FINGER COILING VS FINGER ROLLING (which one is best for your curl type?)

[@sumieantonio5762]

Patience is the first product every curly hair girl should have😂😣

[@naughtysims30]

Right. I did finger coils the other day. They took me 4 hours and they didn't even come out right. My hair would be perfect finger coils in the back then the crown of my head they started getting puffy and the front of my hair would coil til about halfway down and then the rest was straight. It looked like I was transitioning from a relaxer in the front and I didn't like it at all. I washed it out the next day and did a wash n go to make sure my hair wasn't damaged. I'll try again in a few months but I'll try finger rolling instead. All that patience just for it not to come out right. Smh.

[@katdurrance9678]

I know right, it is easier said than done 😂

[@chelseygarrett4221]

I'm too lazy, I just use a detangling brush.

[@blueishsio]

Where can I buy that? 🤣😩

[@emiliep.617]

@@blueishsio Search for a Denman brush on amazon! They have a few options xx

[@katrynaraye]

I always see everyone with damaged curly hair saying their hair doesn’t curl on the bottom but you don’t know pain until your top layers don’t curl 😩 I’m excited to see which side comes out better! Edit: I have followed the cutting tutorial from mell and styled my hair soaking wet. It is better than before!

[@kay6480]

Yessss this is so annoying. My hair curls so nice at the bottom, and at the top it’s just so frizzy and I don’t know what to do. I tried applying a little more product at the top layer and it doesn’t work no matter how big or small the sections I make are 😭

[@katrynaraye]

@@kay6480 same here!! And my top layers dry insanely fast :/ lately I’ve been rewetting it everyday and using the curlsmith oil n cream leave in conditioner

[@kay6480]

@@katrynaraye omg me too! I just wet it every other day and just put it in a loose bun because idk what else to do.

[@katrynaraye]

@@kay6480 do you have bleach damage as well :O? That’s what I have :/

[@kay6480]

@@katrynaraye sorry for the late reply but nope, never dyed or bleached my hair. I just have heat damage :( Also, it’s kind of weird for me to have this happen because usually people with heat damage have no curls at the bottom, only closer to the roots. It’s the complete opposite for me, and I’ve straightened my hair my whole life up until a year ago 😂

[@lisatownsend3563]

Is anyone else jealous of "Purple Pat?" She gets her hair done by Mell.

[@ManesByMell]

I would say she's spoiled but she also gets tortured by me lol

[@tamiatitus3349]

Tuesday is officially my favorite day of the week

[@ManesByMell]

Same here 😝 💕

[@alexandram.6712]

as someone with 2C hair, I can't wait to try the finger rolling!

[@CrownedLily]

Same I have 2b/2c and I've got to try it.

[@mehtabmaryam4959]

I have 3A hair and finger rolling is heaven for my hair

[@darkskyequeen]

I just tried it and it worked for me. Way better than finger twirling.

[@diabla69honey]

I gotta try it

[@misseli922]

It seems easier too :D

[@andolique1075]

I hate washing my hair. I mean it's a great feeling AFTER you do it, but it's such a chore for me. Somehow, Mel's videos always make me wanna go wash my hair immediately 😁💓

[@OpqHMg]

was literally thinking the same thing hahahahaha

[@finessinhearts]

same it’s so hard maintaining curly hair i wish someone would just do mine for me and help me out :/

[@WhosLeLe567]

Omg, literally same

[@nabe___99]

Finger cooling never worked for my hair (2c-3a), but finger rolling did. My hair was AMAZING, even in the day after. I never seen so many ringlets in my hair 🥺🥺🥺

[@harleymyers2682]

I have the same hair texture and I am just now learning how to take care of my hair. Any advice?

[@Victoriaaaaisback]

@@harleymyers2682 don't give up

[@ramborenegadephantom9434]

@Harley Myers You'll need products suited for type 2c-3a hair. Since I fall in this category, mousse gel grade 2 or 3 works wonders for my curls, just make sure there's a leave in conditioner beforehand. And of course you'll need a cowash, S&C, and a deep conditioner. Optional is a sea salt spray to add more volume. And never style your hair when its dry, soaking wet is best in my experience. Your welcome.

[@harleymyers2682]

@@ramborenegadephantom9434 thank you

[@Mini-wd7qz]

My hair type is confusing when it’s wet it goes curly I mean like it looks nearly as curly as the girls in the video but when it drys it goes straight and frizzy like what does it want to be-

[@darkskyequeen]

I have almost given up on my half wavy half curly hair until I tried your finger rolling method. It worked soo soooo much better than the traditional finger twirling method. For the first time in a long time my second day hair turned out amazing and even better than the first day hair. Thanks so much for this great additional tip. I will be making this a part of my routine now. It really helped my hair curl/wave better at the ends where usually it ends up falling out straight by the end of the day.

[@jacyhenk5196]

My 2nd day hair is always better.

[@nufailanoon]

Amazing! But isn’t wavy curly hair easier to take care of? Because they are more like silky curls ?

[@momeek3048]

@@nufailanoon there are damaged hair 2a/2b curls and it becomes too frizzy when dried. So, it really needs to be styled properly to clump together or to at least look "silky" and avoid that annoying frizziness. I have 2a/2b curls damaged hair, I usually style it for around 3-4 hours just to get the curl pattern that I need.

[@nufailanoon]

@@momeek3048 I have damaged hair too. But I am so confused on my hair type. I have some silky curls, some 3a/3b hair and even some 4a/4b hair But when my hair is wet, they all turn to either waves or 3a hair. It is really annoying cuz I can keep my hair untied, it doesnt look good at all with all of these different hair types

[@nufailanoon]

@@momeek3048 I have a question, sometimes when people with straight hair go and make their hair wavy with the curling iron in the salon, they comb the hair and it stays beautiful. After your naturally wavy hair is dry, if you comb it will it look beautiful or frizzy?

[@emilyrodriguez2203]

I tried finger rolling 2 days ago and I am LOVING the results! Usually i have to fight with certain hairs to make them curly at all (i have 2c) and this really helped!

[@hails0704]

how you doing now?

[@bellajahsmine]

I will definitely try it, I'm seeing a lot of positive comments about finger rolling and 2c hair (mine are actually between 2b and 2c)

[@Thebestwaythere]

i also have 2c but the curls don't stay do you know what could help?

[@debbieforseth254]

It was wash day when I watched this. My bangs have never responded to finger coiling and now I know why. I finger rolled them and I LOVE them. I’ll be doing it again. Thank you.

[@isabellarentas206]

I found this channel during quarantine and had never been so excited to style my hair. I saw one of the videos styling Amanda’s hair and was so excited to see someone with a curl type like mine!! You are both awesome!!

[@ManesByMell]

Thank you for being here!!!!!💕💕❣️❣️

[@MoniqueLea08]

Same new since quarantine days 😅 were here to learn 👍 great content

[@riley2235]

Same! New since quarantine and have had SUCH a hair glow up lol

[@cathismith2624]

@@riley2235 you're so lucky!! I've been doing the cgm for about 12 months, but my hair has no shine to it at all 😔.

[@katdurrance9678]

Can you do a little demo with sectioning your hair wet, I don't know why that's one of the things I struggle with

[@lmnhk]

Yes please!

[@aaliyahm7140]

!!!

[@daylilopez6350]

U can section however its easier for u bc thats something i struggled at first and 2 years later i still kinda do... The hardest part is the top 😥

[@christinemangan7642]

Me too! I don't know I find that so hard.

[@cavalier98]

I’m so ready for this video because I swear I never finger coil right🤦🏻‍♀️😂

[@zanyzanne]

I had to watch Mell's original finger coiling video 40 times on half speed to figure out the precise finger movements. I always ended up with all the hair ON my finger... frizz city! The trick is to slide the coil off your fingertip after the first wrap, then wrap the coil around the *hair itself* I haven't tried the finger rolling yet... next washday I definitely will.

[@croszell05]

@@zanyzanne omw thank you!!!

[@trishpipkins]

Me tooooo. It just never seems to come out right. But I'll try finger rolling and see how that goes.

[@juliaavictoriaa]

Same here!! I find it straightens my curl and takes all the shape out, it never looks right

[@nadineobrien2095]

If I want straight hair, I finger coil! 🤣 It's always 'opposite day' with my hair

[@ateiluj08]

I use finger rolling on my sister's hair. Her curls look perfect. She loves her hair now I know how to style her hair. She goes so happy to school bouncing those curls as she runs to class.

[@freddieydances43]

I'm so happy I found you. I straightened my hair my whole life cuz I never knew what do with my curls, then in college I learned how to do braid outs and have been doing that for seven years . I'm so glad to see you and Amanda share your stories. I'm waiting on products and hoping to learn how to go full natural with what I think is 3a hair. Thank you

[@nufailanoon]

I am a 15 year old, my whole life my family were the ones who used to take care of my hair. The past two years, I was the one who ‘took care of them’ (the only thing I knew was straighting it. I ended up damaging my hair. For like 5 months, I didn’t straighten my hair cuz we had no events or guests and I was too lazy to do anything. I have seen a huge difference between the roots and the ends. After I have seen my favorite actors with perfect hair, I never said I wished I had straight hair, I said I wished I had perfect curls. Now I am taking care of my hair and didn’t use iron and heat in months. My hair is becoming better and better and it is even growing very long! Now, the only thing I am thinking about is if I should cut my damaged ends (which will make my hair when it’s curly very short) or just repair them.

[@bridgetilardo7878]

Ok looks like rolling is the way to go with my 2C/3A hair!

[@sarahvillar51]

Omg I love it when my hair is fully separated correctly, the only thing is my hair will clump back together in huge chunks sooooo quickly, I end up separating clumps all day throughout the day. It’s honestly pretty annoying lol😂😂

[@sigrid_f]

same 🤣

[@smoloofybeanhewwo140]

....I relate...so much

[@klara2760]

your hair is probably too wet when u r styling it...

[@blueredyns7392]

YES! I tried to look up what to do about this, and no one seems to have an answer

[@sarahvillar51]

@@blueredyns7392 it’s weird bc I will pay attention to separating it into small chunks when wet, but they still link up together while dry 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@Lili-me7fd]

I’m 24 years old, and only these past four months i’ve been able to confidently love my hair and wear it just as natural as it is. Ever since i was 10+ years old, i would always have blow-outs done, and usually straighten my hair. The past few years i wanted to try and go natural but my hair decided not to. I didn’t know how to deal with it so i thought that the damage was just its nature, which i hated and went back to the blow-outs. The moment i passed by this video, my hair was saved. It was like magic how the curl would form, like every strand would turn back to life. Doing so for four+ months, i’ve got it to hold the curls and i would just brush it and it would end up just as fine. So, from the bottom of my heart thank you!

[@iannicollette]

You saved me girl, I was about to shave my head. I have a 2c wavy hair and after 3 months doing fingers coils I was close to straight it . I don’t like the elongated result of finger coils in my hair.Thanks again

[@ManesByMell]

omg lol I'm glad this came just in time! Hope it works out for you

[@nathalymolina4141]

I have the 2c too. And cried everytime i tried to finger coil. Till i learned finger rolling and it works amazing. I cant go more than 4 days without washing my hair. But when i do finger rolling i can make it to day 6.

[@cathismith2624]

@@nathalymolina4141 how long is your hair? Mine is below the top of my shoulder blades on my back..... so I'm wondering how finger rolling will go with that length??

[@nathalymolina4141]

@@cathismith2624 i got it around my bra line. And i really dont get that much shrinkage. My top layers are close to my shoulders and it barely goes to half of my neck. After finger rolling i even have to scrunch a little bit to get more shrinkage. But one think is for sure, the 'ribbon' type curls look amazing

[@cathismith2624]

@@nathalymolina4141 Do you diffuse it or air dry? Mine is about the same length and it's fine but I've got so much of it that it takes about 7 hours to dry!! I seem to make it straightener, not curlier, if I diffuse 🙄

[@noehmi9010]

I have used the Finger Coiling technique for about a year and it has made my curls so much more defined and they are clumping better. I have a curl pattern between your hair and Amanda's and the length goes to just past my mid back, so it's long. it does take A LONG TIME lol to do this, but the results are so worth it!!

[@IndianPaintbrush1992]

Oh my gosh, that explains so much. My curl patterns are 2B to 3C. I have an insane amount of diversity on my head. 😂 this might just do the trick for me! Thank you for explaining it like that and showing us. Any tips for someone like me with so many curl patterns? I would love to see a video where you work with someone like that to show your best tips, if you haven’t already.

[@thespicybutcher]

I have the same issue and don’t have patience lol 😂

[@biancabiuu592]

You're like the big sis who knows the best advices so you don't have to struggle on your own. I love you so much, girl, you changed my life. Thank you!

[@cathyh675]

I had tried the finger coiling early on when I was figuring out my curl pattern and it just straightened out my fragile curls. Makes sense now. I'll have to try the other technique. My curls/waves are still pretty loose so we shall see. They used to just fall flat and frizz until I finally got the right products, application and diffusing method down.

[@LuluCurlicuelu]

Omg the arm strength and patience!! I'm so impressed!!!

[@maureenlevy207]

Thank you so much Mell, for always keeping us wavies in mind! We love you despite your gorgeous, glamourous uniform curls!!!

[@ManesByMell]

I try my best, especially while in quarantine it's been hard but I'm lucky to have Pat to demonstrate on!

[@espeyrey]

Finger rolling works amazing for my hair, I have a mixture of 2b-3a hair. Its exactly how you mentioned in this video. I feel like finger coiling works better for 3bc & 4s hairs and finger rolling works better on waves 😍

[@MzJones721]

I wish I could go to her so she can help me with my hair. I'm about to give up, my hair makes me cry.

[@hafsa6808]

Paije Jones aw don’t give up, just keep practicing and stuff, and it’ll get easier

[@MzJones721]

@@hafsa6808 I'm trying, Deva Curl ruined my hair and I lost my curl pattern and volume

[@hafsa6808]

Paije Jones ohhhh I see, but if you keep trying I’m sure over time it’ll get better!!

[@pinkradioheadtv]

Friend. If I could recover my destroyed hair from bleaching it myself that had no curl pattern anymore you can recover your hair. What are you currently struggling with the most?

[@MzJones721]

@@pinkradioheadtv No curl pattern I'm the back and underneath it's basically wavy/straight . My natural volume is gone , because my curl pattern is gone and my hair feels heavy so my roots are flat

[@rc1313]

I have 3B/3C hair. The twirling gave me nicely defined curls. The rolling worked best on my bangs. Very happy with the results. Thank you!

[@ba.gulhos]

I love your videos!! After 12 years of using Brazilian blowout I decided to go for my natural curls, of course that was a lot of work (lots of heat damage and weird curl patterns) and if it wasn't for you and your "seester" my hair would be an insane mess. ♥️ Thank you!

[@shannacampbell-yeaney5901]

Tried finger rolls today in my flat spots. Wow volume! Will be working on perfecting this technique to combat the thinning and dreaded lack of volume. Thanks for sharing the knowledge!

[@JoDidntHearYou]

Perfect timing! My hair has been changing since I hit my 30s and for the first time I have wave. I struggle with getting volume and curl at the roots. Can’t wait to try the finger rolling on my wash day!

[@cheesicadabra]

Mel? I honestly love you and your content. Changed my hair-life-balance so much. You were the first hair stylist and curly girl who didn't judges blowing out from time to time. Your videos helped me so much, love my hair now. Thank you. ♥

[@melizaacosta8947]

I have wavy long hair so I’m definitely going to have to finger roll my wonky waves! Can you do a video on shampoo and conditioner bars because I’m trying to be more conscious of the environment

[@cathismith2624]

Mine is quite long too, and my curl clumps are quite thin , so it often looks stringy and weird...... As I'm late seeing this video, you've probably tried it by now. How did you go? And did you air dry or diffuse?

[@SuperPiLover]

I seem to remember she talked a bit about solid shampoos/conditioners on her Instagram

[@sachardavids3712]

I've always hated my hair because it's so thin and limp and I stopped using heat on it years ago and stopped coloring it thinking my curls would come back. After watching this, I think my curls are just damaged and I'd like to try the finger rolling technique, but I don't think my arms will handle the stress lol. But this video gave me hope for my hair. Thank you.

[@MG-gf1nw]

Hey Mell! I just want to say u’re the reason Im transitioning to my natural curly hair. After this phase I would like to change my hair color, can you do a video on how u paint your hair, pleasee ❤️

[@candicehenry6421]

I have 2b/2c hair, I tried the finger rolling!! Game changer!! Thank you!!

[@maureenlevy207]

I am so excited. I tried this on my wavy hair around the crown this morning. I am not coordinated enough for finger rolling but I coiled it around a tapered mascara tube just as if it was my finger and I pinned it up and have beautiful curls I'm so excited! Thanks Mell!

[@cathismith2624]

Thanks so much for posting this!! I was trying to work out how to do the finger rolling with my uncooperative fingers (I have MS) and that is just the solution that I need!! Did you air dry it?

[@maureenlevy207]

@@cathismith2624 A little of both air dry and diffuse. After I posted this I found a small hairbrush with a tapered handle that worked well as well. I pinned the top like Mell showed but also left some errant ones loose. I got them going in the direction I wanted them vs. the direction they like to go! 😊❤️

[@cathismith2624]

@@maureenlevy207 How did you diffuse, and until how dry? I seem to end up straightening my hair when I diffuse it 🤣. I've watched heaps of videos etc, but everyone has their own little tricks that work, it seems!! Did you leave it pinned until 100% dry?

[@maureenlevy207]

@@cathismith2624 Hi Cathi. I tried to reply but got an error and don't want to have to re type it all. This is a test to see if I can reply.

[@maureenlevy207]

I think the day I did it was not a work day so I let it air dry for about 30 minutes. My hair is only chin length tho. Kept clips in and diffused into all they way dry. Good luck. Interesting. I mentioned a diffuser I like and where you could get it (A) and it wouldn't let me post. I deleted that part of my response and it let me post my reply.

[@siobhanmurley3875]

Thank you for breaking these techniques down. I have watched other videos, but you just speak my language!!!!! Can't wait to try both techniques!!!!!

[@samanthasick4594]

I love that you did this! Finger cooking doesn’t work for my curl type (2c to 3a) they naturally look like curling wand curls but I have a few pieces that act up because I’m color processed. I’m very excited to try this technique!

[@thatoneuser8600]

Finger cooking didn't work for me either, but toe cooking worked!

[@Elle_55]

Very helpful for 2c-3a curls.. coiling never worked for me...now I know why..thank you

[@alexpond648]

Love you! My hair never looked better, since I discovered you and that I've got 2c, 3a hair. Always treated it wrong, because it's straight when wet and awkward when not tended to.

[@marisam.6509]

OMG! I have wavy hair and just recently found out that I have curls if I use the right products (I'm 37 🙈). The hair in the front on my right side however is always straight no matter what I do. After watching this I immediately ran to the bathroom and tried on that hair. It didnt work, even though I wet it first and used my curl products. I was so disappointed. Then I tried on my other side, right above my ear and OMFG, it gave me the prettiest curl!! 😮😍 Can't wait to wash my hair tomorrow and do the whole head 🎉

[@dimonjae17]

This just tells me that I don't know how to fluff out my hair

[@LittleAnastasY]

I was really disappointed when trying finger coiling technique on my waivy hair, which was recommended by each and every curly blogger. Finger coiling made even worse on my hair. And now, after your video, I am REALY thankful to you for the finger rolling technique, which added way more volume and definition on my waives. Thank you so much for this video, for new useful information and your charisma 💜

[@wandascholtens6419]

I really liked the finger coiling side. I do shingling on my type 4 hair which is basically finger coiling. I think the finger rolling side after several days started to look a little frizzy and losing it’s curl. That’s just me 🤷🏾‍♀️ Thanks for this video. 👍🏾

[@florentinafineart3176]

Hi Mel 👋 my name is Florentina and I owe you a big thank you for all that you do!! I am 4 weeks into my journey and I've learned so much from you. So THANK YOU

[@jadejones6706]

I’m gonna go wash my hair and copy everything our Mel does lol 😝

[@ManesByMell]

i love to see it

[@kivzzzz]

She posts videos on Tuesday so we can adjust the washday on Wednesday 😁 (for those of us who wash our hair biweekly)

[@jadejones6706]

@@kivzzzz hahahaha yes Same , I’ve been here for quite a while now and still haven’t mastered only washing my hair once a week hahahaha😂 hopefully one day I will get there like everyone else trying lmao but yes absolutely we should try a Wednesday give us more time to watch the video over and over again before we master it ourselves hahahaha 🤪😝👍

[@rociomedina4935]

Girl the results are BOMB

[@amandarichard4739]

when i try to finger coil, my hair just comes out stringy

[@darkskyequeen]

With me as well... but her finger rolling method worked so much better for me. Try it!

[@amandarichard4739]

@@darkskyequeen thanks! Will try

[@raniaasad9440]

me too! i have 3A / 3b hair

[@camillehanry4352]

Same I have 2c-3b depending on wash day or not and when I used to coil it they would always come out wavy like my hair has better definition then that without any products or anything but as soon as I saw this I tried finger rolling and now my hair is 3b on wash days and 3a the days after that but it’s never been wavy since I started rolling

[@amandarichard4739]

@@darkskyequeen I tried finger rolling and oh man, it came out so good!!

[@ГалинаПаскова]

Because I damaged my hair the top layer is 2C and the rest is 3A. Watched your video yesteday and tried finger rolling only the top section, 2C. The results were amazing. It is a delight watching you!

[@themeissocool]

I just wanted to say thank you so much for this video, I love learning ways to style my hair without applying heat! I have wavy hair and have been doing the finger coil method for a while now, trying to embrace my curls but I found this video and -wow. So this morning I tried the finger rolling method and I am loving the look!!! 🤗✌🏼

[@jehnnakeshishian2222]

I did it!! Lol. I chose to use the finger rolling technique because I am wavy and it turned out AMAZING! When I first watched your video you said you can feel the curl families and I did not think I could get the feel for it, but once I got started I really did feel them and could do it without looking in the mirror! Woohoo! Love your content! It’s super informative and helpful!

[@aleah9705]

Hi everyone, happy texture Tuesday, I hope everyone is staying safe and everyone is healthy, thank you Amanda and Mell ily 🤗💜🙏💝

[@ManesByMell]

Happy texture Tuesday!! Thank u for being here 💕💕

[@tararainone5060]

Ty for including wavy hair. I always see what to do with curly hair but I never see good videos for wavy hair. More please!

[@kailacarrington5825]

I'm so excited, I can never figure out how to do this

[@ManesByMell]

I hope you found this helpful!!

[@daniellacordova1633]

Your the only person that makes understand things, subscribed.

[@michelletamer673]

Have been waiting for this one❤️

[@ManesByMell]

was it worth the wait?

[@michelletamer673]

@@ManesByMell yesss!😁❤️

[@TK-ij2xi]

In prep for visiting a humid climate I have spent the last month trying several products. I was putting this one off because it looks high maintenance for my low maintenance vacation - we leave in 2 days. I have 2 days to figure this out. It's like trying to learn a dance move last minute before you go on stage!!

[@curlywavydiane]

Both came out so pretty! I always prefer definition over volume on myself but even more so I’ll stretch my curls without heat for illusion of length. Once my hair grows longer I will try these. The shrinkage that comes with the super defined curls on me makes me sad lol

[@gwen9403]

THIS! Finger rolling! I've been struggling to get definition at all because I have very long fine hair and even finger coiling "worked" in some places but seemed to stretch my hair out. Thank you!!! The finger rolling actually works for my hair type!

[@angelinadiaz149]

Hi I have a mixture of 3B and 3A. I was wondering how I could get a longer lasting style? Thank you

[@jyiahosbornes1461]

I think it’s the hair type Bc same girl it looks good day 1 maybe even 2 if I’m lucky

[@myamunoz7442]

invest in a satin/silk bonnet and a satin/silk pillowcase. when you sleep the curls last and all you have to do is refresh some frizzy pieces.

[@ManesByMell]

yes to what Mya said, also make sure youre using products with hold, like a mousse&/gel. even if it makes your hair feel crunchy at first, it's worth it for longer lasting results!

[@angelinadiaz149]

Ok Thank you so Much that really helped:)

[@CatrionaRuadh]

@@ManesByMell Love your channel! I'm learning a lot. Unfortunately I just can't imagine wearing a bonnet to bed - I don't think I'd be able to sleep as I'm a light sleeper as it is.

[@laurenhannel1432]

GIRL! How👏🏻Did👏🏻You👏🏻Know?!?👏🏻 I almost wrote you a message asking about my flat curls above my ears! Trying this today! Thanks for all the great content!

[@cocukhesaptancik]

I am still tryna figure out if my hair is wavy or straight. Sometimes the bottoms turn out to be curly :P Have a nice premiere everyone...

[@Floridameerkat93]

If any part of your hair is wavy, you have wavy hair. Straight hair will never just "turn out" curly sometimes.

[@Minuet_B]

Maybe you could use weightless products and do some finger rolling so your waves can show up

[@hafsa6808]

Straight hair won’t be able to curl at all I’m sure

[@pinkradioheadtv]

I helped my sister discover that she indeed has wavy hair. Now she is rocking those waves with the steps and styling products I gave her. No more frizz for brushing wavy hair lol

[@lunatic707]

Use more proteine

[@roller.bex.2]

I love your personality, humor, and video!! So professional with all the angles and showing the curls on you and the mannequin :) instant subscribe

[@rebekahmcc23]

Not me watching this with wet, just washed hair wondering how I can make my hair look better because its my birthday tomorrow! ☺️😂😂

[@ManesByMell]

HAPPY EARLY BIRTHDAY youre going to look great i know it!

[@rebekahmcc23]

@@ManesByMell Thank you!!!❤️🥺

[@jyiahosbornes1461]

Happy early birthday 🎉!!

[@rebekahmcc23]

@@jyiahosbornes1461 Thanks! ❤️❤️

[@GraceMariex3]

Happy birthday! I know it’s seester Amanda’s birthday soon too. My birthday is Valentine’s Day ☺️

[@R4n1t3.]

I just started a journey in accepting my curly hair and trying to style it. After years of perm treatments, right now, I only have a curly pattern in my roots. But this video was so good. I now understand different methods. You are an angel for making these videos!

[@katie8259]

Happy texture Tuesday! (although since taking Mell's advice, the only texture I feel is SOFT!) 😁 Love these videos! #proteinmoisturebalance!

[@jemimahobbs1545]

My finger coiling is all thumbs. Better luck with the brush. 62 and I finally realised I am NEVER going to have straight hair and STOP obsessing over getting straight hair hair cuts. Which turn into frizzy puff balls. Watching these videos have helped me to stop fighting it and look into caring for my curls and my hair is looking better already even without the haircut. Thank you these are great videos. Can’t get the products in the uk which is a real pain.

[@miiku5589]

Guys remember!! For each side she does, when she times remember that she’s only doing one side, so! Ex finger coiling took 15 minutes on one side! If she were to do her whole head that would be 15x2 so in reality it would take 30mins. Just a reminder. And it also depends on how fast or slow u are.

[@ramborenegadephantom9434]

Damn you're absolutely right lol. I almost forgot she was timing for each side not the whole thing

[@ashk7244]

THANK YOU for introducing me to finger rolling! You have saved my hair! I got a not-so-great short hair cut, but this is really helping to get my curls and waves back in order after being cut down too much.

[@ms.empower7946]

That little microphone never gets old 😂💀

[@rhon0x]

I love that your jumper is two tone to match the different sides of the hair. Iconic ❤

[@NadiaHorn]

Hey Mell, could you do a video about the pros and cons of big chops?

[@ManesByMell]

love the idea! Will keep it in mind for future videos, thank you for the suggestion!

[@amenimarzouki280]

Why are you so perfect Mell ? You litterally saved my hair two years ago ive been following and learning step by step all the curly girl method from you and now you're my favorite KZbinur . I mean its impossible how much i love my hair nowadays comparing to my childhood (i always wanted straight hair as a kid but now i cant think of it in another way , i actually didnt straightened it since 2 years) Please answer YOU ARE A HERO A LIFE SAVER AND A SOURCE OF CONFIDENCE (considering that my hair now is my confidence)

[@janamahlich6406]

How do you section your hair so easily- mine never sections properly. lol

[@kay6480]

I get so jealous when I see people section their hair at ease. It’s so hard for me to section my hair and keep it detangled because I have so much hair.

[@ManesByMell]

ah, my hair is thoroughly prepped with a leave-in detangling conditioner that helps with the slip, then i use my nails to help create clean parts when sectioning. Note that i have fine hair so it's easier than thicker, coarser curls !

[@janamahlich6406]

@@ManesByMell Thank you! It's just that I always have at least one curl that's in the middle of the part and I hate to break them up. My hair is thin too though

[@petrinagiese4635]

@@janamahlich6406 I have the same thing with my hair - very fine and low density hair. If I do clean parts my curl groups get broken up in weird ways!

[@janamahlich6406]

@@petrinagiese4635 you seeee!

[@HolladayEndAtBohicaGarden]

AAWW....the separating was sooo satisfying. I'm new to both so I am going to try them both to see.

[@pedrocartello2714]

Some of my hair is 2b and some is 3a but I'm looking forward to trying these techniques

[@kaylaparker6425]

thank you SOOO much for this!! I have really fine thin 2b/2c hair and couldn't get the coiling to work for me finger curing is WAY better!

[@kj71097]

I’ve tried so many different ways of styling my curly hair but no matter what I do my roots are always frizzy even while wet. I’m not sure what else to try or do 😢

[@kay6480]

Same here! I don’t know what to do at this point either. I watched so many videos and I still can’t figure out how to make my roots look like the ends (my curls look so good at the ends). I do have very bad heat damage, and I’ve been transitioning for almost a year, and this has been an issue ever since I’ve first started transitioning 😫

[@kj71097]

@@kay6480 My hair is all completely virgin (shaved my head almost three years ago) and only used heat on it twice in the past two years so I’m not sure what’s going on with it.

[@kay6480]

@@kj71097 I wish we can both figure it out 😭 I just find it so weird how my hair curls so nice at the bottom and the top just looks a hot mess. I’ve straightened my hair my whole life and I’m just at a loss at this point.

[@ManesByMell]

that's probably just your regrowth hairs, it's completely normal!! Plus, it's a good thing because it means your hair is growing back after shedding. Dont be so hard on yourself; it can be hard to see on camera but i have it too

[@LucretiaPearl]

Well that explains why the few times I've tried fingercoiling a few straighter spots didn't work so well on my mostly wavy hair. Once I'm more healed from my neck surgery, will be trying out the finger rolling.

[@mounikathalladi8714]

Get well soon 🔜

[@tma4444]

It would be nice to see some tips for short curly hair. Not everyone has long hair and the majority of the curly hair videos the women have long hair. I am in the process of transitioning my hair from straightening it to allowing my naturally curly hair to do its thing AND I have decided to stop dying it as well and embrace my grays. My plan is to allow it to grow out to shoulder length but in the meantime I need HELP (or tips) with styling techniques. Sometimes my head looks like a big ball because of the length of my hair.

[@Marianellyy]

I love both, finger rolling is just more natural to me. Great video girl ! I love your eye showdown !!!!! 😍😍😍😍

[@ruusuensio7694]

This came a little late, i just finished styling my hair and only noticed this video after ;-; waiting for next week then. I fingercoiled but i haven’t watched the video yet so i can’t be sure should i try finger rolling or not :D Edit: I have about 2c-3a curls and finger coiling works fine to me but I’ll try finger rolling next time and we’ll see how it goes

[@felicityfreedom5639]

I have wavy hair and finger coiling does not work with me and I have always asked myself why. I will definitely try finger rolling on my wavy hair and see how it would look when it dies. THANK YOU SO MUCH 😘😘😘😘. Your videos are so informative.

One of the things I usually struggle with when finger coiling, using the denman brush or any other method where I style each curl separately is that my curls go into different direction (counter-clockwise, clockwise) seemingly at random. So when wet, I tend to scrunch them first to see which way they rotate and then style them accordingly. Just looking at Mel's video and the direction the curls turned afterwards, I think doing the finger rolling *under* the hair clump (‾‾o) makes the curl go clockwise, so rolling them *above* the hair clump (__o) should make them go counter-clockwise. I think. As I don't see what else would affect the direction. I need to try it :D

[@luarroyo6424]

The mini mic is back!! I didn't even know finger rolling was a thing🤭 The definition both techniques gave 👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@vivian7595]

Happy Texture Tuesday! I definitely needed a video like this. I could never figure out how to do it and when I tried it always comes out looking wrong.

[@ManesByMell]

Happy texture Tuesday Vivian!! You definitely came to the right place 🤣 I hope today’s video helps 😘

[@miljanabudak7576]

I'd say i have a 2c/3a hair and this one might save me from further frustrating over my hair being unevenly curled/waved. I will definitely try finger rolling.

[@jessica_ahuja2441]

So when you do these techniques, do already apply your gel or after the rolling/coiling?

[@fightmilkkk]

same question :(

[@downwardbrainspiral]

yess i always have this question, i use the shea moisture smoothie and the dippity do curl gel, so how and when do i apply the gel?

[@ikarrangu]

Same question here!

[@shannoncardona221]

I have looser curls and fingers curly doesn’t work at alllllll on my hair. I want to try finger rolling. Thank u for this video. It is a lifesaver!!

[@callmeswivelhips8229]

Honestly, I shake my hair dry after I get out the shower. And then scrunch when it's almost dry. That's it, that's how I style my hair. If you would even call it that.

[@jyiahosbornes1461]

I love this comment

[@soberlies21]

So does my youngest son, his curls turn out better than mine.

[@dianafoster4936]

Sometimes, less is more

[@romykruse6266]

I really appreciate the comparison with wavy hair. More please!

[@florl.delgado4093]

Roll....noooooo! Finger coiling drives me "crazy" Can't imagine what finger rolling would do! 🤯

[@SH-ef9hw]

In my opinion it's easier try it

[@maryfaqih9403]

I just tried a mix of both of these and the result was👌🏻👌🏻 and by doing both ith kinda looks more natural and diverse

[@yazzmaniac]

"this works if u have stubborn areas around the face..." I literally have 2 strands in my bangs THAT JUST WON'T CURL! So I might try rolling them instead of curling, mb pin it even

[@cathismith2624]

Me too!! And to add to it, they are both pure silver now, so they look even more ridiculous!! Hopefully this will help us.

[@livylife288]

Im so excited to try both Techniques 🤩🤩

[@hafsa6808]

Does anyone know how to fix my hair? It’s not damaged or anything, but the underneath is always curlier and the top layer is barely wavy and you cant even see the curls :(

[@michelletamer673]

I have the same problem i think mines because its really long and the bottom is short so it weighs it down.

[@hafsa6808]

Michelle Tamer , yeah my hair is really thick, I have hair for 4 people, so it does weigh down :( but I’ve recently bought the Shea moisture curl enhancing smoothie so hopefully that can help

[@hafsa6808]

Zero Waste Curls ohh thanks, I know about the different hair textures but it just annoys me lol

[@melissaruiz3389]

ahhh same! I haven't chemically treated my hair in 2 years and barely touch the straightener but my curls struggle to stay put past day 1 🙃

[@gailbennett7105]

And mine is straight underneath 😒

[@janice338]

Hey Mel can you nake a video about curly haircuts? I keep seeing the same two; super long and luscious or layer. I myself have and undercut and would like to shake things around. Thank you much, I love your energy and your videos are very insightful

[@aenigmatica8]

What if I’m too lazy for any of this lol?

[@ManesByMell]

then join the club because i probably wont do this for another year lol

[@aenigmatica8]

@@ManesByMell 😂 I wish there were a way to do them all at once somehow. Le struggle!

[@ndxfjchbgdjh]

I love finger curling hate how long it takes but the afterward results was amaaazinggg