A conversation with Alexis, who is one of our Master Stylists and a curly cut specialist (Curl Craft Cut certified by Wella).
By Jenn Sharpe, Master Stylist & Owner of Sharper Image Hair Design.
If you've spent years fighting with your hair... straightening it, taming it, scraping it back into a bun because nothing else worked, or cutting it yourself at home because the last salon visit didn't go well... I want you to know you're not alone. And I want to share something with you.
I recently sat down with Alexis, a Master Stylist and resident curly cut specialist. She has curly hair herself, and she's spent her career learning how to cut it in a way that actually works. What she told me changed the way I think about curly hair, and I wanted to pass it on.
Pour yourself your favourite beverage because this is for you.
You Might Have Curly Hair And Not Know It
This was the first thing Alexis said that surprised me.
"A lot of people don't realize that they have curly hair. And then once I get into their hair, then I surprise them with what can be done."
Her observation is simple. If you deal with a lot of frizz, you have curl. Frizz is curly hair that hasn't been given what it needs.
Alexis said that many of her clients have, in her words, "struggled with it for a very long time. They don't accept a piece of themselves. They're constantly using a hot iron to tame it, and it won't work."
If you've been flat-ironing for years, fighting frizz every morning, or feeling like your hair has a mind of its own... there's a very strong chance you've been working against curly hair that's been there all along.
A curly haircut, by the way, isn't only for tight ringlets. As Alexis put it, "A curly cut is a custom cut for your texture. It doesn't necessarily mean people have to have really curly hair. They just have to have natural texture they want to enhance."