How to Diffuse Curls Properly | Using a Diffuser for Defined Curls

[@jera6243]

I've been watching curly hair KZbin's for over a year and just barely saw this today. You're the first to say it's ok to leave diffuser on section for 5 whole minutes can't wait to try

[@DebNYCurl]

It's the only way my curls come out great!

[@alenkazajdela6098]

​@@DebNYCurldiffuser is on low or high speed?

[@chrissylemler-akin8495]

Finally, someone MY AGE, to show me how to do this diffuser the right way. You look great, I am hoping to achieve better results 🙏

[@Katrn30]

You are sooooo right about how stylists dries curly hair…I immediately go home and re do my hair every time.

[@DebNYCurl]

😅

[@thenightporter]

Maybe you should tell the salon manager (obviously not in a Karen kind of way, lol). You pay for the service, you should be leaving the salon looking your best.

[@erikaingstad1546]

So helpful! I'm 35 friggin years old and am just now learning how to make my hair so much better!

[@meggiecrane9214]

I’m so pleased this video came up in my feed. I still struggle to style my hair at the age of 38 but thank you so much for this tutorial. Followed your instructions and my fine hair has turned out voluminous with no sign of frizz or flatness. Thank you 😊

[@DebNYCurl]

That makes me so happy. I do appreciate these comments it really brightens my day! Although I'm going to sleep now lol! Have a good night!

[@cabb9703]

I’m new to embracing my curls and this was sooo helpful! I can’t wait to give this new diffusing method a try. Simple and clear instructions-thank you!! 🙏🏻

[@anitrabluubeauty]

WOW! I’m currently getting my cosmetology license and today I diffused a lady’s hair and when I tell you I did EVERYTHING WRONG!! I noticed her hair was getting frizzy so I instantly stopped! I just couldn’t continue on without the proper knowledge. I absolutely LOVE your method like ma’am you should be teaching this technique!! I definitely will be using this next time I do natural curly hair !! I’m so happy I came across this video. I was determined to find the best way for the best results. THANK YOU!!

[@DebNYCurl]

Awww this made my day!!!! 🥰

[@beverlybishop7737]

Thank you I am happy to see a woman my age enjoying her curls and reviewing hair and makeup products , everyone else On You tube is a third my age!

[@DebNYCurl]

I thought I responded to this! Sorry! And I agree! Embrace our age! We have needs too, lol!

[@be_here_now44]

This is one of the most helpful tutorials on curls I've seen. I'm in the experimental/exploration phase with my wavy/curly hair and I think these tips just might help address the issues I've been having. 🙏❤

[@1tennismama]

Deb, went straight away to wash/style my hair after your video. Much happier with outcome.

[@DebNYCurl]

OMG I love to hear that!! Thank you!

[@deba9323]

I’m a NEW subscriber. I will now begin to watch your KZbin videos. I cannot find you on Instagram.

[@cindynelson6808]

This diffuser lesson for curly hair was awesome. Thank you for doing it. I, too, have suffered at the hands of unskilled "professionals" who say they can do curly hair. Never enough product and frizzing my hair as they dry. 😅 I'll be trying this tomorrow! 💜💜

[@michaelmoananu5534]

As a stylist...THANK YOU!!! I had my client a little frizzy today and I just need to shift my mindset. Sometimes we’re thinking about time and I will be sooo much better with my patience and time management with my curly fam from now on ♥️

[@DebNYCurl]

I love to hear this from a professional hairstylist! I love all my stylist but they can't style my curls no matter where I go! I get it because it took me many years to figure out! I hope it worked out!

[@janetm6229]

wow I am 70 with white curly hair. Cannot tell you how many times I have left the salon with "cranky hair".This is the first time I have ever seen a diffuser used this way. I quickly washed my hair after watching you today and held the diffuser in place while drying. Vavavoom if I do say so myself. LOL

[@thenightporter]

Janet, I think we all would love to hang out with you. 😂

[@jodales4040]

Wow I can’t wait to try this, I’ve spent sooo much money on different products to try and get the right curl! Now I get it…dam I’ve got to the age of 50 and struggled for so many years. Thanks you so much 😘 Jo

[@leamubiu]

I discovered recently that my hair texture is actually pretty curly naturally (thanks dad!), but it needs specific conditions to actually make nice curls -conditions that are just not met where I live. My hair usually is straightish yet frizzy. I’m going to try and bring out my curls with this kind of care, and I must thank you for showing me how to use a diffuser. Never thought I might want one 😂

[@lisag-mh5rc]

Yours is the only curly hair tutorial where your "after" photo actually looks like it was done with a blow-dryer. I've been searching this topic for ≈month or two & all the other "after" photos look like the results were achieved by using a curling iron for a half hour. I subbed. I read a comment that indicated that you also do makeup tutorials. I do like your "nearly no makeup" look. Somewhere between "no effort at all" & "Needing 2 hours every morning".

[@DebNYCurl]

Welcome!!!!

[@ellendillon4493]

Love this. Thank you so much. Great demonstration without too much unnecessary commentary. Just the right amount of explanation. ❤

[@gabrielleplayspiano]

Thankyou for this. My new hairdresser got my hair soo curly last time, I've never seen it that good, my mum thought it was a perm! I'm looking to recreate at home and thid video was perfect x

[@Irish__Clan]

I really appreciate this video. I learned something new and wasn’t irritated at all by your teaching methods. Much appreciated. Some channels on YT- I’ll just leave it at that. Thank you much!

[@DebNYCurl]

Lol you're so funny! Thanks!!

[@hippiedachshunds1632]

You changed my life with this tutorial! Tried your method this morning for the first time, and my curls were amazing! Where have you been all my life? 🥰

[@DebNYCurl]

You just made my morning thank you! I love to hear this!!!

[@CharliGirl08]

So I know this video is from awhile ago but I'm just starting my curly hair journey. I've really started getting my products down and a good routine but I could not get my curls consistently defined and I love my middle part and just COULD not make it work. My hair looked exactly like the don't side. So this morning I tried the do side. It wasn't a wash day (in fact its day three... my usual wash day but I'm trying to stretch my wash days out more) so it was a little different than what you did but... HOLY CRAP. My hair looks amazing!! I can not get over how great my curls look and how little frizz there is. Thank you for this video because it has genuinely helped me on my curly hair journey.

[@DebNYCurl]

OMG I literally just clapped by myself, lol. I love to hear this!! Thank you! Here is a more updated video that I did. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gJnbiqKerq6ZmbM

[@dale3404]

Drying for five minutes and using high heat are so different from the instructions of other videos. I’ve been afraid to try your method because of that. Thanks for giving me the courage to try it.

[@bethmanns6675]

Thank you! I have watched a lot of videos on drying curly hair and this was the most helpful. I would like to see an airdry one:)

[@DebNYCurl]

Thanks Beth! I'm honestly not a fan of it but here is one! kzbin.info/www/bejne/nqGsgKWZmN6Yars

[@bettycooper1399]

I was in my mid-20s when an amazing hairdresser introduced me to a diffuser! I had struggled for years! Embrace the curls! Sometimes when I'm in a hurry I do the "don't" and I'm always disappointed! Love how you multi-task thru the process, great idea! After my cut, I ask them to just mist my hair damp, scrunch and go since it's better than what they give me!! Loved your video, it was awesome and I'm going to stop rushing the process.

[@aislingcooney1371]

I just tried your tips and I just want to say thank you! My hair looks so much better than it normally does :)

[@DebNYCurl]

I love to hear that!! Thank you! 😊

[@wtsnxt-kari509]

After watching the do section of the video I didn't really need to watch the don't section because I knew it was everything that I already do! Thank you so much for setting me straight (all pun intended). I can't wait to try it out wait on my hair!

[@florabotos9471]

This is life-changing! I was using a diffuser before and my curls looked so bad and I thought it's just not working. I didn't know that there is another technique.

[@DebNYCurl]

Hope it helped!! Thanks!!

[@spartan456]

I appreciate this video :). I'm a man and I've always liked having longer hair (currently it goes about an inch past my shoulders). I personally am not trying to have curly hair like this, but my hair does have natural waves in it. These almost always get destroyed when I first wash my hair for the week, then start showing up a few days after washing. I've always wanted to figure out how to make these waves more pronounced and defined, and preferably find a way to keep them even after washing. I wash once a week, sometimes twice if I've been doing something particularly dirty (like handling drywall, lol). But this works well for my hair, because if I wash every day it's just a frizzy mess. I've spoken to lots of people who have hair similar to mine, and they recommend products made for scrunching and curling, along with a diffuser. I've tried these, and there most definitely is a noticeable difference, however the problem I've run into is my hair just eventually falls flat. I at first thought maybe I wasn't doing it right, but watching your video has shown me that I'm on the right track. It's not my technique, I think I have this problem because the hair just gets too heavy with the products I'm adding? It looks GREAT at first, for several hours, then eventually turns into the "do not" side, lol. I think you hit the nail on the head at the beginning. All of my hair is currently one length (for the most part). I don't have any layers, and I would say I can get it to look pretty good (at least, strangers have not been shy of complimenting it, or wanting to touch it and feel it). But I think it's really all about having the right cut. If your hair is all the same length, there's no variety in how you'll get waves/curls to appear. I can get lovely little waves at the ends of my hair, and can see them start to form in the middle and near the roots, but they just work themselves out. I loved the way it looked this morning, but by the middle of the day it was flat and messy, not lovely and wavy.

[@robincrego4222]

Just got a diffuser yesterday...trying to work through the growing out stage. Thank you...😂 I totally did the don'ts this morning...

[@omgshoes120]

Omg, I am cringing... The second part is literally how I style my hair! Thank you for showing me not only the correct way but to stop doing everything I am currently doing! 😂😂

[@DebNYCurl]

LOL thanks, I hope it worked out!

[@zaddmar300]

Don't feel bad...me too! Tomorrow is a new day!

[@yb4388]

Lol me too! And I’m sitting here watching with the close to your head wet curly look! Oh my, I need to watch this a few times!

[@Ktymom]

Me too, but I don’t have a diffuser. I will buy one now!

[@traceygervais5452]

I can’t wait to try this!! Love your videos, keep em coming!🙏

[@sugarberries1972]

This is my first time seeing one of your videos and I must say you're adorable. First, I love that you're not 25 but I also love your attitude and how you show the different results at the same time. You kinda remind me of the actress Kathleen Gati, whom I adore. She's a very sweet and talented actress. My hair is very similar to your so I'm looking forward to trying your method. Thank you!

[@DebNYCurl]

Thank you!!

[@janetgrangerdollhouseneedl4856]

Thank you so much for this. I've been using my diffuser the wrong way for YEARS!!

[@lisawahl7761]

Your technique revolutionized my curls! There was an immediate and noticeable difference. Thank you!

[@DebNYCurl]

That makes me SO happy to hear!!!!! Thank you!

[@amandasharp8723]

Great technique ❤❤I’m going to try it tomorrow 🎉

[@jacquelinedenham4055]

Can't wait to try your do method. I'm definitely doing the don't at the moment.

[@mimimix6593]

This was very helpful, thank you! I’m excited to try this today.

[@crystalrasmussen4988]

Just found this video, and decided to try your technique. It was fabulous!!! Couldn't believe what a difference it made. Thanks!!

[@salmaschoenberg3534]

I recently discovered that I have wavy hair and this video worked so well! Really reduced the frizz!

[@eileen2099]

Thank you for making this video!! This is so helpful. I was using the diffuser exactly how you did on the "wrong" side because didn't know how to use one. I can't wait to try the right way next time I wash my hair.

[@DebNYCurl]

Great hope it works out!!

[@helenrosen2765]

Thank you. I have been straightening my hair but ready to go back to curly. The "wrong" side of your hair is how my curls have looked and I have not been happy. Now I know what to do with my diffuser! Thank you!

[@ninagilliam9568]

Thanks for this! I've been defusing for a year now with okay results, but I've learn a lot from this!

[@shopiak9274]

im going to try this right now!! ive been doing the don't side and i thought i had the best wavy/curly hair ever.

[@DebNYCurl]

LOL let me know how it comes out!

[@OUGMJacquelineSmith]

Lol EXACTLY how you said not to do it is EXACTLY how I have always. Thank you so much for teaching me this...finally.

[@tickley42]

Thank you for this video. 😭 I am in my 30's and my hair has been a nightmare since I had twins 3 years ago. I JUST realized it's because it's gone curly. I was trying to figure out how to style it and did everything on your don't list. 🙈 Thank you for helping me learn how to style my new hair. It was coming out so frizzy and uneven. 😭

[@corawaller-jacobs8007]

Most helpful tutorial on diffusing I’ve ever seen! Thank you so much! I

[@DebNYCurl]

Wow thanks!

[@hopegilbert5778]

I want to say thank you. I was never really taught to use a diffuser but your video was great. I am thinking there is a bit of a learning curve and a better curl cream and I will have it down. But it looks much better than it did . Again thanks keep them coming.

[@anamariamartinez5953]

Thank you this was really 😮 I have very curly hair and when I was little used to hate my hair because not many girls had curly hair and it wasn’t the popular look. Finally I got to the point where I embrace my curly hair and it’s not easy to find products that work for me. I’ll definitely follow you on ❤

[@DebNYCurl]

Sounds like we had a similar childhood!

[@mcsheshe]

Omg - what not to do is exactly what I do! I will try this new technique no matter how impatient I may be 😅

[@robertarainville7083]

Learning to embrace my curls and found this very helpful! Any tips on how to refresh the next day?

[@LindaPoole-kk4dh]

Thank you so much, I was doing it wrong & I just followed your instructions & WOW!

[@DebNYCurl]

Yay!!😊

[@gieferbaby]

Wow, thank you for this video! I love your “do” side! So beautiful!!!!

[@noeliasuarez9070]

The best explanation ever!. Finally..... thank you so much

[@oraliarodriguez130]

Also great job on teaching how to use the diffuser the right way. 😊

[@lisaliberatore793]

Hi Deb! Bad side is me!! I have been using a diffuser wrong for 30 years lol. I had no idea you had to cup your hair into the diffuser and not move it! Can’t wait to try your technique and reduce my frizz!!

[@DebNYCurl]

Hey!! LOL your hair always looks amazing!

[@s1riusly_]

I am so happy I found this video!! My hair always looks like the don’t side and I didn’t know what to do different, thank you so much gonna try this

[@JosephineHawkins-k9u]

Thank you! Thanks for the wonderful tips. I am letting my hair grow longer for a different look and hoping not to use too much of flat iron and just wear my natural curls.

[@danashrable9699]

I can tell a difference loved this

[@jessicaking1047]

I'm am doing this to my hair tomorrow for Christmas so thank you for sharing your video. Much ❤️

[@candicepalacio386]

Thank you!!! This is what I’ve needed!

[@stephanietillman6814]

OMG!!!!! this worked! I have a carribean afro mean is very curly hair but not kinky but frizzy (is complicated), I never waer it curly because is a frizz ball therefore i get it straighten out. I used diffuser in the past and it just made it worst but now I know is because I was using the diffuser wrong! I tried your method and it worked! My curls looked so good! Im so happy to leave my hair natural! thanks!

[@kathryn2334]

Very helpful! I've been doing it wrong - I learned some good tips. Thank you!

[@romiprivi5265]

Thx so much, i will defenetly try this! Im always not so happy with my results and maybe thats my gamechanger.

[@Katrn30]

My hairdresser lets me dry my hair myself when he cuts it. Now if I could only stop him from rubbing my head with a terry towel....I tried your rake and shake, now I will try this technique...thanks a million!

[@julieloveday4090]

Stop.Toweling.My.Hair!!!! 😡

[@MiffyKaboom]

This was so useful and informative! I don't use the diffuser properly apparently, and it explains why I'm not getting the results I'm after. Thank youuuuu.

[@vanquish_engineering]

I have naturally curly hair, but this tutorial helped me. I do battle frizz, so I will try it your way. Thank you! 😊

[@joannavaldez]

Today was my first time using a diffuser in my life. I feel like bringing back my curls and I totally did the what not to do... Ended up styling totally different. Will try another day. 😅

[@ashleywright8686]

Love your video. TYSM for sharing. I had no idea how to use a diffuser. ❤

[@claireerodriguez3533]

Thank you sooo much for this video!!❤ I have wavy hair and have been air drying it cuz when i attempted to use a diffuser before it just seemed to take too long, my neck started to hurt etc. but now after watching ur video I'm going to try it again! Wish me luck😂

[@heatherlee863]

Very different from what I usually do I'll have to give it a try

[@isabelromeo4454]

Heyy! I have really long curly hair (down to my hips) and I struggle a lot when diffusing it. I make some of the donts that you mentioned, so I'm going to try your technique next time. Hope it works on long hair too!! Thanks for the video🤗

[@lagatita1623]

When I had long hair I would put damp hair into 2-4 braids with good results, do you?

[@isabelromeo4454]

@@lagatita1623 yess! That is my go to routine, I braid my hair into 4 braids after washing it. But I like to wear my natural curls too and this tutorial helped me a lot.

[@lmddavis7748]

Wow, eye opening. Thanks for this video.

[@DebNYCurl]

Check out today's short! It's my new technique that works amazing! I'm going to make a video on it tomorrow!

[@larabalitchik2000]

Thank you so much. I just got a diffuser, and everything in the second part is what I was doing!

[@clarestockley6704]

I was looking through the video's on You Tube to find out how to style my permed hair correctly and I found your channel. WOW! As soon as I started to dry it like you demonstrated, I could see the amazing difference! You are totally amazing and I shall now do this trick every time I dry my hair. Back at the beginning of Lockdown (March 2020) I had a very short pixie cut, and of course I couldn't get my hair cut for weeks! It nearly drove me insane, so after I had struggled to grow it past my ears, I decided to persevere and just keep growing it, it is now a similar length to yours (apart from the fringe that I had kept short, but am now growing that out also) I had a perm in the hope of being able to make it look nicer, but it has looked horrible up until today that is! I think you are a wonderful person for sharing your secret on here, and I shall be keeping my eye on your channel now, though, as I am a new subscriber :-) Thank you so very, very much Xxx

[@LambVan]

Amazing, well done for keeping up with the hair growth. What products have you been using to aid with lengthening...?

[@jillhartley6792]

Fab video - and explained perfectly! Thank you! 🎉

[@luvdbrat]

Wow I just found your vid and I was always doin the donts and never did my hair curly cuz it never came out right. Thank you for that explanation❤

[@lumigardner4186]

just got difuser for christmas and this was so helpful me hair looks amazing, i did us little too much product but apart from that! xx

[@DebNYCurl]

Awesome! Honestly, I ALWAYS use too much product, lol.

[@jsullo22]

I just brought a good hair dryer and diffuser and this tutorial was so helpful! thank you !!

[@DebNYCurl]

Great thanks! Hope it works out!

[@Lilo-A]

This was amazing. My hair came somewhere between your yes and no side. I think with a little practice, and maybe a hair trim, it will look as good as yours. Thanks for the great tips!

[@DebNYCurl]

I love hearing that thank you!

[@DustiDouglass]

Thank you SO much for this! My hair has been straight all my life until recently with some hormone changes. It’s now really wavy and it looks like your “don’t” side ALL the time and I hate it. I’m going to use your method immediately.😊

[@DebNYCurl]

Hope it worked!

[@doowopshopgal]

Both sides look great

[@claudiadeindorfer393]

Watched again. Thumbs up 👍 I’ll watch a few more!!

[@minamir6043]

I’m in my fourties and I never had a clue about how to style my curls/waves, they always looked frizzy. I will try your methods. You look lovely, thanks a lot

[@DebNYCurl]

Did it work out!? 🙂

[@soulmunich1251]

Thank you so much, this is the best video ever, for how to use a confuser!😇

[@DebNYCurl]

lol I don't know if you mistyped diffuser but I like your word for it better!! Confuser! LOL nobody knows how to use it!

[@soulmunich1251]

It was always a confuser and now i think it could be a diffuser 😉

[@charlenehawkins4790]

Thank you for this information. Do you do this everyday? If not, do you do anything to your hair to sleep on it at night?

[@annamariarosas4583]

I've had curly hair my whole life never used a diffuser before I have learned how to use one with your help thank you so much 🙏

[@tinawright1069]

Can I ask what diffuser you are using please. TIA

[@Lon.BedStuyforLife]

You have to understand how to properly use the diffuser. Thank you! 🥰

[@ruthvanmackelenberg9034]

Every stylist I’ve ever had has dried my hair the second way! Frizz everywhere! Thank you for your advice.

[@shelly7017]

Thank you for that demo! I'll give your method a try.

[@mariavinogradova8040]

Thank you so much for the video. How many days does this style last? The amount of time it takes to blow dry with a diffuser is my biggest issue with it. Thank you again!

[@christinabaker7273]

Thank you so much. I do my hair totally the wrong way and get exactly the same result as you did. I will start practising the 'right way'.

[@krupskaya3088]

Excellent video - really educational! Thank you so much for helping me out - now I know where I've been going wrong!

[@Adore.Winter]

Happy to see this before I buy a diffuser tomorrow. 🥳💕

[@linnyleona]

Wow! So helpful. I was drying my hair totally wrong and it looked so frizzy! Thank you

[@debbielewis8682]

I am with you and your comments about hairdressers. My hairdresser just makes my hair look bad, though I try to be positive! Although I have fine hair which has decreased with age and if I applied heat to my hair it would probably end up like a frizzball!

[@cosmopoliteness]

Do you use a heat protectant? And if yes, at which step? Thank you so much for teaching us!

[@DebNYCurl]

I should but I honestly don't! 🙄 the only one I know of is TRESemmé which my daughter uses and likes.

[@cbjackie]

So helpful as a curly go that has been wearing it natural since Covid this was a great tutorial!

[@victoriab123154]

Loved loved loved your video. I’m growing out a pixie and I’m at a 5” length on my hair and it’s still very short. I have never seen anyone dry their hair out like you did. And I like your video. It gives me hope. I usually don’t have much volume since it is so short still. But I’m going to try your method. It makes sense.

[@DebNYCurl]

LOVE IT! Thanks!

[@Nicole-zi8nf]

I was doing everything on the don't side! Omg I can't wait to use my diffuser the right way.

[@DebNYCurl]

It makes such a difference! I have been using it a little differently lately to change it up, here is the video on how I've been styling lately. It gives me a more fuller look kzbin.info/www/bejne/iJWsqWWkiKx_oM0

[@mendocinogirl]

I needed to see this! Thank you!❤ I’m trying to grow my hair long, and it’s fine and thick wavy curly hair, and it takes forever to dry doing a pixie diffuser for only 20-30 secs per section! And it usually comes out looking like your “don’t” side when I’m done. 😮😊

[@DebNYCurl]

Hope it works! I'll go on my phone or even nap sometimes while drying since it's sitting in one spot lol.

[@devinakirloskar]

OMG I am totally part 2 of this! No wonder I get frustrated with my curls/waves.

[@DebNYCurl]

LOL aww let me know if it works!