Meet Diana from Los Angeles! Diana shares her story on how she started to love her curls in the middle of the pandemic. While straighteners weren't needed, her curls began to flourish and she stayed true to her beautiful curls and now flaunts them full-time!
The Journey
What inspired you to return natural?
Hello, My name is Diana and I live in Los Angeles, CA USA. So what inspired me to go back and stay with my natural curls was during last year during the Pandemic, we weren't going out. I had no reason to straighten my hair and one day I took a picture of my hair after washing it and applying products... And... It did not look good. It was all big, poofy, and damaged since I'd been straightening my hair for years!
So after looking at those pics, I told myself, enough was enough. I'm not going to care about what other people say, I'm going to start taking better care of my hair and overall my wellbeing. THAT is what inspired me to take better care of my hair and achieve perfect and defined curls. And of course, the different hair bloggers and a few of my curly girl and guy friends. And so far, I am almost 10 months into my curly hair journey, and it is going pretty good. I can definitely see some progress, I can see my curl patterns with each time I wash, co-wash, and even refresh my hair. I am still experimenting with different products but all in all, I wouldn't trade my hair for the world.
What were the challenges (if any) along the way of your healthy hair journey?
There were a lot of challenges. First of all, I completely didn't know what my hair texture was because of the heat damage and dying that I had done. Second, testing and experimenting with different shampoos, conditioners, and hair products so that took a while (I am still trying to figure out which products work for me or not but so far I've gotten some faves). Third, Hair Masks. No one has ever told me that Deep Conditioning and Protein Treatments were SUPER important especially if you have Just Started Your Curly Hair Journey. Fourth and Finally... Patience and Acceptance. It takes time for your hair to recover and accept however your curls come out.
What is your number 1 curl tip?
Learn how to style your hair. Because you can have these amazing fancy-schmancy expensive or super cheap products... BUT! If you don't know how to apply and style them into your hair, then you'll end up with unwanted results and it just won't look the way that you envisioned it. Trust me. It took me months on how to style my hair (I'm still learning but I'm getting the knack of it).
Discovering Flora & Curl
What made you buy Flora & Curl products? How did you hear about us?
Which Flora & Curl product is your favourite and why?
So far the Sweet Hibiscus Curl Activating Lotion. It smells so good and it has amazing ingredients. It is also very light and the consistency of it is very creamy and a little bit goes a long way.
What is your current Flora & Curl haircare routine?
What sets Flora & Curl apart from other brands/products on the market?
That these products are truly made for curly hair. And all curl types! And how it uses all-natural ingredients, it just works so amazingly. Plus their products are very unique and original. I have never seen products like these ever before.
Thank you for sharing your journey with us, Diana! We're so happy to hear that you're loving our products too. If you'd like to follow Diana's curl journey, you can do so through her Instagram here.
If you're one of our loyal curly customer's why not share your curl journey with us? We'd love to hear your story! And if you're a newbie here, welcome! Get inspired even more by giving our Customer Curl Journey page a browse!
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I was really excited to try these, unfortunately I didn't like the smell of the products, or the slimy texture. Also you need A LOT of the products to get any decent results. It's a shame as I invested a lot if money in the products hoping they would give me excellent defined curls but in all honesty John Frieda Curl Mousse gives better results at a fraction of the cost, very disappointed 😞
