Because this mousse offers so much of what I want in a product, and because the silicones are not the worst of the worst, I’ll be repurchasing this product. This is my second favorite mousse from the group I tested.

Turn up the heat on those straighteners and curling tongs, things are about to get wavy. We’ve put together a few A-beauty tips that’ll leave your hair effortlessly styled. HOW TO GET WAVY HAIR Pantene pro-v curl mousse. This mousse has a consistency similar to shaving cream. It has a mild, sweet smell. I used 3 handfuls of this product which is less than I need of most mousses. I had to microplop a bit more than usual after applying the mousse, as my hair really fell a lot just from adding the mousse. To try to ensure that my results weren’t based on my routine, I used the same hair routine as closely as possible each time I tested a mousse. I don’t even remember why, but one day I decided to try mousse. I noticed that I had better root volume and my hair dried faster. I have very dense hair and was used to diffusing for over an hour. Cutting over 20 minutes off my diffusing time felt like a huge benefit. The 2nd photo was the morning after washing (less than 24 hours) yet it had already dramatically lost its shape. It did have some waves to it, but the frizziness and general disheveled feeling made me not want to wear it even on day 2, making it the shortest lasting of the mousses I tried. I could really feel the product in my hair the whole time, too. This was my least-favorite mousse of them all, unfortunately.

My routine was to shampoo just my scalp, scrunch and pulse while shampoo is in my hair. Rinse. Add conditioner to the lower 3/4 of my strands, scrunch and pulse. Use a wide tooth comb to comb through my hair, then clip all of my hair on top of my head while I shave. My hair fell apart a lot in the first day, so I re-washed in 2 days instead of my usual 3. Overall, this mousse was not my favorite due to not controlling my frizz well enough, and due to not lasting long enough. I do prefer it a bit over the totally twisted mousse though.

I tried using less than my normal amount at first, but I found that it works best when I use my typical amount (Which is 3 palmfuls now that my hair is shorter). This mousse really has changed my view on mousse a bit. I still really like the Not Your Mother’s Curl Talk Mousse because of how long it lasts. My hair really fell apart fast with this mousse though, day 2 was significantly straighter and less defined than the first day. This mousse is not curly girl approved. I did notice that this seemed to help my hair clump well when wet. I had almost no wet frizz! If you don’t need long-lasting hold or hard hold, but are really concerned about frizz, this might be worth a try. It was a pretty bad match for my hair goals though, making it one of my least favorites. Now you’ve got the wavy hair style down, it’s time to think about maintenance. After all, caring for wavy hair is important to make sure those curls last. So, how do you make sure your hair stays in top shape?I did NO refreshing at all. Typically I would refresh when I start to lose definition. However, I specifically wanted to test how long these would all last without needing to refresh because I find it’s far easier to just get good hold from your wash day products vs having to refresh every single day. Also, it seems to be easier to get good refresh results if the hair is still in decent shape before refreshing. I have dense, medium to coarse, mixed porosity hair. Low porosity roots, average porosity upper strands, and high porosity lower strands. My hair does not support itself well, I need a good cast and strong hold to maintain definition for multiple days. My hair is not very prone to getting “stringy”. Aussie Miracle Curls was designed to create moisturized, defined, and frizz-free curls. Start by shampooing and conditioning your hair. Nicole explained that Aussie Miracle Curls Shampoo “cleanses your hair without stripping away your natural oils, refreshing and resetting your curls.” Meanwhile, Aussie Miracle Curls Conditioner moisturizes and nourishes your curls, resulting in softer, frizz-free hair. My next favorites are the Suave professionals captivating curls mousse and Aussie Instant Freeze mousse. Lower in this post I’ll discuss each mousse a bit individually so you can read why those were runner-ups for me. Best mousse for reducing frizz This is a really affordable product, so the fact that I can use less makes this the cheapest mousse I tried. It gave me the best volume out of all the mousses, and I love big volume so that made this one of my favorites. It also was pretty long-lasting, I was comfortable with wearing my hair on day 3 without refreshing.

Marketing does not do a very good job of letting you know what you’ll really get from a mousse, in my opinion. For example “level 3 hold” doesn’t mean much if you have never used that brand before. I thought a detailed mousse comparison could be really helpful. Hair straighteners. Just twist the straighteners in the direction you want the curls to go. Start from the top and slowly pull/twist away from your head so the strands glide through. The bigger the chunk of hair you work with, the looser the waves. Garnier fructis curl construct. This is another shaving cream type mousse, but it’s quite airy once spread. It has a moderate citrus scent. I used my usual 4 palmfuls. It took quite a long time to dry. It didn’t give me a cast. It controlled my frizz well. My initial results looked okay, I thought. I had a bit less volume and definition than usual.

Affordable curly girl approved mousse

As an added tip, Nicole said, “As with all styling products that help hold hair in place, start with a little and add more if you need it. If you find your hair a little stiff or crunchy, remember to SOTC (scrunch out the crunch). Scrunch curls softly to return them to their soft and bouncy state.” Is Aussie Miracle Curls Good for Your Hair? The Good I recommend detangling in the shower before rinsing out your conditioner. Use the slip of the conditioner to your advantage for easier detangling with either your fingers or detangling brush,” Nicole revealed. If you’re someone who doesn’t need or want a hard hold but likes volume, and are okay with refreshing your hair a lot or washing frequently, this might be a good one to try. Herbal Essences Body Envy. I see the Herbal Essences Totally Twisted mousse recommended a lot, but after finding that it didn’t have enough hold for me, I decided to try this Body Envy line. It’s rated as having a 4 hold, while the totally twisted is rated 3. This mousse is the same price as the totally twisted, and is curly girl approved. Step 3: Apply your styling products. There are a few different methods you can try, but if you haven’t tried the scrunch out the crunch method before, start by applying on the tips of your fingers and working into your hair.

This is the only part of this blog post that relies on gathering data from others vs my own testing. “Most popular” requires getting information from other people with wavy hair. So, I put out a poll asking people with wavy hair what their favorite mousse was. Step 2: Moisturize with your usual leave-in products. Moisturizing products should always go before styling products so they can really sink into your strands. Unclip hair, rinse all of the conditioner out while my head is upside down, use wide tooth comb to align hairs, scrunch hair a few times to squeeze some water out. Then I would plop my hair with a hair towel for about 10-15 minutes, take the shirt off my head, microplop to get more water out and then add the mousse.

Curling tongs. One of the most effective ways to get wavy hair is with curling tongs. Just remember, the bigger the barrel, the looser the curls. So, if you’re looking for an effortless tussled look like you’re fresh off the beach (even if you’re miles from it), get the beach curls you’re after with a big-barrelled curling iron (used on dry hair). The second thing is to make sure you don’t leave your hair wrapped around the tongs too long, otherwise you’ll cause more damage than good. Around 10 seconds or less is a good amount of time. I’d say my hair gets weighed down about “average” compared to others with wavy hair. I am not extremely easily weighed down, but it happens with oily products. My hair does not look or feel greasy particularly easily. My hair takes forever to dry, over 6 hours to air dry without any products in it!