensitive to fragrances, & Curlsmith products trigger a bad allergy on my scalp, but the Curl Rhythm line doesn’t bother me at all. I also love Miss Jessie’s Pillow Soft Curls & Jelly Soft Curls, Mielle Babassu & Mint deep conditioner, Mielle pomegranate & honey curl defining mousse (used very sparingly on my hair) and when I can muster the effort, I love home made flaxseed gel.

I used either only curls or curlsmith and they are top tier in my opinion. The crème from only curls is great, makes your hair less frizzy and a lovely smell. They also have a mousse and differing levels of hold gels for preference. I've used the shampoo and conditioner too and all have been great.

I've used that set. I didn't love the shampoo or conditioner but I'm in a hard water area and my hair needed a lot of protein so I switched to a curlsmith conditioner. But I love the curl crème. And it lasts for ages as I only use a little bit under my gel. I did use their gel and it was ok but I found another I preferred.