Hair Cuts For Naturally Curly Hair

Hair cuts for naturally curly hair, to be successful, need to be done by a stylist who respects curly hair and understands its special needs.

You can't cut curly hair as if it's straight. You can't soak curly hair with products and chemicals and expect it to look healthy, natural and glamorous.

Curly hair tends to dry out and go frizzy, because its shape draws it away from the natural moisturising resources of the scalp. The care of curly hair is whole subject in itself.

But for naturally curly hair cuts, you need to find a curly hair specialist - a lover of curly hair who also knows how to cut it.

In New York, British expatriate Lorraine Massey is one. She works at DevaChan salon and is the author of Curly Girl. She has also co-developed the DevaCurl range of hair products designed specifically to maintain the health as well as the look of naturally curly hair.

Ouidad is another curly hair expert based in New York. She too has authored a book and has her own range of products.

But this is unusual. New York is a special case. Most cities don't boast stylists who are world-renowned as THE person to go to if you're interested in hair cuts for naturally curly hair.

Even if curly hair specialists do work in a given city or town, their existence isn't common knowledge. It's hard-won information passed on by word of mouth from woman to curly haired woman. It's not really a secret, but you really have to seek the answer to find it.

The master of naturally curly hair cutting and styling won't come looking for you.

It makes good sense for both hairdressers and clients to use word of mouth recommendations. But sometimes you just don't have the time to ask around. Or you're in a strange city and you don't know anyone.

Then it's a matter of putting off the hair cut you really need, or taking pot luck with an unknown stylist.

If you know a local expert in hair cuts for naturally curly hair we'd love to hear from you. You could use our contact form to tell us who your local curl expert is.

You could be saving a curly-haired woman from disaster at the hands of a stylist who just doesn't understand her curls.

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