Working with Your Natural Hair Texture: Curls

When I first spoke with Jason Keller about collaborating with us on a few hair tutorials, he mentioned we should do one focusing on our natural hair textures and working with it. He is a huge fan of this, and he told me that this is a back-to-basics trend that is happening in all the big cities these days.

As someone who didn’t realize she had naturally curly hair until she was a senior in high school, I thought this would be fabulous, especially since I’ve struggled with my hair texture for the longest time while living in the South with the humidity.

So all you curly girls? Listen up! Jason’s broken it down for us. (Thank GOODNESS!)

You’ll only need four things to get your hair rockin’ your natural curls:

• A hair dryer (preferably one with a low setting so the strength doesn’t mess up your hair)
• Sculpting cream
• Curl spray
• Your fingers

It’s pretty simple what you’ll do.

First and foremost, scrunch the curl cream into your hair. Make sure it’s covering all your strands before proceeding.

Next up, flip your hair over, and turn the hair dryer on low. Use your fingers to continually scrunch your hair as you gently sculpt your curls with the heat.

Flip your hair back over, and work on the roots of your hair, scrunching and sculpting the curls to your liking while keeping the dryer on low.

When the roots of your hair are dry, scrunch the ends, and you’re good to go!

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Pretty simple, huh? And let me be the first to tell y’all that Jason’s technique works like a charm!

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Jason Keller is a hair stylist who hails from Baton Rouge, La. and travels the country working with clients in L.A. and New York City. He owns and works out of Evolve Galleries in Baton Rouge.

“Jason is proud of his southern roots while being inspired by the challenges of working in L.A. and NYC. He believes working in three different parts of the country brings a unique balance and edge to his work.”

Jason has been working since 1992, and he is passionate about his art.

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